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It’s raining swag! You can redeem your Play Points for a new Android plushie and more

androidauthority.com Unknown 2025-09-16 05:58:17

Mishaal Rahman / Android Authority Pixel 8 Pro in front of an Android plushie TL;DR New Google, YouTube, and Android-themed merch is available for Play Points members to spend their points on. The collection includes plushies, shirts, hats, and more. If you’re a Google Play Points member, then you can earn points for purchases of digital content, in-app items, and downloads from the Play Store. These points can be used in various ways, like discounts for in-app items, Play credit, and so on.

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New iOS 26 design makes me want an iPhone 17 Air more than ever

9to5mac.com Ryan Christoffel 2025-09-16 05:42:24

After months of rumors, Apple has officially unveiled its big iOS 26 ‘Liquid Glass’ redesign, and already the new design has made me want the forthcoming iPhone 17 Air more than ever. Here’s why. Liquid Glass blends iPhone hardware and software more seamlessly than ever The new Liquid Glass design of iOS 26 and Apple’s other platforms is not a short-term change. As Craig Federighi said in the keynote, this is a once-in-a-decade kind of shift for Apple. It sets the stage for years of upcoming

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Why ads are coming to your favorite AI bots and you've only got yourself to blame

zdnet.com Tiernan Ray 2025-09-16 03:05:00

Bloomberg Intelligence Most consumers don't want to pay to chat with a chatbot, according to a recent poll by Bloomberg Intelligence. That means advertising -- rather than subscription-based services -- will be the route to monetizing large language models. "The propensity to pay for generative-AI tools remains low," writes the author, Mandeep Singh, Bloomberg Intelligence senior industry analyst, with the help of Damian Reimertz, contributing analyst, in the report, "Generative AI's trillion-

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Student discovers fungus predicted by Albert Hoffman

news.ycombinator.com Unknown 2025-09-13 09:36:00

Corinne Hazel, a WVU environmental microbiology major from Delaware, Ohio, has discovered a new species of fungus that may treat a variety of medical conditions. (WVU Photo/Brian Persinger) Making a discovery with the potential for innovative applications in pharmaceutical development, a West Virginia University microbiology student has found a long sought-after fungus that produces effects similar to the semisynthetic drug LSD, which is used to treat conditions like depression, post-traumatic

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Archer drops 15% on $850 million share sale following Trump air taxi pilot program

cnbc.com Samantha Subin 2025-09-16 09:13:35

Midnight, an all-electric aircraft from company Archer Aviation, is seen at the Salinas Municipal Airport in Salinas, California, on Aug. 2, 2023. Archer Aviation 's stock dropped about 15% on Friday after the air taxi maker said it sold $850 million worth of shares. The electric vertical takeoff and landing vehicle, or eVTOL, company said Thursday it plans to use the financing to support new infrastructure and the rollout of an artificial intelligence-based aviation software platform. The mon

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Radio pulses detected coming from ice in Antarctica

news.ycombinator.com Unknown 2025-09-16 08:30:47

Once detected and traced to their source, these particles can reveal more about cosmic events than even the most high-powered telescopes, Wissel added, as the particles can travel undisturbed and almost as fast as the speed of light, giving clues about cosmic events that happened lightyears away. Wissel and teams of researchers around the world have been working to design and build special detectors to capture sensitive neutrino signals, even in relatively small amounts. Even one small signal f

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A Minecraft Movie is coming exclusively to HBO Max on June 20

engadget.com Unknown 2025-09-16 12:58:59

Don’t throw all your popcorn at the screen, but A Minecraft Movie begins streaming exclusively on HBO Max (which used to be Max, which used to be HBO Max) on June 20. The big studio adaptation of the best-selling video game of all time was something of a surprise hit for those unfamiliar with the game’s mammoth audience. Movie adaptations of video games can be really hit or miss. The Super Mario Bros. Movie set the box office record for the highest-grossing video game movie of all time and was

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Wizards of the Coast and Giant Skull: ‘Gamers are telling us what they have always told us’ | The DeanBeat

venturebeat.com Dean Takahashi 2025-09-16 17:00:00

Ten days, ago, Hasbro’s Wizards of the Coast announced an exclusive publishing agreement with Giant Skull, the game studio started by Star Wars Jedi: Survivor game leader Stig Asmussen. They announced that Asmussen’s studio is working on a new single-player action adventure title set in the world of Dungeons & Dragons. I had a chance to talk with the company leaders about the deal. At the Summer Game Fest Play Days, I sat down with John Hight, President of Wizards of the Coast and Digital Gami

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Anbernic’s sliding screen handheld might be too chunky and heavy for your pockets

theverge.com Andrew Liszewski 2025-09-16 17:16:27

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. Anbernic hasn’t officially released or even put its new RG Slide handheld up for preorder yet, but a handful of reviewers have recently shared their first impressions of the new console. Anbernic may be leaning a bit too far into novelty and nostalgia with the RG Slide’s design, while not actually capitalizing on what made devices like the light

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Zevo’s EV-only car-share fleet is helping Tesla owners make money

techcrunch.com Sean O'Kane 2025-09-16 17:00:02

Hebron Sher remembers daydreaming in 2019 when Elon Musk promised Tesla’s cars would become robotaxis, capable of going out in the world to make money for owners. Sher was already a user of the car-sharing platform Turo, and the idea of turning a Tesla into an even bigger moneymaker was an attractive proposition. But as years went by, Musk failed to follow through on that promise. So, in 2021, Sher assembled a small team and brought on co-founder Saimah Chaudhry to start his own company. “Hey,

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Amazon joins the big nuclear party, buying 1.92 GW for AWS

techcrunch.com Tim De Chant 2025-09-16 17:16:46

Amazon tapped into an emerging trend this week, one that’s seeing big tech firms buy power from existing nuclear power plants. The tech company will power a chunk of its AWS cloud and AI servers using 1.92 gigawatts of electricity from Talen Energy’s Susquehanna nuclear power plant in Pennsylvania. Amazon is the latest hyperscaler to go direct to big nuclear operators, following on the heels of Microsoft and Meta. Amazon’s deal was announced Wednesday, but it’s not entirely new, instead modify

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Here’s what food and drug regulation might look like under the Trump administration

technologyreview.com Jessica Hamzelou 2025-09-16 14:00:00

First, a bit of background. Makary, the current FDA commissioner, is a surgeon and was a professor of health policy at the Johns Hopkins School of Public Health. He initially voiced support for stay-at-home orders during the pandemic but later changed his mind. In February 2021, he incorrectly predicted that the US would “have herd immunity by April.” He has also been very critical of the FDA, writing in 2021 that its then leadership acted like “a crusty librarian” and that drug approvals were “

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Paid proxy servers vs free proxies: Is paying for a proxy service worth it?

zdnet.com Charlie Osborne 2025-09-16 21:01:08

marian / Getty Images Proxy servers are the middlemen of cyberspace. Acting as gateways between our devices and the Internet, proxy servers are used by businesses and individuals worldwide for a variety of tasks. While proxy servers were once almost exclusively used by companies to redistribute traffic and load or for caching purposes, they now offer a degree of online anonymity for individuals. Requests you make are first sent to the proxy and then forwarded -- and this process assigns you a

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Best Internet Providers in Boulder, Colorado

cnet.com See Full Bio 2025-09-16 21:00:00

I grew up just north of Boulder, Colorado, so I may be biased, but I consider it one of the country's most unique and beautiful cities. Boulder has much to offer, from its exciting college football team, the Colorado Buffaloes, to its gorgeous trails and mountains. Beyond the sights and sports, it also stands out for the speed of its internet connections relative to the rest of the state. Boulder residents can expect median download speeds of approximately 319 megabits per second, according to

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Another one for the graveyard: Google to kill Instant Apps in December

arstechnica.com Unknown 2025-09-16 21:32:16

Apps used to be the measure of a mobile platform's worth, with Apple and Google dueling over who could list the most items in their respective stores. Today, the numbers don't matter as much—there are enough apps, and Google's attempt to replace parts of the web with apps is going away. Instant Apps, a feature that debuted in 2017, will reportedly be scrapped in December 2025. In its place, you'll just have to use the Internet. Developer Leon Omelan spotted this news buried in the latest Canary

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Archer drops as much as 15% on $850 million share sale following Trump air taxi pilot program

cnbc.com Samantha Subin 2025-09-17 01:08:08

Archer Aviation 's stock dropped as much as 15% on Friday after the air taxi maker said it sold $850 million worth of shares. The electric vertical takeoff and landing vehicle, or eVTOL, company said Thursday it plans to use the financing to support new infrastructure and the rollout of an artificial intelligence-based aviation software platform. The money will also support its Launch Edition program, including an official partnership to provide air taxi services during the 2028 Olympics in Los

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This Android notification exploit could trick you into opening some very unfriendly links

androidauthority.com Unknown 2025-09-17 01:40:58

Joe Maring / Android Authority TL;DR A bug in Android notifications can cause the “Open link” button to open a different link than the one displayed. Hidden characters in the messages can confuse the system, causing it to open a link that only makes up a part of the one in the displayed notification. Until Google issues a fix, it’s safest to avoid using the “Open link” button and open links manually in the app. You might want to think twice before tapping that link in your Android notificati

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Layoff Anxiety Is Real. 10 Steps to Take Now Before You Lose Your Job

cnet.com See Full Bio 2025-09-16 21:30:00

With employers downsizing and slashing budgets, fear of layoffs is rapidly escalating among workers. Tharon Green/CNET Workers across all industries are bracing for a challenging economy and a brutal job market. According to a survey by Indeed, nearly half (46%) of US employees are concerned about layoffs in the next year. The Trump administration's cuts across federal agencies, health organizations and nonprofits have led to hundreds of thousands of layoffs. As employers reduce personnel and

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Nvidia to exclude China from its revenue and profit forecasts

techcrunch.com Rebecca Szkutak 2025-09-17 01:34:03

In Brief Nvidia doesn’t think the U.S. will backpedal its chip export restrictions to China anytime soon. The chipmaker is so convinced of that fact that it’s not going to include the Chinese market in its revenue and profit forecasts, CEO Jensen Huang told CNN on Thursday. Huang said he’s not counting on the Trump administration reversing its chip export controls and that it would be a nice “bonus” if they did. The Trump administration introduced licensing requirements for Nvidia’s H20 chip

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Your Android phone just got a major feature upgrade for free - including these Pixel models

zdnet.com Artie Beaty 2025-09-17 05:55:00

Elyse Betters Picaro / ZDNET Android 16 is officially here, and Google has some big upgrades on the way. Instead of releasing a new OS and a new phone lineup at the same time, Google is making the same move it did with Android 15 and giving both software and hardware their time to shine. Also: Why Denmark is dumping Microsoft Office and Windows for LibreOffice and Linux This is the earliest Google has launched a major Android release in a while (for comparison, Android 15 was released on Oct

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Don't Have Vision Insurance? This Is Where You Can Get Low-Cost Eye Exams, Glasses and Contacts

cnet.com See Full Bio 2025-09-17 05:12:00

Even though 93 million American adults are at high risk for serious vision loss, only half of them have visited an eye doctor's office in the last 12 months, according to the CDC. This makes more sense once you consider a 2022 study that found 63% of Americans don't have vision insurance, as an eye exam, glasses and contact lenses can add up without it. Fortunately, there are companies and programs out there that can help you get more affordable or free eye care without vision insurance. Where

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How to draft a will to avoid becoming an AI ghost—it’s not easy

arstechnica.com Unknown 2025-09-17 02:00:56

In particular, he warns families to be careful introducing young kids to grief bots, as they may not be able to grasp that the bot is not a real person. When he initially saw his young kids growing confused with whether their grandfather was alive or not—the introduction of the bot was complicated by the early stages of the pandemic, a time when they met many relatives virtually—he decided to restrict access to the bot until they were older. For a time, the bot only came out for special events l

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HP Dimension offers sci-fi-style 3D video calls, built on Google Beam

techspot.com Rob Thubron 2025-09-17 06:17:00

Recap: The dream of a truly sci-fi-style communication device is finally here. Two years after Google revealed its Project Starline video booth, the company announced its rebranding as Google Beam last month. Now, HP has announced the technology will form the basis of the HP Dimension. Before anyone gets excited about the prospect of taking these 3D video calls at home, note that the HP Dimension is an enterprise product with a price to match: $24,999. The device, which HP says is designed to

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Mobile web traffic hits record 64%, with Android leading the way

techspot.com Rob Thubron 2025-09-17 09:08:00

In brief: Smartphones have increasingly become the most popular way of accessing the web over the last 15 years. Now, the percentage of web traffic that comes from mobile devices has reached an all-time high of 64%, marking the eighth consecutive quarter of growth in this area. Since 2015, the amount of web traffic to come from smartphones has more than doubled from 31.16% to 64%. There have been quarters during the decade when the figure fell, but there's been a constant upward trajectory sinc

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The latest state of the game jobs market | Amir Satvat

venturebeat.com Dean Takahashi 2025-09-17 09:30:00

Amir Satvat provides a lot of job resources for games. He has built a big community of game people, and they are providing him with a lot of data. And here’s the latest data from Amir Satvat’s Games Community and what it says about games hiring today, across functions, experience levels, and regions. First, Satvat, who was honored for his work at The Game Awards, said in a LinkedIn post that hiring remains concentrated in the middle. This means that most roles, and role growth, is aimed at prof

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Early 2010s Android phones were the golden era, you can’t change my mind

androidauthority.com Unknown 2025-09-17 06:30:00

Robert Triggs / Android Authority After recently reminiscing about my favorite camera phones, it occurred to me that my fondest time writing about and playing around with smartphones all happened in a rather short period of time — the early 2010s. Of course, there were great phones before then and plenty of technically superior ones after that sliver of time. However, I still think 2010-2015 represents the most exciting time to be a smartphone aficionado, and not just because of the hardware.

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5 apps I install on every new phone

androidauthority.com Unknown 2025-09-17 09:00:23

Saeed Wazir / Android Authority I’ve tested countless smartphones, and the excitement of opening the box and taking the stickers off a new device never gets old. I love holding the phone for the first time to see how it fits in my hand, and can’t wait to get past the pesky initial setup to test its capabilities. It usually takes a few minutes, and then I’m ready to load my apps. These days, I have certain go-to apps that I install first on any new Android phone I get. To me, they are the most

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5 ways to lead with positivity - because no one wants a negative manager

zdnet.com Mark Samuels 2025-09-17 09:51:20

Elyse Betters Picaro / ZDNET Becoming a successful manager is far from straightforward. Leading people requires a series of crucial characteristics, and research suggests one of the most important is positivity. A Harvard Business Review survey found that team members felt more highly respected when leaders expressed positivity during the early stages of a project. Also: 5 ways to make assertive decisions in uncertain times, according to business leaders So how can leaders develop the right

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I live between Android, Windows, iPhone, and Mac, and it’s pure chaos

androidauthority.com Unknown 2025-09-17 13:00:57

Rita El Khoury / Android Authority Sending a file to a laptop should be simple in 2025, right? Apparently not for me, because my tech setup is split between Apple, Google, and Microsoft. It’s a frustrating multi-step process to do most things. Message my kids? Nope. Drop a file from my phone to my computer? Ya right. These are the kinds of things that happen when you live in a fragmented tech world. I come from an Android and Windows background. I’m a huge fan of Android and bought every singl

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WWDC25 ends today, did it meet your expectations?

9to5mac.com Marcus Mendes 2025-09-17 13:50:50

Today marks the last day of WWDC25 and, with just a few sessions left on the schedule, it’s fair to say that most of what we should expect from Apple is already out there. Now that the announcements have landed, the betas are seeded, and the keynote headlines have made their rounds, we want to know: how are you feeling? The diciest WWDC in recent memory It is fair to say that the wider Apple-engaged audience went into this WWDC with mixed feelings, caught between the underwhelming rollout of A

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