1:52 am, Friday, 12 December 2025
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ONEPLUS BAKES GEMINI INTO OXYGENOS 16’S ‘MIND SPACE’

AI upgrades and tighter Google integration OnePlus unveiled OxygenOS 16 with deep integration of Google’s Gemini assistant inside a personal

AI mania meets oil and power: the market’s riskiest mix yet

Energy, chips and soaring valuations An investor stampede into companies tied to artificial intelligence is ricocheting through the energy complex.

Google’s AI Overviews face a revolt from the internet’s plumbing

How infrastructure players push back A growing coalition of internet infrastructure firms, publishers, and developer communities is pushing back against

Waymo sets sights on London with 2026 robotaxi launch

What the rollout could look like Waymo plans to launch a commercial robotaxi service in London in 2026, marking its

Netflix will stream Spotify video podcasts from 2026

Two platforms test a crossover for shows and audiences Netflix and Spotify are teaming up to bring select Spotify video

PlayStation Gear Store is shutting down on December 31

Sony winds down its merch shop as fans rush final buys Sony’s PlayStation Gear Store—home to licensed apparel and collectibles

Library advice book from rural Hokkaido becomes an unlikely bestseller

Small-town wisdom, big national audience A modest public library in Shari, Hokkaido, has spawned a national hit: a book compiling

APPLE TV+ DROPS THE ‘PLUS’—STREAMER REBRANDS AS APPLE TV AMID CONTENT PUSH

What changes and why it matters Apple is stripping the “+” from Apple TV+, recasting its streaming service simply as

WORLD FALLS BEHIND ON DEFORESTATION GOALS AS FIRES AND FARMS EAT INTO FORESTS

Alarming new tally The world lost roughly 8.1 million hectares of forest in 2024, a new assessment finds, leaving governments

MALWARE GANGS ARE BYPASSING 2FA WITH SCREEN-SHARING SCAMS—ANDROID USERS HIT

How the attack works A sprawling cybercrime campaign is tricking Android users into giving criminals the digital keys to their