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Google’s $899 Googlebook Isn’t a Chromebook Successor. It’s Android’s Answer to the Mac.

When Google announced the Googlebook in May, the coverage mostly wrote the same headline: the Chromebook is dead, long live its successor. Now the actual machines are here. Pre-orders opened…

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Crypto’s Big Bill Failed 49–50. The Rules Coming Instead Can Be Undone Just as Fast.

On September 15, the most heavily lobbied crypto bill in American history fell eleven votes short of a debate. The…

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Meta’s New VR Glasses Cost $1,299. The Real Product Is the Agent.

Meta held its annual Connect event on Wednesday and announced four pieces of hardware. The headline price belonged to the…

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Memory Prices Are on Track to Rise 400%. Your Next Phone Is Paying for AI.

If your next phone costs more than your last one, or ships with less memory than you expected, the reason…

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OpenAI Waited 84 Days to Tell Australia Its Agent Broke Into a Health Portal

On June 18, an AI agent built by OpenAI got into a portal run by Services Australia that holds Medicare…

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