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We’ll get this part out of the way very quickly. It has been for years now that other phone owners could natively control the brightness level of their phone’s flashlight feature. Meanwhile, Pixel owners are left to download 3rd-party apps to do the same thing, even though implementing this feature might’ve been a line of code … Continued
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Last week, President Donald Trump called Intel CEO Lip-Bu Tan "highly CONFLICTED" on Truth Social. On Monday, he posted calling Tan a "success." Read more ›
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My husband and two teenage sons take a trip without me every summer. I use the week to get through my to-do list and spend time with friends. Read more ›
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This story appeared in The Logoff, a daily newsletter that helps you stay informed about the Trump administration without letting political news take over your life. Subscribe here. Welcome to The Logoff: President Donald Trump announced today that he will federalize police in Washington, DC, and deploy DC National Guard troops onto city streets. Trump’s declaration brings DC’s […] Read more ›
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An in-person Live Translation feature could soon be available on the AirPods, according to imagery found in iOS 26 beta 6. There's a picture of the AirPods with Hello in several different languages, along with a suggestion that the feature will be activated with a double press. The file itself is named "Translate," which certainly seems to imply that there will be a gesture to activate a Live Translation option.... Read more ›
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The account for xAI's chatbot was temporarily suspended from X, with a NSFW video posted on the timeline once it was back up. Read more ›
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Apple is continuing to tweak the way that the Liquid Glass design looks ahead of the iOS 26 launch, and the latest beta makes a change to the Lock Screen. The Lock Screen clock has been updated with additional transparency, allowing more of the background to peek through. Beta 6 on left, beta 5 on right The clock also has more of a 3D, floating look, which is in line... Read more ›
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Three Gen Z friends who work in finance said buying with friends makes homeownership attainable for young people. They bought a condo in Tampa, Florida. Read more ›
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Video footage shows the South China Sea chase and the aftermath, including "substantial damage" to the Chinese Coast Guard ship, Manila said. Read more ›
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Donald Trump is letting Nvidia and AMD sell some chips to China — but only if they pay a 15% tax. That's the opposite of Trump's tariff push. Read more ›
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A trilogy remaster of the first three Dragon Age games was pitched by BioWare to EA, but the publisher is "against remasters" and "basically seem to be against free money". Read more Read more ›
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There's just about a month to go until Apple unveils new iPhones at its September event, and that means time is running out for Apple to perfect iOS 26. We've reached a weekly beta update cadence, and Apple seeded iOS 26 beta 6 to developers today. There are changes to Liquid Glass, tweaks to navigation, new ringtones, and more. Ringtones There are now several variants of the Reflection ringtone, including... Read more ›
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AOL will officially discontinue its dial-up internet service on September 30, pulling the plug on an era that defined early internet access for millions of Americans. The Yahoo-owned company announced the shutdown on its support website, stating: "AOL routinely evaluates its products and services and has decided to discontinue Dial-up Internet." The termination includes the AOL Dialer software and AOL Shield browser, both of which were optimized for older operating... Read more ›
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A Zotac RTX 5090 caught fire during a gaming session, damaging not only the GPU, but also the motherboard, SSD, and cooler. Likely caused by a MOSFET or VRM phase failure on the memory power rail, this marks yet another 5090 going down in flames in the long list of 40 and 50-series GPUs from the Fire Nation. Read more ›
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US president confirms he negotiated ‘a little deal’ with chipmaker’s chief Jensen Huang Read more ›
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Ex-Intel chief Craig Barrett warns the US could lose its only advanced chip foundry without urgent $40B funding from major customers like Apple and Nvidia, pushing for High-NA EUV, 14A development, and tariffs on imports. Read more ›
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GitHub, one of the most used code repositories in the world, is being folded into Microsoft following the departure of longtime CEO Thomas Dohmke. GitHub was acquired by Microsoft in 2018 but remained largely independent until today. Read more ›
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Consumers could be paying for 67% of the cost of tariffs by October — ahead of the holiday shopping season. Read more ›
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Lip-Bu Tan to offer ‘suggestions’ on how government can work with group as it struggles with chip manufacturing Read more ›
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Once again, the U.S. government doesn't quite grasp the meanings behind 'Star Wars.' Read more ›
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The previously-announced ESPN service that will be available as a direct-to-consumer service with access to all of ESPN’s programming, will officially arrive this month. The price might still shock you, though, so prepare yourselves. ESPN unlimited price and release date: The new ESPN service, which is technically called “ESPN unlimited plan,” will be available August … Continued Read the original post: ESPN’s Stand-Alone Service Arrives August 21 for $30/Mo Read more ›
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A new Pixel Watch 4 leak has arrived this morning and it shares a couple of important details that might make this version of Google’s smartwatch worth upgrading to. It’ll apparently have far better GPS accuracy, faster charging, and free data for 2 years if you go with the LTE model. Pixel Watch 4 specs, … Continued Read the original post: Pixel Watch 4 Leaks Says Dual-Frequency GPS, 25% Faster... Read more ›
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After informing so many loyal customers last week that they would be losing their loyalty discounts, Verizon has apparently reversed course. While we don’t know if they saw a mass exodus of customers or not, the number of folks finding a fresh loyalty discount in the past 24 hours certainly suggests that may have been … Continued Read the original post: Verizon Reverses Course and Offers Loyalty Discounts Again Read more ›
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Google may have announced a date for its Pixel 10 series to be revealed and a teaser video alongside it, but the bigger leaks of their stuff have not slowed. In fact, things should only get wilder in the coming days with a full 2 weeks to go until Google makes it all official. New … Continued Read the original post: Here’s the Pixel 10 Pro XL in Cleanest Images... Read more ›
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Google announced an absolute banger feature for Gemini this week — Storybook. With it, Gemini can generate 10-page storybooks, complete with images in all sorts of styles. You can use your own words or Storybook can generate text itself, so long as you have an idea of what the story is about. “Simply describe any … Continued Read the original post: Gemini’s New Storybook Feature Generates Picture Books Read more ›
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Google and its retail partners discounted most of the Pixel 9 series yesterday by hundreds of dollars. We saw the Pixel 9a hit its best price point to date, while the Pixel 9 and Pixel 9 Pro were both $200 off. Today, we’re seeing the Pixel 9 Pro XL get that same $200 discount as … Continued Read the original post: Pixel 9 Pro XL is $200 Off Now, So... Read more ›
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When I said yesterday that the leaks of Google’s upcoming hardware line-up would only increase, this is what I meant – we now have 3 promo videos for you to watch, and yes, we’re still almost 2 full weeks from launch. There are 3 videos, one for the Pixel 10 Pro Fold, one for the … Continued Read the original post: Here’s a Massive Pixel 10 Pro Fold, Pixel 10... Read more ›
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The Google Pixel update for August is rolling out as what should be one of the final minor updates before the big one drops in September. This new update for Pixel devices is expected to feature bug fixes and security patches, while the next update will be QPR1 of Android 16 with all of the … Continued Read the original post: August 2025 Android Update Available for Google Pixel Devices Read more ›
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Is this Pixel 10 leak situation getting ridiculous with close to 2 weeks to go before Google’s launch event? Yeah. Still want to see more? Yeah? OK! We have what appear to be official Pixel 10 series specs on a promo picture that you might see from a retailer who slipped up early, as retailers … Continued Read the original post: Here’s Pixel 10 Series Specs Read more ›
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Some of you may have noticed that we didn’t review the Galaxy S25 Edge. We didn’t receive a review unit and we weren’t going to buy one, because excitement for the phone didn’t seem very high and it’s an oddly expensive phone for what it offered. And what exactly did the phone offer? A thin … Continued Read the original post: Report: Galaxy S26 Edge Gets Bigger Battery, Thinner Body Read more ›
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