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For decades, China was synonymous with intellectual property theft — a nation whose rapid economic ascent was fueled, in no small part, by the systematic appropriation of foreign technology, trade secrets, and creative works. Western governments lodged formal complaints, trade negotiators pounded tables, and multinational corporations quietly accepted billions in losses as the cost of accessing the world’s most populous market.

For years, Mazda owners have endured what many consider the automotive industry’s most frustrating infotainment experience — a system so universally maligned that it has become a punchline in enthusiast forums and a genuine stain on an otherwise well-regarded brand. Now, in a rare moment of corporate candor, Mazda has publicly acknowledged what its customers have been saying all along: its infotainment system is, by virtually any measure, the worst in the business.

For years, gamers eager to get their hands on Valve’s Steam Deck have faced a familiar frustration: persistent stock shortages, long wait times, and the nagging sense that demand was perpetually outstripping supply. Now, Valve has finally pulled back the curtain on why the handheld gaming PC has been so maddeningly difficult to purchase — and the answer isn’t a supply chain catastrophe or a manufacturing bottleneck. It was a deliberate choice.

For years, selecting text within a messaging app has been one of those small but persistent frustrations of mobile computing. You long-press on a word, drag the selection handles, and inevitably grab too much or too little — a stray emoji here, a timestamp there. Google, it appears, is finally doing something about it. A newly discovered feature hidden inside the latest version of Google Messages promises to give users far more granular control over text selection, potentially reshaping one of the most fundamental interactions people have with their smartphones dozens of times a day.