iPad Air, iPad Pro, insulin pump, cancer vaccines, Android 15, humanoid robot, butt dials, aerobike and naked gardening. A few days ago a couple of workers were outside my house installing new fiber optic cable. I hadn’t had any Internet issues, so I’m not really sure why it was needed. It just got me reflecting back to the days before fiber optic and how I survived with fairly poor Internet speeds. Then back many years to a dial-up modem which was far slower. Just amazing how far things have come. What’s new in this week’s news? Check it all out below.

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• 2024 iPad Pro: The Top 5 Features We Can’t Wait to Try
• I did not expect this $170 Android tablet to be as impressive as it is
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• 2024 iPad Air and iPad Pro: 6 Big Missing Features
• Alienware m16 R2 review: When less power makes for a better laptop
• M4 iPad Pro CPU cores and RAM amount are tied to storage capacity
• One of the best Android watches I’ve tested is not made by Google or Samsung
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• Meta is reportedly working on camera-equipped AI earphones
• iPad Air (2024) review: Of course this is the iPad to get
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• M4 iPad Pro review: Well, now you’re just showing off
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• The Suunto Race sports watch does it all, but its beefy display comes in first place
• This $20 USB-C cable includes a surprisingly awesome feature
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• Update your Chrome browser ASAP. Google has confirmed a zero-day exploited in the wild
• US Warns About Black Basta Ransomware After Ascension Hospital Hack

• An insulin pump software bug has injured over 200 people
• Elon Musk’s Neuralink reports trouble with first human brain chip
• Using MRI, engineers have found a way to detect light deep in the brain
• Weight loss from Wegovy sustained for up to four years, trial shows
• New gel breaks down alcohol in the body
• Introduction to Cancer Vaccines

• 9 Major Reasons to Upgrade to Windows 11 Now
• The 5 apps I depend on to keep my life and data organized
• Adobe Launches New AI Assistant for Acrobat
• 6 ways OpenAI just supercharged ChatGPT for free users
• Major ChatGPT-4o update allows audio-video talks with an “emotional” AI chatbot
• Disarmingly lifelike: ChatGPT-4o will laugh at your jokes and your dumb hat
• Apple releases iOS 17.5: Here’s what it offers and why you should update
• Google unveils Veo and Imagen 3, its latest AI media creation models
• Google’s Project Astra uses your phone’s camera and AI to find noise makers, misplaced items and more.
• Setting Up Your New iPad? 5 Default Settings to Change Right Away
• Android 15 unveiled: Here are 8 exciting (or handy) features coming to your phone
• Android 15 will make it harder for phone thieves to steal your data

• Is Comcast’s new contract-free, $30 internet plan legit? What you should know
• Outdoing the dinosaurs: What we can do if we spot a threatening asteroid
• Apple, Netflix Amazon Want to Change How They Pay Hollywood Stars
• Looking Back on NASA’s Vivid 1970s Visions of Space Living
• Video: $16k G1 humanoid rises up to smash nuts, twist and twirl
• KVM Killer: Intel’s Thunderbolt Share Could Link PCs Without the Fuss

• TCL 50 XL 5G Review: Bites Off More Than It Can Chew
• Samsung Brings its AI Photo Editing to S22 Series, Flip4, and Fold4 Devices
• T-Mobile, Verizon, and AT&T Fined $10.2 Million Over False ‘Unlimited’ Plan Claims
• iPhones, Android Phones Can Now Detect More Rogue Bluetooth Trackers
• AT&T paid bribes to get two major pieces of legislation passed, US gov’t says
• Hello? 9 Simple Ways to Prevent Butt Dials

• Why Would Apple Consider a Rivian Partnership? CEO Points to Software
• I Went To China And Drove A Dozen Electric Cars. Western Automakers Are Cooked
• First Dream Chaser spaceplane needs more work when it gets to launch site
• The 2025 Aston Martin Vantage gets a bold new body and big power boost
• Forget aerobars: Ars tries out an entire aerobike
• Here’s the inside story of why Elon Musk fired the entire Tesla Supercharger staff

Each week we’ll share a meme that we find thought provoking or just plain funny.

• What Can We Learn From the Ruins of Gary, Indiana?
• The Most Common Last Name in Every Country, Mapped
• 10 Common Phrases That Came From Pop Culture
• Could This Recently Found Skeleton in Germany Have Been a Zombie?
• The Blood-Sucking Capelobo Haunts Brazil’s Dense Forests
• The Child-Eating Bloodsucker of Aboriginal Australian Nightmares
• The Grandeur of Old Masonic Temples Also Makes Them Vulnerable to Fires
• All Eels in America and Europe Come From the Bermuda Triangle
• The Duo Who Documented the Birth of NYC’s Subway
• The Best U.S. Cities for Gardening Naked
• Is the World’s Oldest Pyramid Not in Egypt or the Americas, But in Indonesia?
• Canada’s First Blue Park Is a Stunning Showcase of Marine Stewardship
• What Does ‘Mea Culpa’ Actually Mean?
• The 15 Best Gen X Movies of All Time
• 12 Historical Code Words and Phrases

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