Add Microsoft’s Surface lineup to the list of gear that now costs more. XDA first spotted price hikes of around 20 percent for most existing models. The damage applies to the Surface Laptop and Surface Pro lines, as well as power bricks.
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Diminished tech privacy appears to be another ripple effect from Trump 2.0. The Information reported on Wednesday that Meta has changed its tune on facial recognition. After considering but ultimately bailing on the technology for the first version of …

“We welcome the addition of body-worn cameras and appreciate the enhanced transparency and assurance they provide,” a then-DEA official wrote in a 2021 press release. So much for that. ProPublica published an investigative report on Tuesday that detail…

A four-pack of Samsung SmartTag 2 Bluetooth trackers is available for just $52 at Woot. That’s a record low price and a discount of 38 percent. This pack includes two white and two black trackers. There’s a limit of two packs per customer.
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The Golden Globes is expanding beyond film and TV with a new category. It will dole out an award for the best podcast of the year starting at next January's ceremony. Organizers told Variety that the idea was to recognize the influence and rea…

Apple’s latest diminutive desktop, the M4 Mac mini, is on sale via Amazon for more than $100 off. That brings the price of the entry-level model down to just $495. This version includes 16GB of RAM and a 256GB SSD. The 16GB/512GB model costs $743 and t…

Sony has expanded its PlayStation Studios roster with teamLFG, which spun out from Bungie and is working on an “ambitious” incubation project. The studio is based in Bellevue, Washington (where Bungie’s HQ is), though some team members work remotely el…

LinkedIn is still on a mission to persuade job hunters to apply for fewer roles. But the company is rolling out a new set of AI-powered upgrades to its job-searching features it hopes will make that prospect more appealing.
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Harman International, a wholly owned subsidiary of Samsung, is purchasing the audio business of health technology company Masimo for $350 million in cash. The deal is expected to finalized by the end of 2025, though it's still subject to regulatory…

Sonos and IKEA are ending their partnership and phasing out existing products. The duo collaborated on the Symfonisk lineup, which included lamp speakers, picture frame speakers and bookshelf speakers. Software updates will still be available for Symfo…