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INEOS to begin Grenadier Game Viewer production in 2026

The Game Viewer will be offered with seating layouts for four to nine rear passengers, depending on wheelbase.

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Xiaomi 17 Global Variant Spotted: India Launch Timeline Finally Revealed

Xiaomi 17 appears on Geekbench with Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5, confirming global rollout. Launch in India expected in early 2026 with premium specs and top features.

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The Morning After: Tech’s biggest winners of 2025

As we wrap up 2025, we’re looking at the year’s biggest winners: the people, companies, products and trends that made the most impact over the year. Almost at the top of the pile, of course, are the tech billionaires. According to a recent report by Oxfam, the 10 richest US billionaires (who are all tech leaders, save for Warren Buffet) increased their wealth by $698 billion in 2025. Some of that has been spent treating and lavishing donations on President Trump. Elon Musk reportedly donated nearly $300 million to Trump and Republican allies, and several tech companies have pitched in to build the president’s White House ballroom.ALLISON ROBBERT via Getty ImagesThanks to updates from Meta, Google, OpenAI and others, AI video is more realistic and easier to make than ever. AI video is everywhere. It’s not only overtaken your Facebook and Instagram recommendations, but Meta created an entirely separate feed just for users’ AI-generated fever dreams. The numbers are huge: OpenAI’s Sora, which lets you make AI videos of real people, was downloaded a million times in just a few days. And Google’s Veo generated more than 40 million videos in a few weeks of launching. AI slop is here to stay, and it’s everywhere.We didn’t say the winners would all be positive. But hey, the Switch 2 is great.— Mat SmithThe other big stories this morningGoogle and Apple partner on better Android–iPhone switchingTeam Cherry is working on more Silksong content but won’t say when it’ll be releasedHow Google is laying the foundation for our mixed reality futureParamount and Netflix both want to spend billions on Warner Bros. DiscoveryGood news for WBD?The Warner Bros. studios water tower. (Reuters / REUTERS)Paramount wasn’t going to let Netflix pick up Warner Bros. Discovery (WBD) without a fight. Following the streaming service’s $82.7 billion deal to buy much of WBD, Paramount is making a hostile takeover bid of $108 billion, pitching directly to WBD shareholders with an all-cash offer of $30 per share, which expires on January 8.Last week, the WBD board unanimously accepted Netflix’s offer of $27.75 per share. That breaks down to $23.25 per share in cash and another $4.50 per share in Netflix stock. Paramount, however, wants to pick up the entirety of WBD, while Netflix only wants the studios and streaming businesses.Whoever bought (or buys?) WBD would face government opposition from all sides. Paramount had already sent WBD a letter questioning the “fairness and adequacy” of the acquisition bidding process before its hostile takeover bid.President Trump warned the Netflix deal could be a “problem.” According to data from JustWatch, a combined Netflix and HBO would account for 33 percent of the US streaming video market.Continue reading.Tekken director Katsuhiro Harada is leaving Bandai NamcoTekken’s leading face and voice for decades.Katsuhiro Harada is departing Bandai Namco at the end of 2025. He announced the news both with a farewell note shared on X and, of course, an hour-long DJ mix. Harada’s 30-year career has been most closely involved with Tekken, and he’s a familiar face in the fighting game community.Harada wrote on X: “To everyone who has supported me, to communities around the world, and to all the colleagues who have walked alongside me for so many years, I offer my deepest gratitude.”Continue reading.This article originally appeared on Engadget at https://www.engadget.com/general/the-morning-after-engadget-newsletter-122328464.html?src=rss

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The Morning After: Tech’s biggest winners of 2025 - Engadget

The Morning After: Tech’s biggest winners of 2025 EngadgetTech's biggest winners of 2025 EngadgetRising Stars of 2025 Tech Landscape: New Unicorns Emerge Next Unicorn Ventures

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McDonald's Faces Backlash After Releasing AI-Generated Christmas Ad

The backlash highlights a growing cultural divide, those fascinated by AI's creative potential and those who view its rapid adoption as a threat

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Electronic Weighing Scale Market to Reach USD 8.06 Billion by 2032, Growing at a 6.61% CAGR | Industrial Automation and Retail Drive Demand

The global Electronic Weighing Scale Market is experiencing steady and promising growth, driven by increasing demand for precision, automation, and data connectivity across various end-user verticals. Valued at an estimated USD 4.83 Billion in 2024, the market is firmly projected

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Epson Lifestudio Flex Plus Review: This Projector’s the Life of the Party

The Flex Plus menu offers just four predefined picture modes. Each has the same set of settings options, ranging from basics like brightness and contrast to more advanced ones, such as Dynamic Contrast, Scene Adaptive Gamma, and a color tuner with all the necessary parameters for a full calibration. Note that although the picture mode [...]

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Virtus Artificial Intelligence & Technology Opportunities Fund (AIO) To Go Ex-Dividend on December 11th

Virtus Artificial Intelligence & Technology Opportunities Fund (NYSE:AIO – Get Free Report) declared a monthly dividend on Wednesday, November 19th. Investors of record on Thursday, December 11th will be given a dividend of 0.15 per share on Tuesday, December 30th. This represents a c) annualized dividend and a yield of 7.7%. The ex-dividend date is [...]

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The Origin LumbarCloud mattress felt like I’ve slept on cloud 9...literally. - HardwareZone

The Origin LumbarCloud mattress felt like I’ve slept on cloud 9...literally. HardwareZone

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The Origin LumbarCloud mattress felt like I’ve slept on cloud 9...literally.

I tried the Origin LumbarCloud mattress to find out if sleep tech is really a thing. It is.

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WhatsApp Business could charge users for linking more than four devices - XDA Developers

WhatsApp Business could potentially start charging users who want to link more than four devices to the same account in a future update.

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Google Messages causing severe battery drain and overheating? Here’s a temporary fix - XDA Developers

A bug in Google Messages is causing severe battery drain and overheating on some devices. Here's a temporary fix while you wait for Google to push an update.

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Redmi 10 Power with 6,000mAh Battery Launched in India: Check Price and Specs - The Quint

Redmi 10 Power Price in India: Redmi has launched its new smartphone Redmi 10 Power in India. The smartphone was launched along with Redmi 10A, on Wednesday, 20 April in India

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Alienware Doubles Down on AMD, Launches New Ryzen Laptops and Desktop - Gizmodo

The premium Alienware m15 R7 and m17 R5 highlight four new Ryzen-powered systems.

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Apple MagSafe Battery Pack Will Now Charge Your iPhone Faster: Here’s How - News18

Apple is offering its new firmware update for the MagSafe accessory that promises to give you faster charging for the compatible iPhone models.

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Google to kill call-recording apps on Play Store on May 11 - GSMArena.com news - GSMArena.com

System apps with native call-recording functionality remain unaffected.

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OnePlus Nord 2T moniker confirmed, camera details leaked ahead of India launch - 91mobiles

The OnePlus Nord 2T India launch may take place soon as the moniker has been spotted on the TDRA certification. The OnePlus Nord 2T's camera details have also been leaked. Here are the expected specifications of the device.

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Garena Free Fire Max Codes For April 21: Here's How To Redeem Them For Free Rewards - ABP Live

Garena Free Fire Max redeem codes are 12-digit codes that are region-specific and can be used by players to gain an edge over rivals in every round of the battle royale game.

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Realme Announces Narzo 50a Prime For Next Week, To Come Without Charger | Mint - Mint

We are still not sure that no-charger policy will be limited to Narzo 50A Prime or it will be extended to other Realme budget, mid-segment and premium phones