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 Apple has released "F1: The Movie" for digital purchase and rental through the TV app, marking the start of the film's premium video-on-demand window while it continues to perform strongly in theaters.
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Luis Enrique's men continue the defense of their title as they host Les Scoïstes.
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Jonas Vingegaard among the favorites as the peloton prepares to take on Spain's premier cycling event.
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From cutscene tips to early item grabs, here's my advice for getting started with the remake of one of my personal favorite Metal Gear games.
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 Some of this week's best deals include our exclusive sitewide sales at Satechi and Anker, plus ongoing steep discounts on MacBook Air, MacBook Pro, and Mac mini.
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It's a blockbuster opening to the 2025-26 season at the Allianz Arena.
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But there's a catch with this feature: it's only available if you have a Copilot Pro subscription, which costs $20 per month. The subscription also provides AI capabilities in other Microsoft apps such as Word, PowerPoint, Paint, and Notepad. (Yup, those last two actually have AI features.)
When Journeys is activated, an AI model analyzes your browsing activity. Microsoft emphasizes that the data is stored locally on your device and is not used for training AI models or targeted advertising. Instead, Edge uses small language models such as Phi-4 and Phi-mini, which allow the calculations to take place directly on your computer.
The Journeys feature is not yet available in the stable version of Edge, and as of this writing can only be enabled via Edge Canary. It's currently unclear when Journeys will be made widely available.
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These air fryer dishes are so delicious, your oven will be stuck on the sidelines.
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 Now through August 29, Apple will donate $10 to the National Park Foundation for every purchase made in the U.S. using Apple Pay on Apple.com, in the Apple Store app, or at an Apple Store, up to a maximum of $1 million.
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Landbase, the agentic AI company transforming how businesses grow, is announcing the acquisition of Adauris, the company that helps create custom intent signals through content generation. With this acquisition, Landbase expands into AI-native inbound automation, becoming the first platform to unify outbound and inbound within a single place.?
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Was it a leak? Not really. A "leaked" product is one that's been mistakenly revealed, whereas the speaker we saw during Google's Pixel event got a clear supporting role, with F1 driver Lando Norris cheerfully chatting with the device. Google meant for us to notice the new and unannounced smart speaker.
So, what do we know about this little gray (or porcelain?) speaker? Here's a quick breakdown.
Google's new Gemini speaker: What we know for sure
It exists
That may sound obvious, but so often with rumored or "leaked" new products, we're in the land of pure conjecture. In this case (and as I just mentioned), Google clearly intended for us to notice its new speaker.
In other words, it's the real deal. A new Google smart speaker is happening.
It's got Gemini inside
F1's Lando Norris was chatting with Google's new speaker during a demonstration of Gemini Live, a Gemini mode where you can have freewheeling conversations with the AI model about any subject you want.
That's all in the way of saying this new Google speaker runs on Gemini, and besides its Gemini Live capabilities, it's virtually certain to boast
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That way you can launch your favorite apps from your lock screen or Control Center.
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You've no doubt heard of supermoons, blue moons, mini moons and blood moons, but have you ever heard of a black moon?
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Find a seat and sing along with Saja Boys and HUNTR/X.
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Here are the best TVs I've reviewed, covering a range of budgets, from top brands like LG, Samsung and TCL.
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I found a tool that make roasted chicken faster and with even crispier skin. Here's how it's done.
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A cheap vacuum doesn't have to be a bad one. We've lab-tested over 100 models to find powerful, affordable picks for pet hair, hard floors and carpets.
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Earlier this month, a Reddit poster shared a two-minute video of a PC build… or at least an approximation of one, where almost every single component is lovingly simulated with hand-cut cardboard. The case is cardboard, the motherboard is cardboard, the graphics card is cardboard, even the (working!) CPU fan is cardboard. There are a few metal screws and brackets, and I'm guessing the power supply is only covered in cardboard, as that cardboard fan really spins and there are some actual RGB elements on the cardboard RAM.
The attention to detail is staggering. I'm not sure who made the original video (it may be the Reddit poster spotted by UFD Tech), but I was blown away when I saw that the cardboard CPU is held into its socket with a little tension bar. The cardboard hard drive—yes, in addition to the SSD, a hard drive that's realistically installed into its own
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Nobody wants to smell rotting food in the morning. This simple trick allows you to feed your compost pile weekly without stinking up the kitchen.
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Here's a guide to all the models—plus Pixel case recommendations and smart software tricks to try.
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Carrying your phone everywhere comes with a germy price.
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Google's big event Wednesday featured new phones, watches, earbuds, Gemini AI tools and numerous celebrity cameos.
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The president's comments follow his calls for the resignation of Intel's chief executive this month.
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The move was immediately met with criticism from unions and online safety advocates.
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"It's a tongue-in-cheek name, but the project is very real!" Musk says.
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On this week's episode of The MacRumors Show, we talk through what to expect from the Apple Watch SE 3, Series 11, and Ultra 3, and whether it's worth holding off on an upgrade until next year.
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According to Bloomberg, Meta will pay at least $10 billion over six years to use Google Cloud servers and storage to expand its AI capabilities.
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Google has a fresh smart home speaker to go along with its upcoming Gemini for Home upgrade, according to new leaks.
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Fans want the Tesla CEO to "stop gooning to AI anime and take us to Mars."
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The "My Apps" tab within the Xbox PC app allows gamers to load applications outside of the Xbox ecosystem, as defined by the Microsoft Store and Xbox Game Pass. Microsoft didn't announce any partners, but an example screenshot on Microsoft's announcement shows Battle.net as well as the GOG Store and Microsoft Edge.
Over the past few months, Microsoft has begun testing new ways for gamers to have access beyond the Xbox and Game Pass ecosystems. In June, the company began testing an aggregated game library, where Xbox Insiders could launch games from Battle.net "and other leading storefronts" within the Xbox PC app. In July, Microsoft added the ability to stream over 250 games beyond the Game Pass library without the need for installing them.
This most recent announcement appears to tweak the aggregated library to allow users to download the storefront apps themselves, as well as a curated selection of apps.
"As an Insider, you will initially have access to a tailored selection of apps that you can view and download, and we will expand support to additional apps over time," Microsoft said.
Like other announcements, Microsoft is customizing this new "My Apps" page to the Asus ROG Xbox Ally and Ally X, which
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SwitchBot's smart fan is powerful, whisper-quiet, and conveniently app-controlled for lazy cooling.
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Here are hints and answers for the NYT Strands puzzle for Aug. 22, No. 537.
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 Researchers at Cornell University have developed an electronic chip that they describe as a "microwave brain." The simplified chip is analog rather than digital, yet can process ultrafast data and wireless communication signals simultaneously.
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NEW RESOURCES NARA: National Archives Recovers & Preserves Rare Pearl Harbor Navy Logbook. "Thanks to an historically-conscious couple in California, the Pearl Harbor Navy (PHNY) Logbook from March 1941-June 1942 —which records […]
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Here's how to check if your carrier supports the messaging protocol, how to enable it and when Apple could bring end-to-end encryption to the protocol on your iPhone.
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 Apple is designing new "TechWoven" cases for the iPhone 17, with photos of some of the alleged case colors shared today by leaker Majin Bu.
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 Apple today provided public beta testers with updated firmware for the AirPods Pro 2 and AirPods 4, allowing them to test the new AirPods features in iOS 26, iPadOS 26, and macOS Tahoe. The firmware is only available to public beta testers and developers at the current time, and a device running ?iOS 26?, ?iPadOS 26?, or macOS 26 is required to install the update. The firmware has a build number of 8A5343a, up from 8A5324b, and it is the same firmware that was provided to developers earlier this week.
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The world would be a better place if AirPods had this one Pixel Buds 2a design feature.
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ChatGPT will avoid giving direct mental health advice under new OpenAI rules following instances where the AI model provided harmful or misleading responses.
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The reigning king of controversy has one more expensive problem.
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But how much do you actually earn as a Microsoft employee? This question is particularly interesting for developers and managers, as such positions at top companies are in high demand. And as a user, you might also wonder what a Windows developer earns these days.
How much do Microsoft devs earn?
Business Insider recently obtained a leaked internal Microsoft document that answers this question. In it, 850 employees provided information on their own earnings at Microsoft, and the data allows for different levels to be compared with each other.
Compensation at Microsoft comprises the following: a base annual salary, a cash bonus, a percentage bonus (presumably based on targets achieved), and a stock award (which is based on the current company value and can therefore fluctuate greatly).
This results in the following salary range for developers:
Level Basic salary Cash bonus Bonus percentage Stock bonus59$120,800 - $124,000$3,000 - $19,3008-14%$7,000 - $19,300
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Do you have an old camera, security system or smart plug you aren't using? Here's how I recruit mine for new, useful tasks.
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These tools could help teachers win the attention war.
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We've tested nearly three dozen PCIe 4.0 SSDs and our list includes the best of the bunch for various needs. Whether you want to upgrade, or add more storage to your PCIe 4.0 computer, there's an SSD for you. Read on to learn more, including what to look for in PCIe 4.0 SSD.
WD Black SN7100 SSD - Best PCIe 4.0 SSD
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Google has confirmed the attacks and states that general data like customer and company names were leaked, but not passwords. The resulting data leak means that users of Google services—including Gmail and Google Cloud—are now at risk of falling victim to phishing attempts.
How the phishing attacks work
Initial reports of attempted attacks have already been seen on Reddit, which are likely related to the data leak. Users describe how alleged Google employees have contacted them by phone to inform them of a security breach in their accounts.
In these scam attempts, attackers are trying to take over Gmail accounts by triggering alleged "account resets" and then intercepting passwords to subsequently lock out the account holders. Another attack method involves "dangling buckets" (i.e., outdated access addresses) to steal data from or inje
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NEW RESOURCES PR Newswire: EclipseAtlas.com Launches: A Unique Online Museum and Guide to Solar Eclipse Cartography (PRESS RELEASE). "Today marks the debut of EclipseAtlas.com, a groundbreaking online collection dedicated to the art […]
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NEW RESOURCES The FPS Review: Polyphony Digital Unveils New Online Gran Turismo Database Featuring All Cars, Currently 539, Available in GT7. "One of the neatest features of the Gran Turismo franchise has […]
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Ecologist Gergana Daskalova moved back to the small Bulgarian town of her childhood. It's a place many people have abandoned — and that's the very reason she returned. At the same time as land is being cleared around the world to make room for agriculture, elsewhere farmland is being abandoned for nature to reclaim. But what happens when people let the land return to nature? This episode, science reporter Dan Charles explains why abandoned land has conservationists and researchers asking: If we love nature, do we tend it or set it free?
Read more of Dan's reporting for Science Magazine and NPR.
Want us to cover other about ecology, biodiversity or land science stories? Let us know by emailing shortwave@npr.org!
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