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Best Home Security Cameras Without Subscriptions in 2025: Save on Safety

Does the camera have the ability to listen to audio and initiate a two-way conversation using the app? Does the camera have night vision that can cover the space you have in mind? Is the app easy to understand, control and use to change settings? Does the camera work with your existing home security system or your preferred voice assistant? Can video be stored without fees? Is it local storage under your control or cloud storage? Do you have to purchase your own storage device? Can you share

Galaxy S26 Edge leak reveals just how thin Samsung’s next Edge could be

Ryan Haines / Android Authority TL;DR A leaker has claimed that the Samsung Galaxy S26 Edge will be 5.5mm thin. This means it could be as thick as the rumored iPhone 17 Air and slightly thinner than the Galaxy S25 Edge. The leaker also reiterated that the phone could have a 4,200mAh battery. Numerous leaks suggest that Samsung will replace the Galaxy S26 Plus with the Galaxy S26 Edge. This phone is expected to offer a thin form factor similar to that of the Galaxy S25 Edge, and we’ve now got

The best Apple Watch accessories for 2025

UGreen’s MagFlow Qi2 3-in-1 charger station offers a ton of value for $100. The company managed to build a trio charger that works well as a permanent fixture on your bedside table or desk, as well as a compact portable charging station. As the former, it takes up very little space when fully setup, and the magnetic phone charger can be tilt-adjusted up to 70 degrees so you can get the right viewing angle if you’re watching videos on your iPhone while charging. The Apple Watch charging pad is si

The best MagSafe accessories of 2025 for your iPhone

Anker's MagGo 3-1 Wireless Charging Station for iPhone is still a wireless charging dream almost seven months after my initial purchase. It's also ZDNET's pick for best wireless charger. This device features 15W charging, offers a stand component for my iPhone, charges all of my Apple devices at once, and folds up for easy transport and storage. It also comes with a wall adapter, which isn't always a guarantee. Also: I found a Qi2 charging station that can do it all (and Apple users will love i

You can now uv run a GitHub gist

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Python performance myths and fairy tales

Python performance myths and fairy tales [LWN subscriber-only content] Antonio Cuni, who is a longtime Python performance engineer and PyPy developer, gave a presentation at EuroPython 2025 about "Myths and fairy tales around Python performance" on the first day of the conference in Prague. As might be guessed from the title, he thinks that much of the conventional wisdom about Python performance is misleading at best. With lots of examples, he showed where the real problems that he sees lie. H

Here's How to Add a Background to Your Text Chats in iOS 26

The iOS 26 beta brings chat backgrounds to Messages, giving a visual identifier for each chat so you can easily tell if you're messaging the right person or group. It's a nice quality-of-life update that can help you distinguish whether you're texting your family chat or your family chat minus your one uncle you don't get along with. Apple released the first public beta of iOS 26 on July 24, and that beta brought a new Liquid Glass design and other new features to the iPhones of developers and

Nvidia rejects US demand for backdoors in AI chips

Posts from this author will be added to your daily email digest and your homepage feed. Nvidia’s chief security officer has published a blog post insisting that its GPUs “do not and should not have kill switches and backdoors.” It comes amid pressure from both sides of the Pacific, with some US lawmakers pushing Nvidia to grant the government backdoors to AI chips, while Chinese officials have alleged that they already exist. “To mitigate the risk of misuse, some pundits and policymakers propo

Fire hazard of WHY2025 badge due to 18650 Li-Ion cells

This document was originally posted in two places: A response was published by IFCAT: This page is also reachable via WHY18650.org WHY2025 badge fire hazard advisory The WHY2025 badge is a fire hazard when used with unprotected cells. Unprotected cells themselves are intrinsically unsafe and require additional safety measures which are not provided by the badge. In fact, the badge makes it worse. Background information Visitors of WHY2025 can get a badge, a fun electronic gadget that is a

Coding Agents 101

Coding Agents 101: The Art of Actually Getting Things Done The year is 2025. Coding agents aren't magic, but they're about the closest thing we have. We've noticed some engineers, in particular at the senior-to-staff level, finding success faster than others. Here we share some top lessons sourced from the experience of our customers and ourselves. About this guide: Product-agnostic We discuss tips that will help you be successful with any coding agent. Tactical We offer our favorite bits of act

Google Cloud’s data agents promise to end the 80% toil problem plaguing enterprise data teams

Want smarter insights in your inbox? Sign up for our weekly newsletters to get only what matters to enterprise AI, data, and security leaders. Subscribe Now Data doesn’t just magically appear in the right place for enterprise analytics or AI, it has to be prepared and directed with data pipelines. That’s the domain of data engineering and it has long been one of the most thankless and tedious tasks that enterprises need to deal with. Today, Google Cloud is taking direct aim at the tedium of da

Someone is folding the Galaxy Z Fold 7 200,000 times live on YouTube (Updated: Speaker broken)

Update: August 5, 2025 (10:14 PM ET): The Galaxy Z Fold 7 has now crossed 180,000 manual folds. The YouTuber stopped folding and unfolding the device to report on its condition at 175,000 folds, and it looks like the speaker of the phone is no longer functioning. However, the display, hinge, and everything else remains intact. The YouTuber also shared some noteworthy findings along the way. Between 6,000 and 10,000 folds, the YouTuber reported that the Galaxy Z Fold 7 experienced a reboot error.

Google embeds AI agents deep into its data stack - here's what they can do for you

Joan Cros/NurPhoto via Getty Images ZDNET's key takeaways Google is introducing powerful tech for agents and data. They are also introducing a series of data-centric agents. A new command-line AI coding tool is now available. I am no stranger to hyperbolic claims from tech companies. Anyone who's on the receiving end of a firehose of press announcements related to AI understands. Everything is game-changing, world-changing, the most, the best, yada, yada, yada. And then there's Google. Goo

The Amaranth hardware description language

The Amaranth project provides an open-source toolchain for developing hardware based on synchronous digital logic using the Python programming language. It aims to be easy to learn and use, reduce or eliminate common coding mistakes, and simplify the design of complex hardware with reusable components. The Amaranth toolchain consists of the Amaranth language, the standard library, the simulator, and the build system, covering all steps of a typical FPGA development workflow. At the same time, i

Los Alamos is capturing images of explosions at 7 millionths of a second

Download a print-friendly version of this article. Los Alamos scientists are good at doing things that seem impossible, like taking a picture of something that happens in less than seven-millionths of a second—such as an explosion. And not just one picture, but a series of images that reveal pivotal data about the material that exploded and the physics of the explosion. This so-called dynamic imaging is essential to the Lab’s stockpile stewardship mission because it helps scientists test and un

You Can Stay at the House From ‘Poltergeist’, and Even Have Someone Haunt You

It’s been about a year since the house from 1982’s Poltergeist went on the market for the first time, exciting horror fans who scrolled through property photos, dreamed of stacking chairs in the retro-preserved kitchen, and wondered if anything suspicious was unearthed while building that backyard pool. That was fun, but this is even better: in the grand tradition of movie-themed stays past, the Freeling home is now available for booking on Airbnb, complete with a massive old TV set broadcasting

Create personal illustrated storybooks in the Gemini app

Today we’re announcing a new way to bring your ideas to life in the Gemini app: personalized, illustrated storybooks complete with read-aloud narration. Simply describe any story you can imagine, and Gemini generates a unique 10-page book with custom art and audio. For a truly personal touch, you can ask Gemini to draw inspiration from your own photos and files. Bring your vision to life in any style imaginable: from pixel art and comics to claymation, crochet, and even coloring books, in more

Deepest-Ever Field Image of Giant Galaxy Cluster Is a Brutal Reminder of Your Cosmic Insignificance

When it comes to deep space observations, our cosmological insignificance seems to grow with the resolution of our telescopes’ cameras. In the latest advance, astronomers constructed the deepest-ever images of Abell 3667, a massive galaxy cluster located 700 million light-years from Earth—and most of the tiny dots you see represent entire galaxies. But the latest images of Abell 3667 also offer “whispering evidence of past galactic interactions,” which astronomers document in detail in a paper

Hinge Health stock pops 6% after first quarterly report since IPO

Hinge Health co-founders, Gabriel Mecklenburg and Daniel Perez celebrate its initial public offering at the New York Stock Exchange on May 22, 2025. Shares of Hinge Health popped 6% in extended trading on Tuesday after the digital physical therapy company reported quarterly results for the first time since its debut on the New York Stock Exchange in May. Here's how the company did based on average analysts' estimates compiled by LSEG: Loss: Loss per share of $13.10. That may not compare with

LG is giving away a free mini-fridge when you buy a full-size one - here's what to know

Along with your TV and computer, a mini-fridge can be the center of a college dorm. But not all mini-fridges are created equal -- and they're even better when you can get them for free. Right now at LG, when you buy an eligible full-size French door refrigerator while it's on sale, you can get a complimentary single-door mini-fridge (a $515 value). That's right -- an extra place to store your favorite drinks and snacks for free. Also: The Samsung Bespoke refrigerator is my favorite kitchen appl

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Germany's identity crisis: The trains no longer run on time

BERLIN — Germany: the land of beer, sausage and trains that run on time. Actually, make that the land where 56 percent of trains run on time. More precisely (or imprecisely, depending on how much of a rush you are in), the land where 56 percent of trains arrive within six minutes of the scheduled time — which is the cushion Deutsche Bahn, the national railroad company, allows itself for an “on-time” arrival. In Germany, punctuality is part of the national ethos. So to hear Germans talk about it

Apple planning ‘National Fitness Day’ Apple Watch Challenge in China

Since 2008, China has observed National Fitness Day on August 8. And in recent years, Apple has marked the occasion with an exclusive Apple Watch challenge. This year will be no exception. National Challenge Day set for August 8 As in previous years, Apple will challenge users in China to complete a 20-minute workout to unlock a custom animated sticker pack to be used in iMessage, FaceTime, and other messaging apps, as well as a special achievement in the Fitness app trophy gallery. Here’s Ap

5 settings you should change on your TV to significantly improve the picture quality

Adam Breeden/ZDNET Whether you're considering buying a new TV or your old flat panel seems to be doing fine, there are still ways to optimize your viewing experience, and it all begins with your television's settings. Let's explore some of the key factors determining how your TV performs and what you can do to make it look even better. 1. Turn down the sharpness The sharper the picture, the better. Right? Not necessarily. Contrary to popular belief, the "sharpness" setting on your TV doesn't

Gemini storybooks let you be the star of your kids’ bedtime stories

Stephen Schenck / Android Authority TL;DR Gemini now lets you generate illustrated storybooks. You can direct output towards a specific art style, and even upload your own imagery. Gemini lets you direct how the story unfolds, and can read it aloud when completed. As Google builds out its AI-fueled tools and services, we keep seeing impressive new ways the company manages to “connect the dots” and create something new and useful out of existing pieces. Just look at Audio Overviews: Gemini co

You may soon get Starlink internet for a much lower 'Community' price - here's how

BOUREIMA HAMA/Getty Images ZDNET's takeaways SpaceX shares details about "Starlink Community," a dish-sharing program that lowers monthly subscription costs. A support page shows a price of $60 a month for the service. Currently, every Starlink subscriber needs their own equipment. You might soon have an option to get Starlink internet at a much more affordable price. There hasn't been a major announcement, but SpaceX has quietly dropped details about a new program that lets you share a si

Meet Meschers, MIT’s Tool for Building Paradoxical Digital Objects

Meet “impossibagel,” a physically impossible bagel that mathematicians use to resolve intricate geometry problems. But impossibagel—and other “impossible objects” in mathematics—is notoriously difficult to replicate, and researchers haven’t been able to fully tap into their mathematical potential. That may no longer be a problem, thanks to a new tool. On Monday, researchers at MIT’s Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence Laboratory (CSAIL) announced “Meschers,” software capable of visuali

Google Gemini can now create AI-generated bedtime stories

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. Posts from this author will be added to your daily email digest and your homepage feed. Google rolled out a new tool within its Gemini AI chatbot that lets you create an illustrated story by simply describing it. The feature, called “Storybook,” generates 10-page stories, each with a short paragraph of text that Gemini can read aloud, along with an

Sonos Roam speakers are overheating and partially melting, company admits

Complaints on Reddit shared over the past week have exposed a problem with Sonos’ first-gen Roam speakers overheating and partially melting, which the company just acknowledged while downplaying the number of known cases. Reports of overheating Sonos Roam speakers acknowledged Chris Welch writes at Bloomberg: Sonos Inc. acknowledged a “very low” number of complaints from customers who claim the audio brand’s first-generation Roam speaker has overheated and partially melted near the USB-C port

iPadOS 26 beta 5 is available now, here’s what to expect

iPadOS 26 developer beta 5 is rolling out now, bringing the latest changes ahead of the software’s public launch next month. Here’s what to expect. Beta 5 could bring shift to new iPadOS 26 betas every week Apple has a new wave of beta software releases ready. About two weeks after developer beta 4 and the first public beta debuted, today iPadOS 26 beta 5 is available to install. There are a couple especially noteworthy things related to this latest update: Historically, August is when Apple