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Andrew Liszewski
Andrew Liszewski
Sony’s next flagship ANC wireless earbuds may have been leaked by a retailer.

Power Buy has since taken down the listing for the new Sony WF-1000XM6 earbuds as spotted by Reddit’s Mr_Snail10, but The Walkman Blog managed to capture some images before it disappeared. The upgrade to 2023’s WF-1000XM5 appear to feature a more rounded pill-shaped design with a charging case that now has a flat top and bottom.

Images of the Sony WF-1000XM6 earbuds and their charging cases in black and white color options.
The listing shows both black and white color options for the Sony WF-1000XM6.
Image: The Walkman Blog
Emma Roth
Emma Roth
Snapchat has blocked over 415,000 underage users in Australia.

The app began restricting access to users under 16 in compliance with Australia’s Social Media Minimum Age law. Though Snapchat says it will continue complying with the regulation, it argues that app store-level age verification is a better solution, helping to “ensure that young people encounter appropriate protections no matter where they go online.”

Sheena Vasani
Sheena Vasani
You can buy a 55-inch 4K TV for $250 today only.

If you want a budget 4K TV for the Super Bowl, TCL’s 55-inch Q6-Series QLED TV is $249.99 ($150 off) at Best Buy today. The TV supports Dolby Atmos and Dolby Vision, so scenes appear bright and colors more lifelike. It also features built-in Chromecast and runs Google TV for personalized recommendations from your favorite streaming apps.

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Former Windows 8 boss recruited Epstein to help negotiate his messy Microsoft exit

The so-called Epstein files appear to show how Steven Sinofsky negotiated a $14 million payout from Microsoft.

Tom Warren
Sean Hollister
Sean Hollister
“‘How long do we want to support this thing?’ And Jensen said, ‘For as long as we shall live.’”

Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang, that is, re: the Nvidia Shield TV, likely the most supported Android gadget ever at over a decade. Nvidia’s Andrew Bell tells Ars Technica a new model isn’t in active development, but hints at what he’d add (like AV1 and YouTube HDR). He says Nvidia doesn’t profit off its Netflix button, BTW.

Emma Roth
Emma Roth
Is Moltbook really a “social network” for AI agents?

404 Media reports that security researcher Jamieson O’Reilly found a vulnerability that allows humans to control OpenClaw’s AI agents on Moltbook — the network that recently went viral for hosting “discussions” between supposed AI bots.

Wiz dug into the misconfiguration as well, uncovering 1.5 million exposed API keys and 35,000 email addresses. Moltbook has since secured the database.

The Epstein filesThe Epstein files
Verge Staff