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Sources: ByteDance chip design workers, many in Beijing or Shanghai, found out last week they report into a Singapore unit, likely to navigate US-China tensions (Reuters)

Techmeme

OnePlus and Hasselblad are parting ways

The Verge - All Posts

The overwhelming evidence that the Supreme Court is on Donald Trump’s team

Vox - All

Xbox engineer brings Windows Mixed Reality headsets back to life

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Everyone agrees organ donation saves lives. So why don’t more people do it?

Vox - All

Marvel Zombies: Red Band offers a gruesome new look at your favorite heroes

Polygon - All

How Synthesia is combining AI voice and video models to improve avatar realism with natural gestures and accent, intonation, and expressiveness preservation (Rhiannon Williams/MIT Technology Review)

Techmeme

Qualcomm teams up with BMW for hands-free driving

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Young Thug Comes for GloRilla, Gets Dragged for Filth Online

The Root

Black Reality Stars Create Beauty Products Rooted in Family and Nature

The Root

BMW’s iX3 is a ‘new class’ of EV that packs a lot of range and computing power

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Honda’s Prelude returns as a 200-horsepower fake-shifting hybrid

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Researchers from UCL, Google DeepMind, and Intrinsic unveil RoboBallet, an AI system designed to help teams of industrial robots work together without colliding (Michael Peel/Financial Times)

Techmeme

This robot lawnmower is designed to pick fruit and throw your dog a ball

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Timekettle’s new translation earbuds are made for sharing

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Reclaiming the stack: Europe’s bid for digital sovereignty

The Next Web

Meta revamps Facebook's classic Poke feature to make it easier to use and adds gamification elements like Snapchat and TikTok have, as it courts younger users (Sarah Perez/TechCrunch)

Techmeme

Lenovo updates its beefiest and bulkiest laptops

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This stand can automatically lift, tilt, and turn your laptop toward you

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Better get used to your smart lights having built-in microphones

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