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Nothing Phone 3 arrives July 15 with a tiny dot matrix rear display

Nothing, a startup from OnePlus co-founder Carl Pei, has announced its first flagship phone since 2023. The company bills its new Nothing Phone 3 as a "true flagship" device, but it doesn't have the absolute best hardware you can get in a mobile device. Neither does it have the highest price, clocking in at a mere $799. That's shaping up to be a good value, but it's also the highest price yet for a Nothing phone. A few weeks back, Nothing teased the end of its trademark Glyph interface. Indeed,

The GOP’s big spending bill could kill renewable energy projects

is a senior science reporter covering energy and the environment with more than a decade of experience. She is also the host of Hell or High Water: When Disaster Hits Home , a podcast from Vox Media and Audible Originals. Senate Republicans today passed a sweeping spending bill that narrowly avoided punitive tax measures on renewable energy but still threatens to stall its growth in the US. After wrangling over hundreds of amendments for more than 24 hours in a so-called “vote-a-rama” on Monda

X is piloting a program that lets AI chatbots generate Community Notes

The social platform X will pilot a feature that allows AI chatbots to generate Community Notes. Community Notes is a Twitter-era feature that Elon Musk has expanded under his ownership of the service, now called X. Users who are part of this fact-checking program can contribute comments that add context to certain posts, which are then checked by other users before they appear attached to a post. A Community Note may appear, for example, on a post of an AI-generated video that is not clear abou

Road to Battlefield: Central Eurasia’s Gateway to TechCrunch Startup Battlefield

Historic regional competition launches to showcase Central Eurasia’s rising startup ecosystem on Silicon Valley’s biggest stage. For the first time in its history, Central Eurasia will have a direct pathway to TechCrunch Startup Battlefield through the launch of “Road to Battlefield,” a groundbreaking regional competition that promises to put the underrepresented region firmly on the global innovation map. The competition, organized by Silkroad Innovation Hub in partnership with TechCrunch and

Apple Watch satellite SOS feature helps rescue injured climber in Colorado

A climber stranded at nearly 11,000 feet in the Colorado wilderness was rescued this week thanks to Apple’s Emergency SOS satellite messaging feature. Here’s what happened. Glissading gone wrong As reported by KDVR (via Reddit), a 53-year-old man had just summited Snowmass Mountain on Sunday, before beginning his descent using a glissading technique (which is essentially sliding down the snow-covered slope). That’s when he injured his wrist and realized he couldn’t make it out on his own. Wit

Apple Intelligence with less ‘Apple’? Why that might be the exact right move

Apple’s well documented struggles to upgrade Siri with AI might have an unexpected fix. Per Mark Gurman, Apple is considering powering its revamped Siri with third-party AI models from Anthropic or OpenAI. Here’s why that could be the best move for Apple and users. Apple’s struggling to keep up with AI innovations In the smartphone era, Apple’s success has been tremendous. The iPhone is ridiculously popular and very profitable. And it’s powered a stronger Apple ecosystem than ever, with servi

Microsoft open-sources VS Code Copilot Chat extension on GitHub

Microsoft has released the source code for the GitHub Copilot Chat extension for VS Code under the MIT license. This provides the community access to the full implementation of the chat-based coding assistant, including the implementation of “agent mode,” what contextual data is sent to large language models (LLMs), and the design of system prompts. The GitHub repository hosting the code also details telemetry collection mechanisms, addressing long-standing questions about data transparency in

Linux's remarkable journey from one dev's hobby to 40 million lines of code - and counting

Martin Harvey/Getty Images When Linus Torvalds posted his now-legendary 1991 announcement about a "hobby" operating system kernel, no one would have predicted that Linux would become the backbone of modern computing. In a speech at the Open-Source Summit, North America, Jonathan Corbet, executive editor of LWN and longtime kernel developer, recounted the Linux kernel's remarkable journey, highlighting its disruptive beginnings, its unique development model, and the challenges that have shaped i

I changed 10 settings on my Pixel phone to significantly improve the user experience

Kerry Wan/ZDNET The Google Pixel 9a might be the best-value phone of 2025, especially now that it brings flagship-level AI tools, a bright 120Hz display, and a massive battery into a more affordable price tier. But, just like any Pixel phone, the best features often aren't enabled by default. I've tested generations of Google Pixel phones, and to achieve the best user experience, you almost always have to do a bit of digging and research. Also: The best Android phones to buy in 2025 That's wh

Why I recommend this Hisense's QLED TV over pricier OLED models - especially at $900 off

ZDNET's key takeaways The Hisense U8QG is available from 55-inch to 100-inch, with most models currently on sale. It offers arresting HDR picture quality and brightness. However, this set lacks some premium features like four HDMI ports and an ultra-thin frame. View now at Amazon View now at Best Buy View now at Walmart more buying choices The Hisense U8QG is one step down from the company's flagship TV, (the U9QG), and it's currently on sale for about $1,275 at major retailers (normally $2,2

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Best early Prime Day Amazon Echo device deals: My 17 favorite deals available now

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The top 10 products readers bought in June (including a sleeper earbud and Android phone pick)

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I've been in tech for decades. Here are 10 ways my home lab keeps me sharp - and employable

Paul Taylor/Getty When I was a kid, my home lab consisted of test tubes and beakers, sodium bicarbonate (baking soda), acetic acid (vinegar), and the occasional boom, followed closely by the sound of my mom in the distance yelling, "David Allen Gewirtz, you stop that right now." When the scold transitioned from "David Gewirtz" to "David Allen Gewirtz," I knew I was in trouble. To be fair, nothing prepared my nontechnical mom and dad to raise a future engineer. I was forever taking things apart

Best early Prime Day Kindle deals: My 8 favorite sales live now

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Play Fortnite? You can claim part of Epic's $245 million settlement payout - for one more week

Jakub Porzycki/NurPhoto via Getty Images More than 500,000 Fortnite players are in line to receive a cash payment from Epic Games after the Federal Trade Commission ruled that the game maker tricked customers into making unwanted purchases. Some people have already received payments, but there's still an opportunity for new claims. Also: Apple's $95 million Siri settlement claims are ending soon - how to secure your payout The $245 million settlement, first announced two years ago, accused th

Best early Prime Day phone deals: These 15 sales should be on your radar

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Cua (YC X25) is hiring an engineer

Cua is building the infrastructure that lets general AI agents safely and scalably use Computers and Apps like humans do. With 8.9k+ GitHub stars in just 4 months and backing from Y Combinator, we’re providing: An open-source framework for building and evaluating general-purpose AI agents A cloud container platform for sandboxed, scalable agent execution environments A blueprint for what production-grade general agent systems should look like - backed by research We're looking for our first

White House works to ground NASA science missions before Congress can act

In another sign that the Trump White House is aggressively moving to slash NASA’s science programs, dozens of mission leaders have been asked to prepare "closeout" plans by the end of next week. The new directive came from NASA's senior leadership on Monday, which is acting on behalf of the White House Office of Management and Budget. Copies of these memos, which appear to vary a little by department, were reviewed by Ars. The detailed closeout plans called for must be prepared by as soon as Ju

Sam Altman Slams Meta’s AI Talent-Poaching Spree: 'Missionaries Will Beat Mercenaries'

OpenAI CEO Sam Altman is hitting back at Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg’s recent AI talent-poaching spree. In a full-throated response sent to OpenAI researchers Monday evening and obtained by WIRED, Altman made his pitch for why staying at OpenAI is the only answer for those looking to build artificial general intelligence, hinting that the company is evaluating compensation for the entire research organization. He also dismissed Meta’s recruiting efforts, saying what the company is doing could lead

A Pro-Russia Disinformation Campaign Is Using Free AI Tools to Fuel a ‘Content Explosion’

A pro-Russia disinformation campaign is leveraging consumer artificial intelligence tools to fuel a “content explosion” focused on exacerbating existing tensions around global elections, Ukraine, and immigration, among other controversial issues, according to new research published last week. The campaign, known by many names including Operation Overload and Matryoshka (other researchers have also tied it to Storm-1679), has been operating since 2023 and has been aligned with the Russian govern

Automattic puts Tumblr migration to WordPress on hold

In Brief Automattic CEO Matt Mullenweg confirmed that the company is no longer working on migrating its Tumblr blogging platform to WordPress, as previously announced. The exec shared the news on The Verge’s Decoder podcast, published on Monday, saying that the project is “on hold” for an indefinite period. “What we decided is that we want to focus as much on the things that are going to be noticeable to users and that users are asking for,” he told the site. “This was more like an infrastruct

Aeza Group sanctioned for hosting ransomware, infostealer servers

The U.S. Department of the Treasury has sanctioned Russian hosting company Aeza Group and four operators for allegedly acting as a bulletproof hosting company for ransomware gangs, infostealer operations, darknet drug markets, and Russian disinformation campaigns. The Treasury's Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) claims that Aeza's services were utilized by the BianLian ransomware gang, for RedLine infostealer panels, and by BlackSprut, a Russian darknet marketplace that sold drugs to indi

How to build IT experience and keep your tech skills sharp - at home

dra_schwartz/Getty Images When I was a kid, my home lab consisted of test tubes and beakers, sodium bicarbonate (baking soda), acetic acid (vinegar), and the occasional boom, followed closely by the sound of my mom in the distance yelling, "David Allen Gewirtz, you stop that right now." When the scold transitioned from "David Gewirtz" to "David Allen Gewirtz," I knew I was in trouble. To be fair, nothing prepared my nontechnical mom and dad to raise a future engineer. I was forever taking thin

Best early Prime Day security camera deals: My 12 favorite sales live now

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The best Costco deals to compete with Prime Day: TVs, laptops, Apple products, and more

'ZDNET Recommends': What exactly does it mean? ZDNET's recommendations are based on many hours of testing, research, and comparison shopping. We gather data from the best available sources, including vendor and retailer listings as well as other relevant and independent reviews sites. And we pore over customer reviews to find out what matters to real people who already own and use the products and services we’re assessing. When you click through from our site to a retailer and buy a product or

Sam Altman Slams Meta's AI Talent Poaching: 'Missionaries Will Beat Mercenaries'

OpenAI CEO Sam Altman is hitting back at Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg’s recent AI talent poaching spree. In a full-throated response sent to OpenAI researchers Monday evening and obtained by WIRED, Altman made his pitch for why staying at OpenAI is the only answer for those looking to build artificial general intelligence, hinting that the company is evaluating compensation for the entire research organization. He also dismissed Meta’s recruiting efforts, saying what the company is doing could lead

The Hoyle State (2021)

Nuclear physics is complicated compared to atomic physics, because the strong force is complicated compared to the electromagnetic force, and nucleons—protons and neutrons—are bag-like groupings of quarks and gluons held together by the strong force. They resemble elastic bags that attract each other. They jostle each other in the nucleus… governed by the rules of quantum mechanics. To begin to understand such a complex thing as a nucleus, people started with approximate models. In 1930 George

RFK Jr. Says AI Will Approve New Drugs at FDA ‘Very, Very Quickly’

Robert F. Kennedy Jr. appeared on the latest episode of Tucker Carlson’s podcast on Monday and it’s filled with the ramblings of a man completely detached from reality. Kennedy falsely suggested vaccines cause autism, more or less endorsed the idea that Anthony Fauci should go to prison, and says that AI will allow the FDA to approve new drugs very quickly. It’s quite a mess. These absolutely unhinged ideas wouldn’t be such a problem if this were any other fringe lunatic appearing on the podcas