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vivo V80 goes global
vivo launched the V80 in India last week, and today the brand has announced the device for other markets too - it mentions Southeast Asia, the Middle East, and "other regions" in its press release with "availability, pricing, and specifications" varying "according to local market conditions and consumer preferences". Globally, the phone will be offered in Starwish Purple, Wander Green, Sunrise Anthem, and Vast Gray.
The V80 has a 6.59-inch 1260x2750 AMOLED screen with 144Hz refresh rate and a 5,000-nit peak brightness, a 50MP main camera with OIS, a 50MP periscope telephoto camera with OIS...
Open source articlegsmarena.com 1 min
iQOO 16R / Z12 Turbo's chipset leaks along with its screen size
According to Digital Chat Station on Weibo, the upcoming iQOO Z12 Turbo will have a 6.59-inch "ultra-high refresh rate" screen, and will be powered by the upcoming chipset that will either be called Snapdragon 8 Gen 6 or Snapdragon 8 Gen 5 Pro.
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The Tesla Roadster should go into production in 2028, but don't get your hopes up
I drive upside down on the boulevard of broken dreams.
Open source articleengadget.com 1 min
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Nest doorbells get their spooky chimes back just in time for Halloween
TL;DR Google has brought back nine Halloween-themed chimes for compatible Nest doorbells, letting you greet trick-or-treaters with spooky sounds.
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A 'flying' Tesla Roadster sounds impossible, until you see what Lockheed Martin built decades ago
Thrusters are as good at flipping cars as they are at hunting ballistic missiles.
Open source articleengadget.com 1 min
We can finally hear some of Wu-Tang Clan’s Once Upon A Time in Shaolin album
Wu-Tang's Once Upon A Time in Shaolin album has, for the most part, been extremely difficult to listen to, but you can now hear two snippets of the album thanks to the podcast Pablo Torre Finds Out, which just published an episode all about the exclusive record.
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Tesla driver says he was asleep and using FSD when he crashed into highway patrol cars
After this horrific crash involving a Tesla driver who said he was asleep and using the driver assist mode, the California Highway Patrol warns that "Despite its name, full self-driving is not fully autonomous.
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Why Apple is finally making its own smart home devices
For more than a decade, Apple has told other companies to build smart home devices for its platform. This week, Apple launched its own.
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Here’s Exactly How Tesla Made Its New 230-Mph Car ‘Fly’
It turns out the Roadster 2 both sucks and blows.
Open source articlewired.com 1 min
Waymo’s robotaxis are headed to Canada
The company will start off by testing its self-driving vehicles on Toronto's streets.
Open source articletechcrunch.com 1 min
In ‘You Can See Everything,’ Elizabeth Holmes meets her equal in comedian Nathan Fielder
Nathan Fielder's documentary about disgraced Theranos CEO Elizabeth Holmes has created a constellation of colliding personas that interrogate the very nature of authenticity.
Open source articletechcrunch.com 1 min
Maybe Chatbots Shouldn’t Get to Say ‘I’ or ‘Me’
MIT professor Sherry Turkle warns that people have become dangerously enmeshed with chatbots.
Open source articlewired.com 1 min
OnePlus Ace 7 and Ace 7 Pro could both get 200MP main cameras
We’ve been hearing a lot about the OnePlus Ace 7 series over the past few days. Both the Ace 7 and Ace 7 Pro were recently also spotted on Google’s Supported Devices list.
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Uncle Scam Wants You … to cough up your cash and personal data, FBI warns ahead of midterms
The FBI is once again warning US citizens to be on the lookout for the scams that are so often rife around election season.
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Tesla turns to 50-year-old stunt technology as it tries to Roadster again
Nine years after first trying to resurrect the Roadster, Tesla is apparently trying again.
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Redmi K100 confirmed to launch this month, Redmi Clip Neo to tag along
The Redmi K100 Pro and K100 Pro Max went official in China in August. Xiaomi has now confirmed that the base Redmi K100 will launch later this month. The handset is rumored to be powered by the older Snapdragon 8 Elite SoC.
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Lenovo Retains Leading Position Among Companies in Hang Seng Corporate Sustainability Index Series
The continued inclusion follows Lenovo’s achievement of the highest-possible AAA sustainability rating in Hang Seng Indexes’ 2026 Sustainability Ratings and the highest overall sustainability score across all three of the ESG pillars within the technology industry.
Open source articlenews.lenovo.com 1 min
WhatsApp could make stickers more fun with an audio upgrade
TL;DR WhatsApp could soon let users add audio to stickers created from images and videos. It could let users record up to 10 seconds and five seconds of audio for their image and animated stickers, respectively.
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Honor Win2 shows up on Geekbench confirming its chipset
Honor is set to unveil the Win2 series on October 21, and a tipster on X has now shared what look like its first Geekbench runs.
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iQOO Pad Pro is joining the iQOO Pad Ultra soon, here's what's different
Alongside the iQOO 16, the iQOO Pad Ultra was unveiled at the end of September as an 8.8-inch gaming tablet powered by the Snapdragon 8 Elite Extreme Gen 6 and the company's Q4 gaming chip.
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A Tesla Flying Car? I Don’t Know, Man
The Federal Aviation Administration will likely have thoughts about the Tesla Roadster 2’s ability to leave the ground.
Open source articlewired.com 1 min
Relive Tesla's ridiculous(ly fun) Roadster stunt show
Tesla's Roadster event was pretty exciting, to say the least.
Open source articleengadget.com 1 min
Tesla's redesigned Roadster has a cold-gas thruster option, but you'll need $250,000 just to reserve it
Tesla has finally unveiled the next-generation Roadster.
Open source articleengadget.com 1 min
The Tesla Roadster 2 Is Here—and It Flies
The automaker unveiled its next luxury sports car at an event in Texas. It has thrusters on it that can send it airborne.
Open source articlewired.com 1 min
Benefit Street Partners answers questions faster with Codex
Anant Kumar builds tools to compare loan valuations and analyze credit agreements, using Codex for code review and faster follow-ups.
Open source articleopenai.com 1 min
KDE turns 30 with Plasma 6.8, remote upgrades, and an X11 farewell
Marking the 30th anniversary of KDE on October 14, the project released Plasma 6.8, debuted a movie, and retired Plasma's native X11 session support.
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Amazon devices chief Panos Panay on the importance of failure and bouncing back from it
Panay said that it's possible to recover and learn from all sorts of failures, even catastrophic ones, when building products.
Open source articletechcrunch.com 1 min
E Ink's new Kaleido 4 could inch us closer to the perfect color e-reader
E Ink's new display tech offers improved color reproduction and refresh rates.
Open source articleengadget.com 1 min
White House Press Secretary Katie Zacharia Was an Affiliate Marketer for a Fitness MLM
Trump’s newly installed press secretary tells WIRED that in the early 2010s, she promoted a product for a company then called Beachbody, which she described as “sort of a pyramid scheme.”
Open source articlewired.com 1 min
More ways to connect with the web from Search
We’re updating AI Mode and AI Overviews to include clearer links, context about sources, and more.
Open source articleblog.google 1 min
Data-backed secrets to smarter holiday shopping
Learn the best times to buy. Our new When to Buy Guide uses Google Search and discount data to show when holiday deals peak.
Open source articleblog.google 1 min
Teaching students to think and learn through questions
Celebrate Teachers’ Day with AI for Educators in Brazilian Portuguese and see how Study Mode can help teachers support active, step-by-step learning.
Open source articleopenai.com 1 min
Democrats Are Gearing Up to Investigate the Trump Administration. It Won’t Be Easy
As a recent government report on DOGE shows, even getting basic information out of the Trump administration will put a new Congress to the test.
Open source articlewired.com 1 min
Trump Aides Admit the House Is a Lost Cause
With the midterm elections just a few weeks away, the White House knows it has to go all in on Senate races—while virtually forfeiting the House.
Open source articlewired.com 1 min
Lenovo Uncovers What Happens When Entrepreneurs Look Beyond Borders for Support
New documentary series follows small business founders from around the world as unexpected connections and technology spark fresh ideas, new approaches to business challenges and opportunities for growth.
Open source articlenews.lenovo.com 1 min
Formlabs Has a 3D Printer for Normies
The Form Studio 1 is a $699 desktop-sized printer that fits on a desk and only stinks a little bit.
Open source articlewired.com 1 min
Check out this year’s buzziest Halloween trends.
Ready or not, spooky season is here. To help you prepare, we’re launching Google Frightgeist, our annual interactive website highlighting the top trending searches for H…
Open source articleblog.google 1 min
6 ways to trick-or-treat yourself to the ultimate Halloween with Search
Whether you need a last-minute costume or a scary movie watchlist, let Google handle heavy lifting for your Halloween prep.
Open source articleblog.google 1 min
My Friend Has No Soul
The second iteration of the viral Friend AI necklace is louder and less interesting.
Open source articlewired.com 1 min