Of Interest

• New York Sues Valve For Enabling 'Illegal Gambling' With Loot Boxes

  

  Slashdot

• The iPhone in your pocket is now trusted for classified NATO data

  

  Between the Lines

• Samsung exec confirms you can blame RAM " and other materials " for the Galaxy S26's higher pricetag

  

  The Verge

• Google Rolls Out Nano Banana 2, Now Faster Than Ever

  

  Gizmodo

• Burger King will use AI to monitor employee 'friendliness'

  

  Engadget

• AMD 26.2.2 driver is here with Resident Evil Requiem and Marathon support

  

  Neowin

• Roundtables: Why 2026 Is the Year for Sodium-Ion Batteries

  

  MIT Technology Review

• Android To Introduce Automatic Downloads Folder Backup

  

  Ubergizmo

• How do plants know when it's time to bloom?

  

  Futurity

• Firefox adds AI kill switch for users who are sick and tired of AI-everything

  

  Mashable

• Are You 'Agentic' Enough for the AI Era?

  

  Wired

• EBay Is Laying Off About 800 Workers, 6% of Global Workforce

  

  Slashdot

• YouTube Upgrades $7.99 Premium Lite Plan With Great New Features

  

  HotHardware

• The First Look at 'Star City' Is Here, and Apple TV's Spin-Off Era Has Officially Begun

  

  Gizmodo

• Microsoft clarifies Windows 11 legacy printer driver support after user concerns

  

  TechSpot