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    Hackaday·

    Dumpster-dived Window A/C becomes Ground-Source Heat Pump

    Heat pumps are great, because they pump heat around, and we often don’t want heat where it is. Need it somewhere else? Pump it! It’s great. It’s also a bit …

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    The Verge·

    Qualcomm’s Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 6 comes in an Extreme version too

    Qualcomm has announced the Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 6, this year joined by the 8 Elite Extreme Gen 6 too. The company describes both new phone chips as flagships, and the spec differences are relatively minor, mostly limited to improved AI processing, video…

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    The Verge·

    Motorola’s wild-looking Signature 27 runs Qualcomm’s new Extreme chipset

    Motorola is the first company to announce a phone running Qualcomm's top-end Snapdragon 8 Elite Extreme Gen 6 chip. The Signature 27 looks set to be Motorola's most advanced flagship in some years, though we're still waiting for the full specs, price, and…

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    Qualcomm’s new flagship chips go big on 5GHz speeds, agentic AI, and, of course, gaming

    Qualcomm’s Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 6 family reaches 5GHz and doubles down on agentic AI, while the new Extreme tier adds serious gaming and camera upgrades.

    Read the full story at Digital Trends ↗
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    Motorola Signature 27 launched with Snapdragon 8 Elite Extreme Gen 6 and a 200MP periscope camera

    Motorola has previewed the Signature 27 with a next-generation Snapdragon chip, 200MP periscope camera, Gemini AI, Bang & Olufsen audio and seven years of updates.

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    Tom's Guide·

    Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 6 is here — 4 ways the first 5GHz phone chip could crush Apple’s A20 Pro

    Qualcomm’s Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 6 is here. From the world's first 5GHz mobile CPU to Adreno Neural Fusion, here is how it compares to Apple's A20 Pro.

    Read the full story at Tom's Guide ↗
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    9to5Google·

    Qualcomm announces the Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 6 and 8 Elite Extreme Gen 6

    Qualcomm today announced the Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 6 and Snapdragon 8 Elite Extreme Gen 6 to power the next generation of Android smartphones.…

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    TechCrunch·

    Qualcomm launches two new smartphone chips with emphasis on AI

    Qualcomm said that its new top chip can run 30B mixture-of-expert model locally

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    Engadget·

    How to set up 5.1 surround sound system for your Xbox

    Your Xbox is surround-sound capable, and it's easy to enjoy 5.1 or even 7.1 immersive sound for your favorite titles.

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    TechRadar·

    Researchers say fields of house-sized buoys capture 90% of wave energy

    New research proposes a way of converting more energy from the sways of the ocean, though it's only theoretical for now.

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    TechRadar·

    Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 6 vs 8 Elite Extreme Gen 6: Qualcomm explains how (and why) its two newest flagship mobile chipsets differ

    We explain how Qualcomm’s two new flagship chipsets differ and which upcoming Android phones might use them.

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    Notebookcheck·

    Russian ultrabook: Yadro launches lightweight laptop with up to 12-hour battery life

    Russian technology company Yadro has launched the Kvadra NAU LP14, a lightweight Russian business ultrabook with a 14-inch Full HD+ display, Intel Core Ultra processors and up to 40GB of DDR5 memory. The laptop weighs up to 1.1 or 1.3 kg, depending on the…

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    Tech Life

    China is competing with the United States and other nations to develop AI.

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    CNET·

    Motorola Signature 27 Is Coming to the US to Rival Samsung’s Galaxy Phones

    After an overseas-only debut, Motorola’s new Signature 27 is coming to the US, with the high-end phone set to be released this year.

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    CNET·

    Qualcomm’s New Chips Power AI and 8K Video for Top Android Phones — and They’re Coming Soon

    A pair of top-tier Snapdragon chips will empower AI, boost graphics and enable 8K video in next year’s phones.

    Read the full story at CNET ↗
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    Neowin·

    Here is how to turn off and restrict Apple Intelligence on macOS 27

    Apple is giving Mac users more control over its AI features, but one frustrating part of macOS 27 may remain very difficult to remove natively, and easily.

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    Electrek·

    Tesla Semi wins 2,500-truck order, doubling US electric Class 8 fleet

    Tesla has been named the primary truck supplier for the largest electric Class 8 order in US history: 2,500 battery-electric trucks bought through a new shipper alliance called ZET SCALE. The order on its own would nearly double the number of electric Class 8…

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    9to5Mac·

    Apple TV: ‘The Sisters Grimm’ gets season 2 trailer ahead of October premiere

    Apple TV today unveiled the trailer for the upcoming second season of its animated adventure series “ The Sisters Grimm .” Watch it below.…

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    Trump says relations better with Burnham than Starmer after first face-to-face meeting

    US president calls UK prime minister ‘a natural businessperson’ as leaders meet at UN assembly in New York Donald Trump has asserted his relationship with the UK is “more up” with Andy Burnham than under Keir Starmer despite tensions between the two countries…

    Read the full story at The Guardian Technology ↗
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    PCWorld·

    Claude Opus 5.5 promises to cut the chatter

    Better coding performance, improved safety and “alignment,” and greater value are among Anthropic’s selling points for its latest Claude Opus model. But for many Claude Opus users, one particular Opus 5.5 promise stands out: less chatter. Claude Opus 5.5 is…

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    The Verge·

    Apple clarifies that Texture and Grain controls are exclusive to the latest iPhones’ cameras

    Apple's new texture and grain controls for stylizing photos will be more limited on older phones than initially expected. A confusingly worded press release from Apple indicated that the new features, announced alongside the iPhone 18 and 18 Pro earlier this…

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    TechSpot·

    A KLM flight turned around after a power bank caught fire, and it belonged to the airline's ex-CEO

    The power bank belonged to Camiel Eurlings, the former chief executive of KLM. The fire started nearly six hours into the flight, while the aircraft was over the Atlantic Ocean. The device left marks on Eurlings' business-class seat and the window blind…

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    Anthropic launches Claude Opus 5.5 with Fable 5.1 level performance at a 40% lower price

    Anthropic’s latest Claude model brings stronger coding and knowledge capabilities while cutting API costs and adding stricter safeguards.

    Read the full story at Digital Trends ↗
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    Tom's Guide·

    Trump wants to rebrand AI as ‘Super Intelligence’ — here’s what that actually means

    Trump wants to rename artificial intelligence “Super Intelligence.” Here’s what SI actually means, why the distinction matters and what could change.

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    Ars Technica·

    Microsoft disrupts AI-assisted platform that compromised 12,000 accounts

    EvilTokens provided an end-to-end platform that makes mass compromises faster and easier.

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    Mashable Tech·

    Elon Musks X launches X Numbers

    X Numbers lets X Chat users share a private code so non-followers can message or call them, even if their inbox is closed.

    Read the full story at Mashable Tech ↗
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    MacRumors·

    Apple Park Visitor Center Just Lost an Attraction Offered Since 2017

    Following renovations, the Apple Park Visitor Center in Cupertino, California no longer features a 3D augmented reality model of the Apple Park campus. The area that housed the 3D model, which was called the Exhibition Space, now has wall-mounted shelves…

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