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Levoit has released the Vital Pet Pro Air Purifier, a $189.99 device built specifically for pet owners dealing with fur and odor. It uses a three-stage filtration system—a washable pre-filter, a main filter, and an activated carbon filter containing 140 grams of carbon—plus a U-shaped air inlet designed to capture pet hair and improve airflow. Levoit claims the device can eliminate up to 70% of odors within an hour.
A QR code hides its destination until you have already opened it. susQR is a free web tool that checks the link first, and it is worth keeping one tap away.
A week of hands-on use with the Apple Watch Series 12 highlights improvements in battery life and charging speed, attributed to the new S11 chip. The reviewer notes the watch now lasts through a full day and night of sleep tracking without needing a mid-day charge, and gains 12 hours of use from just 15 minutes of charging, per Apple. A new step-counter complication was also found exclusive to Series 12 despite step data being available on older models.
Quishing works because a QR code gives you nothing to judge before you commit. Here is what the scams look like in practice and the habits that defuse them.
A federal jury in San Diego ruled Friday that Apple's Taptic Engine, used in iPhones and Apple Watches, infringed two haptics patents held by Taction Technology, awarding Taction more than $5.7 billion in damages. The case, filed in 2021, was initially dismissed in 2023 before the Federal Circuit revived it, leading to a trial that began September 14. Jurors deliberated two days and found the infringement was not willful.
Passkeys replace a secret you know with a key your device holds. That single change removes most of what makes phishing work, and it changes how account recovery should be set up.
TikTok has settled with Alabama over allegations it designed its app to addict teens and children, agreeing to pay at least $100 million and adopt new safety measures. The deal, reached just before the case was set to go to trial, marks TikTok's first state-level settlement of this kind, though more than a dozen other states still have similar lawsuits pending against the app.
Three copies, two kinds of media, one off-site. The rule is old because it keeps surviving the specific ways people actually lose files.
Apple's upcoming macOS 27, codenamed Golden Gate, will only run on Apple silicon Macs, cutting off every Intel-based MacBook. The cutoff includes 2020 MacBooks except for the M1 chip versions of the MacBook Pro and MacBook Air, meaning most MacBooks from 2021 onward remain supported. Users can check their chip type via the Apple menu's 'About This Mac' option.
Most laptops that feel slow are not short of processing power. They are held back by a hard drive, a lack of memory, a clogged fan, or a browser doing too much.
U.S. stocks posted a volatile week as Treasury yields hit multidecade highs, with the 10-year topping 5.2% and the 30-year touching 5.5%. Despite rising rate-hike expectations after strong manufacturing data and comments from Fed Governor Michael Barr, the Nasdaq gained 2%, the S&P 500 rose 1%, and the Dow added 0.3%, lifted by strength in Meta and Microsoft shares.
Erika, the woman shown carrying her daughter and food back to her seat during a Giants broadcast, says the commentary from announcers Kruk and Kuip was invented narration, not fact. She explains she kept her daughter in the carrier by choice while using the restroom, texted her husband Ramses about food options, and says he had offered to help before she went off on her own.