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14 May 2026 Vol 19

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You’re wasting your phone’s camera potential by ignoring this mode

Smartphones these days mostly output social media-ready images. And to be fair, most consumers want exactly that. But if you…

The Aliro smart lock standard for NFC and UWB unlocking will launch this year

The long-delayed smart lock standard Aliro is finally launching. The first specification, which standardizes NFC-based tap-to-unlock and UWB hands-free unlocking…

Trump Wants Venezuela’s Oil. Getting It Might Not Be So Simple

President Donald Trump has made it clear: His vision for Venezuela’s future involves the US profiting from its oil. “We’re…

LG says its CLOiD home robot will be folding laundry and making breakfast at CES

LG teased that it would be showing off a new robot for a “zero labor home” at CES. We now…

An obscure Star Wars game just became gold for PS5 hackers

The development stems from a breakthrough shared by Gezine, a well-known figure in the console security and jailbreak research community,…

5 open-source Android apps that put Google’s defaults to shame

Google’s default Android apps aren’t bad, but they’re not great either. The file manager is still very basic and lacks…

Plaud updates the NotePin with a button

Plaud has updated its compact NotePin AI recorder. The new NotePin S is almost identical to the original, except for…

French and Malaysian authorities are investigating Grok for generating sexualized deepfakes

Over the past few days, France and Malaysia have joined India in condemning Grok for creating sexualized deepfakes of women…

Plaud launches a new AI pin and a desktop meeting notetaker

Hardware maker Plaud launched a new AI notetaker called Plaude NotePin S, along with a desktop app that helps you…

Your 4K TV looks blurry because of these 3 default settings

A 4K TV should always look incredible, but if yours doesn’t, the issue may not be the panel or the…