LG webOS TVs are now installing Microsoft Copilot automatically with no option to remove it

LGTV owners on Reddit are finding they the recent WebOS update features pre-installed Microsoft Copilot.

LG's own support docs note that "some of the apps for the TV cannot be deleted," and now LG has made Copilot part of the same.

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Womp Womp, OPlus smartphones have Battery Gacha System

OPPO, Realme, and OnePlus have mastered a new feature – random battery life.
After 100 to 200 cycles, the BMS starts freelancing.
One day you get 5 hours SOT.
Next day 7.
Same usage. Same phone. Zero explanation.

Your cell might be 6000mAh, but the charge counter casually reports 4800mAh like nothing happened. Rooted battery health tools? They just roll dice every reboot. Health goes up, down, sideways. You never actually hit a true 100% charge again, which is why the battery suddenly feels worse without any update causing it.

In short, Oplus battery life is "Gacha". Reviewers never catch it and Find X9 Pro still gets phone of the year.

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BREAKING: Samsung Halts SATA SSD Production

After Micron ends Crucial Consumer RAM and SSD Business, Samsung is now preparing to wind down its SATA SSD business.

The problem is not whether SATA SSDs are technologically outdated, but rather how much supply they still represent. DDR3 is still manufactured today for older servers and a vast majority of the servers still runs on them.

Please be prepared for SRAM, DRAM and especially NAND prices to blow up and this will not settle down before 2028 atleast. OpenAI is also heavily purchasing NANDs.

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I feel like YouTubers are the biggest fools as they will believe any non-sense someone would say to them as "leaked".

Introducing Google Incognito Rewind

You visited P*rnhub 69420 times in the year 2025 and your most searched word is ....

The 2025 year of the word, searched by most people worldwide is ... "say gex"

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Another honorable Authoritarian mention: niggerx.com/peach2k2/status/1931418089926619296?s=20

So which one are you?

The year 2031 in the AGI era

Bro enjoyed the FaceTime bug which fakes Caller ID for 3 years and then only reported to Apple. Nice

Apple has now fixed the bug.

Google kills its dark web monitoring feature which scan the dark web for personal information revealed in breaches.

Google argues that:

While the report offered general information, feedback showed that it didn’t provide helpful next steps.

Asus predicted the future 4 years ago 💀

Google Translate with Gemini integration
- Powered by Gemini behind the scene, now capable of translating sentences with nuanced meanings better (first available in the U.S. and India with around 20 languages)
- Live Translate will let you hear real-time translation if you have headphones (beta in the U.S., Mexico, and India; 70+ languages supported)

Language learning tool (on Android and iOS)
- Added speaking practice, with a streak counter you can keep track of
- Now made available in Germany, India, Sweden, and Taiwan
- Newly added courses: English to German and Portuguese; Bengali, Mandarin Chinese (Simplified), Dutch, German, Hindi, Italian, Romanian, and Swedish to English

More info: Google Blog
#Apps #Translate @PixelHubUpdates

Firefox is adding AI to the web browser.

Yeah, I'm killing myself tonight.

https://www.phoronix.com/news/Mozilla-New-CEO-AI

OpenAI Announced Images 1.5 To Rival Google's Nano Banana
OpenAI Blog

The new Images model and feature are rolling out today in ChatGPT for all users, and in the API as GPT Image 1.5.
Try it here: https://chatgpt.com/images/

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BREAKING: GitHub will begin charging for self-hosted action runners from March 2026
GitHub Blog

On January 1, 2026, GitHub will reduce the price of GitHub-hosted runners by up to 39% depending on the machine type used. The free usage minute quotas will remain the same.

On March 1, 2026, GitHub will introduce a new $0.002 per minute GitHub Actions cloud platform charge that will apply to self-hosted runner usage. Any usage subject to this charge will count toward the minutes included in your plan as explained in GitHub Actions billing documentation.

Runner usage in public repositories will remain FREE. There will be no changes in price structure for GitHub Enterprise Server customers.

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EXCLUSIVE: Xiaomi Customer Support Script Leaked!

Agent: "Thank you for calling Xiaomi Support, where our hardware is 2026 and our software is... still loading. How can I help you today?"

Customer: "My Flagship Xiaomi 15T Pro launcher crashes every time I go back to the homescreen or open the recents section !"

Agent: "Ah, I see. It’s not a crash, sir/madam. It’s a 'System-Enforced Digital Detox.'

Customer: "It feels like I spent $900 on a brick. Fix it!"

Agent: "I have excellent news! Our engineers have successfully identified the root cause. It turns out the 'Home' button was actually trying to go home... to our headquarters in Beijing. It’s very sentimental software."

Customer: "Okay, so send me an update! Fix it now!"

Agent: "Oh, we can’t do that. That would be too simple. To fix a crashing icon, we must first rewrite the laws of physics and the entire kernel architecture. We call this a 'Deep System Adjustment.' It’s like changing a lightbulb, but first, we have to rebuild the entire house around the bulb."

Customer: "When is the update coming?!"

Agent: "Please mark your calendar for the release of HyperOS 4 Update. It is scheduled to drop in 2026 after Google release Android 17 in June and then it will take another 3 months for HyperOS 4 to release. Maybe 2027 if our engineers find a new wallpaper they like better."

Customer: "I have to wait for 9 MONTHS to use my phone properly?!"

Agent: "Think of it as a long-term relationship. Most brands give you a working phone immediately—that’s boring. Xiaomi gives you a journey. For the next 12 months, your phone is a puzzle. Can you click 'Settings' before the launcher dies?

Customer: (Hangs up)

Agent: (To supervisor) "Another satisfied customer. Put him down as 'Excited for Hyper OS4'."

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Instragram is coming to TVs

Meta is bringing Instagram Reels to Televisions now so that you can watch your Reels on a bigger screen. It will first be available on Amazon Fire TV in the US in English.

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CC: An experimental AI agent focuses on daily productivity
- Get a morning briefing with "Your days ahead," information retrieved from Gmail, Drive, and Calendar, as well as the Internet
- The briefing outlines the things you need to do throughout the day like getting ready for an appointment or paying your bill
- The service, powered by Gemini, can also help to write email drafts and add calendar links with custom requests
- Waitlist is open for users over 18 in the U.S. and Canada, prioritises Google AI Ultra and paid subscribers

More info: Google Labs
#Labs #Gemini @PixelHubUpdates

Tomb Raider is coming to Mobile!

Tomb Raider will be available to play on smartphones on both Android as well as iOS starting Feb 12th onwards. The game is not free and will cost you $19.99/ £12.99/ €15,99

Pre-registration links
Android: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.feralinteractive.tombraider_android

iOS: https://apps.apple.com/us/app/tomb-raider/id6742988247

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