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Android 17 arrives on Pixel phones today

Following its official debut last month, Google is now rolling out Android 17 to compatible Pixel phones, alongside additional exclusive features as part of the June Pixel Drop. Not every feature announced alongside the OS at the pre-I/O Android Show is available today, though. Android 17 itself is

The Verge·1w ago

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Rivian cuts hundreds of workers after R2 deliveries start

The company said the cuts were part of a restructuring meant to help scale to profitability. Rivian recently pushed back its profitability goal to invest in autonomy.

TechCrunch·1w ago

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Toronto police link dozens of shootings to ‘multilayered’ gun-for-hire network

Young adults and teens are being recruited through apps like Telegram and paid to carry out attacks, officials sayPolice investigators in Toronto have said that dozens of shootings – including one at the US consulate in March – are linked to a “multilayered” gun-for-hire network that is al

The Guardian·1w ago

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Toronto police link dozens of shootings to ‘multilayered’ gun-for-hire network

Young adults and teens are being recruited through apps like Telegram and paid to carry out attacks, officials sayPolice investigators in Toronto have said that dozens of shootings – including one at the US consulate in March – are linked to a “multilayered” gun-for-hire network that is al

The Guardian·1w ago

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Nimble’s New Modular Power Bank Can Be Shared With a Friend

Nimble’s thoughtfully designed SharePower is a modular power bank you can share with a friend.

Wired·1w ago

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Verizon’s ‘Simplicity’ flat-rate plan starts at $30 per month for new customers

Verizon is launching a new Simplicity plan that starts at $30 / month for new customers, or $45 / month for existing ones. In its announcement, Verizon says the plan drops activation and upgrade fees, while offering one flat price for each line. The $30 price for new customers is an "initial promoti

The Verge·1w ago

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How Prince George will follow in his father's footsteps at Eton College

The prince is set to attend the elite boarding school from September, Kensington Palace has announced.

BBC News·1w ago

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From camel coats to guochao: Max Mara woos China’s luxury brand consumers

Fashion house pays tribute to Chinese style with its 75th anniversary catwalk show in Shanghai“New York may be the city that never sleeps, but Shanghai doesn’t even sit down.” For the British designer Ian Griffiths, who encountered this line in the New Yorker, it summed up why China’s bigg

The Guardian·1w ago

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From camel coats to guochao: Max Mara woos China’s luxury brand consumers

Fashion house pays tribute to Chinese style with its 75th anniversary catwalk show in Shanghai“New York may be the city that never sleeps, but Shanghai doesn’t even sit down.” For the British designer Ian Griffiths, who encountered this line in the New Yorker, it summed up why China’s bigg

The Guardian·1w ago

WORLD

From camel coats to guochao: Max Mara woos China’s luxury brand consumers

Fashion house pays tribute to Chinese style with its 75th anniversary catwalk show in Shanghai“New York may be the city that never sleeps, but Shanghai doesn’t even sit down.” For the British designer Ian Griffiths, who encountered this line in the New Yorker, it summed up why China’s bigg

The Guardian·1w ago

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The Google / Xreal Aura XR glasses are now available to preorder

The Project Aura glasses collaboration between Xreal and Google is now one step closer to being something you can buy. Reservations for the second Android XR device, now dubbed the Xreal Aura, are available for $99 starting today, with a full launch in the US, UK, Japan, Canada, and South Korea expe

The Verge·1w ago

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Qualcomm’s latest chip hints that more powerful smart glasses could be on the way

Smart glasses are still a nascent category, but chipmaker Qualcomm is hard at work upgrading the silicon to power the next wave of XR devices: the Snapdragon Reality Elite. Although Qualcomm is announcing the chip today at Augmented World Expo, we've technically already gotten a hands-on with a devi

The Verge·1w ago

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Android 17 arrives on Pixel phones today

Rivian cuts hundreds of workers after R2 deliveries start

Toronto police link dozens of shootings to ‘multilayered’ gun-for-hire network

Toronto police link dozens of shootings to ‘multilayered’ gun-for-hire network

Nimble’s New Modular Power Bank Can Be Shared With a Friend

Verizon&#8217;s &#8216;Simplicity&#8217; flat-rate plan starts at $30 per month for new customers

How Prince George will follow in his father's footsteps at Eton College

From camel coats to guochao: Max Mara woos China’s luxury brand consumers

From camel coats to guochao: Max Mara woos China’s luxury brand consumers

From camel coats to guochao: Max Mara woos China’s luxury brand consumers

The Google / Xreal Aura XR glasses are now available to preorder

Qualcomm’s latest chip hints that more powerful smart glasses could be on the way

Verizon’s ‘Simplicity’ flat-rate plan starts at $30 per month for new customers