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Some Galaxy S24, S25 owners say Samsung’s latest update is wrecking battery life
Samsung’s latest Android 17-based One UI 9 update seems to be causing headaches for some Galaxy S24 and S25 owners, as battery life has gotten considerably worse following the “upgrade.” It’s an age-old story. Major update on a last-gen device and battery life, at least for some users, gets worse. It’s something you hate to see, but it’s a pretty established pattern at this point. Reports have popped up since the update started rolling…
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Ink droplets in motion snag top prize in Nikon Small World contest
A 25-year-old German experimental photographer has won the 2026 Nikon Small World photomicrography competition with a striking image of droplets of ink being deposited on paper by an inkjet printer. Ole Bielfeldt beat out 1,802 other entries hailing from 69 different countries. Bielfeldt became interested in photomicrography during the COVID-19 lockdown after discovering an old microscope in his parents' attic. He figured out how to build an adaptor out of a tube and some…
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Les algorithmes invisibles qui organisent nos choix quotidiens : méthodes de décision
Les algorithmes invisibles qui organisent nos choix quotidiens Choisir suppose rarement d’examiner toutes les possibilités. Face à une offre abondante, nous nous appuyons sur des classements, des filtres et des recommandations qui réduisent le champ à quelques options. Ces mécanismes peuvent faciliter une décision, mais ils influencent aussi la manière dont le problème est posé : ce qui apparaît semble pertinent, tandis que ce qui reste caché risque de ne jamais être considéré. L’enjeu…
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1Password’s new solution mitigates the security risks of AI agent account access
Credit: 1Password TL;DR 1Password has created a way for AI agents to use your passwords without actually seeing them. When an agent reaches a login screen, 1Password for Agents will autofill the password or one-time code so the agent can’t see or take possession of your credentials. It will work with a range of AI agents, such as Muse and Grok, with more to come later. You may trust an AI agent to help…
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Gemini app expands Google Maps Personal Intelligence, replacing Deep Think
Besides coming to Android Auto this week, Personal Intelligence in the Gemini app is also expanding its Google Maps integration. Personal Intelligence uses your emails, docs, photos, videos, and more to customize Gemini responses without you having to be specific. Since launch, the “Search services” Connected App has allowed Gemini to access Search, Maps, Shopping, News, and Google Flights and Hotels. The Google Maps integration is now expanding to your searches and saved places.…
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Domotique de rentrée : Matter, Thread et équipements réellement interopérables : interopérabilité et dépendances
Domotique de rentrée : Matter, Thread et équipements réellement interopérables À la rentrée, réorganiser sa domotique peut sembler aussi simple que choisir des appareils portant les mêmes mentions de compatibilité. Pourtant, l’interopérabilité ne se résume pas à la possibilité d’ajouter un équipement dans une application. Elle concerne aussi les fonctions disponibles, le fonctionnement quotidien, la conservation des automatismes et la liberté de changer de fournisseur. Matter et Thread peuvent participer à cette réflexion, mais…
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Pour one out for Arc: One of the most hyped browsers is shutting down for good
TL;DR The Browser Company has confirmed that Arc browser will shut down on December 22, 2026. New account registrations have already stopped, while Arc Search will lose its AI features and account syncing on November 23. Arc will stop working on Windows and macOS on December 22, and users can export their data before the shutdown. The writing has been on the wall for a while now, and it’s just been confirmed that one…
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Republican politicians have embraced anti-Indian racism — and it’s costing them votes
Some Indian American conservatives say bigotry against their community has driven them away from the party they once supported. Some Indian American conservatives say bigotry against their community has driven them away from the party they once supported. Two years ago, University of Houston student Vasant Bhatt was doing everything he could to help Republicans regain power. He knocked doors for Sen. Ted Cruz’s reelection campaign and helped organize his community for Donald Trump,…
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Google tells Android users to update as parts of Canada adopt permanent daylight saving time
Google suggests a few fixes if your Android device is showing the incorrect time as a result of clocks not turning back. Google suggests a few fixes if your Android device is showing the incorrect time as a result of clocks not turning back. As the US gets closer to permanently adopting daylight saving time following the House advancing the Sunshine Protection Act in July, there could be some unforeseen consequences to getting an…
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L’heure d’hiver est de retour ce week-end : non, ce n’est toujours pas la dernière fois
Recevez tous les soirs un résumé de l’actu importante avec Le Récap’ Plus que quelques jours avant le prochain changement d’heure. Nous vivons à l’heure d’été depuis la fin mars 2026, mais c’est bientôt terminé. La bascule aura lieu ce week-end, dans la nuit du samedi 24 au dimanche 25 octobre. La France passera alors à l’heure d’hiver. Comme à chaque changement d’heure, toute la question est de savoir dans quel sens s’effectue la…
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1Password launches a way for AI agents to log in on your behalf without seeing your password
Concerns have swirled over the access that consumers are increasingly entrusting to AI agents. Now, security services are trying to catch up. Password manager 1Password on Thursday launched a new tool by which users can allow agents to log into their personal accounts on their behalf, without the agent ever having access to a user’s credentials. The new platform, dubbed 1Password for Agents, accomplishes this by creating a system of communication between the agent,…
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Inside the Exclusive Nathan Fielder Interview
This week, Brian Barrett and Leah Feiger speak with WIRED global editorial director Katie Drummond to go behind the scenes of her viral interview with Nathan Fielder about his latest documentary, You Can See Everything. She tells us why she had to keep it a secret—and how it felt to interview a man who hates being interviewed. We also discuss why tech billionaires are feeling generous all of a sudden, from Anthropic’s pledge to…
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"Disillusioned" MAHA leader quits as Trump admin's food agenda spoils: Report
Calley Means—a top ally to anti-vaccine Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and a co-author of the so-called “MAHA bible”—resigned from his role in the Trump administration Thursday, reportedly in frustration over delays to food policy changes sought by the Make America Healthy Again movement. “I am resigning from the White House with tremendous respect for President Trump and Bobby Kennedy,” Means wrote in a social media post this afternoon. “It was an honor…
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Electric or gas? BMW goes both ways with new 2027 X5 and iX5.
BMW provided flights from Washington, DC, to Los Angeles and accommodation so Ars could drive the new X5 and iX5, as well as a refreshed i7 (which you can read about soon). Ars does not accept paid editorial content. When we first drove BMW’s first Neue Klasse model, the iX3, it quickly revealed that BMW knows how to make a good electric vehicle. A clean-sheet design, it featured the automaker’s sixth-generation electric powertrain, a…
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2027 BMW iX5 first drive: You'll love the range, but maybe not the look
BMW's latest EV will do over 450 miles on a charge and even close its own doors. Too many manufacturers are getting too clever in trying to reinvent the humble door handle lately, sometimes with fatal consequences. BMW is certainly joining that crowd with the upcoming electric SUV, the iX5. It's the effective replacement for the iX, the next step up the model line from the recently released iX3, and a battery-powered alternative to…
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OpenAI makes its Jev competitor widely available as decision model competition heats up
OpenAI made its Decisions API model widely available to users for the first time, entering the market for fast, cheap intelligence that recently made TypeSafe, a startup founded by a former researcher at the frontier lab, a $7.6 billion company. TypeSafe’s Jev model created a category for deep learning models that act as super classifiers: Given a set of options, they can quickly make choices and offer a confidence rating in their decision. Software…
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Canva releases its first image generation model
Design platform Canva released its first image generation model, called Canva Craft, developed by its research team to compete with same-category models from Google, OpenAI, ByteDance, and Meta. The company said its model works in two stages. In the first stage, it interprets users’ prompts and creates a plan with details like spatial relationships of elements, relative scale, visual hierarchy, and information for text generation. In the second stage, its model generates an image…
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Daft Punk is getting an official Lego set
A fan-built model of the Alive tour pyramid got the green light to become a real product. Daft Punk is getting the Lego treatment — officially, this time. An upcoming Lego set will pay tribute to the duo's 2007 Alive tour pyramid. The official product is an evolution of a fan-built model that won Lego's Music to Our Ears contest in 2020. Daft Punk and Lego first teased the news on the duo's "WDPK…
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Passkeys : remplacer le mot de passe sans perdre son plan de secours : expérience utilisateur
Passkeys : remplacer le mot de passe sans perdre son plan de secours Remplacer un mot de passe par une passkey ne consiste pas seulement à simplifier une connexion. Il s’agit aussi de préserver la possibilité d’accéder à son compte lorsque le téléphone est perdu, que l’ordinateur devient inutilisable ou que l’on change d’environnement numérique. Une méthode d’authentification peut être élégante dans les conditions ordinaires et devenir difficile à gérer lorsque survient un imprévu.…
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The Browser Company is officially killing Arc on December 22
The organization is prioritizing an AI browser called Dia. The Browser Company will sunset its Arc browser on December 22. We kind of knew this was coming, as the company has been focusing its resources on an AI browser called Dia. To that end, the organization is trying to get users to switch over from Arc to Dia. It says that all bookmarks, extensions, passwords and history will transfer over automatically. The Browser Company…
Lire l’article completYour first look at the Galaxy S27 Ultra and Pro batteries is here, sort of
TL;DR Batteries believed to belong to the Galaxy S27 Ultra and S27 Pro have appeared in South Korea’s Safety Korea certification database. Earlier regulatory filings suggest the phones could feature 5,700mAh and 5,200mAh batteries, respectively. The batteries are pre-production units, and Samsung has not yet confirmed the phones’ final specifications. Is Samsung about to make a battery breakthrough with the Galaxy S27 series? We’ve heard rumors about everything from a massive 7,000mAh prototype for…
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Giant iPhone Duo Displays Coming to Four Apple Stores
To celebrate the launch of the iPhone Duo this Friday, Apple has set up oversized iPhone Duo promotional displays at Apple Fifth Avenue in New York City, Apple Covent Garden in London, Apple BKC in India, and Apple Jing'an in Shanghai. The installations were already spotted under wraps, and Apple CEO John Ternus has since revealed what they look like in a photo of Apple Jing'an shared on his Weibo account today. The oversized…
Lire l’article completSamsung Galaxy T1 earbuds look like they could be arriving soon
TL;DR A pair of unannounced athletic earbuds from Samsung has now been certified in China and Korea. The earbuds, known as both the Galaxy Buds Canal 5 and the Galaxy T1, feature an ear-hook design. Price, specs, and availability info remain unknown. We’ve been seeing leaks about an unannounced pair of Samsung earbuds with a wrap-around shape since June. Initially referred to as the Galaxy Buds Canal 5, leaks last month pointed to a…
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Samsung all but confirms iPhone Duo is goosing Galaxy Z8 sales
Android-powered foldable phones have been available for years, but most people never paid attention to them. As predicted, that could be changing now that Apple has entered the folding phone market with the iPhone Duo. Analysts have speculated that Samsung's Z8 foldables were seeing a boost from the iPhone announcement, and now Samsung has seemingly confirmed that. In a new blog post, Samsung UK crows that the company's 2026 foldable lineup is moving much…
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