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The PS5 update that adds DualSense multi-device pairing rolls out soon

Starting on Wednesday, it'll be much easier to switch between devices with your PlayStation controller. That's when the PS5 update Sony promised in July begins rolling out. Jumping between your console and, say, Windows will be as simple as pressing a button combo. Up to this point, you've had to unpair and repair your DualSense controller each time. After installing tomorrow's system update, it will only take a few steps to set up multi-device switching. With your DualSense controller powered

Startup Using AI to Bring Whitney Houston Back on Tour 13 Years After Her Death

The estate of famed singer Whitney Houston is reviving her legendary vocals with AI for an upcoming orchestral tour, 13 years after her tragic death. The event, called "The Voice of Whitney: A Symphonic Celebration," used "stem separation technology" courtesy of an AI-powered music platform called Moises to isolate her voice from recordings and produce "near-studio quality audio." "This project demonstrates how legacy artists and their estates can create meaningful experiences for music lovers

DuckDB 1.4.0 LTS

Announcing DuckDB 1.4.0 The DuckDB team · 7 min TL;DR: We're releasing DuckDB version 1.4.0, codenamed “Andium”. This is an LTS release with one year of community support, and it packs several new features including database encryption, the MERGE statement and Iceberg writes. We are proud to release DuckDB v1.4.0, named “Andium” after the Andean teal (Anas andium), which lives in the Andean highlands of Colombia, Venezuela and Ecuador. In this blog post, we cover the most important updates f

Scientists uncover extreme life inside the Arctic ice

In brief Researchers studied single-celled algae, called diatoms, from the Arctic that were previously assumed to be hibernating in the ice and found they were actually quite active. This activity, which continued when temperatures dropped to -15 C, is the coldest-ever movement recorded for a eukaryotic cell. The diatoms move through a type of gliding, which is enabled by a combination of mucus and molecular motors that are similar to systems seen in human muscles. Given how abundant these di

Apple @ Work Podcast: Parallels Desktop 26 makes it easier for IT to deploy and manage virtual machines

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Nothing plans to launch ‘first AI-native devices next year’

Robert Hart is a London-based reporter at The Verge covering all things AI and Senior Tarbell Fellow. Previously, he wrote about health, science and tech for Forbes. Posts from this author will be added to your daily email digest and your homepage feed. London-based consumer tech startup Nothing has raised $200 million and vowed to usher in a new generation of “AI-native” devices running on operating systems that “are significantly different from the ones today.” In a press release that reads

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Amazon Prime Day dates revealed: Prime Big Deal Days is back on October 7 and 8

Like clockwork, October Prime Day will be back this year in a few weeks. Amazon announced that its Prime Big Deal Days sale event will take place on October 7 and 8 this year, returning back to a 48-hour duration after extending Prime Day in July to four full days this summer. And that July Prime Day continues to be Amazon's marquee sale event for Prime members, being a big driver of the "Black Friday in Summer" trend. But ever since its debut in 2022, October Prime Day gives Prime subscribers

In 2 years, half of all service calls will be resolved by AI - survey

PeopleImages/iStock/Getty Images Plus via Getty Images Follow ZDNET: Add us as a preferred source on Google. ZDNET's key takeaways AI agents are boosting efficiency, cutting costs, and improving customer satisfaction. By 2027, 50% of service cases are expected to be resolved by AI. 4 out of 5 service leaders say AI agent investment is essential to meet business demands. Seventy-nine percent of service leaders say investment in AI agents is essential to meet business demands, according to

Hot deal: Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 7 drops to new record-low price!

Ryan Haines / Android Authority Samsung got ready for the battle against the Google Pixel 10 Pro Fold by significantly reducing the price of its Galaxy Z Fold 7. The $1699.99 discounted price is exciting, but today, the price has dropped even further, down to $1,649.99. This is a new record-low price, so the phone is cheaper than ever today. Buy the Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 7 for just $1,649.99 ($350 off) This offer is available from Samsung. The first $50 will be applied automatically. When you

Ice Cube Speaks Out on Why His ‘War of the Worlds’ Was So Weird

Amazon Prime’s War of the Worlds arrived without fanfare on the streamer this summer—until viewers discovered it and realized how delightfully scorn-worthy it was. Whether it was the big hero moment given to an Amazon delivery drone, or the sheer oddness of seeing H.G. Wells’ dynamic sci-fi epic acted out entirely on computer screens, it attracted the wrong kind of attention while offering a reminder of how fun it can be to witness a creative misfire set free on one of the biggest platforms arou

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Unplugging these 7 household devices saved me $200 a year in electricity

Adela Stefan / 500px / Getty Images Follow ZDNET: Add us as a preferred source on Google. ZDNET's key takeaways Unplugging idle devices can save on power bills. TVs, consoles, coffee makers, and mini-fridges are top culprits. Small daily changes help cut energy waste and lower electricity costs. With costs climbing across the US, energy prices stand out -made worse by record-breaking summer heat and recent waves scorching multiple states. Having endured several of them this season, I'm alw

Amazon Set to Unveil Upgraded Home and Entertainment Hardware Later This Month

Amazon is set to announce a slew of refreshed products at its annual fall hardware event, which the company announced Monday will take place Sept. 30 in New York City. Amazon has a wide-ranging product portfolio including Kindles, Echo smart speakers, Ring security devices and Fire TV products -- any of which could be candidates for upgrades. Back in February, Amazon upgraded its smart assistant Alexa with new conversational skills enabled by AI. Supercharged Alexa will be front and center in

Amazon announces its fall hardware event

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. Amazon has sent out invitations to its annual fall hardware event, where it traditionally launches a slew of new products, including Echo smart speakers, Fire TV devices, Kindles, and sometimes dozens of other gadgets. The event is sc

Microsoft fixes Windows 11 audio issues confirmed in December

Microsoft has removed a safeguard hold that prevented some users from upgrading their systems to Windows 11 24H2 due to compatibility issues that were causing Bluetooth headsets and speakers to malfunction. As the company explained when it acknowledged this bug in December, the issue affected systems with Dirac audio improvement software, which also triggered problems with audio device detection and caused integrated speakers to stop functioning. "The incompatibility relates to the software co

I unplugged these 7 household devices and saved $200 a year in electricity

Adela Stefan / 500px / Getty Images Follow ZDNET: Add us as a preferred source on Google. ZDNET's key takeaways Unplugging idle devices can save on power bills. TVs, consoles, coffee makers, and mini-fridges are top culprits. Small daily changes help cut energy waste and lower electricity costs. With costs climbing across the US, energy prices stand out -made worse by record-breaking summer heat and recent waves scorching multiple states. Having endured several of them this season, I'm alw

Amazon announces fall hardware event

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. Amazon has sent out invitations to its annual fall hardware event, where it traditionally launches a slew of new products, including Echo smart speakers, Fire TV devices, Kindles, and sometimes dozens of other gadgets. The event is sc

New VoidProxy phishing service targets Microsoft 365, Google accounts

A newly discovered phishing-as-a-service (PhaaS) platform, named VoidProxy, targets Microsoft 365 and Google accounts, including those protected by third-party single sign-on (SSO) providers such as Okta. The platform uses adversary-in-the-middle (AitM) tactics to steal credentials, multi-factor authentication (MFA) codes, and session cookies in real time. VoidProxy was discovered by Okta Threat Intelligence researchers, who describe it as scalable, evasive, and sophisticated. The attack begi

The AI Label Is on Everything Now: That's a Problem for Buyers and Home Brands Alike

If there's one thing I learned from Berlin's 2025 IFA consumer tech show, it's that AI has taken over marketing, too. Even with my smart home focus, it was difficult to find a new product or announcement that didn't have "AI" somewhere in its promotion. That's a problem for the average tech enjoyer, because it's no longer clear what AI means, if it's actually AI in the modern sense (which some would argue isn't even true AI at all), or if it adds anything worth having. Read more: Promptware Thr

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YouTube TV increased its price 9 months ago, but I still haven’t had to pay it. Here’s how

Joe Maring / Android Authority Almost exactly nine months ago, Google announced it was raising the price of YouTube TV, increasing it from $72.99 per month to $82.99/month. And for anyone who has been subscribed to YouTube TV for a while, you probably saw this coming. When YouTube TV initially launched in 2017, the service cost just $34.99 each month — an unbelievably good deal by today’s standards. But it only took about a year for the first price increase to arrive, bumping it up to $39.99 p

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Indie App Spotlight: ‘SUMRY’ turns your Apple Watch activity into workout stories

Welcome to Indie App Spotlight. This is a weekly 9to5Mac series where we showcase the latest apps in the indie app world. If you’re a developer and would like your app featured, get in contact. If you’re an avid Apple Watch fan (or use another fitness tracker that syncs to Apple Health), you’ll find SUMRY incredibly useful. It allows you to pull multiple Apple Health workouts together, and it creates comprehensive summaries that tell a story about your activity. Top features SUMRY works with

Show HN: A store that generates products from anything you type in search

We'll find it somewhere across parallel dimensions, just tell us what you want Experience a new way of shopping where imagination drives innovation. Our product concepts are delivered instantly to your device! All our products are unique concepts developed specifically for our customers. That Product Doesn't Exist Yet? Be the first to discover it! Give us a name and we'll find it somewhere

Doctors Modify Hot Glue Gun to Stick Broken Bones Back Together

Image by Getty / Futurism Devices Scientists in South Korea have modified a glue gun — the kind you'd use for an arts and crafts DIY project at home — to generate bone grafts and print them directly onto fractures in animals, to aid in the healing process. As detailed in a new paper published in the journal Device, the team came up with the unusual device to skip the need for prefabricating complex bone implants. In experiments involving rabbits, the researchers created 3D-printed grafts on th

Open Source SDR Ham Transceiver Prototype

The future is here: LinHT booted up successfully for the first time. We believe that Software Defined Transceivers will be the next big trend in amateur radio. LinHT is the most important hardware project in Amateur Radio today. Bruce Perens, K6BP https://perens.com/2025/08/12/whats-wrong-with-ardc/ The test device has no RF amplifier (although we will include GRF5604 RF amplifier in the next revision, see this). The output power of this test setup is around 5dBm. Frequency range: 420-450MHz

A store that generates products from anything you type in search

We'll find it somewhere across parallel dimensions, just tell us what you want Experience a new way of shopping where imagination drives innovation. Our product concepts are delivered instantly to your device! All our products are unique concepts developed specifically for our customers. That Product Doesn't Exist Yet? Be the first to discover it! Give us a name and we'll find it somewhere

Premier League Soccer: Stream Newcastle vs. Wolves Live From Anywhere

Newcastle boss Eddie Howe will be hoping his new-look strike force can help his team claim its first victory of the English Premier League campaign as the Magpies take on fellow winless side Wolves on Saturday. Below, we'll outline the best live TV streaming services for watching EPL games as they happen, wherever you are in the world, and how to use a VPN if it's not available where you are. Having finally said goodbye to Alexander Isak, following his painfully drawn-out $170 million move to