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I tried three French alternatives to US tech: Qwant, Le Chat, and Deezer
France has long advocated for European independence from American technologies, but can it provide viable alternatives? I put three French platforms to the test.
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Apple adds MacBook Neo and iPhone 17e to its list of devices that users can repair themselves
If you’re handy enough, you can now repair your Apple devices, including the latest iPhones and laptops, using original parts and professional tools.
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Why the “Office Is Dead” panic actually matters
Although Microsoft Office was never dead, we explore why Microsoft’s clarity problem is very real.
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Claude paints a bleak picture of life as AI
Claude, the AI model from Anthropic, was asked to generate a short video, which has since gone viral for its brilliantly nightmarish interpretation of what it's like to be a large language model.
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Right to Repair: EU will make it easier and cheaper to repair a smartphone this year
The European Union’s Right to Repair directive aims to make smartphone, tablet, and household appliance repairs easier and more affordable. However, experts say that manufacturers may still be holding the cards.
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Amazon discontinues support for older Kindle models, sparks outcry
Amazon will no longer support Kindle and Kindle Fire e-readers that were released before 2013.
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Good deal, but at what cost? Scan reveals what’s inside a $17 Apple Watch dupe
While your new smart watch, which cost less than $20, may look just like an Apple Watch, its insides may be nothing but loose wiring.
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Apple computers face significant delivery delays over RAM shortage
The widespread RAM shortage has caught up with Apple, too.
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Samsung kills messaging app, urges users to move to Google Messages
Samsung has announced it will terminate its Samsung Messages service, and users of certain devices are asked to transition over to Google Messages.
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Artemis astronauts smash distance from Earth record and witness moon under bombardment
The four astronauts of NASA's Artemis II mission flew deeper into space on Monday than any humans before them. They cruised through a rare flyby of the shadowed far side of the moon that revealed a lunar surface under cosmic bombardment.
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Meta suspends work with Mercor after security breach
Meta has “indefinitely” paused all work with AI recruiting startup Mercor after a breach that attackers claim exposed several terabytes of data.
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Google Meet to change default settings for downloading recordings
Owners will now have to manually restrict individual recordings from being downloaded or copied by viewers.
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Apple just put ChatGPT in your car: no one knows if it's safe
Voice-only ChatGPT is coming to CarPlay with iOS 26.4. It promises advice, conversation, and convenience, but could also become a dangerously engaging co-pilot.
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UK to issue new subscription cancellation laws, saving users $225 a year
Have any of your subscription prices gone up lately? The UK is working on a law that could save users £170 ($225) a year by canceling unwanted subscriptions. However, it’s easier said than done.
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Russians use smart cat feeders to communicate amid internet restrictions
From smart cat feeders and robot vacuum cleaners to online chess, Russians have found new ways to communicate with loved ones as foreign messaging apps have been blacklisted.
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Dutch companies unite against US cloud providers in fight for digital sovereignty
Seven Dutch cloud service providers have signed an agreement aimed at strengthening their position against American cloud giants in competition for government contracts.
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Cloudflare aims to dethrone WordPress with EmDash, its new plugin-secure CMS
Cloudflare is aiming to replace 24 years of WordPress reign with a new open-source CMS (content management system), which was built in two months with the help of AI agents. Plugin security is a headline pitch. Just use Workers, the company’s computing platform, to isolate plugins.
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Google now requires Android developers to verify their identity or lose sideloading
As of Tuesday, Google has started to roll out Android developer verification to all developers in both the new Android Developer Console and Play Console.
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100K stars in a day: Claw-code based on leaked Claude Code smashes GitHub record
Claw-code, a clean slate rewrite of leaked Claude Code, is now the fastest growing GitHub repository, reaching 100K stars in one day. Anthropic is trying to contain the genie released from the bottle, with GitHub repositories containing leaked code being taken down due to a DMCA notice.
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Amid the DarkSword threat, Apple releases a rare iOS 18 security patch
Some Apple users are still refusing to update their devices to iOS 26, despite the risk of their smartphones getting hacked. Because of this, the company has decided to issue a backported patch.
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