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8 AI features coming to iOS 26 that actually excite me (and how to try them now)

zdnet.com Sabrina Ortiz 2025-09-15 20:17:00

Apple iOS 26 with Liquid Glass (from the Developer Beta). Jason Hiner/ZDNET Apple Worldwide Developers' Conference (WWDC) was expected to have little AI news -- but Apple proved everyone wrong. Even though Apple has not yet launched the highly anticipated Siri upgrade -- the company said we will hear more about it in the coming year -- when it came to event time last week, Apple unveiled a slew of AI features across its devices and operating systems, including iOS, MacOS, WatchOS, and iPadOS.

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Netflix will start showing traditional broadcast channels next summer

arstechnica.com Unknown 2025-09-15 20:33:08

In a move that further intensifies the reflection of the cable business it's slowly killing, Netflix will start showing broadcast channels next summer. The world’s largest streaming provider announced today that starting next year, all Netflix subscribers in France will be able to watch broadcast channels from TF1 Group, France’s biggest commercial broadcaster, which also owns streaming services and creates content. Financial Times (FT) reported that users will be able to watch all five TF1 lin

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Rated Five Stars by 5,000 Reviews, These Anker Noise Cancelling Earbuds Are Now Just $28

gizmodo.com Gizmodo Deals 2025-09-16 00:25:13

There are occasions when it just isn’t worth it to invest $200 or $300 in premium earbuds like AirPods Pro. Anker is a brand that specializes in making affordable and reliable electronic accessories, from chargers to earbuds, and their Soundcore brand is one that delivers quality audio products with consistently high reviews. The Soundcore P30i noise-cancelling earbuds are one example with features and performance on a level with far more expensive models. Even at their standard price, the earb

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Israel-Tied Predatory Sparrow Hackers Are Waging Cyberwar on Iran’s Financial System

wired.com Andy Greenberg 2025-09-15 23:40:12

The Israel-linked hacker group known as Predatory Sparrow has carried out some of the most disruptive and destructive cyberattacks in history, twice disabling thousands of gas station payment systems across Iran and once even setting a steel mill in the country on fire. Now, in the midst of a new war unfolding between the two countries, they appear to be bent on burning Iran's financial system. Predatory Sparrow, which often goes by its Farsi name, Gonjeshke Darande, in an effort to appear as a

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Check your bank account — you may have some surprise money from the 2021 T-Mobile data breach

androidauthority.com Unknown 2025-09-16 04:03:25

Joe Maring / Android Authority TL;DR Kroll is distributing payments as part of a $350M settlement for T-Mobile’s 2021 data breach, which affected over 76 million US users. Most users are getting either $56.54 or $226.19, but we’ve spotted reports for receipts going up to $375. Those eligible for over $600 are allegedly being asked to fill out a W-9. Only those who filed valid claims in 2022/2023 will receive their share of the settlement. If you’re a T-Mobile customer and you just received m

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YouTube fixes crashing issue on mobile apps, tells iOS users to reinstall

9to5mac.com Will Sattelberg 2025-09-16 04:15:59

If you’ve recently been experiencing YouTube crashes on your smartphone, Google has a fix in store — though iOS users might need to do a little more than update. Yesterday, several complaints surfaced on r/YouTube pointing towards issues with YouTube on both Android and iOS devices. Viewers complained of app crashes, video playback errors, and general unresponsiveness. Google confirmed it was aware of these issues in a forum post, recommending users delete and reinstall the app from either the

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"poline" is an enigmatic color palette generator using polar coordinates

news.ycombinator.com Unknown 2025-09-12 13:38:56

Summoning The use of "Poline" begins with the invocation of its command, which can be performed with or without arguments. If called without, the tool will generate a mesmerizing palette featuring two randomly selected anchors. On the other hand, one can choose to provide their own anchor points, represented as a list of hsl values, for a more personal touch. The power to shape and mold the colors lies in your hands. To create a palette, "Poline" requires at least two anchor points, but the n

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Israel-Tied Predatory Sparrow Hackers Are Waging Cyberwar on Iran's Financial System

wired.com Andy Greenberg 2025-09-16 04:40:12

The Israel-linked hacker group known as Predatory Sparrow has carried out some of the most disruptive and destructive cyberattacks in history, twice disabling thousands of gas station payment systems across Iran and once even setting a steel mill in the country on fire. Now, in the midst of a new war unfolding between the two countries, they appear to be bent on burning Iran's financial system. Predatory Sparrow, which often goes by its Farsi name, Gonjeshke Darande, in an effort to appear as a

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Grifin secures $11M to make investing less intimidating for its female user base

techcrunch.com Lauren Forristal 2025-09-16 08:00:00

Grifin, an investment app that simplifies investing by automatically purchasing stocks in brands where users regularly shop, announced on Wednesday that it has secured a $11 million Series A funding round, bringing the total amount raised to around $22 million. Alongside the announcement, Grifin also revealed it has surpassed 500,000 registered users, indicating that its approach to investing resonates with a lot of users. Grifin also claims approximately 1 million total app downloads and 100,0

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Astronomers Capture the Most Colorful Image of a Galaxy Ever

gizmodo.com Passant Rabie 2025-09-16 12:00:05

Caldwell 65, better known as the Sculptor galaxy, is bursting with stellar activity and dust-rich features. Located 11 million light-years away—right next door in cosmological terms—it offers a rare glimpse of young stars being born into the celestial circle of life. Using the Very Large Telescope (VLT), astronomers captured an incredibly detailed image of the nearby spiral galaxy, displayed in thousands of colors that illuminate all the action taking place in our galactic neighborhood. The Eur

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51 of the Best TV Shows on Netflix That Will Keep You Entertained

cnet.com See Full Bio 2025-09-16 12:00:06

When you open your Netflix app, it's easy to be overwhelmed by the number of shows to choose from. All that choice can make it hard to figure out what to stream -- we've all done the infinite scroll, spending an hour looking for something before just giving up and watching old episodes of Seinfeld. That's why we've handpicked some of the most entertaining shows on the platform, including beloved favorites like Sex and the City and Brooklyn Nine-Nine along with newer series such as Ginny & Georgi

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Video: Here’s a first look at using Apple Vision Pro with PlayStation VR controllers

9to5mac.com Benjamin Mayo 2025-09-16 21:58:04

At its big software event last week, Apple officially announced that support for Sony PlayStationVR2 controllers was coming to the Apple Vision Pro headset, along with other six-degrees-of-freedom spatial controller accessories. This is in addition to the Vision Pro’s primary input methods of eye and hand tracking. While interest in support for PSVR2 will no doubt center on gaming possibilities, Nathie on YouTube has given us a great first look at how interacting with visionOS works with PSVR2

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New Linux udisks flaw lets attackers get root on major Linux distros

bleepingcomputer.com Unknown 2025-09-16 18:45:36

Attackers can exploit two newly discovered local privilege escalation (LPE) vulnerabilities to gain root privileges on systems running major Linux distributions. The first flaw (tracked as CVE-2025-6018) was found in the configuration of the Pluggable Authentication Modules (PAM) framework on openSUSE Leap 15 and SUSE Linux Enterprise 15, allowing local attackers to gain the privileges of the "allow_active" user. The other security bug (CVE-2025-6019) was discovered in libblockdev, and it enab

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The best VPS hosting services for 2025: Expert tested

zdnet.com Marshall Gunnell 2025-09-16 20:30:14

Ionos is my top choice for VPS hosting at the moment, as it offers a good balance of price, customization, and security, making it a solid option for businesses of most sizes. Why we like it: Ionos makes VPS hosting easy, especially if you like having options to tweak things to your liking. You can adjust the server setup to fit precisely what you need. The control panel is straightforward, so you don't have to be super technical to get things going, and the learning curve isn't steep. Also: B

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If You Were Surprised by an Amazon Refund From Years Ago, Here's Why

cnet.com See Full Bio 2025-09-16 17:55:03

What's better than a surprise package from Amazon? A big chunk of money. After all the money you've spent at Amazon, it's only fair that the online shopping giant gives you some cash back, right? That's what some customers are discovering after learning about surprise Amazon refunds they've received, sometimes for purchases made years ago. One customer on LinkedIn said he received a refund of $1,800 for a smart TV bought in 2018. Others made similar comments about products bought long before.

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Follow the 10-3-2-1-0 Sleep Rule and Kick Those Sleepless Nights to the Curb

cnet.com See Full Bio 2025-09-16 18:15:03

If you're tossing and turning at night and not getting enough sleep, you aren't alone. According to the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, more than a third of American adults don't get enough sleep. It happens to all of us but bad sleep is more serious than you might realize. It's associated with the development of chronic conditions such as high blood pressure, heart disease, diabetes and stroke. Thankfully, you aren't doomed to live with poor sleep. Focusing on your habits around

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Authors Are Posting TikToks to Protest AI Use in Writing—and to Prove They Aren’t Doing It

wired.com Alana Yzola 2025-09-16 21:00:00

Victoria Aveyard’s eyes avoid the camera when she slams her large white binder on the table, weighed down with a 1,000-page draft of her latest work in progress. The stack is heavy, made clear by her audible sigh as she splits the thick manuscript in half. Fueled with Cherry Lime Poppi and a bowl of grapes, she purposefully jots notes on the pages with every quick camera cut. Aveyard, the New York Times bestselling young adult fantasy author of the Red Queen series, doesn't say a single word in

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Asana warns MCP AI feature exposed customer data to other orgs

bleepingcomputer.com Unknown 2025-09-16 22:16:19

Work management platform Asana is warning users of its new Model Context Protocol (MCP) feature that a flaw in its implementation potentially led to data exposure from their instances to other users and vice versa. The data exposure was due to a logic flaw in the MCP system and not the result of a hack, but the risk that arises from the incident could still be significant in some cases. Asana is a project and task management SaaS platform used by organizations to plan, track, and manage work,

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The Travel Writer's Dilemma: Share, or Gatekeep?

news.ycombinator.com Pico Iyer 2025-09-13 18:14:22

No reviewer of books or movies faces this predicament, and if an overlooked novel or documentary suddenly wins recognition, most of us rejoice. But destinations are fragile, on several fronts — many can’t bear the weight of thousands. While sailing around Antarctica, even as I marveled at its otherworldly beauty, I was selfishly glad that not many visitors are permitted there, so precarious is its environment. Sometimes, therefore, I simply delight in the fact that my tastes are not the same as

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Nothing Phone 3 will get the company’s best software update promise to date

androidauthority.com Unknown 2025-09-16 23:11:13

Max Jambor on X TL;DR Nothing has confirmed that the Phone 3 will get a 5+7 update policy, which most likely means five years of Android OS updates and seven years of security patches. This is the longest software support for any Nothing phone to date. The device will be powered by the Snapdragon 8s Gen 4, which the company claims outperforms the Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 in several areas. In a big leap forward for longevity, Nothing’s Co-Founder and Head of Marketing, Akis Evangelidis, has confirm

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The 56 Best Shows on Disney+ Right Now (June 2025)

wired.com Jennifer M. Wood 2025-09-16 15:00:00

Disney+, if you didn’t know, isn’t just for kids. With its ownership of the Lucasfilm brand and the Marvel titles, the streaming service offers plenty of grown-up content in its bid to compete with Netflix and Amazon—and we’re not just talking movies. Since launching the service, Disney has used the name recognition of Star Wars and Marvel to launch scores of TV shows, from The Mandalorian to Loki. In the list below, we’ve collected the ones we think are the best to watch, from those franchises

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Treehouse Games on how player feedback shaped Voyagers of Nera

venturebeat.com Rachel Kaser 2025-09-16 22:48:08

Treehouse Games revealed the launch date for its upcoming co-op survival crafting game, Voyagers of Nera, at Summer Game Fest earlier this month. According to Treehouse, the game launches in Early Access on Steam on August 5, with the game’s demo being available to play until then. During this period, Treehouse is gathering player feedback as it did during the pre-release period, which influenced how the structure of the game itself. Voyagers of Nera is a sea-based game, where teams of up to 10

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Visit Disneyland From the Comfort of Disney+ With More POV Walkthroughs

gizmodo.com Sabina Graves 2025-09-17 00:30:30

The Disney Experiences video library, which already includes POV ride-alongs for Star Wars: Rise of the Resistance and a Galaxy’s Edge ambiance stroll, will soon add more attractions from across the Disneyland Resort. It’s perfect for the fans who transform their living rooms, classrooms, and office cubicles into their ride vehicles and you’ll be able to make a whole virtual grand circle tour of the park when the new videos hit the streamer July 17—which is Disneyland’s 70th birthday. Here’s t

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All 17 fired vaccine advisors unite to blast RFK Jr.’s “destabilizing decisions”

arstechnica.com Unknown 2025-09-16 23:26:40

All 17 experts ousted from the federal vaccine advisory committee have spoken out about the drastic changes that anti-vaccine advocate and current US health secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has made since taking office. Those changes include unilaterally restricting access to COVID-19 vaccines and summarily firing the entire Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP), which had guided federal vaccine policies for more than 60 years. "We are deeply concerned that these destabilizing deci

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OpenAI moves forward with GPT-4.5 deprecation in API, triggering developer anguish and confusion

venturebeat.com Carl Franzen 2025-09-17 03:52:29

Join the event trusted by enterprise leaders for nearly two decades. VB Transform brings together the people building real enterprise AI strategy. Learn more Word spread quickly across the machine learning and AI community on the social network X yesterday: OpenAI was sending developers an email notifying them that the company would be removing one of its largest and most powerful large language models (LLMs), GPT-4.5 Preview, from the official OpenAI application programming interface (API) on

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WhatsApp’s rollout of ads will change the app forever

theverge.com Emma Roth 2025-09-17 04:06:35

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. This week, WhatsApp did something its founders said it would never do: it’s putting advertisements inside the app. It ends WhatsApp’s decade-plus run of offering an ad-free messaging and calling experience. Meta, which acquired WhatsApp in 2014, attempted to justify the decision by saying ads will be sequestered to its “Update” tab, where you’ll se

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Minecraft: Chase the Skies improves graphics, adds Happy Ghast mob

techspot.com Unknown 2025-09-17 08:23:00

Minecraft is a game about breaking and placing blocks. At first, players built simple structures to protect themselves from nocturnal monsters. But as the game grew, players began working together to create wonderful, imaginative things. It can also be about adventuring with friends or watching the sunrise over a blocky ocean. It's pretty. Brave players battle terrible creatures in The Nether, which is more scary than pretty. Or, if you'd prefer something calmer, you can visit a land of giant m

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A New ‘Star Trek’ Comic Will Bring Captain Kirk Back to Life

gizmodo.com Cheryl Eddy 2025-09-17 08:17:38

Somehow, Captain Kirk returned. Wrong sci-fi franchise for that meme, but it’s true. IDW Publishing has just announced Star Trek: The Last Starship as a new addition to its line of Trek comics, and it’ll focus on a certain Starfleet hero who’s been dead since the big-screen events of 1994’s Star Trek: Generations. How is this possible? Well, beyond the long-held notion that anything is possible in sci-fi, a notion that also applies to comic books, the Hollywood Reporter—which was the first to a

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Today's NYT Connections: Sports Edition Hints and Answers for June 18, #268

cnet.com See Full Bio 2025-09-17 08:10:27

Looking for the most recent regular Connections answers? Click here for today's Connections hints, as well as our daily answers and hints for The New York Times Mini Crossword, Wordle and Strands puzzles. Today's Connections: Sports Edition features a killer purple category. How good are you at anagrams? Think baseball team names, and see where you can go with that. Read on for hints and the answers. Connections: Sports Edition is out of beta now, making its debut on Super Bowl Sunday, Feb. 9.

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Cybersecurity takes a big hit in new Trump executive order

arstechnica.com Unknown 2025-09-17 08:33:01

Cybersecurity practitioners are voicing concerns over a recent executive order issued by the White House that guts requirements for: securing software the government uses, punishing people who compromise sensitive networks, preparing new encryption schemes that will withstand attacks from quantum computers, and other existing controls. The executive order (EO), issued on June 6, reverses several key cybersecurity orders put in place by President Joe Biden, some as recently as a few days before

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