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Kuxiu has launched a Burgundy colorway of its D5 charging station, designed to match the burgundy iPhone 18 Pro. The D5 offers Qi2.2 25W wireless charging, a retractable Apple Watch puck, an AirPods charging mat, a built-in cooling fan, and a diagnostic display, and ships with a 45W brick and braided cable.
A large collection of internal Cartoon Network materials has leaked online, reportedly including content tied to shows such as 'Regular Show' and 'Teen Titans.' The leak is described as covering decades of the network's history, though the exact source and scope of the breach remain unclear.
APSW (Another Python SQLite Wrapper) is an open-source library that exposes the complete SQLite C API to Python, including features like full text search, sessions, virtual tables, VFS, JSON, and CArray. It supports CPython 3.10 and later, works with synchronous code and async frameworks, and is distributed via PyPI and GitHub under an OSI-approved open source license.
Apple's macOS 27 Golden Gate and iOS 27 updates bring three changes to iPhone Mirroring: the mirroring window can now be freely resized for iOS 27-compatible apps, Control Center is accessible via a CMD+4 shortcut or the View menu, and DRM-protected video now plays instead of showing a black screen. The feature also gets a redesigned app icon matching other stock Apple apps.
Amazon announced it will stop using nondisclosure agreements when negotiating with local governments over new data centers, mirroring a similar move by Microsoft. The announcement appeared within a broader Amazon blog post arguing that data centers benefit the communities where they are built.
The web article walks readers through how sound is created and travels, using interactive, playable keyboard widgets and draggable molecular simulations of air. It begins by visualizing individual air molecules moving at roughly 1,510 ft/s (460 m/s) at room temperature, setting up an explanation of how such particle motion underlies sound propagation.
Apple has explained that its iPhone cameras rely on magnet-sensitive sensors for optical image stabilization and closed-loop autofocus, which help keep photos and videos sharp. Strong magnetic fields placed near the camera, such as those from certain third-party accessories, can interfere with these sensors, reducing motion-sensing accuracy and limiting lens range. Apple specifically cautions against accessories like magnetic latch folio cases and car mounts.
Elgin Community College installed six Flock Safety surveillance cameras in April 2025, but asked the company to remove them in October after learning Flock had shared Illinois camera data with federal immigration authorities and after ICE detained a student on campus. Flock rejected the removal request, and when the college offered in December to pay out the remaining five months of the contract just to have the cameras taken down, the company did not respond.
Circana analyst Mat Piscatella reported that US retail sales of Xbox consoles fell 33% year-to-date through August 2026, marking an all-time low since the brand launched nearly 25 years ago. PlayStation 5 sales fell 25% over the same period, their weakest showing since 2013. Both Microsoft and Sony have raised console prices multiple times in the past two years amid chip shortages.
Bloomberg's Mark Gurman reports Apple's upcoming smart home hub will be called HomeView, debuting at the company's 'Welcome Home' event. The voice-controlled display will reportedly come in countertop and wall-mounted versions, support only limited Apple apps without App Store access, and rely on third-party accessories branded as the 'Apple Home Collection,' built with partners like LG and Schneider Electric.
With iOS 27, Apple is bringing Apple Intelligence to HomeKit, introducing AI-generated video summaries that combine footage from multiple security cameras into readable event descriptions using Face Recognition and natural-language search. The feature requires a 2nd-generation HomePod, HomePod Mini, or Apple TV 4K, plus an Apple Intelligence-capable iPhone such as the iPhone 15 Pro or newer, and relies on Apple's cloud storage plans, which can run up to $60 a month depending on camera count.
The hacker group Cyberleek, which has been leaking tone-mapped footage from a stolen GTA 6 build, issued an ultimatum demanding Take-Two Interactive apologize and commit to a physical release, or it will leak the full game build including the complete story. The group also says it won't release anything unless its Solana-based memecoin, $CYBERLEEK, reaches a $30 million market cap, which currently sits around $5 million after peaking near $7.6 million.