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iOS 26 adds the fix I’ve always wanted for accessing credit cards

Making payments on your iPhone is easy with Apple Pay. But what about those occasions when you need to input credit card details on a website or in a form? Not so easy. Fortunately, iOS 26 has the fix I’ve always wanted thanks to new AutoFill support for credit cards. The problem with accessing saved credit cards iOS 26 is packed with big updates for Apple Wallet, including a new feature that lets you manually save full credit card details for your Apple Pay cards. But Apple has long had a se

New iPhones and iPads in Russia must ship with state-backed messaging app preinstalled

Earlier today, the Russian government announced a new rule requiring all phones and tablets to ship with MAX, its state-backed messenger app, preinstalled. Here are the details. As reported by Reuters, starting September 1, “gadget” makers will have to include MAX among the apps that must come preinstalled. That includes phones and tablets. RuStore, the country’s domestic application store, which up to now came preinstalled on Android devices, will also have to come preinstalled on all “gadget

Privately-Owned Rail Cars

Amtrak provides the ability for rail/train car owners to have their privately-owned rail/train cars attached to our trains between specified locations to see North America in an extraordinary way. We also provide many services, including 480v standby power, water, septic, car wash, parking and switching. The charges to the owner of the private car include an annual registration fee, concurrent with the annual PC-1 inspection, as well as a mileage rate based on the number of cars on that particu

Microsoft’s new NFL deal could let you blame Copilot AI for terrible playcalls

is a senior editor following news across tech, culture, policy, and entertainment. He joined The Verge in 2021 after several years covering news at Engadget. Posts from this author will be added to your daily email digest and your homepage feed. The NFL and Microsoft have extended their arrangement that makes Surface tablets a familiar fixture on gameday sidelines, but naturally, now there’s an AI-powered twist on top. While Tom Brady is no longer actively putting those slates in danger of de

Longtime Bungie head Pete Parsons steps down

is a news writer who covers the streaming wars, consumer tech, crypto, social media, and much more. Previously, she was a writer and editor at MUO. Posts from this author will be added to your daily email digest and your homepage feed. Bungie CEO Pete Parsons has announced that he’s leaving the company one decade after taking on the role. In an update on Thursday, Parsons wrote that he has “decided to pass the torch” to longtime Bungie developer Justin Truman. Parsons has worked at Bungie for

Wired and Business Insider Accidentally Published AI-Generated Slop Articles by Seemingly Fake Journalist

Renowned publications including Wired and Business Insider have been caught publishing what appears to be AI slop. As Press Gazette reports in a fascinating investigation, numerous outlets have removed features published under the byline of "Margaux Blanchard" after suspicion emerged that the stories were fictionalized and AI-generated. After Press Gazette reached out to the non-profit Index on Censorship over an article by the same author, for instance, the publisher concluded that the piece

Apple TV+ gets a 30% price hike, but you can save $50 - here's how

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Get a free Pixel 10 Pro or Pixel 10 Pro XL when you trade-in any phone at AT&T

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A Decoder Ring for AI Job Titles

A Cheat Sheet for Job Titles in the AI Ecosystem Even when you live and breathe AI, the job titles can feel like a moving target. I can only imagine how mystifying they must be to everyone else. Because the field is actively evolving, the language we use keeps changing. Brand new titles appear overnight or, worse, one term means three different things at three different companies. This is my best attempt at a “Cheat Sheet for AI Titles.” I’ll try to keep it updated as the jargon shifts, settl

Airlines Sued for Selling ‘Window’ Seats Without a Window View

Have you ever paid for a window seat on an airplane that didn’t actually have a window? You could be part of a class action lawsuit in the near future. Delta and United Airlines have been sued this week in federal court for misrepresenting their seat offerings online. The plaintiffs note that when people buy tickets through competitors like Alaska Airlines and American Airlines, the website will flag when a window seat doesn’t actually have a window. Delta and United don’t tell consumers when t

I always install these 5 free apps on every Windows PC - here's why they're essential

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T-Mobile will give you 4 free Google Pixel phones right now - how the deal works

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The excellent 77-inch LG C5 OLED just dropped to its lowest price ever on Amazon

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Best early Costco Labor Day deals 2025: 15+ sales up to $300 off

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Verizon will give you a free Google Pixel 10 Pro right now - how to qualify

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Google just copied the worst feature of modern iPhones (but not all hope is lost)

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Best early Labor Day TV deals 2025: Save up to 50% on Samsung, LG, and more

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Explaining the Internet’s obsession with Silksong, which (finally) comes out Sept. 4

Hollow Knight: Silksong will be released on September 4. It will come out simultaneously on Windows, macOS, Linux, Xbox, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, the Nintendo Switch, and the Nintendo Switch 2. On paper, "game gets release date" isn't particularly groundbreaking news, and the six-year wait between the game's announcement and release is long but nowhere near record-breaking. People have waited longer for Metroid Prime 4 (announced 2017, releasing this fall), Duke Nukem Forever (announced 19

I've tested every major foldable phone on the market - here's why Google is suddenly winning

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Best early Walmart Labor Day deals 2025: Sales on Apple, Samsung, LG, and more

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Best early Labor Day smartwatch deals 2025: Sales on Apple, Google, and Samsung watches

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Best Buy will give you a $350 gift card when to buy a Pixel 10 Pro - how it works

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Computing’s Top 30: Kiran V K

In the academic world, professional life can feel like an endless juggle, and keeping those research, teaching, learning, mentoring, and professional contribution balls airborne all at once can be a taxing challenge. Kiran V K, however, views these various responsibilities less like a hectic juggle of discrete tasks and more like a flow of integrated experiences. He discovered these synergies as a graduate student; doing so fueled his exploration of academic and professional activities and led

Launch HN: Skope (YC S25) – Outcome-based pricing for software products

Hi HN, we’re Ben and Connor, the co-founders of Skope ( https://www.useskope.com/ ), a billing system that supports outcome-based pricing for software—that is, which charges your customers only when your software actually works. We’re an alternative to Stripe Billing, Orb, and Metronome that natively supports this pricing model, because we believe it’s especially needed for the AI products which are flooding the market and that will continue to be built in the future. Here’s a demo video: https

Is the Flipper Zero the next big car theft gadget?

is transportation editor with 10+ years of experience who covers EVs, public transportation, and aviation. His work has appeared in The New York Daily News and City & State. Posts from this author will be added to your daily email digest and your homepage feed. 404 Media has a report out about an underground software market that enables the Flipper Zero to be used to unlock a wide variety of vehicles, including Ford, Audi, Volkswagen, Subaru, Hyundai, Kia, and several other models. The hack w

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Samsung Galaxy S25 Edge price drops further, saving you $270

Ryan Haines / Android Authority Some of us just want a smaller phone! Since those are becoming amazingly rare, the next best thing is to get a thinner device, and the hottest slim phone right now is the Samsung Galaxy S25 Edge. It’s been on a nice sale since last week, and the deal got even sweeter today. Buy the Samsung Galaxy S25 Edge for just $829.95 ($270.04 off) This offer is available from Amazon. This lower price is only available for the Titanium Jetblack color version. Other variants

Why Google's best Pixel 10 announcement yesterday was an iPhone feature - and I don't mind

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The latest Google Pixel phones quietly got a Bluetooth upgrade - why it's a big deal

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Can AI Predict Powerball Numbers?

With the Powerball ballooning to $650 million after Wednesday’s drawing, hopeful players have been asking: Is winning the lottery a matter of luck or something that science and artificial intelligence can predict? Three students at the University of Salento in southern Italy say that science wins out. They say they used AI to analyze patterns from past draws to predict future winning numbers. Their experimental approach resulted in a €43,000 jackpot in April, which now has people wondering if