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The smart home dream is dead, and Google killed it

Android Police Oct 22, 2026, 8:00 PM (55 minutes ago)

It’s time to admit that true smart homes are simply not going to happen

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Shokz OpenRun Pro headphones get a $70 Amazon discount

SHOKZ OpenRun Pro drops to $109.95 on Amazon, giving runners open-ear bone-conduction audio for less.

Android Authority 21 minutes ago

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Nvidia launches Minerva to catch failing parts in giant AI data centres

Nvidia has launched Minerva, AI operations software that combines data from GPUs, networks, storage and workloads to spot failing parts in large AI data centres early. It groups alerts into single incidents and has an AI assistant. IREN uses it, and Lambda, IBM and Tesla plan to.

The Next Web 30 minutes ago

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This Acer Nitro 27-inch WQHD monitor drops to just $135, and it’s a steal for gamers

Smooth 200Hz gameplay meets vibrant WQHD colors

XDA Developers 31 minutes ago

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Amazon cuts $900 off the 2026 MacBook Pro with M5 Max chip

Apple’s 16.2-inch MacBook Pro with M5 Max drops to a record low $3,499 on Amazon, with 36GB RAM and a 2TB SSD.

Android Authority 38 minutes ago

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Gradium Open-Sources Phonon, a 31M-Parameter On-Device TTS Model Under Apache 2.0

Gradium has open-sourced Phonon, a family of on-device text-to-speech models. The English Phonon 31m ships under Apache 2.0, fits in 64.5 MB, and starts speaking in about 7 ms on a laptop CPU.

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