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Honor's Magic V5 Boasts On-Device Live AI Call Translation for Guaranteed Privacy

"Hola! ¿Hablas inglés?" I asked the woman who answered the phone in the Barcelona restaurant. I was calling in a futile attempt to make a reservation for the CNET team dinner during Mobile World Congress this year. Unfortunately, I don't know Spanish (I learned French and German at school). And as it turned out, she didn't speak English either. "No!" she said, and brusquely hung up. What I needed in that moment was the kind of AI call translation feature that's becoming increasingly prevalent

Microsoft’s Xbox handheld is a good first step toward a Windows gaming OS

is a senior editor and author of Notepad , who has been covering all things Microsoft, PC, and tech for over 20 years. The first thing I did when I got my hands on the Xbox Ally was reboot it. I wanted to see exactly how Microsoft manages to hide Windows beneath the Xbox interface that’s debuting on these handheld devices. After a short startup, I was met with the standard Windows login prompt. But I could use the controller to input the PIN code, an immediate improvement over what’s available

I've tested every major foldable phone on the market - here's why Google is suddenly winning

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Best early Walmart Labor Day deals 2025: Sales on Apple, Samsung, LG, and more

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Best early Labor Day smartwatch deals 2025: Sales on Apple, Google, and Samsung watches

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Best Buy will give you a $350 gift card when to buy a Pixel 10 Pro - how it works

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Cua (YC X25) Is Hiring Founding Design Engineers in SF

Overview Cua is building the infrastructure that enables general-purpose AI agents to safely and scalably use real computers and applications. We’re a small team backed by Y Combinator and top-tier investors, and our open-source tools are already used by thousands of developers. As a Founding Engineer, UX & Design, you’ll own how developers experience Cua - shaping everything from product flows and dashboards to the open-source contributions developers see every day. We’re looking for someone

2025 is turning into a good year for long-awaited games

It actually happened: Silksong, the standalone sequel to Hollow Knight, has a release date. After seven years in development, and almost as many shrouded in silence, the game is coming out on September 4th. It’s welcome news for the millions of Hollow Knight fans who have been impatiently waiting. But it’s also part of a welcome trend: 2025 is shaping up to be the year that several long in-development games finally see the light of day. While both Routine and Metroid Prime 4 seem to have suffer

At the top of the market, EV hypercars are a disappearing breed

Ford provided flights from Albany to San Francisco and accommodation so Ars could attend Monterey Car Week. Ars does not accept paid editorial content. Monterey Car Week is an annual celebration of automotive culture at the extremes: extreme performance, extreme rarity, and extreme value. Cars offering more than 1,000 hp (746 kW) are de rigueur, "unique" models are everywhere you look, and machines costing well into seven figures are entry-level. A few years ago, many of the new cars debuting

Google wasn’t afraid to poke fun at Apple during its confident Pixel 10 event

Today’s big Made by Google event for the Pixel 10 was… something, but if nothing else, it showed a Google that was confident in the product it was bringing to the table. That included Google making a lot of jokes directed straight at Apple while talking about the Pixel 10’s various updates and features. Hosted by Jimmy Fallon, Google’s latest event for the Pixel 10 was always going to be an interesting one, but I’m not sure anyone was prepared for what we ended up getting – I sure wasn’t. After

Why Google's best Pixel 10 announcement yesterday was an iPhone feature - and I don't mind

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The latest Google Pixel phones quietly got a Bluetooth upgrade - why it's a big deal

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AI is creeping into the Linux kernel - and official policy is needed ASAP

Elyse Betters Picaro / ZDNET ZDNET's key takeaways Linux kernel developers are already using AI. AI helps Linux programmers, but they're careful how they use it. Linux kernel maintainers must decide key AI policy issues. Get more in-depth ZDNET: Add us as a preferred Google source on Chrome and Chromium browsers. Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella has suggested as much as 30% of the company's code is now written by AI. While Microsoft may love AI code-writing tools, open-source and Linux develope

Sixteen bottles of wine riddle

Imagine the typical everyday scenario in which you have been imprisoned in the wine cellar of an evil combinatorialist. She promises to let you go, but only if you can solve her riddle. “Is it the one where there are 1000 barrels of wine and one of them is poisoned?” “Uh, maybe? Do you already know the answer to that one?” “…” You’re lead past a conspicuous amount of barrels and into a new room where you’re given a bottle of wine and four measuring devices. The combinatorialist explains that t

Google’s Pixel 10 launch wasn't about the phones but the strategic AI play

A person holds Google Pixel 10 Pro mobile phones during the 'Made by Google' event, organized to introduce the latest additions to Google's Pixel portfolio of devices, in Brooklyn, New York, U.S., August 20, 2025. While Google made a big splash with its Pixel 10 series of smartphones, it was the software features that were strategically important for the tech giant's bid to compete with players like OpenAI and Perplexity in consumer AI. As it introduced its latest devices on Wednesday, Alphabe

FBI warns of Russian hackers exploiting 7-year-old Cisco flaw

The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) has warned that hackers linked to Russia's Federal Security Service (FSB) are targeting critical infrastructure organizations in attacks exploiting a 7-year-old vulnerability in Cisco devices. The FBI's public service announcement states that the state-backed hacking group, linked to the FSB's Center 16 unit and tracked as Berserk Bear (also known as Blue Kraken, Crouching Yeti, Dragonfly, and Koala Team), has been targeting Cisco networking devices usi

Get 4 free Pixel 10 or Pixel 10 Pro phones from T-Mobile now - here's how to qualify

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Following Made by Google, is it time for companies to retire live smartphone launch events?

Ryan Haines / Android Authority 🗣️ This is an open thread. We want to hear from you! Share your thoughts in the comments and vote in the poll below — your take might be featured in a future roundup. So, yesterday, Google launched the Pixel 10 series. While the phones are intriguing if not spectacular, it’s the livestreamed event that remained seared into my brain when I woke up this morning. The Made By Google event, which was broadcast live and hosted by talk show host Jimmy Kimmel, featured

Sixteen Bottles of Wine Riddle

Imagine the typical everyday scenario in which you have been imprisoned in the wine cellar of an evil combinatorialist. She promises to let you go, but only if you can solve her riddle. “Is it the one where there are 1000 barrels of wine and one of them is poisoned?” “Uh, maybe? Do you already know the answer to that one?” “…” You’re lead past a conspicuous amount of barrels and into a new room where you’re given a bottle of wine and four measuring devices. The combinatorialist explains that t

Project to formalise a proof of Fermat’s Last Theorem in the Lean theorem prover

Fermat’s Last Theorem An ongoing multi-author open source project to formalise a proof of Fermat’s Last Theorem in the Lean theorem prover. Information about the project The project is currently being led by Kevin Buzzard. It is funded by grant EP/Y022904/1, awarded by the UK’s Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council. The project is hosted at Imperial College London. Kevin would like to extend many many thanks to both of these institutions for their ongoing support of this nonstand

Code review can be better

Slightly unusual genre today: a negative result about our git-review tool for a different take on code review process, which we decided to shelve, at least for the time being. A lot of people are unsatisfied with GitHub’s code review process. One of the primary issues is that GitHub poorly supports stacked pull requests and interdiff reviews. While I also see interdiff as valuable, it’s not the reason why I decided to experiment with git-review . I have two other problems with GitHub, and with

Code Review Can Be Better

Slightly unusual genre today: a negative result about our git-review tool for a different take on code review process, which we decided to shelve, at least for the time being. A lot of people are unsatisfied with GitHub’s code review process. One of the primary issues is that GitHub poorly supports stacked pull requests and interdiff reviews. While I also see interdiff as valuable, it’s not the reason why I decided to experiment with git-review . I have two other problems with GitHub, and with

Oakley Meta preorders open up, and you can get the AI glasses next week

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Google, sorry, but that Pixel event was a cringefest

“I P 6 8! I P 6 8!,” shouted late-night host Jimmy Fallon, trying and failing to fake excitement about the new Pixel smartphones. Fallon, who likely had never heard the technical term before, didn’t seem to realize that IP68 — a rating that indicates phones can survive being submerged in water — isn’t all that interesting as a selling point, nor is this water-resistance feature new to Google’s Pixel line. It’s been around since the 2018 Pixel 3. We’re on the Pixel 10 now, for reference. In a su

Google set a new durability standard with the Pixel 10 Fold (Samsung: take note)

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Google's Smart Home Devices Are Finally Getting Gemini's AI Skills

Gemini for Home will replace Google Assistant in the company's line of smart displays and speakers, a step up in capabilities for its smart home devices. The announcement was made on Wednesday to coincide with its Made By Google event in New York. Gemini for Home will use AI models tuned for home tasks and work with any member of the household, including guests, according to a company press release. It'll activate with the same "hey Google" phrase, but Gemini for Home can better understand cont

Google says the quiet part out loud: IP68 protection doesn’t last

Designed to comply with dust and water protection rating IP68 under IEC standard 60529 when each device leaves the factory but the device is not water or dust proof. The accessories are not water or dust resistant. Water resistance and dust resistance are not permanent conditions and will diminish or be lost over time due to normal wear and tear, device repair, disassembly or damage. Phone is not drop/tumble proof and dropping your device may result in loss of water/dust resistance. Damage from

Buy a Pixel 10 at Best Buy and get up to a $350 gift card, free - here's how

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Google commits to eSIM only in the Pixel 10. Why it matters (and one caveat)

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Device searches at the US border hit record high, new data shows

In Brief U.S. border agents searched more electronic devices during a three-month period than ever before, according to new government statistics. The data shows that U.S. Customs and Border Protection, the agency tasked with immigration screening at the U.S. border, searched 14,899 devices of international travelers between April through June, a 17% rise on the previous record high recorded in early 2022. Most of these searches are “basic,” where U.S. border agents demand the password to the