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Valve Steam Controller (2026) review: Wait for the Steam Machine

Valve Steam Controller (2026) review: Wait for the Steam Machine

โœจ Read this insightful post from WIRED ๐Ÿ“– ๐Ÿ“‚ **Category**: Gear,Gear / Products / Gaming,Gear / Reviews,Product Review ๐Ÿ“Œ **What Youโ€™ll Learn**: In terms of inputs, it takes almost all of the control methods from the Steam Deck, except the touchscreen, and crams them into an 11 x 16 x 6cm design. Valve tries to have it both ways when it comes to its most familiar controls, using Xbox's ABXY face buttons and a wide aesthetic but PlayStation's identical joystick layout, as well as dual shoulder buttons and a pair of analogue triggers. Players accustomed to either will soon adapt…
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Everyone is navigating real-time AI security, even Google

Everyone is navigating real-time AI security, even Google

๐Ÿ”ฅ Read this must-read post from TechCrunch ๐Ÿ“– ๐Ÿ“‚ **Category**: AI,TC ๐Ÿ’ก **What Youโ€™ll Learn**: I recently had the opportunity to sit down with Francis De Souza, COO of Google Cloud, behind the scenes at an event in Los Angeles. Amid the noise around us, De Souza, who speaks in the calm, measured manner of a university professor, offered helpful advice for companies navigating the AI โ€‹โ€‹security moment we're all in, noting that "there will be a transition period, and then I think we'll get to that better place." He wasn't talking about Google at that moment, but apparently even…
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All the fancy measuring devices used in science are based on two Stone Age technologies

All the fancy measuring devices used in science are based on two Stone Age technologies

๐Ÿ”ฅ Read this insightful post from WIRED ๐Ÿ“– ๐Ÿ“‚ **Category**: Science,Science / Physics and Math,Dot Physics โœ… **What Youโ€™ll Learn**: Humans are animals That measures things. Contact us Homo minsura. We are hardwired to quantify, and for thousands of years we have been inventing new ways to do so. For anything you can think of, there's a device to measure it โ€” from sphygmomanometers to fluorescence spectrophotometers. Of course nowhere is this more true than in science. Well, science and baseball.Physicists build models to explain how the world works. It may be an equation such as the ideal gas law:…
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The universe is full of ‘impossible’ black holes and now scientists know why

The universe is full of ‘impossible’ black holes and now scientists know why

๐Ÿš€ Explore this awesome post from WIRED ๐Ÿ“– ๐Ÿ“‚ **Category**: Science,Science / Space,Defying Gravity ๐Ÿ“Œ **What Youโ€™ll Learn**: International team Astrophysicists have found evidence that the universe recycles black holes, merging them to form larger ones. Gravitational waves recorded in recent years show that some of the heaviest black holes within star clusters show clear signs of being โ€œsecond generationโ€ black holes โ€“ the product of previous collisions โ€“ and therefore could not have arisen from the collapse of a massive star.Impossible black holesThe evolutionary theory of stars explains that at the end of the life of the most massive…
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Xreal, Google’s partner in smart glasses, believes it has finally mastered this notoriously difficult industry

Xreal, Google’s partner in smart glasses, believes it has finally mastered this notoriously difficult industry

๐Ÿ’ฅ Check out this trending post from TechCrunch ๐Ÿ“– ๐Ÿ“‚ **Category**: Hardware,Google,Google I/O,AI,SMART Glasses,XReal ๐Ÿ’ก **What Youโ€™ll Learn**: Making smart glasses has long been a pipe dream for Silicon Valley. The premise is attractive enough: What if, to enjoy the benefits of mobile computing, people didn't have to stare at their phones all day and could, instead, simply wear a lightweight computing device on their face? Science fiction fans (a powerful demographic in the tech industry) can see this vision perfectly. Yet for much of the past decade, the industry has been a financial black hole into which huge investments…
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Why does garlic repel mosquitoes and prevent them from breeding?

Why does garlic repel mosquitoes and prevent them from breeding?

๐Ÿš€ Discover this insightful post from WIRED ๐Ÿ“– ๐Ÿ“‚ **Category**: Science,Bitter Truth ๐Ÿ“Œ **What Youโ€™ll Learn**: It was garlic It has been considered a natural mosquito repellent for centuries. It is believed in popular culture that its pungent smell repel these insects, which, in addition to causing sleepless nights, transmit diseases such as dengue fever or malaria. Now, this belief has a scientific explanation.A group of scientists from Yale University conducted a phytochemical analysis of 43 types of fruits and vegetables to identify natural compounds capable of interfering with the reproductive behavior of flying insects. To do this, the team…
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6 kitchen gadgets that make adults feel at ease

6 kitchen gadgets that make adults feel at ease

๐Ÿ’ฅ Check out this must-read post from TechCrunch ๐Ÿ“– ๐Ÿ“‚ **Category**: Hardware,Gadgets,Cooking Gadgets,Kitchen gadgets,robot chef,evergreens ๐Ÿ“Œ **What Youโ€™ll Learn**: Lately, the biggest trend in kitchen gadgets has been hands-free, AI-powered appliances that act as robotic assistants on the countertop. There are plenty of appliances available now for people who want to cook more (or at least look like someone who has their life together) but don't always have the energy for a full kitchen marathon after work. From a robot that stirs soup to a bread machine that kneads dough while you watch TV, here's a list of gadgets that…
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TechCrunch Mobility: Robotaxi reality check

TechCrunch Mobility: Robotaxi reality check

๐Ÿ”ฅ Read this must-read post from TechCrunch ๐Ÿ“– ๐Ÿ“‚ **Category**: Transportation,Elon Musk,SpaceX,Tesla,xAI,Waymo,robotaxi,techcrunch mobility โœ… **What Youโ€™ll Learn**: Welcome back to TechCrunch Mobility โ€” your central hub for news and insights about the future of transportation. To get this in your inbox, sign up here for free โ€“ just click TechCrunch Mobility! Robots are here! However, they are not. He captures this contradiction precisely Waymo Current reality. Anyone walking around San Francisco could reasonably announce that robotaxis have arrived. But access, even at scale, does not guarantee permanence. This is the stubborn threat that hangs over every company trying to commercialize…
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I tried Amazon’s Bee wearable and I’m intrigued and a little creeped out

I tried Amazon’s Bee wearable and I’m intrigued and a little creeped out

๐Ÿ’ฅ Discover this must-read post from TechCrunch ๐Ÿ“– ๐Ÿ“‚ **Category**: AI,Gadgets,Amazon,AI hardware,Bee wearable โœ… **What Youโ€™ll Learn**: I recently had the opportunity to test a wearable from Bee, the AI-powered wrist gadget that Amazon acquired last year and has since updated with a number of new features. Like other wearable AI devices, the Bee is designed as a gentle personal assistant: it records, transcribes, and summarizes user conversations throughout the day, providing constant note-taking that's useful if you're forgetful or just want to be more organized about your life. If you sync it with your calendar, it can also send…
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The best browser extensions to get more out of YouTube

The best browser extensions to get more out of YouTube

๐Ÿ’ฅ Check out this must-read post from WIRED ๐Ÿ“– ๐Ÿ“‚ **Category**: Gear,Gear / How To and Advice,Fancy Watch ๐Ÿ’ก **What Youโ€™ll Learn**: From wedding speeches To music videos, from DIY tutorials to movie trailers, from celebrity interviews to remote wilderness adventures, it's all on YouTube. According to YouTube's official figures, more than 20 million videos are uploaded daily on the platform.Over the years, YouTube has added a host of additional features to improve the viewing experience for its users, but you can enhance it even further with some well-chosen browser extensions. No matter how you use YouTube, there should be…
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