Apple officially bids farewell to the Lightning port after 13 years

It's truly a USB-C world and we're just living in it. Apple has not only announced the new iPhone 16e with a USB-C port and also discontinued the iPhone 14, the final Lightning port relic. That's right, Apple is no longer selling any devices with a Lightning port, the true end of an era. 

Once upon a time, the Lightning port was the

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Pour one out for Apple's dearly departed home button

Apple's home button died on Wednesday at the age of 18, surrounded by family and friends (including its partner, Touch ID). The home button, which launched on the original iPhone and later spread to the iPod touch and iPad, was unceremoniously axed this morning with the release of the new iPhone 16e.

The iPhone 16e replaces the iPhone SE, switching to the

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Google Lens for iPhone now lets you draw to do visual searches

Google is introducing two small but meaningful enhancements to its Lens technology. To start, Chrome and Google app users on iPhone can now draw, highlight or tap on text and images to carry out a visual search of what they see in front of them. If this sounds familiar, it’s because Google is basically bringing over an interface paradigm it debuted last year with

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The iPhone 16e vs. the competition

The new iPhone 16e is designed to get Apple Intelligence into as many hands as possible. Apple recently began activating its AI features by default during iOS setup, suggesting a harder push to

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EV truck maker Nikola has finally called it quits

The embattled EV truck maker Nikola is going kaput. The company just announced a filing for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection and a plan to sell off assets. These assets will be sold at an auction, pending court approval. Nikola noted it has $47 million in cash on hand to fund the bankruptcy proceedings and begin the sale process. The company has report

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Marvel Rivals team hit with layoffs despite huge success of game

Chinese game publisher NetEase has laid off Marvel Rivals development team members including the game director, Kotaku reported. Some of those let go expressed surprise and dismay at the move considering t

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NVIDIA GeForce 5070 Ti review: A 'sensible' 4K powerhouse for $749

It's honestly difficult to remember the simpler days of video card shopping, before crypto fanatics, supply chain issues and pandemic demand pushed GPUs far beyond rising manufacturer prices. Ideally, I'd like to tell you that NVIDIA's $549 RTX 5070 and $749 RTX 5070 Ti are more reasonable alternatives to the $2,000 RTX 5090 and $1,000 5080. But card

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Toyota kinda, sorta gives up on hydrogen cars

Despite the obvious benefits of electric cars, Toyota spent the last decade insisting hydrogen would win out in the end. But, as the company announces its third generation fuel cell system, you can tell it’s finally ready to tacit

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Trump plans to impose 25 percent tariffs on automobile and semiconductor imports

The US government could impose hefty tariffs on automobile, chip and pharmaceutical imports. According to Reuters and

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All of Humane's AI pins will stop working in 10 days

AI hardware startup Humane has given its users just ten (10!) days notice that their Pins will be disconnected. In a note to its customers, the company said AI Pins will “continue to function normally” until 12PM PT on February 28. On that date, users will lose access to essentially all of their device’s features, including but not limited to callin

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