GeekWire

JUNE 15, 2025

Get caught up on the latest technology and startup news from the past week. Here are the most popular stories on GeekWire for the week of June 8, 2025. Sign up to receive these updates every Sunday in your inbox by subscribing to our GeekWire Weekly email newsletter. Most popular stories on GeekWire Xbox Ally vs. Nintendo Switch 2: Microsoft enters a handheld console war that lacks actual competition This isn’t quite what we expected to see last year, but the ROG Xbox Ally still marks a new chap

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TechSpot

JUNE 15, 2025

Apple's retail locations are equipped with advanced anti-theft technology that renders display devices useless once they leave the premises. The moment a demonstration iPhone is taken beyond the store's Wi-Fi network, it is instantly disabled by proximity software and a remote "kill switch.

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The Verge

JUNE 15, 2025

Battery life is reduced, but Anker’s sleep buds could now be even better at blocking disturbing sounds at night. | Image: Anker Anker has announced a new version of its wireless sleep buds that could be even more effective at delivering a peaceful slumber by blocking out disturbing noises using active noise cancellation. Previous versions of the Soundcore Sleep earbuds blocked external sounds passively using just a snug fit inside the ear, but the new Sleep A30 finally add ANC while still offeri

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TechSpot

JUNE 15, 2025

For years, disk images have been a staple for Mac users, enabling everything from encrypted file storage to virtual machine management. However, these images have long suffered from sluggish performance, especially when encryption is involved. Even on Apple's fastest internal SSDs, traditional encrypted sparse images (UDSP) sometimes crawl along at.

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Speaker: Dr. Christine Gall, DrPH, MS, BSN, RN

The promise of virtual care is no longer theoretical and is now a critical solution to many of healthcare’s most urgent challenges. Yet many healthcare leaders remain unsure how to build a business case for investment and launching the right program at the right time can be the difference between value and failure. For organizations seeking a financially sound, clinically effective entry point, Virtual Patient Observation (VPO) offers a compelling case to lead with.

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The Verge

JUNE 15, 2025

The best, and most expensive, thing I’ve ever typed on. | Photo by Nathan Edwards / The Verge Some people can tell great wine from okay wine. They go on wine tastings, take wine tours. They tend to spend more money on wine than most. I am not one of those people. I can tell wine from vinegar if you show me the bottle. I am just a little bit obsessed with keyboards, though.

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TechSpot

JUNE 15, 2025

Amodei made his ominous prediction about AI's impact on entry-level, white-collar jobs in May, warning that the eradication of these positions will lead to unemployment spikes of 20%.

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Venture Beat

JUNE 15, 2025

Chinese AI startup MiniMax, perhaps best known in the West for its hit realistic AI video model Hailuo, has released its latest large language model, MiniMax-M1 — and in great news for enterprises and developers, it’s completely open source under an Apache 2.

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The Verge

JUNE 15, 2025

Hi, friends! Welcome to Installer No. 87, your guide to the best and Verge -iest stuff in the world. (If you're new here, welcome, happy It's Officially Too Hot Now Week, and also you can read all the old editions at the Installer homepage.) This week, I've been reading about Sabrina Carpenter and Khaby Lame and intimacy coordinators , finally making a dent in Barbarians at the Gate , watching all the Ben Schwartz and Friends I can find on YouTube , planning my days with the new Finalist beta ,

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Gizmodo

JUNE 15, 2025

Love it or hate it, 'Batman Begins' is key to the character's ongoing popularity and Hollywood's reboot obsession.

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Venture Beat

JUNE 15, 2025

Studio555 announced it's making a game-like "playable app" that will allow users to build and decorate their own spaces.

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Gizmodo

JUNE 15, 2025

"What we are seeing is compelling evidence that the climate crisis is not just an environmental emergency, it is potentially a neurological one.

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Gizmodo

JUNE 15, 2025

If you're still bitter about Darwin's treatment in 'X-Men: First Class,' Gathegi hopes seeing him as Mr. Terrific heals you.

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Gizmodo

JUNE 15, 2025

Dreamworks' first go at a live-action remake with 'How to Train Your Dragon' is a success.

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Gizmodo

JUNE 15, 2025

Skip to content Gizmodo Search Home Latest Tech Reviews Science io9 AI Video Deals Movies Behold, a Shadowy Full Look at the New He-Man Nicolas Galtizine has the power of Grayskull as He-Man when Masters of the Universe hits theaters in June 2026. By Justin Carter Published June 15, 2025 | Comments ( 18 ) | 𝕏 Copied! © Nicolas Galtizine/Amazon MGM Amazon MGM’s upcoming Masters of the Universe  movie just got a bit more real thanks another, more complete look at its musclebound lead

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Gizmodo

JUNE 15, 2025

Skip to content Gizmodo Search Home Latest Tech Reviews Science io9 AI Video Deals Gadgets The Switch 2 Proves Nintendo Never Misses On Music What does the Switch 2 sound like, you ask? Good, it sounds really freaking good. By James Pero Published June 15, 2025 | Comments ( 0 ) | 𝕏 Copied! © Adriano Contreras / Gizmodo Nintendo is a lot of things to a lot of people for a lot of different reasons.

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Gizmodo

JUNE 15, 2025

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Gizmodo

JUNE 15, 2025

Skip to content Gizmodo Search Home Latest Tech Reviews Science io9 AI Video Deals Television Temuera Morrison Thinks ‘Star Wars’ Isn’t Done With Boba Fett Yet Dave Filoni and Jon Favreau shelved Boba Fett as soon as they dug him back up, but he may resurface again in the near-ish future. By Justin Carter Published June 15, 2025 | Comments ( 1 ) | 𝕏 Copied!

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Gizmodo

JUNE 15, 2025

Skip to content Gizmodo Search Home Latest Tech Reviews Science io9 AI Video Deals Human History Metal Detectorist Discovers Rare Boat Grave Containing Viking Woman and Her Dog The cherished pet continues to guard her in the afterlife as it likely did when they were both alive. By Margherita Bassi Published June 15, 2025 | Comments ( 6 ) | 𝕏 Copied!

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