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    Dbrand seems to know what Apple is announcing tomorrow.

    It currently has a page on its website for “iPhone Ultra” cases, skins, and screen protectors. Preorder notices say they’ll ship in September and “early October.” Dbrand’s also offering accessories for the unannounced iPhone 18 Pro and iPhone 18 Pro Max. We’ll see if Apple’s rumored foldable fits the case on Wednesday.

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    A screenshot of Dbrand’s cases for the iPhone Ultra
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    Stevie Bonifield
    Stevie Bonifield
    The original Star Wars is getting its first-ever IMAX release.

    IMAX says the 50th anniversary re-release coming on February 19th, 2027 will be “the first time fans can experience the Star Wars universe in the gold standard film format,” referring to IMAX 70mm. A few months later, Star Wars: Starfighter is also getting released in IMAX 70mm on May 28th, 2027.

    Stevie Bonifield
    Stevie Bonifield
    Asahi Linux has officially added support for M3 Macs.

    The project’s developers say they now have “almost everything” running in Linux on M3 devices, but they’re still working on full DCP and GPU support. Asahi warned users not to expect “performant or power-efficient 3D acceleration right now.” Sleep mode and the HDMI port are also not working yet.

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    Stevie Bonifield
    Apple buys sensor tech startup Sonera.

    The acquisition happened earlier this year. Sonera claimed in 2023 that it will make “brain activity as easy to measure as heart rate, temperature, and other physiological signals,” which could lend itself to future wearable devices.

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    Stevie Bonifield
    Qualcomm’s collaborating with Amazon on “multiple generations” of chips for AWS data centers.

    The two companies are also partnering to develop “high-performance optical connectivity solutions,” potentially amping up competition with Nvidia. As part of the deal, Qualcomm will use Amazon’s AI servers to speed up its chip design process.

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    Stevie Bonifield
    Spider-Noir’s ending with one season.

    Amazon has reportedly canceled Nicolas Cage’s Spider-Man detective series that premiered on Prime Video and MGM Plus earlier this year, according to TheWrap. The report adds that Sony and Amazon “will continue collaborating” on more Marvel projects, and “have already identified the next chapter of the franchise.”

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    Stevie Bonifield
    Counter-Strike 2 data is revealing just how toxic its chat is.

    Kotaku reports that players have been competing to top CS2 Tracker’s “Slurs Tracking” charts, which record tracked words in players’ chat logs. Players at the top of the charts have used offensive language in Counter-Strike 2 over 10,000 times.

    Stevie Bonifield
    Stevie Bonifield
    Silo returns to Apple TV for its final season on July 9th, 2027.

    Following its season three finale this week, Apple released a teaser for Silo’s fourth season, premiering in less than a year — but watch out for spoilers if you haven’t seen this week’s episode yet.