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Hands on: Spigen adds to C1 line with iMac G3-inspired Apple Watch stand

Spigen is one of my favorite Apple accessory companies because they know how to evoke nostalgia. Last year I picked up their C1 iPhone case and Magsafe wallet that themed my iPhone 16 Pro Max like the old school iMac G3 that I grew up using in school. I loved every part of that experience, and it was a great conversation starter! This year, they have added to their C1 lineup with their Apple Watch stand that isn’t just themed after the iMac G3, but looks like a tiny G3 iMac. Here is what you sho

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How to switch to a Prime Student membership ahead of Prime Day (and why you should)

Sabrina Ortiz/ZDNET Whether you're a college student or a Gen Z navigating the complex task of adulting, you likely know that expenses stack up quickly. From ordering and renting textbooks and booking flights back home to buying groceries and essential tech, something always seems to add to your bills. Also: The best Prime Day deals live now Luckily, Amazon Prime's student membership can help you save. With Amazon Prime Day coming up on July 8-11, now is the perfect time to switch from your e

Opening up ‘Zero-Knowledge Proof’ technology

Today, we open sourced our Zero-Knowledge Proof (ZKP) libraries, fulfilling a promise and building on our partnership with Sparkasse to support EU age assurance. Open sourcing these powerful cryptographic tools will make it much easier for private and public sector developers to build their own privacy-enhancing applications and digital ID solutions, meeting an urgent need. In layperson’s terms, ZKP makes it possible for people to prove that something about them is true without exchanging any

CoreWeave is the first cloud provider to deploy Nvidia's latest AI chips

Nvidia's Blackwell Ultra chips, the company's next-generation graphics processor for artificial intelligence, have been commercially deployed at CoreWeave, the companies announced on Thursday. CoreWeave has received shipments of Dell-built shipments based around Nvidia's GB300 NVL72 AI systems, Dell said on Thursday. It's the first cloud provider to install systems based around Blackwell Ultra. The Blackwell Ultra is Nvidia's latest chip, expected to ship in volume during the rest of the year.

MacBook with iPhone CPU rumors, AI Siri partnerships, new EU App Store rules

Benjamin and Chance discuss the intriguing rumor from Ming-Chi Kuo that Apple is readying a new cheaper MacBook Air powered by an A18 Pro CPU. Also, Apple befuddles everyone with a new byzantine set of App Store rules in the EU, and Apple seems open to powering AI Siri using third-party models. And in Happy Hour Plus, Chance walks through some tech updates after another big move. Subscribe at 9to5mac.com/join. Hosts Chance Miller Benjamin Mayo Subscribe, Rate, and Review 9to5Mac Happy Hour

9to5Mac Daily: July 3, 2025 – iOS 26 features we use everyday

Listen to a recap of the top stories of the day from 9to5Mac. 9to5Mac Daily is available on iTunes and Apple’s Podcasts app, Stitcher, TuneIn, Google Play, or through our dedicated RSS feed for Overcast and other podcast players. Sponsored by Bitwarden: Check out Bitwarden Password Manager, featuring a new Apple Watch authenticator integration, secure autofill on Safari and iOS apps, and enterprise-grade security tools that help you manage credentials with confidence. New episodes of 9to5Mac D

New Mac models through 2026 revealed in leaked Apple identifiers

Apple still has plenty of new product launches coming through the rest of the year, including at least two Macs. But today, a new report has outlined Mac models coming not only in 2025, but even those expected through 2026. Report includes 15 forthcoming Mac models expected through 2026 Marko Zivkovic writes at AppleInsider: Through our own data and information shared with us, AppleInsider has learned of 15 new Mac models currently in development. People familiar with the matter — and common

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Big Tech’s Mixed Response to U.S. Treasury Sanctions

In May 2025, the U.S. government sanctioned a Chinese national for operating a cloud provider linked to the majority of virtual currency investment scam websites reported to the FBI. But a new report finds the accused continues to operate a slew of established accounts at American tech companies — including Facebook, Github, PayPal and Twitter/X. On May 29, the U.S. Department of the Treasury announced economic sanctions against Funnull Technology Inc., a Philippines-based company alleged to pr

Google Now returns? Gemini Space could bring a Daily Hub feature to Pixels (Updated: Screenshot)

Ryan Haines / Android Authority TL;DR Google is developing a new feature called Gemini Space for Pixel devices, potentially as an evolution or rebrand of the current At a Glance feature. We’ve now found strings for a “Daily Hub,” feature within At a Glance/Gemini Space, described as a “space for content and suggestions to simplify your day.” This suggests Daily Hub could offer helpful content and suggestions similar to Samsung’s Now Brief and the erstwhile Google Now. Update, July 3, 2025 (1

Tripadvisor stock surges 17% as Starboard Value builds sizable stake in online travel company

Tripadvisor stock jumped 17% Thursday after Starboard Value revealed a more than 9% stake in the online travel company, according to a securities filing. The position was valued at about $160 million as of Wednesday's close. Tripadvisor shares have been flat since the start of the year after plummeting more than 30% in 2024. Last year, the travel review and booking company said it created a special committee to explore potential options.

The best Amazon Prime Day robot vacuum deals for 2025

Engadget has been testing and reviewing consumer tech since 2004. Our stories may include affiliate links; if you buy something through a link, we may earn a commission. Read more about how we evaluate products . Robot vacuums are some of the pricier smart home gadgets you can get, making them great items to look for during sales like Amazon Prime Day. The annual shopping event always includes solid deals on electronics, and that includes smart home gear like autonomous dirt-suckers. Prime Day

Where is my von Braun wheel?

In 1962. There — that answers the clickbaity title right away. NASA had viable designs for rotating wheel space stations that could have given astronauts artificial gravity. Then, the Apollo program effectively killed them. While NASA’s lunar focus delivered the historic moonshot, it dismantled a promising engineering effort at Langley Research Center that might have revolutionized human spaceflight. That decision set us on a half-century trajectory of small, zero-gravity stations that continu

Tripadvisor stock surges 10% as Starboard Value builds sizable stake in online travel company

Tripadvisor stock jumped 10% Thursday after Starboard Value revealed a more than 9% stake in the online travel company, according to a securities filing. The position was valued at about $160 million as of Wednesday's close. Tripadvisor shares have been flat since the start of the year after plummeting more than 30% in 2024. Last year, the travel review and booking company said it created a special committee to explore potential options.

iOS 26 can freeze your FaceTime video if it detects nudity

The developer beta for iOS 26 has been out for a few weeks, and as always,tech sleuths are uncovering features and details that weren't explained during WWDC . Among the latest discoveries stirring up conversation online is a safety and privacy feature for FaceTime that blurs your feed when it detects you in a state of undress. Should FaceTime detect nudity, it will display a message reading "Audio and video are paused because you may be showing something sensitive. If you feel uncomfortable, yo

Your MacBook is getting a big upgrade for free. 5 features I can't wait to try on MacOS 26

Kerry Wan/ZDNET Apple last month announced its latest update for MacOS 26, codenamed "Tahoe." It's full of new visual design elements like Apple's Liquid Glass design theme, better integration with the iPhone, and a more robust Spotlight feature that's better integrated with Shortcuts. The theme of all of Apple's updates this year is streamlining both the visual UI and feature sets across Apple devices, while making more apps and features available on them, punctuated by Apple Intelligence. A

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‘Hot Spring Shark Attack’ Is Goofy and It Knows It

If you’re looking for adventure horror filled with toothy creatures and slick special effects, buy a ticket for Jurassic World Rebirth. On a much smaller scale, however, there’s another new movie whose title says it all: Hot Spring Shark Attack. How does a shark big enough to chomp on a person find its way into a hot spring? And how does a town dependent on tourism deal with this extremely inconvenient new threat? All is revealed in the goofiest ways. Hot Spring Shark Attack being released so c

Best MacBooks (2025): Which Apple Laptop Should You Buy?

In 2020, Apple’s MacBooks entered a new era. The company announced it was moving away from the Intel chips it had been using since 2006; in their place, it rolled out the first Macs with the Apple-designed M1 silicon. Cut to 2025, and Apple’s MacBooks have been upgraded to the M4 chips and are easily the best laptops you can buy, whether that’s the MacBook Air or the MacBook Pro. Like Apple’s iPhones, the chips run on the Arm architecture and afford the company greater control over its hardware

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Lego’s latest buildable arcade machine is packed full of fun hidden details

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. At 468-pieces it’s no where near as elaborate as Lego’s buildable Pac-Man machine, but this 6-inch tall Arcade Machine set will only set you back $39.99 when it launches on August 1st, 2025. At this scale Lego wasn’t able to make this arcade machine playable like Pac-Man is, but it still managed to include some fun details. On the outside the ma

What to expect at Samsung Galaxy Unpacked next week

Samsung has announced that its next Galaxy Unpacked event will be taking place on July 9 at 10AM ET. This is the third major Unpacked event of the year, following launches of the Galaxy S25 series in January and, more recently, a virtual unveiling of the Galaxy S25 Edge. This time, if previous years are any indication, the company should be showing off new foldables and wearables. A lot of it may be business as usual, but the company has hinted that some possibly exciting new additions are in t

This Dyson cordless vacuum is $180 off for Prime Day

Engadget has been testing and reviewing consumer tech since 2004. Our stories may include affiliate links; if you buy something through a link, we may earn a commission. Read more about how we evaluate products . Amazon Prime Day is back again with a flurry of heavy-hitting sales. There are great deals to be had on small home appliances like the Dyson V15 Detect Plus. Dyson vacuums are not exactly known for being the most affordable. Advanced designs and brand name recognition make these house

‘We Live in a Surveillance State’: Reddit Users Explode Over Reports of ICE’s New Face and Fingerprint Scanning App

Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) is reportedly using a new tool called Mobile Fortify, a smartphone-based facial recognition and fingerprint scanning app that allows agents to identify people in real time using only a phone camera. The tool taps into the same biometric system used by U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) at ports of entry. But ICE is now using it inside the U.S., in field operations across the country. According to internal ICE emails reviewed by 404 Media, the app

RFK Jr.’s plan to put ‘AI’ in everything is a disaster

In a 92-minute interview with Tucker Carlson on Monday, RFK Jr. drilled down on his vision for the US Department of Health and Human Services (HHS). Artificial intelligence — arguably, a uselessly vague umbrella term — came up multiple times. (As did conspiracy theories and disinformation on vaccines and autism, the medical establishment, and covid-19 deaths.) As the head of HHS, Kennedy said his federal department is undergoing an “AI revolution.” He implored viewers to “stop trusting the expe

Teen drivers spend 21% of the time looking at their phones, reveals alarming study [Video]

A alarming new study has found that som teen drivers in the US spend as much as 21% of their time at the wheel looking at their phones, creating a substantial risk of distracted driving crashes. While much of this was brief glances, more than 5% of driving time comprised looking at their phone for 2+ seconds a time, long enough to qualify as dangerous … CNET reports that the teens did this despite understanding the risks they are taking. The study includes survey responses from 1,126 teen dri

Building Linux kernel on macOS natively

I've recently added a Linux compatibility layer to Starina operating system based on a lightweight VM approach similar to WSL2. I can cross-compile its init program with Cargo. I can prepare a container image contents using skopeo. However, I need to build the genuine Linux kernel, preferably on my daily driver: macOS. The most common way to build Linux kernel on macOS would be using Docker Desktop, and that works fine. I know nobody need to build on macOS natively, but it looked possible - th

Apple’s New M4 MacBook Air Hits All-Time Low for 4th of July, Stock Might Be Gone If You Wait Until Prime Day

If you’re waiting for Prime Day to make your big laptop upgrade, Amazon’s just dropped a deal that might have you thinking about jumping the gun. The 13-inch 2025 MacBook Air, powered by Apple’s state-of-the-art M4 processor, is 15% off at Amazon, coming in at a cool $849 for a hot early 4th of July Weekend deal. This $849 sale price is a couple of clicks above the all-time low it hit a couple of weeks ago, but Apple deals — especially on their top-line M4 MacBooks — are fleeting at best, and t

This Pro-Level Controller Is Great, but It Comes at a Price

Turtle Beach is no stranger to making high-performance gaming hardware, either through its PDP brand or its own in-house accessories. The company is perhaps best known for its gaming headsets but has leveraged its decades of experience to bring us other great gaming accessories like the Stealth Ultra wireless controller. Well, mostly great, as we'll see. What I like about the Stealth Ultra Jason Cockerham/CNET Turtle Beach didn't try to reinvent the wheel with the Stealth Ultra. The standard

'There is a problem': Facebook and Instagram users complain of account bans

'There is a problem': Facebook and Instagram users complain of account bans Just now Share Save Graham Fraser & Imran Rahman-Jones Technology reporters Share Save Brittany Watson Brittany Watson started the petition calling for Meta to answer for banning people's accounts Facebook and Instagram users have been contacting the BBC complaining about having their accounts arbitrarily banned, and struggling to get them reinstated. Last week Meta - which owns the platforms - acknowledged a "technic

Serenading Cells with Audible Sound Alters Gene Activity

The cells in your ears aren’t the only ones listening: recent research suggests that crucial cells throughout the body may respond to audible sound. Experiments described in Communications Biology revealed more than 100 genes whose activity changed in response to these acoustic waves, pointing to possible medical applications. Extensive earlier research has shown that ultrasound—sound at frequencies higher than humans can hear—can affect biology in numerous ways; the new study expands this conc

Scary Survey Results: Teen Drivers Are Often Looking at Their Phones

A new study reveals that teen drivers in the US are spending more than one-fifth of their driving time distracted by their phones, with many glances lasting long enough to significantly raise the risk of a crash. Published in the journal Traffic Injury Prevention and released on Thursday, the research found that, on average, teens reported looking at their phones during 21.1% of every driving trip. More than a quarter of those distractions lasted two seconds or longer, which is an amount of time

'There is a problem': Meta users complain of being shut out of their accounts

'There is a problem': Meta users complain of being shut out of their accounts 45 minutes ago Share Save Graham Fraser & Imran Rahman-Jones Technology reporters Share Save Brittany Watson Brittany Watson started the petition calling for Meta to answer for banning people's accounts Meta blamed a "technical error" when, last week, it admitted wrongly suspending some Facebook Groups. Since then, users of the world's most popular social media platform have got in touch with the BBC to say how, for