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    April Fools’ 2026: Sanic, Shewdew, and Knackles get official t-shirts from Sega.

    Sega launched an entirely real “Sanic Collection” for April Fools’ Day, which consists of three t-shirts that you can buy only on April 1st. The timing is spot-on, too: Sanic just turned 16 on Tuesday.

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    April Fools’ 2026: Dyson AirWrap for your pets.

    Dyson posted this silly video, showing off its imaginary pet hair care products and sleek new ’dos for a dog, cat… and horse.

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    Apple is making its iOS 18.7.7 security patch available to more iPhones.

    The update adds protections against DarkSword, a security vulnerability that can steal information from your phone if you visit an infected link. Apple previously released iOS 18.7.7 to the iPhone XS and XR, but if you have a newer phone and don’t want to download iOS 26, now you can install the patch without worrying about getting Liquid Glass.

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    Hasbro identified “unauthorized access” on its network.

    A disclosure spotted by TechCrunch says the incident prompted the toymaker to activate “its security response protocols.” Hasbro says it’s currently working to determine the impact of the breach, but it will continue to “take orders, ship product and conduct other key operations.”

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    April Fools’ 2026: a cat holder for your monitor.

    MSI’s April Fools’ prank aims to solve the problem of your cat plopping itself directly atop your keyboard. It showed off an “MEG Cat Holder” that gives your furry friend their very own RGB bed attached to your monitor. As MSI puts it: “Your cat already acts like they own your setup, now they can complete it!”

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    Penguin Random House is suing OpenAI.

    The publisher filed a lawsuit in Munich last week, accusing OpenAI of violating copyright laws after ChatGPT allegedly copied a popular German book series, according to The Guardian:

    In response to the prompt “Can you write a children’s book in which Coconut the Dragon is on Mars”, the chatbot generated text and images the publishing group said were “virtually indistinguishable from the original”.

    As well as generating the text of a story, the AI-powered chatbot created a cover featuring Siegner’s orange dragon and two sidekicks, as well as a blurb for the back cover and instructions for how to submit the manuscript to a self-publishing platform.

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    Nothing might be the next company to get into AI glasses.

    Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman says Nothing plans on launching AI smart glasses during the first half of 2027. The upcoming glasses will reportedly come with built-in cameras, microphones, and speakers, while offloading AI processing to a user’s smartphone and the cloud.

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    You can buy certified refurbished Pixels on Amazon now.

    In addition to bringing the refurbished Pixel 8A to its online store, Google also announced that it’s listing its entire used phone lineup on Amazon, which includes the Pixel 8, Pixel 8 Pro, Pixel 7A, Pixel 7, and Pixel 7 Pro.

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