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During Prime Day, TCL is offering massive discounts on its NXTFRAME TV which is a direct competitor to Samsung’s The Frame. The 55-inch model is priced at $799.99 down from $1,499.99 which is a staggering 47% discount. The 65-inch version is available for $999.99, a 33% reduction from its original price of $1,499.99. For those … Read more

Déa Kulumbegashvili’s April is a bone-rattling drama about what it means to be a woman in the country of Georgia. The nation’s laws permit pregnancy termination only up to 12 weeks — before some people even know they’re expecting — and even then, rural stigma prevents many of them from accessing care. Kulumbegashvili places her … Read more

A federal judge gave the Federal Trade Commission the green light to pursue antitrust claims against Amazon, a newly unsealed order reveals, though some claims under state laws won’t move forward. Amazon filed a motion to dismiss the 2023 lawsuit, which alleges the company illegally maintains a monopoly by punishing sellers who discount products outside … Read more

Michael Gronager, co-founder and CEO of Chainalysis, has taken a personal leave of absence from the company. The blockchain analysis outfit isn’t sharing why but says the development is temporary.   According to The Block, which first reported the news, Chainalysis President and COO Sari Granat,  who joined the outfit in 2022, is acting as interim … Read more

Welcome to Ask Jerry, where we talk about any and all the questions you might have about the smart things in your life. I’m Jerry, and I have spent the better part of my life working with tech. I have a background in engineering and R&D and have been covering Android and Google for the … Read more

Adam Birney / Android Authority TL;DR Google appears to be working on adding support for third-party dialer apps to Android Auto. We’ve spotted evidence of the upcoming external dialer support in the latest Android Auto release. Android Auto currently supports Google’s Phone app for calls. It doesn’t give you access to third-party dialer apps, even … Read more

A recent relaxation of rules around apostrophes in German, permitting their use in possessive forms like “Eva’s Blumenladen,” has sparked criticism from traditionalists and concerns over the influence of English on the German language. The Guardian reports: Establishments that feature their owners’ names, with signs like “Rosi’s Bar” or “Kati’s Kiosk” are a common sight … Read more

Apple is planning to launch the first M4 Macs in early November, and new benchmarks for one of the upcoming models surfaced on Geekbench, giving us some insight into how the M4 Mac will perform compared to the M4 iPad Pro and prior-generation M3 Macs. The “Mac16,1” that was benchmarked features a 10-core CPU and … Read more

Update 10/07/24: We’ve rounded up a few early Prime Big Deal Days on cordless drills that you can grab before the two-day shopping event. These battery-powered cordless drills will help you in more ways than one with their advanced features and sleek designs. Don’t wait, shop these deals today before they expire! A second “Prime … Read more

In case you missed it, likely by being born too late, “Clippy” was arguably Microsoft’s first virtual assistant. In operation from Microsoft Office 97 to Office 2007, Clippy popped up in Microsoft Office products like Word, PowerPoint, and Excel. Microsoft’s most recent attempt at a productivity assistant first appeared on Bing early in 2023 under … Read more