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Amazon is currently discounting Nothing's Headphone (a) over-ear ANC headphones by $70. The model features 40mm titanium-coated drivers, LDAC and Hi-Res Audio support, Bluetooth 5.4, IP52 water resistance, and physical controls, with battery life up to 135 hours without ANC or 75 hours with it enabled.
Amazon has broadened its Alexa for Shopping assistant so it can now perform more than 100 shopping-related tasks through conversational commands. Customers can use it to manage Subscribe & Save deliveries, build and update shopping lists, check gift card balances, track refunds, and change delivery instructions. The expanded features are available to all US Amazon customers via the Shopping app and desktop website.
A counterfeit crypto trading app called Padre Terminal was distributed through Apple's App Store and linked to the theft of roughly $23,000 from 27 Solana wallets, according to blockchain investigator Iris. The app allegedly drained funds after users entered their private keys, and has since been removed from the App Store. Iris traced the stolen funds to a Solana wallet address and said the attacker converted USDC holdings into SOL to avoid having funds frozen.
Apple's iOS 27.2 update, released days after iPhone Duo debuted in iOS 27.1, adds a new Shortcuts automation that triggers actions when the iPhone Duo device is opened or closed. The update also expands workout automation to the Fitness app, lets app-closed automations report which app closed, adds web-based multilingual support for the 'Use Model' action, and improves the Shortcut Editor with new macOS layout options and direct name/icon editing on iOS and iPadOS.
South Korea's Korea Media and Communications Commission fined Google KRW 42.9 billion ($32 million) and Apple KRW 20.81 billion ($15.6 million) for violating the Telecommunications Business Act. The regulator's investigations, begun in 2022, found both companies forced in-app payment methods, charged a 26 percent commission on third-party payments, blocked external payment options, and delayed app reviews without explanation; Apple was also found to calculate commissions differently for Korean versus overseas developers.
The New York Times is testing an AI feature in its Cooking app, announced by senior editor Genevieve Ko, that suggests ingredient and equipment substitutions and scales recipes for different serving sizes. The feature, accessed via a chatbot text box on recipe pages, is currently available to all Cooking subscribers on iOS and will expand further soon. Customized recipes remain private and cannot be shared, and users cannot disable the feature though Ko says it is optional to use.
Death Clock, an AI-powered longevity app launched in 2024, estimates users' life expectancy based on lifestyle data and now offers optional biomarker blood panels for an additional fee. A basic panel costs $69 and checks markers like cholesterol, blood sugar, inflammation and vitamin D, while a fuller set of nine additional tests covering hormones, micronutrients and thyroid function costs $780. The writer tried the app and received a predicted death date in 2060 at age 74.
South Korea's Korea Media and Communications Commission fined Apple roughly $15.5 million (20.81 billion won) and Google a separate penalty for violating the country's Telecommunications Business Act. Regulators found both companies forced developers toward their own in-app payment systems via a 26% commission, delayed app reviews without clear explanation, and applied discriminatory commissions, and ordered policy changes to correct these practices.
Former Yahoo CEO Marissa Mayer described using her new app Dazzle, an AI assistant trained on a user's camera roll, to generate talking points describing her daughter for a school presentation and to plan birthday themes, playdates and vacations. After backlash online, Mayer posted on X clarifying she was testing the prototype's ability to surface old photos rather than relying on it to summarize her child's personality.
Google introduced the Connected Apps Platform, a new program letting developers integrate their apps with Gemini and Search's connected apps feature. The platform is currently in a limited preview available only to US-based developers, who can sign up for a public beta waitlist. Google also said additional apps, including Calm, Adobe, Experian, Localiza, and Peloton, are joining or expanding within the connected apps ecosystem.
Nothing's sub-brand CMF by Nothing is offering its Clip Pro open-ear wireless earbuds at a $30 discount on Amazon, bringing the price down to $69. The earbuds use a clip-on design that sits outside the ear canal rather than inside it, paired with a lightweight three-point clip and flexible bridge for fit. Audio can be adjusted through the companion Nothing X app, which offers EQ settings, bass enhancement, and customizable controls.
Amazon is selling the Garmin Dash Cam Mini 3 for $99.99, a $50 cut from its $149.99 list price. The compact, key-sized camera records 1080p video with a 140-degree field of view and includes a Clarity polarizer plus HDR-style processing to handle glare and changing light. It has no screen or built-in GPS, relying instead on voice controls and the Garmin Drive app, with footage timestamped but not location-tagged.