UAE’s president bestows highest civilian honor on Trump

The leader of the United Arab Emirates gifted President Donald Trump his country’s highest civilian honor on Thursday.  “In recognition of President Donald Trump’s exceptional efforts to strengthen the longstanding ties of friendship and strategic partnership between the United Arab Emirates and the United States of America, I am honored to announce that His Highness…

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Social media giant hit with scathing ad campaign amid anger over AI chatbots sexually exploiting kids

A nonprofit parents coalition is calling on multiple congressional committees to launch an investigation into Meta for prioritizing engagement metrics that put children’s safety at risk. The call is part of a three-pronged attack campaign by the American Parents Coalition (APC), launched Thursday. It includes a letter to lawmakers with calls for investigations, a new…

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You can see right through Audio-Technica’s new transparent turntable

You’ll want to make sure to regularly dust underneath Audio-Technica’s new transparent turntable, too. | Image: Audio-Technica Audio-Technica’s engineers are seemingly working overtime to elevate the design of the record player. Following the reveal of its floating, glowing Hotaru turntable last month, the company has announced its new AT-LPA2 featuring a chassis and platter made…

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Sony WH-1000XM6 hands-on: back to the fold

Sony’s WH-1000XM6 noise-canceling headphones have arrived three years after their popular predecessors. That’s a longer gap than usual for the lineup, but don’t expect any earth-shattering changes. Whereas the 1000XM4 to 1000XM5 upgrade brought a significant design overhaul, this time Sony is mostly focusing on sound, noise cancellation, and quality-of-life hardware refinements, rather than messing…

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