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 Vodafone sells Italian business for €8 billion

Swisscom has acquired Vodafone Italy for €8 billion around a year after the company sells its Spanish business.

https://www.techradar.com/pro/vodafone-sells-italian-business-for-eur8-billion

 Studio behind Hi-Fi Rush rebrands — its first post since being closed down by Xbox

After a turbulent 2024 for Tango Gameworks, creators of Hi-Fi Rush, the studio announce a small but impactful name change to Tango Gameworks Inc.

https://www.windowscentral.com/gaming/studio-behind-hi-fi-rush-rebrands-its-first-post-since-being-closed-down-by-xbox

 This is the best way to play your Epic Games library on the Steam Deck, because it doesn't require a launcher

This Decky Loader plugin for the Steam Deck has become my new favorite way to install from Epic Games, because it removes the need for any additional launcher.

https://www.windowscentral.com/gaming/pc-gaming/this-is-the-best-way-to-play-your-epic-games-library-on-the-steam-deck

The next generation of PC graphics will kick off at CES 2025
 ASRock Z890 Taichi OCF Review: Best for overclockers, works great for everyone

ASRock’s Z890 Taichi OCF is a $599 overclocker-focused board for Intel’s latest platform. It’s also mostly great for daily use, though there aren’t a lot of USB-A ports.

https://www.tomshardware.com/pc-components/motherboards/asrock-z890-taichi-ocf-review

SymfonyOnline January 2025: Join us in 2 weeks!

Get ready for the exciting SymfonyOnline January 2025, kicking off shortly on January 16-17! There’s still time to register and join the international online Symfony conference—along with pre-conference workshops. Don’t miss out!

📅What’s on the schedule?… https://symfony.com/blog/symfonyonline-january-2025-join-us-in-2-weeks?utm_source=Symfony%20Blog%20Feed&utm_medium=feed

4d | Symfony
The Morning After: Tech’s biggest losers in 2024

Welcome to 2025. Wave farewell to yesteryear with the biggest losers in tech. Picking our favorite villains in 2024 was challenging when it simply wasn’t a great time for tech. With the depressing spiral that is social media, the will-they-or-won’t-they dance of banning TikTok in the US and the neverending edited and deepfaked content, it’s just so noisy. Is it the internet of slop? Is

4d | Engadget
TikTok Marketing: An In-Depth Guide For Brands via @sejournal, @theshelleywalsh

Learn how to effectively utilize TikTok for brand marketing. Explore strategies, tips, and insights to maximize your presence on the popular social media platform.

The post TikTok Marketing: An In-Depth Guide For Brands appeared first on Search Engine Journal.

https://www.searchenginejournal.com/tiktok-marketing/535674/

Forget ChatGPT. AI-Driven Home Appliances Are Quietly Making a Big Splash

AI in the home is turning out to be fewer impressive displays of robotics and more sanding off rough edges to make running your home cheaper, safer and easier to manage. https://www.cnet.com/home/smart-home/forget-chatgpt-ai-driven-home-appliances-are-quietly-making-a-splash/#ftag=CADf328eec

4d | cnet.com
 Everything new on Max in January 2025

It's time to get cosy this January with a whole new slate of Max movies to watch and Max TV shows to binge.

https://www.techradar.com/streaming/hbo-max/everything-new-on-max-in-january-2025

Windsurf Cascade uses AI to help beginners code games and applications

This article is republished with permission from Wonder Tools, a newsletter that helps you discover the most useful sites and apps. Subscribe here.

I don’t know how to code. So I was delighted this week to discover a new AI service, Windsurf Cascade, that helped me make several little games and apps right

iPhone SE 4 could be called something completely different
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The forthcoming iPhone SE4 might be called something completely different, if recent rumours are to be believed. Apple’s next budget smartphone is widely tipped to launch in March, but it could be in line for a name change in keeping with its radical design overhaul. In

There’s a new way of using AI to find deals on hotels and airfare
I’m a techie, but I’ve fallen for paper notes again

Usually I type my initial thoughts for these columns on a computer, but this week I wrote them in a paper notebook instead.

I’ve never been much of a paper person. Although I did carry around a reporter’s notebook for a newspaper job in the pre-iPhone era, I prefer to file my thoughts away in digital form, where they can be categorized, backed up online, and accessed from any device.

But after a recent office cleaning project yielded a stack of unused 

 NYT Connections today — my hints and answers for Thursday, January 2 (game #571)

Looking for NYT Connections answers and hints? Here's all you need to know to solve today's game, plus my commentary on the puzzles.

https://www.techradar.com/gaming/nyt-connections-today-answers-hints-2-january-2025

Thanks to public domain, Tintin can now skeleton dance to Rhapsody in Blue

It's the start of a new year, which means a fresh crop of creative works have entered the public domain. Today, many materials that were copyrighted in 1929, along with sound recordings from 1924, become fair game to freely adapt, reuse, copy and share. The Center for Public Domain at Duke Law School

4d | Engadget
Masivní galaktický drak Zhúlóng je nejvzdálenější spirální galaxií

Vesmírný teleskop Jamese Webba tentokrát ulovil opravdové monstrum. Mezinárodní tým astronomů v rámci průzkumu oblohy PANORAMIC detekoval galaxii s výraznou spirální strukturou (grand-design spiral galaxy). Vědci ji pokřtili Zhúlóng, po velikém rudém drakovi a božstvu čínské mytologie, který bývá zobrazován s lidskou tváří a hadím tělem. http://www.osel.cz/13850-masivni-galakticky-drak-zhulong-je-nejvzdalenejsi-spiralni-galaxii.html

4d | osel.cz
Manipulace s binárními datovými strukturami v Pythonu (2. část)

Budeme se zabývat zarovnáním údajů v datových strukturách uložených v binární podobě (alignment) a taktéž tím, jak jsou realizovány výplně (padding) přidávané na konec serializovaných datových struktur. https://www.root.cz/clanky/manipulace-s-binarnimi-datovymi-strukturami-v-pythonu-2-cast/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=text&utm_campaign=rss

5d | root.cz
CNBC's new streaming service can cost up to $600 a year

CNBC is getting in on the streaming game with a service called CNBC+. The platform will have a global livestream with financial news happening in the US, UK and Asian markets. Subscribers can also watch full show episodes on demand. The service is available via iOS and Android apps or on cnbc.

5d | Engadget
Show HN: GitHub-style screen time visualizer on iOS

I wanted a longer-running view of my screen time data - in particular my usage on a given day vs. my goal usage. Github absolutely nails year-long visualization with their contributions heatmap, so borrowed some inspiration and created a similar screen time visualizer on iOS.

Here's what it looks like: https://www.getclearspace.com/showHN

This is a free feature of the Clearspace app. Here's a link to our original HN launch with Clearspac