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9to5Mac Daily: August 28, 2026 – Foldable iPhone expectations, more
Listen to a recap of the top stories of the day from 9to5Mac. 9to5Mac Daily is available on iTunes and Apple’s Podcasts app, Stitcher, TuneIn, Google Play, or through our dedicated RSS feed for Overcast and other podcast players. Sponsored by Backblaze: Backup you can rely on. Save 20% with code 9to5daily. New episodes of 9to5Mac Daily are recorded every weekday. Subscribe to our podcast in Apple Podcast or your favorite podcast player to…
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Chinese automakers are following Tesla’s bet that robots are the next big profit machine
The hype around humanoid robots isn’t particularly new. Thank Tesla CEO Elon Musk and his Optimus robot, as well as the myriad videos of Boston Dynamics’ Atlas robot, for that. Behind that hype, though, there is real progress. The physical capabilities of robots continue to improve, and researchers now believe that the AI techniques behind large language models can make complex robots capable of learning nearly any task. Those tailwinds have encouraged a new…
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Here’s everything new in Android 17 QPR2 Beta 4 [Gallery]
While not as big as the last release, Android 17 QPR2 Beta 4 is a sizable update ahead of the stable December release. Over the coming hours, we’ll dive into all of Android 17 QPR2 Beta 4’s new features and every single change. (The newest updates will be at the top of this list. Be sure to check back often and tell us what you find in the comments below.) Android 17 QPR2 Beta…
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How to use your old Android phone as a Wi-Fi extender
It's a quick fix for that dead zone in your house. If you have an old Android phone gathering dust in a drawer somewhere, you may already have everything you need to fix the dead zones in your home Wi-Fi network. Instead of buying new hardware, be it an extender, a mesh node or a more powerful router, you could just use an old Android device. Most households have at least one old Android…
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Google’s hyper-personalized ‘Dreambeans’ feed is now free to test
Dreambeans is an experimental app from Google Labs that will “proactively dream up personalized daily stories.” After previously requiring a subscription, Dreambeans is now available for free Google Accounts in the US to test. Dreambeans is very much like a hyper-personalized Google Now or Discover feed. Like the Gemini app and AI Mode, it uses Google’s Personal Intelligence system to learn your interests by looking at your Gmail, Google Photos, Calendar, Workspace, Search history,…
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Google further buries search results under AI mode
Google now automatically expands its AI search summaries for some queries. Google now automatically expands its AI search summaries for some queries. Google is now automatically expanding its AI search summaries at the top of the results page for some searches, as reported by Search Engine Roundtable. The change, when it kicks in, pushes the typical list of links from a search much farther down Google’s results page; instead of seeing part of an…
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Is the best way to watch a movie on a pair of sunglasses?
I am nothing if not a huge movie buff. I watch way too many of them, and I’m always on the hunt for a new format in which to experience them. So when XREAL, the smart glasses company, sent me an a01 — one of its newer models, which it released in May of this year — I was eager to give them a spin as the newest vector by which to satisfy my…
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Most people overpay for their phone plan – Tello Mobile maxes out at $25/month
The US has some of the most expensive mobile phone plans in the world, and many people are paying $60 to $100 per month or more without questioning it. Switching to Tello Mobile can bring the cost of your plan down to as little as $5 a month, and even the unlimited plan is just $25 a month – all while using America’s largest 5G network … Visitors from Europe and other countries are…
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Court rules Kalshi sports bets aren't "swaps," just gambling with a different name
Kalshi today lost a major ruling over whether it can evade state gambling laws, as a federal appeals court found that Nevada can stop the prediction market from allowing sports bets. While the Trump administration is trying to help prediction markets avoid state regulation, a panel of three Trump-appointed judges unanimously ruled against Kalshi in today’s decision from the US Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit. The Nevada Gaming Control Board today said…
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20+ things you may have missed in the GTA 6 extended look
Prepare for six stars, two playable characters and one hell of a ride. Arguably the most anticipated video game of all time is almost upon us. Netflix bagged an exclusive 26-minute extended look of GTA VI for all of six hours, before the bumper trailer hit YouTube and other platforms ahead of the game's release on November 19. Now that we've been given our deepest glimpse yet into Vice City and the surrounding bayous…
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Xbox CEO calls Project Helix a ‘family of devices’
Microsoft’s next Xbox console may not be just one piece of hardware. Microsoft’s next Xbox console may not be just one piece of hardware. According to Xbox CEO Asha Sharma, Project Helix, which she announced in March as a codename for Microsoft’s “next generation console” — phrasing that seemingly implied a singular device — will actually be a “family” of devices.” “We’ve been hard at work on a great next generation and a great…
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Actualité : Bon plan – Le boîtier photo Nikon D850 Boîtier nu "5 étoiles" à 2 299,00 € (-15%)
Le reflex D850 se pose comme la troisième génération de la série et souhaite se placer comme une référence sur son segment. Pour y arriver, Nikon utilise un nouveau capteur de 45,7 Mpx et change aussi le processeur pour pouvoir gérer l'ensemble sans sourciller. Avec le D850, les ingénieurs de Nikon ont pu s'en donner à cœur joie et laisser parler, enfin, toute l'étendue de leur talent. Irréprochable en termes de maniement, de qualité…
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Actualité : Bon plan – L’appareil photo numérique Nikon Z6 III "5 étoiles" à 2 308,90 € (-11%)
Si la définition d’image du Z6 III est équivalente à celle de son prédécesseur — et avec elle la qualité d’image en photo —, le reste du boîtier 24x36 mm milieu de gamme de Nikon est en très net progrès. Du viseur à l’écran orientable en passant par le suivi AF, la rafale ou le potentiel vidéo, le Z6 III remet le milieu de gamme de Nikon dans la course. En 2024, les 24…
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Actualité : Bon plan – La machine à café automatique avec broyeur Delonghi Magnifica Evo Next "5 étoiles" à 497,99 € (-16%)
La Magnifica Evo Next occupe le segment de l'entrée de gamme premium chez Delonghi. Avec son panneau de commandes intuitif et son catalogue de recettes, cette version entend bien séduire ceux qui voudraient goûter au plaisir du café en grains. La Magnifica Evo Next est une franche amélioration de l'Evo classique de Delonghi, notamment grâce à son panneau de commandes qui simplifie nettement la prise en main, la personnalisation des recettes et leur enregistrement.…
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What you need to build your own retro arcade cabinet
There's a lot to consider, but we'll walk you through it. The first question you'll need to ask yourself when building a retro arcade cabinet is a pretty dangerous one: Which Raspberry Pi should I get? Resist the urge. The better place to start is to determine what you want the thing to play. If it's a cabinet for Pac-Man, Galaga and other early arcade games, it can have a much simpler control panel…
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Android 17 QPR2 Beta 4 rolling out with many Pixel bug fixes
Following the big release two weeks ago, Google is rolling out Android 17 QPR2 Beta 4 for Pixel devices. As of Friday afternoon, the Pixel 11 series is not yet compatible, but Google says support is coming “soon.” Here’s everything new in Android 17 QPR2 Beta 4 [Gallery] Android 17 QPR2 adds Status bar customization for notification, system icons With Beta 4, Android 17 QPR2 has reached Platform Stability. This build addresses the following…
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Apps & Logiciels
Steve Jobs’ 1968 science fair project fetches $34,375 at auction
RR Auction’s bidding for Steve Jobs’ 1968 science fair project has now closed, with the hand-built exhibit selling for $34,375. Here are the details. A few days ago, we covered the auction of an 8th-grade science fair project built by Steve Jobs in 1968. The project, which focused on the silicon-controlled rectifier and included two demonstration circuits alongside a 10-page report, had been sitting below $3,000 in online bidding at the time. Part of…
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Cities terminate Flock contracts at record pace in August
New data compiled by a Bay Area anti-surveillance advocacy group shows that not only are American localities dropping cameras from Flock Safety, but they are doing it at an accelerating rate. Communities from Lansing, Michigan, to Pflugerville, Texas, are ending their relationship with Flock, largely over concerns regarding out-of-control surveillance, unwanted data sharing, high expenses, and reports of police abusing the tool. Secure Justice, an Oakland-based advocacy group, has recorded 214 cities and counties…
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Google rounds the week out with Android 17 QPR2 Beta 4 for Pixel testers
Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission. Learn more. With August nearly behind us, Google’s September Feature Drop could be nearly ready to arrive any day now. That’s the software the company’s been testing as Android 17 QPR1, which hit its Beta 9 release earlier this month. But that’s not all that Google’s been cooking up, and we’ve also been following work on what’s likely to be our big year-end update,…
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"RFK Jr. has lied to the Senate": Lawmakers call for criminal probe, ouster
Senators are renewing calls for anti-vaccine Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy to step down or be ousted—and at least one is calling for a criminal investigation—amid the release of documents they say prove Kennedy lied to them during his confirmation hearings last year. “This is a pattern, not a slip,” Sen. Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.) said in a statement. “RFK Jr. has lied to the Senate, lied to the American people, and jeopardized the…
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Apple's Kentucky iPhone glass plant will add 200 permanent jobs
A Kentucky-based glass plant is poised to become a much bigger piece of the iPhone supply chain, with hundreds of both long-term and temporary jobs expected as production ramps up. Apple has been getting glass for iPhone for 20 years from Kentucky. Specifically, in Harrodsburg, Kentucky, where the tech giant plans to expand manufacture the glass for every iPhone and Apple Watch. Apple COO Sabih Khan and U.S. Secretary of Commerce Howard Lutnick toured…
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Google is finally fixing one of Calendar’s most annoying meeting features
Credit: Taylor Kerns / Android Authority TL;DR Google Calendar is getting an update that allows meeting organizers or their delegates to choose whether or not to receive RSVP emails and automatic responses. The new setting is beneficial for organizers who don’t need to be informed about every individual attendee’s response. The gradual rollout starts today for all Google Workspace customers, Workspace Individual subscribers, and users with personal Google accounts. Have you ever set up…
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Forget screenless: Fitbit Air users have started going bandless
Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission. Learn more. The Fitbit Air is a minimal take on the fitness wearable, being a relatively affordable, low-profile, screenless option that’s meant to passively track your activity. Some users are taking it even further, ditching bands altogether by sticking the tracker’s body directly to their own bodies. 9to5Google has rounded up a handful of posts from Reddit in which Fitbit Air users are showing…
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Pixelated 114: Who watches the Pixel Watch?
Welcome to Pixelated episode 114. This week, Damien, Abner, and Will discuss the Pixel Watch 5 as they look towards the present and future of Google’s wearable efforts. Enjoy the episode? You can listen to our brand new weekly members-only Pixelated Pro bonus episode by signing up for 9to5Google Pro for just $5 per month. Sponsored by Proton Unlimited: Pixelated listeners can save 30% on an annual subscription to the company’s suite of privacy-friendly…
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