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Richard Lawler
Richard Lawler
Apple’s shiny WWDC 26 invites are going out.

While Google’s I/O developer event is about to start tomorrow, Apple’s own event is scheduled to begin on June 8th, as it just reminded potential attendees.
Apple event invites can sometimes tease what we’ll see, but your guess is as good as mine as to what these visuals might mean.

A glowing white double circle with “WWDC26” in the middle.
Swift logo animated with a glowing chrome look
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TC Sottek
TC Sottek
Is it real or AI? Here’s part of how we decide.

Last week we saw clips of a Cybertruck being rescued on a California beach by a minivan. It’s a funny situation that begs for immediate coverage — like this, from The Drive. But both The Drive and the cited YouTube video hedged that it could be fake. So we also became skeptical and looked for potential AI shenanigans, after examining the license plate on the Cybertruck in the video. I asked the California DMV for comment, and it just got back to us confirming that “the vehicle plate and registration are valid for the plate number you provided.” So, at least it seems like it’s a real car.

AI promises to make lives easier, but for those in the business of truth, it’s making verification more expensive.

Charles Pulliam-Moore
Charles Pulliam-Moore
In brightest day, in blackest night.

While the first teaser for HBO’s upcoming Lantern series felt a little to grounded, the new one actually gives us a pretty good look at how Hal Jordan’s superpowers are going to look on the small screen.

Mia Sato
Mia Sato
A judge suppressed some evidence against Luigi Mangione.

Some evidence collected by police in the killing the UnitedHealthcare CEO can’t be shown to a jury, a judge ruled on Monday — including a cellphone, a passport, a loaded magazine for a handgun, and a computer chip found during a search of Mangione at a McDonald’s.

But the ruling is a mixed bag: the judge overseeing the New York state case against Mangione also ruled that other items discovered — including a notebook and a gun — can be used as evidence.

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Nilay Patel
Charles Pulliam-Moore
Charles Pulliam-Moore
Iron Lung is coming home to YouTube.

Following its surprisingly successful theatrical run, Markiplier’s Iron Lung adaptation is set to make its YouTube streaming debut on May 31st.

Andrew Liszewski
Andrew Liszewski
Govee’s new TV backlight kit captures more details using hybrid glass-plastic lenses.

The $109.99 to $139.99 TV Backlight 3 is priced between Govee’s TV Backlight 3 Pro and older Backlight 3 Lite, but could be a compelling alternative to both. It uses two cameras with new hybrid glass-plastic lenses and increased resolving power to more accurately mirror your TV’s onscreen colors onto surrounding walls using dense LED light strips.

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<em>The TV Backlight 3 kit is available in two versions: one for TVs 55 to 65 inches in size and one for 75 to 85 inches.</em>
<em>Both of the dual cameras have a 144-degree field of view so they can capture what’s on screen while positioned atop your TV without obscuring it.</em>
<em>The kit includes light strips to attach to the back of your TV with 60 color-changing LEDs every meter.</em>
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The TV Backlight 3 kit is available in two versions: one for TVs 55 to 65 inches in size and one for 75 to 85 inches.
Image: Govee