Blue Origin‘s New Glenn Mission 3 (NG-3) was supposed to mark another step forward for the company’s long-awaited entry into the commercial space launch market. Instead, the heavy-lift rocket’s third flight ended in a partial failure and, for now, a full stop. The Federal Aviation Administration has grounded the New Glenn vehicle from future missions … Read More “Blue Origin Rocket Grounded After ‘Mishap’ Destroys Customer Satellite” »
Microsoft announced Tuesday that subscribers to its Game Pass service will see significant price reductions starting today. But those subscribers will also be losing included day-one access to Activision’s popular Call of Duty series from now on. In the US, the price of a Game Pass Ultimate subscription will drop to $22.99 a month (down … Read More “Microsoft removes Call of Duty from Game Pass, lowers subscription pricing” »
OpenAI and Anthropic continue to take swipes at each other. This week, during a podcast appearance, OpenAI CEO Sam Altman called out his competitor’s new cybersecurity model, noting that the company was using fear to make its product sound more impressive than it actually is. Anthropic announced Mythos earlier this month, releasing the model to … Read More “Sam Altman throws shade at Anthropic’s cyber model, Mythos: ‘fear-based marketing’” »
Samsung has released new updates to the One UI 8.5 beta for the Galaxy S24 family and the Galaxy Z Fold7 today. The updates include the new Galaxy AI features that debuted on the Galaxy S26 family a few weeks ago. We’re talking about Creative Studio, Call Screening, the improved version of Photo Assist, and … Read More “Samsung brings the Galaxy S26 AI features to the Galaxy S24 and Galaxy Z Fold7” »
Curtis Joe / Android Authority TL;DR Tico’s latest release allows GameCube and Wii games to run on the Switch’s Horizon OS (via CFW), eliminating the need to install and reboot into Android or Linux. The latest v0.7.0 alpha uses a Dolphin core that automatically boosts the Tegra X1 chip to handle demanding titles. Built in … Read More “GameCube and Wii emulation on Switch just got easier with Tico” »
The next Pixel phone may get a feature reminiscent of Nothing’s LED glyphs and old-school Android phones: a notification LED — only more interesting. What looks to be a new feature called Pixel Glow was reported earlier Monday by 9to5Google. The name was discovered in the latest Android 17 beta 4, which was released on April … Read More “Pixel 11 May Revive the Old-School Notification LED With ‘Pixel Glow’” »
TL;DR Samsung has improved SmartThings integration with IKEA’s latest smart home products. IKEA’s 25 new Matter-over-Thread devices can now connect directly to SmartThings hub. IKEA recently launched a collection of affordable Matter-over-Thread smart home products. This new lineup includes switches, sensors, light bulbs, and smart plugs. While IKEA’s smart home devices can be a bit … Read More “Samsung just made using IKEA’s smart home devices much easier” »
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The Mac reached a series of low points in the Tim Cook era: the fiasco of the butterfly keyboard, the clunky transition to USB-C, the underutilized potential of the Touch Bar, and the occasionally lackluster Intel chip performance. For a while, it seemed like Apple had shifted all of its attention, innovation, and care toward … Read More “The Mac is in good hands in Apple’s post-Cook era” »
Skip the guesswork with this MongoDB cheatsheet from Datadog. You’ll get a quick, practical reference for monitoring performance and diagnosing issues in real systems. Use it to: Track key metrics like latency, throughput, and resource utilization Monitor MongoDB and Atlas health with the right signals Set up dashboards to quickly identify bottlenecks and performance issues … Read More “How DoorDash Launches a New Country in One Week” »
