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A let-off or tougher than it looks? What the Google monopoly ruling means

A let-off or tougher than it looks? What the Google monopoly ruling means 6 hours ago Share Save Lily Jamali North America Technology Correspondent, San Francisco Share Save Shutterstock A Google business logo on an office building in midtown Atlanta, Georgia In the modern internet era, few monopoly cases have been as closely scrutinised in Silicon Valley - and beyond - as the US government's landmark case challenging Google's dominance in online search. Not since US v Microsoft, filed in 199

Wallpaper Wednesday: More great phone wallpapers for all to share (September 3)

C. Scott Brown / Android Authority Welcome to Wallpaper Wednesday! In this weekly roundup, we’ll give you a handful of Android wallpapers you can download and use on your phone, tablet, or even your laptop/PC. The images will come from folks here at Android Authority as well as our readers. All are free to use and come without watermarks. File formats are JPG and PNG, and we’ll provide images in both landscape and portrait modes, so they’ll be optimized for various screens. For the newest wall

ANBERNIC just put its best screen on a more budget-friendly device

TL;DR The ANBERNIC RG 476H is a new glass-front handheld. The name implies it will have a 4.7-inch screen and Unisoc T820 SoC. Pricing and availability will be announced at a later date. The string of new Android gaming handheld announcements continues, this time with ANBERNIC getting in on the action. Its latest handheld is called the RG 476H, and it might be the best possible combination of the company’s past few handhelds. With an all-glass front, the RG 476H is one of the most modern-loo

Acer’s 16-inch Swift Air weighs less than the 13-inch MacBook Air

A second Windows laptop has demonstrated that there is potential for the MacBook Air to be even lighter. Earlier this year, we saw a 14-inch Asus laptop come in lighter than the 13-inch MacBook Air, and now Acer has done the same with a 16-inch model. Interestingly, the Acer Swift Air 16 manages to be lighter than the MacBook Air despite being thicker, at 0.63-inches against 0.44 inches … To be fair, Acer’s latest laptop doesn’t compete with the MacBook Air when it comes to either performance

Rumor: iPhone 17 Pro to feature better thermals for improved battery life, display brightness, more

We’re less than a week away from the launch of the iPhone 17 lineup, and a new rumor today sheds light on several more improvements Apple has up its sleeve. In a post on Weibo, the oft-reliable leaker Instant Digital says the iPhone 17 Pro and iPhone 17 Pro Max will feature notable updates to the display, battery life, and more. Here’s a breakdown of what the account says is coming for the iPhone 17 Pro and iPhone 17 Pro Max: They can maintain a higher brightness level for a longer time when u

The best MagSafe power banks for your iPhone

One of the first guides I ever worked on for Engadget was about power banks. In the years since, I’ve tested more than 50 portable batteries to keep our top picks as up-to-date as possible. Now that the iPhone 17 is on the horizon — and rumored to be the thinnest ever — we wanted to devote some space to MagSafe battery packs in particular. I gathered up a new crop of batteries to test and compared the results with our existing data to pick the best MagSafe-compatible battery out there. As we

Appeals court reinstates fired Democratic FTC commissioner

Rebecca Kelly Slaughter can resume her work as a commissioner for the FTC, a federal appeals court has ruled. Slaughter, who was one of the two Democratic commissioners for the FTC that President Trump fired back in March, filed a lawsuit for her reinstatement. "Your continued service on the FTC is inconsistent with my administration’s priorities," a letter to the commissioners said. In July, US District Judge Loren AliKhan ruled that her removal from the agency was "unlawful and without legal e

Nearly 70% of iPhone users plan to upgrade to iPhone 17 - here's why (it's not AI)

Sabrina Ortiz/ZDNET Follow ZDNET: Add us as a preferred source on Google. ZDNET's key takeaways More than 68% of iPhone users plan to upgrade to an iPhone 17. Battery life is the top reason cited for upgrading. The high price of a new iPhone is one reason for not upgrading. Will you be lining up to buy an iPhone 17 when the new phone debuts later this month? If so, you're in good company. A majority of the 2,000 existing iPhone owners recently polled by phone reseller SellCell said they ai

Someone ordered 18,000 cups of water at an AI drive-thru - now fast food chains are reconsidering

Matt Cardy/Contributor/Getty Images News via Getty Images Follow ZDNET: Add us as a preferred source on Google. ZDNET's key takeaways Fast-food chains are experimenting with AI in drive-thrus. Previous gen AI order-takers failed. AI voice tech is playing a larger role in customer service. Fast-food restaurants like Taco Bell and McDonald's tried to integrate AI into their daily operations, but rethought their decisions when customers complained. According to the Wall Street Journal, custom

Your next job interviewer could be an AI agent - here's why that's a good thing

Yana Iskayeva/Moment/Getty Images Follow ZDNET: Add us as a preferred source on Google. ZDNET's key takeaways AI interviewers could bring companies higher-quality matches. Job offers increased by 12% and retention by 17% with AI interviews. However, an AI interviewer's ROI depends on the market it's deployed in. AI could interview you for your next job, and it might conduct the interview better than a human. That's the latest news from the University of Chicago's Booth School of Business,

I looked into the most popular AI apps, and the runner-up caught me by surprise

Elyse Betters Picaro / ZDNET Follow ZDNET: Add us as a preferred source on Google. ZDNET's key takeaways ChatGPT and Gemini are the top two gen AI platforms. Grok's users have increased, while DeepSeek's are down. Vibe coding continues to be a steadily growing use of gen AI. Consumer generative AI products like OpenAI's ChatGPT and Google's Gemini continue to transform our daily digital lives. These are the web products and mobile apps making the biggest impact. Also: My top 5 free AI too

A $159 Chromebook was my only computer for a week - how it changed my mind about cheap laptops

Asus CX15 Chromebook ZDNET's key takeaways Asus' CX15 Chromebook is available now for $159. It's one of the most affordable 15-inch laptops released this year, with a handful of features that make it especially good for students. The modest hardware puts a limit on its performance. $159 at Walmart Follow ZDNET: Add us as a preferred source on Google. Asus' CX15 Chromebook is an affordable, durable laptop that handles the basics for $159. With a standard hardware loadout and solid 15-inch for

Sharing Is Scaring: Linking Cloud File-Sharing to Programming Language Semantics

Sharing Is Scaring: Linking Cloud File-Sharing to Programming Language Semantics Skyler Austen, Shriram Krishnamurthi, Kathi Fisler SPLASH Onward!, 2025 Abstract Users often struggle with cloud file-sharing applications. Problems appear to arise not only from interface flaws, but also from misunderstanding the underlying semantics of operations like linking, attaching, downloading, and editing. We argue that these difficulties echo long-standing challenges in understanding concepts in progra

MrBeast’s Wackiest Challenge Yet: Launching a Phone Company

Globally popular social media star MrBeast (real name Jimmy Donaldson) is already estimated to be a billionaire, but he doesn’t seem to be satisfied with having made an obscene amount of money from YouTube videos. A new report claims that Beast plans to follow in the footsteps of Ryan Reynolds and get into the telecom business. Business Insider writes that Donaldson has been mulling launching his own phone company. Citing a leaked investor deck, the outlet reports that the company would be a “M

What Does 'Awe Dropping' Even Mean? Decoding Apple's iPhone 17 Event Announcement

Apple's big fall event is less than a week away, and we're still puzzling over the tagline and animated logo that accompanied invitations to the Sept. 9 "Awe dropping" gathering. Is the iconic Apple logo on fire? Does it portend a new heat-sensing feature of the Vision Pro that will make you feel like a Predator hunting prey through the jungle? Or maybe a designer at Apple just came up with a cool-looking effect and thought it would be fun to use it? Nah, the company has a history of enigmatic

The UK’s largest energy supplier has created its own EV charger

is a senior editor and author of Notepad , who has been covering all things Microsoft, PC, and tech for over 20 years. The UK’s larger energy supplier, Octopus Energy, is launching its own EV charger. The Octopus Charge is designed to pair with the Intelligent Octopus Go tariff, which offers up cheaper electricity rates overnight for EV charging. Octopus Energy has designed and built its own EV charger and is backing it with a three-year warranty. There’s a £999 (about $1,300) tethered option

Luigi Mangione's likeness used to model shirt on Shein

Luigi Mangione's likeness used to model shirt on Shein A spokesperson from Shein told BBC News: "The image in question was removed immediately upon discovery." It is thought the product he appeared to be modelling was on sale for just under $10 (£7.50). An image with his likeness, which appeared to show him wearing a white, short-sleeved shirt, appeared on the fast-fashion website until its removal. Fast-fashion giant Shein has launched an investigation after an image of Luigi Mangione - acc

AI is going great for the blind (2023)

As I was looking at the amount of times platforms died on the web and I began thinking about the slow death of AI enthusiasm and what that will do to the Blind community. It really is a bizarre feeling when you’re the only skeptic of a thing within your own community. My first post about AI has gained some attention, as well as the follow up post about this topic. AI is taking the blind community by storm. Be my Eyes has added it into their product to describe pictures, Let’s not mention the fa

Alphabet stock pops 6% in premarket trading after Google avoids break-up in antitrust case

The Google logo is seen outside a building housing Google offices in Beijing on February 4, 2025. China on February 4 said it would probe US tech giant Google over violations of anti-monopoly laws after Washington slapped 10 percent levies on Chinese goods. Alphabet shares rose 6% in premarket trading on Wednesday as investors viewed the result of Google's antitrust case as broadly favorable to the tech giant. The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) had proposed a sort of break-up of Google, whic

The U.S. makes it harder for TSMC, SK Hynix and Samsung to produce chips in China

A 300mm wafer on display at the booth of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company during the 2023 World Semiconductor Conference at Nanjing International Expo Center on July 19, 2023, in Nanjing, China. The U.S. has revoked a waiver that allowed Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. to export key chipmaking equipment and technology to its manufacturing plant in Nanjing, China, as Washington continues to ramp up efforts to limit Beijing's semiconductor advancement. The change will remove a f

Turns out it’s possible to get a Pixel 10 with a physical SIM slot in the US

Rita El Khoury / Android Authority TL;DR Google is reportedly sending out global Pixel 10 models with physical SIM slots as replacement units to users. These global models lack support for mmWave 5G. While some people are viewing this as an upgrade, others are concerned about connectivity issues. If you bought a Pixel 10, 10 Pro, or 10 Pro XL in the US, your phone came without a physical SIM slot. That’s the standard for US models of Google’s latest flagships. Instead of having a traditional

Is ChatGPT not working for you? Here’s how you can try to fix it

Mahmoud Itani / Android Authority Update: September 3, 2025 (4:19 AM ET): ChatGPT seems to be facing some issues. Reports are starting to spike on DownDetector, and OpenAI’s status page also shows that ChatGPT is currently experiencing problems. It seems the chatbot is not displaying responses for users across the globe. We’ll update this article when we know more or when the issue is resolved. OpenAI is currently investigating the problem. Original article: ChatGPT has quickly turned into one

Latest Galaxy tri-fold rumor says the wait might be longer than we thought

TL;DR A new report from Korean media highlights a slightly different launch timeline for the Galaxy TriFold than previously rumored. It is reported that Samsung will unveil the dual-folding phone in October, with sales set to begin in November. Samsung reportedly plans to initially sell 50,000 units of the phone. The launch of the Samsung two-times folding phone, which is expected to be officially called “TriFold,” has been on the horizon for quite some time. Back in July, Android Authority e

Acer just revealed a stupidly powerful Chromebook convertible

Supplied by Acer TL;DR Acer has announced the Chromebook Plus Spin 514, which is one of the most powerful Chromebooks on the market. The company has also revealed two new Chromeboxes and the Swift Air 16 lightweight Windows laptop. The Chromebook Plus Spin 514 starts at $699.99. IFA 2025 kicks off this week, and Acer isn’t wasting any time. The PC maker has just announced a variety of new Chrome OS devices and PCs ahead of the annual tech expo. Perhaps the most notable Chrome OS device is t

This clever trick can help you find a lost or stolen Samsung phone. Here’s how it works

Joe Maring / Android Authority Losing your Android phone or having it stolen is never fun. While Google’s Find Hub can make the ordeal a lot less stressful, it isn’t a 100% foolproof solution to recovering a lost device. As with all things in life, having a backup plan is a good idea. In addition to Find Hub, lost Samsung phones also have the option of being found via Samsung’s SmartThings Find service. While those two apps may be enough for some people, there’s a third layer of protection you

Polar’s new minimalist fitness band is a subscription-free alternative to Whoop

Polar TL;DR Polar has launched the Polar Loop, a minimalist fitness band without a display or a subscription fee. The device tracks heart rate, activity, sleep, and recovery and syncs data to the Polar Flow app. It is available now for $199 in the US and €179 outside of the US, with shipping beginning September 10. Wearables usually fight for attention with brighter screens and smarter features, but the new Polar Loop takes the opposite approach. The company best known for its sports watches

I’d be more excited about the Pixel 10 Pro if it had this iPhone camera feature

Dhruv Bhutani / Android Authority The Pixel 10 Pro sits in quite an awkward spot this year. The main differentiator between the standard Pixel and the Pro model has long been the third camera, but that gap closed with the Pixel 10 also rocking a three-cam setup this time. Getting a solid telephoto camera on a $200 cheaper phone already sabotages the 10 Pro’s position as the real ‘Pro’ for most people. Since Google’s phones are known for cameras — they are called Pixels after all — the Pixel 10

Google’s Gemini smart home plans are about to make Siri look even dumber

Apple is already under massive fire for falling behind in AI, and Google’s Gemini smart home plans are about to make that a whole lot worse. Not only is Siri lagging dramatically behind generative AI chatbots in smartphone-based tasks, but Google is about to make Apple’s assistant look really dumb when it comes to smart homes … Gemini for Home Google recently announced its Gemini for Home replacement for Google Assistant in smart home devices. Compared to Google Assistant, “Gemini for Home”

Exclusive: Nomad now 20% off sitewide for 9to5 readers – New Apple Watch bands, Find My card, MagSafe stands, more

Labor Day weekend might have already come and gone, but the big-time deals at Nomad are just starting now. We have now secured 9to5 readers a special code that will knock 20% off everything on the site, from its super-popular Find My Tracking Card and brand new Tempo Apple Watch bands through to iPhone/iPad cases, its premium MagSafe charging stations, and everything in between. Just use code 9to520 at checkout to slash 20% off your order. Nomad 20% off sitewide for 9to5 readers We have featur

Acer Chromebook Plus Spin 514 review: The new ChromeOS sweet spot

In the last few years, I’ve felt like Chromebooks have hit a plateau. ChromeOS is a quirky but mature platform at this point, and Google has continued to add smart and useful features on a regular basis. But the hardware has felt pretty stagnant, with a few exceptions. Most Chromebooks at this point are utilitarian devices that get the job done but inspire little excitement, and I’ve found most Intel-based Chromebooks don’t get me through a day of work before the battery dies. But earlier this