Reviews, tech gift guide, AI scams, measles, parking help, Starlink rival, dead tech, Motorola Edge 70, tiny cars, inflatables and an eruption. It’s not the highest tech, but the main street in my neighborhood recently had blinking lights installed on crosswalks. Each of the lights is attached as a small bump on the street and it is solar powered. From a safety standpoint, I’m sure it is a good thing. But as you stand at one end of the street, you can easily see six to eight crosswalks blinking in the distance and I’ve heard from some neighbors that they hate it. I have a feeling it will likely get removed after a few months. Isn’t technology wonderful? Below you’ll see the headlines from this week’s news so get all caught up and consider some of the gifts listed.

• Antigravity A1, World’s First 8K 360-Degree Drone, Is Now Available
• Samsung Odyssey G7 S40FG75 40-inch ultra-wide curved gaming monitor review: Fast, gorgeous, and immersive
• MSI MAG X870E Tomahawk MAX Wifi PZ Review: Project Zero cleans up the cables
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• ASRock releases new Intel motherboard with support for both DDR4 and DDR5 memory — The “H610 Combo” features both types of DIMM slots, but you can’t mix generations
• Samsung Galaxy Tab Active5 Pro Review: The Android Tablet That Survives Everything
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• Acer Nitro 60 review: Gaming desktop essentials done right
• Creality K2 Pro Combo 3D printer review: A polished performer
• Ring Indoor Cam Plus Review: Sharp 2K Video and Smart AI Alerts at an Affordable Price
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• Netgear Orbi 370 Series Dual-Band Wi-Fi 7 Mesh System (BE5000) Review: Strong Signals on a Budget
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• iBuyPower RDY Element Pro R07 Review: A Midrange Marvel for Discerning Gamers
• 5-Star Favorites: Everything We Reviewed That Earned a Perfect Score in 2025
• Prusa CORE One L 3D printer review: Bigger and better
• HAVN BF360 Flow case review: Air scoop design delivers low GPU temps
• Dell Pro Max 18 Plus Review: This Monster Mobile Workstation Smokes Its Rivals
• Aurzen Eazze D1R Cube Roku TV Smart Projector Review: You Know My UI
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• Dell Tower Plus (EBT2250) Review: This Super-Configurable Power Tower Is an ‘Arrow Lake’ Bull’s-Eye

• Admins and defenders gird themselves against maximum-severity server vulnerability
• Google Tests New Alert on Android to Stop In-Progress Scam Calls
• Record 29.7 Tbps DDoS Attack Linked to AISURU Botnet with up to 4 Million Infected Hosts
• Security Experts Warn Companies to ‘Block All AI Browsers Now’
• Petco Data Breach Exposes Customer Data, Including SSNs, Credit Card Info
• Scammers are poisoning AI search results to steer you straight into their traps – here’s how
• This One Setting Instantly Filters Out Most Scam Texts. Do You Have It On?

• 12 former FDA chiefs unite to say agency memo on vaccines is deeply stupid
• A fentanyl vaccine is about to get its first major test
• Over 250 people quarantined in South Carolina as measles outbreak rages
• I Let Google’s AI Personal Trainer Plan My Workouts for 5 Weeks. Here’s What Happened
• Neural Balance Innovations took control of my body and canceled my motion sickness

• 5 Samsung bloatware apps you should delete ASAP (and likely won’t miss)
• Spotify Wrapped 2025 Is Finally Here. See Your Listening Stats and the Big New Feature Everyone’s Talking About
• Why Does Spotify Wrapped Say I’m 73?! Unpacking the ‘Listening Age’ Feature
• Don’t Speak the Language? How to Use Google Translate or Gemini to Translate
• Gemini vs. Copilot: I tested the AI tools on 7 everyday tasks, and it wasn’t even close
• 8 Surprising Things the Windows 11 Snipping Tool Can Do Beyond Screenshots
• This New Google Maps Feature Helps You Remember Where You’ve Parked
• User reports claim December Windows 11 security update fixes AMD GPU hanging and driver crashing

• Netflix Wins the Warner Bros. Discovery Bidding War With $82.7 Billion Offer, Enters Exclusive Deal Talks
• Meta’s Zuckerberg Plans Deep Cuts for Metaverse Efforts
• 11 secret Fire TV remote shortcuts to unlock new features and menu settings
• Upcoming AMD Ryzen 7 9850X3D has 120W TDP, leaked shipping manifest states — Zen 5 X3D refresh will maintain the same power draw as 9800X3D
• China’s Starlink Rival Could Offer In-Flight Wi-Fi To Airbus Jets
• Wood on a Motherboard? Gigabyte’s Newest Product Gives a Nod To Nature
• The Inside Story of How Netflix Won the Warner Bros. Auction
• 404 Forever: The Tech That Died in 2025
• I discovered my TV’s USB port has 5 hidden benefits (and wish I knew sooner)
• Google to launch first of its AI glasses in 2026
• Geekbench leak sees Intel’s upcoming Core Ultra 7 270K comfortably ahead of Core Ultra 265K — alleged result shows Arrow Lake refresh chip 5.6% ahead of the 265K
• This scratch-built, period-correct Portable Commodore 64 is a love letter to an alternate Commodore history — Noki’s cleverly designed homage to the era merges Commodore, Apple, and Raspberry Pi
• Google and XReal Showed Me the Latest Android XR Dev Kits—and They Redefine What Smart Glasses Can Be
• SpaceX Quietly Installs Starlink Vending Machine in Iowa
• 210,000 Inui Power Banks Sold on Amazon Recalled Over Fire Hazard
• Bezos and Musk Race to Bring Data Centers to Space
• Intel’s upcoming Core Ultra X9 388H is up to 8.7% faster for 1T perf than Ryzen AI Max+ 395 — Panther Lake gains significant ground on Strix Halo in early Geekbench leak
• Corsair builds multi-function touchscreen LCD into a $400 case — Frame 4000D enclosure gets a modular Xeneon Edge upgrade

• Motorola Edge 70 review: gorgeous camera phone outshines iPhone Air
• Forget burner phones – you can join this new carrier with just a ZIP code (no ID necessary)
• Google and Apple partner on better Android-iPhone switching
• Apple’s iPhone 18 could FINALLY get the design fans have been waiting for

• Tesla CEO Elon Musk announces major update with texting and driving on FSD
• A shaky year for American EVs could set the tone for 2026
• Trump Backs ‘Tiny Cars’ for the US, But Don’t Expect Them Anytime Soon
• Waymo to Recall Robotaxis Over Failure to Stop for School Buses
• Uber Shuttle Just Got a Lot More Useful for Those in NYC
• Tesla EVs Can Now Tell You When You Leave Your Phone in the Car

• How Christmas Inflatables Took Over Everyone’s Yard
  
• The Italian Bells That Survived Nazis, Fires, and Even the Medieval Ages
• 4 Wild Misconceptions About the 1970s
• 9 Things You Probably Get Wrong About Growing Old
• Pompeii construction site confirms recipe for Roman concrete
• Huge Hawaii Volcano Eruption Knocks Out Remote Camera
  

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