Pokémon may be approaching its 30th anniversary, but it’s still one of the world’s most popular media franchises and is responsible for some of the hottest gifts this holiday season.I’ve been collecting Pokémon products my whole life. I’ve played all the video games, named my hamster after Minccino, and even have a permanent Pikachu tattoo that takes up most of my arm. In short, I’m obsessed with Pokémon.While Pokémon is arguably more popular than ever, that comes at a cost, and some of the most popular products, like trading cards, are almost impossible to find in your local game store.…
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Tiger Global, the investor that spurred the VC bull market of 2020-2021, is reportedly raising a fresh $2.2 billion fund. The firm sent a letter to potential limited partners, according to a copy obtained by CNBCseeking to raise the cash for a vehicle called Private Investment Partners 17 (PIP 17). The letter also promises a more humble approach than during the 2021 bull-market madness. During that time, Tiger Global was moving fast and investing abundantly, a method the venture industry calls “spray and pray.” PIP 15, raised in 2021, was a whopping $12.7 billion fund that pumped cash into startups…
A revolution in wearable technology is now on the horizon. Soon we’ll see a legion of smart glasses that combine on-demand and on-need AI-backed audio and visual information, delivered with or without your nearby smartphone, and all without the imposition of oddball looks or physical discomfort. However, the revolution is yet to be built on “aha!” moments (and maybe some FOMO).That’s the conclusion I drew after speaking with Juston Payne, Google’s Senior Director of Product Management for XR. We were chatting moments after I had my own “aha!” moments with dev-kit-level monocular and dual-screen Android XR smart glasses. You can…
Introduction Honor Magic8 Lite is not exactly a lighter Magic8 or Magic8 Pro, despite what its model name might suggest. But it sure is shaping up like an excellent mid-range offer with an attractive design, promising battery life, and a pinch of the premium photography skills the flagship models are offering. The Magic8 Lite is an IP68/IP69-rated smartphone immersible in up to 6m of deep water. And it’s also drop-resistant up to 2.5m. For comparison, Magic6 Lite was IP53-rated and Magic7 Lite – IP64-certified. The new model brings a 6.79-inch AMOLED screen with 1200p resolution, 120Hz refresh rate, and 1B…
Spotify confirms Android app is freezing and crashing for many, but only on Wi-Fi 9to5Google
If you’ve been holding off on a PS5 Pro waiting for a real price break, this is the moment. The PlayStation 5 Pro console is now $649.99a $100 savings off its typical $749.99 value. For the version of Sony’s console built for higher frame rates, sharper 4K, and heavier ray tracing, seeing any kind of discount this soon after launch is a big deal. What you’re getting The PS5 Pro is Sony’s performance-focused upgrade to the standard PS5. Inside, it keeps the same 8-core Zen 2 CPU, but pairs it with a significantly more powerful RDNA 3 GPU that jumps…
Indian Railways is taking a technological step to protect wildlife and improve train safety by expanding the use of an AI-based Intrusion Detection System (IDS) to monitor elephant movement along railway tracks. The system has been implemented over 141 route kilometres on the Northeast Frontier Railway and sends real-time alerts to train operators and station control rooms whenever elephants approach the tracks. This allows train staff to take timely action and avoid collisions.How the AI System WorksThe IDS includes optical fibre sensing technology with artificial intelligence to detect vibrations and movement patterns near railway tracks. When the system senses the…
The iPhone 18 could come with an under-display cameraIt’s a feature that’s been rumored for several years nowApparently the change is currently being tested by AppleAll the iPhone launches are done for this year, which means we can turn our attention to 2026 and the iPhone 18 – and the latest rumor to surface suggests this might be the handset when Apple finally decides to add an under-display selfie camera.According to well-known tipster Smart Pikachu (via Wccftech), Apple is at least testing under-display camera technology for the iPhone 18 handsets, which would mean the display notch could shrink in size…
Will Netflix’s $82.7 billion deal to acquire Warner Bros. get approval from federal regulators? While Paramount was assumed to be the frontrunner to acquire the storied movie studio thanks to CEO David Ellison’s connections to the Trump administration, new reporting in Bloomberg and The Hollywood Reporter suggests that Netflix co-CEO Ted Sarandos met with President Donald Trump to discuss a potential deal in November. Trump reportedly told Sarandos that Warner Bros. should sell to the highest bidder, and the Netflix executive seems to have left the meeting convinced that the president would not immediately oppose the acquisition. Bloomberg also reports…
When you sit down with a game, you make a pact with it: you’ll push the buttons, and it will show you what happens when you do. A lot of games don’t really care to interrogate what that means, to use the physical realities of the medium to tell a story. Remember having to plug your controller into the second port of your PlayStation to fight Psycho Mantis? That’s rare. Instead, many of them are content to be films where you control the action. Rhythm Doctor is not one of those games. In the eight or so hours I spent…