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I tested the Abxylute One Pro, and it nails game streaming (with a catch)

Abxylute One Pro If you want to stream games without tinkering with settings or dealing with Android jank, the Abxylute One Pro is a great pick. But if you want a little more, you can get better performance for the price. If you had asked me six years ago, I would have told you that game streaming was the future of gaming. Now that Stadia is dead and Xbox Cloud Gaming hasn’t made any significant improvements in years, the world seems to have shifted focus to gaming handhelds. But there’s a uni

World’s first sodium-ion portable power station is ready for extreme cold

is a deputy editor and Verge co-founder with a passion for human-centric cities, e-bikes, and life as a digital nomad. He’s been a tech journalist for 20 years. Posts from this author will be added to your daily email digest and your homepage feed. Bluetti’s at IFA 2025 with the world’s first portable power station built around a sodium-ion battery, and a second, slim unit designed to mount next to the fridge to keep it running during a blackout. The Pioneer Na (get it? Na = sodium) is covere

Google’s Circle to Search can now translate as you scroll

Google is bringing improved translation to Circle to Search, its feature that allows users to quickly search for any information on their screen by using gestures like circling, highlighting, scribbling, or tapping. The company announced on Thursday that users can now see translations as they scroll. “Translation is one of the most-used features in Circle to Search — you can get more context for social posts from creators who speak a different language, or browse menus when you’re booking resta

Figma's stock slumps 18% after first earnings report to lowest since IPO

Figma shares plummeted nearly 20% on Thursday, falling to the lowest price since the design software vendor's IPO in July after the company reported earnings for the first time as a public company. Results for the second quarter were largely inline with expectations, as Figma had issued preliminary results a little over a month ago. Revenue increased 41% from a year earlier to $249.6 million, slightly topping analyst estimates of $248.8 million, according to LSEG. Analysts at Piper Sandler des

Apple highlights Brazilian study on domestic App Store performance

As the App Store faces increasing regulatory pressure in Brazil, a study highlighted by Apple today shows that iOS apps generated R$63.8 million ($11.7 million) in the country last year, with most of that revenue incurring no commission. Here are the details. A bit of background Like in many countries around the world, Apple has been fighting an uphill battle in Brazil, hoping to convince local regulators to keep the App Store model intact. In late 2022, MercadoLibre, Latin America’s biggest

LinkedIn takes on hiring scams with recruiter verification

is a news editor with over a decade’s experience in journalism. He previously worked at Android Police and Tech Advisor. Posts from this author will be added to your daily email digest and your homepage feed. LinkedIn is trying to help put a stop to recruitment scams by requiring anyone with a recruitment-related job title to verify their place of employment. Executives will have to go through the same process, while company page verification is now rolling out more widely too. Existing recru

Hledger 1.50

Transaction balancing is now done in a more robust way, using local precisions only (like Ledger) #2402. Until now, a transaction was required to balance using its commodities's global display precisions. Small imbalances were tolerated by configuring display precisions for the whole journal (with commodity directives). Now, a transaction is required to balance using the precisions in its journal entry only. This means each entry can use the precision it needs, and balancing precision and di

Almost anything you give sustained attention to will begin to loop on itself

Brioches and Knife, Eliot Hodgkin, 08/1961 1. When people talk about the value of paying attention and slowing down, they often make it sound prudish and monk-like. Attention is something we “have to protect.” And we have to “pay” attention—like a tribute. But we shouldn’t forget how interesting and overpoweringly pleasurable sustained attention can be. Slowing down makes reality vivid, strange, and hot. Let me start with the most obvious example. As anyone who has had good sex knows, susta

How Wikipedia survives while the rest of the internet breaks

WhenWhen armies invade, hurricanes form, or governments fall, a Wikipedia editor will typically update the relevant articles seconds after the news breaks. So quick are editors to change “is” to “was” in cases of notable deaths that they are said to have the fastest past tense in the West. So it was unusual, according to one longtime editor who was watching the page, that on the afternoon of January 20th, 2025, hours after Elon Musk made a gesture resembling a Nazi salute at a rally following Pr

DuckDuckGo adds access to advanced models to it subscription plan

Privacy-focused consumer tech company DuckDuckGo launched a subscription plan last year that bundled a VPN service, personal information removal, and identity theft restoration. The company said Thursday that the subscription now gives users access to the latest AI models through Duck.ai without paying extra. The Duck.ai chatbot is free to use, and users get access to models like Anthropic’s Claude 3.5 Haiku, Meta’s Llama 4 Scout, Mistral AI’s Mistral Small 3 24B, and OpenAI’s GPT-4o mini. Wit

Microsoft says recent Windows updates cause app install issues

Microsoft says the August 2025 security updates are triggering unexpected User Account Control (UAC) prompts and app installation issues for non-admin users across all supported Windows versions. This known issue is caused by a security patch that addresses the CVE-2025-50173 Windows Installer privilege escalation vulnerability, which can allow authenticated attackers to gain SYSTEM privileges due to a weak authentication issue. To address this security vulnerability, Microsoft has implemented

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

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

Finally, the official Instagram app for iPad has arrived - here's what's new

Jason Hiner/ZDNET Follow ZDNET: Add us as a preferred source on Google. ZDNET's key takeaways Meta just announced a native app version of Instagram for iPadOS 15.1 and later. The app is free and available in the App Store now. It looks different than the mobile version, with some interesting ways to curate your feed. At long last, you can now scroll Instagram on your iPad. After years of requests by iPad users, it will be available in the App Store for iPadOS 15.1 and later starting Septem

AR Fluid Simulation Demo

Fluid Simulation (Demo) 2025 I wanted to see what happens when a fluid simulation collides with real objects. To test this idea I created this demo. To capture the shapes of objects, I mounted a webcam above the screen. A polarization filter blocks the image displayed on the screen, preventing a feedback loop, while still allowing the camera to see anything placed in front of it. The video feed is then aligned with the computer-generated simulation, so the fluid can react to those cutout obj

Show HN: A roguelike game that runs inside Notepad++

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Inside Philips Hue’s plans to make all your lights motion sensors

is a senior reviewer focused on smart home and connected tech, with over twenty years of experience. She has written previously for Wirecutter, Wired, Dwell, BBC, and US News. Posts from this author will be added to your daily email digest and your homepage feed. Philips Hue has announced that its smart light bulbs — both new and existing models — are being upgraded to feature built-in motion sensing. The new feature, called Hue MotionAware, uses radio-frequency (RF) sensing to detect changes

From Battery Health to fingerprint unlock, Google just fixed a lot on your Pixel

C. Scott Brown / Android Authority TL;DR Google has started rolling out the September 2025 security patch for Pixel phones. The update is arriving for the Pixel 6 and newer devices, including the Pixel Tablet. As usual, the security update is rolling out alongside the latest Pixel Drop. Google is now rolling out the September security update to Pixel phones. Over the next few weeks, all supported Pixel devices, i.e., Pixel 6 and above, running Android 16, will get the latest patches. The Sep

Today's NYT Connections: Sports Edition Hints and Answers for Sept. 4, #346

Looking for the most recent regular Connections answers? Click here for today's Connections hints, as well as our daily answers and hints for The New York Times Mini Crossword, Wordle and Strands puzzles. Today's Connections: Sports Edition is tough. If you're struggling but still want to solve it, read on for hints and the answers. Connections: Sports Edition is out of beta now, making its debut on Super Bowl Sunday, Feb. 9. That's a sign that the game has earned enough loyal players that The

WSJ explores the niche markets benefiting from the Apple Vision Pro

By now, you probably know it by heart: the steep price tag and lack of apps have irreparably doomed the first Apple Vision Pro. But that doesn’t mean it’s not doing well in niche markets and uses, per a new WSJ report. If you’ve been following the immersive market at all, you’re probably familiar with the fact that even though the Google Glass was far from a hit, it lived on for years as a hands-free industrial and healthcare assistant. In fact, the same goes for Microsoft’s HoloLens, which sa

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

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,

The Ampace Andes 1500 Power Station falls to its record-low price

Edgar Cervantes / Android Authority I don’t like to post deals of the same product two deals in a row, but this one is kind of too good to ignore. Just yesterday, I posted an Ampace Andes 1500 sale, but today it got even better. The power station is at a record-low price of $499, saving you an impressive $900! Buy the Ampace Andes 1500 Power Station for just $499 ($900 off) This offer is available from Amazon as a “limited time deal.” We’re not sure how long the deal will last. Also, it is an

Alphabet adds $230 billion in value after avoiding breakup in antitrust case

Alphabet shares rose 9.14% on Wednesday as investors viewed the result of Google's antitrust case as broadly favorable to the tech giant. Wednesday's gain added $234 billion to the company's market cap. Apple closed 3.81% higher, adding $130 billion to its cap. The U.S. Department of Justice had proposed a sort of breakup of Google, which included divesting its Chrome browser, in an antitrust case that began in September 2023. While Google was found to hold an illegal monopoly in its core mar

Figma's stock plunges after company's first earnings report since IPO

Dylan Field, co-founder and CEO of Figma, center, appears on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange in New York on July 31, 2025. Figma Inc. shares surged as much as 229% after the design software maker and some of its shareholders raised $1.2 billion in an IPO, with the trading valuing the company far above the $20 billion mark it would have reached in a now-scrapped merger with Adobe Inc. Figma shares plunged 13% in extended trading on Wednesday after the design software company reported re

Salesforce issues weak revenue guidance even as earnings beat estimates

Marc Benioff, co-founder and CEO of Salesforce, sits for an interview in San Francisco on April 25, 2025. Salesforce issued disappointing guidance on Wednesday, even as earnings and revenue topped estimates for the fiscal second quarter. The stock dropped 4% in extended trading. Here's how the company did in comparison with LSEG consensus: Earnings per share: $2.91 adjusted vs. $2.78 expected $2.91 adjusted vs. $2.78 expected Revenue: $10.24 billion vs. $10.14 billion expected Revenue incre

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

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

Today's NYT Connections Hints, Answers and Help for Sept. 4, #816

Looking for the most recent Connections answers? Click here for today's Connections hints, as well as our daily answers and hints for The New York Times Mini Crossword, Wordle, Connections: Sports Edition and Strands puzzles. Today's NYT Connections puzzle features a fun mix of words, but some people might think the yellow category is rushing a certain holiday season. Read on for clues and today's Connections answers. The Times now has a Connections Bot, like the one for Wordle. Go there after

Onion CEO Ben Collins Hasn't Given Up on Print—or Buying Infowars

Ben Collins made a big bet. A year ago, just a few months after he’d been named CEO of The Onion, he relaunched its print edition. Once a favorite on university campuses, The Onion hadn’t published a physical issue since 2013. Common wisdom said that readership, and advertising dollars, just weren’t there for newspapers. But Collins, a fan of the satirical paper since childhood, thought “that’s dumb.” Readers celebrated The Onion’s relaunch and the ability to read all of its bitingly funny head

OpenAI boosts size of secondary share sale to $10.3 billion

OpenAI is increasing the size of its secondary share sale by more than $4 billion, CNBC has learned. The artificial intelligence startup is giving eligible current and former employees the opportunity to sell roughly $10.3 billion in stock, up from the $6 billion it was initially targeting, according to a person familiar with the offering. The sale will be at a $500 billion valuation, in line with expectations, said the person, who asked not to be named because the details are private. OpenAI'

You can finally scroll Instagram on your iPad - after 15 years

Jason Hiner/ZDNET Follow ZDNET: Add us as a preferred source on Google. ZDNET's key takeaways Meta just announced a native app version of Instagram for iPadOS 15.1 and later. The app is free and available in the App Store now. It looks different than the mobile version, with some interesting ways to curate your feed. At long last, you can now scroll Instagram on your iPad. After years of requests by iPad users, it will be available in the App Store for iPadOS 15.1 and later starting Septem