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    That’s no moon. It’s a smartphone.

    The Realme P3 Ultra just launched in India starting at ₹26,999 (around $315). It comes in three colors, but we’re all about the “Glowing Lunar White” model, which uses a “Starlight Ink Process” to create a soil-textured lunar design that even glows in the dark.

    It’s also IP69-rated, has a big 6,000mAh battery, and is powered by MediaTek’s Dimensity 8350 chipset, but none of that matters as much as a glow-in-the-dark moon.

    <em>This is how the “Glowing Lunar White” looks most of the time.</em>
    <em>But it glows, too.</em>
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    This is how the “Glowing Lunar White” looks most of the time.
    Image: Realme
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    Dominic Preston
    X bounces back to $44 billion.

    Investors have reportedly valued the social media giant at the same amount Elon Musk purchased it for in 2022, a sharp jump after it was deemed worth less than $10 billion in September 2024.

    Musk’s plum position in the White House might have something to do with X’s perceived change of fortunes, though that hasn’t helped Tesla, which is in the midst of a 50 percent stock slump since December. Bloomberg added to the report later, saying X raised “almost $1 billion in new equity funding” with participation from Musk.

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    Dominic Preston
    Gemini no longer requires a Google account.

    Google’s AI assistant has required sign-in to use it since its demo days as Bard, but that’s changing. 9to5Google spotted that you can now use the basic Gemini 2.0 Flash model through a web browser without signing in, though the thinking, deep research, and personalization models require an account, as do file uploads and conversation history.

    Login-less Gemini is available now, though not in the UK and Europe, where login is still required.

    Google acquires cybersecurity firm Wiz for $32 billionGoogle acquires cybersecurity firm Wiz for $32 billion
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    Bumble is getting ID verificationBumble is getting ID verification
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    Dominic Preston
    Dominic Preston
    Three new Snapdragon Gs.

    Qualcomm has announced a trio of chipsets for gaming handhelds: the G3 Gen 3, G2 Gen 2, and G1 Gen 2. The G3 is the flagship, but sadly lacks the Oryon CPU or Adreno 830 GPU found in the smartphone Snapdragon 8 Elite. Perhaps there’s a G Elite on the way?

    At least there’s plenty of hardware at launch, with five devices already announced using the new chipsets, including the Switch-meets-DS OneXSugar.

    A specs table comparing the three new Qualcomm Snapdragon G chips.
    All three chips still use Qualcomm’s Kryo CPUs.
    Image: Qualcomm