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AI
Preply AI Tutors: 75% Adoption, 4.7/5 Stars — Human-Led AI
Preply's Lesson Insights uses OpenAI to deliver personalized grammar, vocab, and pronunciation feedback. 75% learner adoption, tutors save…
Consumer Tech
ReactOS Runs Half-Life — 28-Year Open Windows Milestone
ReactOS achieves in-game Half-Life execution on bare metal (Core i5-2400, GeForce 8400GS). 28 years in the making. Known…
AI
How an Astrophysicist Uses Codex to Simulate Black Holes
Chi-kwan Chan uses OpenAI Codex to crack a decades-old plasma physics bottleneck, enabling the first black hole video…
Gaming
Sony Retreats From PC — China Loses PlayStation Access
Sony pulls back on PC ports as China venture stalls. Fewer PlayStation games on Steam, later releases, Chinese…
Bitcoin
Coinbase: 7M Bitcoin at Quantum Risk — No Fix Agreed
Coinbase quantum board flags 7M BTC exposed to future attacks. 5M from address reuse including exchange cold wallets.…
Gaming
Onimusha Switch 2 Specs: 1080p/30fps Docked, 900p Handheld
Capcom reveals Onimusha: Way of the Sword runs 1080p/30fps docked, 900p/30fps handheld on Switch 2 with variable 30-40fps…
Gaming
Xbox Game Pass June 2026: 20+ Games, 5 Leaving, Tier Guide
Complete Xbox Game Pass June 2026 guide: 20+ games added (Persona 5 Royal, Solarpunk, FC 26), 5 leaving…
Consumer Tech
iOS 27 Adds New Home Screen App — Apple Intelligence Hub
iOS 27 adds Apple Intelligence app to home screen. Siri AI overhaul, Spatial Reframing, Notify Me in Safari,…
AI
US Bans Anthropic Fable 5 & Mythos 5 — Export Control Order
US export control forces Anthropic to suspend Fable 5 and Mythos 5 globally. Gov cites jailbreak; Anthropic calls…
AI
Ollama MLX Update: NVFP4, Agent Snapshots, 20% Faster on Mac
Ollama's June 11 MLX update brings NVFP4 quantization, snapshot-based prefix caching for agents, and 20% faster output on…
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