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I tried the Samsung Galaxy S25 FE, and it got big upgrades in several ways

zdnet.com Sabrina Ortiz 2025-10-18 06:32:24

Sabrina Ortiz/ZDNET Follow ZDNET: Add us as a preferred source on Google. ZDNET's key takeaways The Samsung S25 FE lineup has officially launched with a starting price of $649. It features a better front camera, battery, and chipset, as well as a more compact form factor. With holiday sale season on the horizon, you can expect discounts on the flagship phones soon, making the price difference less enticing. As phones continue to get flashier features, more unique factors, powerful cameras,

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Roborock already keeps the indoors clean, and now it’s coming for your lawn

androidauthority.com Unknown 2025-10-18 14:00:13

Stephen Schenck / Android Authority TL;DR Roborock expands from vacuums to lawnmowers with the RockMow Z1, S1, and RockNeo Q1. The Qrevo Curv 2 Pro is designed to fit in even tight spaces without compromising on power. For the manual approach, the F25 Ultra stick vac taps into the power of steam. Old-fashioned chores are going the way of the dodo, and modern smart home devices are getting better and better at taking care of life’s little annoyances that we’d rather just someone (or something

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Hue's Secure video doorbell can turn on Hue lights when someone comes to the door

engadget.com Unknown 2025-10-18 14:00:17

Hue is best known for its smart lights, but recently the company ventured into home security with its Secure lineup of cameras. Now, parent Signify is releasing its first video doorbell, the Hue Secure, with several unique features it hopes will make it stand out against formidable competition from Nest and Amazon's Ring. To start with, the Hue doorbell comes with a 2K fisheye camera, more resolution than Nest and some of Ring's doorbell products, potentially offering more detailed video. Hue i

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Dolby Vision 2 has arrived, but you don't have to replace your TV for a new one yet

zdnet.com Artie Beaty 2025-10-18 12:15:18

Adam Breeden/ZDNET Follow ZDNET: Add us as a preferred source on Google. ZDNET's key takeaways Dolby has announced Dolby Vision 2, a "groundbreaking" HDR format. DV2 will bring several quality upgrades and fix one big complaint. Hisense TVs will be among the first to support the new tech. The next generation of HDR is here. Dolby unveiled Dolby Vision 2, the successor to Dolby Vision HDR that debuted a little more than a decade ago, the company said Tuesday. Calling it a "groundbreaking e

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The Color of the Future: A history of blue

news.ycombinator.com Étienne Fortier-Dubois 2025-10-18 13:27:53

La Gare Saint-Lazare, arrivée d'un train , by Claude Monet (1877) My favorite color has changed throughout my life, cycling through the entire spectrum of visible light and beyond. I don’t remember when blue was the chosen one, exactly; maybe when I was 13 or so. After that, yellow, purple, orange, green, and pink occupied the top spot for various periods. Blue never made a comeback. I saw it as a banal, common color. After all, the sky is made of it, and the sky is everywhere. Then I realized

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This Unlikely Chemical Could Be a Powerful Weapon Against Climate Change

gizmodo.com Ellyn Lapointe 2025-10-18 13:00:20

Year after year, humans pump more carbon dioxide (CO2) into the atmosphere than nature can remove, fueling global warming. As the need to mitigate climate change becomes increasingly urgent, scientists are developing ways to actively remove CO2 from the atmosphere in addition to cutting emissions. One of the biggest hurdles to scaling current carbon capture technologies is the vast amount of energy they consume, but what if there was an alternative that uses an abundant, cheap power source? A t

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10 of the Best Sci-Fi Movies to Stream on Prime Video

cnet.com See Full Bio 2025-10-18 15:00:04

There are so many streamers that have cool science fiction but for epic sci-fi movies, Prime Video is where it's at. Sci-fi fans love this genre because there are so many tones and flavors that come with the territory. From silly to bleak, action-packed to dystopian, every mood can be accounted for. Prime Video has a title that fits the bill, no matter what you're looking for. The next step is actually scrolling through the pages of content to find the title you want to watch. Well, I went ahe

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Roborock’s Curv 2 Pro can drop its mop pads to keep your carpets dry

theverge.com Emma Roth 2025-10-18 14:00:00

is a news writer who covers the streaming wars, consumer tech, crypto, social media, and much more. Previously, she was a writer and editor at MUO. Posts from this author will be added to your daily email digest and your homepage feed. Roborock is launching an updated Qrevo Curv robot vacuum that offers an impressive 25,000 Pa of suction power — topping the 18,500 Pa available with last year’s model. That’s not all that’s new with the Qrevo Curv 2 Pro, either, as the newly announced robovac co

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Microsoft open-sources its 6502 version of BASIC from 1976

theverge.com Tom Warren 2025-10-18 14:18:23

is a senior editor and author of Notepad , who has been covering all things Microsoft, PC, and tech for over 20 years. Posts from this author will be added to your daily email digest and your homepage feed. After years of unofficial copies of Microsoft’s 6502 BASIC floating around on the internet, the software giant has released the code under an open-source license. 6502 BASIC was one of Microsoft’s first pieces of software, adapted in 1976 by Microsoft cofounder Bill Gates and early employee

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My 5 simple tricks to extend iPhone battery life when traveling (including older models)

zdnet.com Lance Whitney 2025-10-18 16:45:18

Elyse Betters Picaro / ZDNET Follow ZDNET: Add us as a preferred source on Google. My wife and I like to travel, both in the US and abroad. Naturally, we always take our iPhones with us to snap photos and videos, search for directions, and stay in touch with other people. But when you use your phone all day with no available AC outlets, keeping your battery charge alive can be difficult. As I've trekked to various spots, I've tried different tricks and techniques to prevent the battery from c

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Today's NYT Mini Crossword Answers for Thursday, Sept. 4

cnet.com See Full Bio 2025-10-18 16:13:03

Gael Cooper CNET editor Gael Fashingbauer Cooper, a journalist and pop-culture junkie, is co-author of "Whatever Happened to Pudding Pops? The Lost Toys, Tastes and Trends of the '70s and '80s," as well as "The Totally Sweet '90s." She's been a journalist since 1989, working at Mpls.St.Paul Magazine, Twin Cities Sidewalk, the Minneapolis Star Tribune, and NBC News Digital. She's Gen X in birthdate, word and deed. If Marathon candy bars ever come back, she'll be first in line.

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Netflix now lets you (almost) easily share clips of your favorite shows

9to5mac.com Marcus Mendes 2025-10-18 18:20:02

The Netflix app now lets you select the start and end points of a clip, so you can share it outside the app. Here’s how it works. You can now save a clip, and then share it outside the Netflix app Historically, most streaming services have been allergic to sharing features, as they feared they would facilitate piracy. For many years, even simple screenshots were a no-no. One day, they realized that the potential gains from a random moment of an original movie or show going viral outweighed th

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The best VPN deals: Get up to 77 percent off ExpressVPN, ProtonVPN, Surfshark and others

engadget.com Unknown 2025-10-18 18:35:51

A virtual private network (VPN) can save you a lot of money if you use it right. By changing your virtual location, you can use one streaming service to see shows that might be scattered between three or four in your home country. You can also trawl the world for discounts that only show up in a few select regions. And of course, you can't put a price on the joy of taking back your online business from intrusive ads and trackers. VPN providers are all competing to boost their subscriber counts,

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Mistral, the French AI giant, is reportedly on the cusp of securing a $14B valuation

techcrunch.com Connie Loizos 2025-10-18 22:13:51

In Brief French AI startup Mistral AI is finalizing a €2 billion investment at a post-money valuation of $14 billion, reports Bloomberg, positioning the company as one of Europe’s most valuable tech startups. The two-year-old OpenAI rival, founded by former DeepMind and Meta researchers, develops open source language models and Le Chat, its AI chatbot built for European audiences. Mistral isn’t commenting on the report, but the round would represent Mistral’s first major raise since June 2024,

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The worst possible antitrust outcome

news.ycombinator.com Unknown 2025-10-19 01:29:13

Today's links The worst possible antitrust outcome (permalink) Well, fuck. Last year, Google lost an antitrust case to Biden's DoJ. The DoJ lawyers beat Google like a drum, proving beyond a shadow of a doubt that Google had deliberately sought to create and maintain a monopoly over search, and that they'd used that monopoly to make search materially worse, while locking competitors out of the market. In other words, the company that controls 90% of search attained that control by ill

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All-New Philips Hue Smart Home Products Apparently Leak on Amazon

cnet.com See Full Bio 2025-10-19 02:15:08

Tyler Lacoma Editor / Home Security For more than 10 years Tyler has used his experience in smart home tech to craft how-to guides, explainers, and recommendations for technology of all kinds. From using his home in beautiful Bend, OR as a testing zone for the latest security products to digging into the nuts and bolts of the best data privacy guidelines, Tyler has experience in all aspects of protecting your home and belongings. With a BA in Writing from George Fox and certification in Technic

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Roblox will require age verification for all users to access communication features

engadget.com Unknown 2025-10-19 06:36:53

Roblox announced that it aims to roll out age estimation technology to all of its users by the end of 2025. Users on the gaming and social network will have to confirm their age in order to access communication features within the platform under the new policy. Roblox initially rolled out an age verification option to teen accounts in July as part of an effort to keep users younger than 13 from accessing select chat features. In addition to confirming ages for individual accounts, Roblox also s

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Today's Wordle Hints, Answer and Help for Sept. 4, #1538

cnet.com See Full Bio 2025-10-19 06:00:03

Gael Cooper CNET editor Gael Fashingbauer Cooper, a journalist and pop-culture junkie, is co-author of "Whatever Happened to Pudding Pops? The Lost Toys, Tastes and Trends of the '70s and '80s," as well as "The Totally Sweet '90s." She's been a journalist since 1989, working at Mpls.St.Paul Magazine, Twin Cities Sidewalk, the Minneapolis Star Tribune, and NBC News Digital. She's Gen X in birthdate, word and deed. If Marathon candy bars ever come back, she'll be first in line.

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AirPods Pro 3 coming next week: Here’s every rumored feature

9to5mac.com Ryan Christoffel 2025-10-19 06:42:53

AirPods Pro 3 are almost here, with a launch at Apple’s September 9 event widely expected. Here’s every rumored new feature coming to AirPods Pro 3. Next-generation H3 chip AirPods Pro 3 will include a brand new H3 chip from Apple. The H2 chip in AirPods Pro 2 has enabled Apple to regularly ship new AirPods features via firmware updates. It’s expected that H3 will similarly bring ongoing improvements for years to come—plus some new audio capabilities at launch. H2 is the reason AirPods Max

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ExpressVPN switches to multi-tiered pricing with more feature options

engadget.com Unknown 2025-10-18 04:00:16

ExpressVPN has tripled its subscription options by switching to a tiered pricing structure, effective today. The new system includes three levels of service, the cheapest offering basic VPN service and the others adding extra features. Each one of those levels — Basic, Advanced and Pro — can be purchased for monthly, yearly or two-year durations. In total, you've now got nine different options for subscribing to ExpressVPN. The company also says legacy plans will remain active "for now," and cu

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Earbud sharing begone: Pixel phones now have proper support for Auracast

androidauthority.com Unknown 2025-10-19 14:00:59

Supplied by Google TL;DR Google has announced that Auracast is now available on recent Pixel phones. This lets you broadcast Bluetooth audio or tune into Bluetooth broadcasts from others. It also comes months after Google introduced Auracast support on Pixels, but only for compatible hearing aids. Google announced Auracast support for the Pixel 9 series earlier this year, but this was initially restricted to compatible hearing aids. Now, the company has announced full-fledged Auracast suppor

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Samsung Health levels up with virtual doctor visits, on-demand workouts, and more

androidauthority.com Unknown 2025-10-19 14:14:47

TL;DR Samsung is collaborating with three partners to add new features to the Health app. These features include telehealth visits, enhanced prescription management, and expert-guided workouts. These features will start rolling out on September 8. It’s always nice when an app gets new features. That’s exactly what’s happening with the Samsung Health app soon. The update will introduce new features enabled by three new partnerships. Don’t want to miss the best from Android Authority? Set us a

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Gboard’s new AI Writing Tools are coming to more Android phones

androidauthority.com Unknown 2025-10-19 14:45:18

Mishaal Rahman / Android Authority TL;DR Gboard’s AI-powered Writing Tools feature, which debuted on the Pixel 10, is now rolling out to some non-Pixel devices. Powered by the on-device Gemini Nano model, the feature helps users proofread and rephrase text directly within the keyboard. Availability is tied to devices supporting the multimodal Gemini Nano, such as those with the latest high-end chipsets. Update 1, September 3, 2025 (2:45 PM ET): Google has confirmed that Gboard’s AI Writing T

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Your Android phone just got a big Bluetooth upgrade for free - what's new

zdnet.com Jada Jones 2025-10-19 14:00:21

Kerry Wan/ZDNET Follow ZDNET: Add us as a preferred source on Google. ZDNET's key takeaways Auracast support rolls out to more smartphones and headphones. You can share your phone's audio with one or many friends. Your phone and headphones must support Auracast to access the feature. If you've been waiting for technology to evolve so you can easily share audio from one device to two headphones with fewer device ecosystem barriers, the day has come. Google's new update to Android expands Bl

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Vector search on our codebase transformed our SDLC automation

news.ycombinator.com Antony Brahin 2025-10-18 09:58:27

Grounding AI in Reality: How Vector Search on Our Codebase Transformed Our SDLC Automation Antony Brahin 6 min read · 1 day ago 1 day ago -- Listen Share By: Antony Brahin In software development, the process of turning a user story into detailed documentation and actionable tasks is critical for success. However, this manual process can often be a source of inconsistency and a significant time investment. I was driven to see if I could streamline and elevate it. The journey from a user story

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Amazon Finally Confirms Sophie Turner as Lara Croft in ‘Tomb Raider’ Series

gizmodo.com Cheryl Eddy 2025-10-19 14:15:47

In a not-so-surprising announcement, Amazon MGM Studios has named the star of its long-gestating Tomb Raider series: Sophie Turner. The lack of shock is because Turner was known to be “nearly set” to sign on as Lara Croft, according to reports from November of last year. Those same reports noted that Turner had been chosen over the other contender, Bohemian Rhapsody‘s Lucy Boynton, but that the deal wasn’t yet official. Now, Variety confirms that not only is Turner set for the part, but also th

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Why Is Google Climbing Today? Here Are The Basics

gizmodo.com Ece Yildirim 2025-10-19 18:35:48

Google investors were overjoyed on Wednesday in response to a long-awaited decision in a high-profile federal antitrust case against Google. On Tuesday, federal judge Amit P. Mehta of the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia ruled that Google could get to keep its Chrome browser, despite a previous ruling also by Mehta declaring that the tech giant’s search business was a monopoly. In response, Google stock had its largest upside non-earnings-related overnight gap up since it was a

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Court reinstates fired FTC Democrat, says Trump ignored Supreme Court precedent

arstechnica.com Unknown 2025-10-19 18:05:00

A Democrat who was fired from the Federal Trade Commission by President Trump was reinstated to her position yesterday in an appeals court ruling. Trump's firing of Commissioner Rebecca Kelly Slaughter violated Supreme Court precedent, said yesterday's ruling from the US Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit. A District Court judge ruled the same way in July, but Slaughter couldn't get back to work because of an administrative stay that delayed the lower-court ruling from taking

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AirPods Pro 3 are coming, here’s every rumored new feature

9to5mac.com Ryan Christoffel 2025-10-20 02:42:53

AirPods Pro 3 are almost here, with a launch at Apple’s September 9 event widely expected. Here’s every rumored new feature coming to AirPods Pro 3. Next-generation H3 chip AirPods Pro 3 will include a brand new H3 chip from Apple. The H2 chip in AirPods Pro 2 has enabled Apple to regularly ship new AirPods features via firmware updates. It’s expected that H3 will similarly bring ongoing improvements for years to come—plus some new audio capabilities at launch. H2 is the reason AirPods Max

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European court rules in favor of the latest US and EU data transfer framework

engadget.com Unknown 2025-10-20 02:00:49

Europe’s second-highest court has dismissed a challenge against a data transfer pact between the European Union and the US. "On the date of adoption of the contested decision, the United States of America ensured an adequate level of protection for personal data transferred from the European Union to organisations in that country," the EU’s General Court ruled ( PDF ). The two sides brokered the Trans-Atlantic Data Privacy Framework in 2023 to continue allowing US companies to store European us

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I tried the Samsung Galaxy S25 FE, and it got big upgrades in several ways

Roborock already keeps the indoors clean, and now it’s coming for your lawn

Hue's Secure video doorbell can turn on Hue lights when someone comes to the door

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The Color of the Future: A history of blue

This Unlikely Chemical Could Be a Powerful Weapon Against Climate Change

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Microsoft open-sources its 6502 version of BASIC from 1976

My 5 simple tricks to extend iPhone battery life when traveling (including older models)

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Netflix now lets you (almost) easily share clips of your favorite shows

The best VPN deals: Get up to 77 percent off ExpressVPN, ProtonVPN, Surfshark and others

Mistral, the French AI giant, is reportedly on the cusp of securing a $14B valuation

The worst possible antitrust outcome

All-New Philips Hue Smart Home Products Apparently Leak on Amazon

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AirPods Pro 3 coming next week: Here’s every rumored feature

ExpressVPN switches to multi-tiered pricing with more feature options

Earbud sharing begone: Pixel phones now have proper support for Auracast

Samsung Health levels up with virtual doctor visits, on-demand workouts, and more

Gboard’s new AI Writing Tools are coming to more Android phones

Your Android phone just got a big Bluetooth upgrade for free - what's new

Vector search on our codebase transformed our SDLC automation

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Why Is Google Climbing Today? Here Are The Basics

Court reinstates fired FTC Democrat, says Trump ignored Supreme Court precedent

AirPods Pro 3 are coming, here’s every rumored new feature

European court rules in favor of the latest US and EU data transfer framework

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