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This $249 portable projector packs Google TV and can be powered with a USB-C power bank

Aurzen TL;DR The Aurzen BOOM Air projector launched today with built-in Google TV and a compact, gimbal-style design. It features native 1080p resolution, Dolby Audio, auto-focus, and USB-C power support for use with standard power banks. Priced at $249, it offers a full smart TV experience without the need for extra streaming hardware. For shoppers after a portable projector that doesn’t need extra accessories to start streaming, there’s a new option worth checking out. Today, Aurzen releas

US adds OpenAI, Google, and Anthropic to list of approved AI vendors for federal agencies

In Brief The U.S. government has added Google, OpenAI, and Anthropic to a list of approved vendors that can offer artificial intelligence services to civilian federal agencies, Bloomberg reports. The companies will see their AI tools offered via a new federal contracting platform, the Multiple Awards Schedule (MSA), which would let government agencies access AI tool vendors with pre-negotiated contracts, rather than negotiating with vendors individually. Bloomberg reports that the General Ser

The 9 Best Chef’s Knives (2025), Tested and Reviewed

Honorable Mentions Photograph: Molly Higgins New West Knifeworks Joy Bauer 6-Inch Chef Knife for $225: Like my New West Knifeworks pick above, this luxe knife is absolutely gorgeous with a bold red and white handle and accompanying embossed leather sheath. Created in collaboration with nutritionist and TV personality Joy Bauer, this 6-inch blade is a Japanese Santoku style, with a downward blade and sturdy top slope made from American-made 440C stainless steel. I found that food stuck to the s

Another Samsung Galaxy S25 FE leak suggests an earlier launch

Ryan Haines / Android Authority TL;DR The Samsung Galaxy S25 FE could launch on September 19 in Korea. Last year, Samsung launched the Galaxy S24 FE globally a month before it launched in Korea, leaving us wondering if the same is possible this year, too. The Galaxy S25 FE rakes up only minor upgrades, with the most notable being its much faster wired charging. The Galaxy S25 FE is the next major launch expected out of camp Samsung and will conclude the S series launches of 2025. The phone i

AirPods Pro 2 get better every year, and iOS 26 extends that streak

Amid ongoing uncertainty around when AirPods Pro 3 might finally arrive, one thing is very clear: AirPods Pro 2 just keep getting better. Here’s how the trend of AirPods Pro 2 improvements will continue in iOS 26. New iOS 26 features coming to AirPods Pro 2 I’m as eager as anyone else for Apple to debut AirPods Pro 3. But if I’m honest, they’ll have a hard time living up to the value I’ve gotten out of their predecessor. I bought AirPods Pro 2 back in 2022 when they first launched. At the tim

Survey shows note-takers are split on their best Obsidian alternative

Nathan Drescher / Android Authority Obsidian is a popular note-taking app that frequently attracts the praises of privacy enthusiasts. But its learning curve and the focus on Markdown mean that many note-taking aficionados who have tried the app have switched over to other options. My colleague Mitja wrote about some of the best Obsidian alternatives out there, including Notion, Capacities, Anytype, Google Keep, and some other options. We polled readers on which ones they thought was the best

MagSafe Monday: This MagSafe wallet has a kickstand, RFID protection, and holds 6 cards

This wallet I’ve been testing from Supcase is one of the few I’ve found that supports six cards and still strikes a nice balance between slim and functional. It has a kickstand. It has strong magnets. It also doesn’t feel like I’ve strapped a brack to the back of my iPhone either. Some of my favorite gear eufyCam 2C Upgrade your home security with wireless cameras that includes HomeKit compatibility. MagSafe Monday: Every Monday, Bradley Chambers looks at the latest and greatest in the MagSafe

New Theory Could Dramatically Expand the Search for Aliens

The search for alien life is largely centered on finding planets in the “Goldilocks Zone”—the distance from a star where a planet could have liquid water on its surface and enough light to sustain life. But a new study offers a tantalizing possibility that other worlds, far from their host stars, may also be able to support living things, a finding that could dramatically broaden the search for extraterrestrial life. In a paper published last week in the International Journal of Astrobiology, r

Samsung’s next budget earbuds might beat the Pro model in one key area

We’ve already seen what the Galaxy Buds 3 FE could look like , and now we have a good idea of how long they might last. A new certification listing has revealed battery specs for both the earbuds and their case, and they’re surprisingly generous for a Fan Edition model. According to the listing on the SGS Fimko certification platform spotted by SammyGuru , the total battery capacity for the earbuds is listed at 200mAh — equating to 100mAh per bud — while the charging case is rated at 900mAh. Th

Microsoft: Outdated Office apps lose access to voice features in January

Microsoft announced that the transcription, dictation, and read aloud features will stop working in older versions of Office 365 applications in late January 2026. Read aloud lets users hear documents and emails read back, transcription converts speech into text in real-time, and the dictation feature allows for voice-to-text input across Office applications. The company advised customers to update their Microsoft 365 Office apps to a version higher than 16.0.18827.20202 (released in early Jul

The 45 Best Movies on Netflix Right Now (August 2025)

Netflix has plenty of movies to watch. Maybe too many. Sometimes finding the right film at the right time can seem like an impossible task. Let us help you. Below is a list of some of our favorites currently on the streaming service—from dramas to comedies to thrillers. If you decide you’re in more of a TV mood, head over to our collection of the best TV series on Netflix. Want more? Check out our lists of the best sci-fi movies, best movies on Amazon Prime, and the best flicks on Disney+. If

Apple exec says Siri will get ‘much bigger upgrade than we envisioned’

Apple’s Siri-related news hasn’t been great so far this year, but the company sounds confident it can turn things around. Here’s the Siri update that software head Craig Federighi reportedly shared in Apple’s all-hands meeting. Last week, Apple reported huge quarterly earnings. But concerns around the company’s AI efforts were still clearly on Wall Street’s minds. And no doubt those questions were partly what prompted a rare all-hands meeting at Apple Park shortly afterwards. That meeting, whi

Google dunks on Apple Intelligence in new Pixel 10 ad

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. Apple sold its iPhone 16 devices last year with a promise that a new AI-powered version of Siri would soon be a lot more personalized thanks to Apple Intelligence. Almost a year later, that Siri upgrade still isn’t here, and Apple was forced to delay its promised improvements and remove an

Galaxy S25 FE is looking a bit blue in its latest leak

Ryan Haines / Android Authority TL;DR The leak may have revealed the colors for the Galaxy S25 FE. The colors are reportedly Dark Blue, Light Blue, Black, and White. The leak also provides a render of what these colors may look like. The next Samsung phone we should see drop this year is the Galaxy S25 FE. Leaks for the Fan Edition flagship have started to ramp up in recent weeks, from RAM and storage to real-life images. A new leak may have shed some light on what colors will be available w

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Trump’s ‘Golden Dome’ May Be Ready for Testing Just Before the 2028 Election: Report

As far as I know, spending over a hundred billion dollars to build a giant, missile-guided protective “dome” that will probably never work is not something many Americans have ever asked the government to do. Nevertheless, Trump has made it a point to do just this. In January, Trump initially announced the “Golden Dome,” a project to protect Americans from the “threat of attack by ballistic, hypersonic, and cruise missiles, and other advanced aerial attacks.” The project, which is intended to u

Character.AI is adding a social feed to its app

Given the fact that social media apps these days are full of AI-generated videos, AI-native apps seem keen to cash in on the trend. The latest to jump on that bandwagon is Character.AI, which said on Monday that it is adding a social feed to its mobile apps that allow users to create AI characters and chat with them. The social feed, which first came to the company’s web platform in June, lets users share images, videos as well as their chatbots with other users. Users can also share snippets o

One UI 8 is adding a powerful new Galaxy AI feature, but there’s a catch

Joe Maring / Android Authority TL;DR Samsung has introduced a new Voice Captioning feature in One UI 8. It’s part of Samsung’s Galaxy AI suite and goes beyond Live Captions to translate audio, summarize it, and help save the captioned text and audio file. The catch is that the feature isn’t available officially yet, so you’ll have to download an APK to access it. Samsung has added a new feature called Voice Captioning to its suite of Galaxy AI tools on One UI 8. It allows users to convert sp

Scientists transform peacock feathers into tiny biological laser beams

TL;DR: Scientists have long been fascinated by the vibrant colors and intricate structures found in the feathers of birds like the Indian Peafowl (commonly known as the peacock). A new study has shed light on a surprising property of these iconic tail feathers: their ability to act as tiny laser resonators when infused with a common fluorescent dye. The research, conducted by researchers from several US universities and published in Nature, set out to explore the behavior of peacock feather bar

These Expert-Approved Feeder Hacks Turned My Yard Into a Bird Hotel

You don't need to hike into the wilderness to feel closer to nature. Sometimes, all it takes is a simple bird feeder and putting it in the right spot. Whether you're living in the suburbs or just got access to a backyard after years in the city, attracting feathered friends can bring surprising benefits for your mental health. Studies show that spending time around birds and hearing birdsong can lower stress, ease anxiety and even help with depression symptoms. But if your feeder isn't seeing m

Ongoing Lean formalisation of the proof of Fermat's Last Theorem

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. Until September 2029 it is being funded by grant EP/Y022904/1, awarded by the EPSRC. 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 nonstandard research. General

The 45 Best Shows on Netflix Right Now (August 2025)

Streaming services are known for having award-worthy series but also plenty of duds. Our guide to the best TV shows on Netflix is updated weekly to help you know which series you should move to the top of your queue. They aren’t all surefire winners—we love a good less-than-obvious gem—but they’re all worth your time, trust us. Feel like you’ve already watched everything on this list that you want to see? Try our guide to the best movies on Netflix for more options. And if you’ve already comple

Darksiders 4 was not on my 2025 bingo card

Darksiders 4 is officially coming. During the THQ Nordic Digital Showcase on Friday, we got a glimpse at the next game in the hack and slash action-adventure franchise, alongside trailers for roughly a dozen other games that are in the works, including Reanimal and The Eternal Life of Goldman . It's been a while since we've seen a new mainline Darksiders title from developer Gunfire Games, and while the fourth entry follows 2019's prequel, Darksiders Genesis, the announcement says it will "conti

A.I. researchers are negotiating $250M pay packages

Mr. Zuckerberg wanted Mr. Deitke, a 24-year-old artificial intelligence researcher who had recently helped found a start-up, to join Meta’s research effort dedicated to “superintelligence,” a technology that could hypothetically exceed the human brain. The company promised him around $125 million in stock and cash over four years if he came aboard. The offer was not enough to lure Mr. Deitke, who wanted to stick with his start-up, two people with knowledge of the talks said. He turned Mr. Zucke

I'm Rethinking Amusement Park Rides for Good After Watching Netflix's 'Critical' Docuseries

Each week, Netflix releases a list of the Top 10 films and TV shows dominating the platform, and for the week of July 21, the new original docuseries Critical: Between Life and Death made a big impression on viewers, ranking No. 7 in the platform's most-watched shows. While medical shows -- including series like The Pitt, Pulse and ER -- have always been popular, Critical is an unscripted documentary that depicts real-life emergencies as they're happening. What makes it so captivating is the int

Fired by video: Atlassian terminates 150 workers using pre-recorded video, sparking criticism

Cutting corners: Receiving a layoff notice is always hard, but the way the message is delivered can make the experience even more painful. The latest example: Atlassian's termination notification to 150 employees through a pre-recorded video. The restructuring not only highlights concerns about impersonal layoff announcements but also reflects the increasing influence of AI on jobs in the technology industry. Australian software giant Atlassian has eliminated 150 jobs as part of a major restruc

YouTube is testing Instagram-style collabs

YouTube has started testing a new collaboration feature, similar to Instagram's and TikTok's. A Google employee explained on YouTube Help that it will allow creators to add collaborators to a video so that they can be recommended to each other's audiences. The test is only available to a small group of creators for now, but it sounds like YouTube has plans to expand its availability in the future. Lindsey Gamble, an influencer marketing consultant and advisor, has posted a screenshot showing how

Time Flies is a short meditation on the meaning of life

is a news editor covering technology, gaming, and more. He joined The Verge in 2019 after nearly two years at Techmeme. I didn’t expect a brief game about flies to make me emotional. But when I finished Time Flies, I nearly began to cry. Time Flies initially seems very silly. You play as a little buzzing fly that has to try and accomplish a bucket list of tasks before it, well, kicks the bucket, something that happens in a matter of seconds. The tasks are vague, with titles like “Just Roll wit

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Gone but not forgotten: Survey reveals Android users miss these features the most

Dhruv Bhutani / Android Authority Our smartphones have undergone profound commodification. But in the process of forging them into objects we use and rely on for nearly every waking hour, phone companies have focused a lot on optimizing utility, which, in turn, has resulted in many key features being dropped from our beloved devices. These days, leading brands especially insist on slimming down phones more, even going against what users may truly want. So, to get a sense of which features our

New Instagram rule cuts off Live broadcasts for small accounts

Meta is following TikTok’s lead, and will restrict private accounts, and accounts with less than 1,000 followers, from going live. Here are the details. Feature now limited to public accounts with 1,000+ followers Since Instagram introduced its Live feature in 2016, it has been available to all users, whether they were major influencers, had just a handful of followers, or used a public or private account. This week, however, users with private accounts or fewer than 1,000 followers were met

Coffeematic PC – A coffee maker computer that pumps hot coffee to the CPU

COFFEEMATIC PC A coffee maker computer by Doug MacDowell artist Sometime during winter 2024, I found myself at a thrift store. I was staring at rows of appliances, wrapped in plastic and clinging to life, trying to answer one question: which of these is the right chassis for a retro gaming computer? Driving home, I took corners carefully, checking that the General Electric (GE) drip coffee maker I’d chosen was safe in the backseat. The coffee maker's given name was Coffeematic. Circa 1980,