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AirPods are getting five new features — here’s how to try them now

9to5mac.com Chance Miller 2026-02-18 06:21:53

Last week, Apple released its first-ever public beta for AirPods alongside the first public beta of iOS 26. If you want to try out Apple’s new AirPods features, here’s how to install the beta. How to install the AirPods public beta First, you’ll need to make sure your iPhone is running the iOS 26 beta. This takes just a few taps, and you can find those full instructions in our dedicated guide on installing the iOS 26 beta. The AirPods public beta is available for AirPods Pro 2 and AirPods 4.

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Security Bite: Down the rabbit hole of neat, lesser-known Terminal commands (Pt. 2)

9to5mac.com Arin Waichulis 2026-02-18 12:09:01

9to5Mac Security Bite is exclusively brought to you by Mosyle, the only Apple Unified Platform. Making Apple devices work-ready and enterprise-safe is all we do. Our unique integrated approach to management and security combines state-of-the-art Apple-specific security solutions for fully automated Hardening & Compliance, Next Generation EDR, AI-powered Zero Trust, and exclusive Privilege Management with the most powerful and modern Apple MDM on the market. The result is a totally automated Appl

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Canalys: Samsung surges in US smartphone market as iPhone shipments drop double digits

9to5mac.com Marcus Mendes 2026-02-18 12:50:26

In an interesting report out today, Canalys says that while the US smartphone market barely moved in total shipments during Q2 2025, Samsung and India saw huge growth, while Apple saw a rare double-digit dip. Here are the details. Samsung narrows Apple’s market share lead by nearly half According to Canalys, while the overall US smartphone market grew just 1% in Q2 2025, reaching 27.1 million units, up from 26.7 million a year earlier, Samsung posted the strongest performance of any vendor. Th

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Chrome will now display AI reviews of online stores

engadget.com Unknown 2026-02-18 12:00:32

Google just announced a neat little feature for its Chrome web browser. It'll now show AI-generated reviews of online stores , to make buying stuff "safer and more efficient." The feature is available by clicking an icon just to the left of the web address in the browser. This creates a pop-up that spills the tea about the store's overall reputation, with information on stuff like product quality, pricing, customer service and return policy. The AI creates these pop-ups by scanning user reviews

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Sony sues Tencent over its Horizon Zero Dawn clone

engadget.com Unknown 2026-02-18 12:10:09

Sony is suing Tencent for copying nearly every aspect of its Horizon games for the upcoming Light of Motiram, an open-world hunting game with some obvious similarities to Sony's franchise, as first reported by Reuters. Tencent first announced the new game in November 2024. The lawsuit goes into detail on the various ways Tencent's new game appears to be unlawfully copying memorable aspects of Horizon Zero Dawn, Horizon Forbidden West and Lego Horizon Adventures. That include the basic setup of

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Apple released iOS 26 public beta: Here’s the list of compatible iPhones that can download it today

engadget.com Unknown 2026-02-18 12:51:30

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 . If you've been ready to see a significant change come to your iPhone's OS, then get ready because a slew of new updates are coming to Apple's operating system this fall. But don't expect to see iOS 19 — it'll be called iOS 26 instead. Included in the list is the new Liquid Glass design

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Flaw in Gemini CLI AI coding assistant allowed stealthy code execution

bleepingcomputer.com Unknown 2026-02-18 12:40:44

A vulnerability in Google's Gemini CLI allowed attackers to silently execute malicious commands and exfiltrate data from developers' computers using allowlisted programs. The flaw was discovered and reported to Google by the security firm Tracebit on June 27, with the tech giant releasing a fix in version 0.1.14, which became available on July 25. Gemini CLI, first released on June 25, 2025, is a command-line interface tool developed by Google that enables developers to interact directly with

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I've used a remote-controlled mower for a year and it's the most fun way to cut grass

zdnet.com Maria Diaz 2026-02-18 12:11:15

Mowrator S1 ZDNET's key takeaways The Mowrator S1 remote-controlled lawnmower costs $3,999. This mower makes fun work of yard maintenance; perfect for someone with mobility issues, has a long-lasting battery, and fast RC response. Unfortunately, it is an expensive device, at $3,999, and it's not meant to perform completely hands-free cleaning like a robot mower can. $3,599.1 at Amazon The Mowrator S1 remote-controlled lawnmower is on sale at $400 off, so you can get it for $3,599 for a limite

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Why I wear this $150 smartwatch even after testing competing Samsung and Garmin models

zdnet.com Matthew Miller 2026-02-18 12:39:00

Amazfit Balance ZDNET's key takeaways The Amazfit Balance smartwatch is available now for $150. It features a sleek and stylish design with a brilliant AMOLED display, accurate GPS, and a list of health-tracking features. Just be prepared for the data-heavy companion app, which will take some time to familiarize with. $129.99 at Amazon As a wearables reviewer here on ZDNET, I've been spoiled by the opportunity to test out flagship smartwatches from Apple, Samsung, Garmin, Coros, and many othe

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Beyond Mouse and Keyboard

news.ycombinator.com Blender Foundation 2026-02-14 15:51:25

Hjalti playing with the sculpting mockup. Multi-touch interfaces like tablets have been common for years, but only recently thanks to increased processing power, have they started to serve as primary computing devices. To support Blender’s mission of making 3D technology accessible to everyone, it’s important to fully embrace these platforms. Some of these devices include Apple iPad, Microsoft Surface, Huawei MatePad, and the Wacom MovinkPad, among others. The idea is to bring the full power

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Principles for production AI agents

news.ycombinator.com Unknown 2026-02-18 09:19:03

Every now and then, people ask me: “I am new to agentic development, I’m building something, but I feel like I'm missing some tribal knowledge. Help me catch up!”. I’m tempted to suggest some serious stuff like multiweek courses (e.g. by HuggingFace or Berkeley), but not everyone is interested in that level of diving. So I decided to gather six simple empirical learnings that helped me a lot during app.build development. This post is somewhat inspired by Design Decisions Behind app.build, but

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FDA has approved Yeztugo, a drug that provides protection against HIV infection

news.ycombinator.com Bronwyn Has Always Loved Words 2026-02-18 08:06:00

An epidemic that's been sustained for 44 years might finally be quelled, with the milestone approval of the first HIV drug that offers 100% protection with its twice-yearly injections. It's a landmark achievement that stands to save millions of lives across the globe. The makers are also providing affordable access to the drug in the US and beyond, signing royalty-free licensing agreements with six generic manufacturers to produce and supply it. In the US, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA)

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Different Clocks

news.ycombinator.com Unknown 2026-02-18 12:05:47

Ianto Cannon's clock graphics These clocks are generated as scalable vector graphics using JavaScript. Feel free to use and modify the source code. Each clock displays the current Coordinated Universal Time (UTC): Loading… Binary This clock shows the Unix time: a 32-bit signed integer representing the number of seconds since 1970 Jan 1st. Polygons These polygons show the time in the format yy:M:w:d:h:mm:ss, where M is the month, w is the week in the month, and d is the day of the week. :

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Claude Code weekly rate limits

news.ycombinator.com Unknown 2026-02-18 11:27:51

Hi there, Next month, we're introducing new weekly rate limits for Claude subscribers, affecting less than 5% of users based on current usage patterns. Claude Code, especially as part of our subscription bundle, has seen unprecedented growth. At the same time, we’ve identified policy violations like account sharing and reselling access—and advanced usage patterns like running Claude 24/7 in the background—that are impacting system capacity for all. Our new rate limits address these issues and

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Tao on “blue team” vs. “red team” LLMs

news.ycombinator.com Unknown 2026-02-18 06:36:39

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The Most Amazing Cosplay of San Diego Comic-Con 2025, Day 4

gizmodo.com Sabina Graves 2026-02-18 10:30:30

The cosplay at San Diego Comic-Con 2025 truly brought out the best in fandom, encompassing the love fans have for their favorite icons. From the latest pop culture hits, including several Huntrix and Saja Boys members from K-Pop Demon Hunters, to creative Star Wars looks (Sith Dog!), and, of course, a hearty dose of Marvel heroes, it was a pantheon of geekdom. Take a look at our last batch from over the weekend of our favorite cosplay! And catch up here for Day One, Day Two, and Day Three. An

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‘Weapons’ Is a Terrifying, Fascinating, Excellent, Character-Driven Horror Movie

gizmodo.com Germain Lussier 2026-02-18 12:00:27

Zach Cregger’s latest movie, Weapons, is unforgettable. And not only because it’s intense, gross, and fascinating, which it is. It’s that the premise of the movie is so smart, seductive, and deeply disturbing that we’d gladly watch a bad movie about it just to find out more. Thankfully, Cregger is able to build off his ingenious idea and deliver a constantly surprising and often horrific mystery that blends drama and scares in a way that creates something truly special. The aforementioned premi

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Former Chaturbate Moderator Sues Site Over ‘Psychological Trauma’

gizmodo.com Lucas Ropek 2026-02-18 12:40:51

A former content moderator for the porn site Chaturbate has sued the platform and its affiliates, claiming that he was psychologically harmed by his ongoing exposure to the sexual material on the site. Neal Barber, who was hired as a moderator for the porn site in 2020, claims in a class action lawsuit that his employers knowingly and intentionally failed to “provide their content moderators with industry-standard mental health protections, such as content filters, wellness breaks, trauma-infor

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‘Rick and Morty’ Exec Producer Dan Harmon Is Already Thinking 2 Seasons Ahead

gizmodo.com Cheryl Eddy 2026-02-18 12:45:34

Last night brought the season eight finale of Adult Swim’s Rick and Morty—a surprisingly poignant (by Rick and Morty standards) look at how Rick and the two Beths have coped with the loss of Diane, Rick’s wife and their mother. As you’d expect, sci-fi weirdness complicates their grief—but the episode, titled “Hot Rick,” brought a sense of closure as well as the suggestion that Rick’s emotional evolution will continue in future seasons. While fans of Rick and Morty have grown used to long wait t

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Your Whistle pet tracker will stop working next month

theverge.com Andrew Liszewski 2026-02-18 12:42:06

is a senior reporter who’s been covering and reviewing the latest gadgets and tech since 2006, but has loved all things electronic since he was a kid. Tractive, an Austrian company that makes smart location and activity trackers for dogs and cats, is expanding its presence in the US by acquiring a competitor, Whistle, from Mars Petcare. As a result of the acquisition, the Whistle platform is being shut down and its pet tracking devices will stop working on August 31st, 2025. Existing Whistle cu

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Anthropic unveils new rate limits to curb Claude Code power users

techcrunch.com Maxwell Zeff 2026-02-18 12:21:15

Anthropic says its rolling out new weekly rate limits for Claude to curb usage among subscribers who are running its AI coding tool, Claude Code, “continuously in the background, 24/7.” Anthropic says the rate limits also aim to stop a handful of users who are violating Claude’s usage policy by sharing accounts and reselling access to Claude Code. The new rate limits will go into effect August 28 for subscribers to Anthropic’s $20-per-month Pro plan, as well as its $100 and $200-per-month Max p

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Microsoft Edge is now an AI browser with launch of ‘Copilot Mode’

techcrunch.com Sarah Perez 2026-02-18 12:43:22

With demand for AI-powered browsers on the rise, Microsoft on Monday launched a new feature in its Edge browser called Copilot Mode, which allows users to browse the web while being assisted by AI. The idea is that the AI can become a helper that can understand what the user is researching, predict what they want to do, and then take action on their behalf. How well it works in practice remains to be seen, but Microsoft notes that Copilot Mode is still considered an experimental feature. It’s a

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Trump unveils aggressive AI plan focused on deregulation, dismisses copyright payments for AI training

techspot.com Skye Jacobs 2026-02-15 00:25:00

What just happened? President Donald Trump has taken a firm stance on one of the most contentious questions in artificial intelligence: whether companies developing AI should be required to pay for the copyrighted content used to train their systems. Speaking at an AI Summit in Washington, Trump dismissed the idea as unworkable. He argued that requiring AI firms to compensate for every book, article, or piece of media used in training their models would stifle innovation and risk leaving the Uni

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Sony ad reveals plan to bring PlayStation titles to Xbox, Nintendo, and PC

techspot.com Skye Jacobs 2026-02-18 10:03:00

In brief: A recent job posting on PlayStation's official hiring platform has signaled a notable shift in the company's approach to its exclusive video game releases. The listing details a search for a Senior Director of Multiplatform & Account Management, a role designed to oversee PlayStation Studios' software titles as they move beyond PlayStation's consoles and onto competitors' platforms. The job listing, spotted by Windows Central, makes clear that Sony is targeting a wide range of platfor

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Unitree's $5,900 humanoid robot flips, fights, and holds conversations

techspot.com Rob Thubron 2026-02-18 10:46:00

Serving tech enthusiasts for over 25 years.TechSpot means tech analysis and advice you can trust What just happened? Elon Musk has long said he envisions a world where every household has a humanoid robot, but one of several factors preventing this scenario from becoming a reality is the machines' price. But with Unitree's R1, the cost of entry into this sci-fi world has been lowered. The R1, from Chinese robotics firm Unitree Robotics, is four foot tall, has 26 joints, and weighs around 55 po

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Internet Archive joins federal library system as official repository for government documents

techspot.com Alfonso Maruccia 2026-02-18 11:22:00

What just happened? Non-profit organization Internet Archive was founded by Brewster Kahle in 1996, as a digital library conceived to provide free access to digital knowledge via the internet. Now, the IA is getting yet another noteworthy "upgrade" thanks to an official federal designation promoted by a US Senator. The Internet Archive was recently designated as an official "federal depository" library for the state of California. Senator Alex Padilla made the designation in a letter sent to Sc

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Wuchang patch "optimization" may be forcing lower-res upscaling even at native resolution

techspot.com Rob Thubron 2026-02-18 12:01:00

Facepalm: 505 Games, publisher of Wuchang: Fallen Feathers, has managed to pour oil on the fire of controversy surrounding the game by releasing a patch that apparently forces upscaling even when native resolution is selected. The game has been slammed on Steam for its poor optimization and forcing a lower rendering resolution even when scaling is set to 100%. Wuchang: Fallen Feathers has a few good critic reviews, but its Steam rating is Mostly Negative, with the majority of complaints directe

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Samsung lands $16.5 billion chip contract with Tesla

techspot.com Skye Jacobs 2026-02-18 12:44:00

What just happened? Samsung Electronics has landed a landmark $16.5 billion deal to manufacture semiconductor chips for Tesla, a move that could reshape the competitive landscape in advanced chipmaking and help revive Samsung's struggling foundry division. The multi-year contract, representing 7.6 percent of the company's projected 2024 revenue, will run through the end of 2033. The deal was first revealed in a South Korean regulatory filing on July 26, 2025. Although Samsung did not name the c

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Tea app confirms data leak after 4Chan users discover unsecured cloud storage

techspot.com Rob Thubron 2026-02-18 14:16:00

Serving tech enthusiasts for over 25 years.TechSpot means tech analysis and advice you can trust What just happened? Tea, officially known as "Tea Dating Advice," is a dating safety app that allows women to anonymously share information about men and potential red flag behavior. Now the top free app in the App Store, Tea has been hacked. 4Chan users linked to a public storage bucket containing about 72,000 images, including 13,000 selfies and government-issued IDs used for gender verification.

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Apple MacBook Air M4 hits record low at $799

techspot.com Our Editors Hand-Pick Related Products Using A Variety Of Criteria 2026-02-18 14:48:00

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AirPods are getting five new features — here’s how to try them now

Security Bite: Down the rabbit hole of neat, lesser-known Terminal commands (Pt. 2)

Canalys: Samsung surges in US smartphone market as iPhone shipments drop double digits

Chrome will now display AI reviews of online stores

Sony sues Tencent over its Horizon Zero Dawn clone

Apple released iOS 26 public beta: Here’s the list of compatible iPhones that can download it today

Flaw in Gemini CLI AI coding assistant allowed stealthy code execution

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Why I wear this $150 smartwatch even after testing competing Samsung and Garmin models

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FDA has approved Yeztugo, a drug that provides protection against HIV infection

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Claude Code weekly rate limits

Tao on “blue team” vs. “red team” LLMs

The Most Amazing Cosplay of San Diego Comic-Con 2025, Day 4

‘Weapons’ Is a Terrifying, Fascinating, Excellent, Character-Driven Horror Movie

Former Chaturbate Moderator Sues Site Over ‘Psychological Trauma’

‘Rick and Morty’ Exec Producer Dan Harmon Is Already Thinking 2 Seasons Ahead

Your Whistle pet tracker will stop working next month

Anthropic unveils new rate limits to curb Claude Code power users

Microsoft Edge is now an AI browser with launch of ‘Copilot Mode’

Trump unveils aggressive AI plan focused on deregulation, dismisses copyright payments for AI training

Sony ad reveals plan to bring PlayStation titles to Xbox, Nintendo, and PC

Unitree's $5,900 humanoid robot flips, fights, and holds conversations

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Samsung lands $16.5 billion chip contract with Tesla

Tea app confirms data leak after 4Chan users discover unsecured cloud storage

Apple MacBook Air M4 hits record low at $799

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