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The Switch OLED went up in price, but you can still save $110
A ‘unified’ Disney Plus could be the end of Hulu’s app
Sonos’ smart assistant is expanding from music to home control
Instagram adds a reposts feed and rips off Snap Maps
AI could turn your town nuclear
Jeff Buckley died young but is immortalized in a new documentary
Disney will stop reporting its streaming subscriber numbers
ESPN’s live sports streaming service arrives this month
Nvidia rejects US demand for backdoors in AI chips
Microsoft makes OpenAI’s new open model available on Windows
Microsoft’s plan to fix the web with AI has already hit an embarrassing security flaw
Google is rolling out a fix for Pixel back button issues
The best iPad deals you can get in August
Apple is suing Apple Cinemas
TP-Link’s new travel router delivers Wi-Fi 7 speeds
Google Gemini can now create AI-generated bedtime stories

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