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I can’t overstate how nice it feels to use the Pixel 9 Pro Fold’s inner screen. I’ve never felt so smug using all my little apps at the coffee shop on a big screen, folding it in half, and putting it in my pocket.  Google nailed the hardware this time around. The front screen looks like, well, a normal phone …

It’s been a minute since I checked in on our friends at Coinbase, and so when I saw Reuters noting that a class action suit would be going ahead, I thought perhaps we should all reflect together on Coinbase’s cruel summer. The company’s shares have fallen by more than a third in the last 6 months, to $147.95 as of …

Anker’s new 100W Nano Charger is about 60 grams lighter than the company’s last ultracompact 100W wall charger, but it has a big tradeoff. To make its smallest 100W power adapter yet, Anker had to sacrifice a couple of USB ports. The new 100W Nano Charger is available for preorder for $44.99 and ships in mid-September. The new frame is …

In 2022, I introduced you to James Brown, the Weta Workshop graphics engineer whose hobby is building amazing displays. Now, he’s built a crystal ball filled with shimmering, spinning volumetric light — and of course he’s playing Doom on it. But not just any Doom. Voxel Doom, where every dot of the game’s graphics lives in 3D space, just like …

That’s the word from Digital Trends’ Jacob Roach, who heard AMD computing and graphics boss Jack Huynh say it’s targeting a 2025 release on an IFA stage in Berlin; I just confirmed with AMD spokesperson Stacy MacDiarmid that the company plans to announce it in early 2025, though AMD’s declining to say any more about it today. The only other …

Boeing, once a major player in space, has suffered a string of setbacks, failures, and legal challenges in recent years that have chipped away its dominance in the space industry. The company’s space unit has been lapped by Elon Musk’s SpaceX and left to watch on the sidelines as other companies have moved ahead with ambitious programs, from sending astronauts …

Rumors about the Watch Series 10 have been relatively scant in the runup to Apple’s event next week, where it’s expected to debut alongside the iPhone 16. However, a report from 9to5Mac says it will have an upgraded ECG sensor capable of detecting sleep apnea. That backs up today’s reporting from Bloomberg, which says the Watch Series 10 will be …

Meta has finally pulled the curtain back on what its plans for third-party chats in WhatsApp and Messenger will look like. The change, which is coming for users in the European Union, introduces new options to put Messenger and WhatsApp messages in the same inbox as third-party chats or keep them separate. It’s building new notifications into Messenger and WhatsApp …

The Justice Department wants to learn more about Google’s AI strategy in order to determine what kinds of changes it will ask for to resolve Google’s monopoly in search. The request came during a hearing Friday in a federal court in Washington, DC, where Google and the DOJ met before Judge Amit Mehta, who recently ruled in favor of the …

Telegram has reached 10 million paid subscribers. 10 million people are now enjoying Telegram Premium! Today, we’re introducing new features while phasing out a few outdated ones. We’ve removed the People Nearby feature, which was used by less than 0.1% of Telegram users, but had issues with bots and scammers. In its place, we will be launching “Businesses Nearby”, showcasing …