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Apple Watch hypertension alerts cleared by FDA for new and old watches

theverge.com Thomas Ricker 2025-10-05 09:10:41

is a deputy editor and Verge co-founder with a passion for human-centric cities, e-bikes, and life as a digital nomad. He’s been a tech journalist for 20 years. Posts from this author will be added to your daily email digest and your homepage feed. Starting next week, Apple’s new hypertension notification feature will be coming to Watch Series 9 and later and Apple Watch Ultra 2 and later with the launch of watchOS 26. That’s according to an emailed statement from Apple spokesperson Zaina Khac

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DOJ and states ask court to compel Apple to hand over documents in antitrust case

9to5mac.com Marcus Mendes 2025-10-05 08:15:42

Apple is being accused of dragging its feet to produce important documents related to its antitrust case. Here are the details. A bit of background The DOJ brought its case against Apple in 2024, accusing it of antitrust behavior regarding multiple app categories, such as super apps, messaging apps, and cloud streaming gaming, as well as related to third-party smartwatches and third-party digital wallets. Apple, for its part, has attempted to dismiss the lawsuit, and as recently as last July,

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Apple Watch hypertension alerts feature receives FDA clearance

9to5mac.com Chance Miller 2025-10-05 09:45:53

When Apple announced the new Apple Watch Series 11 and Apple Watch Ultra 3 this week, it unveiled its latest health feature: hypertension notifications. At the time, the company said it expected clearance from the Food and Drug Administration in the United States “soon.” As of Thursday night, that clearance has officially been granted, and the hypertension notifications feature is set to launch next week. Apple says that hypertension notifications will be available in more than 150 countries a

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Google Maps wasn't loading in some regions due to an outage

engadget.com Unknown 2025-10-05 09:51:02

Google Maps suffered an outage that left the mobile version of the service unable to fully load its map or provide directions. Over 4,000 reports were filed on Downdetector since the outage started, and Google's Status Dashboard noted that the company was investigating an issue with the Maps SDK and Navigation SDK at 3:34PM ET. By 6:27PM ET, Google said the issue has been resolved and that it will publish an "analysis of this incident" once it has completed its internal investigation. At the pe

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The effects of algorithms on the public discourse

news.ycombinator.com Unknown 2025-10-05 08:39:47

We traded blogs for black boxes, now we're paying for it 09/09/2025 Come listen to the "old man yelling at clouds" in me for a bit. tl;dr: The internet is changing for the worse (or getting 'enshittified'). In this post, I write about the effects of algorithms on the public discourse to illustrate a greater point on the enshittification of the internet. Then, I offer my personal notes and curated resources to guide you on your personal internet deshittification journey. I miss the old intern

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Backprompting: Leveraging synthetic production data for health advice guardrails

news.ycombinator.com Cheng 2025-10-05 08:31:06

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This Pop-Out Phone Controller Could Reinvent How We Think of Mobile Gaming

gizmodo.com Kyle Barr 2025-10-05 10:00:17

Today’s retro recreations are so good at replicating the Game Boy’s look, feel, and portability. The problem is, my pockets are already occupied with my mobile supercomputer that contains my life behind a 6.3-inch pane of glass. If my phone has a powerful processor and excellent AMOLED display, why can’t it also become my gaming device when I’m on the go? MCON, the controller hyped to hell and back by young engineer Josh King and brought to market by phone peripheral makers OhSnap, could be enou

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The FDA Clears the Apple Watch for Hypertension Alerts

cnet.com See Full Bio 2025-10-05 11:14:43

On Thursday the Food and Drug Administration cleared a new hypertension detection tool for the Apple Watch. The health feature was one of the highlights at Apple's September iPhone event and will alert Apple Watch owners of potential signs of high blood pressure, a condition that goes undiagnosed in millions of people. In addition to the FDA clearing Apple's chronic high blood pressure tool, the Cupertino company announced that it will be available on its watches starting next week in 150 count

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iMazing 3 gives you full control of your iPhone, with a 20% discount

9to5mac.com Sponsored Post 2025-10-05 12:38:27

iMazing started life as a more powerful and flexible alternative to iTunes, but has since grown into a comprehensive desktop solution for managing Apple mobile devices across personal, educational, and professional contexts. Just in time for the iPhone 17, iMazing is offering readers a limited 20% discount on all licenses with the code: 9to5mac-20off. While the app was originally designed for consumers, the addition of new features in recent versions has attracted business and enterprise users

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Perplexity's definition of copyright gets it sued by the dictionary

engadget.com Unknown 2025-10-05 10:34:08

Merriam-Webster and its parent company Encyclopedia Britannica are the latest to take on AI in court. The plaintiffs have sued Perplexity, claiming that AI company's "answer engine" product unlawfully copies their copyrighted materials. They are also alleging copyright infringement for instances where Perplexity's AI creates false or inaccurate hallucinations that it then wrongly attributes to Britannica or Merriam-Webster. The complaint , filed in New York federal court, is seeking unspecified

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Danish supermarket chain is setting up "Emergency Stores"

news.ycombinator.com Unknown 2025-10-05 11:35:36

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OpenAI Needs Data Centers So Much, It Signed a $300B Deal With Oracle

cnet.com See Full Bio 2025-10-05 10:23:45

Here's an eye-popping new price tag for generative AI's booming demand for energy and computing power for data centers: $300 billion. That's how much ChatGPT maker OpenAI has reportedly committed to spend with Oracle over a five-year span to continue its run of early success. The deal, which would be one of the largest contracts for cloud computing, was announced by both The Wall Street Journal and The New York Times on Wednesday. The contract with Oracle would entail delivery of as much as 4.

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Daily Hub is a terrible Pixel 10 feature. Here’s what Google needs to do to fix it

androidauthority.com Unknown 2025-10-05 05:00:59

Joe Maring / Android Authority Daily Hub is one of the biggest new software features on the Google Pixel 10 series. And as you might have heard by now, it’s already being killed — at least temporarily. This week, Google announced that it was temporarily pausing Daily Hub as it works to “enhance its performance and refine the personalized experience.” The pitch for Daily Hub was that it would be a central place to see a glanceable overview of your day, but as we quickly discovered, Daily Hub’s

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It’s not just you: Google Maps is down in major outage [U: Fixed]

9to5mac.com Abner Li 2025-10-05 14:47:30

In a rare outage, Google Maps is down and will not load as of 1 p.m. PT on Thursday. This is impacting the Android and iOS apps. The map layer itself — regardless of location — is not properly loading, with rough outlines appearing instead. In (local) areas where the map is cached, places/listings do not appear. This in turn impacts navigation/directions. Users around the world are reporting issues. The Google Maps website is not impacted. There are currently no incident reports for Google Wo

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Doorbell prankster that tormented residents of apartments turns out to be a slug

news.ycombinator.com Kate Connolly 2025-10-02 08:33:26

Inhabitants of an apartment block in Bavaria, southern Germany, who called police to investigate the relentless buzzing of their doorbells late at night were surprised to find the culprit was not a teenage prankster as they had suspected, but a slug. The slug had been sliding up and down the bell plate, creating havoc in the building and tearing angry residents out of their beds long after midnight when they could not sleep for the noise. At first they had suspected the so-called klingelstreic

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Fartscroll-Lid: An app that plays fart sounds when opening or closing a MacBook

news.ycombinator.com Unknown 2025-10-05 16:41:43

FartScrollLid 💨 A hilarious macOS app that plays fart sounds as you open and close your MacBook lid - inspired by the classic "fart scroll" browser extension! Features 🎵 Dynamic Fart Sounds - Pitch changes based on lid angle (deep bass when closed, high squeaks when open) - Pitch changes based on lid angle (deep bass when closed, high squeaks when open) 🎯 Motion-Activated - Only farts when you're actively moving the lid - Only farts when you're actively moving the lid 📊 Real-Time Monitoring

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Someone Finally Got the Note and Fixed This ‘Beetlejuice’ Sign

gizmodo.com Sabina Graves 2025-10-05 16:00:33

If you’re a movie prop replica collector, you know exactly which Beetlejuice sign we’re talking about. For years, as a Beetlejuice decor hunter, there has been one item I refused to buy on principle because it had one glaring mistake: it was not in-universe accurate. I’ve bought the Adam and Barbara monster face hanging decor, the inflatable Sandworm for my lawn, and the “Here Lies Betelgeuse” tombstone—but never the iconic light-up sign due to the fact that it always featured the ghost with th

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How to Get Free Marvel Rivals Skins With the College Perks Program in Season 4

cnet.com See Full Bio 2025-10-05 15:12:08

You might be subsisting off ramen noodles and Red Bull, but that doesn't mean you need to look broke while you're playing your games. NetEase has introduced Marvel Rivals perks for college and university students that let them wear some of the coolest in-game costumes for free. All you need is a valid student email and the know-how to navigate the in-game menus. Linking your NetEase account with your college's domain is a simple process that doesn't take more than a couple of minutes. Most US s

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Microsoft is making ‘significant investments’ in training its own AI models

theverge.com Tom Warren 2025-10-05 16:21:17

is a senior editor and author of Notepad , who has been covering all things Microsoft, PC, and tech for over 20 years. Posts from this author will be added to your daily email digest and your homepage feed. Microsoft AI launched its first in-house models last month, adding to the already complicated relationship with its OpenAI partner. Now, Microsoft AI chief Mustafa Suleyman says the company is making “significant investments” in the compute capacity required to Microsoft’s own future fronti

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Apple’s latest iPhone security feature just made life more difficult for spyware makers

techcrunch.com Lorenzo Franceschi-Bicchierai 2025-10-05 16:00:46

Buried in an ocean of flashy novelties announced by Apple this week, the tech giant also revealed new security technology for its latest iPhone 17 and iPhone Air devices. This new security technology was made specifically to fight against surveillance vendors and the types of vulnerabilities they rely on the most, according to Apple. The feature is called Memory Integrity Enforcement (MIE) and is designed to help stop memory corruption bugs, which are some of the most common vulnerabilities exp

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Don’t just buy a Pixelsnap Charger without thinking about your USB ports

androidauthority.com Unknown 2025-10-05 16:57:03

Rita El Khoury / Android Authority TL;DR Some new Pixel 10 owners are running into trouble with Google’s Pixelsnap Charger due to insufficient power input. When buying a charger, make sure that the device you want to power it with is capable of meeting its listed needs. Google requires 35W of input to use the Pixelsnap Charger at full 25W output. Charging phones is finally exciting again! Well, maybe “exciting” is overselling it — and not so much “again,” we guess — but charging is absolutel

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Google Home’s feature-packed new automation editor is ready for you to try out now

androidauthority.com Unknown 2025-10-05 20:59:58

Edgar Cervantes / Android Authority TL;DR Google Home is rolling out a new automation editor experience on Android and iOS. The editor supports conditions, adds new actions and triggers, and just empowers more complicated automations. While some features aren’t yet working, you still have the option to go back to the old editor. Having a proper smart home means more than just installing some Wi-Fi lightbulbs, smart outlets, and security cameras. If you really want to get the most out of all

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9to5Mac Daily: September 11, 2025 – iPhone Air tidbits, more

9to5mac.com Seth Kurkowski 2025-10-05 20:48:41

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 iMazing: iMazing lets you back up, transfer, and manage your iPhone and iPad data like never before — including messages, photos, music, WhatsApp, voicemails, battery health, and more. No cloud required. Use code 9to5mac-20off to get 20% off, exclusively f

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I tried the Apple Watch Series 11, and it's so close to making my Oura Ring obsolete

zdnet.com Nina Raemont 2025-10-05 20:06:00

Nina Raemont/ZDNET Follow ZDNET: Add us as a preferred source on Google. ZDNET's key takeaways Apple unveiled Sleep Scores on the Apple Watch. The feature is available with WatchOS 26 and on the new smartwatches. There's one health tracking feature I wish Apple had announced. Last year, Gallup surveyed Americans about their sleep habits. For the first time since polling began in 2001, it found that a majority of Americans said they'd feel better if they got more sleep. They aren't happy

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I tested the best Apple and Samsung smartwatches right now - here's who wins

zdnet.com Nina Raemont 2025-10-05 20:12:00

Nina Raemont/ZDNET Follow ZDNET: Add us as a preferred source on Google. Apple unveiled its Watch Series 11 during this week's iPhone event, alongside two other smartwatch models. The Series 11 gets Sleep Scores (crowd roars), a longer battery life, and all of Apple's WatchOS 26 software, which is expected to be released to the public soon. Also: I tried the Apple Watch Series 11, Watch Ultra 3, and SE - what the keynote didn't tell you But how does it compare to its closest Android rival, t

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Your Gmail just got a useful new tool for tracking online purchases

zdnet.com Artie Beaty 2025-10-05 20:18:59

Daniel Grizelj/DigitalVision via Getty Follow ZDNET: Add us as a preferred source on Google. ZDNET's key takeaways Gmail's new purchases tab helps organize your online purchases. You can still see the soon-arriving package cards. The tab houses shipping updates, order confirmations, and more. Google is making it easier to keep an eye on all of your online purchases. In an announcement Thursday, the company unveiled a new Purchases tab in Gmail that combines all of your purchase and tracki

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The Helix Text Editor (2024)

news.ycombinator.com Jonathan Frere 2025-10-02 08:27:40

I’ve come to accept that I’m just a sucker for shiny nerd things. I use Rust, despite never having had a professional reason to use it in my life. I switched to Linux in my student years and I’ve never looked back since, even though it constantly breaks and I can’t get my Bluetooth headphones to connect. I have a split keyboard with home row mods set up because I read some random blog posts and it looked cool to me. I literally learned to program because I figured I should learn how to do more n

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Today's Wordle Hints, Answer and Help for Sept. 12, #1546

cnet.com See Full Bio 2025-10-05 19:00:03

Looking for the most recent Wordle answer? Click here for today's Wordle hints, as well as our daily answers and hints for The New York Times Mini Crossword, Connections, Connections: Sports Edition and Strands puzzles. Today's Wordle puzzle has only one vowel, so if you often guess AUDIO or ADIEU as your first word, change it up. If you need a new starter word, check out our list of which letters show up the most in English words. If you need hints and the answer, read on. Today's Wordle hint

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Today's NYT Strands Hints, Answers and Help for Sept. 12 #558

cnet.com See Full Bio 2025-10-05 19:00:04

Looking for the most recent Strands answer? Click here for our daily Strands hints, as well as our daily answers and hints for The New York Times Mini Crossword, Wordle, Connections and Connections: Sports Edition puzzles. Today's NYT Strands puzzle might trip you up. Some of the answers are long and tough to unscramble. If you need hints and answers, read on. I go into depth about the rules for Strands in this story. If you're looking for today's Wordle, Connections and Mini Crossword answer

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NASA found intriguing rocks on Mars, so where does that leave Mars Sample Return?

arstechnica.com Unknown 2025-10-05 20:21:03

NASA's interim administrator Sean Duffy was fired up on Wednesday when he joined a teleconference to talk about new scientific findings that concerned the potential for life to have once existed on Mars. "This is exciting news," said Duffy about an arrow-shaped rock on Mars found by NASA's Perseverance rover. The rock contained chemical signatures and structures that could have been formed by ancient microbial life. The findings were intriguing, but not conclusive. Further study of the rocks in

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Apple Watch hypertension alerts cleared by FDA for new and old watches

DOJ and states ask court to compel Apple to hand over documents in antitrust case

Apple Watch hypertension alerts feature receives FDA clearance

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It’s not just you: Google Maps is down in major outage [U: Fixed]

Doorbell prankster that tormented residents of apartments turns out to be a slug

Fartscroll-Lid: An app that plays fart sounds when opening or closing a MacBook

Someone Finally Got the Note and Fixed This ‘Beetlejuice’ Sign

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