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Apple Watch SE 3 has an S10 chip and always-on display

After three years, the Apple Watch SE is finally getting a refresh. The company showed off the Apple Watch SE 3, the latest version of its budget-friendly wearable during its big iPhone 17 event. The third-generation Apple Watch SE is the first of Apple's budget-friendly watches to come with an always-on display and support for 5G. Other notable upgrades include Apple's S10 chip and new health-tracking features. Despite rumors that Apple may be changing the form factor for its entry-level watc

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Apple just launched new watches, but these are our favorite deals on existing Apple Watch models

Wellness tech is the way of the future, and Apple is an excellent choice for a smartwatch investment. Not only does Apple offer some top features like monitoring health, tracking sleep, and recording workouts, but these watches are a hot buy thanks to their seamless integration with the Apple ecosystem. Users can reply to texts, take calls, and use Apple Pay, all from a wrist. Also: Apple Event live updates 2025: iPhone 17, AirPods 3, Apple Watch Series 11, and more news If you're eyeing a wat

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Apple Event live updates 2025: iPhone 17, iPhone Air, AirPods Pro 3, and new wearables

Jason Hiner/ZDNET Follow ZDNET: Add us as a preferred source on Google. The curtains have lifted at Cupertino, with Apple unveiling the iPhone 17 series, Apple Watch Series 11, Apple Watch Ultra 3, AirPods Pro 3, and more during its hour-long keynote today. What, were you expecting less when the event was literally titled "Awe Dropping?" ZDNET is on the ground in Cupertino to cover everything, with live updates appearing on this page as products are introduced, features are pitched, and the d

Judge: Anthropic's $1.5B settlement is being shoved "down the throat of authors"

At a hearing Monday, US District Judge William Alsup blasted a proposed $1.5 billion settlement over Anthropic's rampant piracy of books to train AI. The proposed settlement comes in a case where Anthropic could have owed more than $1 trillion in damages after Alsup certified a class that included up to 7 million claimants whose works were illegally downloaded by the AI company. Instead, critics fear Anthropic will get off cheaply, striking a deal with authors suing that covers less than 500,0

Blumhouse Tries a New Scare Tactic With Netflix Series ‘Nightmares of Nature’

Nature shows tend to have horror baked in. Sure, we watch them to be educated, but also for the alarmingly gasp-inducing, uncomfortably emotional moments: killer whales gobbling adorable baby seals, furious lions battling each other for supremacy, uncomfortably large spiders just being themselves… you know how it goes. Horror studio Blumhouse is leaning hard into that idea with Nightmares of Nature, a new documentary series coming to Netflix. A joint production of Blumhouse Television and Plims

Astronomers Just Found a Record-Breaking Space Explosion That Makes No Sense

If you’ve been following Gizmodo’s astrophysics coverage, you’ve probably noticed a pattern: Scientists study a cosmic phenomenon and start to get a handle on it—then something shows up that completely upends their understanding. The latest example? It’s explosive. Literally. Gamma-ray bursts (GRBs) are the most powerful explosions in the universe. Generally, GRBs last from milliseconds to several minutes. Scientists believe they emerge when massive stars explode in supernovas or get ripped apa

Apple’s Cheaper Apple Watch SE May Be the Wearable Most People Need

Why spend more than $300 for an Apple Watch? Apple may have its wearables fans asking that question with the new Apple Watch SE. The third-gen update brings a host of upgrades, including a new screen and better performance from a new chip. It may not have all the health tracking features of the mainline wearables, but that may simply make it a better option for most people. The last SE (2nd-gen) arrived in 2022 alongside the Apple Watch Series 8 and the first Apple Watch Ultra. The revised edit

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‘Hazbin Hotel’ Season 2 Promises to Raise a Hellish New World Order

Prime Video darling Hazbin Hotel is back for season two, and it looks like a war is brewing over who gets to rule its fiery pits. The season two teaser trailer for Vivienne Medrano’s cult animated series is big on the looming threat as Charlie Morningstar (Erika Henningsen) faces the rise of Vox. The television-faced villain aims to take over by steamrolling over Hazbin Hotel’s mission to rehab sinners and create unholy chaos in hell. Watch the trailer below: The eight-episode season will pre

New Apple Watch Sports Even More Health Monitoring Features That Hopefully Won’t Be Banned

Apple Watches don’t change much year to year, although the last few updates have left users without landmark blood oxygen sensing tech for months. It was a change in the wrong direction, but at least it didn’t last for long. At its Tuesday “Awe Dropping” product showcase, Apple said that with Apple Watch Series 11, wearables fans can hope both past and all-new health monitoring features will stick around for good. The Series 10 Apple Watches were based on new, slightly thinner frames with redes

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Apple Debuts AirPods Pro 3 With a Host of Improvements for $249

Apple was widely expected to release the next-generation of its AirPods Pro noise-canceling earbuds this fall, and now it is has. As part of its "awe-dropping" event, the company debuted the AirPods Pro 3. The new buds are upgraded in several ways, including better noise canceling and sound quality, and they have heart-rate sensors like the Beats PowerBeats Pro 2. You can preorder them today for $249 and they ship on Sept. 19. Here are some of their key upgrades, according to Apple. It's worth

The Apple Watch Series 11 Brings Blood Pressure Alerts

The Apple Watch Series 11 made its debut at Apple's "awe dropping" event in Cupertino, California, on Tuesday, vying for a spot on your wrist with a mix of fresh updates including new hypertension notifications, sleep score analysis, 5G connectivity and increased battery life. With a decade of upgrades and refinements, the Series 11 represents a big move for Apple as it leans further into its health and fitness features across its Apple Watch lineup. Alongside the Series 11, Apple also unveiled

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The New Apple Watch SE 3 Now Offers More Health Features at the Same Affordable Price

At Apple's "awe dropping" event in Cupertino, California, the company just unveiled the Apple Watch SE 3. Available for preorder today and for purchase September 19, it starts at $249, which is the same price as the last version launched three years ago. However, new features include an updated S10 chip and watchOS 26, always-on display, on-device Siri, 5G, temperature sensing, sleep apnea notifications and sleep score. Watch this: Everything Announced at Apple's iPhone 17 Event in 7 Minutes 07

Selfie Fans, the New iPhone 17 Camera Is Optimized For You

If you use your iPhone to take selfies more than anything else -- and Apple says users took more than 500 billion selfies last year -- take heart. At Apple's fall iPhone event, held at Apple Park in Cupertino, California, the company not only debuted the 5.6mm-thick iPhone 17 Air, but demonstrated that phone's new selfie camera The iPhone 17's center-stage front camera has the company's largest-ever front camera sensor, nearly twice the size of the last one, Apple said. In addition, the sensor

Hands-on with all the new Apple Watches Series 11, Ultra 3, and SE 3

Following Apple’s “Awe dropping” event today, we’ve been able to try out all the new Apple Watch models announced today including the Series 11, the Ultra 3, and the refreshes SE 3. The entry-level Apple Watch SE was last updated in 2022 with the second-generation model, but the new SE 3, which starts at $249 for a 40 millimeter model, has gained some features from older Apple Watch models released since the SE 2’s debut, as well as the new Ultra 3 and Series 11 announced today. It will support

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Apple Watch Series 11 officially unveiled: Hypertension detection, 2x scratch resistance, larger battery, more

Today, Apple announced its latest generation Apple Watch: the Apple Watch Series 11. It includes a new S11 chipset, 5G support, double the scratch resistance, a new Hypertension detection feature, and more. It will be available to order this Friday. Apple Watch Series 11 This year’s new Apple Watch is incredibly similar to last year’s Apple Watch Series 10, with a few modest upgrades. It encompasses the same thinner design, and has a new lineup of colors: Jet Black, Silver, Rose Gold, and Spac

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Apple Watch SE 3 announced, with S10 chip and always-on display

The Apple Watch SE 3 has been announced alongside the Series 11 and Ultra 3. The SE was long due an update after getting a relatively modest refresh back in 2022, in which the design was unchanged, although a new back case did make it slightly lighter than the original … There had been mixed reports about whether or not Apple would announce a third-gen model of its lowest cost Watch at the iPhone 17 event, but a leaker with an excellent track record said yesterday that it was definitely coming

Apple Watch SE 3 has an always-on display and the S10 chip

After three years, the Apple Watch SE is finally getting a refresh. The company showed off the Apple Watch SE 3, the latest version of its budget-friendly wearable during its big iPhone 17 event. The third-generation Apple Watch SE is the first of Apple's budget-friendly watches to come with an always-on display and support for 5G Other notable upgrades include Apple's S10 chip and new health-tracking features. Despite rumors that Apple may be changing the form factor for its entry-level watch

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The iPhone 17 boasts a larger display with ProMotion support and a 120Hz refresh rate

In an absolute shocker, an early September Apple event included the official reveal of the iPhone 17. Who could have seen that coming? Arguably the biggest change this time around — in the most literal sense — concerns the display. At 6.3 inches, it's larger than the iPhone 16's 6.1-inch screen. Sorry to iPhone users with smaller hands and anyone else who is fed up of every phone becoming more of a phablet. The bezels are thinner too. Not only is the iPhone 17 screen larger than the one on its

Windows 11 KB5065426 & KB5065431 cumulative updates released

Microsoft has released Windows 11 KB5065426 and KB5065431 cumulative updates for versions 24H2 and 23H2 to fix security vulnerabilities and issues. Today's updates are mandatory as they contain the September 2025 Patch Tuesday security patches for vulnerabilities discovered in previous months. You can install today's update by going to Start > Settings > Windows Update and clicking on 'Check for Updates.' Windows Update (KB5065426) You can also manually download and install the update from t

Microsoft September 2025 Patch Tuesday fixes 81 flaws, two zero-days

Today is Microsoft's September 2025 Patch Tuesday, which includes security updates for 81 flaws, including two publicly disclosed zero-day vulnerabilities. This Patch Tuesday also fixes nine "Critical" vulnerabilities, five of which are remote code execution vulnerabilities, 1 is information disclosure, and 2 are elevation of privileges. The number of bugs in each vulnerability category is listed below: 41 Elevation of Privilege Vulnerabilities 2 Security Feature Bypass Vulnerabilities 22 R

New Pixel 10 screens are freezing with bizarre 'snowy' static - what to do if you see it

Ok_Economist_3997 (Reddit) / Elyse Betters Picaro / ZDNET Follow ZDNET: Add us as a preferred source on Google. ZDNET's key takeaways Pixel 10 devices are being affected by a screen glitch. The glitch covers the screen in static-like snow. For now, Google is investigating, but there's no fix. The Google Pixel 10 series has only been available for about two weeks, but users are already encountering some big glitches. Also: A week later with Google Pixel 10, I'm wondering why anyone should

Apple announces AirPods Pro 3 with ‘world’s best ANC’ and heart rate sensing

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 just announced the AirPods Pro 3, the first major update to the product in three years. Apple is introducing a new heart rate sensor in the AirPods Pro 3, as well as improved active noise cancellation (ANC), and a live translation feature. You’ll be able to preorder the AirPods Pro 3

Apple Watch Series 11 announced with 5G and stronger glass

is a senior reporter who’s been covering and reviewing the latest gadgets and tech since 2006, but has loved all things electronic since he was a kid. Posts from this author will be added to your daily email digest and your homepage feed. Apple just announced the Apple Watch Series 11, which looks similar to its predecessors but is the slimmest Apple Watch to date and includes new features like 5G cellular connectivity and stronger glass. The Series 11 is the first Apple with 5G connectivity

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Apple announces new entry-level $249 Apple Watch SE 3 with always-on display

is a reviewer covering laptops and the occasional gadget. He spent over 15 years in the photography industry before joining The Verge as a deals writer in 2021. Posts from this author will be added to your daily email digest and your homepage feed. Apple has a refreshed entry-level smartwatch for 2025, the new Apple Watch SE 3. Announced at its “awe dropping” event alongside new iPhones, the SE 3 has a faster S10 processor, longer battery life, stronger front glass, and (finally) an always-on

BlackRock-backed Minute Media acquires Indian AI startup that extracts sports highlights

BlackRock- and Goldman Sachs-backed media startup Minute Media, which owns properties like Sports Illustrated, The Players’ Tribune, and 90 Minutes, announced Monday that it is acquiring VideoVerse, an Indian AI startup that lets broadcasters extract highlights and create content from sports footage. VideoVerse’s clients include the Indian Premier League and Women’s Premier League (cricket) tournaments, FIFA+, and broadcasters Nippon TV and Clubber TV. Mumbai-based VideoVerse was founded in 201

Apple unveils Apple Watch Series 11, Watch Ultra 3, and Watch SE 3

Apple on Tuesday unveiled three new Apple Watch configurations and its annual hardware event: the Apple Watch Series 11, Apple Watch Ultra 3, and Apple Watch SE 3. Apple Watch Series 11 The Apple Watch Series 11 can alert you to possible hypertension. It uses data from the optical heart sensor and looks for chronic high blood pressure by analyzing how your blood vessels respond to beats of the heart. The algorithm works in the background, reviewing data over 30-day periods and will notify you

No Man's Sky Players Are Competing to Create the Goofiest Spaceships Imaginable

Procedurally-generated open exploration game No Man's Sky recently got one of its biggest updates ever, a whopping nine years after it was first launched, allowing players to customize their own spaceships to a baffling level of detail — and the resulting creativity is truly out of this world. The "Voyagers" update, which rolled out late last month, adds the ability to decorate enormous "Corvette"-class ships to an unprecedented — and sometimes hilarious — degree. The update proved to be incre

How to watch today’s Apple event with iPhone 17, Apple Watch Ultra 3, more

It’s almost time: Apple’s big iPhone 17 event is happening today: Tuesday, September 9. The ‘Awe dropping’ announcements will be streamed live online. Here’s how to watch the iPhone 17 event. Apple’s iPhone 17 event: here’s how to watch live on September 9 Apple’s biggest event of the year is about to start. The iPhone 17 event happens today, September 9 at 1:00 p.m. ET / 10:00 a.m. PT. Apple’s keynote is expected to be a pre-recorded video, with all the announcements livestreamed across sev

The FDA approves human trials for pig kidney transplants

Despite how it sounds, a xenotransplant isn't something from the latest Alien movie. It's an increasingly credible science: the transplantation of animal organs into humans. The field took one of its biggest leaps forward on Monday. The FDA approved the biotech company eGenesis to begin human trials of pig-to-human kidney transplants. eGenesis provides pigs with CRISPR-modified genes. These genetic changes reduce the chances of organ rejection in human recipients. The FDA approved the company f

I use a lot of batteries, and this handy device is saving me money - here's how

Dlyfull B4 Universal Battery Tester ZDNET's key takeaways This battery tester handles a massive array of batteries, from one-use alkaline batteries to rechargeable cells. It's quick and easy to use, and can be used to test whether rechargeable batteries have come to the end of their life. The small display can be hard to read. View now at Amazon Follow ZDNET: Add us as a preferred source on Google. I've lost count of how many times I've seen someone throw away good batteries. Man, those thin