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Jury orders Google to pay $425 million for violating user privacy

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. A federal jury in California has ordered Google to pay $425 million for violating user privacy by collecting the data of millions of people even after they disabled tracking, as reported earlier by Reuters. The decision stems from a class action lawsuit filed i

The story behind YouTube’s NFL livestream

Posts from this author will be added to your daily email digest and your homepage feed. This year, football season kicks off with a twist: Following tonight’s season opener, YouTube will stream the NFL’s first Friday game of the season — a face-off between the Los Angeles Chargers and the Kansas City Chiefs broadcast live from São Paulo, Brazil — for free to a global audience this Friday. It’s the first time YouTube has hosted such a high-caliber US sports event in front of the paywall, and th

The best stuff announced at IFA so far

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. The doors to IFA 2025 at Messe Berlin don’t officially open to the public until tomorrow, but several companies have already announced new gadgets, tech, features, and upgrades as Europe’s largest consumer tech show gets underway. There’s a lot of news to stay on top of, and if you’re struggling to ingest it all, here are some of the best announ

DuckDuckGo adds access to advanced AI models to its subscription plan

Privacy-focused consumer tech company DuckDuckGo launched a subscription plan last year that bundled a VPN service, personal information removal, and identity theft restoration. The company said Thursday that the subscription now gives users access to the latest AI models through Duck.ai without paying extra. The Duck.ai chatbot is free to use, and users get access to models like Anthropic’s Claude 3.5 Haiku, Meta’s Llama 4 Scout, Mistral AI’s Mistral Small 3 24B, and OpenAI’s GPT-4o mini. Wit

JetBlue will use Amazon’s Project Kuiper satellites for free in-flight internet

In Brief Many major airlines are beefing up their in-flight internet offerings by tapping SpaceX’s Starlink satellites, but JetBlue is going in a different direction. Amazon and JetBlue announced Thursday a partnership under which the airline will instead use Amazon’s Project Kuiper satellites to provide free in-flight connectivity starting in 2027. The Kuiper terminals on JetBlue’s planes will be capable of download speeds of up to 1Gbps from Amazon’s low-Earth orbit satellites. That’s more b

Captions rebrands as Mirage, expands beyond creator tools to AI video research

Captions, an AI-powered video creation and editing app for content creators that has secured over $100 million in venture capital to date at a valuation of $500 million, is rebranding to Mirage, the company announced on Thursday. The new name reflects the company’s broader ambitions to become an AI research lab focused on multimodal foundational models specifically designed for short-form video content for platforms like TikTok, Reels, and Shorts. The company believes this approach will disting

Cloud provider Lambda may be gearing up for an IPO

In Brief Cloud provider Lambda might be following rival CoreWeave to the public markets. Lambda, an AI infrastructure company offering on-demand GPUs, has hired bankers for an upcoming IPO, according to reporting from The Information. Lambda has reportedly hired Morgan Stanley, J.P. Morgan, and Citi for a public listing that could happen as early as the first half of 2026. Lambda did not respond to a request for comment. The company has raised more than $1.7 billion in funding, according to

Head of UK's Turing AI Institute resigns after funding threat

Head of UK's Turing AI Institute resigns after funding threat 19 minutes ago Share Save Graham Fraser Technology reporter Share Save PA Dr Jean Innes (left) pictured with Foreign Secretary David Lammy (centre) and his French counterpart Jean-Noel Barrot at a meeting in London The chief executive of the UK's national institute for artificial intelligence (AI) has resigned following staff unrest and a warning the charity was at risk of collapse. Dr Jean Innes said she was stepping down from the

Salesforce slump deepens as stock drops 7% on disappointing guidance

Salesforce CEO Marc Benioff attends the 55th annual meeting of the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, on Jan. 23, 2025. A bad year just got worse for Salesforce . Following a disappointing revenue forecast in its quarterly earnings report late Wednesday, Salesforce's stock slumped 8%, bringing its decline for 2025 to 28%. That's the worst performance in large-cap tech. Revenue increased 10% in the fiscal second quarter from a year earlier, cracking double-digit growth for the first t

China's Electric Car Industry Is in Deep Trouble

China's electric vehicle industry is, by most accounts, experiencing unprecedented boom times: the cars are cheaper, consumers more primed to purchase them, and there are lots of viable options outside of Tesla. Unfortunately, that competition comes with a price — or rather, with a price war. As the New York Times reports, rabid competition among about 50 of the country's top EV automakers has led to repeated price-slashing in a manic hunt for new buyers. As those manufacturers race to the bott

I pay for Google Gemini, but GPT-5 has convinced me to switch to ChatGPT and here’s why

Calvin Wankhede / Android Authority ChatGPT has become the Xerox of the AI world, but OpenAI no longer has the stage to itself. Google has been pushing Gemini deeper into its ecosystem, and every few weeks it feels like another rival pops up with promises of being faster, smarter, or more useful. So when the latest GPT-5 model launched last month, it felt like a release OpenAI couldn’t afford to get wrong. While OpenAI’s benchmarks claim that GPT-5 is better than the competition, the numbers o

The Galaxy S25 FE is finally here, and there’s good and bad news

TL;DR Samsung has launched the Galaxy S25 FE smartphone. The phone has larger battery and faster charging than the S24 FE, but retains most other features. The Galaxy S25 FE starts at $649 and goes on sale today. We were expecting a new member of the Galaxy S25 series to be revealed today. Now, Samsung has made it official and finally pulled the curtain back on the Galaxy S25 FE. Those hoping for a giant leap forward in most areas might be disappointed, but the new phone still brings a few k

Govee is ready to put on a smart light show with a couple of industry-first products

Govee TL;DR Govee has announced the latest additions to its lighting products. The TV Backlight 3 Pro features what’s claimed to be an industry-first HDR triple camera for accurate color matching. The Permanent Outdoor Lights Prism also has an industry-first feature — a triple color lighting effect with dynamic optical design. IFA 2025 is here, and many of the industry’s top names are in attendance. Included in the list of presenters is Govee, which has a slate of new smart lighting products

Topics: govee light lights pro tv

GaN fast charging is now coming to your…robot vacuum cleaner?

TL;DR ECOVACS has launched the DEEBOT X11 at IFA 2025, featuring GaN fast charging technology for reduced downtime. It has an improved mopping system, a new climbing system, and an on-device AI assistant. This new robot vacuum cleaner is available for $1,499.99 from Amazon and other retailers. A high-quality, top-tier robot vacuum cleaner is one of the best upgrades you can make to your house. It dramatically simplifies cleaning routines while saving you a lot of time and effort. But not ever

The first Google TVs with Gemini are finally here

TL;DR The TCL QM9K series is the first Google TV lineup to debut Gemini, marking the replacement of Google Assistant. The TVs include an Ambient Display mode powered by a presence sensor, automatically waking up when someone enters the room. The TVs, which will hit retail later this month, are available in various sizes up to 98 inches and with top-tier specs like HDR6500 brightness and LD6000 local dimming zones. Gemini on Google TV devices was first announced at CES 2025. It promised to rep

Topics: gemini google tcl tv tvs

I tested the Abxylute One Pro, and it nails game streaming (with a catch)

Abxylute One Pro If you want to stream games without tinkering with settings or dealing with Android jank, the Abxylute One Pro is a great pick. But if you want a little more, you can get better performance for the price. If you had asked me six years ago, I would have told you that game streaming was the future of gaming. Now that Stadia is dead and Xbox Cloud Gaming hasn’t made any significant improvements in years, the world seems to have shifted focus to gaming handhelds. But there’s a uni

Anker is ready for your new Pixel 10 with Qi2.2 support in latest charging lineup

Anker TL;DR Anker is bringing its new Prime models to IFA, with charging solutions from your desk to your bag. The Anker Prime Wireless Charging Station supports full 25W Qi2.2 charging for your Pixel 10 Pro XL. For mobile needs, the Prime Power Bank charges not one, but two laptops at 140W a piece. Keeping our devices powered is the sort of modern-day chore that too many of us tolerate without properly considering all our options, making do with whatever charger we have laying around. That’

Your yard has never felt more secure than with the eufyCam S4 and its intruder tracking

eufy TL;DR The eufyCam S4 and its combo PTZ/wide-angle triple cameras can both identify distant motion and track it close-up. If you want smart AI camera analysis but are concerned about privacy, the eufy AI Core offers a powerful local solution. With radar motion detection, eufy’s new outdoor RGB rope lights add both security and a dash of color to your yard. Keeping an eye your property when you’re away from home can go a long way towards making us feel more secure, but succeeding at that

Topics: ai camera eufy home s4

Robot vacuums are conquering their final frontier with the eufy MarsWalker: Stairs

eufy TL;DR eufy’s Omni S2 brings full-sized power to robot vacuums with 30k Pa suction and 15 N water jets. The optional MarsWalker platform enables the S2 to navigate up and down flights of stairs. US sales of both units are on track to get started in 2026. Robot vacuum cleaners have spent the past twenty years transforming the way millions of us keep our living spaces neat and clean, and they’ve been getting more useful and versatile this entire time. From automatic room mapping, to moppin

AUKEY’s new modular wireless charger is an absolute game changer

The world's first modular true wireless charger, AUKEY MagFusion Ark TL;DR The AUKEY MagFusion Ark is a modular wireless charging system with a Qi2.2 multi-pad base and detachable spheres. Each sphere has a 6,700mAh battery, a Qi2.2 charging pad, and a bi-directional 30W USB-C port, making it a portable power bank. The official launch and pricing are expected in Q1 2026. Multiple base plate and sphere configurations are planned. If you thought wireless chargers were boring, here’s a new one

Pixel phones could soon let you set up unique vibrations for each contact (APK teardown)

Adamya Sharma / Android Authority TL;DR We spotted Google Contacts code that hints at contact-specific vibration patterns for Pixel phones. Apple and Samsung already allow you to assign specific haptics to your contacts. If it rolls out, the feature would tell you who’s calling even when your Pixel is in silent mode. Pixel phones already let you set custom ringtones for individual contacts, but Google could be preparing to take things further. Code hidden in the latest version of the Google

Hands-on: Kuxiu’s new X40 Turbo brings Qi2.2 fast 25W charging to your iPhone

Wireless charging and iPhones have had an interesting relationship. While Android phones had wireless charging extremely early, it took Apple years to adopt the regular Qi wireless charging with the iPhone 8 and 8 Plus back in 2017. Back then, it only charged at 7.5W, and it was not very efficient. Then Magsafe and the Qi2 standard recently came around and allowed iPhones to charge at 15W. But now we are getting Qi2.2, which is faster, cooler, and more efficient, and Kuxiu is the first to bring

Hollow Knight: Silksong fans have brought down the eShop, Steam and Xbox Store

Hollow Knight: Silksong is officially available for purchase, after six long years of waiting. The anticipation is at a fever pitch. Fans have swarmed to Steam to purchase the game and, well, it looks like they overloaded the system and shut it down. The same thing seems to be happening to the Nintendo eShop and the Xbox Store. Multiple social media users and data from services like DownDetector are noting that the service is down for many people, with a massive spike in reports pretty much the

Atlassian is buying Arc maker The Browser Company for $610 million

The Browser Company — the maker of the Arc and AI-centric Dia browsers — is set to have a new owner. Atlassian is buying it for around $610 million in an all-cash deal , which it expects to close in the second quarter of its fiscal year 2026 (i.e. by the end of the 2025 calendar year). According to The Browser Company, it will continue to operate independently as it builds Dia. A private beta for the browser started in June . Arc (a well-regarded browser on which the company has ended active de

This new Spotify feature almost made me ditch Apple Music - but iOS 26 changed my mind

Sabrina Ortiz/ZDNET Follow ZDNET: Add us as a preferred source on Google. ZDNET's key takeaways Last month, Spotify launched Spotify Mix. Since trying Spotify Mix, I'm tempted to switch platforms. Apple Music is slated to get its version, AutoMix, next week. As a loyal Apple Music user who has been curating playlists on the native app since my iPod Touch, none of Spotify's flashy releases have ever been enough to convince me to make the switch -- or at least that was until Spotify Mix. Al

Ecovacs' new robot vacuum never runs out of power - and that's not even the best part

'ZDNET Recommends': What exactly does it mean? ZDNET's recommendations are based on many hours of testing, research, and comparison shopping. We gather data from the best available sources, including vendor and retailer listings as well as other relevant and independent reviews sites. And we pore over customer reviews to find out what matters to real people who already own and use the products and services we’re assessing. When you click through from our site to a retailer and buy a product or

7 features the iPhone 17 needs - and yes, it starts with AI

Jason Hiner/ZDNET Follow ZDNET: Add us as a preferred source on Google. ZDNET's key takeaways The release of the Google Pixel 10 phones with deeply integrated AI features that offer impressive new capabilities has revealed the biggest gaps the iPhone 17 needs to fill. Many of the smartest AI services in the world are already on the iPhone as apps, and so there's the possibility that Apple could partner with them for deeper integrations. The new AI camera features in the Pixel 10 could be th

My favorite Linux distro just got even better with Linux Mint 22.2 'Zara' - what's new

My highly customized Linux Mint 22.2 Zara desktop runs like a charm. sjvn Follow ZDNET: Add us as a preferred source on Google. ZDNET's key takeaways Linux Mint Zara is an excellent desktop for both Linux and Windows users looking for a change. Linux Mint 22.2 comes with numerous modest improvements. You can run the new Mint without worrying about needing to make major updates. Clement "Clem" Lefebvre and the rest of the Linux Mint team have done it again. With the release of Linux Mint 22

This PowerToys update just ended Windows hotkey conflicts for good - and more

Lance Whitney / Elyse Betters Picaro / ZDNET Follow ZDNET: Add us as a preferred source on Google. ZDNET's key takeaways PowerToys now offers a way to resolve hotkey conflicts. The new version adds a search box to help you find specific tools. The next version will let you schedule light and dark modes. As a diehard Windows user, I love hotkeys and keyboard shortcuts. Pressing Ctrl+S to save a file, Ctrl+V to paste content from the clipboard, and Ctrl+X to cut content are all tremendous ti

Atlassian is acquiring the Browser Company

Mike Cannon-Brookes, co-founder and CEO of Atlassian, speaks at the National Electrical Vehicle Summit in Canberra, Australia, on Aug. 19, 2022. Cannon-Brookes is urging Australia to show more ambition on climate action, even as the new government legislates plans to strengthen the country's carbon emissions cuts. Atlassian said it has agreed to acquire The Browser Co., a startup that offers a web browser with artificial intelligence features, for $610 million in cash. The companies aim to clo