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Samsung Galaxy Watch 8 Hands-On: Gemini Arrives on Wrists and It Could Change Everything

gizmodo.com Raymond Wong 2026-02-15 17:54:46

The Galaxy Ultra’s squircle, or what the company calls “cushion” design, has trickled down to the new Galaxy Watch 8 and Galaxy Watch 8 Classic. The two new WearOS-powered smartwatches were announced alongside the Galaxy Z Fold 7 and Z Flip 7 foldables at Samsung’s Unpacked event in New York City, and are the first wrist-worn wearables to ship with Google’s Gemini AI assistant. Yes, it’s landing on Samsung smartwatches before Google’s own Pixel Watch 3. See Galaxy Watch8 at Samsung.com See Gal

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How to Watch Samsung Unpacked for the Galaxy Z Fold 7 and Z Flip 7 Debut

cnet.com See Full Bio 2026-02-15 16:41:07

After weeks of leaks and online teases, Samsung's Unpacked event is happening today. We expect to see replacements for the Galaxy Z Fold 6 and Galaxy Z Flip 6 and perhaps the successor to the Galaxy Watch 7. Here's what you can expect and how to tune in not only to the event, but also CNET's Samsung Galaxy Unpacked live blog and a live show, which will cover all the final rumors and big reveals as they happen. When is Samsung Galaxy Unpacked 2025? How to watch the livestream Samsung's summer U

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6 Best Prime Day Mattress Deals Plus Top Bedding Sales (2025)

wired.com Julia Forbes 2026-02-15 12:25:09

As you may have noticed, mattress shopping holidays aren't limited to just Memorial Day, Labor Day, or even the Fourth of July anymore. Now that Amazon Prime Day is nearly a week long, it's become something of a holiday in and of itself, so it makes sense that Amazon would start offering mattresses too. We've listed our favorite Prime Day mattress deals that someone on our staff has tested themselves and personally vouches for. If you want to know more about our favorite mattresses, we have you

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Best 10 Prime Day Kitchen Deals (2025): Breville, Ooni, Oxo

wired.com Matthew Korfhage 2026-02-15 17:37:01

Amazon Prime Day sales are timed for early summer—the time of enjoyment. The time you spoil yourself. Most of the best Prime Day kitchen deals I recommend here are the ones that WIRED staff members use in their own kitchens, and love in their own lives. The Breville Barista Express ($550), on sale for $200 off, is also the one that has served WIRED reviewer Julian Chokkattu ably for more than five years. Our favorite air fryer, the Typhur Dome 2 ($285) is the basket air fryer I've kept proudly o

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Samsung Galaxy Watch 8 series hands-on: squircle squad

theverge.com Victoria Song 2026-02-15 17:00:00

is a senior reporter focusing on wearables, health tech, and more with 13 years of experience. Before coming to The Verge, she worked for Gizmodo and PC Magazine. One thing is immediately noticeable as I try on the new Galaxy Watch 8 and Galaxy Watch 8 Classic just ahead of Samsung Unpacked. The squircle has taken over. The circle-face-in-a-square-case design was introduced last year with the Galaxy Watch Ultra, and it has now made its way to the rest of the lineup. At a glance, it’s the most

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X CEO Linda Yaccarino is stepping down after two years

theverge.com Jay Peters 2026-02-15 17:56:05

is a news editor covering technology, gaming, and more. He joined The Verge in 2019 after nearly two years at Techmeme. Linda Yaccarino is stepping down as CEO of X after two years running the company, she announced today. She was appointed its CEO in the year after Elon Musk bought and renamed the company previously known as Twitter — so far, there is no word on who will replace her. “When @elonmusk and I first spoke of his vision for X, I knew it would be the opportunity of a lifetime to car

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Samsung brings back the Classic version for the Watch8 series

techcrunch.com Ivan Mehta 2026-02-15 17:00:00

Samsung launched the Galaxy Watch8 smartwatch today at its Unpacked July 2025 event, along with the Galaxy Watch8 Classic version with a rotating bezel, which made a comeback after a year’s gap. Both watches have undergone a design overhaul and now resemble the Galaxy Watch Ultra, launched last year, which had a squarish case around a circular bezel. The Galaxy Watch8 gets a screen upgrade with a brighter display that can have a peak brightness of 3,000 nits as compared to 2,000 nits on the Wat

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Yplasma zaps the air to cool chips for data centers

techcrunch.com Tim De Chant 2026-02-15 17:40:00

If you didn’t know any better, you might think it’s magic. David Garcia gave TechCrunch a demo video demonstration of a device developed by his company, Yplasma. A row of five candles sit in front of a harmonica-like device with wires hanging off it. Suddenly, the flames flicker and then snuff out. Inside the device, two strips of copper coursing with electrical current are generating plasmas, or clouds of charged particles, that induce airflow through the cavity and out over the candles. It’

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Nvidia hits $4 trillion market cap, first company to do so

cnbc.com Samantha Subin Kif Leswing 2026-02-15 22:52:47

Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang attends a roundtable discussion at the Viva Technology conference dedicated to innovation and startups at Porte de Versailles exhibition center in Paris on June 11, 2025. Nvidia shares jumped more than 2% on Wednesday, topping a $4 trillion market cap for the first time as investors scooped stock in the tech giant building the hardware for the generative artificial intelligence boom. The chipmaker is the first company to ever achieve this market value. Nvidia is the wo

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Samsung Now Brief is getting much more useful with these new features

androidauthority.com Unknown 2026-02-15 23:00:03

TL;DR The Now Brief feature on Samsung’s new foldable phones can now read your briefing out loud for you. It also supports new info types, such as parking spot reminders and wearable battery alerts. These additions are available on Samsung’s new foldable phones. Samsung has just announced the Galaxy Z Fold 7 and Galaxy Z Flip 7 series, which are the first Galaxy phones with One UI 8. The new software has plenty of features, but it also brings two welcome upgrades to Now Brief. We can confirm

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The best Amazon Prime Day 2025 robot vacuum deals that you can get right now

engadget.com Unknown 2026-02-15 21:54:15

Engadget has been testing and reviewing consumer tech since 2004. Our stories may include affiliate links; if you buy something through a link, we may earn a commission. Read more about how we evaluate products . Amazon Prime Day typically brings great discounts on all sorts of electronics, but it’s a good idea to go for the expensive gear first. We consider robot vacuums to be in that category because, while there are solid affordable models available today, you’ll likely still spend at least

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Samsung Galaxy Unpacked preview: Massive leaks suggest we can expect Z Fold 7, Z Flip 7 and more

engadget.com Unknown 2026-02-15 22:21:02

Samsung has announced that its next Galaxy Unpacked event will be taking place on July 9 at 10AM ET. This is the third major Unpacked event of the year, following launches of the Galaxy S25 series in January and, more recently, a virtual unveiling of the Galaxy S25 Edge. This time, if previous years are any indication, the company should be showing off new foldables and wearables. A lot of it may be business as usual, but the company has hinted that some possibly exciting new additions are in t

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The Amazon Fire TV Stick HD is on sale for only $18 in this Prime Day deal

engadget.com Unknown 2026-02-15 22:31:26

Engadget has been testing and reviewing consumer tech since 2004. Our stories may include affiliate links; if you buy something through a link, we may earn a commission. Read more about how we evaluate products . The Amazon Fire TV Stick HD is available for just $18 as part of the Prime Day festivities. That's 49 percent off, as it typically costs $35. This is a record-low price. The stick made our list of the best streaming devices, and we particularly recommend it for those on a budget. It j

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Zoom's AI gets a huge productivity upgrade - here's what it can do now

zdnet.com Webb Wright 2026-02-15 22:00:14

alexsl/Getty Images Zoom's AI assistant just got another agentic upgrade. The company announced Wednesday that its AI Companion, unveiled close to two years ago, can now connect with 16 third-party apps -- all without forcing the user to leave Zoom. Also: How ChatGPT actually works (and why it's been so game-changing) The AI Companion can now more seamlessly assist sales and customer service professionals, for example, by connecting directly with apps like Salesforce and Zendesk. It can also

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The best Prime Day deals 2025: Our favorite 135+ sales live now

zdnet.com Kayla Solino 2026-02-15 22:10:19

Tharon Green/ZDNET When is Amazon Prime Day? Amazon Prime Day runs from Tuesday, July 8, to Friday, July 11, 2025. The annual two-day sale was extended to four days in 2025. How long will Prime Day last? Amazon Prime Day will last four days, running from July 8-11, 2025. That's two days longer than the years prior. Where will Prime Day take place? Amazon announced that its July Prime Day event will return in over 20 countries, including Ireland for the first time. Prime Day 2025 will retur

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

zdnet.com Jason Hiner 2026-02-15 22:48:31

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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The Blink Video Doorbell Is Practically Free, Amazon Seems Determined to Clear Out All Their Stock

gizmodo.com Gizmodo Deals 2026-02-15 22:35:27

Among all the Amazon devices going on sale during Prime Day, the Blink video doorbell wins the award for largest discount. This newly updated version of Blink’s smart doorbell now sells for just $29, while its normal price is $69 (that’s a massive 57% discount). See at Amazon Amazon seems intent on clearing out as much stock as possible even though the device itself is compact and easy to store. If you’re a Prime member—even if you’re just using the free trial—you can take advantage of this in

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How to Watch Sinner vs. Shelton Live on a Free Channel

gizmodo.com Gizmodo Deals 2026-02-15 22:54:32

Tennis fans are enthralled by Sinner’s quick, and seemingly complete, recovery. You might be wondering how to watch Sinner vs. Shelton live on a free channel and witness this epic clash. Well, you’re in the right place and hopefully at the right time. Sinner’s rocky climb up the Wimbledon ladder had fans concerned. His elbow injury, coming right after Dimitrov’s shocking pectoral tear, shook the Wimbledon crowd. But following Dimitrov’s retirement, Sinner kept going strong. Here’s how you can

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Appeals court strikes down ‘click-to-cancel’ rule

theverge.com Lauren Feiner 2026-02-15 22:16:59

is a senior policy reporter at The Verge, covering the intersection of Silicon Valley and Capitol Hill. She spent 5 years covering tech policy at CNBC, writing about antitrust, privacy, and content moderation reform. A federal appeals court just threw out a new government regulation that would have required subscription services to give consumers an easy way to cancel. The Federal Trade Commission’s click-to-cancel rule was set to take effect next week, and would have required everything from

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Moroccan founder raises $4.2M for her YC-backed startup building the next layer of AI search

techcrunch.com Tage Kene-Okafor 2026-02-15 22:00:41

As generative AI reshapes industries, one of its most important yet invisible challenges is retrieval, the process of fetching the right data with relevant context from messy knowledge bases. Large language models (LLMs) are only as accurate as the information they can retrieve. That’s where ZeroEntropy wants to make its mark. The San Francisco-based startup, co-founded by CEO Ghita Houir Alami and CTO Nicolas Pipitone, has raised $4.2 million in seed funding to help models retrieve relevant da

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Google Photos will soon let you animate your stills, here’s how (APK teardown)

androidauthority.com Unknown 2026-02-16 03:05:38

Edgar Cervantes / Android Authority TL;DR Google Photos could soon introduce a new Remix feature that uses generative AI to help users create short videos from still images. We first spotted the feature in a teardown in May and gave you an early look at its interface last month. Google has since updated its UI and added a new pop-up showcasing how the feature works. Google is prepping a new generative AI feature for Google Photos that will allow users to convert still images into short video

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Wallpaper Wednesday: More great phone wallpapers for all to share (July 9)

androidauthority.com Unknown 2026-02-16 03:30:15

C. Scott Brown / Android Authority Welcome to Wallpaper Wednesday! In this weekly roundup, we’ll give you a handful of Android wallpapers you can download and use on your phone, tablet, or even your laptop/PC. The images will come from folks here at Android Authority as well as our readers. All are free to use and come without watermarks. File formats are JPG and PNG, and we’ll provide images in both landscape and portrait modes, so they’ll be optimized for various screens. For the newest wall

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HBO Max comes full circle, and this time your apps will auto-update

9to5mac.com Ben Lovejoy 2026-02-16 00:56:29

The HBO streaming video app became HBO Max when the company added Warner Bros movies and Turner TV shows. In the worst rebrand since Twitter became X, the company later dropped the unique and valuable HBO part of the name and kept the generic and worthless Max part. Two years later, the company is fixing that. It today becomes HBO Max once more – and this time around, your apps should automatically update … Musk still holds the dumbest rebrand award thanks to throwing away a global household n

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Apple's AirPods Max with USB-C drop to a record-low price for Prime Day

engadget.com Unknown 2026-02-16 03:06:25

Engadget has been testing and reviewing consumer tech since 2004. Our stories may include affiliate links; if you buy something through a link, we may earn a commission. Read more about how we evaluate products . Amazon Prime Day deals are in full swing now and we're seeing record-low prices on a lot of our favorite gadgets. That even applies to some Apple devices, which do see regular discounts but it's not often they see all-time lows. Right now, the USB-C AirPods Max headphones are on sale f

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HBO Max is back, HBO Max says

engadget.com Unknown 2026-02-16 03:15:37

The re-rebranding to the name that never should have been changed is underway. The HBO Max re-rebranding is officially underway. After revealing back in May that it would change the name of its Max streaming service back to HBO Max sometime this summer, Warner Bros. Discovery (WBD) is starting to do that as of Wednesday. In a press release , WBD simply said that "HBO Max is back. It's good to be home" and included an image of the app's new(ish) logo. Variety earlier reported that the switch ba

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A four-pack of Apple AirTags drops to $65 for Prime Day

engadget.com Unknown 2026-02-16 03:36:27

Engadget has been testing and reviewing consumer tech since 2004. Our stories may include affiliate links; if you buy something through a link, we may earn a commission. Read more about how we evaluate products . Amazon Prime Day this year actually has a bunch of good tech deals to consider. Take, for instance, sales on Apple accessories like the AirTag. Currently, you can get a four-pack of Apple AirTags for $65, down from $99. A single AirTag is typically $29, so you're getting four of them

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Using MPC for Anonymous and Private DNA Analysis

news.ycombinator.com Unknown 2026-02-16 02:52:29

Earlier this year, Monadic DNA kicked off an experiment to demonstrate that people can access and analyze their genetic data with anonymity and privacy. Monadic DNA collected saliva samples from thirty encrypted genomics pioneers at an event in Denver. These participants later used a Web app to claim their genotyping results using a unique kit ID and a self-selected PIN. The app guided users through uploading their data to encrypted storage powered by Nillion’s multi-party compute (MPC) techno

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Phrase origin: Why do we "call" functions?

news.ycombinator.com Arthur O Dwyer 2026-02-15 17:04:45

On StackExchange, someone asks why programmers talk about “calling” a function. Several possible allusions spring to mind: Calling a function is like calling on a friend — we go, we stay a while, we come back. Calling a function is like calling for a servant — a summoning to perform a task. Calling a function is like making a phone call — we ask a question and get an answer from outside ourselves. The true answer seems to be the middle one — “calling” as in “calling up, summoning” — but indi

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Serving a half billion requests per day with Rust and CGI

news.ycombinator.com Unknown 2026-02-14 00:16:36

In my previous post Serving 200 million requests per day with a cgi-bin, I did some quick performance testing of CGI using a program written in Go. Go works excellently for CGI programs, for many of the same reasons it works so well for CLI programs and system daemons. But, out of curiosity, I decided to do a bit more CGI testing with other languages. CGI is good technology, actually# There’s a misconception that because CGI is old or because many CGI scripts had security vulnerabilities, CG

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4.6B Years On, the Sun Is Having a Moment

news.ycombinator.com Bill Mckibben 2026-02-16 03:31:56

All this suggests that there is a chance for a deep reordering of the earth’s power systems, in every sense of the word “power,” offering a plausible check to not only the climate crisis but to autocracy. Instead of relying on scattered deposits of fossil fuel—the control of which has largely defined geopolitics for more than a century—we are moving rapidly toward a reliance on diffuse but ubiquitous sources of supply. The sun and the wind are available everywhere, and they complement each other

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