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Amazon’s long-awaited answer to SpaceX’s Starlink is finally nearing liftoff. According to an exclusive report from Reuters, the company plans to begin offering its Leo satellite internet service later this year, after its latest rocket launch pushed the constellation to 394 satellites in orbit. The pieces are finally falling into place for Project Kuiper The milestone came after Amazon’s latest mission deployed 29 additional satellites aboard a United Launch Alliance (ULA) Atlas V rocket. According to Chris Weber, vice president of Amazon Leo (formerly known as Project Kuiper), there’s still work to do before the satellites reach their final operating…

If “vibe coding” wasn’t already everywhere, Meta is making sure it is now. The company has quietly launched Pocket, a new AI-powered app that lets users generate, play, and share interactive mini-games simply by typing what they want. No game engine, no programming language, and definitely no debugging at 2 a.m. Just prompts. Turn prompts into playable games At the heart of Pocket are what Meta calls “gizmos”. These are basically AI-generated interactive experiences that can be created from a simple text prompt. Want a game where a flower becomes a paintbrush? Or a tiny puzzle starring a space cat?…

The Blood Of Dawnwalker has one simple goal at the center of it: storm the castle, save your family. And not long after completing the introduction, protagonist Coen – and by extension, you – are let loose in the world to figure out how best to accomplish this task.As we learned during our cover story trip, this means a great deal of The Blood Of Dawnwalker could be optional, tackled at different times, and even missed in one playthrough. NPCs can be affected, and even killed, due to Coen’s actions. So we talked with some of the leads behind Dawnwalker…

Tesla is giving the Model Y a little more breathing room. The company has officially launched the Model Y Long Wheelbase in the United States and Puerto Rico, introducing a stretched version of its best-selling electric SUV with a three-row, six-seat layout that’s designed to make family road trips a lot more comfortable. A bigger Model Y with a focus on comfort The biggest change is inside the cabin. Instead of the traditional second-row bench, the new Model Y Long Wheelbase features heated and ventilated captain’s chairs with powered armrests, while the third row gets heated reclining seats with one-touch…

Intel may be preparing an unusual response to the ongoing memory crunch. According to Chinese outlet ITHome, citing ChannelGate, the company’s latest production plan includes restarting production of 13th-gen and 14th-gen Core processors. The move is expected to increase supply across Intel’s 10th, 12th, 13th, and 14th Gen CPU families, especially in mainland China. For DIY PC builders, the timing is important. DDR5 memory prices have climbed sharply, making newer platforms harder to justify for anyone trying to build an affordable gaming PC. DDR4 motherboards are getting a second chance Tom’s Hardware previously reported that several motherboard companies are betting…

The Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 8 Wide just leaked again, and this time the biggest takeaway isn’t the cameras or the color — it’s the shape. Two fresh leaks are painting a clearer picture of Samsung’s next book-style foldable, suggesting the company may finally be addressing one of the Galaxy Z Fold lineup’s longest-running complaints. Sometimes wider really is better The latest images show what appears to be a dummy unit of the rumored Galaxy Z Fold 8 Wide, this time in black. Earlier leaks showed the same model in white, while recent reports suggest the darker finish could launch…

Frictional Games, developers of Soma and Amnesia: The Dark Descent, have delayed its next horror title, Ontos, to 2027. The game was first announced at The Game Awards 2025 with a launch scheduled for this year.The sci-fi horror game is set on Samsara, a repurposed moon hotel, where players control an engineer named Aditi Amani, who is invited there by her father, a cryptic yet brilliant scientist-turned-prophet. The nature of reality is fractured at Samsara, so Amani must confront disturbing realities about her father’s past and the nature of existence. Frictional touts an immersive narrative with tactile, systems-driven gameplay that…

Apple’s decision to design its own chips reshaped the consumer electronics industry. Amazon may be about to make the same call, just about two decades later. Supply chain analyst Ming-Chi Kuo reports that Amazon is preparing to shift away from externally sourced processors for its consumer electronics lineup, marking what he describes as the company’s first major processor procurement change in 20 years. The transition is expected to begin in 2027. So what exactly is Amazon planning? According to Kuo’s industry checks, Amazon plans to adopt a COT (customer-owned tooling) model for its self-developed chips, the same approach it already…

WhatsApp’s plan to let people use usernames instead of phone numbers has run into trouble in India, its biggest market. This newly introduced feature is meant to improve privacy by letting users connect without immediately sharing their phone number. Indian authorities, however, are worried that the same feature could make scams and impersonation harder to control. India’s Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY) has asked WhatsApp to pause the username rollout until consultations with the government are complete. That is a major intervention, since WhatsApp has more than 500 million users in the country, who rely on the app…

In modern households, the living room has become one of our most connected spaces. We catch live sports, binge-watch trending series, and stream movies. Naturally, smart TVs have become a fixture in our daily entertainment habits. Yet, as people are paying more attention to protecting their privacy on computers and phones, the devices sitting right in front of the couch are often overlooked. MacPaw’s new ClearVPN expansion fixes this vulnerability by bringing its signature simplicity and security to Apple TV and Android TV platforms. It’s a seamless way to browse privately on the biggest screen in your home, and it…