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iPhone 14 Pro's A16 Bionic Outperforms Latest Snapdragon 8 Chip Coming to Android Phones Later This Year Earlier this week, Qualcomm announced its latest Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 mobile chip and platform, promising to "revolutionize flagship smartphones" with "groundbreaking" experiences. Continue Reading . . . https://www.macrumors.com/2022/11/17/iphone-14-pro-a16-outpreforms-snapdragon/

What’s wrong with US broadband? The state of US broadband is bad. We already know huge portions of the country aren’t getting broadband speeds — but even where they are, those connections are often bogged down by limited options, predatory billing practices, and a general lack of choice. Continue Reading . . . https://www.theverge.com/2022/11/17/23460070/internet-bill-broadband-survey-data-consumer-reports-cost

Teens don’t seem super concerned about social media’s effects on their lives With widespread misinformation, echo chambers and dubious fact-checking — not to mention Twitter appearing on the verge of collapse — you might expect today's teenagers to view social media as a cesspool. Continue Reading . . . https://www.engadget.com/survey-teens-social-media-pew-research-193509564.html

Google Fi’s throwing in a free year of YouTube Premium for Unlimited Plus subscribers If you’re subscribed to Google Fi’s Unlimited Plus plan, you can now enjoy an extra perk in addition to unlimited data: one year free of YouTube Premium. Starting today, new and existing members enrolled in Google Fi’s premium plan won’t have to pay the $119. Continue Reading . . . https://www.theverge.com/2022/11/16/23461304/google-fi-unlimited-plus-youtube-premium

Elon Musk is firing Twitter employees even when they criticize him in private After purging half of Twitter’s staff with a snap of his fingers and firing as many as 5,500 additional contract employees without so much as a goodbye, “free speech” maximalist Elon Musk is now additionally getting rid of anyone who dares criticize him, both on Twitter and even in the company Continue Reading . . . https://www.theverge.com/2022/11/15/23460729/elon-musk-fire-twitter-engineers-dissent

Consumer Reports finds hybrid cars are more reliable than gas-only models Hybrid cars aren't just valuable for their fuel efficiency, apparently. Consumer Reports has published annual reliability survey data indicating that hybrids are generally more reliable than their gas-only equivalents. Continue Reading . . . https://www.engadget.com/consumer-reports-hybrid-reliability-ev-phev-170003341.html

'The Witcher 3' finally hits PS5 and Xbox Series X/S on December 14th CD Projekt Red has revealed that the PS5 and Xbox Series X/S versions of The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt will finally be available on December 14th. Continue Reading . . . https://www.engadget.com/the-witcher-3-ps5-xbox-series-x-s-release-date-163118152.html