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The iPhone 17 Pro has lost a popular photography featureThe change has been confirmed by an official Apple documentYet Apple won’t say why the change was madeUsually when you buy one of the best iPhones, you expect its features to be more advanced than what came before it. In most cases, that’s true with the iPhone 17 Pro, but some eagle-eyed users have just noticed that it’s missing a key camera feature compared to the iPhone 16 Pro – and people are disappointed.Users on both Reddit and Apple’s official forums have noticed that the iPhone 17 Pro does not allow…

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Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei shared his thoughts on if the AI industry was in a bubble at The New York Times DealBook Summit on Wednesday. This was in addition to throwing shade on one particular unnamed competitor, which was clearly OpenAI. Amodei declined to give a simple yes-or-no answer to question of a bubble, saying it was a complex situation, but instead explained his thoughts about the economics of AI in more detail. He described himself as bullish on the potential of the technology, but cautioned that there could be players in the ecosystem who might make a “timing error”…

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Hengbot Sirius robot dog looked up at me, and I reflexively petted its face, stroking down between the eyes as an on-screen menu appeared. This, in a nutshell, is Hengbot Sirius’s problem: it’s a robot AI dog that has consumer aspirations but is really almost entirely built for nerds and geeks.Looking more like an X-ray of a dog than a real hound, Sirius can walk, bark, growl, dance, stand on its head, and fall over quite a bit like someone poured a bit of brandy into its water bowl.The product’s been on Kickstarter for a whilebut it’s about to make…

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Gaming PR companies are getting good at grabbing my attention, because my eyes were immediately drawn to this outrageous description in my inbox this morning: “Fire Emblem meets PaRappa the Rapper.” What in the…? The newest title from Mopeful Games and indie publisher Team17, Wardrumis worth checking out for that description by itself. And I’m glad I clicked, because it looks like it may actually be up my alley, and the uniqueness of it will likely garner attention from gamers everywhere, too. The idea of these two kinds of games coming together sounded so silly, but as you can see…

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Windows 11’s latest update fixes a bunch of bugsIt includes the cure for a glitch causing central parts of Windows 11, like the taskbar and Start menu, to fall overThere are also resolutions for issues with monitors and GPUs, and more – but this is a preview patch, and you’re best off waiting for the full releaseWindows 11 is getting some important bug fixes for problems with the central elements of the operating system crashing, and more besides.In fact you can benefit from this right now via an optional update, but I’d advise holding off, if you can, for the…

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If your audio still sounds like it’s coming from a laptop mic, this is your sign to step it up. The Logitech for Creators Blue Yeti USB Microphone is down to $84.97 on Amazon, a 39% cut from its usual $139.99 list price. For streamers, podcasters, and anyone who lives on Zoom or Discord, this is one of the easiest ways to sound instantly more professional without getting into mixers and XLR gear. What You’re Getting The Blue Yeti is a USB plug-and-play mic, so setup is basically “plug it in and pick it in your audio settings.” It works…

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Yup, the biggest sales period of the year is officially over, and eyes are now firmly planted on the holiday and Christmas – and gifting of course.Luckily, there’s still plenty of opportunity to pick up something excellent that’ll make a great festive gift for the gamer in your life, or just for yourself. You’ve earned it.One of the most affordable things in gaming that I really love are KontrolFreek thumbsticks and grips. These simple PS5 and Xbox controller accessories have transformed the way I game on console and I can’t imagine interacting with a controller any other way anymore; the…

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WordPress’s experimental AI development tool, Telexhas already been put to real-world use, only months after its September debut. At the company’s annual “State of the Word” event on Tuesday in San Francisco, WordPress Project Cofounder and Automattic CEO Matt Mullenweg shared several examples where Telex had been used within a working WordPress shop to do things like create price comparisons, price calculators, and pull in real-time business hours plus a map link to a retail store, among examples. Telex, which Mullenweg previously described as a “v0 or Lovable, but specifically for WordPress,” is essentially the publishing platform’s attempt to build…

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What you need to knowGoogle has removed the “Call Home” button from the Home app, disrupting how many Nest owners communicate with their smart displays.Google hasn’t offered a reason, leaving support reps to give the vague “send feedback” response.The only workaround — using Google Meet per device — is clunky, account-heavy, and nowhere near as seamless as “Call Home.”If you rely on your Google Nest display to keep an eye on your home when you’re out, you might want to check your Google Home app today. Google has quietly removed the “Call Home” button, a beloved feature that allowed you…

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