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Google is bringing its AI-powered photo-to-video capability to more apps

Google is adding new AI-powered features to Google Photos and YouTube Shorts that allow users to transform their photos into videos. The tools are similar to the Veo 3-powered photo-to-video capabilities that were added to Google’s Gemini app earlier this month, only they’re powered by Google’s older Veo 2 video model instead and have more limitations. The photo-to-video AI generation in Google Photos is restricted to making six-second clips, while the YouTube Shorts version allows users to sel

T-Mobile's Starlink satellite service is now available after months of testing

T-Mobile's satellite-to-mobile service is now officially available to all customers . T-Satellite with Starlink connects smartphones in areas "far beyond the reach of traditional networks" by linking up with over 650 low-Earth orbit satellites. T-Mobile has been testing the service for six months . The company says that nearly two million people have already used it to do stuff like texting from remote trails and off-the-grid job sites. It also says that the service proved to be extremely usefu

Waymo Is Crushing Tesla in the Robotaxi Race

The future of getting from A to B without touching the steering wheel is finally here. And it’s a fight between two of Silicon Valley’s biggest names. On one side: Waymo, Alphabet’s self-driving division that has spent over a decade perfecting robotaxis and just crossed 100 million driverless miles on public roads. On the other: Tesla, with Elon Musk promising a future where your car earns money for you while you sleep. Waymo Expands While Tesla Launches Big (and a Little Vulgar) In Austin, Te

I Tested T-Mobile's Satellite Service: The Hardest Part Was Finding a Dead Zone

Driving the wooded highways of the North Cascades in Washington state, I deliberately pointed my car toward nothing. Specifically, I needed to get out of Seattle to find an area with no cellular coverage so I could try out T-Mobile's new Starlink-based satellite texting service, T-Satellite, with my phone. It was more difficult than I expected. Most areas of the US are covered by some level of cellular service. But that still leaves around 500,000 square miles of wireless dead zones, according

New Apple TV+ thriller puts Jessica Chastain undercover in online hate groups

Apple TV+ has announced the first details and release date for a new thriller, The Savant, that stars Jessica Chastain and is coming soon. The Savant coming to Apple TV+ this fall as 8-part limited series Today Apple unveiled a new limited series premiering this fall. The Savant will debut on Friday, September 26 with its first two episodes on Apple TV+, followed by weekly releases through November 7. Jessica Chastain plays the titular ‘Savant’ character, and the Academy Award winner also se

Microsoft fixes two SharePoint zero-days under attack, but one is still unresolved - how to patch

Olemedia / Getty Images Microsoft has patched two critical zero-day SharePoint security flaws that have already been exploited by hackers to attack vulnerable organizations. Responding to the exploits, the software giant has issued fixes for SharePoint Server Subscription Edition and SharePoint Server 2019, but is still working on a patch for SharePoint Server 2016. Designated as CVE-2025-53771 and CVE-2025-53770, the two vulnerabilities apply only to on-premises versions of SharePoint, so org

Apple now allows app developers to show retention offers when users try to cancel a subscription

Apple is expanding the capability of its In-App Purchase framework with a new retention messaging API. This means, for the first time, developers will be able to show offers to users when they go to cancel a subscription in the global Subscriptions screen inside the Settings app. Apps will be able to show a simple static message, display dynamic progress based on the user’s app state, or present a special offer to try and dissuade the user from cancelling their payment altogether. For instance

Broadband Deserts and Reproductive Care: The Devastating Impact on Health Resources

We don’t often think about the internet as being good for our health. In fact, “internet” and “health” are primarily related in a negative context in online spaces -- we’re getting too much screen time, we’re “chronically” online, etc. It may come as a surprise, but access to the internet is commonly recognized as a "super" determinant of health. Limited internet access has been linked to high mortality rates during the COVID-19 pandemic, and having the internet in easy reach means we can stay

Conduct rules are coming for Google and Apple in the UK

Apple and Google face new rules governing how they run their smartphone software and app stores in the UK, as Britain’s antitrust agency looks to impose new European-style controls on the Big Tech companies. The proposed interventions could trim fees of up to 30 percent that Apple and Google charge for digital transactions through their mobile app stores, as well as prevent them from designing their systems to favor their own apps and services. The UK’s Competition and Markets Authority on Wed

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

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. Not to mention the fact that some shows have a shorter shelf life than others and it's hard to tell when something will leave the platform forever. That's why we've handpicked some of the most enterta

Proton is launching a privacy-focused AI chatbot

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. Proton, the company behind the encrypted email service Proton Mail, has launched an AI assistant aimed at preserving user privacy. The new chatbot, called Lumo, can summarize documents, generate code, write emails, and more, while storing data locally on users’ devices. Proton says it will protect this information using “zero-access” encryption, wh

Nest Aware is getting pricier, but users says the service isn’t keeping up

Kaitlyn Cimino / Android Authority TL;DR Nest Aware users are unhappy about rising prices despite worsening service quality. Users are bringing up issues with broken video history playback, unreliable familiar face detection, and more. Many are switching to alternatives like Ubiquiti or Reolink that offer better reliability and local control without subscription fees. Google recently increased the prices of its Nest Aware and Nest Aware Plus subscriptions, but many users say the service isn’

Amazon acquires Bee, the AI wearable that records everything you say

Amazon has acquired the AI wearables startup Bee, according to a LinkedIn post by Bee co-founder Maria de Loudres Zollo. Amazon confirmed the acquisition to TechCrunch, but noted that the deal has not yet closed. Bee, which raised $7 million last year, makes both a standalone Fitbit-like bracelet (which retails for $49.99, plus a $19-per-month subscription) and an Apple Watch app. The product records everything it hears — unless the user manually mutes it — with the goal of listening to convers

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California backs down to Trump admin, won’t force ISPs to offer $15 broadband

A California lawmaker halted an effort to pass a law that would force Internet service providers to offer $15 monthly plans to people with low incomes. Assemblymember Tasha Boerner proposed the state law a few months ago, modeling the bill on a law enforced by New York. It seemed that other states were free to impose cheap-broadband mandates because the Supreme Court rejected broadband industry challenges to the New York law twice. Boerner, a Democrat who is chair of the Communications and Con

Threads adds improved content performance metrics for creators

Threads is introducing enhanced metrics to help users better understand how their posts are performing and where their content is getting discovered, the company announced on Tuesday. Users can now see more detailed information in the platform’s “Insights” dashboard. When they navigate to the “Interactions” section, they will see engagement by likes, replies, quotes, and reposts. The “Followers” section shows follower growth with geographic data, including top cities and countries, and demograp

I Tasted Dozens and Found the Cheapest and Best Meal Kits and Services

Most prepared meals either arrive frozen or can be frozen after unboxing. That means it's less of an issue if you order too many meals on your first go around. Most services allow you to change the number of meals or servings in your plan even after you've started. With almost every service, the more meals or servings you order per delivery, the cheaper it becomes per meal. You'll want to decide exactly how much food makes sense for your household. If you can't imagine yourself cooking more tha

Finally! Chrome is getting vertical tabs - why I'm a huge fan, and where you can try them now

Elyse Betters Picaro / ZDNET Chrome is catching up to other browsers with vertical tabs. This feature has been requested for years and is already available in several popular browsers, such as Firefox, Microsoft Edge, Brave, and Vivaldi. And given that Edge, Brave, and Vivaldi are also based on Chromium, this should have been a no-brainer for Google all along. No more third-party extensions Well, according to Windows Report, the Chromium Gerrit (a code review system for Chromium projects) now

User privacy app Cloaked adds AI-powered caller screening

Lux Capital-backed Cloaked, a consumer app for user identity protection, launched an AI-powered caller screening and dark web monitoring feature today. Cloaked’s caller screening feature, named Call Guard, takes a call from an unknown number and converses with the caller to understand the intent. The tool automatically filters out spam or potentially scammy calls instead of relying on users to make the decision. It’s similar to what Google launched for Pixel, and what Apple plans to roll out fo

Report: Apple alerted Iranians to spyware attacks in lead-up to war with Israel

You may have never heard of them, but Apple sends “threat notifications” to users when it believes they’re being targeted by cyber attacks. Earlier this year that happened with several Iranians in the lead-up to the Iran-Israel war, per a new Bloomberg report. Here are the details. Apple threat notifications were sent to over a dozen Iranian cyberattack victims Patrick Howell O’Neill writes at Bloomberg: More than a dozen Iranians’ mobile phones were targeted with spyware in the months prior

A Hellraiser game is in development

Calling all gamers with a love of horror films: Hellraiser is getting a video game adaptation. Saber Interactive is turning the cult franchise into a game called Clive Barker’s Hellraiser: Revival. Clive Baker's 1986 novella, The Hellbound Heart, served as the basis for the Hellraiser films. He also wrote and directed the first instalment, which premiered in 1987. Clive Barker’s Hellraiser: Revival is a single-player game that has you play as Aidan while fighting your way through an "action sur

Telegram's crypto wallet goes live to its 87 million U.S. users

Telegram users in the U.S. can now send, receive, and manage cryptocurrency directly inside the app — no downloads, extensions, or separate logins required. TON Wallet is built into Telegram's interface and is beginning its U.S. rollout this week. It is a self-custodial crypto wallet in which a user controls their own private keys. The service, developed by The Open Platform, which is known as TOP, and built on the TON blockchain, allows users to send stablecoins and other digital tokens to th

The Great Unracking: Saying goodbye to the servers at our physical datacenter

Since October 2010, all Stack Exchange sites have run on physical hardware in a datacenter in New York City (well, New Jersey). These have had a warm spot in our history and our hearts. When I first joined the company and worked out of the NYC office, I saw the original server mounted on a wall with a laudatory plaque like a beloved pet. Over the years, we’ve shared glamor shots of our server racks and info about updating them. For almost our entire 16-year existence, the SRE team has managed a

Aardman’s ‘Pokémon’ Show Looks Absolutely Delightful

Late last year, the Pokémon Company revealed a surprise animation collab: it would work with the legendary British studio Aardman—the team behind Chicken Run, Wallace & Gromit, Shaun the Sheep, and more—to create a new Pokémon series. Now, we’ve had a delightful first look, and it is going to be a suitably British-feeling adventure into the world of Pocket Monsters. During today’s Pokémon Presents livestream, Aardman revealed that its series would be called Pokémon Tales: The Misadventures of S

Telegram’s crypto wallet launches in the US

Telegram is expanding access to its crypto wallet for its 87 million users in the U.S. The TON wallet, named because it is built on the TON blockchain, is integrated directly into the Telegram app. By existing within the app, Telegram’s crypto wallet is supposed to form an easier onramp for new crypto users. Telegram has offered crypto wallets to international users since 2023, though it was unable to roll out in the US until now due to regulatory uncertainty. Telegram says more than 100 milli

How to Firefox

Chrome finally pulled the trigger on the web’s best ad-blocker, uBlock Origin. Now that Chrome has hobbled uBO, Firefox—my beloved— is surging again. I want to do my part to convince you to switch to Firefox and show you how I use it. Why Firefox Let’s get through the important talking points, in case you need a quick copy paste to convince a friend. 100% open-source Un-enshittify the web Android users rejoice Customize to your heart’s content 100% open-source This section can be quick. H

Hellraiser is being turned into a survival horror game

The developers at Boss Team Games have such sights to show you: the studio just announced that it’s taking the terrifying world of the classic Hellraiser films and turning it into a survival horror game. The new title is called Clive Barker’s Hellraiser: Revival, and somehow it’s the first gaming adaptation of the franchise, which has been around since 1987. According to the studio, the game will blend “survival horror with a single-player, story-driven action experience.” And, yes, there will

The best mobile VPNs of 2025: Expert tested and reviewed

NordVPN is a fast and reliable VPN with an extensive server network, regardless of what device you use, making it one of my favorite mobile VPNs. Why we like it: Once you've figured out NordVPN, there's no additional learning curve for using it on other devices. When you first open it, you'll see a landing screen map. From here, you can pick a country or head to the fastest local server automatically. If your screen's too small for that to be convenient, you're only a swipe away from a VPN ser