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Elizabeth Lopatto
Elizabeth Lopatto
Voir dire has begun.

Yvonne Gonzalez Rogers has introduced herself to prospective jurors; so have all the assorted lawyers. We are looking for nine people. This case should be done by May 21st, at which point it goes to the jury.

Andrew Liszewski
Andrew Liszewski
Sony’s new covers wrap your WF-1000XM6 earbuds in vegan leather.

The best (currently) noise-canceling earbuds will feel even more premium with Sony’s new $39.99 case covers that wrap the WF-1000XM6’s charging case in a smooth vegan leather finish. The cover is available in black and light gray, and while it makes the case slightly larger, it doesn’t inhibit wireless charging.

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Multiple photos of Sony’s WF-1000MX6 earbuds vegan leather case covers.
The new vegan leather WF-1000XM6 charging case covers match the colors of Sony’s flagship wireless earbuds.
Image: Sony
Elizabeth Lopatto
Elizabeth Lopatto
The Elon Musk vs. OpenAI trial starts today.

I’m in the courtroom — and jury selection will begin shortly. Sam Altman is here, but I haven’t seen Elon Musk.

Andrew Liszewski
Andrew Liszewski
The dual camera version of DJI Osmo Pocket 4 could come to the US as the Xtra Muse 2 Pro.

Leaked photos and videos have revealed a dual camera pro version of the Osmo Pocket 4 that DJI almost certainly won’t release in the US. But Xtra Techology, the company that sells “exact hardware copies” of many DJI products, teased its new dual camera Muse 2 Pro coming to the US that looks a lot like the leaked Osmo Pocket 4P.

A blurred images of the Xtra Technology Muse 2 Pro handheld camera.
Is Xtra’s Muse 2 Pro a rebranded version of DJI’s leaked Osmo Pocket 4P?
Image: Instagram
Richard Lawler
Richard Lawler
Meta’s latest energy deal is for 24/7 orbit-to-grid solar power.

Meta announced a new deal this morning with Overview Energy, a space-based solar company with plans to demo beaming “energy wirelessly from space to a solar farm on Earth” in 2028, ahead of commercial delivery in 2030.

Its satellites sit in geosynchronous orbit roughly 22,000 miles above Earth’s equator, where sunlight is constant, collecting energy in space and beaming it to Earth-based solar facilities on the ground as low-intensity, near-infrared light. This means solar farms that currently sit idle at night can keep producing electricity around the clock, maximizing their output and creating more energy for the grid.

Stevie Bonifield
Stevie Bonifield
CachyOS’s latest release includes a new security feature and improved support for Intel CPUs.

As XDA reports, the Arch-based Linux distro’s April update now “automatically configures fingerprint readers for ‘sudo’ prompts” and “detects specific Intel CPUs for better power saving,” among other new features and fixes. CachyOS users can run the command “sudo pacman -Syu” to update to the latest release.

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UL CEO Jennifer Scanlon on why safety still matters in the AI era

Nilay Patel
Andrew Liszewski
Andrew Liszewski
In space, no one can hear you over-decorate for Halloween.

Home Depot’s 12-foot Skelly is still a holiday headliner after nearly 7 years, but Spirit Halloween’s new Alien Xenomorph could be an even bigger draw for brave trick-or-treaters this year. The $450 animatronic features sounds inspired by the original film and multiple movements including an inner mouth that extends and screams.

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<em>The animatronic stands 6 feet 8 inches tall and features a detailed exoskeleton design.</em>
<em>All of the Xenomorph’s sounds and movement are triggered by an IR sensor so it’s not terrorizing your neighbors non-stop.</em>
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The animatronic stands 6 feet 8 inches tall and features a detailed exoskeleton design.
Image: Spirit Halloween
Andrew Liszewski
Andrew Liszewski
The Time Frog Color is a watch-sized Game Boy Color that plays tiny carts.

Instead of taking the easy route with an emulator, Chris Hackmann, the modder behind the excellent Frog Boy Color, created a watch-sized Game Boy Color using the handheld’s original CPU. It also plays games through custom tiny cartridges and features a tiny D-pad on the side along with other button controls.