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This new Qi2 25W wireless charger lineup is ready for the Pixel 10 Pro XL and iPhone 17 series

TL;DR UGREEN’s new MagFlow Qi2 25W line of accessories is designed for the Pixel 10 Pro XL and the upcoming iPhone 17 series. The MagFlow Qi2 25W lineup includes a 10,000mAh power bank, a wireless charging pad, and two- and three-in-one charging stations. The Pixel 10 Pro XL supports Qi2 25W wireless charging, while other Pixel 10 models are limited to 15W. All iPhone 17 series phones are expected to feature Qi2 25W wireless charging. One of the biggest highlights of the Pixel 10 series is Pi

PSA: Google’s new Pixel Flex Dual Port 67W charger isn’t the same everywhere

Robert Triggs / Android Authority TL;DR Google’s new Pixel Flex Dual Port 67W charger may be missing one feature depending on where you buy it. Users on Reddit point out that the charger’s prongs don’t fold as advertised on Google’s website and Amazon. The lack of foldable prongs may be limited to specific regions, though. Google’s new Pixel Flex Dual Port 67W charger is surely one of the best accessories you can buy for your Pixel 10 phone. The $59.99 USB-C fast charger uses proprietary tec

OnePlus ends Hasselblad camera partnership, reveals what’s next for OnePlus 15 and beyond

TL;DR OnePlus has announced the end of its partnership with camera maker Hasselblad. Instead, the mobile brand is working on its own OnePlus DetailMax Engine for photography. The Hasselblad partnership kicked off with 2021’s OnePlus 9 Pro. OnePlus first teamed up with Hasselblad for 2021’s OnePlus 9 series. This partnership spawned Hasselblad-branded OnePlus flagship phones all the way until the OnePlus 13. Now, the smartphone maker has confirmed that this tie-up is over. OnePlus co-founder

IRHash: Efficient Multi-Language Compiler Caching by IR-Level Hashing

Compilation caches (CCs) save time, energy, and money by avoiding redundant compilations. They are provided by means of compiler wrappers (Ccache, sccache, cHash) or native build system features (Bazel, Buck2). Conceptually, a CC pays off if the achieved savings by cache hits outweigh the extra costs for cache lookups. Thus, most techniques try to detect a cache hit early in the compilation process by hashing the (preprocessed/tokenized) source code, but hashing the AST has also been suggested t

OnePlus and Hasselblad are parting ways

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. OnePlus CEO Pete Lau announced on the company’s user forums today that its five-year partnership with camera company Hasselblad has come to an end. From now on, OnePlus will develop its own imaging engine instead. OnePlus first teamed up with Hasselblad for the 9 and 9 Pro flagships, and

Warner Bros. Discovery is suing Midjourney for copyright infringement

Warner Bros. Discovery has filed a lawsuit against popular AI image generator Midjourney, accusing it of stealing and exploiting its intellectual properties. The complaint revolves around the AI tool's ability to generate images and videos of Warner Bros.' popular fictional characters, including Superman, Batman, Wonder Woman, Scooby Doo, Bugs Bunny and his friends from Looney Tunes. "Midjourney thinks it is above the law," the company wrote in its lawsuit. It said that the image generator sells

Lenovo Legion Go 2 hands-on: Powerful upgrades but with an even higher price

At the beginning of the year, Lenovo gave us an early design preview of its next flagship gaming handheld — the Legion Go 2. Today, at IFA 2025, the company is fleshing out the rest of the system with more details regarding its specs, price and availability. In terms of its overall appearance, not much has changed on the outside of the Legion Go 2. It has the same general shape and detachable controllers as the preview model, alongside an 8.8-inch OLED with a variable 144Hz refresh rate and VES

Lenovo's new Legion Go 2 could be the ergonomic handheld I've been waiting for

Lenovo Follow ZDNET: Add us as a preferred source on Google. ZDNET's key takeaways Lenovo announced its upcoming gaming lineup at IFA 2025. The Legion Go 2 handheld brings several updates, including a more ergonomic design and better hardware. We also got a first-hand look at Lenovo's tenth-generation Legion Pro 7 laptop and LOQ midrange gaming desktop. The IFA (Innovation For All) 2025 tech trade show is currently underway in Berlin (you can think of it as a European version of CES), and

Using AI to perceive the universe in greater depth

Our novel Deep Loop Shaping method improves control of gravitational wave observatories, helping astronomers better understand the dynamics and formation of the universe. To help astronomers study the universe’s most powerful processes, our teams have been using AI to stabilize one of the most sensitive observation instruments ever built. In a paper published today in Science, we introduce Deep Loop Shaping, a novel AI method that will unlock next-generation gravitational-wave science. Deep Lo

The Pretty Screen on Lenovo’s Legion Go 2 Will Almost Make You Forget About Its Price

Why change what works? In the case of Lenovo’s Legion Go 2, the question morphs into “Why change what makes you distinct?” Lenovo’s upcoming sequel to its Legion Go handheld gaming PC is more powerful, has grips made for human hands, and sports a prettier screen. Its blood is flowing with the same DNA as Lenovo’s odd handheld, but now it comes with a price tag designed to make your wallet weep. Here’s the kicker. At IFA 2025, Lenovo declared the Legion Go 2 will start at $1,050 for a version we

Legion Go 2 official: Lenovo’s new flagship handheld costs $1,099 — and up

is a senior editor and founding member of The Verge who covers gadgets, games, and toys. He spent 15 years editing the likes of CNET, Gizmodo, and Engadget. Posts from this author will be added to your daily email digest and your homepage feed. Lenovo’s Legion Go was a polarizing handheld gaming PC, and that won’t change as the company officially announces its successor today: the new Legion Go 2 is slightly bigger, heavier, and costs at least $400 more than the original. But in many other wa

Apple has reportedly launched an AI chatbot, but it's not for the iPhone 17 (or you)

Jason Hiner/ZDNET Follow ZDNET: Add us as a preferred source on Google. ZDNET's key takeaways Apple has reportedly launched an AI chatbot for its retail staff. Asa is intended to be an automated digital sales assistant. The chatbot arrives just weeks before the launch of iPhone 17. Apple has reportedly launched a new AI chatbot -- for its employees, not for its customers. Nicknamed Asa, the chatbot is designed to serve as an automated digital assistant for the company's retail staff, maki

Desperate Companies Now Hiring Humans to Fix What AI Botched

For a while now, we've been seeing companies that fired a bunch of their human workers in favor of artificial intelligence move to recoup some of that flesh-and-blood labor. Now, that push has resulted in a new line of gig work: slop fixer-uppers, who get paid to improve AI-generated art, writing, and code — by making it less, well, sloppy. In an interview with NBC News, longtime freelance illustrator Lisa Carstens said fixing AI-generated logos, many of which have fuzzy lines and garbled text

If You’re Not Already Planning Your Halloween Costume, You’re Falling Behind

There’s no reason to delay getting in the spirit of Halloween as popular costume retailers begin to release this year’s slate of pop culture-inspired looks. From Spirit Halloween to BoxLunch to PetSmart, there are a ton of fandom fits across stores and online for the while family. For Squid Game fans we’re excited about the official collaboration between Spirit Halloween and the Netflix hit show. Fans can dress up as players, guards, and the Front Man and there’s an update for the Young-hee dol

Free ChatGPT users just got a powerful Project upgrade to better organize their chats

OpenAI Follow ZDNET: Add us as a preferred source on Google. ZDNET's key takeaways ChatGPT Free can now access Projects. Allows users to stay more organized, serving as a hub for content. Updates also include larger file uploads, memory controls, and more. Since its popularity exploded, ChatGPT has undergone many upgrades, including a sleek UI redesign. However, one terribly pesky thing that has remained the same for free users is how chats are organized, automatically populating the lef

iPhone event preview, Google deal continues, new Siri plans

Benjamin and Chance get hyped for next week’s awe-dropping event with a breakdown of what we expect, and some intriguing hanging questions. In other news, the Google search deal escapes the jaws of antitrust unscathed, and we have more details about the upcoming Siri revamp. And in Happy Hour Plus, they discuss the Google Pixel’s 100x zoom features and debate the merits of AI usage in cameras. Subscribe at 9to5mac.com/join. Sponsored by Caldera Lab : High performance men’s skincare. Get 20% of

Use free ChatGPT? You just got a powerful projects upgrade once exclusive to paid users

OpenAI Follow ZDNET: Add us as a preferred source on Google. ZDNET's key takeaways ChatGPT Free can now access Projects. Allows users to stay more organized, serving as a hub for content. Updates also include larger file uploads, memory controls, more. Since its popularity exploded, ChatGPT has undergone many upgrades, including a sleek UI redesign. However, one terribly pesky thing that has remained the same for free users is how chats are organized, automatically populating the left-ha

The fastest growing AI chatbot lately? It's not ChatGPT or Gemini

Matthias Balk/picture alliance via Getty Images Follow ZDNET: Add us as a preferred source on Google. ZDNET's key takeaways Copilot has been the fastest-growing AI chatbot in recent months. Use of Google Gemini is also surging. ChatGPT still enjoys the greatest number of users. Do you use Microsoft Copilot, Google Gemini, or ChatGPT on your PC or mobile device? If so, you're in good company. The number of people who turn to these three AI-powered chatbots grew from March to June this year,

This Electric Shaver Is Made From Aircraft-Grade Aluminium, Because Why Not?

Nothing says “premium” like aerospace-grade aluminum alloy, am I right? I guess. I don’t know, it sounds fancy and it looks fancy, too, which makes Laifen’s new electric shaver, the T1 Pro, the swankiest electric shaver I’ve seen all day. The T1 Pro, which was announced at IFA 2025, is apparently crafted with “a single block of aerospace-grade aluminum alloy,” which makes this over-engineered shaver both light and very durable, according to Laifen. Powering this thing is what Laifen describes a

Playing Silksong on the ROG Xbox Ally X: I'm Ready for More

The biggest game of the next week, or weeks, is a long-awaited indie sequel you may have heard of: Hollow Knight Silksong. The game, after being expected for years, just suddenly dropped like a magic back-to-school gift. While it's available for a number of platforms including Nintendo Switch, Xbox, PlayStation and PC, I got a chance to play a Silksong for about an hour on the upcoming Asus ROG Xbox Ally X handheld, a Windows-based game handheld that promises better support of Microsoft's game

X’s encrypted DM feature, XChat, is rolling out more broadly

X’s long-awaited encrypted DMs feature, XChat, is becoming more widely available. Though the feature shipped in beta in May, XChat is now accessible for more users, including those who do not subscribe to X Premium. Separate from the existing DM inbox, XChat is end-to-end encrypted. The chat system supports media uploads, group chats, pinned messages, and the ability to mark messages as read or unread. Vanishing mode has been rumored to be in the works as well. Right now, users can only acces

Belkin unveils Qi2 magnetic charger at IFA 2025

Belkin unveiled several new products today at IFA 2025. Its lineup included a wall charger and car charger that will be available starting this month, plus four entries in its SoundForm audio collection. But the standout item from the consumer products brand is its new Qi2 25W wireless charging puck. The UltraCharge Magnetic Charger 25W promises to power an iPhone from zero to 50 percent battery in just 30 minutes. It also has some clever design choices, such as a kickstand so you can charge a

Copilot, Gemini, and ChatGPT use surge, but one AI tool is outshining the rest

Microsoft / Elyse Betters Picaro / ZDNET Follow ZDNET: Add us as a preferred source on Google. ZDNET's key takeaways Copilot has been the fastest-growing AI chatbot in recent months. Use of Google Gemini is also surging. ChatGPT still enjoys the greatest number of users. Do you use Microsoft Copilot, Google Gemini, or ChatGPT on your PC or mobile device? If so, you're in good company. The number of people who turn to these three AI-powered chatbots grew from March to June this year, acco

A high schooler writes about AI tools in the classroom

AI has transformed my experience of education. I am a senior at a public high school in New York, and these tools are everywhere. I do not want to use them in the way I see other kids my age using them—I generally choose not to—but they are inescapable. During a lesson on the Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass, I watched a classmate discreetly shift in their seat, prop their laptop up on a crossed leg, and highlight the entirety of the chapter under discussion. In seconds, they had pul

Patients Furious at Therapists Secretly Using AI

With artificial intelligence integrating — or infiltrating — into every corner of our lives, some less-than-ethical mental health professionals have begun using it in secret, causing major trust issues for the vulnerable clients who pay them for their sensitivity and confidentiality. As MIT Technology Review reports, therapists have used OpenAI's ChatGPT and other large language models (LLMs) for everything from email and message responses to, in one particularly egregious case, suggesting ques

Le Chat: Custom MCP Connectors, Memories

Today, we’re giving you more reasons to switch to Le Chat. The widest enterprise-ready connector directory (beta), with custom extensibility, making it easy to bring workflows into your AI assistant. Directory of 20+ secure connectors—spanning data, productivity, development, automation, commerce, and custom integrations. Search, summarize, and act in tools like Databricks, Snowflake, GitHub, Atlassian, Asana, Outlook, Box, Stripe, Zapier, and more. Custom extensibility: Add your own MCP conne

‘Strange New Worlds’ Has Terminal Prequel Brain

Strange New Worlds has been having a rough go of it this season. From tonal misfires to episodes that have swung for gimmicks over engaging with the material questions they raise, the show has traded depth for breadth in terms of the sheer variety of spaces it explores. But one thing has become clear over the course of the season that becomes crystal in its penultimate episode: the only time the show is willing to knuckle down and really focus is when it wants to ride on the coattails of the Tre

Sequoia’s Roelof Botha joins TechCrunch Disrupt 2025 for a 20th anniversary conversation on the future of venture

We’re excited to announce that Roelof Botha, managing partner of Sequoia Capital and one of the most influential voices in venture capital, will join us live onstage at TechCrunch Disrupt 2025, taking place October 27–29 at Moscone West in San Francisco. For more than two decades, Botha has helped shape some of the world’s most iconic companies — and his perspective has never been more important. Why this session matters The venture ecosystem is in flux: Venture firms are evolving into broad

Stripe Launches L1 Blockchain: Tempo

Tempo was started by Stripe and Paradigm, with design input from Anthropic, Coupang, Deutsche Bank, DoorDash, Lead Bank, Mercury, Nubank, OpenAI, Revolut, Shopify, Standard Chartered, Visa, and more. If you’re a company with large, real-world economic flows and would like to help shape the future of Tempo, get in touch.

The Hand-Drawn Hits That Hollywood Isn't Making

Detail from a poster for Nobody (2025) by Shanghai Animation Film Studio Welcome! This is a new Sunday edition of the Animation Obsessive newsletter. Our lineup today: 1) Why 2D movies are booming elsewhere. 2) Newsbits. With that, let’s go! 1 – Stories that resonate Folks who follow the animation news have already heard. Right now, hand-drawn features are taking over. It’s happening in Japan, where Infinity Castle (of the Demon Slayer series) just became the third-biggest movie in the co