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The companies filed separate lawsuits arguing that that the law violates the First Amendment and Section 230 by forcing them to present content to kids under 16 in a way that the government finds acceptable, Reuters reports. California DOJ spokesperson Elissa Perez said they’re “committed to defending California’s commonsense laws to protect kids online.”

Anyone who used the internet in the age of dial-up can probably do a terrible impression of their modem’s screeching handshake sequence. But do you know what all those tones and sounds were actually for? This explainer from the YouTube channel Mixed Signals breaks down all those weird sounds and why they were all important for connecting you to MSN Messenger.

Nvidia is taking PC gamers back to 2006 with a Steam demo full of nostalgia. You can unbox the legendary GeForce 8800 GTX virtually, install it in a Windows Vista PC, and explore a gaming room from 20 years ago. Nvidia is even using modern RTX technology like path tracing, DLSS 4.5 Ray Reconstruction, and Dynamic Multi Frame Generation to bring all the fun little Easter eggs in this demo to life.

The Xbox Series X and S are getting performance-enhancing AMD tech. The GitHub page shows devs can use either the new “Lite” model or the full-fat one, though “Full” has up to a 5.2ms performance hit on the weaker Xbox Series S. That’s enough to cut a 60fps game down to 45fps, not that gamers will see that: devs can cycle through each FSR mode and pick the best balance points between quality and speed.

When you’re trying to cancel a subscription, apps can show messages that “remind subscribers of your subscription’s value as they decide whether to cancel,” and they can even include a “special offer,” Apple says.

Android Authority found icons and references to “Tamba” in the latest YouTube APK. The code mentions followers, follow requests, direct messages, group chats, posts, and voice replies, suggesting it’s a social feature. But the “sandbox” label in the code suggests it could be a testing ground for experimental social features rather than a finished product.

CEO Evan Spiegel, discussing the Specs on today’s Q3 2026 earnings call: “We’re really looking forward to beginning to ship Specs later this fall.”

Emma Walmsley, the former head of biotech company GSK and a member of Microsoft’s board, will take over as HP CEO on January 4th, 2027. Bruce Broussard, who became HP’s interim CEO following Enrique Lores’ departure, will serve as chair of the board.

First, xAI spent $60 billion on Cursor, and now Meta picked up Conductor for an undisclosed amount, as reported previously by Axios, as they all compete with the likes of Anthropic’s Claude Code and OpenAI’s Codex.

That figure covers subscribers to Snapchat Plus, Lens Plus, Platinum, and Memories storage subscriptions, the company announced today alongside its Q3 2026 earnings.

The company dropped daily caps from $300 to $200 for engineers and is planning additional reductions, Bloomberg reports.