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Every iPhone model that you supports iOS 26 (and which ones aren't compatible)

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The best Samsung phones of 2025: Expert tested and reviewed

Samsung is heading into the summer with some serious momentum, with several flagship Android phones already under its belt in 2025, including the highly capable Galaxy S25 Ultra and ultra-thin Galaxy S25 Edge. The new devices round out the brand's versatile portfolio, from the productivity-focused Galaxy Z Fold 6 to the budget-friendly Galaxy A36 5G. Whether you're looking for cutting-edge camera features, all-day battery life, or a foldable screen that doubles as a tablet, there's a Samsung pho

AMD Ryzen 5 5500 6-Core Is Now Near-Free With 54% Off, Currently One of Amazon’s Best-Selling Processors

If you’ve been toying with the idea of building a new PC or upgrading an older system, you’re in luck. You may have already noticed this, but prices on components like processors and GPUs have been steadily falling, and now’s the time to buy. Not sure where to start or what to buy first? We’ve got you covered, especially thanks to this deal that Amazon has offered up that can sweeten your gaming setup significantly, even if you’re more of an internet browser than a gamer. See at Amazon Head on

Save $100 on Apple’s latest iPad Air with the M3 chip

is an editor covering deals and commerce. He joined in 2018, and served as commerce editor at Polygon until May 2025. Discounts have been tough to find on the 11-inch iPad Air with the M3 chip (the 2025 model), but there’s a good one happening on every color available at Amazon and Best Buy. Normally $599, the 128GB tablet is available for $499 — a price that it has sold for just once before in late April. Whether you’re partial to the porcelain-esque starlight color, or the soft blue, you’ll g

Mythical Games launches FIFA Rivals worldwide touting digital ownership

FIFA Rivals, the officially licensed arcade-style mobile soccer game, is now available for download on the App Store and Google Play around the world. Powered by FIFA’s global license and Mythical Games’ hybrid Web2/Web3 game platform, FIFA Rivals delivers an arcade-style football experience with gamers building their dream teams and attempting to dominate their rivals by competing in live events and PvP leagues. Following a successful soft launch, the global launch introduces innovative featu

20,000 malware domains taken out by massive 26-country police strike

A massive international law enforcement operation coordinated by Interpol has seen one of the biggest ever takedowns of a malware network. The simultaneous strike across 26 countries resulted in more than 20,000 domains being taken offline, and the arrest of 32 suspects … Bleeping Computer reports that the investigation was coordinated by Interpol. Led by Interpol and conducted from January to April 2025, the operation focused on disrupting infostealer malware groups that steal financial and

The Sonos Era 300 is $90 off in this home speaker sale

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 . A number of Sonos speakers are on sale right now at Sonos direct and Amazon. his includes the well-regarded Era 300 smart speaker, which is on sale for $359. This particular model is one of Sonos' newest, and it has rarely gone on sale in the past. We enjoyed the Era 300 enough to giv

Legal tech platform Definely raises $30M Series B to make contract reviewing more efficient

Nnamdi Emelifeonwu was always curious about what work life was like for his colleague Feargus MacDaeid, one of the few registered blind lawyers in the U.K. Both practiced law at the global firm Freshfields. When asking about what would make his life easier, the answer was clear: “Help me navigate definitions in complex contracts without losing context,” Emelifeonwu told TechCrunch. He realized the fix to MacDaeid’s request would be useful to every lawyer. So in 2017, Emelifeonwu and MacDaeid t

Former Intel engineers form AheadComputing to break CPU performance limits with RISC-V design

What just happened? In the heart of Oregon's Silicon Forest, a group of veteran chip architects has traded the security of a tech giant for the high-stakes world of startups, aiming to redefine the future of microprocessors. The founders of AheadComputing, who collectively spent nearly a century at Intel, are now channeling their expertise into building a new class of CPU, one they believe could upend the industry's established order. Rather than building on the legacy of x86, the team is betti

Meta sues app-maker as it cracks down on 'nudifying'

Meta sues app-maker as it cracks down on 'nudifying' 2 hours ago Share Save Tom Gerken Technology reporter Share Save Getty Images Meta has taken legal action against a company which ran ads on its platforms promoting so-called "nudify" apps, which typically using artificial intelligence (AI) to create fake nude images of people without their consent. It has sued the firm behind CrushAI apps to stop it posting ads altogether, following a cat-and-mouse battle to remove them over a series of mo

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When I share files, I skip right past Quick Share and use this app instead

Andy Walker / Android Authority Sharing files across Android and other devices can be tedious. Although Quick Share has improved slightly since Samsung and Google collaborated, offering a larger feature set than ever, it often feels more cumbersome than convenient. I spend more time connecting to the recipient’s phone than sending the file, which I don’t appreciate. How often do you use Quick Share? 31 votes Daily. 19 % Once or twice a week. 16 % Once a month or less. 45 % I don't use it at al

Galaxy Z Fold 7, Flip 7 FE filings reveal chip details, battery, and more

TL;DR The Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 7 and Galaxy Z Flip 7 FE have passed by the FCC. The Galaxy Z Fold 7 apparently uses the Snapdragon 8 Elite chip, as expected. We also discovered hints that the Galaxy Z Flip 7 FE will use a Qualcomm or Exynos chip, depending on the market. Samsung is tipped to launch its new foldable phones next month, and we’re expecting three models on the day. Now, two of these models have passed through the FCC. The Galaxy Z Fold 7 was listed on the FCC database with the

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GitLab patches high severity account takeover, missing auth issues

GitLab has released security updates to address multiple vulnerabilities in the company's DevSecOps platform, including ones enabling attackers to take over accounts and inject malicious jobs in future pipelines. The company released GitLab Community and Enterprise versions 18.0.2, 17.11.4, and 17.10.8 to address these security flaws and urged all admins to upgrade immediately. "These versions contain important bug and security fixes, and we strongly recommend that all self-managed GitLab inst

Brazil's Supreme Court makes social media liable for user content

Live Events The majority of justices on Brazil's Supreme Court have agreed to make social media companies liable for illegal postings by their users. Gilmar Mendes on Wednesday became the sixth of the court's 11 justices to vote to open a path for companies like Meta, X and Microsoft to be sued and pay fines for content published by their users. Voting is ongoing but a simple majority is all that is needed for the measure to pass.The ruling will come after US Secretary of State Marco Rubio warn

The Sixties Come Back to Life in "Everything Is Now"

The film critic and cultural historian J. Hoberman’s new book, “Everything Is Now: The 1960s New York Avant-Garde—Primal Happenings, Underground Movies, Radical Pop,” is as jubilantly overstuffed as its subtitle. The book is a startlingly slow read—and I say that with unbridled enthusiasm. I can’t remember the last book I’ve read that contained so much information so tightly packed, or in which the distillation of vast research offered such relentless ricochets of association, connection, and al

The Alters brings Kojima-esque weirdness to a tale of sci-fi survival

Rolling across rugged alien wilds, your circular base in The Alters offers a twinkling haven from the whipping winds and nauseating radiation. At least, that’s how it feels for the first few hours. Gradually, as the in-game days stack up, my view of the vessel changes: protagonist Jan Dolski seems to be stuck on what is essentially a very expensive, very large hamster wheel, eking out an existence within modular rooms that look a lot like shipping containers. For the corporation funding this ven

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Shaquille O'Neal settles long-running FTX investor lawsuit for $1.8 million

Serving tech enthusiasts for over 25 years.TechSpot means tech analysis and advice you can trust What just happened? Shaquille O'Neal's long-running legal issues over his promotion of the now-bankrupt crypto exchange FTX appear to have ended. The former NBA star has agreed to pay $1.8 million to settle claims that he misled investors. In November 2022, a class action lawsuit was launched by investor Edwin Garrison against FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried, claiming he misled customers and cost inv

I tried Google’s secret, open source, offline AI app to see if it’s better than Gemini

Andy Walker / Android Authority Google has pumped out so many AI products in recent years that I’d need my fingers, toes, and the digits of several other people to keep count. Its current public-facing headliner is Gemini, which also doubles as its virtual assistant on its myriad products. But, if you’re willing to lift its development rock to peek at the creepy crawlies beneath, you’ll find AI Edge Gallery. Hidden away on GitHub — where few Google-made products have ever resided — AI Edge Gal

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5 vinyl products every collector should have (and why they make such a big difference)

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I changed 7 Samsung phone settings to significantly improve the battery life

Kerry Wan/ZDNET Samsung's Galaxy smartphones are some of the best Android phones available today, thanks to their responsive and feature-rich software. But most Samsung phones -- especially the flagships like the Galaxy S25 Ultra, Galaxy Z Fold 6, and Z Flip 6 -- come with over-the-top features that you might not use daily. If your new Galaxy phone isn't lasting an entire day on a single charge, there are ways to make the most of what you have without hindering the user experience. Also: The

Your old MacBook's days are numbered, as Apple confirms end of support

'ZDNET Recommends': What exactly does it mean? ZDNET's recommendations are based on many hours of testing, research, and comparison shopping. We gather data from the best available sources, including vendor and retailer listings as well as other relevant and independent reviews sites. And we pore over customer reviews to find out what matters to real people who already own and use the products and services we’re assessing. When you click through from our site to a retailer and buy a product or

Drawing on Tradition: Elena Izcue's Peruvian Art in the School

Though Izcue largely frames El arte peruano as classroom material for primary school students, contemporary commentators emphasized another equally important use for the books: revitalizing domestic craft production by grafting it to a non-European fount of influence. The second volume provides suggestions for what kinds of objects — from book covers to curtains — might be most suited to each motif and even includes visual aids for how the figures might be flipped and tessellated. The adaptation

Pentagon Has Been Pushing Americans to Believe in UFOs for Decades, New Report

UFOs have been back in the news a lot lately, and it may be the case that the government wants it that way. Last week, the Wall Street Journal published the first of a two-part series that probes the ways in which the Defense Department has been responsible for creating and fostering the UFO mythology in America. The article shows that the government has, at various points over the years, purposefully sown disinformation about UFOs, in an effort to make Americans believe in little green men. Th

Danish Ministry Replaces Windows and Microsoft Office with Linux and LibreOffice

The Danish Ministry of Digitization is to completely abandon Microsoft in the coming months and use Linux instead of Windows and switch from Office 365 to LibreOffice. Minister Caroline Stage (Moderaterne) announced this in an interview with the daily newspaper Politiken. It comes just a few days after the country's two largest municipalities initiated similar steps. This summer, half of the ministry's employees will be equipped with Linux and LibreOffice. If everything goes as expected, the ent

My Cord-Cutting Adventure (2020)

For starters, the consumer electronics industry, normally so eager to sell us computers, laptops, pads, phones, and watches; the industry that for 30 years has sold us VCRs, competed over Beta vs VHS and Super-VHS (look it up, it existed), then sold us DVDs, DVD recorders with DVD-R and DVD-RW, then sold us DVRs that recorded standard definition, then sold us Blu-Ray players of increasing degrees of quality and declining prices...these days, they've utterly given up selling us anything that can

9 Hidden Apple Watch Health Features, According to a Doctor at Apple

If you own an Apple Watch, then you know just how small but mighty the wearable device can be. But are you aware of all the different ways this high-tech watch can assist you in monitoring and improving your health? To help you learn more about the not-so-obvious health features hidden on the Apple Watch that can support your heart health, fitness, sleep and more, we spoke with a doctor at Apple. 1. The Vitals app metrics Using overnight health metrics, the Vitals app can reveal much about you

Experimental retina implants give mice infrared vision

Human vision relies on photoreceptor cells in the retina that react to visible light and trigger neurons in the optic nerve to send signals to the brain. Degradation of these photoreceptors is the leading cause of vision impairments, including blindness. However, a team of scientists at China’s Fudan University has recently built prototype retinal implants that can replace the failing photoreceptors and potentially provide infrared vision as a bonus. Sadly, they’ve only been tested in animals,

How to Shop Like a Pro During Amazon Prime Day (2025)

Amazon Prime Day is arguably one of the most confusing shopping holidays in existence: It’s not even a “day” anymore, as last year the event spanned 48 hours. It includes some great deals—Amazon promises “millions of deals”—but the displayed discounts are often misleading, and while it’s advertised as a members-only event, some deals are available to people who don’t subscribe to Prime. Add in the frenzy of limited-time Lightning Deals and you’ve got a recipe perfect for spending too much money.

Multiverse Computing raises $215M for tech that could radically lower AI costs

Spanish startup Multiverse Computing on Thursday said it has raised an enormous Series B round of €189 million (about $215 million) on the strength of a technology it calls “CompactifAI.” CompactifAI is a quantum-computing inspired compression technology that is capable of reducing the size of LLMs by up to 95% without impacting model performance, the company said. Specifically, Multiverse offers compressed versions of well-known, open-source LLMs – primarily small models – such as Llama 4 Sco

Gaming VC activity settles into a new normal in Q1 | Pitchbook

In the first quarter, gaming VC activity may have finally settled into a new normal — though it’s a leaner, more selective market, according to an analysis by PitchBook. Q1 funding dipped 3% QoQ to $1.2 billion across 134 deals, the lowest deal count since mid-2019. As early-stage investments continue to shrink, investors grow increasingly discerning, and the M&A and exit environment remain muted, there are still bright spots: investment surged into back-end gaming infrastructure and AI-powered