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These Prime Day Phone Deals Are So Good, You'll Forget About Tariffs

Now's a great time to buy a new smartphone. Amazon's Prime Day phone deals are surprisingly great, with more than 30% off some of our top mobile recommendations, from Samsung's latest ultra-thin Galaxy S25 Edge to the Google Pixel 9 Pro XL. All of these phones are unlocked, meaning you can use them with any carrier in the US. If you're looking for iPhone deals specifically, we have a note about them further below. Samsung's latest folding phone got a $100 price increase. Rumors suggest Google's

The Galaxy Z Flip 7 still doesn’t fix the worst thing about Samsung’s flip phones

C. Scott Brown / Android Authority I have a long history with Samsung’s Galaxy Z Flip line. Our revisit of the Galaxy Z Flip 3 was my first experience with a modern flip phone, and it instantly hooked me. I started slipping my SIM back into a Galaxy Z Flip anytime I was between review cycles, and the summer Unpacked event became my favorite of the year, Sydney Sweeney cameos and all. And yet, as much as I’ve loved the overall Galaxy Z Flip experience, I’ve always had one issue: The cover scree

I wanted to hate Samsung’s proprietary Galaxy Watch 8 bands, but I can’t

I didn’t expect to care this much about a watch band system, but here we are. With the launch of its newest smartwatches, Samsung has officially streamlined its wearable portfolio, bringing its questionable squircle shape to every model. This also means that all the Galaxy Watch 8 models now feature the brand’s Dynamic Lug system. This particular facet of the redesign might seem minor at first glance, and for anyone who’s ever struggled to swap a watch strap, it’s a meaningful improvement that’s

Samsung Galaxy S25 Ultra price plunges $350, marking its best deal ever

Mishaal Rahman / Android Authority Samsung just added to its range of premium smartphones yesterday, and it coincides with an intriguing Prime Day offer. The Samsung Galaxy S25 Ultra is available for just $949.99 on Amazon, down from its usual price of $1,299.99. That’s a substantial 27% discount off the retail price, and the lowest price ever. Samsung Galaxy S25 Ultra for $949.99 (27% off) The Samsung Galaxy S25 Ultra is one of the best Android phones on the market with its superb specs and f

Need a top-tier router? Save $180 on the Amazon Eero Max 7 today

Looking to upgrade your home network? The Amazon eero Max 7 is on sale for Amazon Prime Day, offering a great deal on a high-performing mesh Wi-Fi system. You can grab it for just $419.99, down from its usual price of $599.99, which is a 30% discount and its lowest price ever. Amazon eero Max 7 for $419.99 (30% off) The Amazon eero Max 7 is a tri-band mesh Wi-Fi 7 router that offers impressive features for modern homes. It delivers wireless speeds up to 4.3 Gbps and wired speeds up to 9.4 Gbps.

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This is the easiest drone I've ever flown - and it's not even close

ZDNET's key takeaways The Hoverair X1 Pro Max stands out with an eye-catching, unconventional design that sets it apart from typical drones. One of its standout capabilities is 8K video recording, offering stunning resolution for high-quality footage. However, its battery life leaves much to be desired, limiting how long you can fly before needing a recharge. $699 at Amazon I'll admit: before testing the Hoverair X1 Pro Max, I definitely had trepidation about the device. Drones and quad-copte

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Author of William the Conqueror's 'Medieval Big Data' Project Revealed

The findings challenge long-held assumptions about the scale and intent of William the Conqueror’s great survey. Drawing on the earliest surviving manuscript of the survey, known as Exon Domesday, researchers argue that the survey was not simply a means of maximising tax but a far more ambitious and intricate exercise in governmental control - akin to an 11th-century form of big data processing. Professor Stephen Baxter (University of Oxford), Professor Julia Crick (King’s College London), and

Hyundai Reveals the ‘Lightspeed’ Ioniq 6 N

Following the success of its ridiculously entertaining Ioniq 5 N in 2024, Hyundai is clearly hoping it can repeat the trick by applying its speedy sub-brand's knowhow to its streamliner sibling—the result revealed today is this, the Ioniq 6 N, Hyundai's second high-performance EV. Being born from the brand's N division, which is tasked with focusing on delivering a combination of cornering prowess and racetrack capability to supposedly create accessible “everyday” sportscars, you'd expect the 6

15 Best Prime Day Phone Deals (2025): Samsung, OnePlus, and Pixel

Now's a great time to buy a new smartphone. Amazon's Prime Day phone deals are surprisingly great, with more than 30% off some of our top mobile recommendations, from Samsung's latest ultra-thin Galaxy S25 Edge to the Google Pixel 9 Pro XL. All of these phones are unlocked, meaning you can use them with any carrier in the US. If you're looking for iPhone deals specifically, we have a note about them further below. Samsung's latest folding phone got a $100 price increase. Rumors suggest Google's

Samsung reveals why the Galaxy Z Fold 7 didn’t get a bigger battery

Hadlee Simons / Android Authority TL;DR Samsung has reportedly revealed why the Galaxy Z Flip 7 has a bigger battery while the Galaxy Z Fold 7 has the same capacity. The company said that most Flip users wanted a bigger battery, while the Fold 7 had other priorities. This comes as rivals to the Galaxy Z Fold series offer much bigger batteries and other impressive features. Samsung has just launched its new foldable phones, and the Galaxy Z Flip 7 brings a welcome battery upgrade. Unfortunate

Cmdk – CD anywhere and open anything in your terminal

cmdk The ⌘-k "access anything" shortcut is awesome on Notion, Slack, etc. The terminal, by comparison, is a dinosaur: tons of repeated cd and ls and TAB just to get anywhere. This is ⌘-k for the terminal: access anything on your filesystem, from anywhere, with previews before you open: When you press enter... Directories get cd d to d to Text files get opened in vim Images and PDFs get opened in the Preview app .key files get opened in Keynote I'm extremely grateful to fzf; this project

$180 Off KitchenAid Promo Code | July 2025

KitchenAid’s strategy is one that maybe we should all live by—if it ain’t broke, don’t fix it. Remaining nearly unchanged since its introduction in 1914, KitchenAid’s stand mixer has become such a legendary kitchen staple that we called the KitchenAid Artisan 7-Quart Lift Stand Mixer an “everlasting” kitchen must-have and put it on our Buy It For Life guide. KitchenAid’s heralded and beloved kitchen appliances luckily run regular sales so that you can get these great, but pricey, essentials for

Elon Musk Unveils Grok 4 Amid Controversy Over Chatbot’s Antisemitic Posts

Elon Musk on Thursday unveiled Grok 4, the latest AI model from xAI, his multibillion-dollar initiative to rival OpenAI and Google. Without citing detailed evidence, Musk claimed that the model aces standardized tests and exhibits doctorate-level knowledge in a wide array of different disciplines. “Grok 4 is a postgrad-level in everything,” Musk said during an hour-long live broadcast, which began after midnight in New York. “At least with respect to academic questions, Grok 4 is better than Ph

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Elon Musk’s xAI launches Grok 4 alongside a $300 monthly subscription

Elon Musk’s AI company, xAI, late on Wednesday released its latest flagship AI model, Grok 4, and unveiled a new $300-per-month AI subscription plan, SuperGrok Heavy. Grok is xAI’s answer to models like OpenAI’s ChatGPT and Google’s Gemini, and can analyze images and respond to questions. In recent months, Grok has become more deeply integrated into Musk’s social network, X, which was recently acquired by xAI. However, that has also put Grok’s misbehavior front and center for millions of users.

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Skip the AI ‘bake-off’ and build autonomous agents: Lessons from Intuit and Amex

Want smarter insights in your inbox? Sign up for our weekly newsletters to get only what matters to enterprise AI, data, and security leaders. Subscribe Now As generative AI matures, enterprises are shifting from experimentation to implementation—moving beyond chatbots and copilots into the realm of intelligent, autonomous agents. In a conversation with VentureBeat’s Matt Marshall, Ashok Srivastava, SVP and Chief Data Officer at Intuit, and Hillary Packer, EVP and CTO at American Express at VB

Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 7 vs. Z Fold 6: I tried both phones, and the difference is dramatic

Galaxy Z Fold 6 and Galaxy Z Fold 7 Prakhar Khanna/ZDNET Samsung's Galaxy Z Fold 7 is arguably the biggest upgrade to its foldable phone lineup in years. In fact, it is the lightest book-style foldable available on the market right now. I went hands-on with the new Galaxy Z Fold 7, and this is the Samsung upgrade I've waited years for. The device is thin, light, and has a wider coverscreen, one that's closer to a slab phone's aspect ratio. Also: Everything announced at Samsung Unpacked: Galaxy

Don't cancel Netflix yet: I used these secret codes to unlock shows I didn't know existed

Adam Breeden/ZDNET Netflix wasn't the first streaming platform, but it was the first to make video-on-demand mainstream. Fourteen years ago, as it phased out its mailing service, it took a massive bite out of the global market. Also: This 30-second fix made my Roku TV run like new again (and why it works) Remember that? Physical DVDs showing up in your actual mailbox -- the one at the end of your driveway (or your hallway)? To my surprise, that was still actually a thing up until late 2023. W

Show HN: Virby, a vfkit-based Linux builder for Nix-Darwin

Virby - Linux Builder for Nix-darwin Virby is a module for nix-darwin that configures a lightweight, vfkit-based linux VM as a remote build machine for nix, allowing linux packages to be built on macOS. This project is modeled after nix-rosetta-builder, which provides a similar service, using lima to manage the VM. Some parts of the code in this repository are directly borrowed and adapted from that project. Quick Start Add to your flake and enable: # flake.nix { inputs . virby = { url = "gi

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This entry-level robot vacuum left some of my expensive ones in the dust and it's 35% off

ZDNET's key takeaways At $199, the Tapo RV20 Max is an affordable option that works surprisingly well. The RV20 Max robot vacuum features strong 5,300Pa suction, great navigation skills that don't use the bump-and-run system, and plenty of customization options for the price. On the downside, the Tapo RV20 Max doesn't have great obstacle avoidance, often getting its brush tangled with cables and small items. View now at Amazon The Tapo RV20 Max robot vacuum is on sale for $130 ($70 off) durin

Show HN: Petrichor – a free, open-source, offline music player for macOS

Petrichor An offline music player for macOS Summary ✨ Features Everything you'd expect from an offline music player! Map your music folders and browse your library in an organized view. Create playlists and manage the play queue interactively. Browse music using folder view when needed. Pin anything (almost!) to the sidebar for quick access to your favorite music. Navigate easily: right-click a track to go to its album, artist, year, etc. Native macOS integration with menubar and

Want a Galaxy Z Fold 7 or Flip 7? Save big with these top carrier deals

The Samsung Galaxy Z Flip 7 and Fold 7 are now official, and both devices offer quite a few improvements this year, including design refinements, new software features, and beefier hardware. Of course, neither foldable is particularly cheap, with the Flip 7 starting at $1,099 and the Fold 7 at $1,999. Are you interested in Samsung’s latest but can’t quite stomach paying the full price upfront? There are many options, including in-store financing, but the big three carriers offer the lowest upfr

Apple adds Firefox support to iCloud Passwords on Windows

Apple has rolled out official support for Firefox in the latest update to its iCloud for Windows app, allowing users to autofill and access their iCloud Passwords directly in Mozilla’s browser for the first time. Hasn’t this been available for months? Not exactly. A Firefox extension for iCloud Passwords has been listed on the Mozilla Add-ons store for months, but it wasn’t functional on Windows. Until now, as observed on Reddit, only Chrome and Microsoft Edge were fully supported via the iClo

Samsung’s New Foldables Give the Keys to Google AI and Say, ‘Here, You Drive.’

Samsung’s newest generation of Fold and Flip folding phones is here, and this year, it has quite a bit to parade around. The Galaxy Fold 7, for example, is hella thin and almost as slim as a Galaxy S25 Ultra when it’s folded up, while the Galaxy Z Flip 7 has a bigger front-facing screen that spans 4.1 inches. However much the foldables have going on in the hardware department, there’s even more going on inside with AI. The only difference is that Samsung has almost nothing to do with those AI de

Score a record deal on Samsung’s 2-in-1 Galaxy Book 5 Pro 360 at $350 off

Hadlee Simons / Android Authority Looking for a laptop that balances versatility and power? The stunning Samsung Galaxy Book 5 Pro 360 might be just the ticket. This Prime Day, you can snag the Galaxy Book 5 Pro 360 for just $1,249.99, down from its regular price of $1,599.99, offering a tidy 22% discount from the recommended retail price. It’s the lowest price since launch, making this a rare opportunity. Samsung Galaxy Book 5 Pro 360 for $1,249.99 (22% off) The Samsung Galaxy Book5 Pro 360 P

X CEO Linda Yaccarino is now X’s ex-CEO

Linda Yaccarino has announced that she’s stepping down as CEO of X, a little over two years after being tapped by Elon Musk to lead the platform formerly known as Twitter. Here’s what she had to say. ‘Two incredible years’ In a post on X earlier today, Yaccarino reflected on her time at the company, thanking users, business partners, and the team for what she described as “two incredible years” at the helm: After two incredible years, I’ve decided to step down as CEO of 𝕏. When @elonmusk a

I replaced my Linux system with this Windows mini PC - and it's on sale for $191

ZDNET's key takeaways The Minix Z97 mini PC is on sale for $191. This tiny PC is a powerhouse that's well-suited for daily use. Running demanding tasks like local AI workloads puts a strain on its resources. $238.9 at Amazon The Minix Z97 mini PC comes with 12GB of RAM and a 512GB NVMe SSD, on sale now for $191. That's $47 off the regular price. Imagine having a PC that fits in your hand and performs well enough to get you through the day (with power to spare). Such computers exist, but not

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This portable battery station powered my home for two weeks - and it's $600 off for Prime Day

ZDNET's key takeaways The Jackery Explorer 2000 Plus expands up to 24,000 Wh, powering a home for two weeks. Built-in wheels and handle make the Explorer 2000 Plus easy to move. The Explorer 2000 Plus delivers 3,000W power, fast charging, and rugged durability. View now at Amazon Find the Jackery Explorer 2000 Plus on sale for up to 50% off ahead of Amazon Prime Day. You can save more or less depending on the accessories you bundle with the power station. Also: The 55+ best Prime Day deals w

Amazon Prime Day Is the Perfect Time to Upgrade Your Gaming Battle Station With These Peripheral Deals

With the latest Amazon Prime Day sales, PC gamers have a big opportunity to grab some SteelSeries peripherals, including some excellent gaming keyboards. Prices are also extra low on higher-end add-ons you may've been waiting for -- check out the full list here. My favorite is $100 off the SteelSeries Apex Pro TKL Wireless HyperMagnetic Gaming Keyboard, with its price dropping to $150. When CNET's Lori Grunin reviewed the latest SteelSeries Apex Pro keyboard's abilities, she said, "Both Protect

I'm a Samsung User and Almost Never See Galaxy AI on My Phone

At Samsung Galaxy Unpacked this year, company president TM Roh took the stage in Brooklyn, NY, to tout the transformative nature Galaxy AI. The presentation talked about how Samsung's AI tech customizes information and systems to become your personal companion. It gives you morning briefs, synthesizes your health information and can integrate across different form factors, like foldables, VR and wearables. I am an active user of the Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 6 phone, but I've never once seen any of

Browser extensions turn nearly 1 million browsers into website-scraping bots

Extensions installed on almost 1 million devices have been overriding key security protections to turn browsers into engines that scrape websites on behalf of a paid service, a researcher said. The 245 extensions, available for Chrome, Firefox, and Edge, have racked up nearly 909 million downloads, John Tuckner of SecurityAnnex reported. The extensions serve a wide range of purposes, including managing bookmarks and clipboards, boosting speaker volumes, and generating random numbers. The common