Movement Strategy has acquired Newfangled Studios in an eight-figure all-cash deal that combines organic and paid social capabilities.

Google’s NotebookLM app for Android is out now, as reported by 9to5Google, and is expected to launch for iOS and iPadOS on May 20th, according to the app’s App Store listing.

The app appears to offer similar functionality to the desktop version of NotebookLM, including the ability to upload sources of information that the app can summarize. It can also make AI-generated, podcast-like Audio Overviews.

With the app, you can listen to those Audio Overviews in the background while you’re doing other things on your phone or while offline, Google says. Might be a handy way to get caught up on your performance review.

The company teased the launch of the mobile app for the AI-powered tool last month. Its official arrival is happening just ahead of Google I/O, which kicks off with the opening keynote at 1PM ET on Tuesday. It’s probably going to be an AI show.

After showing up at random for the past few weeks, Walmart has unceremoniously released the Onn 4K Plus, its $30 Google TV streaming device that acts as a perfect Chromecast replacement.

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Footage from 'Kung Fury 2' leaked recently and now director David Sandberg is discussing why the film hasn't been released.

Trump's favorite conspiracy theorists have pulled a 180.

After dragging its feet for years, America is finally taking its first big step toward shielding victims of non-consensual intimate imagery (NCII)—also known as revenge porn—from constantly being retraumatized online.

On Monday afternoon, Donald Trump is scheduled to sign the Take It Down Act into law. That means that within one year, every online platform will be required to remove both actual NCII and fake nudes generated by artificial intelligence within 48 hours of victims' reports or face steep penalties.

Supporters have touted the 48-hour timeline as remarkably fast, empowering victims to promptly stop revenge porn from spreading widely online. The law's passing comes at a time when AI-generated revenge porn is increasingly harming a wider pool of victims—including some who may have never shared a compromising photo, like dozens of kids in middle and high schools nationwide. Acknowledging the substantial harm to kids already, the law includes steeper penalties for NCII targeting minor victims, a threat lawmakers hope will help minors get harmful images removed "as soon as possible."

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Huawei just launched a super sleek folding laptop that might be as thin as your phone. The MateBook Fold, which consists of a single OLED display, is just 7.3mm (~0.3 inches) thick when unfolded and 14.9mm (~0.6 inches) when closed, as spotted earlier by Android Headlines.

To compare, Lenovo’s ThinkPad X1 Fold measures 8.6mm (0.34 inches) thick unfolded and 17.4mm (0.68 inches) when folded. But unlike Lenovo’s device, the MateBook Fold is only available in China for now, with a price of around $3,300.

The MateBook Fold’s 18-inch display folds at a 90-degree angle to form a 13-inch upper screen, mimicking a traditional laptop with a digital keyboard instead of a physical one. The device weighs just 1.16kg (~2.6lbs), with its tandem OLED offering a 3.3K (3296 x 2472) resolution and a peak brightness of up to 1600 nits. The laptop also comes with up to 32GB of RAM and 2TB of storage.

This also marks the debut of Huawei’s in-house operating system, called HarmonyOS 5, on PC. Huawei first launched HarmonyOS on Android, but it has since brought its operating system to PCs after losing access to Microsoft Windows in March due to US sanctions. In addition to coming with the MateBook Fold, the system is available on the new MateBook Pro as well.

The team behind Visual Studio Code shared a major update: VS Code is officially becoming an open-source AI editor. Microsoft is making the GitHub Copilot Chat extension open source and bringing AI features directly into the core editor, all under […]

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The iconic Alert Slider is dead, and OnePlus is now replacing it with the “Plus Key” and it all looks pretty familiar.

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Apple’s Sports app has evolved into a powerful way to track your favorite teams and leagues. In a new update this week, the app has added easier access to league standings, a new Sports Newsletter, and more.

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The Ultra suffix is a relatively new addition to Apple’s lexicon but is becoming increasingly common. For years, there have been rumors and reports about Apple preparing to launch an iPhone Ultra, possibly replacing the Pro Max at the top of the lineup.

As of last week, that feels more likely than ever.

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Last year, the FCC increased its minimum standard for broadband speeds for the first time in a decade. But many states are struggling to meet those standards.

Twenty years later, 'Revenge of the Sith' wouldn't have its legacy without the two 'Clone Wars' building on and improving the prequels.

Memorial Day marks the unofficial start of summer, but it’s also one of the best times of the year to snag a seriously good deal on a top-tier TV. Right now, for instance, you can buy LG’s C4 OLED at Amazon, Best Buy, and LG’s online storefront in the 42-inch configuration starting at an all-time low of around $796.99 ($703 off). Larger configurations are also on sale, including the 65-inch model, which is available for $1,296.99 ($1,403 off) from Amazon, Best Buy, and LG. 

Although it’s no longer LG’s latest OLED, the C4 remains an excellent investment. It shares many of the same strengths as its successor, the C5, including deep blacks, rich contrast, and vibrant, lifelike colors, with only a slight drop in brightness and processing speed. Plus, thanks to support for both Dolby Vision and Dolby Atmos, the C4 delivers an immersive, cinematic experience right from your living room. 

In addition to streaming, the C4 is also a fantastic gaming TV. It boasts a fast 144Hz refresh rate, four HDMI 2.1 ports, low input lag, and support for both AMD FreeSync Premium and Nvidia G-Sync. Rounding out the package, the last-gen TV also works with the wand-like Magic Remote and integrates with Amazon Alexa and Google Assistant for easy, nearly hands-free navigation, making it a highly capable pick for all your home theater and gaming needs.

For years, domain investing was fueled by one major force: startups. As new companies launched, so did the demand for premium .coms and brandable domains. But in 2025, that engine is stalling—and domain sales are crashing. Across the industry, domain […]

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Motorola has just announced pricing for its new smartwatch, the Moto Watch Fit, and it’s not particularly cheap.

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After Holocaust denial and claims of white genocide, I don't think Grok is the AI model you want to associate with right now.

A surprise solar storm also came with a baffling phenomenon that left people in the inland U.S. scratching their heads.

Microsoft's Windows Subsystem for Linux has become an important tool for developers and power users since it was introduced in the Windows 10 Anniversary Update back in 2016, giving them access to a built-in Linux command line and Linux applications from within Windows.

The company has steadily improved WSL since then, improving performance, making it easier to install and use, and adding features like GPU and audio support. But today as part of its Build developer conference, Microsoft announced that it would be making almost all of WSL open source, closing the very first issue that the then-new WSL project attracted on Github in 2016.

"WSL could never have been what it is today without its community," writes Microsoft Senior Software Engineer Pierre Boulay in the company's blog post. "We’ve seen how much the community has contributed to WSL without access to the source code, and we can’t wait to see how WSL will evolve now that the community can make direct code contributions to the project."

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It's shaping up to be a big year for telecom mergers, and it appears the Federal Communications Commission is eager to approve the deals—as long as companies involved drop any DEI (Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion) policies criticized by FCC Chairman Brendan Carr. Verizon just got a big merger approved, and cable giant Charter is seeking permission to buy Cox.

The FCC on Friday announced approval of Verizon's purchase of Frontier, one day after Verizon committed to end DEI policies in a filing with the commission. Carr previously sent letters to Verizon and other companies alleging that their diversity policies are "invidious forms of discrimination" that violate federal law and threatened to block mergers pursued by firms that enforce such policies.

"Verizon has now agreed to end its DEI policies as specified in a new FCC filing," Carr wrote in a post on X. "These changes are effective immediately. A good step forward for equal opportunity, nondiscrimination, and the public interest."

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