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Apple’s new Home products just got even more appealing thanks to a competitor

Apple is about to kick off what’s arguably its first serious push into smart home products, starting with two launches very soon but ramping up in 2026. And Samsung just provided users another great reason to wait for Apple’s products. Apple rumored to be expanding Home product offerings Apple’s efforts in the smart home space have seemed, for a long time, more like a hobby than a serious product line. I’m a fan of the Apple TV 4K and HomePod, but outside of those two products, Apple has larg

Court lets NSF keep swinging axe at $1B in research grants

A US court has cleared the way for the National Science Foundation to press ahead with the cancellation of more than 1,700 research grants worth upwards of $1 billion. The ruling, handed down this week by Judge Jia Cobb of the DC District Court, rejects a request from researchers, universities and scientific societies to reinstate the cancelled grants while the case is heard. The plaintiffs had argued that NSF's mass terminations were arbitrary, unlawful and would do irreparable harm to the cou

The Next ‘Jujutsu Kaisen’ Arc Is Getting the Big Movie Treatment

In what’s sure to put a bow on an already banner year for anime, both streaming and in theaters, Gkids officially announced it’s giving Jujutsu Kaisen‘s forthcoming Culling Game Arc a sneak peek episodic release in theaters ahead of its third season this December. In the same vein as Gkids’ other anime theatrical events for shows like Dan Da Dan and Witch Watch, Jujutsu Kaisen: Execution will combine “the best of the Shibuya Incident arc”—the big climactic battle from its second season—as well

The sordid reality of retirement villages: Residents are being milked for profit

It’s curry night and service is in full swing. Baileys and bitter flow from the bar, kormas are ladled at tables, and laughter, complaints, and spills erupt through dentures. As I give a Nan a naan, a yell cuts through the noise; an older lady has fallen by the serving hatch and is unable to stand unassisted. “Would you give me a hand, sweetheart?”, she calmly asks, “Don’t touch her!” the bar manager snaps as I bend towards her. “You’re not allowed to touch her!” The woman blinks up at me, confu

These consumer-facing industries are the fastest adopters of AI agents

imaginima/iStock/Getty Images Plus Follow ZDNET: Add us as a preferred source on Google. ZDNET's key takeaways Leading companies increased AI agent adoption by 119% in the first half of 2025. Employee interactions with AI agents grew at an average monthly rate of 65%. Retail saw AI and agent actions grow at a monthly average rate of 128%. AI agent creation among first-mover companies surged 119% between January and June of 2025, with service organizations leading the adoption of agents, wi

4 apps you should use instead of Google Docs

Edgar Cervantes / Android Authority While Google Docs is an excellent tool in its own right, it has a few issues that can be hard to overlook. After using it daily for years, I grew frustrated with its file management system — or rather, its lack thereof. The inability to sort documents into folders within the app left me with a long, unorganized list of files, hindering my productivity. Eventually, I decided to explore other options. I’ve tested a bunch of Google Docs alternatives, and in thi

Consumer-facing industries - retail, travel, hospitality, and financial services - are the fastest adopters of AI agents

imaginima/iStock/Getty Images Plus Follow ZDNET: Add us as a preferred source on Google. ZDNET's key takeaways Leading companies increased AI agent adoption by 119% in the first half of 2025. Employee interactions with AI agents grew at an average monthly rate of 65%. Retail saw AI and agent actions grow at a monthly average rate of 128%. AI agent creation among first-mover companies surged 119% between January and June of 2025, with service organizations leading the adoption of agents, wi

CNET Survey: 47% of Americans Use VPNs for Privacy. That Number Could Rise as State Internet Bans Increase

Getty Image/Zooey Liao/CNET Americans are turning to virtual private networks for online privacy and protection, and a potential wide-reaching ban on online adult content in Michigan might further increase interest in and demand for VPNs in the US. An exclusive CNET survey found that 43% of US adults use VPNs, and nearly half do so to safeguard their online activity and IP address. Beyond privacy concerns, VPNs are also gaining popularity for other reasons, including saving money and accessing

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Pokemon TCG Pocket's Pack Points System Needs an Overhaul Yesterday

Pokemon TCG Pocket is more than a mobile game: It's a money-making machine. The virtual trading card app raked in more than $900 million in its first six months, eclipsing even Pokemon Go's revenue in the same post-release time span. As it turns out, fake Pokemon cards are just as much of a hot commodity as the real thing. People love ripping open card packs, hunting down ones with their favorite illustrations of fan-favorite Pokemon. It feels great to beat the odds by pulling an elaborately-in

Rules for creating good-looking user interfaces, from a developer

Creating good-looking user interfaces has always been a struggle for me. If you’re in the same camp, this might help. I recently redesigned Lighthouse, and during that process built a system that helped me create much better designs than I ever did before. This system is about achieving the best possible design with the least amount of effort. There’s no need to know about the psychological impact of colors, which fonts are best for which purpose, golden ratios, etc. This is expert-level desig

The Math of Catastrophe

In the 1960s, the Soviet climatologist and mathematician Mikhail Budyko set out to investigate the potential future of a planet on the brink of nuclear Armageddon. He started by looking some 600 million years into the past. Back then, some scientists claimed, the ancient planet was an iced-over snowball. Most researchers considered that a crackpot theory. Ice over the equator? Please. But Budkyo developed a mathematical model to back it up. If sea ice had been able to expand past a critical lat

Want to Stream Hulu, Peacock and More for Free? Try Food Delivery Memberships

A Walmart Plus membership provides food delivery and streaming perks. With Walmart Plus, which costs $13 per month or $98 per year, you get groceries and other items delivered free from your store (as long as you spend at least $35) and your choice of ad-supported Peacock Premium or Paramount Plus Essential. You can switch the streaming service perk you get with Walmart Plus once every 90 days. You'll have to stick with the commercial-based version of Peacock, but if you'd rather have the ad-fr

Today's NYT Connections: Sports Edition Hints and Answers for Sept. 19, #361

Looking for the most recent regular Connections answers? Click here for today's Connections hints, as well as our daily answers and hints for The New York Times Mini Crossword, Wordle and Strands puzzles. The yellow category in Connections: Sports Edition is always easy, but today's seemed like a no-brainer. The other categories aren't too tough, either, especially for midwesterners. But if you're struggling but still want to solve it, read on for hints and the answers. Connections: Sports Edi

Champions League Soccer: Livestream Man City vs. Napoli Live From Anywhere

Serie A champion Napoli will travel to the Etihad Stadium on Thursday for its opening UEFA Champions League clash against Manchester City, bringing several familiar faces for fans of English football. Below, we'll outline the best live TV streaming services for watching Champions League games as they happen, wherever you are in the world, and how to use a VPN if it's not available where you are. Currently top of the Italian top flight with three wins from three, Napoli's line-up for today's ga

Today's NYT Strands Hints, Answers and Help for Sept. 19 #565

Looking for the most recent Strands answer? Click here for our daily Strands hints, as well as our daily answers and hints for The New York Times Mini Crossword, Wordle, Connections and Connections: Sports Edition puzzles. Do you drink your coffee black? If so, today's NYT Strands puzzle might be a puzzler. If you need hints and answers, read on. I go into depth about the rules for Strands in this story. If you're looking for today's Wordle, Connections and Mini Crossword answers, you can vis

Netskope soars 18% on first day of trading, reaches $8.6 billion market cap

In this article NTSK Follow your favorite stocks CREATE FREE ACCOUNT watch now Netskope jumped more than 18% in its Nasdaq debut on Thursday, pushing the cybersecurity firm to $8.6 billion in market value. The stock debuted at $23 under the ticker symbol "NTSK," after Netskope sold shares at $19 on Wednesday at the top end of its recently upped pricing range. The sale raised over $908 million. CEO and co-founder Sanjay Beri said in an interview with CNBC ahead of the first trade that the offer

Anker’s most recent recall ended up affecting almost half a million power banks

Edgar Cervantes / Android Authority TL;DR The US Consumer Product Safety Commission has provided more details on Anker’s last power bank recall from earlier this year. The agency notes that it received 33 reports of fire and explosion incidents. About 481,000 units were part of the recall. Electronics manufacturer Anker isn’t exactly having its best year. In June, the company recalled PowerCore 10000 power banks due to safety risks. The US Consumer Product Safety Commission (USCPSC) revealed

Shipping 100 hardware units in under eight weeks

We built Blue, a voice assistant that can use any app on your phone via a tiny USB-C hardware “hand” we call Bud. Here’s how we went from concept to 100 working units in 55 days for YC Demo Day. 3D printed experiments, even the iPhone is 3D printed The New Way to Use Your Phone with Voice Blue turns voice into action. Bud enumerates as a standards-based USB HID device and drives iOS’s Accessibility pointer (AssistiveTouch), allowing Blue to tap, swipe, and type across real apps, without requi

FTC Sues Ticketmaster Over ‘Deceptive’ Ticket Pricing Tactics

The FTC and seven states have sued Ticketmaster and its parent company Live Nation for allegedly “deceptive” ticket resale tactics, according to a press release Thursday. The federal regulatory agency says that Ticketmaster is “tacitly coordinating with brokers,” allowing them to buy millions of dollars worth of tickets, just to resell them at a higher cost to the person who actually wants to attend a given concert. The FTC says Ticketmaster is also aware of ticket brokers regularly bypassing s

The FTC sues Ticketmaster for allegedly colluding with resellers

The FTC and seven states sued Ticketmaster owner Live Nation on Wednesday. The lawsuit accused the company of knowingly allowing brokers to buy tickets in bulk. Ticketmaster allegedly then let them resell the tickets at a significant markup on its own second-hand market. The FTC claims Ticketmaster was aware that resellers routinely bypassed its security measures for these purchases. The company profits three times from resales. It collects fees at the initial purchase, followed by both buyer a

Champions League Soccer: Livestream Newcastle vs. Barcelona Live From Anywhere

Spanish giant Barcelona faces a tough opening match in its UEFA Champions League campaign Thursday as it heads to the intimidating atmosphere of St. James' Park to take on Newcastle. Below, we'll outline the best live TV streaming services for watching Champions League games as they happen, wherever you are in the world, and how to use a VPN if it's not available where you are. Hansi Flick's men will be looking to improve upon last season's semifinal exit at the hands of eventual winner PSG. T

Notion’s new AI Agents will basically do your job for you

is a NYC-based AI reporter and is currently supported by the Tarbell Center for AI Journalism. She covers AI companies, policies, and products. Posts from this author will be added to your daily email digest and your homepage feed. Notion has entered the agent era of its AI evolution with the launch of the Notion Agent on Thursday. The announcement forms the bulk of the Notion 3.0 roll out available to all users. The company calls the new product a “teammate and Notion super user” that “can do

Microsoft is filling Teams with AI agents

is a news editor with over a decade’s experience in journalism. He previously worked at Android Police and Tech Advisor. Posts from this author will be added to your daily email digest and your homepage feed. Microsoft is adding a whole load of AI agents to Teams today, promising Copilot assistants for every channel, meeting, and community. The new agents will also work across SharePoint and Viva Engage, and are rolling out for Microsoft 365 Copilot users. Facilitator agents will now sit in o

Mysterious Object From Beyond Solar System May Be "Seed" Traveling Galaxy and Creating New Planets, Paper Finds

Astronomers have been fascinated after spotting an object earlier this year that came from interstellar space as is now hurtling through our inner solar system. Since then, they've been using powerful telescopes to study the mysterious object, trying to understand its unusual composition and exact origins. Most agree that it's probably a comet, albeit an unusual one, though at least one has posited that it could be a remnant of an advanced extraterrestrial civilization — a colorful claim, but o

Nvidia buys $5B in Intel

In a surprise announcement that finds two long-time rivals working together, Nvidia and Intel announced today that the companies will jointly develop multiple new generations of x86 products together — a seismic shift with profound implications for the entire world of technology. Before the news broke, Tom's Hardware spoke with Nvidia representatives to learn more details about the company’s plans. The products include x86 Intel CPUs tightly fused with an Nvidia RTX graphics chiplet for the con

You can turn off iOS 26’s obtrusive new screenshot previews

is a senior reporter who’s been covering and reviewing the latest gadgets and tech since 2006, but has loved all things electronic since he was a kid. Posts from this author will be added to your daily email digest and your homepage feed. One of the many unpublicized changes introduced with the iOS 26 update released earlier this week is that screenshots now automatically open into a full-screen preview. The new approach provides immediate access to a handful of useful tools for editing a scre

Google and PayPal team up on agentic commerce

In Brief PayPal announced on Wednesday a new multi-year partnership with Google that will see the payments giant using Google’s AI technology to create new AI-powered shopping experiences. PayPal’s solutions, meanwhile, will be integrated across Google’s products, and PayPal will work with Google Cloud on hosting and improving its technology infrastructure. The companies did not detail what specific types of agentic shopping experiences they would work together to create, but said Google would

This new app lets you easily track power outages nearby - and it's free

Elyse Betters Picaro / ZDNET Follow ZDNET: Add us as a preferred source on Google. ZDNET's takeaways The Ting app lets you track power outages at a hyper-local level. Anyone can use the free map, even those without a Ting device. Ting says 95% of US homes have a Ting sensor within a mile. If you want to know as soon as the power goes out in your city, there's a new free tool that lets you keep an eye on things. The Ting company, which makes a smart device that plugs into an outlet, monito