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Apple hit with a $5.7 billion verdict for alleged patent infringement
A federal jury has ordered Apple to pay more than $5.7 billion to Taction, a San Diego company that makes audio and gaming peripherals with haptic feedback, after finding the iPhone maker infringed on its patents.
Can Apple Home’s AI camera features outsmart Amazon’s and Google’s? I put them to the test
A few years back, I was at a beachside Easter egg hunt, watching my kids dash through sand dunes searching for sweet treats. My phone buzzed in my pocket; I ignored it. A moment later, it buzzed again. I pulled it out, glanced down, and saw a "motion detected" notification from my security camera.
The Pixel Watch 5's blood pressure and insulin resistance trends are rolling out this week
Google is rolling out new health tracking tools to Pixel Watch owners this week.
These smart glasses have been recalled for overheating temples causing burns
A company called Inmo that makes several different variations of smart glasses has issued a recall for its Air3 because the left temple "can overheat during extended use, posing a risk of serious injury or death due to burn hazard."
The Xbox reset gets ugly
It feels like Xbox has been in a permanent state of turmoil for at least two years now, and this week is no different. Microsoft cut 268 jobs across its gaming division this week, shuffled major studios and franchises around, and continued its Xbox "reset."
Microsoft refreshes its smaller Surface Pro and Laptop with Qualcomm’s X2 Plus
Microsoft is refreshing its Surface Pro 12-inch and Surface Laptop 13-inch devices with Qualcomm's latest Snapdragon X2 Plus chips.
Xbox’s Mythic achievements sound like PlayStation’s Platinum trophy
Xbox appears to be ready to launch its own version of PlayStation's platinum trophies. A new update to the Xbox PC app has revealed Mythic achievements, which according to data in the app will appear once a player completes all the achievements in a game.
Apple clarifies that Texture and Grain controls are exclusive to the latest iPhones’ cameras
Apple's new texture and grain controls for stylizing photos will be more limited on older phones than initially expected.
Microsoft is laying off 268 Xbox staffers and Ninja Theory may close
Microsoft is laying off around 260 Xbox employees today, as part of an ongoing "reset" of its gaming business. 1,600 Xbox employees were impacted by layoffs in July, with Xbox CEO Asha Sharma describing the cuts as "the most significant restructure in Xbox history."
'Trump TV' is just reruns of the president on YouTube
The White House is now airing reruns of President Donald Trump's speeches, bill signings, and other moments on a YouTube livestream that it's calling "Trump TV," as reported earlier by Time. The 24/7 station launched just days after Trump banned CNN, MS Now, and Politico from the White House.
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