Thomas’ first gadget memory was typing 7734 into his father’s inverted, HP-35 scientific calculator. Clearly fated to tech blogging, he would have to wait another 20 years before the rise of the medium. A degree in Electrical and Computer Engineering led Thomas to Silicon Valley just prior to the dot-com boom. In June of 2011, Thomas wrote his 1,362,258th word for Engadget, leaving to help launch The Verge.
Google’s yet to say anything official about the Pixel 10, but it was recently caught mid commercial shoot on a Vancouver beach by @MarksGonePublic on X. Separately, Mystic Leaks says we should expect color options for the Pixel 10 to include a black Obsidian, blue, purple Iris, and yellow Limoncello, and the 10 Pro and XL models to come in choice of white Porcelain, black Obsidian, green, and gray Sterling.
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US-based miner MP Materials and Saudi Arabia’s Maaden have taken the first step in developing an alternative supply chain for the production of rare-earth magnets — 90 percent of which come from China, which restricted their export in response to Trump’s tariffs. That’s a problem because those magnets are needed for the advanced motors found in everything from EVs, to robots, missiles, spacecraft, drones, and steering wheels.
You can read more about the conundrum in a feature we published yesterday:
Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang’s recent embrace of the infamously transactional US president has already secured a Huawei AI chip clampdown and a reversal of limits placed on Nvidia’s AI chip exports. Now, according to Reuters, The UAE could be allowed to import 500,000 of Nvidia’s most advanced AI chips per year starting in 2025. It’s all part of a US deal to build a massive artificial intelligence campus in the UAE — measuring 10 square miles with 5 gigawatts of power for AI data centers — something that wouldn’t have been allowed previously over concerns that China would gain access to the tech.
Tesla’s Optimus robot has been plagued by fakery since it launched with a dancer in a suit followed by remote manipulation at the cybercab event. So what is this? Generative AI? A man behind the curtain in a mocap suit?
Does it even matter if Tesla can’t mass produce them without China’s rare earth magnets?
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The $249 46-mm running watch has a bright 1.32-inch OLED display and weighs just 36g. It offers up to 12 days of battery life — or up to 20 hours of always-on dual-band GPS tracking — and 34 modes to track everything from a short recovery run, training session, or marathon. It’s the latest option for athletes worried about Garmin’s shift to subscriptions.
Climacool are surprisingly comfortable, predictably polarizing.
