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Where does virtual reality go next? Right now, there seem to be two paths: Portable and self-contained headsets or those connected to computers and consoles. Valve is clearly betting on the second way with the Index, its first VR hardware. It crams in just about every feature you’d expect from a high-end headset, including some truly transformative finger-sensing controllers. It’s just too bad the entire Index package costs $999, putting it out of reach for most people. It’s a boundary-pushing headset meant to keep the VR industry from getting stale.

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1. Google Gemini now lets you import your chats and data from other AI apps

   Google is adding a pair of new features to Gemini aimed at making it easier to switch to the AI chatbot. Personal history and past context are big components to how a chatbot provides customized answers to each user. Gemini now supports importing

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2. Apple discontinues the Mac Pro

   Apple has confirmed to Engadget that the Mac Pro, the desktop tower-shaped computer that was last updated in 2023, has been discontinued. As ...

3. X moves the ashes of TweetDeck behind its $40 Premium+ subscription

   X Pro, the feature most users would recognize as TweetDeck, has been removed as a benefit of the social network's Premium subscription. It is now only part of the Premium+ tier, which costs $40 a month. 

   TweetDeck was rebranded to X Pro in 2023

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4. Ugh, Netflix is raising prices again

   Netflix is raising prices across all of its subscription tiers, according to an updated "Plans and Pricing" page spotted by Android

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5. Judge tosses out X's advertiser boycott lawsuit

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6. Blumhouse's horror-centric cozy game Grave Seasons will be released on August 14

   The spooky, yet cozy, game Grave Seasons is coming out on August 14, which was announced at today's Xbox Partner Preview event. This is basically Stardew Valley, but set in a Lovecraftian nightmare of a town. Players farm, mine and romance

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7. Dispatch is coming to Xbox this summer

   Dispatch was one of 2025’s standout titles and one of the best narrative games in years, which made its no-show on Xbox all the more puzzling. Luckily, that’s being rectified this summer.

   Announced during today’s Xbox Partner Preview broadcast, Dispatchis coming to Xbox Series X|S,

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8. Stalker 2 is getting its first DLC, Cost of Hope, this summer

   Stalker 2is getting its first DLC, titled Cost of Hope, this summer. The expansion and its general release window was announced during today's Xbox Partner Preview showcase. 

   It's been more than a year since the base game finally released, closing a long

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9. Google begins rolling out Search Live globally

   Following a false start last week, Google has begun rolling out Search Live

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10. Hades 2 is coming to Xbox Series X/S and PS5 on April 14

    If you’ve been (impatiently) waiting for Hades 2 to hit Xbox Series X/S and PS5, there’s some great news for you coming out of Thursday’s Xbox ...