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Agatha’s on the (witches’) road.

Even though Marvel’s Agatha All Along Disney Plus series is going to be something of a comedy, its latest trailer is big on witchy vibes that’ll be perfect for its September 18th two-episode premiere.


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Moana’s on her way to a family reunion.

Disney kicked off its big Entertainment Showcase at this year’s D23 with a new Moana 2 trailer that reveals more about how its titular wayfinder will set sail to reconnect the islands across Oceania.


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Dell and Alienware are honoring Intel’s extended warranty now too. Five year warranty on unstable Raptor Lake CPUs.

Intel recently informed us that the impacted 13th and 14th generation processors facing instability issues will have an extended warranty. Dell will support Intel’s extended warranty terms for a total of five-years on these processors.

Pretty much every brand is on board now, save Lenovo and Acer:


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A former Twitter executive chairman has sued X, alleging that he’s owed shares worth more than $20 million.

Omid Kordestani’s lawsuit, which was reported on by The New York Times, follows a lawsuit from the company’s former CEO, CFO, chief legal officer, and former general counsel over more than $128 million in unpaid severance.


DOJ antitrust chief is ‘overjoyed’ after Google monopoly verdict

AAG Jonathan Kanter says the Google monopoly verdict belongs on the ‘Mount Rushmore of antitrust.’

Humane’s daily returns are outpacing sales

The company is scrambling to stabilize as it hits $1 million in total returns against $9 million in sales.

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LEGO Star Wars: Rebuild the Galaxy opens up a multiverse of possibilities.

A multiverse kinda feels like the last thing Star Wars needs right now, but the first trailer for Disney Plus’ LEGO Star Wars: Rebuild the Galaxy mini(fig)series actually makes its premise seem like the rare modern Luke Skywalker story that might liven up the franchise when it premieres on September 13th.


Why Google decided now’s the time to move on from Chromecast

Facing plenty of competition for streaming devices under $50, Google is pivoting to a more premium experience. With the help of Gemini AI, of course.

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YouTube Premium subscribers can try out a sleep timer.

If you often fall asleep while watching a video, you can try YouTube Premium’s experimental sleep timer through September 2nd. It pauses your content after a certain amount of time, so that way autoplay doesn’t eat up all your internet data for the month.


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Intel is pushing back its Innovation conference until next year.

The announcement follows Intel’s rough Q2 2024 earnings and its decision to make massive job cuts.

The company gave a statement about the delay to PCMag:

Given our financial results and outlook for the second half of 2024, which is tougher than previously expected, we are having to make some tough decisions as we continue to align our cost structure and look to assess how we rebuild a sustainable engine of process technology leadership.


Furiosa roars onto Max next week.

Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga only hit theaters a few months ago, but Warner Bros. announced today that the film is already making its way to Max next week on August 16th.


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What to expect from Google’s Pixel 9 event

A barrage of leaks may have spoiled the Pixel 9 lineup, but Google could still have some surprises in store during its August 13th event.

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Elon Musk is posting disinfo about the far-right UK riots on X.

A day after the UK’s content regulator warned social media platforms against inciting violence, Musk posted a screenshot of a fake headline claiming rioters would be sent to detention camps on the Falklands.

Musk — who recently sued an ad group for “illegally boycotting” X over its lack of safety standards — deleted the post after 30 minutes. The ad group has since disbanded.


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The original Fitbit was inspired by the Nintendo Wii’s controllers.

IEEE Spectrum’s Tekla S. Perry spoke to Fitbit founders James Park and Eric Friedman, as well as designers and engineers to get the complete story on how the company’s first clip-on fitness tracker — inspired by the Nintendo Wii’s motion-tracking capabilities — came to be.


Qualcomm saved a spot for Microsoft on Manchester United’s new jersey.

Qualcomm’s Snapdragon sponsorship deal with Manchester United will go beyond the front of the jerseys. During select matches this season, Qualcomm can also extend its branding to the rear of Manchester United’s new jerseys. Qualcomm has selected Microsoft’s Copilot Plus logo for the FA Community Shield match tomorrow, its key ally in making Windows on Arm a reality.


The Copilot Plus PC logo at the rear of the Manchester United jersey.
The Copilot Plus PC logo at the rear of the Manchester United jersey.
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Trump, AI, and TikTok are a winning election spam combo.

The Wall Street Journal delves into a loose network of TikTok accounts churning out videos with AI-generated voiceovers making ridiculous claims — both positive and negative — about Donald Trump. A political motive is possible, but it sounds likely they’re less a coordinated operation than a bunch of people ripping each other’s content off for views, and Trump is simply the best engagement-bait around.