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Fickle business strategy has turned my new favorite earbuds into e-waste

arstechnica.com Unknown 2026-01-22 15:49:49

I went for a run this morning while holding my iPhone, which was connected to a cable that attached to my earbuds. I’ve exercised with wired headphones for years, but today, the cord, with its persistent jostling, was especially distracting. That’s because I was previously running with a pair of Bluetooth earbuds, EPOS’s GTW 270. They came out in 2021 for $200, and I received them as a gift. They typically sat in a drawer until this spring, when I started running outside (rather than in a gym o

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iOS 18.6 beta 3 and more available now, here’s what to expect [U: Public]

9to5mac.com Ryan Christoffel 2026-01-21 15:25:42

Apple has just released a batch of new betas for the current iOS 18 software cycle: iOS 18.6 and more have received beta 3 updates. Update 7/15/25: One day later, Apple has released public betas in addition to the developer versions. Latest iOS 18.6 beta and more rolling out now This fall, Apple will release major new versions of its various software platforms. iOS 26, iPadOS 26, macOS Tahoe, and more will release this fall packed with new features, a Liquid Glass redesign, and more. But th

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iOS 26 public beta rumored to launch next week

9to5mac.com Ryan Christoffel 2026-01-22 20:49:41

iOS 26 has been in beta testing with developers for over a month, and there’s still been no public beta release yet. Apple has only confirmed a July launch, but according to Mark Gurman, there’s a specific day next week being targeted. Apple reportedly targeting July 23 for iOS 26 public beta Historically, Apple tends to launch its summer public betas about a week after beta 3 debuts. But iOS 26 beta 3 arrived last Monday, July 7 and we’re now over a week later with no public beta. According

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Open-source framework for real-time AI voice

news.ycombinator.com Unknown 2026-01-22 20:40:18

VideoSDK AI Agents Open-source framework for developing real-time multimodal conversational AI agents. Overview The AI Agent SDK is a Python framework built on top of the VideoSDK Python SDK that enables AI-powered agents to join VideoSDK rooms as participants. This SDK serves as a real-time bridge between AI models (like OpenAI and Gemini) and your users, facilitating seamless voice and media interactions. # Feature Description 1 🎤 Real-time Communication (Audio/Video) Agents can listen, sp

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From the hospital to the car plant: What is GM doing with CT scanners?

arstechnica.com Unknown 2026-01-22 20:07:21

More and more, we're seeing imaging technologies and machine learning showing up in automotive applications. It's usually to diagnose some kind of problem like quality control, although not always—the camera-based system by UVeye that we wrote about a few years ago made news recently after Hertz started using it to charge renters for things like scuffs on hubcaps. I have fewer concerns about customer abuse with General Motors' use of CT scanning, which simply seems like a clever adaptation of me

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Our biggest questions about ChromeOS and Android merging

theverge.com Antonio G. Di Benedetto 2026-01-22 20:43:48

is a reviewer covering laptops and the occasional gadget. He spent over 15 years in the photography industry before joining The Verge as a deals writer in 2021. What is the point of merging ChromeOS and Android? Android has an enormous app ecosystem, but many of those apps still struggle on larger screens, like tablets. And Android doesn’t have great multitasking or window management, which are both important on large displays. ChromeOS, on the other hand, does browser stuff and window managem

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Jeff Bezos taps former Amazon Alexa head to lead $10 billion Earth fund

cnbc.com Annie Palmer 2026-01-23 00:27:49

Jeff Bezos gestures as he leaves Aman Venice hotel, ahead of his expected wedding, in Venice, Italy, on June 25, 2025. Jeff Bezos is bringing in a veteran Amazon executive to oversee his $10 billion climate and biodiversity fund. Tom Taylor, who previously ran Amazon's Alexa voice assistant division, will serve as the new president and CEO of the Bezos Earth Fund, the former tech executive wrote in a LinkedIn post on Tuesday. Taylor announced his retirement from Amazon in 2022 after roughly 23

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Apple @ Work Podcast: webAI puts LLM power in the hands of your IT team

9to5mac.com Bradley C 2026-01-22 17:00:00

Apple @ Work is exclusively brought to you by Mosyle, the only Apple Unified Platform. Mosyle is the only solution that integrates in a single professional-grade platform all the solutions necessary to seamlessly and automatically deploy, manage & protect Apple devices at work. Over 45,000 organizations trust Mosyle to make millions of Apple devices work-ready with no effort and at an affordable cost. Request your EXTENDED TRIAL today and understand why Mosyle is everything you need to work with

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Blender 4.5 LTS Released

news.ycombinator.com Blender Foundation 2026-01-22 23:06:44

The final frontier. After years of work, support for the popular backend in Blender is now on par with OpenGL. It’s not enabled by default yet; make it so in the Preferences. Make sure to keep your drivers up to date! Blender works closely with hardware manufacturers to ensure Vulkan performs as good as possible. See the supported platforms and drivers, and the current limitations.

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ChromeOS Needs More Love and Attention Than a Mobile Makeover With Android

gizmodo.com Kyle Barr 2026-01-23 00:00:40

After diving into the luxurious Lenovo Chromebook Plus 14, I have ChromeOS on my mind. Apparently, so does Google. In an interview with TechRadar, Android “daddy” Sameer Samat dropped a small bombshell about the future of ChromeOS, though without providing any of the raw details. He said Google plans to combine ChromeOS and Android “into a single platform.” This project seems to be in the early phase of development. Samat said he was analyzing what apps people are using on their PCs or Macs, whi

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The Hidden Costs of AI: How Small Inefficiencies Stack Up

computer.org Laurel Tweed 2026-01-23 03:00:42

AI is having a major impact on society, from consumer technologies to driving businesses. But among all these large language models and deep neural networks, there are lurking inefficiencies that most people aren’t taking into account. Wasted computational power, hidden costs, the environmental footprint, and more. Whether these inefficiencies are big or small, they all add up. With 58% of companies planning on increasing their investments in AI this year, it’s essential these decision-makers k

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Want to keep using Microsoft 365 in Windows 10 after October? You can - with caveats

zdnet.com Lance Whitney 2026-01-23 05:21:49

Elyse Betters Picaro / ZDNET Microsoft is due to cut off support for Windows 10 in October. That means no more security patches, bug fixes, or technical help for the OS (unless you pay for extended security updates or can make the free options work for you). But what does that entail for Microsoft 365? In a recent online support article, Microsoft revealed the status of its popular office suite once Windows 10 becomes persona non grata. First off, Microsoft would rather all Microsoft 365 users

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As a millennial, I love this digital photo frame to display memories

zdnet.com Allison Murray 2026-01-23 10:08:08

Allison Murray/ZDNET ZDNET's key takeaways The Nixplay smart frame retails for $199 and comes in black, white, or wood. It's easy to set up, and you can invite family and friends to add photos to your frame (even if they don't own a Nixplay). The frame is expensive, especially given that horizontal photos show up pixelated and cut off. Remember digital photo frames? They were all the rage in the late 1990s/early 2000s -- when parents and grandparents alike had to own one. They seemed to dec

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Reddit begins age verification checks for UK users

engadget.com Unknown 2026-01-23 15:45:16

Redditors in the UK will now have to verify their ages before they can view mature content. Just like Bluesky, which announced a few days ago that it was rolling out age verification features, Reddit had to enforce the new rule to comply with the UK Online Safety Act. The UK's new requirements are meant to prevent children from accessing age-inappropriate posts. Reddit will use a third-party company called Persona to verify a user's age. Users will either have to upload a photo of their governme

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The best Alexa smart speaker I've tested isn't an Echo

zdnet.com Maria Diaz 2026-01-23 15:36:46

ZDNET's key takeaways The Sonos Era 100 is a $249 smart speaker that I recommend to most people, audiophile or not. In addition to a full, booming sound, the Sonos speaker produces crystal-clear vocals that enhance any song and has hands-free Alexa for voice control. Since the Era 100 is built for smaller spaces, it doesn't support spatial audio or Dolby Atmos like its larger sibling, the Era 300. View now at Amazon When Sonos reached out to me to discuss the launch of a new line of smart spe

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Windows 11 has a new battery‑saving feature - here's how to try it

zdnet.com Lance Whitney 2026-01-23 15:55:00

Maria Korneeva / Getty Images Running low on battery juice is one of the most frustrating problems on a Windows laptop. To combat this, Microsoft offers an Energy Saver mode that tries to keep the charge alive. But that option dims your screen, making it more difficult to see, especially in low-light conditions. Now Microsoft has a new trick up its sleeve that aims to preserve your battery without affecting your screen brightness. Introducing Adaptive Energy Saver Currently rolling out as a p

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A Little-Known Microsoft Program Could Expose the Defense Department to Hackers

news.ycombinator.com Renee Dudley 2026-01-23 14:18:16

ProPublica is a nonprofit newsroom that investigates abuses of power. Sign up to receive our biggest stories as soon as they’re published. Reporting Highlights Chinese Tech Support: Microsoft is using engineers in China to help maintain the Defense Department’s computer systems — with minimal supervision by U.S. personnel. Microsoft is using engineers in China to help maintain the Defense Department’s computer systems — with minimal supervision by U.S. personnel. Skills Gap: Digital escorts of

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ParadeDB takes on Elasticsearch as interest in Postgres explodes amid AI boom

techcrunch.com Rebecca Szkutak 2026-01-23 15:24:51

Open source database management system Postgres is nearly 40 years old, but has recently started seeing explosive demand due to being very well-suited for AI applications. Despite this rise in popularity, search and analytics functionality remain limited. ParadeDB is changing that. ParadeDB is an open source Postgres extension that facilitates full-text search and analytics directly in Postgres without users needing to transfer data to a separate source. The platform integrates with other data

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Anthropic launches finance-specific Claude with built-in data connectors, higher limits and prompt libraries

venturebeat.com Emilia David 2026-01-24 06:00:00

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 As some regulated enterprises cautiously expand their use of AI, platform and model makers are starting to offer bespoke versions to specific industries. Anthropic is making its first step into that direction with the new Claude for Financial Services, essentially a special version of its Claude for Enterprise tier, that could soothe some

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I hope Google doesn’t screw up these things when it merges Chrome OS into Android

androidauthority.com Unknown 2026-01-24 06:00:38

Ryan Haines / Android Authority A Google executive confirmed in an interview that the company is combining Chrome OS and Android. This comes a while after we exclusively reported that Chrome OS will effectively be absorbed into Android. It also comes after Google said it would develop Chrome OS on “large portions of the Android stack.” This all sounds very interesting on paper, but I have some reservations about such a merger. Here are the things Google can’t afford to screw up when it combine

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Apple @ Work Podcast: WebAI puts LLM power in the hands of your IT team

9to5mac.com Bradley C 2026-01-24 05:00:00

Apple @ Work is exclusively brought to you by Mosyle, the only Apple Unified Platform. Mosyle is the only solution that integrates in a single professional-grade platform all the solutions necessary to seamlessly and automatically deploy, manage & protect Apple devices at work. Over 45,000 organizations trust Mosyle to make millions of Apple devices work-ready with no effort and at an affordable cost. Request your EXTENDED TRIAL today and understand why Mosyle is everything you need to work with

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Don't Want to Upgrade to Windows 11? Microsoft Offers Free Windows 10 Security Updates

cnet.com See Full Bio 2026-01-24 02:45:04

The era of Windows 10 is almost at an end. In October 2025, Microsoft is ending support for Windows 10 and stopping security support. Initially Microsoft was offering a one-year extended security update for $30, but we've got good news. Microsoft has added a free option, allowing you to stick with Windows 10 for another year. However, in order to access it, users will need to use cloud backup and connect it with their OneDrive account. The ability to get free updates on Windows 10 is a pretty b

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iOS 18.6 beta 3 and more available now, here’s what to expect

9to5mac.com Ryan Christoffel 2026-01-23 15:25:42

Apple has just released a batch of new betas for the current iOS 18 software cycle: iOS 18.6 and more have received beta 3 updates. Latest iOS 18.6 beta and more rolling out now This fall, Apple will release major new versions of its various software platforms. iOS 26, iPadOS 26, macOS Tahoe, and more will release this fall packed with new features, a Liquid Glass redesign, and more. But the next update for your iPhone is coming even sooner. Apple is currently beta testing not only its majo

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Five 'new' iOS 26 features that feel familiar (I've been using them on Android for years)

zdnet.com Jason Howell 2026-01-24 08:45:11

Kerry Wan/ZDNET Apple's WWDC annual developer conference signaled the first major redesign of iOS since 2013, with flashy demos of iOS 26's Liquid Glass design and AI-driven features. Apple sometimes takes its time bringing features to its many surfaces, but when it does, it's often a highly polished and well-considered take on a familiar theme. Let's unpack a few ways where Apple is catching up, and how they stack up against their Android counterpart. 1. Call Screening and Hold Assist Kerry

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When Sigterm Does Nothing: A Postgres Mystery

news.ycombinator.com Unknown 2026-01-24 04:43:08

In my opinion, the worst bugs are the ones you decide not to look further into. Maybe the problem only manifests 2% of the time, or when you run the code on a particular brand of toaster. Maybe the customer doesn't supply enough information to begin narrowing down the cause. Maybe you just don't have enough time to track the issue down fully. And everyone eventually moves on. But when you see the same bug strike again months later, you quietly mutter to yourself and wish you'd been persistent

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Musk Calls on Trump to Release Epstein Files

futurism.com Unknown 2026-01-24 14:43:59

President Donald Trump's loyal MAGA base is in shambles over his administration's handling of files related to the deceased sex criminal Jeffrey Epstein — and Trump's friend-turned-enemy Elon Musk is twisting the knife. Last week, White House officials walked back claims about the late billionaire sex criminal, arguing that there wasn't a "client list" full of celebrities, and that his cause of death in a New York City prison cell was the result of a suicide, not murder. The terse announcement

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Superman is a box office hit, but the hard part comes next

theverge.com Charles Pulliam-Moore 2026-01-24 20:22:45

Over the weekend, DC Studios’ new Superman feature became this year’s third-biggest box-office debut in the US. The movie’s success is a sign that theatergoers might actually not be quite as tired of superheroes as people tend to think, and that’s particularly notable for Warner Bros., given the studio’s plan to build a new cinematic universe of DC Comics adaptations for the big screen. But making interconnected film franchises work is easier said than done. And even though Superman is putting u

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Sonos' cheapest smart speaker is also the one I use the most. Here's why

zdnet.com Jada Jones 2026-01-24 23:41:07

Jada Jones/ZDNET In addition to a pair of trusty headphones for private listening when you're out in public, you need a portable speaker to keep the music bumping when you're outside grilling, swimming, or walking. A speaker to have inside for jamming out while you're cleaning, cooking, or hosting friends is a bonus, and one that's stylish enough to go from your outdoor hike to your indoor dinner party is a rarity. Also: Here's how a free software upgrade made the Sonos Ace worth their price t

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This security-minded Linux distribution makes it easy to browse anonymously

zdnet.com Jack Wallen 2026-01-25 00:20:00

Ger Bosma/Getty There are some Linux distributions that were created for specific purposes. There are those for creating multimedia, developing software, network routing, ethical hacking, general use, and everything in between. And then there are some distributions that can easily serve multiple purposes. When I think of ParrotOS, I generally think of security: forensics, penetration testing, etc. I've used ParrotOS for similar purposes before, but always neglected to test the Home edition.

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Following YouTube, Meta announces crackdown on ‘unoriginal’ Facebook content

techcrunch.com Sarah Perez 2026-01-25 00:30:01

Meta announced on Monday that it will take additional measures to crack down on accounts sharing “unoriginal” content to Facebook, meaning those that repeatedly reuse someone else’s text, photos, or videos. This year, Meta has already taken down around 10 million profiles that were impersonating large content producers, it said. Plus, it has taken action against 500,000 accounts that were engaged in “spammy behavior or fake engagement.” Those actions have included things like demoting the accou

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Latest Tech News

Fickle business strategy has turned my new favorite earbuds into e-waste

iOS 18.6 beta 3 and more available now, here’s what to expect [U: Public]

iOS 26 public beta rumored to launch next week

Open-source framework for real-time AI voice

From the hospital to the car plant: What is GM doing with CT scanners?

Our biggest questions about ChromeOS and Android merging

Jeff Bezos taps former Amazon Alexa head to lead $10 billion Earth fund

Apple @ Work Podcast: webAI puts LLM power in the hands of your IT team

Blender 4.5 LTS Released

ChromeOS Needs More Love and Attention Than a Mobile Makeover With Android

The Hidden Costs of AI: How Small Inefficiencies Stack Up

Want to keep using Microsoft 365 in Windows 10 after October? You can - with caveats

As a millennial, I love this digital photo frame to display memories

Reddit begins age verification checks for UK users

The best Alexa smart speaker I've tested isn't an Echo

Windows 11 has a new battery‑saving feature - here's how to try it

A Little-Known Microsoft Program Could Expose the Defense Department to Hackers

ParadeDB takes on Elasticsearch as interest in Postgres explodes amid AI boom

Anthropic launches finance-specific Claude with built-in data connectors, higher limits and prompt libraries

I hope Google doesn’t screw up these things when it merges Chrome OS into Android

Apple @ Work Podcast: WebAI puts LLM power in the hands of your IT team

Don't Want to Upgrade to Windows 11? Microsoft Offers Free Windows 10 Security Updates

iOS 18.6 beta 3 and more available now, here’s what to expect

Five 'new' iOS 26 features that feel familiar (I've been using them on Android for years)

When Sigterm Does Nothing: A Postgres Mystery

Musk Calls on Trump to Release Epstein Files

Superman is a box office hit, but the hard part comes next

Sonos' cheapest smart speaker is also the one I use the most. Here's why

This security-minded Linux distribution makes it easy to browse anonymously

Following YouTube, Meta announces crackdown on ‘unoriginal’ Facebook content

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