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Google Maps adds agentic features, including food ordering and hotel bookings

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Google announced on Thursday that Google Maps’ “Ask Maps” feature is gaining a slew of new agentic capabilities, including the ability to order food, book hotels, and find event tickets. The tech giant is also bringing Personal Intelligence to Ask Maps, allowing the AI tool to personalize its responses by drawing on information from a […]

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The Call of Duty: Black Ops 1&2 PS4 and PS5 ports sold more than 11 million copies in under a month

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Black Ops 2 was far and away the biggest of the two, selling 8.2 million copies, leaving just 3 million to Black Ops 1. Even before we had hard figures to compare, it’s clear players have been talking about Black Ops 2 the most on Reddit and social media. As for the split between console

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New AirPods are coming, but this is one of the best deals yet on AirPods Pro 3

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We are touching down for an early, dedicated edition of today’s Lunch Break courtesy of 9to5Toys – AirPods Pro 3 have now dropped in price again at Amazon to deliver one of the best deals of the year at nearly 25% off. Amazon was offering a solid $50 price drop on AirPods Pro 3 through

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We’re getting an “extended look” at Grand Theft Auto 6 gameplay on 27th August

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Following this, the Grand Theft Auto 6: An Extended Look trailer will also be released on the official Rockstar Games YouTube channel and the Grand Theft Auto 6 site at 9pm ET on the 27th August. Grand Theft Auto VI: An Extended Look premieres on @netflix Thursday, August 27 at 3 p.m. ET.https://t.co/px5rI0eKh7 pic.twitter.com/IDZO55jY6K There’s

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Old Reddit a threat to AI data scraping, says platform, with changes coming

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When Reddit significantly changed its user interface way back in 2018, there were widespread protests from those who preferred the original. The company has retained access to this at old.reddit.com, and last year promised this version would continue to exist for as long as people kept using it. That promise may now be under some

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Valve explains clever shortcut for the Steam Controller’s Grip Sense, and I’m starting to think it’s a killer feature

Gadget /

The Steam Controller has a pretty niche feature called Grip Sense, which is a pair of capacitive touch sensors inside the handles that can sense when you are touching them. Though you may not use it, Valve thinks you should “Because it’s, like, cool” and even recommends a couple of sweet shortcuts to use with

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Capcom shrugs off PlayStation’s all-digital future, suggests shrinking physical market will not have a “significant impact” on its operations

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"Approximately 90 percent of our unit sales are digital." The comment comes from a question asked of the company in the Q&A portion of its latest financial report. One investor asked “what impact do you anticipate from the shrinking physical game market in the medium to long term?” and it seems Capcom is not too

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Did the Galaxy Z Fold 8 Ultra’s crease get worse after a couple of weeks

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Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission. Learn more. Samsung’s new foldable phones generally have less prominent creases than their predecessors, bringing us a little closer to a zero-crease future. However, at least one Galaxy Z Fold 8 Ultra owner reports that the crease has become more visible after mere days. Tipster

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Vision Pro is a niche product, but an incredibly valuable one in the right hands

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Even Apple CEO Tim Cook has acknowledged that Vision Pro is a niche product. I’ve argued in the past that it’s an essential step along the way to a more affordable and consumer-friendly Apple Glasses product. But it’s also worth noting that sometimes niche products can make a huge difference within specialist fields, and a

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Roblox’s string of bad luck persists as player numbers continue to plummet and the company’s stock price with it

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As reported by Morningstar, player engagement and payment were both down, too. The drop is seemingly so bad that Roblox declined to offer earnings estimates about the rest of the year ahead, while telling investors they should expect a similarly weak third quarter. Why is this happening? Roblox blamed the lack of viral games created

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