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Qualcomm Launches Snapdragon Reality Elite, START AI Wearable Toolkit
Qualcomm CEO Cristiano Amon confirms over 40 AI wearable designs in active development as the company launches silicon and a turnkey reference…
Linux-Next 20260630 Snapshot Previews 6.10 Merge Window
The July 1 release of the linux-next 20260630 integration tree snapshot pulls vetted, maintainer-approved patches ahead of the Linux 6.10 kernel merge…
GitHub Senior Engineer’s Transition Experience as a Hubber
A GitHub senior security engineer's first-person account of transitioning as a hubber details how the company's remote-first culture and standard gender-affirming benefits…
How to Choose Between Valkey and Redis in 2026
Redis 8 is faster than ever, yet Valkey 9.1 and Valkey Admin 1.0 are closing the feature gap under a BSD 3-clause…
SF orders Apple and Google to purge nudify apps
San Francisco's city attorney has demanded Apple and Google remove non-consensual 'nudify' deepfake apps from their stores, warning of civil penalties over…
Apple raises Music, One, and iCloud+ prices
Apple has lifted the cost of Apple Music, Apple One, and iCloud+ in multiple markets, citing licensing costs and a memory shortage…
Firefox 152 Launches With Redesigned Settings, Android Tab Groups, and Public Roadmap
Mozilla’s June 2026 Firefox update introduces usability upgrades for desktop and Android, paired with a public Firefox product roadmap outlining planned AI,…
Thunderbolt 5 explained: what the faster port actually changes
Thunderbolt 5 is the port on newer laptops that moves 80 Gbps and charges at 240 W. Most people won't notice; creators…
How to set up passkeys and ditch your passwords
Passkeys replace passwords with cryptographic keys stored on your own device. Here's how to create your first one and roll them out…
How to watch live sports without cable in 2026
Live sports used to be the one thing that kept people on cable. In 2026, Apple's MLS and MLB deals flip that…