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HomePods may finally get surround sound through four connected speakers
Code discovered in audioOS 27, the HomePod operating system, shows references to a four-speaker setup, new calibrations, and a "Party Mode." HomePod owners have been clamoring for a more robust sound system since the original model debuted in 2017. Stereo pairs are phenomenal, but lack the robust audio capabilities of full surround sound systems. According to a post on the MacRumors forums from user pdfu, the code is available in audioOS 27. It can…
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Nvidia will officially bring DLSS 5 to older GPUs — but won’t give gamers full control
Nvidia won’t confirm that previously announced DLSS 5 games will still ship with the tech. Nvidia won’t confirm that previously announced DLSS 5 games will still ship with the tech. Officially, Nvidia’s controversial DLSS 5 AI rendering was supposed to launch this evening with only a single game, only on Nvidia’s latest RTX 50 GPUs, and with developers in full control of their artistic vision. But unofficially, modders have already ported a leaked version…
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Crusoe reportedly raises $3B at a $30B valuation
Data center developer Crusoe, which counts Meta, Microsoft, and OpenAI as its customers, has raised a new $3 billion round at a $30 billion valuation, Bloomberg reported. The deal is being co-led by Atreides Management and Valor Equity Partners, and includes participation from Mubadala Capital, the asset management subsidiary of Abu Dhabi’s sovereign wealth fund Mubadala. The company recently signed a massive $13 billion, five-year cloud contract to supply quantitative trading firm Jane Street…
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The unusually muted Tesla Cybercab launch
Tesla has 45 Cybercabs registered in Texas, though it’s unclear how many of them will be doing passenger trips. Tesla has 45 Cybercabs registered in Texas, though it’s unclear how many of them will be doing passenger trips. At a private, closed-door event in Austin, Texas today, Tesla officially launched its gilded car of the future: the Cybercab. It’s a huge milestone for Elon Musk, who has been hyping the imminent arrival of driverless…
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Audacity's new look is finally here, along with its largest feature update in years
The popular free audio editor gets a colorful dark mode and granular editing tools. Audacity released its Version 4.0 update today, bringing a fresh coat of paint and a number of new features for the popular free and open-source audio editor. This is the biggest update since Version 3.0 caused a ruckus over five years ago, and users have been waiting to see how radically the software would change with this latest release. But…
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Google Clock rolls out redesign of Timers with presets on Android
Following the new app icon, Google Clock has rolled out a redesigned Timers tab. This follows yesterday’s update to the Now Playing app. The big change is that Google has introduced presets for 1, 5, 10, and 15 minutes that immediately start counting down once tapped. Google has tweaked the numbers at the top with Hours, Minutes, and Seconds replacing h, m, and s. A big green “Start” pill replaces the previous icon at…
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Steve Ballmer got suspended by the NBA because of a podcast and a jumbotron corruption scandal
Pablo Torre found out, and now the results of the NBA’s investigation are hammering the LA Clippers. Pablo Torre found out, and now the results of the NBA’s investigation are hammering the LA Clippers. Last September, Steve Ballmer insisted in an ESPN interview that the Clippers weren’t involved in a shady-looking $28 million endorsement deal for his star player, Kawhi Leonard, that involved no actual endorsing. Now, the former Microsoft CEO has been suspended…
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Global chemical giant BASF sues Apple over Face ID tech
Nearly a decade after Face ID debuted in the iPhone X, BASF is bringing a lawsuit against Apple for violating face authentication technology patents it holds. Many versions of the iPad and nearly every iPhone since the iPhone X has used Face ID. For whatever reason, BASF chose today to pursue a patent infringement lawsuit. According to a report from Reuters, the German-based BASF company has started a lawsuit against Apple. They allege patent…
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What Is The Best Waterproof Rating For Bluetooth Speakers?
The wireless nature of Bluetooth speakers makes them perfect for any on-the-go trip, whether that's an overnight stay or a beachside vacation. However, while you can take precautions to keep your speaker from getting wet, you can never be too sure. Whether you're on a trip near the sea, may experience a sudden spell of rain, or have a leaky water bottle, it's worth keeping an eye on how good the waterproofing is on…
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OpenAI says GPT-6 Astra is 'the most intelligent and aligned model in the world'
The new frontier model is particularly competent at agentic, computer-use tasks. A little under two months after releasing its last major model family to the public, GPT-5.6 Sol, Terra and Luna, OpenAI is back with an entirely new one: GPT-6 Astra, what it claims is "the most intelligent and aligned model in the world." Following the company's decision to slow frontier model development in August after one of its models hacked AI platform Hugging…
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OpenAI launches GPT-6 Astra with hacking risks in check
What you need to know GPT-6 Astra is the first OpenAI model to hit the "critical" cybersecurity threat level, but deployment is moving forward with significant safeguards in place. It is currently limited to defensive tasks like secure code review. Advanced capabilities like exploit creation are blocked for now, but trusted users in the Daybreak program will eventually get access to complex workflows. Astra drastically outperforms GPT-5.6 Sol, hitting a perfect 100% on ExploitBench…
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Oura files to go public
Oura, the smart ring maker, has filed to go public. The filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission on Thursday shows that Oura’s revenue has jumped substantially in the past year. The company went from $697 million in revenue during the nine-month period that ended June 30 last year to $1.2 billion during the corresponding period this year. The company has said previously that it generated $500 million in revenue in 2024, roughly $1…
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Netflix has ordered a live-action adaptation of D&D's Ravenloft
Alfonso Cuarón will executive produce the dark fantasy vampire story. Dungeons & Dragons is a sprawling, ever-expanding world. That's part of what makes it so appealing for players and, more recently, has made it such a popular choice for film and TV adaptations. Netflix is the latest to roll for initiative, ordering a live-action series called Ravenloft. This gothic fantasy will center on the backstory of Darklord Strahd von Zarovich, a popular vampire villain…
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Transplanted Pig Kidney Still Working After a Record-Setting 9 Months in a Patient
A woman has lived with a pig kidney for more than nine months without needing dialysis, a record-setting achievement. The woman underwent the operation at Massachusetts General Hospital on November 22 last year. As of Thursday, the kidney has been functioning for 285 days, according to Cambridge, Massachusetts-based eGenesis, the biotech company that used Crispr gene editing to make the organ fit for human transplantation. Previously, the record for a person living with a…
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OpenAI launches GPT-6 Astra, and one of its founders thinks AGI is here
Credit: Edgar Cervantes / Android Authority TL;DR OpenAI has launched GPT-6 Astra, with stronger capabilities in software engineering, computer use, and cybersecurity. Astra is OpenAI’s first model to reach its “Critical” cybersecurity threshold and is more jailbreak-resistant than GPT-5.6 Sol. OpenAI isn’t officially calling Astra AGI, but its president says he personally thinks “we’re there.” OpenAI has launched GPT-6 Astra, its latest flagship AI model and what the company describes as the most capable…
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Tesla is asking people if they want to buy and run Cybercab fleets
Tesla published a form on Thursday for businesses interested in buying Cybercab fleets or providing infrastructure for its network, the latest sign that the company’s aspirations for its gold-hued autonomous vehicle stretch beyond being a robotaxi operator. The robotaxi interest form, which was released ahead of the company’s Cybercab event in Austin, is not definitive proof that Tesla will sell its autonomous vehicles to third-party operators. But it’s certainly an indicator of where the…
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Reports: RFK Jr. ordered measles deaths deletion; CDC still secretly counts them
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is still secretly counting two measles deaths that were deleted from the agency’s public measles data—a deletion that occurred at the direct request of anti-vaccine Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., according to two reports released today. Early today, Reuters reported that Kennedy instructed new CDC director Erica Schwartz to delete the two deaths from the agency’s website. CDC staff had reportedly already reviewed information about the…
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Actualité : Bon plan – Le téléviseur Samsung 55S95F "5 étoiles" à 1 299,00 €
Le Samsung S95F, qui succède au S95D 2024, adopte une dalle QD‑Oled de nouvelle génération et plus lumineuse, ainsi qu'un filtre antireflet amélioré, tout en reconduisant le design ultrafin et le boîtier déporté de la gamme. Successeur du S95D, le Samsung S95F progresse nettement, surtout côté luminosité, tout en affinant légèrement son traitement antireflet. Il préserve les points forts des dalles QD‑Oled — noirs profonds, couleurs précises et vastes angles de vision —, si…
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UGREEN’s smart home hubs put an AI data center in your kitchen to protect your privacy
Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission. Learn more. Smart homes are getting smarter, and that might just be a problem. While the idea of a more feature-reach, accessible, and proactive smart home sounds great on face value, the growing reliance of so many of these systems on cloud-based AI is making some shoppers think twice. UGREEN believes it might just have the solution in the form of some advanced smart…
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From cameras to speakers, UGREEN just launched a whole smart home ecosystem in one go
Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission. Learn more. In addition to its pricey new smart home hubs, UGREEN is getting its smart home ambitions up to speed with a slate of its own hardware, including a speaker, photo frame, and trio of cameras. We’re looking at one indoor camera and two mountable outdoor cameras: the SynCare Indoor Cam ID500 Pro, SynCare PoE CAM OD600 Pro, and SynCare Battery Cam OD800…
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UGREEN’s new Qi2 power bank has cooling you can see, as well as feel
Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission. Learn more. These days, power solutions aren’t just about capacity and speed. In order to reach the demanding limits we insist upon, more and more often manufacturers must contend with the ever-present specter of heat — not a battery’s best friend. And while we’ve seen plenty of ways to manage heat, you’ve probably never seen any quite like UGREEN’s latest — literally. Plenty of…
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M6 vs. M5 Pro Mac Mini Buyer's Guide
Apple last week announced two new Mac mini models, one with the all-new M6 chip and one with the M5 Pro chip that debuted in the MacBook Pro earlier this year. Somewhat like the MacBook Pro last year, Apple has again placed its newest silicon in the entry-level machine and a previous-generation Pro chip in the high-end machine, so the more expensive Mac mini is not simply a faster version of the cheaper one.…
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Actualité : Top produit – Le nettoyeur de sol Mova M10 à 199,99 €
Mova est un nouveau venu sur le marché des nettoyeurs de sols. Avec le M10, le fabricant chinois propose un balai abordable, pourtant truffé d’atouts indéniables. Celui-ci peut laver sous les meubles, laver son rouleau à l’eau chaude et éliminer les cheveux accumulés autour de son rouleau. Avec le M10, Mova signe un nettoyeur de sol presque parfait. Léger et facile à manier, il est aisé de contourner les meubles et de le glisser…
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Actualité : Bon plan – Le smartphone Samsung Galaxy S25 256 Go "5 étoiles" à 713,49 €
Samsung peaufine sa formule avec le Galaxy S25, un smartphone qui mise sur la puissance du Snapdragon 8 Elite et l’intelligence artificielle pour se démarquer. Ces améliorations suffisent-elles à en faire un incontournable ? Alors oui, ce Galaxy S25 a tout d’un S24 amélioré, mais le résultat est là : le millésime 2025 surpasse le précédent. Son format compact, son écran réussi et sa puce surpuissante et économe en énergie en font un modèle…
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