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• 69% of Americans oppose local AI data centers in 2026 poll — Trump blasts blocking communities on Truth Social for choosing poverty over server farms, throwing off 'tremendous amounts of money' [2d]
• 'Revolutionary' 36-year old jet engine designed for F-16 set to power world's first AI-piloted VTOL fighter jet [2d]
• GL.iNet Beryl 7 review: This Wi-Fi 7 travel router saved my holiday connecting 5 iPads, a laptop, and a couple of phones [2d]
• World's only 6K touchscreen monitor just got a huge upgrade — Clarity Touch 6K now has a 12-megapixel webcam but no Thunderbolt 5 in view [2d]
• Lenovo ThinkPad T1g Gen 8 review: This Windows business laptop reminds me of a fully specced MacBook Pro alternative — with a few caveats [2d]
• 'We're trying to go easy on the hand-holding' — Invoke says Warlock: Dungeons & Dragons' HUD and waypoint guidance will be minimal and can even be toggled on and off so as not to 'overwhelm' players and encourage exploration [2d]
• I compared Siri AI to Gemini on Android — and Apple actually understands what most people want from AI [2d]
• IKEA just launched a Matter-enabled driver that makes your integrated cabinet lights part of your smart home [2d]
• Who needs the Apple Watch Ultra 4? I've been counting my steps and finding my phone with this cheap retro Casio digital watch, and I love it [2d]
• Massive data breach sees 220 million traveler records exposed — nine years of airline info leaked including passenger and passport details [2d]
• South Korea, US agree on $22 billion deal for 6.3 GW Texas gas power plant — Encinal facility to feed AI data centers under Washington and Seoul's $350 billion pact [2d]
• US Army drilled by senators over ‘deep concerns’ surrounding shutdown of cutting-edge drone battalion — and the wars in Ukraine and Iran show that ‘back to basics’ might not be a smart move [2d]
• Vernal Core3 review: A rock-solid standing desk for triple-monitor setups [2d]
• American truckers are benefiting from AI data center boom, and that’s exactly why they don’t share the same opinion of the majority of Americans [2d]
• ChatGPT Images 2.5 is out — I’ve been testing it for 24 hours, and these are the 3 new features you’ll actually use [2d]
• The Zelda 40th Anniversary Edition Switch 2 console and controller pre-orders are now going live — here's where you can grab them along with the Ocarina remake [2d]