Circana analyst Mat Piscatella wrote in a Bluesky post that September's sales period saw the PlayStation 5 surpass the PS3 in lifetime installed base.

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Google scientists say they have taken a major step toward solving one of the hardest problems in computing. Their latest experiment, they argue, provides the most convincing evidence yet that quantum computers may soon move from theoretical concepts to practical applications.

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The New York Times reported this week that Amazon's robotics team aims to automate 75% of all operations at the company, thereby eliminating 160,000 positions that would have otherwise been required by 2027. The company hopes its robots will fill more than 600,000 US positions it would have had to hire for by 2033.

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Intel appears to be revisiting its Arrow Lake desktop processor lineup with the emergence of a new, unannounced CPU variant that could signal a strategic shift in its consumer silicon roadmap. A previously undocumented model, identified as the Core Ultra 7 270K Plus, recently surfaced in a Geekbench listing, reigniting...

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According to a recent study (PDF) from the Karlsruhe Institute of Technology, any Wi-Fi router that supports Wi-Fi 5 (802.11ac) or newer can be used to observe people within range. The findings raise serious privacy concerns.

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Redmond, Washington, startup Starcloud, formerly known as Lumen Orbit, will launch the 130-pound Starcloud-1 satellite in November. Nvidia says the small fridge-sized object is expected to offer 100x more powerful GPU compute than any previous space-based operation.

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YouTube has begun the broad rollout of a new artificial intelligence detection system that identifies and manages AI-generated content replicating a creator's face or voice. The feature, now available to verified members of the YouTube Partner Program, allows creators to review and request the removal of deepfake videos that misuse...

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Alexandr Wang, Meta's chief AI officer, confirmed the layoffs and that affected employees have been notified. Workers in Meta's legacy Fundamental AI Research unit (FAIR) and its AI product and infrastructure division will be affected.

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The Samsung Galaxy XR headset is now available, starting at $1,799. The device serves as the launch platform for Google's Android XR system, which brings the Android app ecosystem into the mixed reality space.

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