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    Reddit reportedly explores verifying users with Sam Altman’s eyeball scanner.

    Sources tell Semafor that Reddit wants to combat AI bots using World ID, the cryptocurrency and human identification project co-founded by Altman. It uses an iris scanner known as the Orb to assign people a World ID, which Semafor says Reddit could use to verify human users while keeping them anonymous.

    In addition to World ID, Reddit would also allow users to verify themselves with “many” other options, according to Semafor.

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    Latest Fairphone 6 leak shows off the two-part back cover.

    We already got a glimpse at what seems to be the repair-friendly Fairphone 6 earlier this month, but now Winfuture is back with another leak that shows how you can remove the lower half of the two-part back cover to reveal the phone’s battery.

    As reported by Winfuture, you still have to unscrew the battery, but it’s not glued in, making it far easier to replace. Fairphone is expected to launch the new device on June 25th.

    1/3Image: Winfuture
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    AMD’s partnership with Xbox will extend beyond consoles.

    “Moving forward, AMD will go beyond building custom chips for Xbox consoles to designing a full roadmap of gaming-optimized chips, combining the power of Ryzen and Radeon for consoles, handhelds, PCs and the cloud.” AMD CEO Lisa Su says in a video posted on Thursday.

    Su adds that AMD is “doing it all with backward compatibility,” allowing gamers to access titles “across platforms.” Xbox announced this week that its next-gen console will feature an AMD chip.

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    DuckDuckGo’s scam blocker now covers fake ecommerce sites and more.

    The tool, which is built into DuckDuckGo’s browser, displays a warning message when you click on potentially dangerous sites. In addition to blocking phishing sites, malware, and common online scams, DuckDuckGo has expanded the tool to protect against fake online stores, phony crypto exchanges, and those obnoxious sites that falsely claim your device has a virus.

    Image: DuckDuckGo
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    Microsoft could lay off thousands more workers next month.

    Sources tell Bloomberg that the job cuts could heavily impact workers in sales, while also spanning other areas of the company. My colleague Tom Warren reported earlier this month that there could soon be Xbox-related layoffs as well.

    Microsoft is expected to announce the move in July, just two months after it laid off over 6,000 workers across the company.

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    Another update on Apple’s folding iPhone.

    Supply chain analyst Ming-Chi Kuo writes in a post on X that Apple supplier Foxconn could “kick off the project” later this year, targeting a 2026 release. Kuo says the display is “one of the few components” that Apple has finalized so far, but “plans remain subject to change.”

    A previous report from the analyst suggests the phone will fold like a book, with a 7.8-inch inner display and a 5.5-inch outer screen.