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Adobe wants Firefly to handle the entire soundtrack for your videos

Adobe Firefly now offers generally available AI tools for generating music, voiceovers, and sound effects, bringing more of the video production workflow into one place.
Computing News
Architecture, Building, Indoors

LG’s new OLED tech can last 2.4x longer, and monitors are first in line

LG Display’s new FLiPP OLED technology promises 2.4x longer lifespan, 1.6x higher brightness, and lower power use, with monitors and tablets first in line.
Audio / Video News
Electronics, Mobile Phone, Phone

The minimalist phone is slowly turning back into a smartphone

The Minimal Phone 2 trades E-paper for AMOLED and adds faster hardware. Those upgrades make it better, but they also test its minimalist philosophy.
Phones
Android 17 on a phone.

Android 17 would rather slow down one bad app than your entire phone

Android 17 introduces stricter per-app memory limits that can slow or terminate runaway apps, giving Google a new way to protect overall phone performance before one memory hog causes wider problems.
Phones
OpenAI

OpenAI wants to monitor AI abuse without forcing customers to hand over their data

OpenAI’s Private Safety Processing promises to detect abuse across multiple interactions while preserving Zero Data Retention, putting its privacy strategy in direct contrast with Anthropic’s 30-day retention requirement.
Computing News
Ray-Ban Meta smart glasses shown in-hand at the Meta event.

One of the most controversial federal agencies is banning workers from using Meta smart glasses

ICE has banned Meta smart glasses from federal workplaces over privacy concerns, even as DHS seeks funding for purpose-built smart glasses that could support biometric identification during immigration enforcement.
Wearables News
Electronics, Hardware, Computer Hardware

Intel’s next laptop CPUs could get a huge cache upgrade with Razor Lake

Intel’s rumored Razor Lake mobile CPUs could introduce bLLC for much larger cache pools, while an early manufacturing claim has already shifted from TSMC N2X to the less clearly defined N2P V2.
Computing News
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Windows 11’s latest update has become a gamble for gamers

Windows 11 update KB5121003 is causing confirmed crashes in The Finals, leaving affected gamers to weigh stability against security while Microsoft still lists no known issues with the patch.
Computing News
Computer Hardware, Electronics, Hardware

Keychron made 96 blank keys somebody else’s problem

Keychron’s C100 8K is a $65 wired macro pad with 96 programmable keys, hot-swappable switches, per-key RGB lighting, and enough blank space to become almost any desktop control panel you can imagine.
Computing News
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The best shows on ESPN+ in 2026

The best ESPN+ shows in 2026 include 30 for 30, The Last Dance, Life in the W, The Kingdom, and more. Here are our 12 picks.
Entertainment Streaming Guides
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The best browser for Mac in 2026: Safari, Chrome, Firefox, and more

The best Mac browser in 2026 depends on how you use your Mac. Safari leads overall, while Chrome, Firefox, Brave, Dia, and Vivaldi stand out for different needs.
Computing Best Ofs
Electronics, Phone, Mobile Phone

Pixel 11 finally makes voice typing understand how people actually talk

Pixel 11's new Rambler feature uses Gemini Intelligence to clean up natural speech and produce clearer text, making Gboard dictation more forgiving without taking the final edit out of your hands.
Phones
Woman exercises with her Apple Watch and Dexcom G7.

Datamaxxing is the latest AI trend, and for once, it could be good for your health goals

Datamaxxing gives AI access to wearable health data so it can explain patterns your smartwatch leaves unexplained. Research suggests the idea has promise, but medical advice remains a dangerous line to cross.
Computing News
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The FBI says hackers are targeting your most private photos, not just your passwords

The FBI is warning that criminals are hijacking online accounts to steal intimate photos and videos, using familiar tactics including phishing, fake support messages, and password attacks.
Computing News
Transportation, Vehicle, Electrical Device

Someone paid $200 for a mystery Xbox controller and may have gotten the Elite Series 3

Someone reportedly paid $200 for a mystery Xbox controller on OfferUp, and the apparent Microsoft prototype could be an early Elite Series 3 complete with a tiny built-in display.
Gaming News
A dark mystery hand typing on a laptop computer at night.

AI agents are already breaking the rules in cyber tests. OpenAI’s answer is a more capable one

OpenAI’s GPT-5.6-Cyber handles advanced security requests its standard models often refuse, arriving as recent evaluations show autonomous AI agents crossing intended boundaries during real cybersecurity testing.
Computing News
Person, Text, Electronics

Hoy combines AirDrop, Loom, and voice messages in the Mac menu bar

Hoy puts file sharing, voice notes, and screen recording directly in the Mac menu bar, using iCloud behind the scenes to keep the whole workflow lightweight and surprisingly direct.
Computing News
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Tech giants are gaga over AI, but employees say the AI race is making their jobs harder

AI companies say their tools help employees accomplish dramatically more, but workers describe punishing schedules. The emerging workplace battle may ultimately be about who gets to keep the time AI saves.
Computing News
Computer, Computer Hardware, Computer Keyboard

Lofree Flow 2 review: This keyboard made me feel like a faster typist, and also tested my patience

The Lofree Flow 2 delivers excellent low-profile typing and premium construction, but its touch strip, USB-C placement, and VIA setup cause frustration.
Computing Features
Computer, Electronics, Laptop, Smart Home

My smart home experiment has reached its natural limit

The first device I added to my smart home was a light bulb. It seemed like the safest possible place to start. I could turn it on from anywhere, put it on a schedule, and eventually work it into routines with everything else. Then I tapped the button in the app and waited. The delay […]
Smart Home
Pixel Studio on the Google Pixel 9.

My next phone has to earn its retirement

Seven-year software promises are making long-term smartphone ownership increasingly realistic. The bigger question is whether the hardware, repair ecosystem, and annual upgrade machine are ready for it.
Phones
Computer, Computer Hardware, Computer Keyboard

I’m done charging things that never leave my desk

Wireless peripherals have become incredibly good, but I’m questioning why devices that never leave my desk still need batteries, pairing modes and charging routines.
Computing Features
Lenovo IdeaPad 530S

The best web browsers for 2026

We pitted Chrome, Firefox, Opera, and Microsoft Edge against one another to pick the best browsers for 2024. Want something different? We have alternatives too.
Computing Best Ofs
MacBook Pro on Table

Apple fixed three Mac Screen Sharing flaws, and now it’s patching another one

Apple has patched another Mac Screen Sharing flaw less than two weeks after fixing three separate vulnerabilities in macOS 26.6, with the latest issue affecting authentication.
Computing News
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The best free photo-editing software for 2026

Don't want to pay a monthly subscription for Photoshop? We don't blame you. Check out our list of the best free photo-editing software you can use right now.
Computing Guides
Sprigatito smelling flowers.

The best Pokémon games, ranked from best to worst

Looking to jump into the world of Pokémon but don't know where to start? Here's our ranked list of every Pokémon game (plus spin-offs and remakes) to consider.
Gaming Guides
Furniture, Table, Desk

Proxima wants to move blood tests into the home, and it has cleared an important early hurdle

Proxima promises 20-minute blood-count results from a finger prick, but its path into the home will depend on clear clinical evidence showing how it compares with conventional laboratory equipment.
Smart Home
Plate, Electronics, Computer Hardware

The Pixel Tag may be Google’s answer to AirTag, right down to the price

Google’s rumored Pixel Tag may cost just 10 cents less than an AirTag, leaving Android integration and still-unconfirmed tracking hardware to justify the nearly identical price.
Phones Wearables
google assistant mobile.

Google Assistant finally has a shutdown date, and it’s only weeks away

Google will begin phasing out Assistant on eligible mobile devices from September 4, replacing it with Gemini while leaving some unsupported devices, cars, and smart-home hardware temporarily unaffected.
Cars Computing
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DuckDuckGo’s new iPhone feature stops tracking IDs from hitching a ride in shared links

DuckDuckGo’s Copy Clean Link feature strips unnecessary URL parameters before sharing, helping prevent tracking IDs from travelling through messages, emails and social posts on iPhone.
Phones
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Chrome wants more extension reviews, but good ratings won’t keep malware out

Chrome may soon make extension reviews easier to find, but strong ratings can still hide malicious behavior introduced through later updates or compromised listings.
Computing News
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Pixel 11 leak predicts a weird mix of upgrades and downgrades for a higher price

A Pixel 11 leak points to doubled base storage and up to 16GB of RAM, but a higher price and conflicting camera details make Google’s next base flagship difficult to judge.
Phones
Electronics, Mobile Phone, Phone

Google’s Pixel 11 Pro Fold could offer Galaxy Z Fold8 Ultra specs for $200 less

Google’s leaked Pixel 11 Pro Fold could match the Galaxy Z Fold8’s price while borrowing display dimensions and zoom hardware closer to Samsung’s $2,099 Ultra model.
Phones
Lighting, Architecture, Building

AI is finding Apple security flaws faster than Apple can sort through them

Apple is limiting simultaneous bug reports as AI floods its security team with questionable findings, even while the same tools uncover genuine Mac vulnerabilities that demand patches.
Computing News
Book, Publication, Indoors

Anthropic is paying $1.5 billion over pirated books, but it can still legally cut up purchased ones

Anthropic’s $1.5 billion settlement covers pirated ebooks, while the court separately allowed it to scan and destroy lawfully purchased print books, a distinction now worrying Australian secondhand sellers about where their stock ends up.
Computing News
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Google Gemini explained: Everything you need to know about Google’s AI in 2026

Google Gemini has evolved into a powerful AI platform with deeper integrations, smarter models, and new capabilities. Here’s everything you need to know about how it works in 2026.
Phones Mobile
Computer, Electronics, Laptop

Which ChatGPT model should you use in 2026?

Compare ChatGPT’s Instant, Medium, High, and Pro options, see which models power Work and Codex, and find out what Free and paid plans include in 2026.
Computing Guides
Google Gemini App gets a major update

Gemini can now summarize the messiest comment threads in Google Docs

Gemini can now sort sprawling Google Docs comments by reviewer or theme, surface unresolved questions, draft responses and suggest edits, though access depends on the right plan, settings and document permissions.
Computing News
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