The Privacy Display is a built-in display layer on the Galaxy S26 Ultra that limits visibility from side angles while keeping the screen clear from the front view, protecting content from onlookers. Users can toggle it on/off, customize for apps, and assign it to the side button for convenience, ideal for public spaces.

Nudge is a new Galaxy AI feature that intelligently analyzes on-screen content and provides contextual suggestions, such as opening the Calendar for events or Gallery for photo sharing when relevant. It enhances proactive assistance without user prompts.

The 'Better Deal' campaign is T-Mobile's advertising initiative accusing Verizon of enticing customers into stores with misleading offers and then attempting to upsell them on more expensive products, amid competitive tensions in the telecom industry.

Verizon allegedly disabled the comment functionality on social media posts related to T-Mobile's 'Better Deal' campaign because customers were posting warnings to other subscribers about Verizon's practices, which T-Mobile claims was an attempt to stifle discourse.

Desktop PCs primarily require 12V power, and each AA alkaline battery provides 1.5V, so eight batteries in series deliver approximately 12V. However, the PC's power draw, such as 0.9 amps observed in the experiment, demands high current capacity that a few batteries cannot sustain, necessitating 56 batteries configured in series-parallel to provide both sufficient voltage and current while handling voltage drop under load.

Alkaline AA batteries experience rapid voltage sag under high current loads like 0.9A drawn by the PC, dropping from 12V to 10.8V quickly, and have limited current output compared to their capacity, making sustained operation difficult without many cells in parallel. Power conservation becomes critical as the setup struggles with efficiency and battery depletion.

According to NYDIG Research, Bitcoin's price is increasingly influenced by macroeconomic factors related to AI, including its impact on employment, real interest rates, and central bank liquidity policies. When AI adoption leads to job displacement, it can trigger broader economic shifts—such as changes in unemployment rates and central bank responses—that affect overall market sentiment and liquidity conditions. Bitcoin, as a highly liquid risk asset, responds strongly to these macroeconomic sentiment changes. Research indicates that Bitcoin reacts to sentiment shifts even more dramatically than traditional tech stocks, making it a sensitive indicator of how markets perceive AI-driven economic disruption. This represents a shift from Bitcoin being valued primarily on technological developments to being valued as a macro asset that responds to employment trends and monetary policy adjustments.

Central banks typically adjust monetary policy in response to employment changes and economic growth. If AI-driven job displacement leads to higher unemployment, central banks may lower interest rates or increase liquidity to stimulate the economy. Bitcoin's price is particularly sensitive to liquidity conditions and real interest rates—when real rates fall or liquidity increases, investors often seek alternative assets like Bitcoin as a store of value. Conversely, if central banks tighten policy due to AI-driven productivity gains boosting inflation, Bitcoin could face headwinds. The key insight is that Bitcoin no longer moves primarily on its own technological merits but rather on how macroeconomic conditions—shaped by AI's employment effects—influence overall financial conditions and investor risk appetite.

The 2026 memory crisis is a structural shift, not a temporary shortage. Semiconductor manufacturers have reallocated 33–50% of wafer production capacity away from standard computer memory (DDR4/DDR5) toward high-margin AI infrastructure chips, particularly High-Bandwidth Memory (HBM) used in AI data centers. This reallocation is driven by hyperscalers like Microsoft, Google, Meta, and Amazon prioritizing AI server orders. Unlike typical supply disruptions, this represents a fundamental realignment of manufacturing priorities that is expected to persist through 2027, with DDR5 32GB memory kit prices projected to surge 478% from $95 in mid-2025 to $550 in Q2 2026.

IT leaders should adopt a multi-pronged approach: (1) Optimize applications for lower memory consumption and focus on doing more with less memory without sacrificing performance; (2) Shift non-critical workloads like backups and archives to cost-optimized, tiered object storage solutions from providers less exposed to AI-driven demand; (3) Avoid over-provisioning and monitor infrastructure utilization closely; (4) Lock in long-term infrastructure partnerships and consider securing stock at current rates while rolling out hardware over extended periods; (5) Evaluate software-defined architectures that maximize existing infrastructure rather than requiring dedicated hardware procurement; and (6) Consider refurbished systems with pre-shortage memory configurations to bypass current pricing volatility. The key principle is infrastructure efficiency—memory is becoming a competitive advantage, and organizations that plan ahead and optimize intelligently will thrive.

Polymarket is a cryptocurrency-based prediction market platform where users bet on the outcomes of future events, such as geopolitical conflicts, by purchasing 'Yes' or 'No' shares priced between $0.01 and $1.00; if the predicted outcome occurs, 'Yes' shares pay out $1 each, while 'No' shares pay out if it does not, with share prices reflecting crowd-sourced probability estimates.

Polymarket defends war betting as 'invaluable' because it claims to generate accurate predictive insights and 'information signals' from collective user bets that outperform traditional media, polls, or experts, providing real-time probabilities on events like US/Israel strikes on Iran or Iran-US conflicts.

SAE Level 4 autonomous driving enables a vehicle to operate without human intervention in specific conditions or environments, such as making the R2 a driverless taxi in most situations when all conditions are met.

Rivian's Autonomy+ is a Level 2++ hands-free driving platform costing $49.99 per month or $2500 one-time, significantly less than Tesla's Full Self-Driving, and enables expanding self-driving capabilities via OTA updates on R1 and R2 models using existing hardware and new AI like the Large Driving Model.

The Super Pocket Rare Edition includes a cartridge slot compatible with Evercade cartridges, allowing expansion to over 650 games across more than 75 cartridges available separately for £19.99, $29.99, or €24.99 each.[3][4]

Banjo-Kazooie has been enhanced and optimized specifically for the Super Pocket Rare Edition's controls, which use a D-pad instead of analog sticks, making it playable despite originating on the Nintendo 64.[1][6]

Itsyhome supports both Apple HomeKit and Home Assistant, allowing users to switch between platforms while preserving separate layouts, groups, favorites, and settings for each.

The free version provides basic control of smart home devices like lights, thermostats, and locks from the menu bar, while the Pro version adds live camera feeds, custom device groups, iCloud sync, custom icons, deeplinks for automation, and Stream Deck support via a one-time purchase.