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I Took the $499 Google Pixel 9a for a Spin: Here's What I Like Most

Google's Pixel 9a has a bigger screen, a better processor, and a brand-new design (without a camera bar!) for the same price as the Pixel 8a. I got a chance to check the phone out ahead of its release.

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Trump Attempts to Fire the FTC's Democratic Commissioners

Removing the commission's two non-GOP members goes against 90 years of precedent.

No mmWave, No Problem? iPhone 16e Keeps Up With iPhone 16 in Speed Tests

Even without millimeter-wave 5G, the iPhone 16e holds up against the iPhone 16 in download speeds and trumps it in upload speeds, according to Ookla Speedtest data.

What Is Nvidia's DGX Station? A New, Specialized Desktop Line for AI Work

AI researchers and developers can look forward to these prebuilt towers, announced at GTC 2025 and coming from Nvidia and its partners, for extraordinary AI power at their desks. Also: Nvidia's taking reservations for its DGX Spark mini PC, formerly known as "Project DIGITS."

Apple Quietly Fixed a Passwords App Bug That Exposed Users to Phishing Attacks

The app used the HTTP protocol instead of the safer HTTPS protocol for three months.

I've Seen HP's First 18-inch ZBook Workstation, and It's Plump With Power

HP will soon drop its first 18-inch mobile workstation, the ZBook Fury G1i, with Nvidia's new "Blackwell" RTX Pro 5000 GPUs for serious content-creation punch. I opened up this beast ahead of its reveal.