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is a reviewer with 10 years of experience writing about consumer tech. She has a special interest in mobile photography and telecom. Previously, she worked at DPReview. The wait is over — kind of. Apple’s iPhone 16 series is out, including the kinda affordable 16E, and its much-hyped Apple Intelligence has arrived courtesy of iOS 18.1. But if you’re expecting an entirely new kind of iPhone experience, well, I have some bad news for you. The AI features in iOS 18.1, including the writing tools a
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is a news editor covering technology, gaming, and more. He joined The Verge in 2019 after nearly two years at Techmeme. Apple announced in a whitepaper that it plans to introduce a bunch of new child safety features, including letting parents share their kids’ age ranges with apps, refreshing the App Store’s age ratings system, and making it easier for parents to set up Child Accounts for their kids. The company says it will introduce the features “this year.” Companies like Meta, Snap, and X
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is a senior reporter who’s been covering and reviewing the latest gadgets and tech since 2011, but has loved all things electronic since he was a kid. Cricut has announced new versions of its crafting machines designed to print, cut, and emboss various materials using a collection of swappable tools. The new Cricut Maker 4 and Cricut Explore 4 are the first updates to both machines in nearly four years and offer faster cutting speeds for some materials, improved accuracy, and cheaper price tags
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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. Amazon is gearing up to launch new hardware to go along with its AI-upgraded Alexa. During an interview with Bloomberg, Amazon CEO Andy Jassy said the company has a “brand new lineup of devices that are coming in the fall that are beautiful.” On Wednesday, Amazon revealed Alexa Plus, a more conversational version of the smart assistant that’s capab
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Serving tech enthusiasts for over 25 years.TechSpot means tech analysis and advice you can trust Forward-looking: Researchers at the University of Texas at Austin have developed a novel method using natural materials to extract drinkable water from the air. Their "molecularly functionalized biomass hydrogels" system transforms organic matter – such as food scraps, branches, and seashells – into a highly efficient water-absorbing substance. The system combines specially engineered sorbents (mat
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Snowflake shares rose 4.5% Thursday after the data analytics software company posted stronger-than-expected fourth-quarter results. The company reported adjusted earnings of 30 cents per share on $987 million in revenue, surpassing the 17 cents per share and $956 million in sales expected by analysts polled by LSEG. That reflected 27% year-over-year revenue growth. CEO Sridhar Ramaswamy called Snowflake the "essential enterprise data and AI company on the planet right now" during an interview
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At the Meta Connect developer conference, Mark Zuckerberg, head of the Facebook group Meta, shows the prototype of computer glasses that can display digital objects in transparent lenses. Meta on Thursday revealed the latest version of its experimental smart glasses intended to help bolster research into artificial intelligence, robotics and machine perception. The Aria Gen 2 glasses, as they're called, are designed for researchers to use as tools to assist with their studies into robotic syst
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Multi-hypenate billionaire and unelected White House advisor Elon Musk has been accused of unabashedly enriching himself on the dime of American taxpayers — while slashing funding across a growing number of agencies. And that conflict of interest is about to really be put to the test. As the Washington Post reports, the Federal Aviation Administration — which was recently gutted by Musk's Department of Government Efficiency — is considering cancelling a $2.4 billion, 15-year contract that was a
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Join our daily and weekly newsletters for the latest updates and exclusive content on industry-leading AI coverage. Learn More It’s here: OpenAI has announced the release of GPT-4.5, a research preview of its latest and most powerful large language model (LLM) for chat applications — yet pointedly, the company says specifically in the model’s system card (a report outlining its capabilities, which leaked early online and is attached to the bottom of this piece) that “GPT-4.5 is not a frontier m
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People with a $200-a-month ChatGPT Pro account can try out GPT-4.5 today. OpenAI says it will begin rolling out to other users next week. With each release of its GPT models, OpenAI has shown that bigger means better. But there has been a lot of talk about how that approach is hitting a wall—including from OpenAI’s former chief scientist Ilya Sutskever. The company’s claims about GPT-4.5 feel like a thumb in the eye to the naysayers. All large language models pick up patterns across the billio
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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: Apple’s foldable iPhone breakthrough, the AirTag 2 release window narrows, iPhone 17 Pro and 17e reports, and more. Here are this week’s Apple rumors. AirTag 2 release window narrows This week leaker Kosutami posted on X about when to expect the AirTag 2 to release. We had previously heard it should arrive by mid-year, but that was a fairly lar
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Adult Swim announced that it would air the next anime from Shinichirō Watanabe, the creator of Cowboy Bebop, way back in 2023, and as of today, we finally have a release date. Lazarus is set to premiere on April 5 at midnight on Adult Swim, and will be available to stream on Max the day after. Lazarus follows a task force of agents, also called Lazarus, who are hunting a mad scientist that developed a miracle drug called "Hapna." The drug was created to be a painkiller, but was also secretly de
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It's not available to free users, but serves as a preview for whats to come in GPT-5 and beyond. In what has already been a busy past few days for new model releases, OpenAI is capping off the week with a research preview of GPT-4.5. The company is touting the new system as its largest and best model for chat yet. In early testing, OpenAI says people found GPT-4.5 to be a more natural conversationalist, with the ability to convey warmth and display a kind of emotional intelligence. In one exam
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Engadget has been testing and reviewing consumer tech since 2004. Our stories may include affiliate links; if you buy something through a link, we may earn a commission. Read more about how we evaluate products . Your keyboard is one of the few pieces of technology you’ll use for hours at a time, so why not make it something that brings you joy? Sure, the people who gush over mechanical keyboards can be a bit much, but the enhanced comfort, durability and customizability that comes with the bes
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Amazon announced that it has created its own quantum computing chip, joining Microsoft and Google in a push to take this potentially transformative technology from the theoretical to the practical. Ocelot is a prototype that's intended to test the effectiveness of Amazon Web Services' quantum error correction architecture. Compared with other chip methods, the company claims Ocelot can reduce the cost of implementing quantum error correction by up to 90 percent. Quantum computing could solve co
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At some point in 2025, Twitch plans to offer monetization tools like subscriptions and Bits for all streamers, according to an open letter from Twitch CEO Dan Clancy. Monetizing Twitch streams previously required reaching "Affiliate" status on the platform. Having viewers subscribe to a Twitch channel or cheer with Bits (Twitch's digital currency) during a stream are the two most prominent ways the average streamer can make money from their streams, outside of passive ad revenue or sponsorships
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Privacy-focused email provider Tuta (previously Tutanota) and the VPN Trust Initiative (VTI) are raising concerns over proposed laws in France set to backdoor encrypted messaging systems and restrict internet access. The first case concerns a proposed amendment to France's "Narcotrafic" law, which would compel providers of encrypted communication services to implement backdoors, enabling law enforcement to access decrypted messages of suspected criminals within 72 hours of a request. Non-compl
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ZDNET's key takeaways The NUU N30 is available now on Amazon for $129. This $129 phone would make an amazing first phone for a child or a backup device. The fingerprint scanner on the N30 is in the power button, so there's no under-screen biometrics and the phone doesn't support wireless charging. $129.99 at Amazon Let's face it: While the low-end Android market is filled with phones of all sizes, colors, and specs, most of these $200-$300 handsets are hit or miss in terms of performance, lag
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Jason Hiner/ZDNET & Maria Diaz/ZDNET Apple held its annual iPhone event back in September 2024 and debuted the iPhone 16 series. Much of the presentation was dedicated to showing off all of the artificial intelligence (AI) features that would eventually come to the smartphone. While the AI tech was certainly impressive, does it make the iPhone 16 enough of an upgrade to warrant a new $1,000+ payment? Also: The best iPhones you can buy today (and if you should wait for iPhone 17) As an iPhone
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Obligatory LLM Section What can we take from these systems? Over the last decade, we’ve seen great advancements in distributed systems, but the way we program them has seen few fundamental improvements. While we can sometimes abstract away distribution (Spark, Redis, etc.), developers still struggle with challenges like concurrency, fault tolerance, and versioning. There are lots of people (and startups) working on this. But nearly all focus on tooling to help analyze distributed systems writt
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Hi HN! We're Roop and Puneet, the founders of Bild AI ( https://www.bild.ai ). Bild AI uses machine learning to read construction blueprints and extract detailed material quantity and cost estimates. Here's our demo: https://youtu.be/vBDl7Mh7iEc The problem we're tackling is the sheer manual effort that goes into generating material quantities and cost estimates from blueprints today. Contractors and suppliers spend countless hours doing takeoffs by drawing on blueprints by hand - it's tedious,
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The FAA is currently “close” to canceling a major contract with Verizon in favor of Elon Musk’s Starlink, according to a bombshell new report from the Washington Post. In another era, one company winning a big government contract over another company wouldn’t be a huge deal. But in the era of DOGE, Musk is essentially running the entire federal government from top to bottom. And it looks an awful lot like self-dealing. The $2.4 billion contract was awarded to Verizon in 2023, according to the P
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Remember when Samsung teased a thinner Galaxy S25 at the Unpacked event last month? It’s happening sooner than we imagined. As the flowers bloom and the bees buzz, Samsung will sprout the Galaxy S25 Edge, which we expect to be its thinnest flagship. The Seoul Economic Daily reports that the Galaxy S25 Edge will have its launch event on April 16. The event will likely be streamed online for all the world to see. That’s where Samsung will debut the super slim phone and announce an official on-sal
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Shrek’s longevity in the zeitgeist since 2010’s Shrek Forever After is very likely thanks to kids who grew up on the films giving the characters new life through early internet memes. Shrek and company have featured in funny videos, lip sync trends on TikTok, the disturbing Shrek Is Love Shrek is Life (which we refuse to link to), and more—and have maintained a real-world presence in Universal’s theme parks. And from the looks of the Shrek 5 teaser, Shrek knows. The sequel doubled up on meme cu
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It almost feels unnecessarily mean to snark on A Minecraft Movie—a project that’s very clearly aiming for a specific audience group that includes small children who love Minecraft, small children who’ve never played Minecraft but whose parents want to take them to a kid-friendly movie, and… maybe some Jason Momoa superfans. The final trailer is here before it hits theaters, and it contains some confusing thematic elements along with a lot of bright colors, blocky visuals, and Jack Black hamming
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What is the best portable charger for Android overall? Low battery? Don’t let it slow you down -- kick off the new year fully charged with a power bank you can rely on. Whether you’re constantly traveling or your Android phone is hanging on by a thread, having a portable charger handy can be a total game changer. With countless options out there, choosing the right one -- whether you need quick top-ups or all-day juice -- makes all the difference. We’ve tested the best power banks for Android u
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If the whispers are true, Apple will soon bring its MacBook Air up to speed. It's been nearly a year since we got our last MacBook Air update when Apple released the M3 Air in early March 2024, so a spring refresh has been expected for some time. And we could be getting close to an M4 MacBook Air as the calendar turns to March. If you are thinking about buying a MacBook Air, I'd hold off on that purchase if you can and give it another week or so to see if the M4 Air materializes in that time. T
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Electric vehicles are becoming more affordable each year, with purchase prices now nearing those of gas-powered cars, as reported by the Washington Post. However, the debate between EVs and internal combustion engine vehicles continues to heat up, especially on platforms such as Reddit, where users compare the total cost of ownership for both types of vehicles over time. In these rough calculations, EVs often come out as the cheaper choice. But one sticking point for potential EV buyers remains
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