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Send some love to these great Android Authority channels with YouTube hype

Joe Maring / Android Authority TL;DR YouTube’s “hype” feature is now live in 39 countries, including the US. Videos will now have a dedicated hype button that sits under the media player. Users can filter their Home feed with the new hyped category. There are countless creators on YouTube, which can make it difficult for smaller channels to get the kind of attention their videos deserve. Especially when you factor in the giant multi-million subscriber channels that tend to crowd out everyone

Hot deal: Sony WH-1000XM5 headphones drop to record-low price!

The brand-new Sony WH-1000XM6 are excellent headphones, but are they worth their high $499.99 price point? Many would argue so, but I don’t have unlimited money and would prefer to get something nearly as good if it saves me hundreds of dollars. The previous-generation Sony WH-1000XM5 headphones are still impressive cans, and right now they are just $249.99! Buy the Sony WH-1000XM5 headphones for just $249.99 ($150 off) This offer is available from Costco. This discounted all-time low price is

Threads is testing long-form posts with support for formatted text

While Threads already allows up to 500 characters per post (which is more than enough for casual users used to the microblogging format), it is now testing support for long-form posts through “text attachments”. Here’s how it works. Meta has confirmed the test, but has no ETA for the feature As spotted by app researcher Radu Oncescu (via TechCrunch), Threads is testing a new “text attachment” feature on iOS, which could replace the common practice of stringing together multiple posts that blow

Google launches Pixel Care+ device protection with unlimited claims - is your device eligible?

Kerry Wan/ZDNET Follow ZDNET: Add us as a preferred source on Google. ZDNET's takeaways Google has a new device protection program called Pixel Care+. The program is designed to protect newer flagship devices. Customers can get free screen and battery replacements Pixel and Fitbit owners are about to have a lot more peace of mind, as Google has launched a new protection program for Pixel and Fitbit devices -- including phones, tablets, and wearables. In an announcement this week, the comp

OpenAI increases ChatGPT user protections following wrongful death lawsuit

Yifei Fang/Moment via Getty Images Follow ZDNET: Add us as a preferred source on Google. ZDNET's key takeaways OpenAI is giving ChatGPT new safeguards. A teen recently used ChatGPT to learn how to take his life. OpenAI may add further parental controls for young users. ChatGPT doesn't have a good track record of intervening when a user is in emotional distress, but several updates from OpenAI aim to change that. The company is building on how its chatbot responds to distressed users by st

Samsung offers enticing preorder deal for new Galaxy tablets ahead of September Unpacked

'ZDNET Recommends': What exactly does it mean? ZDNET's recommendations are based on many hours of testing, research, and comparison shopping. We gather data from the best available sources, including vendor and retailer listings as well as other relevant and independent reviews sites. And we pore over customer reviews to find out what matters to real people who already own and use the products and services we’re assessing. When you click through from our site to a retailer and buy a product or

I took this 360-degree camera around the world - why it's still the most versatile gear I own

Prakhar Khanna/ZDNET Follow ZDNET: Add us as a preferred source on Google. The Insta360 X5 is my favorite travel camera. I love it for its versatility, ease of use, and user-friendly app. It is more expensive than its predecessor but offers better video quality, replaceable lenses, improved battery backup, and more. I started using this 360-degree action camera in May, and within three months, it had earned a permanent spot in my travel backpack. It is now on sale for Labor Day. Review: Insta

Buypass discontinues issuance of TLS/SSL certificates

Existing TLS/SSL certificates will remain valid and functional until they expire or are revoked. Revocation services, certificate status services (CRL and OCSP), and other necessary support functions will operate as normal for all certificates within their validity period. Notification of the expiry date for existing certificates will be sent as per the standard procedure. More details on how the discontinuation affects certificates ordered in Buypass ID Manager, as well as the discontinuation

Show HN: SwiftAI – open-source library to easily build LLM features on iOS/macOS

SwiftAI A modern, type-safe Swift library for building AI-powered apps. SwiftAI provides a unified API that works seamlessly across different AI models - from Apple's on-device models to cloud-based services like OpenAI. ✨ Features 🤖 Model Agnostic : Unified API across Apple's on-device models, OpenAI, Anthropic, and custom backends : Unified API across Apple's on-device models, OpenAI, Anthropic, and custom backends 🎯 Structured Output : Strongly-typed structured outputs with compile-time v

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AI adoption linked to 13% decline in jobs for young U.S. workers: study

A Standford study has found evidence that the widespread adoption of generative AI is impacting the job prospects of early career workers. There is growing evidence that the widespread adoption of generative AI is impacting the job prospects of America's workers, according to a paper released on Tuesday by three Stanford University researchers. The study analyzed payroll records from millions of American workers, generated by ADP, the largest payroll software firm in the U.S. The report found

Web Bot Auth

Web Bot Auth is an authentication method that leverages cryptographic signatures in HTTP messages to verify that a request comes from an automated bot. Web Bot Auth is used as a verification method for verified bots and signed agents. It relies on two active IETF drafts: a directory draft ↗ allowing the crawler to share their public keys, and a protocol draft ↗ defining how these keys should be used to attach crawler's identity to HTTP requests. This documentation goes over specific integratio

Spiped – secure pipe for SSH, SMTP, etc.

To set up an encrypted and authenticated pipe for sending email between two systems (in the author's case, from many systems around the internet to his central SMTP server, which then relays email to the rest of the world), one might run dd if=/dev/urandom bs=32 count=1 of=keyfile spiped -d -s '[0.0.0.0]:8025' -t '[127.0.0.1]:25' -k keyfile on a server and after copying keyfile to the local system, run spiped -e -s '[127.0.0.1]:25' -t $SERVERNAME:8025 -k keyfile at which point mail delivered

In Search of AI Psychosis

AI psychosis (NYT, PsychologyToday) is an apparent phenomenon where people go crazy after talking to chatbots too much. There are some high-profile anecdotes, but still many unanswered questions. For example, how common is it really? Are the chatbots really driving people crazy, or just catching the attention of people who were crazy already? Isn’t psychosis supposed to be a biological disease? Wouldn’t that make chatbot-induced psychosis the same kind of category error as chatbot-induced diabet

RFC 8594: The Sunset HTTP Header Field

Internet Engineering Task Force (IETF) E. Wilde Request for Comments: 8594 May 2019 Category: Informational ISSN: 2070-1721 The Sunset HTTP Header Field Abstract This specification defines the Sunset HTTP response header field, which indicates that a URI is likely to become unresponsive at a specified point in the future. It also defines a sunset link relation type that allows linking to resources providing information about an upcoming resource or service sunset. Status of This Memo This docume

A forgotten medieval fruit with a vulgar name (2021)

Medieval Europeans were fanatical about a strange fruit that could only be eaten rotten. Then it was forgotten altogether. Why did they love it so much? And why did it disappear? In 2011, archaeologists found something unusual in a Roman toilet. The team were excavating the ancient village of Tasgetium (now Eschenz, Switzerland), ruled by a Celtic king who was personally given the land by Julius Caesar. It was built on the banks of the river Rhine, along what was then an important trade route

Uncertain<T>

You know what’s wrong with people? They’re too sure of themselves. Better to be wrong and own it than be right with caveats. Hard to build a personal brand out of nuance these days. People are attracted to confidence — however misplaced. But can you blame them? (People, that is) Working in software, the most annoying part of reaching Senior level is having to say “it depends” all the time. Much more fun getting to say “let’s ship it and iterate” as Staff or “that won’t scale” as a Principal.

10 Creepy-Cool Items You Can Buy From Guillermo del Toro’s Collection

Guillermo del Toro isn’t just an Oscar-winning filmmaker—he’s a diehard fan of all things horror, especially monsters. He famously has an entire dwelling, dubbed Bleak House, to contain his wonderfully grim collection of art, artifacts, props, and other covetable items, but even someone with del Toro’s generous resources understands the importance of downsizing from time to time. An upcoming auction will serve to give some of his treasures new homes. In a Heritage Auctions press release (with a

Spiders Hijack Fireflies to Create Devious Glowing Death Traps

Fireflies glow to attract mates. As new research shows, however, a certain species of spider has learned to take advantage of this luminous natural phenomenon. In a Journal of Animal Ecology paper published August 27, ecologists report that the sheetweb spider (Psechrus clavis) appears to exploit firefly luminescence to attract more prey. Observational analysis and lab experiments revealed that, by using firefly light as bait, the nocturnal predators improved their hunting success. This is the

This Week’s ‘Dan Da Dan’ Episode Went Full ‘Minecraft’ Foreshadowing Its Big Season Finale

The ninth episode of Dan Da Dan hit the ground running with an explosive rematch between Okarun and Evil Eye. But in an episode that otherwise was pretty chill and low-key, Science Saru set up the building blocks for the show’s big showdown that manga readers have been waiting for with bated breath to see adapted in all its glory. As noted up top, Okarun and Evil Eye fought in a cold open that we won’t even attempt to give the play-by-play for. The only thing that matters is that it nailed mang

Marc Benioff Can’t Get Enough of the AI Hype—Unless You Say ‘AGI’

Marc Benioff, a guy who has poured money into artificial intelligence investments and claims that AI tools are doing half of the work at Salesforce, isn’t so sure about all the hype around this whole sector all of a sudden. During an appearance on the “20VC” podcast, as spotted by Business Insider, Benioff poured water on the concept of “artificial general intelligence,” calling the obsession around the industry’s white whale “hypnosis.” During the conversation, podcast host Harry Stebbings—him

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Our Favorite GoPro Is $150 Off

Whether you're mountain biking, skiing, or jumping out of planes, GoPro has been a household name for taking videos of your most adventurous activities. Right now, you can scoop up the GoPro Hero 13 Black (7/10, WIRED Recommends) as a bundle with both the standard and ultrawide lens mod for just $330, a full $150 off the retail price and the lowest price ever for this bundle. Even though it features the same 27-megapixel sensor and processor found in the GoPro Hero 12 (8/10, WIRED Recommends),

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Nvidia, Google, and Bill Gates help Commonwealth Fusion Systems raise $863M

Fusion power startup Commonwealth Fusion Systems has raised $863 million from a long list of investors that includes Nvidia, Google, Breakthrough Energy Ventures, and more. “We’re continuing our trend here of looking into the world and saying, ‘How do we advance fusion as fast as possible?’” co-founder and CEO Bob Mumgaard told reporters in a call this week. “This round of capital isn’t just about fusion just generally as a concept, but it’s about how do we go to make fusion into a commercial i

Anthropic users face a new choice – opt out or share your data for AI training

Anthropic is making some big changes to how it handles user data, requiring all Claude users to decide by September 28 whether they want their conversations used to train AI models. While the company directed us to its blog post on the policy changes when asked about what prompted the move, we’ve formed some theories of our own. But first, what’s changing: previously, Anthropic didn’t use consumer chat data for model training. Now, the company wants to train its AI systems on user conversations

The James Webb Just Found Something Extremely Bizarre About the Mysterious Object Headed Into Our Inner Solar System

Our solar system's latest and only third known interstellar visitor is becoming more fascinating by the week. Spotted in early July, the object, dubbed 3I/ATLAS, is widely believed to be a comet. It's traveling so fast that one look at its speed was enough to let astronomers know that it came from untold thousands of light years away. And it may even be older than our entire solar system. Now, the James Webb Space Telescope has turned its mighty eye — specifically, its Near-Infrared Spectrogra

Android Auto is glitching out for some new Pixel 10 owners, because of course it is

Rita El Khoury / Android Authority TL;DR Pixel 10 deliveries have started arriving for shoppers who got their orders in early. Multiple new Pixel 10 owners have reported running into Android Auto failures that aren’t happening with other phones. Issues include display freeze-ups and getting stuck on the Android Auto logo. Google’s latest smartphones have arrived — and we don’t just mean they’ve gone official, as they did at last week’s Made By Google event. Today is the official ship date fo

Apple Notes in iOS 26 works better than ever with my favorite writing tool

Apple Notes gets upgraded with new features every year, and iOS 26 is no exception. Among the handful of Notes changes in iOS 26, the app now works better than ever with Markdown thanks to import and export support for my go-to writing tool. Markdown is a text formatting tool created by John Gruber and commonly used by journalists, researchers, developers, content creators, and other online writers. I personally use it every day for all my 9to5Mac writing. Gruber’s creation enables writing pla

Rumor Replay: AirPods Pro 3 launch, new iPhone 17 Pro feature, and more

This is Rumor Replay, a weekly column at 9to5Mac offering a quick rundown of the most recent Apple product rumors, with analysis and commentary. Today: AirPods Pro 3 launch timing and AirPods 4-inspired changes, a new iPhone 17 Pro feature rumor, Camera Control 2.0, and more. Here are this week’s Apple rumors. AirPods Pro 3 launch seems imminent After a lot of uncertainty around AirPods Pro 3 launch timing, and a growing likelihood that we may have to wait until 2026, Mark Gurman at Bloomberg

Are you hoping for a live iPhone event on September 9? [Poll]

To say that Apple’s pre-recorded events are divisive is an understatement. What initially seemed like a pandemic-fueled stopgap has become the company’s standard way to make announcements, even though its competitors have largely moved back to live presentations. With the upcoming “Awe Dropping” event, Apple has an opportunity to take a new crack at the live event format. Do you think it’ll take it? Apple has been doubling down on pre-recorded events There is no question that Apple prefers th

Kobo ereaders are swapping out Pocket for Instapaper

Rakuten and Instapaper have announced a new integration that lets you access saved articles on Kobo ereaders. The new feature replaces a similar one Rakuten used to offer for Pocket users, which it was forced to replace after Mozilla decided to shut down the read-it-later service in May 2025. Instapaper on Kobo devices works nearly identically to the way Pocket did previously. With your Instapaper account linked, you can access any article you've saved to your library. Articles can be downloade

Microsoft introduces a pair of in-house AI models

Microsoft is expanding its AI footprint with the release of two new models that its teams trained completely in-house. MAI-Voice-1 is the tech major's first natural speech generation model, while MAI-1-preview is text-based and is the company's first foundation model trained end-to-end. MAI-Voice-1 is currently being used in the Copilot Daily and Podcast features. Microsoft has made MAI-1-preview available for public tests on LMArena, and will begin previewing it in select Copilot situations in