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Google quietly confirms ChromeOS-Android merger - here's what it means for you

NurPhoto/Getty Images The long-standing rumor of ChromeOS and Android's merger was finally confirmed in the most understated way. TechRadar's Lance Ulanoff recounted his conversation with Sameer Samat, Google's president of the Android ecosystem. Samat noticed that the reporter was wearing an Apple Watch and using a MacBook. He asked Ulanoff why he was using a Mac. Samat confessed that he asked because "we're going to be combining ChromeOS and Android into a single platform, and I am very inte

Why I recommend this Samsung Galaxy Watch over competing Androids

ZDNET's key takeaways The 47mm Samsung Galaxy Watch Ultra normally retails for $650 on Amazon, although it occasionally goes on sale. It's a stylish-looking smartwatch with a slew of safety features and a long-lasting battery. However, it's only available in a single size (47mm, to be exact), meaning it may not be a good fit for folks with smaller wrists. $419.99 at Amazon Samsung's Galaxy Watch Ultra is the company's top-of-the-line wearable, sporting a tough exterior, an eye-catching design

Meta CEO Zuckerberg says first AI data supercluster will come online in 2026

Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg on Monday said he plans to invest "hundreds of billions of dollars" into artificial intelligence compute infrastructure, and that Meta plans to bring its first supercluster online next year. A supercluster is a large, complex computing network that's designed to train advanced AI models and handle their workloads. "Meta Superintelligence Labs will have industry-leading levels of compute and by far the greatest compute per researcher," Zuckerberg wrote in a Facebook pos

AI’s fourth wave is here — are enterprises ready for what’s next?

Yesterday’s emerging tech is now essential to business success — and the next wave is coming fast. To maintain competitive advantage through the next five years, which innovations must forward-thinking companies prioritize right now? At VentureBeat’s Transform 2025, Yaad Oren, global head of SAP research & innovation and Emma Brunskill, associate professor of computer science at Stanford, spoke with moderator Susan Etlinger, senior director, strategy and thought leadership, Azure AI Microsoft,

5 Android phones you should buy instead of the Galaxy Z Flip 7

Zac Kew-Denniss / Android Authority As a big fan of flip phone foldables, the new Galaxy Z Flip 7 looks like a phone I’ve been wanting from Samsung for years. Samsung’s Z Flip handsets have always been a safe choice in the flip phone market, but the Flip 7 looks like a truly exciting one. Between the vastly improved cover screen, larger main display, and slimmer design, it’s an impressive piece of kit. But for everything Samsung seems to have gotten right with the Z Flip 7, I do have some conc

Two guys hated using Comcast, so they built their own fiber ISP

Samuel Herman and Alexander Baciu never liked using Comcast's cable broadband. Now, the residents of Saline, Michigan, operate a fiber Internet service provider that competes against Comcast in their neighborhoods and has ambitions to expand. "All throughout my life pretty much, I've had to deal with Xfinity's bullcrap, them not being able to handle the speeds that we need," Herman told Ars. "I lived in a house of 10. I have seven other brothers and sisters, and there's 10 of us in total with m

It took 45 years, but spreadsheet legend Mitch Kapor finally got his MIT degree

The funny part to Aulet was that Kapor, who created the groundbreaking spreadsheet program Lotus 1-2-3 and founded Lotus Development Corp . in Cambridge, had attended Sloan in the 1970s but left without getting a degree. Usually no laughing matter, the Doriot Lecture is a prestigious annual event at MIT’s Sloan School of Management. MIT professor Bill Aulet chuckled to himself when he decided to invite his old friend and famed software programmer and investor Mitch Kapor to give a speech about

Prime Day event drove over $24B in U.S. e-commerce sales, gen AI traffic was up 3,300%

Amazon’s Prime Day, which leads to an overall boost to U.S. e-commerce thanks to competitive sales, saw a significant increase in retail traffic driven by generative AI products, including chatbots and browsers. According to a post-Prime Day analysis by Adobe Analytics, gen AI traffic to U.S. retail sites increased by 3,300% year-over-year — which was more than the firm had originally forecast. Adobe’s e-commerce division provided an analysis of the U.S. retail landscape encompassing over 1 tri

A Clear Sign Just Emerged That Tesla Is Panicking

Tesla sales are so abysmal in Canada that Elon Musk has made the drastic choice to dramatically lower the price of the new Model Y as it attempts to climb out of the hole. As Electrek reports, a Model Y in Canada now costs $65,ooo CAD ($47,465 USD), which is a cool $20,000 CAD cheaper than it was just a few days prior. We'll get into the hows and whys in a second, but first some backstory. Earlier this year, after Trump raised the specter of tariffs against its northern neighbor, Canada moved

GM, LG to upgrade Tennessee plant to make low-cost EV batteries

Ultium Cells, a joint venture between General Motors and LG Energy Solution, said Monday it's upgrading its facility in Spring Hill, Tennessee, to make low-cost electric vehicle battery cells. GM said the lithium iron phosphate battery cells — abbreviated LFP based on the elements' chemical symbols — could be significantly cheaper than battery packs used in some EVs, in part because they don't require expensive minerals like cobalt and nickel that are used in standard lithium-ion batteries. "T

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Microsoft has a new trick to improve laptop battery life on Windows

is a senior editor and author of Notepad , who has been covering all things Microsoft, PC, and tech for over 20 years. Microsoft has started testing a new feature in Windows 11 that will improve laptop battery life. A new adaptive energy saver mode will soon automatically enable or disable the main energy saver mode, based on your laptop’s workload rather than just its amount of battery life left. The energy saver mode in Windows 11 typically dims a display brightness by 30 percent, disables t

Samsung Cares About Competing Again. Tri-Fold Phone Coming by End of Year

Despite various rumors and even an alleged leak, there was no “one more thing” teasing a tri-folding phone at Samsung’s Unpacked event last week, where the tech company announced the impressively thin Galaxy Z Fold 7, Z Flip 7 with an edge-to-edge cover screen, and two stylish Galaxy Watch 8 smartwatches. But the tri-fold phone is real and it’s coming soon. See Galaxy Z Fold 7 at Samsung.com See Galaxy Z Flip 7 at Samsung.com Speaking to the Korea Times, Roh-Tae-moon aka TM Roh, Samsung’s act

The votes are in: TechCrunch Disrupt 2025 Audience Choice winners revealed for roundtables and breakouts

You voted — they made it onto the TechCrunch Disrupt 2025 agenda! After reviewing hundreds of standout Call for Content submissions and opening the vote to the TechCrunch audience, we’ve locked in the top five roundtables and top five breakout sessions. Without further ado, meet the exceptional tech voices — and the sessions they’ll lead — that will shape the conversation at Disrupt 2025, taking place October 27–29 at San Francisco’s Moscone West. Visit the agenda page for full session and spe

Paddy Power and Betfair users warned of 'email danger' after breach

Paddy Power and Betfair users warned of 'email danger' after breach The company provided affected users with online safety information and told them: "There is nothing you need to do in response to this incident, however we recommend you remain vigilant." Some personal information including IP addresses, email addresses, and online activity data has been compromised. A spokesperson for Flutter Entertainment, which owns the online gambling brands, confirmed to the BBC it had "suffered a data i

T-Mobile has two new toggles that could affect your privacy, should you turn them off?

Edgar Cervantes / Android Authority TL;DR T-Mobile has added two new privacy toggles: one for sharing certain financial information and another for fraud/identity theft protection. The first toggle allows T-Mobile to share your financial data with affiliates and marketers, while the second is meant to help detect fraud. You can disable both toggles in the T-Life app, and for most people, turning off the first is strongly recommended. T-Mobile and the other big carriers have a certain reputat

Samsung Galaxy Z Flip 7 vs. Motorola Razr Ultra: Which clamshell foldable wins?

Kerry Wan/ZDNET The Samsung Z Flip 7 is now official, bringing with it a brighter cover display, a larger battery, and a full dose of Galaxy AI. On the flip side, the Motorola Razr Ultra refines its clamshell formula, pairing the largest, fastest screens in the category with a triple-50 MP camera stack and Moto AI tricks. Also: Everything announced at Samsung Unpacked this week: Z Fold 7, Watch 8 Classic, tri-fold phone, more Clamshell foldables have come a long way, and Motorola and Samsung

Two guys hated using Comcast, so they built their own fiber ISP

Samuel Herman and Alexander Baciu never liked using Comcast's cable broadband. Now, the residents of Saline, Michigan, operate a fiber Internet service provider that competes against Comcast in their neighborhoods and has ambitions to expand. "All throughout my life pretty much, I've had to deal with Xfinity's bullcrap, them not being able to handle the speeds that we need," Herman told Ars. "I lived in a house of 10. I have seven other brothers and sisters, and there's 10 of us in total with m

Interview with Google's Android leader Sameer Samat

My conversation with Sameer Samat, Android’s daddy…er…the President of Android Ecosystem at Google, started with him quizzing me. Perhaps he noticed my MacBook Pro or the Apple Watch on my wrist. I did make sure to at least record the interview with the lovely new Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 7 I’m testing, but Samat wanted to understand how and, maybe why, I’m using a Mac. I stammered, unprepared for the interrogation, but Samat wasn’t asking me why I don’t use Android. Instead, he’s curious about t

The Ridiculously Thin Galaxy Z Flip 7 Is Sturdy AF. Ask Me How I Know

If you're concerned about how durable Samsung's foldable phones are, I'm here to tell you not to worry. And that's especially true when it comes to the new Galaxy Z Flip 7, which holds its own among today's best smartphones. After less than six hours with the Galaxy Z Flip 7, I accidentally performed my own informal drop test. At a catered affair in Brooklyn, I walked outside to get a view of the waterfront, and when I pulled the Z Flip 7 out of my pocket, I fumbled it. I watched helplessly as

California is set to become the first US state to manage power outages with AI

In April, the PJM Interconnection—the nation’s largest grid system, spanning 13 states along the densely populated mid-Atlantic and Eastern Seaboard—took a big step toward embracing AI by inking a deal with Google to use its Tapestry software to improve regional planning and speed up grid connections for new power generators. ERCOT, the Texas grid system, is considering adopting technology similar to what CAISO is now set to use, according to a source with knowledge of the plans who requested a

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Here’s the truth behind Samsung Auto DeX, and why it’s not an Android Auto alternative (Updated)

C. Scott Brown / Android Authority TL;DR Samsung Auto already exists as an Android Auto alternative in China but requires specific regional software and hardware to function. “Samsung Auto DeX” refers to an unofficial workaround enabling Samsung Auto functionality on non-support head units via desktop mode casting. Despite ongoing speculation, we could not locate confirmed evidence that suggests Samsung is officially developing “Auto DeX” as a distinct feature. Update, July 14, 2025 (06:50 A

From Outer Space to Your Router: Here's How Satellite Internet Gets You Online

The satellite internet space has only gotten more competitive in recent years, thanks to the rise of Starlink. Now that Amazon's Project Kuiper has successfully launched LEO satellites to kick off its own service, we only expect the conversation to grow from here. Despite the popularity of Starlink and the growing power of its 7,000 satellites, satellite internet is generally considered a last resort for home internet, due to slower-than-average speeds and the steep costs of equipment. However,

AI 'Nudify' Websites Are Raking in Millions of Dollars

For years, so-called “nudify” apps and websites have mushroomed online, allowing people to create nonconsensual and abusive images of women and girls, including child sexual abuse material. Despite some lawmakers and tech companies taking steps to limit the harmful services, every month, millions of people are still accessing the websites, and the sites’ creators may be making millions of dollars each year, new research suggests. An analysis of 85 nudify and “undress” websites—which allow peopl

James Webb, Hubble space telescopes face reduction in operations

The James Webb Space Telescope is pictured here before being folded up for launch. Credit: NASA Key Takeaways: NASA's Hubble and James Webb telescopes face operational cuts due to budget limitations. Reduced funding may lead to fewer available telescope modes and less user support. Hubble's budget has remained flat for a decade, decreasing its purchasing power. “It’s fewer people, really,” said Neill Reid. The teams operating the Hubble Space Telescope and James Webb Space Telescope (JWST)

Burning a Magnesium NeXT Cube (1993)

Date: Wed, 24 Mar 93 19:11:02 EST From: simsong To: druby Subject: cube burning Cc: edit To: Dan Ruby, Editor, NeXTWORLD Magazine From: Simson L. Garfinkel, Senior Editor, NeXTWORLD Magazine Subject: NeXTCube Serial Number AA001032 Date: March 16, 1993 Dear Dan, I am writing this memo to explain what happened to the case our NeXTCube Computer, Serial Number AA001032. As you know, years ago, when NeXT first contemplated making computers, Steve Jobs decided that machines should be in th

macOS Tahoe 26: All the new features in Messages

9to5Mac is brought to you by CleanMyMac: Tidy up your Mac and iPhone today! Try 7 days free and use our code 9TO5MAC15 for 15% off. Also check out CleanMyPhone for your iPhone! macOS Tahoe 26 will be released to everyone later this year, and it brings a handful of notable new features to the Messages app. There are new customization options, upgraded search functionality, group message improvements, and more. Head below for all the new features coming to the Messages app on Mac later this year

The North Korean fake IT worker problem is ubiquitous

By now, the North Korean fake IT worker problem is so ubiquitous that if you think you don't have any phony resumes or imposters in your interview queue, you're asleep at the wheel. "Almost every CISO of a Fortune 500 company that I've spoken to — I'll just characterize as dozens that I've spoken to — have admitted that they had a North Korean IT worker problem," said Mandiant Consulting CTO Charles Carmakal during a threat-intel roundtable, admitting that even Mandiant's parent company Google

The CEO of Nvidia Admits What Everybody Is Afraid of About AI

This week, Nvidia became the first company in history to be worth $4 trillion. It’s a number so large it’s almost meaningless, more than the entire economy of Germany or the United Kingdom. While Wall Street celebrates, the question for everyone else is simple: So what? The answer, according to Nvidia’s CEO Jensen Huang, is that this is not just about stock prices. It’s about a fundamental rewiring of our world. So why is this one company so important? In the simplest terms, Nvidia makes the “

Study warns of ‘significant risks’ in using AI therapy chatbots

Therapy chatbots powered by large language models may stigmatize users with mental health conditions and otherwise respond inappropriately or even dangerously, according to researchers at Stanford University. While recent coverage in The New York Times and elsewhere has highlighted the role that ChatGPT may play in reinforcing delusional or conspiratorial thinking, a new paper titled “Expressing stigma and inappropriate responses prevents LLMs from safely replacing mental health providers” exam

Gasp! Researchers Say There’s an Inaccuracy in Popular Teen Movies

Image by Peacock / NBC Studies According to a new study, teen films have a dirty little secret — and it's harming the real-life adolescents who watch them. After analyzing dozens of teen films, communications researchers at the University of Ohio found, per a new study published in the Journal of Children and Media, that the experiences depicted in them was so different from the lives and experiences of actual teens that they may as well have been speculative fiction. Looking at 53 teen films