Apple has new Beats headphones coming and Barca star Lamine Yamal is already rocking them

An unreleased pair of Beats over-ear headphones turned up on Instagram courtesy of Barcelona and Spain star Lamine Yamal.

Backrooms is a certified blockbuster with a $38 million opening day
Backrooms is a certified blockbuster with a $38 million opening day

The Kane Parsons’ film Backrooms is expected to earn up to $90 million in its opening weekend after pulling down $38 million on Friday alone. That’s not only above expectations, but absolutely obliterates A24’s previous opening weekend record of $25.5 million for Alex Garland’s Civil War. It’s also a better opening day than The Mandalorian […]

Tesla’s ‘Full Self-Driving’ fraud lawsuit gets first hearing in China — 10 owners seek $583K
Tesla’s ‘Full Self-Driving’ fraud lawsuit gets first hearing in China — 10 owners seek $583K

A Beijing court held its first hearing in a consumer fraud lawsuit against Tesla over its “Full Self-Driving” software, with 10 owners seeking more than 3.95 million yuan ($583,000) in damages.

The case, which we first covered when it was filed last…

Microsoft is threatening legal action for disclosing exploits
Microsoft is threatening legal action for disclosing exploits

Microsoft is facing criticism for its handling of zero-day exploits. Someone going by the name Nightmare Eclipse has been publicly feuding with the company, posting proof-of-concept exploit code. Some of their posts suggest that they’re a disgruntled former employee. But what caught cyber security researcher Kevin Beaumont’s eye was how Microsoft has responded. Microsoft suggests […]

Out of the blue, Acer just dropped two smart glasses that look pretty stylish

There’s a $499.99 wired AR headset with dual micro OLED displays and a $299.99 wireless AI glasses running Google Gemini.

Acer reveals Veriton compact PC to tackle the Mac mini with AMD Ryzen and plenty of AI mojo

Acer’s Veriton RA110 AI Mini Workstation packs AMD’s Ryzen AI Max+ 395 into a compact desktop with up to 128GB RAM and local AI model.

CT keeps home solar incentive alive through 2035, batteries are the big winners
CT keeps home solar incentive alive through 2035, batteries are the big winners

A new bill extending home and community solar incentive programs has passed both houses of the Connecticut Senate, and just needs Governor Ned Lamont’s signature to make it into law. It’s taken us a while to parse through it, but one thing is clear: ba…

We could all learn from Australia’s growing movement to tax gas
We could all learn from Australia’s growing movement to tax gas

During a global moment where oil prices are spiking tremendously, a movement to increase gas taxes is brewing in Australia. And if it does succeed, it could provide a template that could help other countries not only fund their own prosperity, but redu…

Fortescue Nabrawind deploy first crane-less wind turbine in Africa
Fortescue Nabrawind deploy first crane-less wind turbine in Africa

Fortescue‘s recently-acquired turbine subsidiary Nabrawind has done something that was believed to be impossible: they’ve installed a full-scale, energy producing wind turbine in harsh Namibian conditions using a new, crane-less deployment process.

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After smart glasses, Meta apparently wants you to wear its all-listening AI pendant

After putting AI in glasses, Meta reportedly wants to bring it even closer. Not everyone will be comfortable with the idea.