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Pixel Watch 4 finally gets a Google-approved charging alternative

Android Authority Dec 15, 2025 | 19:23 pm

Meet the first Google-certified third-party charger for the Pixel Watch 4.

Merriam-Webster’s word of the year delivers a dismissive verdict on junk AI content

Ars Technica - All content Dec 15, 2025 | 14:41 pm

Dictionary codifies the term that took hold in 2024 for low-quality AI-generated content.

Stranger Things S5 trailer teases Vol. 2

Ars Technica - All content Dec 15, 2025 | 14:14 pm

"Everything we've ever assumed about the Upside Down has been dead wrong."

Most of you are fine with the Pixel 10’s battery life, survey shows

Android Authority Dec 15, 2025 | 14:04 pm

Nearly two-thirds of poll respondents say the Pixel 10's battery is either average or great.

The Apple TV app pulls a reverse Netflix and starts supporting Google Cast on Android

Android Authority Dec 15, 2025 | 13:44 pm

Netflix just removed Google Cast support, and Apple is now adding the feature to its own streaming service.

Microsoft will finally kill obsolete cipher that has wreaked decades of havoc

Ars Technica - All content Dec 15, 2025 | 13:15 pm

The weak RC4 for administrative authentication has been a hacker holy grail for decades.

Google Maps listens: Beloved ski trails and lifts feature returns for winter season

Android Authority Dec 15, 2025 | 13:11 pm

In a big win for winter warriors, Google Maps has resurrected its lost ski trails and lifts feature.

Google may soon make your AI Mode history even easier to access

Android Authority Dec 15, 2025 | 13:05 pm

Getting ready to shine the spotlight on AI Mode history.

Ford ends F-150 Lightning production, starts battery storage business

Ars Technica - All content Dec 15, 2025 | 13:05 pm

It looks like battery electric vehicles are out of fashion at the Blue Oval.

Google will let you tell Discover what you want to see

Android Authority Dec 15, 2025 | 12:41 pm

Are we tired of talking to apps yet?

Microsoft takes down mod that re-created Halo 3 in Counter-Strike 2

Ars Technica - All content Dec 15, 2025 | 12:20 pm

Project Misriah creator vows to use new experience "to cook up something else."

Murder-suicide case shows OpenAI selectively hides data after users die

Ars Technica - All content Dec 15, 2025 | 12:10 pm

OpenAI accused of hiding full ChatGPT logs in murder-suicide case.

Filmmaker Rob Reiner, wife, killed in horrific home attack

Ars Technica - All content Dec 15, 2025 | 11:53 am

The Reiners' troubled 32-year-old son, Nick, has been arrested in conjunction with the killings.

UK to “encourage” Apple and Google to put nudity-blocking systems on phones

Ars Technica - All content Dec 15, 2025 | 11:38 am

Government seeks "nudity-detection algorithms" in iOS and Android, report says.

OnePlus is cooking up a brand new phone series for 2026 — but will you ever see it?

Android Authority Dec 15, 2025 | 11:18 am

OnePlus is going to expand its lineup with this new phone series.

Google Search has a subtle new way to push you toward AI Mode

Android Authority Dec 15, 2025 | 10:57 am

Pretty sneaky, Google.

Google will end dark web reports that alerted users to leaked data

Ars Technica - All content Dec 15, 2025 | 10:13 am

Google says the reports lacked "helpful next steps."

Verizon retroactively changed its unlock policy, so one user successfully sues the carrier

Android Authority Dec 15, 2025 | 09:55 am

It's a small victory, but shows that even the big guys can be held accountable sometimes.

Oh look, yet another Starship clone has popped up in China

Ars Technica - All content Dec 15, 2025 | 08:44 am

Chinese companies are no longer hiding their intent to clone SpaceX. They're advertising it.

Here’s why you may want to think twice before using airport Wi-Fi

Android Authority Dec 15, 2025 | 08:05 am

New data shows mobile networks often far outperform airport Wi-Fi, with one carrier leading the way.

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Serious Internets

Pixel Watch 4 finally gets a Google-approved charging alternative

Merriam-Webster’s word of the year delivers a dismissive verdict on junk AI content

Stranger Things S5 trailer teases Vol. 2

Most of you are fine with the Pixel 10’s battery life, survey shows

The Apple TV app pulls a reverse Netflix and starts supporting Google Cast on Android

Microsoft will finally kill obsolete cipher that has wreaked decades of havoc

Google Maps listens: Beloved ski trails and lifts feature returns for winter season

Google may soon make your AI Mode history even easier to access

Ford ends F-150 Lightning production, starts battery storage business

Google will let you tell Discover what you want to see

Microsoft takes down mod that re-created Halo 3 in Counter-Strike 2

Murder-suicide case shows OpenAI selectively hides data after users die

Filmmaker Rob Reiner, wife, killed in horrific home attack

UK to “encourage” Apple and Google to put nudity-blocking systems on phones

OnePlus is cooking up a brand new phone series for 2026 — but will you ever see it?

Google Search has a subtle new way to push you toward AI Mode

Google will end dark web reports that alerted users to leaked data

Verizon retroactively changed its unlock policy, so one user successfully sues the carrier

Oh look, yet another Starship clone has popped up in China

Here’s why you may want to think twice before using airport Wi-Fi