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2026-03-17 15:37 UTC

OpenAI expands government footprint with AWS deal, report says

OpenAI has reportedly signed a partnership with AWS to sell its AI systems to the U.S. government for classified and unclassified work, marking an expansion beyond its Pentagon deal last...

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2026-03-17 15:11 UTC

Gamers are right to be disgusted by NVIDIA's DLSS 5

You can sum up the gamer response to NVIDIA's DLSS 5 announcement with the ever-relevant Fallout 4 meme: "Everyone disliked that." Across social media and Reddit last night, I couldn't find anyone who's genuinely positive about the...

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2026-03-17 14:00 UTC

Apple and Nike team up for a new Powerbeats Pro 2 colorway

But this time, their collaboration doesn't involve Apple Watch bands or a shoe-tracking iPod . Instead, the companies are launching a new color option for Beats' fitness-focused...

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2026-03-17 13:00 UTC

Dell XPS 16 (2026) review: Return of the king

Last year, Dell came this close to abdicating its throne as the maker of the best premium Windows laptops when it announced it was killing off the XPS brand . Thankfully, the company regained its wits, admitted its mistake and doubled down on its flagship...

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2026-03-17 12:45 UTC

Aqara's Matter-compatible camera promises easier smart home integration

Smart home company Aqara has launched what it says is the first camera certified for Matter , the open source standard that enables interoperability across brands, like Google and Amazon. The Aqara G350 is an indoor security cam that also functions as a...

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2026-03-17 12:01 UTC

How to make your smartphone last longer

Replacing a smartphone every two years is partially why billions of phones go into landfills each year. If stacked flat atop one another, that many handsets would reach farther than the ISS...

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2026-03-17 11:30 UTC

AI is Everywhere, But CISOs are Still Securing It with Yesterday's Skills and Tools, Study Finds

A majority of security leaders are struggling to defend AI systems with tools and skills that are not fit for the challenge, according to the AI and Adversarial Testing Benchmark Report 2026 from Pentera. The report, based on a survey of 300 US CISOs and...

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2026-03-17 11:15 UTC

The Morning After: Apple's surprise AirPods Max refresh

You may have a little Apple fatigue after last week's barrage of Macs, iPhones and iPads. Here is an updated pair of AirPods Max...

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2026-03-17 05:23 UTC

CISA Flags Actively Exploited Wing FTP Vulnerability Leaking Server Paths

Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) on Monday added a medium-severity security flaw impacting Wing FTP to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog, citing evidence of active exploitation. The vulnerability, CVE-2025-47813 (CVSS...

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2026-03-17 02:00 UTC

Boox's new Go E Ink tablet includes a 10-inch display and runs Android 15

There are many E Ink tablets out there , but most of them are basically digital notebooks. They are great for reading and handwriting notes, but not so great for doing all of that regular tablet stuff like checking emails and...

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