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Spotify adds lossless streaming after 8 years of teasing

It’s been a long time coming but Spotify is finally getting lossless audio. Rumors have been circulating about a high-fidelity offering since as early as 2017. In 2021, Spotify claimed it was “coming later this year.” And by May of 2024 it was “almost ready.” So, when rumors started picking up again in June of this year, they were met with skepticism, especially amid announcements over the launch of features nobody was asking for, like direct messaging. Well, it’s here. For real. And there’s so

Apple’s misunderstood crossbody iPhone strap might be the best I’ve seen

The skepticism I had about Apple’s rumored crossbody iPhone strap can be put to rest now that it’s officially announced as part of yesterday’s big iPhone 17 event. I’m suitably impressed. And if we can clear up some of the confusion about why it exists in the first place, then I think more people will be too. Firstly, crossbody straps are supremely useful for those of us who are denied deep pockets and don’t want to carry a bag. It gives the person quick access to their phone on a bike, at a fe

iPhone 17, iPhone Air, AirPods Pro 3, and everything else announced at Apple’s hardware event

Apple hosted its new hardware event today, releasing its iPhone 17 lineup, along with updates for the Apple Watch and AirPods. For the iPhone 17 models, updates included larger screens and an improved camera system, as well as the introduction of an ultra-thin iPhone Air that replaces the Plus model. iPhone 17, 17 Pro, and 17 Pro Max Image Credits:Apple The iPhone 17 received a makeover to align more closely with the Pro models. It features a slightly larger 6.3-inch screen, which is an incre

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Spotify is finally launching support for lossless music streaming

Spotify is finally launching high-quality, lossless music streaming support for premium account holders after years of waiting. The company first talked about a hi-fi tier in 2021 — which would offer CD-quality audio –but the plan faced multiple delays, partially due to licensing issues. Last year, CEO Daniel Ek said that the company was in the “early days” of launching lossless streaming support. Over the past few years, reports and code hints in the app suggested that the company was plannin

Google’s former security leads raise $13M to fight email threats before they reach you

As AI is increasingly helping hackers to launch mass-scale email attacks, former Google security leaders have joined forces to build autonomous AI agents that aim to stop phishing, malware, and business email compromise threats before they ever reach user inboxes. That is the mission behind AegisAI, a new email security startup that has just emerged from stealth with $13 million in seed funding co-led by Accel and Foundation Capital. More than 90% of successful cyberattacks begin with a phishi

Tinder evolves some features into dating ‘modes’

In a bid to retain users and increase engagement, Tinder is overhauling some of its existing features into new, redesigned “modes,” in addition revamping its home screen. The app is getting two new modes, Double Date and College Mode — essentially extensions of existing features — alongside a “For You” mode on the home screen that presents the classic Tinder experience. The company said it will add more dating modes that will lean into interests, dating intentions, and different ways to connect

Poll: What do you think of Android 16’s new Material 3 Expressive look?

Mishaal Rahman / Android Authority Google finally released Android 16 QPR1 to Pixel phone owners last week, and this update notably brings the Material 3 Expressive visual style. It also brings features like desktop mode and Auracast support for recent Pixels. Don’t want to miss the best from Android Authority? Set us as a preferred source in Google Search to support us and make sure you never miss our latest exclusive reports, expert analysis, and much more. Find out more here. Now that the

9to5Mac Daily: September 9, 2025 – iPhone 17 event recap

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

The iPhone Air's top wireless charging speed is 20W

The announcement of the iPhone Air surprised exactly nobody during today's Apple "Awe dropping" event. As we finally get officiall details about this lightweight smartphone model, one of the biggest questions is about the battery. Thin devices mean thinner batteries, so we've been curious to see how the iPhone Air will stack up. One thing we now know is that it's less beefy than standard smartphones when it comes to wireless charging. According to the tech specs provided by Apple on its website

A security incident that may involve your Plex account information

We have recently experienced a security incident that may potentially involve your Plex account information. We believe the actual impact of this incident is limited; however, action is required from you to ensure your account remains secure. What happened An unauthorized third party accessed a limited subset of customer data from one of our databases. While we quickly contained the incident, information that was accessed included emails, usernames, securely hashed passwords and authentication

'We're all kind of in shock.' Oracle's revenue projections leave analysts slack-jawed

Oracle Chair and Chief Technology Officer Larry Ellison speaks at the Oracle OpenWorld conference in San Francisco on Sept. 16, 2019. John DiFucci from Guggenheim Securities said he was "blown away." TD Cowen's Derrick Wood called it a "momentous quarter." And Brad Zelnick of Deutsche Bank said, "We're all kind of in shock, in a very good way." That's how the analysts opened their comments and questions during Oracle's quarterly earnings call on Tuesday, as the company's stock price was in the

Survey shows Google Home users have high hopes from Gemini

Edgar Cervantes / Android Authority Google Home devices are in for a significant reform. On October 1, Google will announce Gemini for smart speakers and displays and subsequently replace Google Assistant with it on these devices. And we have huge expectations from this upgrade. Gemini has big shoes to fill. Google Assistant has shouldered the load of the entire breadth of commands intended for smart speakers for nearly a decade. However, the recent decline in Google Home’s ability to understa

The iPhone 17 finally catches up to 2017’s Android phones

Apple TL;DR Apple has announced the iPhone 17, and it finally offers a 120Hz display. This comes years after Android phones and Apple’s own Pro iPhones adopted high refresh rate screens. The iPhone 17 otherwise offers an LTPO display with Ceramic Shield 2 protection. Apple has just announced the iPhone 17, and one of the most notable additions is a feature Android phones have had since the 2010s. Yep, Apple has finally brought a high refresh rate screen to the standard iPhone. Apple says th

iPhone 17 Pro’s triple 48MP cameras raise the bar for Android flagships

TL;DR Apple upgraded the 12MP periscope zoom to a 48MP shooter on the iPhone 17 Pro and Pro Max. It’s the first time an iPhone lineup has had a high megapixel count all around. The Pro models are also getting a variety of video features, like ProRes RAW, 4K 120fps Dolby Vision, and genlock. The iPhone 17 series is here, with the official announcement taking place today during Apple’s launch event. Unlike previous years, the company made some big improvements in the hardware. One of the bigges

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Google’s Pixels rocket back into the global top 5 premium smartphones

Rita El Khoury / Android Authority TL;DR Pixels are suddenly doing very well in the global premium smartphone market. Google broke into the top 5 in the first half of this year, thanks to a highly successful Pixel 9 series. Apple still leads the pack by a mile, with Samsung claiming second place. Google is definitely doing something right because Pixels are back in the top 5 global premium smartphone rankings (devices that cost above $600), with a highly impressive 105% growth year over year

Here’s Apple Vision Pro’s new Jupiter Environment

Apple revealed a new Environment for Apple Vision Pro, Jupiter, during WWDC25. With today’s release of the visionOS 26 Release Candidate, we finally have our first look at it. One of Apple Vision Pro‘s most compelling features is Environments, which are expansive, photorealistic, 3D scenes of beautiful locations around the world, or even outside of it. Alongside visionOS 26, releasing on September 15th, is a new Jupiter Environment. Here is how Apple describes it: This is the view from Amalthe

These older Apple Watch models will be compatible with the new Sleep Score feature

If you watched Apple’s “Awe Dropping” event, you probably came away thinking that the new Sleep Score feature would be exclusive to the new Apple Watch Series 11 and Ultra 3. Fortunately, that’s not the case. Here’s the full compatibility list. How Sleep Score works The feature grades your sleep based on factors such as duration, bedtime consistency, whether and how often you wake up, and time spent in each sleep stage (deep, core, and REM). Once the score is calculated, Apple breaks it down

Engadget Podcast: Making sense of Apple's iPhone 17 event

We've survived Apple's iPhone 17 event and we're here to dive into all of the news. In this bonus episode, Devindra and Deputy Editor Nathan Ingraham recap all of Apple's new hardware and try to determine if the iPhone Air has any substance behind all that style. It’s certainly more attractive than we thought, but is that alone worth giving up on multiple cameras and better battery life from the iPhone 17 Pro? Subscribe! Credits Hosts: Devindra Hardawar Guest: Nathan Ingraham Producer: Ben

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Beats' new iPhone 17 case has a lanyard that turns into a kickstand

Beats has launched a new collection of cases to go with Apple's latest iPhones, including one with a removable lanyard that doubles as a kickstand. Lanyards and cross-body straps for phones are becoming pretty common these days. If you're someone who travels every now and then, they can help protect you from pickpockets or from accidentally leaving your phone behind while you struggle with your luggage. The lanyard on Beats' case comes with something extra: It has an adaptor at the end that slid

Should you upgrade to an iPhone 17 Pro from a 16 Pro? How I'm justifying it

Sabrina Ortiz/ZDNET Follow ZDNET: Add us as a preferred source on Google. ZDNET's key takeaways Apple just launched its iPhone 17 Pro. The new model includes some enticing upgrades. I have had the 16 Pro for one year, and might trade it in. While most people choose to wait several years before upgrading their iPhones, that's a bit more challenging for tech aficionados like myself. I really wanted to hold out on upgrading my daily driver, the iPhone 16 Pro, but after watching the launch e

How the AirPods Pro 3 may make this Apple user ditch the Watch for good

Nina Raemont/ZDNET Follow ZDNET: Add us as a preferred source on Google. The AirPods Pro 3 are confirmed to feature in-ear heart rate sensing. Alongside iOS 26 updates to the iPhone's Fitness app, users can now start a workout session in the app and use the Pro 3 earbuds to track heart rate, time spent exercising, and calories burned. They can close their Move ring, and earn rewards in the app -- no Watch needed. Also: Is Apple Watch Series 11 worth the upgrade? Here's how it compares to olde

iPhone Air vs. Samsung S25 Edge: I compared both thin phones, and here's the winner

Follow ZDNET: Add us as a preferred source on Google. The market of ultra-thin and lightweight phones is officially at its tipping point, as Apple threw its hat into the ring this week with the new iPhone Air. The newest and arguably most innovative iPhone features the company's slimmest design yet, measuring at around 5.6mm thin. How did the folks at Cupertino achieve such a record? By opting for a smaller battery, fewer cameras, and some design elements that disrupt the norm, especially by i

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I tried the Apple Watch Series 11, Watch Ultra 3, and SE - what the keynote didn't tell you

Nina Raemont/ZDNET Follow ZDNET: Add us as a preferred source on Google. Apple's iPhone event brought us several new phones, but my eyes (and hands) were all over the three new smartwatches the tech giant debuted this week. Apple unveiled the Apple Watch Series 11, the Ultra 3, and SE 3 at its September "Awe-dropping" event, and I have some first-hand thoughts. Apple's baseline Apple Watch Series 11 is the smartwatch that hobbyist health trackers and small wrists should buy, with a starting p

Things you can do with a debugger but not with print debugging

Things you can do with a debugger but not with print debugging People do or do not use debuggers for a variety of reasons. For one thing, they are hard to setup in many codebases. Second, you can’t use them when your application is running on remote environments (such as kuberenetes). So, anecdotally, I have seen way more people using Print/ log.Debug compared to a debugger. Which is a shame, because while debug logging is convenient at times, debuggers can do some things which you can’t easil

Axial twist theory

Scientific theory in vertebrate development Axial twist Schema of the proposed development of the axial twist. Developmental phases are (from top to bottom): (1) the embryo turns on its left side; (2) the anterior head grows in the same direction, but the rest of the body grows oppositely into a twist. So that ultimately (3) external bilateral symmetry is regained. Note that there is no evolutionary pressure for internal symmetry so the heart (and other organs) remain asymmetric. Details System

NASA finds Titan's lakes may be creating vesicles with primitive cell walls

NASA research has shown that cell-like compartments called vesicles could form naturally in the lakes of Saturn's moon Titan. Titan is the only world apart from Earth that is known to have liquid on its surface. However, Titan's lakes and seas are not filled with water. Instead, they contain liquid hydrocarbons like ethane and methane. On Earth, liquid water is thought to have been essential for the origin of life as we know it. Many astrobiologists have wondered whether Titan's liquids could

I Tried Apple's New AirPods Pro 3 and They Feel Surprisingly Different

Apple was widely expected to release the next generation of its AirPods Pro noise-canceling earbuds this fall, and now it has. As part of its September "awe-dropping" event, the company debuted the AirPods Pro 3. The new buds are upgraded in several ways, including better noise canceling and sound quality, and they have heart-rate sensors like the Beats PowerBeats Pro 2. You can preorder them today for $249 and they ship on Sept. 19. Watch this: I Tried Apple AirPods 3: First Impressions of New

The Apple Watch Series 11 Brings High Blood Pressure Alerts

The Apple Watch Series 11 made its debut at Apple's "awe dropping" event in Cupertino, California, on Tuesday, vying for a spot on your wrist with a mix of fresh updates including new hypertension notifications, sleep score analysis, 5G connectivity and increased battery life. With a decade of upgrades and refinements, the Series 11 represents a big move for Apple as it leans further into its health and fitness features across its Apple Watch lineup. Alongside the Series 11, Apple also unveiled

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More Than 4.4 Million Exposed in Credit Bureau TransUnion Breach: What to Know

The TransUnion data breach exposed the data of up to 4.4 million customers. CNET Sensitive personal information belonging to 4.4 million customers, including their names and Social Security numbers, was exposed in a data breach on credit bureau TransUnion, in what is believed to be the latest in a string of attacks targeting companies' Salesforce databases. The data breach, which occurred on July 28, was identified and contained within hours, a TransUnion spokesperson told CNET. TransUnion is