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OnePlus has an enticing $350 deal for its latest flagship Android phone - free earbuds included

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T-Mobile wants you to stay hydrated with its latest Tuesday giveaway

Joe Maring / Android Authority TL;DR T-Mobile’s latest T-Mobile Tuesdays promo includes a free magenta-accented water bottle, which arrives just in time for the Midwest heat wave. Customers can claim the free bottle by visiting a T-Mobile corporate store and redeeming via the T-Life app. You’ll have until July 29th to claim your water bottle. T-Mobile’s status as the beloved Uncarrier may not be as strong as it once was, but the carrier still manages to set itself apart from competitors in s

The world's first Micro RGB TV has arrived - and it makes LED models look outdated

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Google is adding a new way to personalize the news you see

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. Google is making it easier to see news from your favorite outlets. A new feature, called “preferred sources,” will let you choose the outlets you want to see featured the most in Search’s “top stories” section. Google’s top stories hub appears when you search f

iOS 26 brings back the iPhone calculator’s clear button

iOS 18 featured a major redesign to the Calculator app, including fancy features like Math Notes. Those changes included adding a back button to the keypad, replacing the traditional C/AC button. This was so frustrating for some, the real hard-core Calculator users I guess, that The Atlantic published an entire column when iOS 18 shipped, decrying the button’s removal. Apple has seemingly taken those complaints onboard. With iOS 26, the Calculator once again has a dedicated C/AC button. Apple

Why I ditched Google Authenticator for Proton's new 2FA app - and how to set it up

Proton / Elyse Betters Picaro / ZDNET ZDNET's key takeaways The makers of Proton VPN have released a 2FA app. The app is available for all major platforms. Proton Authenticator is easy to use, elegant, and free. Unless you're using passkeys, two-factor authentication should be considered a must for security and privacy. If your primary access to the internet is your phone, you are probably using a tool like Authy or Google Authenticator. But what about when you're on the desktop? What do y

Cloud vs. Local: What’s the Best for Security Camera Footage? (2025)

Whether you want to keep tabs on your kids, package deliveries, or pets when you’re away from home, security cameras and video doorbells are an affordable and easy way to do so. But there’s one important question to settle before deciding on your ideal home security setup: Where will you store those videos? Cloud convenience can be perfect for some, while others may prefer to keep things local and subscription-free. I’ve been testing security cameras and video doorbells for many years now, and

I found the 5 best laptop sales - just in time for back to school

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Windows has a secret backup tool - here's how to use it

Lance Whitney / Elyse Betters Picaro / ZDNET ZDNET's key takeaways Windows has a hidden backup tool in Windows 10 and 11. It can save files to discs, drives, or network locations. Deprecated by Microsoft, so expect occasional errors. Regularly backing up your files is always a good idea, just in case any important or irreplaceable ones go missing. For that, you can turn to a variety of programs. But Windows itself has a built-in backup tool that's simple and flexible. The catch is that you

Australian court finds Apple, Google abused app store market power

In Brief Epic Games has just secured a win in its crusade against Apple and Google’s app store policies: The Federal Court of Australia on Tuesday ruled that Apple and Google’s engaged in anti-competitive conduct when it came to their respective app stores, ABC News reported. While Judge Jonathan Beach found that the two tech giants had abused their dominant position in the market for app distribution to limit competition, he rejected Epic’s claims that the companies had engaged in “unconscion

Reflecting on My Failure to Build a Billion-Dollar Company (2019)

Feb 7, 2019 by Sahil Lavingia Reflecting on My Failure to Build a Billion-Dollar Company In 2011, I left my job as the second employee at Pinterest — before I vested any of my stock — to work on what I thought would be my life's work. I thought Gumroad would become a billion-dollar company, with hundreds of employees. It would IPO, and I would work on it until I died. Something like that. Needless to say, that didn't happen. Now, it may look like I am in an enviable position, running a prof

A promising Sega Saturn emulator brings major improvements in a beefy update

TL;DR The Ymir emulator for PCs has received a major update that improves performance and compatibility. The Sega Saturn emulator also now offers screenshot functionality and support for two notable Saturn controllers. The Sega Saturn is one of the more complicated retro video game consoles to emulate, but we’ve seen several solid emulators over the years. Most recently, a developer released the nifty Ymir emulator for computers, and it’s just received a major update. Ymir is a Sega Saturn em

Fortnite returns to the App Store in another country after court ruling

Fortnite returned to the App Store in the US back in May after a federal court ruling, and is now set to return in Australia too after a similar judgment there. While Epic Games celebrated the ruling, the fate of the app in other countries still remains far from certain – and its availability in the US may be temporary … A quick recap Epic Games was thrown out of Apple’s App Store rules by introducing its own in-app payment system, bypassing Apple’s 30% commission – a blatant breach of Apple’

Motorola Razr Plus 2025 plummets to a new record-low price

Ryan Haines / Android Authority Are you looking to get into the world of foldable phones but don’t want to pay the crazy prices they usually come associated with? Have we got the deal for you! Today, I came across this offer and was immediately surprised. The Motorola Razr Plus 2025 has dropped to a new record-low price of $626.18, saving you a whole $373.81 on the retail price. You must like Hot Pink, though! Buy the Motorola Razr Plus 2025 in Hot Pink for just $626.18 ($373.81 off) This offe

Elon Musk accuses Apple of favoring OpenAI in App Store rankings, promises legal action [U]

Elon Musk is (once again) going after Apple, this time accusing the company of an “unequivocal antitrust violation” for allegedly favoring OpenAI in the App Store’s AI rankings. Here are the details. A bit of context Last month, xAI released Grok 4, its latest large language model, promising major performance gains over leading competitors. Since then, the company has also rolled out features like Grok Imagine, its image and video generator, as well as customizable “companion” chatbots. Durin

Is Instagram Map showing your location? How to check and turn it off

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Slow Ventures cuts first check from $60M creator fund into woodworking founder

Slow Ventures’ Creator Fund has invested $2 million into Jonathan Katz-Moses, a popular woodworking content creator with around 600,000 followers, nearly 75 million video views, and his own line of woodworking tools. This marks the first investment for Slow’s $60 million Creator Fund since its launch in February. The fund looks to help creators launch businesses, under the belief that what made them successful influencers is what can also make them a good founder. Speaking to TechCrunch, Slow

The Food Is Trashy, But Dollar Stores Aren’t Ruining Our Diets, Study Claims

Some good news for bargain hunters out there: New research shows that while the food bought at dollar stores is generally less healthy, customers’ diets aren’t suffering greatly as a result. Scientists at Tufts University and the USDA-Economic Research Service collaborated for the study, which tracked the food purchasing habits of nearly 200,000 American families. They found that a growing number of people are buying food from dollar stores, particularly people with lower incomes. At the same t

I jump-started a bus from the 1930s with this power bank - here's the verdict

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I jump-started a bus from the 1930s with this power bank - here's my buying advice

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Former Cop Says He Routinely Confiscated Guns, Fentanyl and Cocaine at Tesla Factory

A lawsuit filed by Ozell Murray, a former police officer fired as head of security at Tesla's factory in Fremont, California, suggests the plant has a severe sexual assault, drug and alcohol abuse, and rampant racism problem. According to the 159-page federal suit, first obtained by The Independent, the officer's team "routinely" confiscated cocaine, fentanyl, and guns onsite. His team also investigated "acts of sexual deviance" and sent employees "home for being alcohol-intoxicated and high on

Save $150 on the OnePlus 13 right now and get a free gift - but hurry

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The best tablets for students in 2025: Expert recommended for back-to-school season

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What You Need to Know About This Week’s Looming Hurricane

Hurricane trackers are keeping a close eye on a storm with a 90% chance of developing into a hurricane this week. If it does, it would be the first hurricane of the Atlantic season. Tropical Storm Erin, the fifth named storm of the 2025 season, formed off the coast of West Africa on Monday, August 11, according to the National Hurricane Center. As Erin treks westward across the Atlantic, NHC forecasters expect it to strengthen significantly, reaching major hurricane status northeast of Puerto R

I tested this power bank by jump starting a bus from the 1930s - here's what happened

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Launch HN: Halluminate (YC S25) – Simulating the internet to train computer use

Hi everyone, Jerry and Wyatt here from Halluminate ( https://halluminate.ai/ ). We help AI labs train computer use agents with high quality data and RL environments. Training AI agents to use computers, browsers, and software is one of the highest-potential opportunities for AI. To date, however, this capability is still unreliable. The emerging method to improve this is called Reinforcement Learning with Verifiable Rewards (RLVR). However, researchers are currently bottlenecked by a lack of hi

Ford throws out Henry Ford’s assembly line to make low-cost EVs in America

Ford said Monday it will invest $2 billion to transform its Louisville Assembly Plant into a factory capable of making a new generation of affordable EVs, starting with a mid-sized pickup truck with a base price of $30,000 that is slated to launch in 2027. This is not a standard factory upgrade. To reduce the cost of manufacturing, Ford has upended the moving assembly line system launched by its founder Henry Ford more than 112 years ago. The automaker’s willingness to change the century-old s

7 Best Tents (2025), Tested: Camping, Family, and Outdoor Palaces

REI’s Base Camp tent is the best-designed, best-built six-person tent I've ever used. It also proved itself one of the most waterproof large tents in our testing. It's a traditional dome tent design, with two crossed poles and two side poles. The tent floor is high-quality 150-denier (150D) polyester, while the sides are a combination of mesh and 40D nylon. There's loads of storage pockets, double doors, great vents, and huge windows, making it comfortable even in summer heat. It's also one of t

The Download: a quantum radar, and chipmakers’ deal with the US government

Physicists have created a new type of radar that could help improve underground imaging, using a cloud of atoms in a glass cell to detect reflected radio waves. The radar is a type of quantum sensor, an emerging technology that uses the quantum-mechanical properties of objects as measurement devices. It’s still a prototype, but its intended use is to image buried objects in situations such as constructing underground utilities, drilling wells for natural gas, and excavating archaeological sit

5 free Windows PC apps I always install first (and how they improve your workflow)

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