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HyperX's first open-back gaming headset brings the bass
The Cloud Alpha Air is reasonably priced at $150 and sports super comfy earpads. HyperX has been making gaming accessories for over a decade (and well before that if you count stuff like RAM and SSDs), but somehow in all that time, the company has never made an open-back gaming headset. But that changes today with the $150 Cloud Alpha Air, which comes with plush foam earpads and a Bass Tube designed to preserve…
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Smartphones
The Galaxy S26 Ultra’s red screen fix saga is finally (almost) over
Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission. Learn more. We all know how annoying it is when our phones suffer from an unexpected glitch. But for as frustrating as that can be, it’s maybe somehow even worse when a manufacturer confirms that it’s developed a fix, but we can’t immediately get our hands on it. Owners of the Samsung Galaxy S26 Ultra have been dealing with such a tease for several…
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Apps & Logiciels
Google Photos users are overwhelmingly asking for better cleanup options
Credit: Joe Maring / Android Authority Google Photos does a lot of things right, which is just as well since many of us sleepwalked into using it and are now somewhat reliant on it. But the quality of phone cameras in 2026 means the standard 15GB of free storage — less if you don’t want to share your phone number — feels like almost nothing, and at some point, you might decide you’d quite…
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Apps & Logiciels
Google Home update lets you set light color temperature to your favorite kelvin using voice commands
Google Home is rolling out an update that addresses some of the most overlooked pain points for the voice assistant, like refined broadcast commands, better Spotify request recognition, and granular smart light color temperature control down to the kelvin. Don’t be shy; we all have a favorite kelvin rating. Google has been rolling out quality Home updates in a steady stream recently. Most of the updates focus on improvements to Gemini for Home and…
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IA
Apple Music's AI disclosure labels will soon be mandatory, rather than optional
AI-generated content in the Apple Music app may get easier than ever to spot, as record labels and distributors will be required to label it as such later in 2026. Back in March 2026, Apple introduced Transparency Tags for Apple Music. These are entirely optional disclosure labels, which were used to indicate that specific content was "materially generated" with the help of artificial intelligence. At the time, Apple said it believed distributors should "take…
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IA
Apple Music will reportedly label any AI-made tracks later this year
The upcoming feature expands its Transparency Tags for marking slop songs. Variety reports that Apple is working on a "Made With AI" tag to use in its Apple Music service. The publication says that this label will be required if "a material portion of the content" involved use of generative AI. There's no publicly known timeline for when the tags will begin appearing or if there's a more precise definition of what use cases…
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Google Discover is getting an AI chatbot-tuned feed
You’ll soon be able to describe what you want to see in your Google Discover feed. You’ll soon be able to describe what you want to see in your Google Discover feed. Google will soon allow you to customize your Discover feed by describing what you want to see. The new feature, rolling out to the Google app in the “coming days,” will use AI to automatically tweak your feed and “remember” your preferences…
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Layoffs in Apple's Vision Products Group prove slow progress in spatial computing
A source has exclusively revealed to us that Apple has just laid off an entire team dedicated to VR development, which aligns with incoming CEO John Ternus reportedly putting the category "on ice." Apple Vision Pro was a necessary product launched to let Apple develop visionOS in public. The category is expected to eventually result in a set of full AR glasses we've dubbed Apple Glass. According to a reliable source speaking to AppleInsider,…
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Smartphones
Apple bucks downward trend as reports show global smartphone shipment and sales declines
Four Counterpoint Research reports published this week reveal drops in smartphone sales and shipments in India, Latin America, Europe, and China. Here are the reports. While the slowdown in smartphone sales and shipments is not a recent phenomenon, four reports published by Counterpoint Research this week help show just how much memory shortages and rising prices are affecting demand across the globe. According to a report published yesterday, smartphone shipments in Europe dropped 10%…
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Europe cancels planned upgrades for Ariane 6 rocket
In the two years since it made a largely successful debut, Europe’s Ariane 6 rocket has launched eight missions, all of which reached orbit safely. The large, expendable rocket has a capacity of more than 20 metric tons to low-Earth orbit. And to the credit of European rocket scientists and planners, the Ariane 6 has had a substantially smoother rollout than comparable vehicles in the United States—Blue Origin’s New Glenn and United Launch Alliance’s…
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They survived 9/11; 25 years later, their bonds remain unbroken
September 11, 2001, will be remembered as one of the darkest days in American history. As the 25th anniversary approaches, National Geographic, in collaboration with the 9/11 Memorial and Museum, is marking the occasion with a new documentary miniseries: 9/11: Reunited. The three-episode series revisits the personal stories of several survivors of the terrorist attacks, with a twist: It reunites people whose paths crossed at that time to celebrate the bonds they formed 25…
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Smartphones
This Galaxy S26 FE leak just exposed the full color palette
Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission. Learn more. It’s looking more and more like the Galaxy S26 FE leaks won’t stop until Samsung finally makes its official announcement. Earlier today, we got a look at the cases for the next Samsung Fan Edition phone. Now we have new images of the handset in every color. Courtesy of the folks over at SammyGuru, there are several new renders of the Galaxy…
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The Enhanced Games — tech’s steroid extravaganza — didn’t pay off, as company posts $60 million loss
I traveled to Las Vegas in May to watch the Enhanced Games — a one-of-a-kind sports competition that lets athletes compete while using the kind of performance-enhancing drugs typically banned in professional sports. The games, derided as the “steroid Olympics,” were put on by a telehealth company backed by the likes of Peter Thiel and staffed by veterans of the crypto, AI, and biotech industries. The event ended up being more than a little…
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Smartphones
Some Pixel phones have forgotten how to Flip to Shhh
Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission. Learn more. Your Pixel phone comes with a handy little trick for those moments when you just can’t be bothered — it lets you turn your phone face down on a flat surface to silence all notifications. Called Flip to Shhh, it was released with the Pixel 3 all the way back in 2018. Up until recently, the gesture-based feature has largely worked as…
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Smartphones
Pixel 11 Gboard Writing tools offer ‘Personalized suggestions’ with Gemini Intelligence
On the Pixel 11 series, Google has updated Gboard’s Writing tools with Gemini Intelligence to offer “Personalized suggestions.” The big upgrade is how Gboard now “provides draft suggestions tailored to your personal style” as part of a new “Suggested” tab. It is “based on analysis of your current conversation, text input, and typing patterns.” If you type “7 PM Spanish restaurant?” in a messaging app text field, the “Suggested” tab may rewrite it to…
Lire l’article completThe Galaxy’s Fastest Star Could Reveal the Secrets of a Supermassive Black Hole
A team of astronomers has just detected the fastest star in the galaxy. Its anomalous speed has a more unsettling explanation: It orbits Sagittarius A*, the supermassive black hole at the center of the Milky Way, the mass of which is equivalent to four million times that of the sun. S301, as astronomers have named the star, reaches 25,000 kilometers per second (km/s) at its maximum speed and takes 8.7 years to complete one…
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Riot is ending active development of 2XKO in December
The fighting game will still receive content updates through October 2026. Riot Games is ending development of its first fighting game 2XKO. According to a post on the company's website, Riot will keep 2XKO's servers online and plans to deliver content updates through the end of the year. Active development of the game is ending, though, because the game's costs greatly outstrip its revenue. Starting today, August 20, Riot says it's disabling the ability…
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Apps & Logiciels
WhatsApp is working on even more Liquid Glass interface changes on iOS
Following the initial rollout of Liquid Glass on iOS earlier this year, WhatsApp is now working to bring the design to more interface elements. Here are the details. Stop us if you’ve heard this before, but WhatsApp is working on expanding its Liquid Glass redesign to even more parts of the app. Earlier this year, the app finally rolled out its initial Liquid Glass revamp more broadly, after testing it for more than six…
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IT & Science & Technology
OK, can we actually cool data centers with our pee?
In a cheeky marketing campaign, Liquid Death teamed up with former Philadelphia Eagles star Jason Kelce to share a solution to mitigate the environmental impact of AI data centers, which require massive quantities of water to prevent servers from overheating. “AI data centers waste millions of gallons of water,” Kelce quips in the video campaign. “That’s why Liquid Death and Garage Beer have teamed up. We want your pee to cool these data centers.”…
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TSMC could start mass producing 1.6nm chips as soon as late 2026
Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission. Learn more. While everyone’s excited about 2nm chips, IBM recently blew past that limit, showing off its sub-nm architecture. As a result, TSMC and other chip makers are now left playing a game of catch-up. However, IBM estimates that it will take five years before this design is ready for production. As the company works towards that goal, TSMC is hot on IBM’s heels…
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IA
Apple Music will soon get visible labels for AI-generated content
Apple has shared more details about the AI labeling requirements it announced for Apple Music back in March. Here are the details. Earlier this year, Apple announced that Apple Music would soon require AI transparency disclosures for new artwork, tracks, compositions, and music videos added to the platform. Now, the company has shared more details about how that is going to work. In an email sent to creators today, Apple says that “later this…
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Musique
Je Tiens La Ligne : L’art de ne pas lâcher prise
Quand tout pousse à abandonner, Guy de Lussigny trace un sillon. Un groove nerveux, du sel et du bitume pour tenir bon sans se durcir.
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Riot is ending development on its League of Legends fighting game
At the end of 2026, Riot will wrap up development on 2XKO, but servers will stay online. At the end of 2026, Riot will wrap up development on 2XKO, but servers will stay online. Riot Games is already winding down work on 2XKO, the free-to-play League of Legends fighting game, less than a year after its initial launch. Riot says “active development” will conclude at the end of 2026 because the company hasn’t “seen…
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Google’s working with your carrier to fix RCS in Messages
TL;DR Android users have been reporting some frustrating RCS problems with Google Messages. Users suggested a number of fixes, but they don’t appear to work for everyone. Google now confirms that it’s working with carriers to developer a proper solution. RCS represents the next generation of text messaging, finally delivering many of the features users were craving for years, like threads and reactions. But all that complexity also feels like it’s made things a…
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