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The German government is warning politicians and public figures that they were targeted by government-backed spyware, days after Apple began sending out notifications warning victims that their iPhones may have been hacked.

Snap has reached a settlement in a lawsuit brought by two teenagers who accused the company of designing its platform to be addictive and contributing to their depression, anxiety, and eating disorders, as first The plaintiffs had previously reached settlements with Meta, TikTok, and YouTube

Custom chip designer Marvell has signed a deal to acquire optical chip and networking equipment maker Lumentum in an all-stock deal with an enterprise value of $115 billion (including debt) and an equity value of about $80 billion. Marvell will provide 4.5 shares of its common stock for each share of Lumentum.

SpaceX is looking to buy Boost Mobile from EchoStar, according to a report from The Washington Post. If the deal goes through, it would help the Elon Musk-owned company build a hybrid cellular-satellite network that could help catapult it into fourth place among the top U.S. wireless providers.

Turn the clock back to 1998 ahead of Nintendo’s remake of the classic Zelda game.

US data centers use 17 to 19 billion gallons of water to cool their hot-running chips each year — and that number is expected to to triple in the next five years, according to the Water Foundation.

I never thought I’d get excited about replacing my microwave, but the Ninja Crispi Microwave and Air Fryer has made a pretty convincing case for ditching two appliances and making room for one. Combining a microwave with a built-in air fryer, it’s designed to speed up everyday cooking, give leftovers their crunch back and, perhaps…

Even older DDR4 RAM is still much more expensive, and the used market isn’t much of a refuge.

Noise cancellation is great, but shutting yourself out from the world can be a problem at times.

After launching its new iPad mini last week (along with the iPad-like iPhone Duo last month), Apple may launch up to three new iPad models early next year Those will likely cover the rest of Apple’s iPad lineup, including the base iPad, top-of-the-line iPad Pro and mid-range iPad Air, the report states. Each model will…