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Walmart is selling the latest Apple Pencil Pro for the exact same price as the older Apple Pencil 2nd Gen

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Tech Billionaires Wanted to Build a New California City. They’re Settling for an Industrial Park, Instead

In 2023, the California Forever group, a company backed by a gaggle of Bay Area billionaires, announced that it wanted to use some 60,000 acres of Solano County farmland north of San Francisco to develop a brand new city. The effort was pretty much an unmitigated disaster from start to finish, and the group eventually rescinded its plans. Now, however, the same group says that it has a new project that may be significantly easier to accomplish. In a blog post made to its website last week, the

Marine biologist for a day: Ars goes shark tagging

MIAMI—We were beginning to run out of bait, and the sharks weren't cooperating. Everybody aboard the Research Vessel Garvin had come to Miami for the sharks—to catch them, sample them, and tag them, all in the name of science. People who once wanted to be marine biologists, actual marine biologists, shark enthusiasts, the man who literally wrote the book Why Sharks Matter, and various friends and family had spent much of the day sending fish heads set with hooks over the side of the Garvin. But

Clout wars: Jensen Huang eclipses Elon Musk and Tim Cook in Washington

U.S. President Donald Trump (L) listens as Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang speaks in the Cross Hall of the White House during an event on "Investing in America" on April 30, 2025 in Washington, DC. Andrew Harnik | Getty Images The China-U.S. trade war in the first Donald Trump administration saw Apple CEO Tim Cook go on a charm offensive with the president while maintaining strong relations with Beijing. Apple avoided U.S. tariffs and continued to grow in China, while Cook earned the reputation as a sk

Fighting forever chemicals and startup fatigue

The MEDC also helped us early on create a model in Excel for tracking business financing and forecasting, forecasting our future financial needs, so that we could be proactive instead of reactive to financial limitations. We knew it wasn't going to be inexpensive to design and build a piece of equipment that's the size of two very large refrigerators that had never been built before. That type of financial-forward modeling helped us figure out when we would need to start fundraising and taking i

Nothing just launched a stylish $99 smartwatch - with a reported 13-day battery

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Apple brings its online retail store to Saudi Arabia

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. Apple has launched its online store in Saudi Arabia, according to an announcement on Tuesday. The move, set to be followed by physical retail locations, will let users in the country browse through and purchase Apple products on its site for the first time. As part of its expansion into Saudi Arabia, Apple will offer support and engraving in Arabic

Coyote malware abuses Windows accessibility framework for data theft

A new variant of the banking trojan 'Coyote' has begun abusing a Windows accessibility feature, Microsoft's UI Automation framework, to identify which banking and cryptocurrency exchange sites are accessed on the device for potential credential theft. Microsoft UIA is a Windows accessibility framework designed to allow assistive technologies to interact with, inspect, and control user interface (UI) elements in applications. Windows apps expose their UI elements through a UI Automation tree, a

How the Trump administration changed AI: A timeline

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We Might Have Been Wrong About Where Spiders Came From

Technically speaking, every living thing on Earth can trace its origins to the sea. Some of these earliest creatures crawled onto land, evolving to become many different kinds of animals and insects—including, scientists believed for a long time, spiders and their relatives. A new study published today in Current Biology challenges the popular conception that spiders first emerged on land, instead suggesting that these arachnids and their relatives originated and evolved in the ocean. The team

This smart luggage lock is more secure than my AirTags (and it's 20% off)

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A-lister antics and Schedule A shenanigans

is features writer with five years of experience covering the companies that shape technology and the people who use their tools. Summer blockbusters like the new Superman and Jurassic World movies may be doing great at the box office, but promoting them is more complicated than ever. The old celebrity playbook of magazine profiles, TV chat shows, and press junkets isn’t enough in an era of audience fragmentation. Publicists now have to strategize which podcasts to make time for, and whether th

Grab the Samsung Galaxy S25 for up to $553 off - here's how

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The ‘Hail Mary’ That Saved NASA’s Juno Camera From Jupiter’s Radiation Hell

NASA’s Juno spacecraft, which launched in 2011 to investigate Jupiter’s origin and evolution, travels through the solar system’s most intense planetary radiation fields. When the spacecraft’s JunoCam—a color, visible-light camera—began to suffer the consequences in December 2023, the mission team back on Earth had to think of a remote fix before they lost their chance to photograph the Jovian moon, Io. A relatively simple process was ultimately what enabled the long-distance save: heating the i

Congress Isn't Stepping Up to Regulate AI. Where Does That Leave Us Now?

When you turn on the faucet, you expect the water that comes out to be clean. When you go to the bank, you expect your money will still be there. When you go to the doctor, you expect they will keep your medical information private. Those expectations exist because there are rules to protect you. But when a technology arises almost overnight, the problems come first. The rules, you'd hope, would follow. Right now, there's no technology with more hype and attention than artificial intelligence.

21-year-old MIT dropouts raise $32M at $300M valuation led by Insight

Karun Kaushik and Selin Kocalar weren’t planning to raise a Series A so soon. Their AI compliance startup, Delve, which announced a $3 million seed round in January, was growing fast and signing customers at a steady clip. Then, inbound interest started rolling in, COO Kocalar told TechCrunch. Delve, which automates regulatory compliance with AI agents, ended up fielding multiple term sheets, eventually closing a $32 million Series A at a $300 million valuation. The round was led by Insight Pa

Apple strengthens Gulf presence with Saudi online store

Apple has officially launched its Store Online in Saudi Arabia, giving customers in the region the ability to buy iPhones, iPads, Macs, and other devices directly from the company for the first time. And that’s just the beginning. Until now, Apple customers in Saudi Arabia had to rely on Authorized Resellers to purchase products. With the store now live, they can access Apple’s full product lineup, explore customization options, and receive direct support without having to go through a third-p

The best Lenovo laptops of 2025: Expert tested and reviewed

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Google Maps just made controlling your music a navigation nightmare (Updated: Working on a fix)

Ryan Haines / Android Authority TL;DR Google Maps v25.28 stable and v25.29 beta have removed in-app media playback controls. The removed feature allowed easy access to play, browse suggestions, or open the default music app. The functionality still exists on iOS, and Google has confirmed through a statement that this is a bug whose fix is being worked upon. Update, July 22, 2025 (02:44 AM ET): A Google spokesperson has shared the following statement for this issue: We’re actively working to

Nokia hasn’t made phones for years, but it isn’t finished milking its name yet

Robert Triggs / Android Authority TL;DR Nokia has confirmed via Reddit that it’s looking to team up with phone makers for licensing opportunities. The company was answering a question regarding future licensing deals for mobile phones. This also comes as HMD and Nokia’s partnership draws to an end. HMD and Nokia have been winding down their brand licensing partnership in recent years. This deal saw HMD releasing smartphones and feature phones under the Finnish brand’s name. Nokia has now tak

Leaked Memo: Anthropic CEO Says the Company Will Pursue Gulf State Investments After All

Anthropic is planning to seek investment from the United Arab Emirates and Qatar, according to a Slack message CEO Dario Amodei sent to staff Sunday morning, which WIRED obtained. Weighing the pros and cons, Amodei acknowledged in his note that accepting money from Middle East leaders would likely enrich “dictators.” “This is a real downside and I'm not thrilled about it,” he wrote. “Unfortunately, I think ‘No bad person should ever benefit from our success’ is a pretty difficult principle to r

Videos and images in Google Messages have a smooth new animation (APK teardown)

Edgar Cervantes / Android Authority TL;DR Google Messages may introduce a new animation for the media player. Videos and images now slide into view from the bottom of the screen instead of fading in and out. You can also swipe down to close an image or video. Google is not new to tweaking its apps. Sometimes, those changes improve the experience, make the experience worse, or have no effect at all. The next tweak is coming for the Messages app, and it seems like an update that will fall into

YouTube wipes out thousands of propaganda channels linked to China, Russia, others

Google announced Monday the removal of nearly 11,000 YouTube channels and other accounts tied to state-linked propaganda campaigns from China, Russia and more in the second quarter. The takedown included more than 7,700 YouTube channels linked to China. These campaigns primarily shared content in Chinese and English that promoted the People's Republic of China, supported President Xi Jinping and commented on U.S. foreign affairs. Over 2,000 removed channels were linked to Russia. The content

I tested this 9-in-1 off-grid portable power station that claims a 17-year lifespan - here's my verdict

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Need a new laptop for the office? Save $500 on the Dell 16 Plus and improve your workflow

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Modern Debian-based Window Maker distribution

Window Maker Live 12.8 is available sourceforge.net/projects/wmlive/files/wmlive-bookworm-12.8/ Current Window Maker Live version is 12.8 The former versioning scheme based on Window Maker's version number has been changed to emphasize the close relationship to the version of Debian/Bookwom on which the project is ultimately based. What is Window Maker Live? Window Maker Live is an installable Linux Live ISO based on the current Bookworm branch of Debian. The system uses the Window Maker win

Amazon includes a free $300 gift card when you pre-order the Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 7

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 . We are mere days away from the official launch of the Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 7 on July 25. Amazon is enticing customers to try out the foldable handset by throwing in a $300 gift card with every pre-order. This can be used to purchase anything on the platform and is available with every

The best CRM software with email marketing in 2025: Expert tested and reviewed

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I found the perfect card reader that has it all - it even doubles as a storage box

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France launches criminal probe of X's alleged algorithm 'manipulation'

France is investigating whether X has manipulated its algorithm and engaged in "fraudulent data extraction." Prosecutors are looking into if the social media platform engaged in election interference. They launched the investigation on July 11, following reports in January. It has labelled X as an "organized gang." X's Global Government Affairs account issued a scathing breakdown of what it calls France's "politically-motivated criminal investigation" and its refusal to cooperate. The French g