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The most recent articles from a list of feeds I subscribe to.

T-Mobile brings free 911 emergency texting to AT&T and Verizon customers

T-Mobile is opening up access to its Starlink-powered emergency texting service. The carrier announced on Wednesday that anyone with a compatible phone — even AT&T and Verizon customers — can sign up to text 911 over satellite for free. In July, T-Mobile launched its “T-Satellite” service to customers across the US for $10 per month, […]

Nintendo is the exception to the troubled console market

The Switch 2's price seemed high at $450, but in the face of rocketing prices from Sony and Xbox, it's starting to look like a deal

Teenage Engineering pairs its reggae-themed sampler with a new voice-changing mic

Teenage Engineering’s Riddim looks like just another take on the company’s EP–133 KO II sampler. But it actually has a lot more going on, especially when paired with the new EP–2350 Ting mic.  The Ting has fun CB-radio vibes, and TE describes it as being “lo-fi by design.” It’s got four built-in voice-changing effects, including […]

'A First Foothold' quest walkthrough in Arc Raiders

For "A First Foothold" in Arc Raiders, you'll need to travel across Blue Gate and complete four different objectives. Here's where to find them.

Apple Podcasts Is Adding AI-Generated Chapters for Podcasts Without Chapters

News from Apple’s Podcasts for Creators site, regarding new features in the iOS 26.2 beta releases:

When you supply chapters in your episode description or in your RSS feed, they display in Apple Podcasts. If you submit chapters through your hosting provider, you can include images. For shows in English, when chapters aren’t provided, Apple Podcasts generates them for you and an “Automatically created“ label appears in the chapter list. If you prefer not to use automatically created chapters, you can disable this feature in Apple Podcasts Connect. Learn more about chapters.

It’s unclear to me whether this feature is actually exclusive to iOS/iPhone, or will be available across Apple’s 26.2 OS releases. This strikes me as a great use of AI, but I also think most multi-topic podcasts should include human-created chapters.