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Oura adds cardio effort tracking and passive VO2 Max estimates to its rings
Oura is adding Cardio Effort and automatic VO2 Max estimates to its smart rings, giving users more ways to track cardiovascular fitness. The updates broaden the ring’s health features and may appeal to people who prefer a ring to a watch or bracelet. Cardio Effort compares activity strain with a wearer’s personal baseline, using five…
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Apple’s £1,500 foldable iPhone has costly camera and app compromises
Apple’s first foldable iPhone, the iPhone Duo, is due to open for pre-orders on Friday, with deliveries starting on 23 October. Starting at $1,999, it is the most expensive iPhone yet, but the article says its high price does not guarantee the best hardware and urges buyers to weigh its compromises before ordering. The Duo…
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Helen Haines’ alleged attacker to face court today – as the MP fights for life in hospital
Helen Haines, the independent federal MP for Indi, remains in a critical condition after she was allegedly struck by a LandCruiser outside her electorate office in Wangaratta on Monday. The incident has led to serious criminal charges against a 43-year-old man, who is due to appear in court. Brendan Nugent, from Tarrawingee, has been charged…
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OpenBSD 8.0 adds hardware support as its security record endures
OpenBSD 8.0, the project’s 61st release, has arrived with updates for modern hardware and virtual machines. Founder Theo de Raadt highlighted the operating system’s security record, saying its default installation has had only two remote security holes in more than 30 years. The release adds Intel Arc graphics support, expands virtual address space to allow…
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Navy boosts robot inspections as Moreno warns Republicans on working-class voters
Bernie Moreno cautions Republicans over their working-class support as the US Navy raises funding for AI-assisted ship inspections. Umamusume’s LA concerts are cancelled over visa issues, while Blade Runner 2049 returns to streaming charts and Angela Rayner talks cars.
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DJI’s Osmo Pocket 3 vlogging camera is a good deal at under $400
DJI’s Osmo Pocket 3 is on sale for $395, down from its usual $499, at Amazon, Best Buy and B&H Photo. The compact camera is pitched as an upgrade for people whose phone camera does not meet their needs for recording videos. It has a 1-inch sensor on a built-in gimbal for stabilised footage, a…
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Amazon is phasing out Fire HD tablets, but not without some big discounts first
Amazon is phasing out its Fire HD tablets in favour of more expensive Alexa Tablets, but the Fire HD 10 is available at a record low price. The discount gives shoppers a chance to buy an affordable tablet for everyday entertainment and browsing as Amazon shifts its range. The ad-supported 2023 Fire HD 10 costs…
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Quantinuum reports sharp error suppression as logical qubits scale
Quantinuum says its latest trapped-ion quantum hardware can improve error-corrected qubits substantially as they grow, with some performance measures improving by more than a factor of 10 at each size increase. This matters because practical quantum algorithms will need reliable logical qubits, built from groups of hardware qubits, and steep improvements could reduce how many…
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Voxel home robot reservations open ahead of expected $20,000 launch in 2028
Tuesday Labs has opened reservations for Voxel, a home robot designed to learn and handle routine tasks, including tidying, watering plants and helping locate misplaced items. Its proposed ability to remember where household objects were last seen could make it useful for people who often lose things, though its capabilities remain limited and the price…