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10 exciting iOS 26 features Apple just announced at WWDC 2025

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These old iPhones, Macs, and iPads won't run Apple's latest updates - did yours make the cut?

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Best Buy will give you our favorite Sony Bravia TV for free when you buy another - here's what to know

'ZDNET Recommends': What exactly does it mean? ZDNET's recommendations are based on many hours of testing, research, and comparison shopping. We gather data from the best available sources, including vendor and retailer listings as well as other relevant and independent reviews sites. And we pore over customer reviews to find out what matters to real people who already own and use the products and services we’re assessing. When you click through from our site to a retailer and buy a product or

Here's a faster way to download files on Linux - without a web browser

'ZDNET Recommends': What exactly does it mean? ZDNET's recommendations are based on many hours of testing, research, and comparison shopping. We gather data from the best available sources, including vendor and retailer listings as well as other relevant and independent reviews sites. And we pore over customer reviews to find out what matters to real people who already own and use the products and services we’re assessing. When you click through from our site to a retailer and buy a product or

“Yuck”: Wikipedia pauses AI summaries after editor revolt

Generative AI is permeating the Internet, with chatbots and AI summaries popping up faster than we can keep track. Even Wikipedia, the vast repository of knowledge famously maintained by an army of volunteer human editors, is looking to add robots to the mix. The site began testing AI summaries in some articles over the past week, but the project has been frozen after editors voiced their opinions. And that opinion is: "yuck." The seeds of this project were planted at Wikimedia's 2024 conferenc

Reddit is looking for a new product boss

is a news editor covering technology, gaming, and more. He joined The Verge in 2019 after nearly two years at Techmeme. Reddit’s first-ever chief product officer, Pali Bhat, is leaving the company in “the coming months,” spokesperson Tim Rathschmidt confirmed to The Verge. Bhat, a former Google executive, joined Reddit in October 2021. “His tenure was about as clear pre / post test as we could run,” CEO Steve Huffman said in an internal message about the change provided by Rathschmidt. “He dev

Meta AI gains video editing capabilities

Meta said Wednesday that it is adding video editing capabilities to Meta AI that let users edit short videos using preset AI prompts to change costumes, locations, and styles. With these new features, the company is taking on rivals like Google that have been steadily adding generative AI video tools to their apps, as well as other AI-powered editing platforms like Captions. The company is rolling out the editing tools to the Meta AI app, Meta.ai website, and its CapCut competitor, Edits, in th

All of the new features coming to Apple’s iOS apps

At WWDC 2025 on Monday, Apple unveiled a series of new features that will launch with iOS 26 this fall across its apps. These include significant updates like Call Screening, more travel-friendly features in Wallet, and highly requested group chat features in Messages. Some of these updates include Apple Intelligence, like Live Translation. Others, like Apple bringing back tabs in the Photos app, just make devices a bit easier to use. We’ll update this post as new features come out. Phone Cal

Reddit has recovered from another outage

is a news editor covering technology, gaming, and more. He joined The Verge in 2019 after nearly two years at Techmeme. Following some apparent outages on Thursday, Reddit dealt with more issues Friday evening that lasted for around two hours. Initially, when I logged in on my desktop browser during Friday’s outage, Reddit wouldn’t load at all — I would just run into error pages. In an incognito window, the site loaded, though it seemed to load slower than usual. I was also able to load the si

Want to fight misinformation on Facebook? Join the Meta Community Notes editor waitlist

ZDNET If you're tired of seeing misinformation online, here's your chance to be part of the fight against it. Also: How to delete Facebook, Messenger, or Instagram Last month, Meta announced that it was ditching its third-party fact checkers in favor of X-style community notes on its social media platforms: Facebook, Instagram, and Threads. Meta will officially roll out the feature in a few months, but you can join the waitlist now to be among the first community notes editors. How to sign u

Dreo 6L Smart Humidifier Just Had Its Biggest Price Cut Ever, Only $72 on Amazon

Looking to combat dry air without the hassle of constant refills and confusing controls? Dreo’s latest humidifier is making waves with its powerful 500mL/hr output and smart features that actually work. This 6L beast combines warm and cool mist options with app control, making it a standout choice for keeping your space perfectly humid without turning it into a sauna. Right now, Amazon’s knocked the price down to $72 from its usual $90, saving you $18 (20% off). It’s a solid deal on a feature-p

Reddit reportedly experienced some outages

is a news editor covering technology, gaming, and more. He joined The Verge in 2019 after nearly two years at Techmeme. Reddit experienced “international outages,” NetBlocks, a global internet monitor, said in a post Thursday evening, though it appears the outages have resolved. In that post, the organization said that the incident was “not related to country-level internet disruptions or filtering.” There was also a big spike of outage reports on Downdetector, with a peak of around 56,000 rep

Now's the Time to Lock in an APY Up to 4.65%. Today's CD Rates, Feb. 20, 2025

Key takeaways You can earn up to 4.65% APY with today's best CDs. APYs haven't shifted much in recent days, but they won't stay high forever. By opening a CD now, you can protect your earnings from expected Fed rate cuts. Sometimes, no news is good news. As banks wait to see how long the Federal Reserve keeps interest rates paused, certificate of deposit rates haven't budged much over the past week. That's good news for savers who have yet to take advantage of still-elevated annual percentage

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Tether backs stablecoin liquidity provider Mansa in $10M seed round

As payment companies increasingly explore stablecoins for cross-border payments and real-time settlement, some startups are tapping into the zeitgeist by providing liquidity via a revolving line of credit in stablecoins. One of them is Dubai-based Mansa, whose offering allows payments companies, mainly in Africa to date, to settle transactions and fund customer accounts instantly. The startup has raised $10 million in seed funding including both equity and debt. Stablecoin provider Tether led t

What does the 'e' in iPhone 16e stand for?

On Thursday, Apple unveiled the newest edition to its iPhone lineup, namely the iPhone 16e. Also: I revisited the iPhone SE in 2025 Initially, many people assumed Apple would christen it with the name iPhone SE 4. But the new moniker makes greater sense given the phone's more robust features and Apple's obvious desire to position it in the iPhone 16 family. What's new with the iPhone 16e? Starting at $600, the iPhone 16e offers a host of enhancements over its SE predecessors. You'll find a n