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iOS 26 can freeze your FaceTime video if it detects nudity

engadget.com Unknown 2025-09-10 12:53:35

The developer beta for iOS 26 has been out for a few weeks, and as always,tech sleuths are uncovering features and details that weren't explained during WWDC . Among the latest discoveries stirring up conversation online is a safety and privacy feature for FaceTime that blurs your feed when it detects you in a state of undress. Should FaceTime detect nudity, it will display a message reading "Audio and video are paused because you may be showing something sensitive. If you feel uncomfortable, yo

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Your MacBook is getting a big upgrade for free. 5 features I can't wait to try on MacOS 26

zdnet.com Kyle Kucharski 2025-09-10 06:45:11

Kerry Wan/ZDNET Apple last month announced its latest update for MacOS 26, codenamed "Tahoe." It's full of new visual design elements like Apple's Liquid Glass design theme, better integration with the iPhone, and a more robust Spotlight feature that's better integrated with Shortcuts. The theme of all of Apple's updates this year is streamlining both the visual UI and feature sets across Apple devices, while making more apps and features available on them, punctuated by Apple Intelligence. A

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Check Out This Star Wars Galactic Map, and How It Clears Up Confusion About a Galaxy Far, Far Away

cnet.com See Full Bio 2025-09-10 11:13:03

Have you ever wondered about the distance between Tatooine and Naboo without all those hyperspace jumps conveniently speeding up space travel? Or where Coruscant is in relation to Alderaan? How about Obi-Wan Kenobi's accumulated mileage during the Clone Wars? The good news is that the force is with you: All of your geographical-based questions can be answered by the new Star Wars Galactic Map. The map divvies up the Star Wars galaxy into important regions. Movie fans might be familiar with the

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Best MacBooks (2025): Which Apple Laptop Should You Buy?

wired.com Luke Larsen 2025-09-10 12:00:00

In 2020, Apple’s MacBooks entered a new era. The company announced it was moving away from the Intel chips it had been using since 2006; in their place, it rolled out the first Macs with the Apple-designed M1 silicon. Cut to 2025, and Apple’s MacBooks have been upgraded to the M4 chips and are easily the best laptops you can buy, whether that’s the MacBook Air or the MacBook Pro. Like Apple’s iPhones, the chips run on the Arm architecture and afford the company greater control over its hardware

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What Is Apple One? A Breakdown of Plans, Pricing, and Included Services

wired.com Simon Hill 2025-09-10 12:00:00

Big tech companies are always looking for new ways to tie us into their ecosystems, but there is something to be said for the simplicity of a single monthly subscription. Apple One bundles several Apple services into one payment, which is cheaper than subscribing to the same services individually. If you already subscribe to Apple Fitness+ and News+, it’s a great deal for you. The question is whether it can entice anyone using a mix of first- and third-party services to switch completely to Appl

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Everything you need to know about Flashes, the Bluesky-based Instagram alternative

techcrunch.com Sarah Perez 2025-09-10 12:47:00

Flashes this year launched an Instagram alternative built on top of the Bluesky social network. Now available on the App Store, the app offers a different way to browse the visual posts on Bluesky. Instead of viewing them in a timeline-like feed, similar to X, the app draws inspiration from photo-based social networks, like Instagram. What you can post The app, built by Berlin-based developer Sebastian Vogelsang, runs on the same underlying protocol that powers Bluesky, the AT Protocol (or atp

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Apple's China iPhone sales grows for the first time in two years

cnbc.com Arjun Kharpal 2025-09-10 15:54:26

Apple iPhone sales in China rose in the second quarter of the year for the first time in two years, Counterpoint Research said, as the tech giant looks to turnaround its business in one of its most critical markets. Sales of iPhones in China jumped 8% year-on-year in the three months to the end of June, according to Counterpoint Research. It's the first time Apple has recorded growth in China since the second quarter of 2023. Apple's performance was boosted by promotions in May as Chinese e-co

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CoMaps: New OSM based navigation app

news.ycombinator.com Unknown 2025-09-10 15:27:12

Exciting News! We're thrilled to announce the release of CoMaps to Google Play Store, Apple App Store, and F-Droid! CoMaps Highlights Offline Search and Route : Plan and navigate your trips without internet Saves battery : Efficient design that does not drain your battery Privacy-respecting : no identify people, no tracking, no data collection Free and No Ads: completely free, your journey is smooth What makes CoMaps special? CoMaps is a community-driven open-source navigation app · Open

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Apple Suddenly Drops AirPods Max Below Its Black Friday Price for Everyone, Not Just for Prime Members

gizmodo.com Jason Coles 2025-09-10 16:40:37

If you’re an Apple fan, then your life will generally be a little bit easier if you choose to stick within that ecosystem when it comes to your other tech. You can get tablets, smartwatches, and MacBooks, sure, but the most common addition to an iPhone user’s arsenal is AirPods. These are the best headphones for Apple users, and some of the best available in general as well. See at Amazon Well, that’s where a good deal can come in incredibly handy. Being able to save any money on these excelle

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A guide to the best sci-fi streaming this summer

theverge.com Andrew Webster 2025-09-10 16:00:00

is an entertainment editor covering streaming, virtual worlds, and every single Pokémon video game. Andrew joined The Verge in 2012, writing over 4,000 stories. It’s that time again: for a third year running, the summer is looking pretty great for streaming some science fiction. There’s just something about cool fictional futures that’s a good fit for hot summer days spent indoors, and it seems the various streaming services agree. It’s been a pretty good year so far for the genre, with the ret

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Amazon’s Freevee app gets an expiry date, but here’s how to keep watching for free

androidauthority.com Unknown 2025-09-11 01:06:08

Edgar Cervantes / Android Authority TL;DR Amazon confirmed plans to sunset its free streaming service, Freevee, late last year. The company has now notified users that the Freevee app will be shut down in August 2025. Freevee’s extensive library of movies, TV shows, and live TV will be available through Prime Video. After announcing plans to wind down its free video streaming service late last year, Amazon has now confirmed that the Freevee app will finally be shut down in August. But there’

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Apple Watch and AirPods continue to dominate the global market – for now

9to5mac.com Ben Lovejoy 2025-09-11 01:47:14

A pair of market intelligence reports show that the Apple Watch and AirPods continue to dominate the global market in their respective categories. However, Apple’s long-held lead in the smartwatch market is now being challenged by Huawei, according to the latest estimates … AirPods Market intelligence company Counterpoint Research has published a pair of reports, the first on the in-ear headphone market – a category technically referred to as TWS (true wireless stereo). Apple’s new model lin

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This affordable Lenovo ThinkPad rivals laptops twice the price - and now it's even cheaper

zdnet.com Kyle Kucharski 2025-09-10 22:00:19

ZDNET's key takeaways The Lenovo ThinkPad E14 Gen 6 has configurations that start at $1,069. It's a solid budget business laptop with a wide range of configurations. The display and webcam might not be good enough for most users, and opting for higher-end hardware can nearly double the price. View now at Lenovo As part of a new Black Friday in July sales event, the sixth-generation ThinkPad E14 is on sale for $829. On the surface, Lenovo's sixth-generation ThinkPad E14 doesn't look much diff

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The best laptops of 2025: I've tested dozens of laptops and these are the best ones

zdnet.com Cesar Cadenas 2025-09-11 01:00:20

Laptops come in a variety of different form factors these days, with manufacturers playing into the different categories to develop an intended use case. For example, lightweight laptops are made to be carried around, and trade in some raw power for portability. 2-in-1 laptops come with touchscreens that allow for use as a tablet. The best form factor for you reflects how you think you'll use the device. Lightweight/ultraportable laptops Made for students, hybrid workers, and anyone who needs

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ICEBlock, an app for anonymously reporting ICE sightings, goes viral

news.ycombinator.com Zack Whittaker 2025-09-10 06:26:37

In Brief ICEBlock, an iPhone app that allows users to anonymously report sightings of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents, has rocketed to one of the coveted top spots in Apple’s U.S. App Store rankings. The upshot: Criticism from U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi helped get it there. Most of ICEBlock’s users — about 20,000 — were in Los Angeles, where ICE raids have become commonplace over recent weeks, according to CNN. Following Bondi’s remarks late Monday, the app went vira

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Apple’s New M4 MacBook Air Hits All-Time Low for 4th of July, Stock Might Be Gone If You Wait Until Prime Day

gizmodo.com Mike Fazioli 2025-09-11 01:40:39

If you’re waiting for Prime Day to make your big laptop upgrade, Amazon’s just dropped a deal that might have you thinking about jumping the gun. The 13-inch 2025 MacBook Air, powered by Apple’s state-of-the-art M4 processor, is 15% off at Amazon, coming in at a cool $849 for a hot early 4th of July Weekend deal. This $849 sale price is a couple of clicks above the all-time low it hit a couple of weeks ago, but Apple deals — especially on their top-line M4 MacBooks — are fleeting at best, and t

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How Much Will the iPhone 17 Cost? End of Tariff Pause Puts $2,400 in Play

cnet.com See Full Bio 2025-09-10 22:02:00

The rumored iPhone 17 is likely to cost more than the iPhone 16. Let's just get that out of the way up front. But why it may cost more -- and how much more -- is still in question. President Donald Trump's self-imposed deadline of July 9 for the "reciprocal tariff" pause could finally cap his months-long trade roller coaster, which has resulted so far in tentative trade deals with Vietnam, the UK and China. However, there's still plenty up in the air, including how tariffs could impact a new iP

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How to Bring Apple Intelligence and More to Your iPhone's Control Center

cnet.com See Full Bio 2025-09-11 00:00:03

Apple announced at its Worldwide Developers Conference on June 9 that the next version of the iPhone's operating system will be called iOS 26. The tech giant said that update will bring a transparent glass design to icons and menus, a new Games app and much more to your iPhone this fall. But when Apple released iOS 18.4 in March, the update brought a handful of new controls to the iPhone Control Center, including one that brings Visual Intelligence to the iPhone 15 Pro and iPhone 15 Pro Max. Wh

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Soar With the Angry Birds on Apple Arcade Now

cnet.com See Full Bio 2025-09-11 01:00:06

Angry Birds took mobile gaming by storm in 2009 with its simple controls and entertaining gameplay, and it helped spawn a media franchise. Now, more than a decade after the first game's launch, the series brings a new twist to Apple Arcade with Angry Birds Bounce. Apple Arcade is filled with familiar and classic games, alongside exclusive titles, that you can play for $7 per month (£7, AU$10). You can find many of these games in the App Store, but they may have paywalls and ads that hinder your

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Nano-engineered thermoelectrics enable scalable, compressor-free cooling

news.ycombinator.com May 2025-09-08 09:51:38

Researchers at the Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Laboratory (APL) in Laurel, Maryland, have developed a new, easily manufacturable solid-state thermoelectric refrigeration technology with nano-engineered materials that is twice as efficient as devices made with commercially available bulk thermoelectric materials. As global demand grows for more energy-efficient, reliable and compact cooling solutions, this advancement offers a scalable alternative to traditional compressor-based refrigeration.

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More Efficient Thermoelectric Cooling

news.ycombinator.com May 2025-09-08 14:51:38

Researchers at the Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Laboratory (APL) in Laurel, Maryland, have developed a new, easily manufacturable solid-state thermoelectric refrigeration technology with nano-engineered materials that is twice as efficient as devices made with commercially available bulk thermoelectric materials. As global demand grows for more energy-efficient, reliable and compact cooling solutions, this advancement offers a scalable alternative to traditional compressor-based refrigeration.

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Nudify app’s plan to dominate deepfake porn hinges on Reddit, 4chan, and Telegram, docs show

arstechnica.com Unknown 2025-09-09 20:43:13

Clothoff—one of the leading apps used to quickly and cheaply make fake nudes from images of real people—reportedly is planning a global expansion to continue dominating deepfake porn online. Also known as a nudify app, Clothoff has resisted attempts to unmask and confront its operators. Last August, the app was among those that San Francisco's city attorney, David Chiu, sued in hopes of forcing a shutdown. But recently, a whistleblower—who had "access to internal company information" as a forme

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Capital One builds agentic AI to supercharge auto sales

venturebeat.com Emilia David 2025-09-10 10:26:12

Want smarter insights in your inbox? Sign up for our weekly newsletters to get only what matters to enterprise AI, data, and security leaders. Subscribe Now Inspiration can come from different places, even for architecting and designing agentic systems. At VB Transform, Capital One explained how it built its agentic platform for its auto business. Milind Naphade, SVP of Technology and Head of AI Foundations at Capital One, said during VB Transform that the company wanted its agents to function

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Two years in, Apple is now officially on Threads

9to5mac.com Marcus Mendes 2025-09-11 08:07:49

It took a minute, but Apple has at last activated its official Threads account. And thanks to its massive Instagram presence, it instantly picked up nearly 5 million followers. Today’s move comes well after several Apple-related accounts joined Instagram’s alternative to X right out of the gate. Apple Music, Apple News, Apple Books, Shazam, and Beats by Dre were among the first to show up shortly after Threads launched in mid-2023, but the main @apple account remained absent until now. Instant

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9to5Mac Daily: July 2, 2025 – iPhone Fold, Apple vs DOJ

9to5mac.com Seth Kurkowski 2025-09-11 12:26:06

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 Bitwarden: Check out Bitwarden Password Manager, featuring a new Apple Watch authenticator integration, secure autofill on Safari and iOS apps, and enterprise-grade security tools that help you manage credentials with confidence. New episodes of 9to5Mac D

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Apple is launching 15+ new products this fall, here’s what’s coming

9to5mac.com Ryan Christoffel 2025-09-11 16:32:10

We’re past the halfway mark of 2025, and Apple still has a lot of big plans for the year. In addition to major software updates like iOS 26, there are 15+ new Apple products in the pipeline that are expected to launch before the year ends. Here’s everything that’s coming. iPhone 17 family After years of fairly iterative iPhone updates, this year’s iPhone 17 lineup is set to elicit a lot more hype. The Plus model is out, replaced by a new iPhone Air, and there’s even potential for a rebranding

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Google’s fix for Pixel 6A battery overheating issues arrives next week

theverge.com Jennifer Pattison Tuohy 2025-09-11 16:42:23

A mandatory update for Google’s mid-range Pixel 6A phones is coming next week that is meant to reduce the risk of the battery overheating on some devices. According to a support page post, Google is issuing the mandatory Android 16 update starting July 8 to all Pixel 6A devices. However, only users with “Impacted Devices” will see any effect on their battery. Announced earlier this month, the update will reduce the battery capacity on affected phones after they reach 400 charging cycles, Google

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iOS 26’s new Liquid Glass design looks like a major win for Apple

9to5mac.com Ryan Christoffel 2025-09-11 20:29:17

Apple has a new Liquid Glass design coming to iOS 26, macOS 26, and every other software platform. And whether you love it, hate it, or are indifferent, Apple’s new design seems like a major win in several key ways. Software redesigns are risky, but Apple accepted the challenge Whenever software gets redesigned, it’s a risky move. Apple knows that from last year’s big Photos app revamp, which many users were not a fan of. Because of the risks associated with big changes, I wasn’t sure we wou

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The best laptop you can buy in 2025

engadget.com Unknown 2025-09-11 10:00:35

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 . Choosing the best laptop can be a bit of a challenge — there are so many models, sizes and specs out there that it’s easy to feel lost in the shuffle. But the good news is that modern laptops are better than ever. Whether you're looking for a powerful AI PC, a travel-ready ultrabook or

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A list is a monad

news.ycombinator.com Alex Yorke 2025-09-08 18:53:42

The term “monad” is often invoked when describing patterns in functional programming. Yet explanations typically swing between high-level metaphors and deep mathematical abstractions. Each approach offers part of the picture, intuition without precision, or rigor without intuition but seldom both. Monads can be idealized as a container (albeit is a flawed metaphor) or context holding a value (or multiple values, or no value), but in some cases we will get into later on it’s better to think of i

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iOS 26 can freeze your FaceTime video if it detects nudity

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Apple Watch and AirPods continue to dominate the global market – for now

This affordable Lenovo ThinkPad rivals laptops twice the price - and now it's even cheaper

The best laptops of 2025: I've tested dozens of laptops and these are the best ones

ICEBlock, an app for anonymously reporting ICE sightings, goes viral

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The best laptop you can buy in 2025

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