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Pixel Screenshots and Recorder just got a power-up with NotebookLM integration on the Pixel 10

TL;DR The Pixel Screenshots app on the new Pixel 10 now integrates with Google’s NotebookLM. Pixel Screenshots on the Pixel 10 automatically identifies and suggests content you should add to your NotebookLM notebook. Users must opt into the AI experiences within the Pixel Screenshots app to enable this feature. It’s unclear if older Pixels will receive this Pixel Screenshots feature. Similarly, you can now add transcripts from Recorder to your notebook. The Pixel 10 series is here. This gene

With Pixel Watch 4, Google takes a major leap for repairability (Update: Self-repair details)

TL;DR The Pixel Watch 4 has just launched, and it will be Google’s first repairable smartwatch. Previously, Google would simply replace broken or faulty watches. With this generation, Google is opening up repairs for the Pixel Watch 4’s display and battery. Update, August 20, 2025 (12:45 PM ET): In addition to repairs by authorized service centers, Google will also honor self-repairs. The company informed WIRED that the back plate of the Pixel Watch 4 is held together with just two screws but

Xbox unveils its Handheld Compatibility Program

Microsoft announced Wednesday during Gamescom 2025 that not only will its Xbox Ally handhelds be released on October 16, but the company is spinning up a new initiative to support optimized gaming on these devices called the Handheld Compatibility Program. The initiative seems to be similar to Valve's Steam Deck Verified , where Xbox will test games to ensure their compatibility with the new Xbox Ally handhelds. "We have worked with game studios to test, optimize, and verify thousands of games

Google Pixel 10 Pro Fold vs. Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 7: How the newest foldable phones stack up

Last month, the Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 7 was released and immediately became the de facto king of the foldable phone hill. But today a new challenger has arrived: The Pixel 10 Pro Fold. Initial details are now available, and Google is having a splashy launch event to introduce it (and the full new Pixel 10 line) to the world. These two smartphones are vying for the title of best foldable — both with very similar designs, but each bringing something unique to the table. Samsung launched its first

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Google Pixel 10 Pro Fold vs. Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 7: I compared both flagships, and here's who wins

Joseph Maldonado and Kerry Wan/ZDNET The Google Pixel 10 Pro Fold is here, and it isn't taking on the Galaxy Z Fold 7 with a generational design leap. Instead, it competes by adding quality-of-life features -- a couple of which are industry-firsts for a foldable phone. If you are ready to upgrade from a slab phone to a foldable one, now is the best time to do so. However, it can be confusing to make a decision when both Google and Samsung book-style foldables are so good this year. Also: Ever

Google Pixel Watch 4 vs. Samsung Galaxy Watch 8: I compared the two best Androids, and here's the winner

Kerry Wan/ZDNET Google just unveiled its new Pixel Watch 4, and upon first glance, it's pretty similar to the Galaxy Watch 8 Samsung released last month. They're both Android smartwatches with AI-powered health coaches, they have around the same battery life, brightness, and storage, and notably, they're the same price. Also: Everything announced at Made by Google 2025: Pixel 10 Pro, Fold, Watch 4, and more Of course, you'll get different watch bands and different brand styles, with Google's

Show HN: Anchor Relay – A faster, easier way to get Let's Encrypt certificates

Anchor Relay excels when security and simplicity matter. You don't need to expose port 80 or forward HTTP - all certificate validation happens outbound. Configure DNS once up front rather than spreading API credentials everywhere. It works out of the box with tools like Certbot and integrates with tools like Caddy and cert-manager.

ROG Xbox Ally: Release Date, Specs, Price and How It Compares to Steam Deck

The Steam Deck has yet to find a real competitor in the PC handheld gaming device battle. Other hardware companies, including Asus, Lenovo and MSI, have tried, but so far, their devices keep falling short. Asus plans to try to take another swipe at the crown, though, this time with the help of Microsoft. In June, the two revealed their partnership for a new handheld device: the ROG Xbox Ally. This handheld will come in two variants and will attempt to bring the Xbox console experience to a port

White House Joins TikTok With New Account. Here's What It's Posted So Far

The White House has officially joined TikTok, even as the administration is trying to help determine the future of the platform in the US. So far, the TikTok account has four videos: a mix of President Donald Trump speaking, footage of the White House over music -- and the caption "We're so back." There's also a video of Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt responding with hostility to a press conference question from a New York Times reporter, which is one way to set the tone early on. As of this

China’s Guowang megaconstellation is more than another version of Starlink

US defense officials have long worried that China's Guowang satellite network might give the Chinese military access to the kind of ubiquitous connectivity US forces now enjoy with SpaceX's Starlink network. It turns out the Guowang constellation could offer a lot more than a homemade Chinese alternative to Starlink's high-speed consumer-grade broadband service. China has disclosed little information about the Guowang network, but there's mounting evidence that the satellites may provide Chines

Palantir stock plummets 20% from highs in longest losing streak since April 2024

Palantir shares sank into bear market territory Wednesday after six-straight days of heavy selling. The slide marks the longest such streak for the artificial intelligence software company since April 2024, and brings shares down 20% from the recent record. Shares closed in correction territory on Tuesday after accumulating a 15% loss from the highs. Palantir's slide followed a broader market selloff and came on the heels of a short-seller report from Andrew Left's Citron Research. He called t

AI Industry Trembles as Nvidia's Stock Nosedives

Shares of AI chipmaker Nvidia plunged on Wednesday, dropping by more than three percent in early trading — for a total slide of over five percent in the past week. Other major AI players fell as well, including Google, Meta, and Tesla. AI software company Palantir's stock fell by nearly nine percent this morning. Nvidia is particularly interesting, though, because while those other companies mainly produce software, Nvidia has been making bank by selling the hardware powering the AI industry's

Sony raises PS5 console prices in the US

Sony held out longer than Microsoft and Nintendo, but it too is increasing the prices of PlayStation consoles in the US starting on August 21. The standard PS5 (the one with with a disc drive) will now run you $550, up from $500. The Digital Edition is $500, up from $450. The PS5 Pro, meanwhile, will require you to fork over a whopping $750. That’s up from an already-eyewatering $700. In other words, each console got a $50 price bump. Sony says it’s rolling out the price increases due to (you g

Hackers steal Microsoft logins using legitimate ADFS redirects

Hackers are using a novel technique that combines legitimate office.com links with Active Directory Federation Services (ADFS) to redirect users to a phishing page that steals Microsoft 365 logins. The method lets attackers bypass traditional URL-based detection and the multi-factor authentication process by leveraging a trusted domain on Microsoft's infrastructure for the initial redirect. Legitimacy of a trusted redirect Researchers at Push Security, a company that provides protection solut

Closer to the Metal: Leaving Playwright for CDP

Goodbye Playwright, Hello CDP Playwright and Puppeteer are great for making QA tests and automation scripts short and readable, but as AI browser companies have been learning the hard way over the last year, sometimes these adapters obscure important details about the underlying browsers. We decided to peek behind the curtain and figure out what the browser was really doing, and it made us decide to drop playwright entirely and just speak the browser's native tongue: CDP. By switcing to raw C

‘Jelly Ice’ Inspired by Tofu Never Melts

Jelly ice is cold but never melts. Jelly ice is jiggly and reusable. Jelly ice is real, and scientists want to bring it to a store near you. In a presentation for ACS Fall 2025, researchers at the University of California (UC), Davis, introduced “jelly ice,” a gelatin-based hydrogel that freezes and thaws without making a watery mess. Everything about jelly ice sounds like something straight from a child’s imagination: edible, reusable, compostable, and squishy. But jelly ice is definitely rea

Rare Supernova Rips Open a Star, Revealing Its Hidden Anatomy

A new discovery offers fresh insights into the life cycle of massive stars and their imminent death. On September 6, 2021, Steve Schulze, a researcher at Northwestern University, was on the lookout for fresh supernovas when he came across a strange explosion that left behind an extremely exposed corpse. The dying star had a rather stressful death, stripping down to its stellar bone and exposing its inner layers. “We quickly noticed that this supernova was unlike anything we had seen before,” Sc

Sony’s PlayStation 5 Gets a Big Price Hike

After Xbox and Nintendo both made their consoles and peripherals more expensive, it was inevitable that Sony would make the same move. Now every version of the PlayStation 5 costs $50 more, no matter if you decide to opt for the all-digital version or the PlayStation 5 Pro. No matter whether you’re an Xbox, PlayStation, or Nintendo diehard, all your consoles will cost you way more, all down to the economic shitstorm caused by Trump tariffs. In a blog post, Sony said it was navigating “a challen

ROG Xbox Ally Launches Oct. 16: 'Handheld Compatibility' Tags Will Manage Expectations

The slow drip of information about the long-awaited Asus ROG Xbox Ally and Ally X handheld gaming PCs is eroding my wits. For Gamescom 2025, the droplet is Oct. 16 as the official availability date, confirming the rumors. There have been leaks regarding the price, with the latest scuttlebutt placing them at $550 and $900, respectively. Asus says that info, plus preorder dates, "will follow in the coming weeks." So, more drips coming within a month, I guess. We do get news about some features, t

Made by Google Pixel 10 Event Watch Party: Watch the New Phone Reveals With Us Today

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Sony is raising PS5 prices, starting tomorrow

is a news editor covering technology, gaming, and more. He joined The Verge in 2019 after nearly two years at Techmeme. Posts from this author will be added to your daily email digest and your homepage feed. Sony is raising the price of all PS5 models by $50 in the US. The company cited the “challenging economic environment,” which includes the tariffs President Trump has placed on imported products. The changes will go into effect on Thursday, and the new prices are as follows: PlayStation

Intel in talks with other large investors for equity boost at discount, sources say

Intel is in talks with other large investors to receive an equity infusion at a discounted price, people familiar with the matter told CNBC's David Faber. Intel stock slid more than 7% on Tuesday, after rallying earlier this week on a $2 billion capital injection from SoftBank and reports that the Trump administration is weighing different ways to get involved with the company. Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick told CNBC on Tuesday that the U.S. government must receive an equity stake in Intel

Zuckerberg's Huge AI Push Is Already Crumbling Into Chaos

Just a few months into Meta's multi-billion-dollar AI moonshot, CEO Mark Zuckerberg is already shaking up his "Superintelligence Lab" — and some of its longtime leaders are leaving amid the chaos. As the New York Times reports based on insider sources, Meta has announced internally that it will be splitting its AI division into four separate groups: one focused on research, one on so-called "superintelligence," one on products, and another on infrastructure. First leaked in part to The Informa

CarPlay is about to get one of Apple’s best recent iPhone features

Apple has a major CarPlay update coming in iOS 26, and among the variety of improvements is one of Apple’s best recent iPhone features: Live Activities are coming to CarPlay. Live Activities expand to CarPlay in iOS 26 Live Activities debuted on the iPhone three years ago, when the Dynamic Island arrived on the iPhone 14 Pro. Since then, Apple has only improved the feature and expanded it to more apps, system features, and platforms. Last year, watchOS 11 brought Live Activities to Apple Wat

Amazon goes after the iPad market as it plans $400 Android tablet

Amazon Fire tablets have so far been cheap and cheerful devices, often bought for children. Running a heavily-customized version of Android known as Fire OS, they haven’t achieved much traction in the market … The company is now hoping to change all that with a new tablet aiming to compete in the same premium market as the base model iPad. Reuters doesn’t have many details, but says that it will run a more standard version of Android and will cost around $400. As part of a project known inter

One of our favorite air fryers is on sale for $90

The COSORI 9-in-1 air fryer is on sale for $90, cutting 25 percent off the retail price. Whether you've stumbled upon air fryers for health reasons , convenience or you're already a card-carrying member of the air fryer clan, a sale is a great time to pick one up. We selected the COSORI as the runner-up for best air fryer overall , and were impressed with its six-quart capacity despite its relatively small footprint on the kitchen counter. Our reviewers found the basket was super roomy enough t

Google says Steph Curry will use its AI to get better at basketball

Google has announced a multi-year partnership with Steph Curry at its Made by Google event, and as part of that team-up, it says the NBA superstar will use AI from Google Cloud to improve his performance on the court. Yep, the company is claiming that Google Cloud AI can help the four-time NBA champ, two-time MVP and two-time scoring champion get even better at basketball. According to the company, AI insights can analyze his shot quality as well as sharpen his workout plans. Google's AI Basketb

8BitDo's charging dock for Xbox controllers costs just $20 right now

8BitDo is predominantly known for its excellent gamepads of all shapes and sizes , but it makes other accessories too, including a charging dock for the Xbox Wireless Controller that is currently 20 percent off. Right now you can grab the officially licensed dock for $20, down from its regular price of $25. 8BitDo’s charging dock is compatible with the Xbox Series X|S and Xbox One variants of the Xbox Wireless Controller and uses magnetic contact charging to juice up your pad. It comes with a 1

Why email security needs its EDR moment to move beyond prevention

Security leaders today are rethinking email security, not because traditional methods have failed outright, but because the threat landscape and business needs have evolved beyond what legacy approaches can handle. A surprising but apt analogy keeps surfacing: email security is stuck where antivirus (AV) was a decade ago, and it’s time it evolved like AV did, into an element of EDR. The comparison might not be obvious at first. After all, email and endpoints seem like apples and oranges. But