Aaron Leong
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Imagine being able to walk up and unlock your front door or start your car with a simple wave of your hand like Obi-Wan Kenobi mind-tricking his way through Stormtroopers. One such person took that idea seriously and implanted (and programmed) 25 under-skin chips.
Miana Windall, a software engineer, walks around...
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Faster space travel has been the holy grail of space agencies for decades and a UK-based aerospace company says it might have a viable solution in the form of nuclear fusion. If all goes well, a working fusion prototype could happen as soon as 2027.
Pulsar Fusion, a UK aerospace startup is claiming that it's in the...
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Baldur's Gate 3 may be heading towards becoming the highest-rated game in 2023 on titular game review site Metacritic, pushing aside the previous leader, The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom.
Larian Studios' massive Dungeons & Dragons fantasy RPG Baldur's Gate 3 now currently holds 97 on the review aggregate...
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The Steam Deck is getting a little long in the tooth, and with Steam Deck 2 nowhere in sight (yet), some owners of the current handheld console are taking matters into their own hands. To wit, someone decided to double its RAM by soldering a new 32GB module onto the motherboard. Needless to say, this isn't your...
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A team of British researchers have found a way to use AI to learn keyboard keystrokes with 95 percent accuracy using nothing but the mics on an iPhone. This spells more trouble in the already complex and increasingly insecure realm of personal data security.
In a recently published paper submitted by a research...
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Just in a case we forgot, Elon Musk is reminding everyone that the proposed fight with Meta head Mark Zuckerberg is still happening, and that it will be livestreamed on the X platform (may Twitter rest in peace). They just haven't finalized a date and time yet.
Back in June 20, Musk challenged Zuckerberg to a...
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Gamers and fans can a expect quite a lot of good things at the Xbox booth at Gamescom this year, with much-anticipated sequels to some endearing franchises.
In a recent Xbox Wire news article, the Xbox team shared that it would be bringing its biggest-ever and flashiest booth to Gamescom, scheduled to be held later...
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Tesla is yet again under investigation by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) stemming from a dozen customer reports concerning steering issues on select cars.
According to a recent NHTSA filing, a probe has been opened to investigate reported steering issues on 2023-model year Tesla Model 3...
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Researchers at MIT have found a viable (and scalable) way to use concrete in house foundations and roads to potentially power your home or electric vehicles (EVs). Will we seeing this technology in homes soon?
Imagine if the concrete in your humble abode or the concrete roads you drive on can be used to store and...
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Some used-phone sellers are trying to cash in on certain iPhone models still bearing the now-defunct Twitter logo, and for quite a load of money. With Elon Musk rebranding Twitter to X, something to match his sub-brands' naming convention, a trend to obtain older iPhones still with the Twitter app installed could be...
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Another day, another challenger to the handheld gaming console crown. Ayaneo's new Kun offers a few things the Steam Deck and ASUS ROG Ally lack.
Hong Kong-based Ayaneo just announced its most powerful and feature-packed Windows handheld console yet. Called Kun after a mythical fish than can transform into a bird...
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Amazon is doubling-down on its Amazon One palm recognition payment system at Whole Foods and it continues rolling out to more third-party retailers. More than 500 Whole Foods stores will offer Amazon One by year's end.
Customers checking out at eligible check-out lanes won't need to pay with their phones or wallets...
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Your next Samsung Galaxy S24 Ultra may finally have 65W fast charging in a bid to catch up with the likes of Oppo and OnePlus.
According to the rumor mill out of RGClouds on Twitter, the upcoming S24 Ultra could be carrying similar battery technology to that currently found in EVs. Called stacked batteries, these...
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Audeze and Microsoft have partnered up to bring gamers a head-turning version of its popular Maxwell gaming headset. California-based headphone brand Audeze announced today that it will be releasing a limited-edition version of its highly respected Maxwell gaming headset. In partnership with Microsoft, the headset gains a striking ultraviolet
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New renders of the upcoming budget Samsung Galaxy A25 5G seems to confirm that the Korean company isn't swaying too far from its successful predecessor, for better or for worse.
Slated to launch later this year, the next Samsung Galaxy A-series may be carrying over more than some customers may appreciate. According...
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Skullcandy is launching an entirely new line-up of portable Bluetooth speakers just in time for those summer camping trips, pool parties, or outdoor movie nights.
This year has been busy for Park City, Utah-based Skullcandy. So far, we've seen the release of the new Crusher ANC 2 headphones, and the sub-$20 Smokin'...
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It's no secret that the Android and iPhone rivalry wages hotter than the Sun oftentimes, but now we have the numbers to prove that (at least in the US) Apple has more loyalists and more converted Android users than ever before.
Year-to-year number of iOS users vs platform of previous phone
Based on the latest...
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The Pixel 8 series will introduce the third generation of its in-house built Tensor chipset and a new specifications leak has us excited for what's to come, including ray tracing support, AV1 encoding, and UFS 4.0 (finally).
Google began using its own SoC called Tensor in the Pixel 6 and Pixel 6 Pro, then followed...
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The Google Pixel 8 has potentially revealed its wireless charging capabilities to the world and the news might disappoint quite a few Pixel fans. Let's find out why.
On Wednesday, a new listing for the upcoming Google Pixel 8 (model GKWS6) was registered with the Wireless Power Consortium (WPC). This is standard...
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A ransomware group has claimed responsibility for breaching MCNA (Managed Care of North America) Dental data samples and obtaining pertinent information of nearly nine million of its patients. If you know of anyone with MCNA accounts, you may want to pass this information along.
MCNA Dental, one of the largest...
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As part of its "Astronomy Picture of the Day" (APOD), NASA posted this photo of anti-cyclone storms captured by the Juno spacecraft over Jupiter that's equally beautiful as it is ominous. We're just glad we don't have things like that here on earth!
On a recent low-level flyby over the largest planet in our solar...
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Making good on its promise, OnePlus has pushed another OxygenOS update—this time being an incremental one to version 13.1 that adds gaming and relaxation improvements, as well as auto-connect to any nearby OnePlus devices with the same account.
OnePlus is working hard to gain customer trust and market share—one of...
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