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Your Windows 11 version matters more than its name
Windows 11 Home and Pro users on 24H2 have reached this week's support cutoff. Check your edition and feature version before assuming you're covered.
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Check your old Apple TV before spending $299 on Siri
Siri AI supports older Apple TV 4K boxes. Check your model, phone requirements and real hardware needs before spending $299 on an upgrade.
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Meta's Audio glasses skip the camera and start at $349
Ray-Ban Meta Audio is on sale from $349 with open-ear sound and no camera. Gen 3 and Oakley Meta still handle capture, and they cost more.
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Apple's $299 HomeView only pays if the house is all iPhone
HomeView is $299 on a counter or a wall, but each personal profile needs a recent iPhone or iPad. A mixed house still fits an Echo or a Nest Hub.
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Daily Geek Drop: Ask where your AI actually runs
A phone-local scam detector, specialized vision models and a hybrid smart speaker show why where AI runs matters more than its label.
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Google’s science AI offer runs through Europe’s research network
Google pledges scientific AI tools and $3 million in computing credits for up to 200 European researchers, with selection tied to RAISE.
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Gemini's 40-app upgrade still leaves you work to finish
Gemini connects to more than 40 apps, but groceries and table bookings stop at different points. Check the handoff before paying for a plan.
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Ledger's CryptoBilis chip stole seeds off the screen over LTE
Ledger says a CryptoBilis implant read the 24-word recovery phrase off the screen during setup and sent it over LTE. A Genuine Check pass does not clear it.
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FSB warns stablecoins are untested in a crisis, and USDC's rules agree
The FSB warns that global stablecoins are untested in a severe crisis, and Circle's own USDC redemption rules already describe that stress.
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South Korean businesses can now borrow won against Bitcoin
Jeonbuk Bank is the first South Korean bank to lend won against Bitcoin, and only to companies. It never holds the coins, and it has not published a rate.
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Peacock's Bravoverse sold the avatar. The swipe is the product
Your Bravoverse is live in the Peacock mobile app. The AI Andy Cohen is packaging. The product is a swipe that pulls you into full episodes.
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Netflix used AI on about 300 titles and won't name them
Sung Q Lee says AI has already been used on about 300 Netflix titles, from previs through VFX, and viewers still have no list of which ones.
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Start with Animals before the Hunger Games clock runs out
Animals on Netflix is the film to start this weekend, ahead of a short multi-service slate, a Hunger Games exit, and a Disney bill on or after October 21.
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Google Play now runs the AI app you built for yourself
Google Play now lets you install a vibe-coded Android app with a normal account, and it stays private. Publishing it still means a full Play review.
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Workspace Studio can nest conditions and find Docs
Workspace Studio adds nested conditions and Drive doc search from Oct 13. Turn on Gmail Skip Replies if your thread flows run on every reply.
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ChatGPT GPT-6 rollout: which plans get Sol or Luna
OpenAI started rolling GPT-6 into ChatGPT on October 7. Here is which plan gets Sol or Luna, and what the 44 percent faster start actually measures.
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