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YouTube creators surprised to find Apple and others trained AI on their videos
Enlarge / YouTuber Marques Brownlee discusses iOS 18 in a new video. This specific video wasn't part of the large dataset that was used to train AI models, but many of his others were. (credit:...
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All four of Google’s Pixel 9 phones get lined up and shot (by regulators)
Enlarge / Now I'm going to show you a series of photos of Pixel Folds, and you just tell me if you recognize any of them from the bank earlier today, okay? (credit: NCC/Android Authority) Can you...
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Real, actual Markdown support is arriving in Google Docs, not a moment too soon
Enlarge / In goes the sensible characters, out goes a document for which you almost always have to adjust the sharing permissions. (credit: Aurich Lawson | Getty Images) The best time to truly...
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“Extraordinarily disappointed” users reckon with the Google-fication of Fitbit
Enlarge / The Charge 5 (pictured) has been a source of contention for Fitbit customers. (credit: Getty) Since the acquisition closed in 2021, the Google-fication of Fitbit has largely meant a...
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Switch 2 is around the corner, but Nintendo announces a new Switch accessory...
Nintendo's Joy-Con Charging Stand (Two-Way) seems useful, but it's coming out at a strange time in the console's lifecycle. [credit: Nintendo ] Nintendo's Switch launched in March 2017, and all...
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The next Nvidia driver makes even more GPUs “open,” in a specific, quirky way
Enlarge (credit: Getty Images) You have to read the headline on Nvidia's latest GPU announcement slowly, parsing each clause as it arrives. "Nvidia transitions fully" sounds like real commitment, a...
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Google, its cat fully escaped from bag, shows off the Pixel 9 Pro weeks early
Enlarge / You can have confirmation of one of our upcoming four phones, but you have to hear us talk about AI again. Deal? (credit: Google) After every one of its house-brand phones, and even its new...
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Report: Apple TV+ will soon get a lot more movies made by studios other than...
Enlarge / Apple seeks to continue to augment its library of original films like Argylle with films from other studios. Apple TV+ has carved a niche for itself with strong original programming, and...
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Netflix is kicking US subscribers off its cheapest ad-free plan soon
Enlarge / Ad-free Basic subscribers will be crane kicked off the plan soon. (credit: Netflix/YouTube) Netflix today confirmed suspicions that it will stop letting people pay $12 per month to stream...
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Apple Vision Pro’s content drought improves with new 3D videos
Boundless premieres tonight, taking Vision Pro users on a hot air balloon ride in Turkey. [credit: Apple ] Today, Apple announced a slate of more than a dozen upcoming Immersive Videos for its Vision...
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CrowdStrike fixes start at “reboot up to 15 times” and get more complex from...
Enlarge (credit: hdaniel) Airlines, payment processors, 911 call centers, TV networks, and other businesses have been scrambling this morning after a buggy update to CrowdStrike's Falcon security...
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Samsung delays Galaxy Buds3 Pro release over quality concerns
Enlarge / A marketing image for the Galaxy Buds3 Pro. (credit: Samsung) Samsung is delaying the release of the $250 Galaxy Buds3 Pro in the US from July 24 to August 28, per its website. The...
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Microsoft says 8.5M systems hit by CrowdStrike BSOD, releases USB recovery tool
Enlarge / A bad update to CrowdStrike's Falcon security software crashed millions of Windows PCs last week. (credit: CrowdStrike) By Monday morning, many of the major disruptions from the flawed...
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Imperfect, Linux-powered, DIY smart TV is the embodiment of ad fatigue
Enlarge (credit: Carl the Person/YouTube) Smart TV owners have been subjected to a growing amount of ads and tracking. Ad fatigue, only worsened by a trend that sees streaming providers trying to...
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Google halts its 4-plus-year plan to turn off tracking cookies by default in...
Enlarge / Google, like most of us, has a hard time letting go of cookies. Most of us just haven't created a complex set of APIs and brokered deals across regulation and industry to hold onto the...
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Intel has finally tracked down the problem making 13th- and 14th-gen CPUs crash
Enlarge / Intel's Core i9-13900K. (credit: Andrew Cunningham) For several months, Intel has been investigating reports that high-end 13th- and 14th-generation desktop CPUs (mainly, but not...
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Alexa had “no profit timeline,” cost Amazon $25 billion in 4 years
Enlarge (credit: Getty) The Amazon business unit that focuses on Alexa-powered gadgets lost $25 billion between 2017 and 2021, The Wall Street Journal (WSJ) reported this week. Amazon claims it has...
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Ars is seeking a seasoned senior reporter for all things Google
Enlarge / If you get hired for this position, you'll be provided an assistant. It's this guy. This guy is your assistant. His name is "Googly." Google is a company in transformation—but "from what"...
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Report: Apple beginning serious work on a foldable iPhone
Enlarge / The iPhone 15 lineup. (credit: Samuel Axon) After years of rumors and speculation, Apple is moving ahead to produce its first foldable iPhone, according to two anonymous sources who spoke...
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Google’s Play Store wants to pivot from grab-and-go to an active destination
Enlarge / I like the idea of clicking "Realistic," "MMORPG," and "Word" boxes, just to see what comes back. (credit: Google) Google Play is a lot of things—perhaps too many things for those who just...
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