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BookCon 2026: All the bookish tech and gear we saw on the floor and in attendees’ hands.

Table of Contents Table of Contents Table of ContentsRakuten KoboAuthor ClockDJI Osmo Pocket 3 and Mic MiniHandheld fansCollapsible stoolsMacopro folding utility cart BookCon 2026 returned for the first time in six years, and fans returned in droves, selling out the event fast. We were on the ground at the event, covering panels and chatting with

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A Humanoid Robot Set a Half-Marathon Record in China

Over the weekend in China, a humanoid robot shattered world half-marathon record—the human record—by seven minutes. The star performer was a robot developed by the Chinese company Honor (the smartphone maker), which finished the 13.1-mile race in 50 minutes, 26 seconds. The human record, set by Ugandan Olympic medalist Jacob Kiplimo, is 57 minutes, 20

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Google rolls out Gemini in Chrome in seven new countries

Google announced Monday that it’s making its Gemini in Chrome feature available in seven new markets, including Australia, Indonesia, Japan, the Philippines, Singapore, South Korea, and Vietnam. The company is rolling this feature out to both desktop and iOS in all of these countries except Japan. The company has been integrating AI and Gemini in

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This VPN Lets You Verify Your Business Privacy For $130

VP.NET makes VPN privacy verifiable, not just policy-based, with secure enclave tech for up to five devices. The post This VPN Lets You Verify Your Business Privacy For $130 appeared first on TechRepublic. Source link

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Amazon hit Walmart, Levi’s, Home Depot with price fixing, lawsuit says

If it seems like products are usually cheaper on Amazon than at retailers like Walmart, Home Depot, and Chewy, that’s no accident. According to a bombshell filing in an ongoing antitrust lawsuit from the state of California on Monday, each of those companies was a victim of Amazon’s illegal price fixing. Amazon, which topped Walmart

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A Hot-Air Balloon Landed in a California Backyard. The Owner Says It’s a ‘Very Rare’ Event

Well, in this case, we couldn’t even get the balloon to the street on either side of the neighborhood. That particular backyard was big enough for the basket to land without the balloon in danger of hitting the house. It was more of an opportunity to land safely before we didn’t have fuel to land.

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North Korea hackers blamed for $290M crypto theft

Over the weekend, hackers stole more than $290 million in cryptocurrency from Kelp DAO, a protocol that allows users to earn yields on idle crypto investments.  By Monday, LayerZero, one of the projects affected by the hack, accused North Korea of carrying out the heist. The hack is now the largest crypto theft of the

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2026’s Breach List So Far: FBI Hacked, 1B Androids at Risk, 270M iPhones Vulnerable

From the FBI breach to the DarkSword iPhone exploit, these are the biggest cyber attacks and security failures that have shaped 2026 so far. The post 2026’s Breach List So Far: FBI Hacked, 1B Androids at Risk, 270M iPhones Vulnerable appeared first on TechRepublic. Source link

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A humanoid robot just beat a half-marathon record

A world half-marathon record was broken at a race in China this weekend. But the winner wasn’t an Olympian or even a competitive racer. It was a bright red humanoid robot. Nickname? Lightning. The autonomous robot was competing in a robot versus human half-marathon race in Beijing, China, an annual event featuring the country’s top

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Hyundai Ioniq 3 2026: Price, Specs, Availability

Hyundai has unveiled its Ioniq 3, a fully electric compact hatchback for urban driving designed to be as aerodynamically efficient as possible yet still offer up a surprisingly spacious interior—a trick the carmaker is loftily calling Aero Hatch. The 3 is intended to fill the gap between Hyundai’s Inster supermini and Ioniq 5 crossover. In

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