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Have a unused BOGO offer or another promo? This carrier will let you gift it to someone else

US Mobile is known for many things, including its great multi-line features and its active communication with customers on Reddit and beyond. The carrier is also never afraid to think outside the box when it comes to setting itself apart from the competition. Its latest feature doesn’t have an official name yet, but US Mobile has now made it easy to share extra lines and other promos with your friends and family. For those who don’t know, US Mobile recently rolled out a new promotion that gave

This new Android Canary feature will let you stop HDR photos from blinding you at night

Mishaal Rahman / Android Authority TL;DR HDR content can really stand out on a screen of SDR images, especially in low-light environments . In order to limit distractions like that Google’s been working on an new set of “Enhanced HDR brightness” options. After first spotting them in Android 16 QPR1 Beta 1, they’re now usable in the new Android Canary release. Google just opened the door on a brave new world of Android development, extending its existing program of Developer Previews and Beta

Lowest price alert: Ring Doorbell Plus crashes to $79.99 today

Roger Fingas / Android Authority If you’re in the market for a smart home upgrade out front of your property, this offer might be worth checking out. There’s a significant deal on the Ring Doorbell Plus that could save you some serious cash. During this Prime Day, the device is available for $79.99, a substantial markdown from its usual price of $149.99. Not only is it the lowest price we’ve ever tracked, it beats the previous all-time low by some distance. Ring Doorbell Plus for $79.99 (47% of

9to5Mac Daily: July 10, 2025 – Vision Pro 2 rumors, macOS 26 beta

Listen to a recap of the top stories of the day from 9to5Mac. 9to5Mac Daily is available on iTunes and Apple’s Podcasts app, Stitcher, TuneIn, Google Play, or through our dedicated RSS feed for Overcast and other podcast players. Sponsored by Roborock:The smartest vacuums just got more affordable. Roborock’s Prime Day sale has arrived—with exclusive, limited-time savings on their top models. New episodes of 9to5Mac Daily are recorded every weekday. Subscribe to our podcast in Apple Podcast or

Bluesky is adding age verification features for users in the UK

Bluesky users in the UK will soon need to verify their age if they want continued access to direct messages and all of the service's content. The company will begin rolling out age verification features later this month in order to comply with a UK law that requires platforms that offer adult content to confirm users' ages, Bluesky said in an update . The company says it will use Epic games' Kids Web Services to conduct age verification checks, and that people will be able to choose between sev

This Sony OLED TV is the best Prime Day TV deal I've ever seen - over 50% off

Adam Breeden/ZDNET I prefer Sony TVs because of their well-tuned picture quality right out of the box, their excellent remote, and their refined implementation of Google TV. My two favorite Sony TVs of all time are the Sony Bravia A95K OLED (2022) and the Sony Bravia A95L OLED (2023), and both are on sale for Amazon Prime Day this year. Most of today's TV buyers prefer a 65-inch TV, and the Sony A95L in that size is $600 off (17%) for Prime Day. However, the Sony A95K is a whopping $1,800 (51%

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Verizon will give a free Samsung foldable phone right now - how to qualify for the deal

Sabrina Ortiz/ZDNET Samsung this week announced the Galaxy Z Flip 7 and Galaxy Z Fold 7 at its Unpacked 2025 event. But while these phones were just unveiled, we're already seeing some killer deals that can save you some serious cash. Verizon is hosting several promotions, and one of my favorites is this BOGO (Buy One, Get One) deal. Also: Everything announced at Samsung Unpacked: Galaxy Z Fold 7, Flip 7, Watch 8 Series, more If you purchase either the Galaxy Z Flip 7 or the Z Fold 7 on Veriz

Regarding Prollyferation: Followup to "People Keep Inventing Prolly Trees"

Last month I published a blog post about the parallel invention of Prolly Trees, where I observed the repeated independent invention of a certain type of data structure within a relatively short period of time. In short, I described the concept of a Merkle Tree created by applying a content-defined chunker to a file, hashing the chunks, and then recursively reapplying the chunker to the concatenated list of hashes until only a single chunk remained. Each iteration of this process defined a sepa

FOKS: Federated Open Key Service

A Simple Key Hierarchy To power applications like the Git and KV-Store shown above, FOKS needs a shared symmetric key for all readers and writers of the data, available only to the authorized devices, teams users and keys that the authors specify. FOKS achieves this natural application requirement with a simple key hierarchy. Everything starts with base-level keys, like user device keys, backup keys, or YubiKeys. Device keys are generated on user devices and never leave the machine they are ge

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Postgres LISTEN/NOTIFY does not scale

At Recall.ai, we run an unusual workload. We record millions of hours of meetings every month. Each of these meetings generates a large amount of data we need to reliably capture and analyze. Some of that data is video, some of it is audio and some of it is structured data – transcription, events and metadata. The structured data gets written to our Postgres database by tens of thousands of simultaneous writers. Each of these writers is a “meeting bot”, which joins a video call and captures the

Trump Wants Border Surveillance Towers That Only Palmer Luckey Can Build

Part of Donald Trump’s One Big, Beautiful Bill—the massive spending bill that will make permanent tax cuts for the wealthiest Americans while gutting social services like Medicaid—calls for new surveillance towers for U.S. Customs and Border Protection to use on the northern and southern borders. That’s pretty standard procedure, except for one catch that The Intercept picked up on: the description of the project basically only fits the work of Palmer Luckey’s Anduril Industries. The provision

What's Free in the Epic Games Store This Week?

Have you done the impossible and run out of new video games to play? Or are you someone who simply enjoys free stuff? There's no shame in that, especially with game prices rising and tariffs looming. Who isn't eager to save a bit of money? If that does sound like you, then we've got just the place you should check out: the Epic Games Store. The store launched in 2019 after Epic capitalized on the massive success of battle royale game Fortnite. Addictively fun, Fortnite quickly became a cultural

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The 12 Best Prime Day Purchases Our Gear Team Made

We're on day three of Prime Day (should it be Prime Week at this point?), and after days of deals tracking on our liveblog and various Prime Day stories, it's no surprise that we too here at WIRED have been shopping the sales. We know a good one when we see one, after all. If it's a sale so good even our team can't resist it, you know you should probably check it out too. Here's everything our team has shopped so far during Prime Day. Looking for more Prime Day deals? Don't miss our guide to th

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23 Best Prime Day Coffee Maker Deals on Machines, Grinders, and More

What’s more WIRED than coffee? Before you plug into the matrix, you need your coffee fix. We know because we've been testing all the various ways of making coffee for years now. These are the best Prime Day coffee maker deals on WIRED-tested and -approved brewers, espresso machines, grinders, concentrates, pods, and more. If it's good at getting caffeine to your brain and on sale for Prime Day, it's here. Want more Prime Day goodness? Read our Best Prime Day Deals and Prime Day Liveblog for mor

Sony’s best noise-canceling headphones are up to 45 percent off

Every model in Sony’s WH-1000XM lineup has consistently ranked among the best headphones you can buy, and thanks to Amazon Prime Day, several of the latest entries are on sale. Right now, for instance, the brand-new WH-1000XM6 are available from Amazon, Best Buy, and Sony for around $428 ($22 off), which is the first cash discount we’ve seen. If that’s too pricey, you can also pick up the XM5 at Amazon starting at $248 ($150 off), which remains their best price to date. Unsurprisingly, the XM6

Google announces latest AI American Infrastructure Academy cohort

Google on Thursday announced the second cohort to take part in its AI Academy: American Infrastructure, which seeks to support companies using AI to address issues such as cybersecurity, education, and transportation. The four-month program is designed for companies at a seed to Series A stage and provides equity-free support and resources like leadership coaching and sales training. It’s primarily virtual, but founders will convene for an in-person summit at Google. Applications opened in late

Insider Claims Microsoft Saved Half a Billion Dollars by Automating Low-Level Jobs

A Microsoft executive has made a bold — if dubious — claim: that the company has already saved hundreds of millions of dollars as it automates thousands of jobs formerly held by humans. As Bloomberg reports based on insider sources, Microsoft chief commercial officer Judson Althoff said during a recent employee presentation that the tech giant saved more than $500 million using AI in 2024 — and that's just at its call centers. Althoff's comments came just days after the company announced layof

This JBL Go 3 Prime Day deal makes it almost too cheap to pass up

Looking for a portable Bluetooth speaker? Right now, you can grab the JBL Go 3 for just $27.95 in the Prime Day sale, down from its usual $39.95. That’s a solid 30% off and the lowest price we’ve seen all year. JBL Go 3 for $27.95 (30% off) The JBL Go 3 stands out for its portability and sound quality, with a nod of approval from our sister site, SoundGuys. Designed for on-the-go use, it features a lightweight build with an integrated loop, perfect for attaching to bags or belts. Despite its sm

Apple planning new Mac external display, MacBooks, iPads, and more for early 2026

Apple is planning for a busy start to 2026. A new report from Bloomberg details that Apple is working on updates for various iPhone, iPad, and Mac models destined for the first half of 2026. Perhaps most exciting for many people, however, is that Apple is also planning to release a new external display for the Mac next year. Here is what Bloomberg says is in the works for the first half of 2026: New MacBook Pro powered by the M5 chip, “the last with the current design” New iPad Air powered b

This Sony Bravia is my pick for best TV for the money - and it's 25% off for Prime Day

ZDNET's key takeaways What the Sony Bravia X90L lacks in eye-popping specs, it more than makes up for in real-world picture performance and Sony upscaling technology, which delivers great video for movies, sports, cable, and streaming. Regarding the features you'll love for daily use, the X90L has an excellent remote that feels premium, is just the right size, includes backlighting, and has a good balance of just the right number of buttons The X90L also has Google TV built-in. The closest ri

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Belkin ending support for older Wemo products

Wemo Support Ending – What You Need to Know July 10, 2025 After careful consideration, we have made the difficult decision to end technical support for older Wemo products, effective January 31, 2026. After this date, several Wemo products will no longer be controllable through the Wemo app. Any features that rely on cloud connectivity, including remote access and voice assistant integrations, will no longer work. Over the last decade, since Belkin first launched Wemo in 2011, we’ve been commi

Show HN: Cactus – Ollama for Smartphones

Hey HN, Henry and Roman here - we've been building a cross-platform framework for deploying LLMs, VLMs, Embedding Models and TTS models locally on smartphones. Ollama enables deploying LLMs models locally on laptops and edge severs, Cactus enables deploying on phones. Deploying directly on phones facilitates building AI apps and agents capable of phone use without breaking privacy, supports real-time inference with no latency, we have seen personalised RAG pipelines for users and more. Apple a

Bret Victor on why current trend of AIs is at odds with his work

Dynamicland FAQ An independent nonprofit research lab, whose mission is to enable universal literacy in a humane dynamic medium. This involves inventing a humane form of computing, and developing educational and community-based institutions in which a culture can grow. [more] A computing environment (operating system, programming languages, philosophy) invented by Dynamicland researchers to enable us to prototype a new medium. In Realtalk, people work together side-by-side in the real world,

Student Loan Update: Here's What SAVE Borrowers Should Do by August 1

Interest will restart for SAVE borrowers whose loans remain in a general forbearance on August 1. Viva Tung / CNET Federal student loans for those who are enrolled in the Saving on a Valuable Education plan have been in an interest-free forbearance for a year while the income-driven repayment plan was challenged in court. Although SAVE has been officially blocked in the courts, borrowers' loans are still in limbo. Now, borrowers are being encouraged to choose a new payment plan or face interest

Life after two-stroke: Rotax electrifies its bike and kart powertrains

Rotax provided flights from San Francisco to Salz, Austria, and accommodation so Ars could visit its factory and ride some of its products. Ars does not accept paid editorial content. "There was always a passion about motorbikes. But it's not only passion, it also needs to be a sustainable business model," Mario Gebetshuber, BRP-Rotax vice president of global sourcing and operations powertrain, told Ars Technica during a tour of the company's museum of motors over the decades. Gebetshuber says

16 Best Prime Day Board Game Deals for Kids of All Ages (2025)

With summer vacations still stretching off into the distance, taking advantage of Prime Day board game deals or snagging some discounted toys could be a very smart move. The WIRED Reviews team has a gaggle of kids of all ages between us, and most of us are still big kids at heart, so we’ve tried a lot of board games and toys over the years. Some of the best family board games are on sale for Prime Day. You can also find deals on some of the best STEM toys. I have handpicked a selection of WIRED

Linda Yaccarino loses verified X checkmark after stepping down as CEO

X Corp's CEO Linda Yaccarino looks on during the Senate Judiciary Committee hearing on online child sexual exploitation at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, U.S., January 31, 2024. Ex-X CEO Linda Yaccarino is still @lindayaX on the social media site, but she's lost the blue checkmark next to her account name. The X Help Center notes that the site "may remove the checkmark of an account at any time without notice." Yaccarino announced she was leaving the position on Wednesday. The blue checkmark

The best affordable flagship Samsung phone sees huge $180 Prime Day price cut

Ryan Haines / Android Authority Galaxy S24 FE For those in the market for a new smartphone, an incredible deal awaits on the Samsung Galaxy S24 FE in the Prime Day sale. Available now, you can grab the best cheap Samsung flagship for just $469.99, making it $180 less than its usual $649.99 price. This 28% discount is the lowest the phone has been all year. Samsung Galaxy S24 FE for $469.99 (28% off) The Samsung Galaxy S24 FE is packed with features that make it a standout option. It sports a v

Google launches Android Canary program for Pixel users who want to live on the bleeding edge

Owning a Pixel smartphone or tablet has always meant getting early access to what Google’s working on next for Android, and for a certain class of users, that can be a major part of the appeal of this hardware. Those who are interested have long been able to register to participate in the company’s Android Beta for Pixel program, letting them get access to in-development builds of major new release like Android 16 months and months before they’re ready to hit stable. If you love that kind of ear

HMD plans to stop selling phones in the US, and you probably know why

Adamya Sharma / Android Authority TL;DR HMD Global has revealed that it is scaling back its operations in the US. The company cites the “challenging geopolitical and economic environment” as the reason for the decision. It will continue to honor warranty coverage and service for existing products. If you’re an HMD Global, the Android phone maker that licenses the Nokia brand, fan who lives in the US, we have some bad news for you. The company has decided to stop selling its phones in the US.