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‘Unprecedented’ number of Apple users received recent spyware alert, say investigators
An unprecedented number of Apple customers have reported receiving a recent threat notification alerting them to suspected spyware attacks targeting their devices, according to experts who investigate these types of incidents. Several people publicly and privately reported receiving Apple’s spyware alerts over the weekend, after Apple sent out a new wave of notifications on Friday alerting customers in 110 countries that they had been targeted with powerful spyware. From time to time, the technology…
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Smartphones
Over 10,000 readers told us that the Pixel 11 series missed the mark
Google unveiled the Pixel 11 series last week, bringing the usual mix of camera upgrades, a new Tensor chip, and plenty of Gemini-powered features. The four phones are currently up for pre-order ahead of their August 20 release, so even early adopters still have a few days to decide whether Google’s latest lineup is worth the money. We recently asked whether you thought the Pixel 11 series was hot or not, and the verdict…
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IA
Amazon joins the list of companies destroying rare books to feed to the AI machine
An AirTag hidden in a rare book followed its journey to a Las Vegas warehouse, where it was likely destroyed in an effort to supply fresh data to hungry LLMs. I don't know if you've noticed, but everything is becoming increasingly AI-generated. Whether it's news, music, or social media, AI has seemingly stuck all of its nasty little fingers into any pie it can find. Experts have long warned that eventually we'd get to…
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As Wisconsin cities flee Flock, its shared camera network loses value
Perhaps it’s the local summer diet of deep-fried cheese curds, corn on the cob, and Spotted Cow, but Wisconsin residents have been feeling pretty dyspeptic about Flock’s automated license plate cameras. Over the past few months, a spate of Wisconsin towns and cities have withdrawn from Flock deals over privacy and trust concerns. As they did so, another issue revealed itself: With each city that leaves, the Flock network becomes less useful to the…
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Apps & Logiciels
Epic responds to Apple’s bid for settlement talks in App Store case
Epic Games has filed its response to Apple’s request for the court to order settlement talks in the long-running App Store lawsuit. Here are the details. Last Thursday, Apple submitted its proposed commission structure for in-app purchases made outside of the App Store system in the US. Under Apple’s proposed structure, the company would charge commissions of up to 15% on purchases completed through alternative payment systems. On the same day, Apple submitted another…
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Apps & Logiciels
YouTube public view counts will likely get higher starting next week
The platform will start tracking views the same way across video formats. YouTube announced a change to how it counts public views on videos. It will now count a view as soon as a video begins playback. The original approach to views will still be tracked as Engaged Views for creators who value seeing how often people stick with their content. This revised policy will take effect globally beginning August 24. "Historically, we've used…
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Apps & Logiciels
Apple official refurb store: Save a ton of cash with our top picks of the week
We are back again with another series of top picks from the official Apple Certified Refurbished Store. An increasingly notable source of savings on iPhone, MacBook, Studio Display, and Apple TV, we aren’t talking about iPhones some guy’s cousin pieced back together to resell here – Apple’s “rigorous refurbishment process” is in fully in place alongside a proper 1-year Apple warranty too. Hit the jump for a closer look at this week’s top picks…
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Supreme Court rejects Verizon bid for $47 million refund of FCC fine
The Supreme Court today rejected Verizon’s attempt to get a $47 million refund from the Federal Communications Commission. In a list of orders issued by the court, Verizon’s petition was denied without explanation. The denial apparently ends any possibility of Verizon asking a lower court to review the fine and order the FCC to issue a refund. However, AT&T and T-Mobile are continuing to challenge similar fines on grounds that selling device-location data did…
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Musique
Péage Fiscal : Le groove comme acte de résistance
Quand la machine administrative devient rythme. Guy de Lussigny transforme la tension du bitume et le gris des barrières en un mouvement urbain et magnétique.
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Actualité : On pensait que conserver un téléphone de secours était inoffensif… mais il risque surtout de gonfler et de prendre feu
Les statistiques montrent qu'une part importante de la population change régulièrement d'équipements technologiques au cours de l'année. Dans cette catégorie, les téléphones portables restent les stars incontournables. En effet, malgré les efforts croissants des constructeurs pour étendre la durée de vie logicielle et la robustesse de leurs produits, ces appareils restent exposés aux pannes, aux pertes ou aux vols, ce qui pousse à leur renouvellement. Au-delà du simple besoin de remplacement, le plaisir de…
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Apps & Logiciels
Your YouTube views are about to go up, but there’s a catch
Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission. Learn more. A year ago, YouTube made a change to how public views are counted for Shorts content. Soon, it will apply those same rules to all other video formats. This change will also apply to users across the globe. In a blog post, Google announced it is changing how public views are counted on non-Shorts content. Currently, the platform only counts “engaged views”…
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Save up to $300 on your TechCrunch Disrupt 2026 pass until August 21
The lowest prices for TechCrunch Disrupt 2026 end this Friday, August 21 at 11:59 p.m. PT. Once that window closes, your chance to save up to $300 on your pass, or get an even larger discount on group pricing, will come to an end. If you’ve been circling around Disrupt, then now’s the best time to lock in your pass and start getting ready to join the rest of the startup community gathering in…
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Reddit is experimenting with video and audio versions of posts
The company wants users to be able to watch and listen to conversations. Reddit is known for not really changing much about its core features. It even maintains (for now) a 21-year-old version of its site for longtime users who want everything to always look the same. But now the company is testing whether people want to experience posts and comments without having to read walls of text. Reddit is beginning to experiment with…
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IA
The main GitHub outage is fixed, but Copilot remains down
What you need to know GitHub is mostly back online, but some services are still experiencing problems. Git Operations have recovered, while Issues continue to show degraded performance. Copilot remains heavily affected, making AI-assisted coding less reliable. GitHub had a rough Monday. Developers were unable to use one of the world’s most important software platforms for more than three hours, as a widespread outage hit the site. The outage impacted GitHub’s website, code review…
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This compact Glorious mechanical keyboard is just $35
Are you curious about custom mechanical keyboards, but don’t want to spend hundreds just to get started without being sure you’ll enjoy the hobby? You can grab the 65-percent Glorious GMMK 3 mechanical keyboard at Woot for $34.99 (usually $139.99) by entering the coupon code WOOTGAMING at checkout, and first-time Woot customers will get an extra $5 off when using the same code. It’s a well-equipped keyboard out of the box, particularly for this…
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Apps & Logiciels
Latest macOS Golden Gate beta adds unique dynamic wallpapers
Apple's macOS Golden Gate has reached its sixth developer beta, which includes new dynamic wallpapers and updated traffic light window control icons. On Monday, a week after the fifth developer beta arrived, Apple made macOS 27 beta 6 available for download. Though the update is a relatively light release, it delivers key visual enhancements. With the latest developer beta, Apple added two dynamic wallpapers, both featuring the Golden Gate Bridge. They're effectively video files:…
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Apps & Logiciels
Spotify’s new Playlist Notes let users and editors explain their song picks
Spotify announced Monday the launch of “Playlist Notes,” a new feature that lets listeners add their thoughts to the playlists they make. The feature builds on “User Notes,” which the streaming giant debuted last month, allowing people to add personal notes to individual tracks. With Playlist Notes, users can add context to songs, podcast episodes, and audiobooks in their playlists. Maybe a song reminds you of someone, brings back a specific memory, or is…
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Survey says Pixel users want Google to stop wasting all that space
Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission. Learn more. Maybe Google doesn’t need to make its next-gen Pixels thinner after all. Instead, consumers might just be satisfied to see the tech giant make better use of the space its phones are already taking up. That’s the biggest takeaway from a recent survey we ran, asking Android Authority readers about which major Pixel flaw they most want Google to fix. For reference,…
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Apps & Logiciels
Monday’s Android app deals and freebies: Demon Castle, Deus Ex GO, SENTINEL 519, GNOSIA, more
Your Monday afternoon lineup of the best Android game and app deals is now ready to roll, including titles like Demon Castle Story, Deus Ex GO, Hitman GO, SENTINEL 519: SAGA – GENESIS, Sands of Salzaar, Laser Tanks: Pixel RPG, GNOSIA, FrogBoy, and more. Best Buy’s massive 60th Anniversary Sale is now in full swing with deep deals on TVs, Android phones, and 10x rewards points, as well as 20% off all official new…
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What Flock’s defenders are missing
This story originally appeared in The Algorithm, our weekly newsletter on AI. To get stories like this in your inbox first, sign up here. Flock, the police-tech giant known for its network of some 120,000 automatic license plate readers around the US, announced some changes to its platform last Thursday. The updates are meant to prevent officers from using the platform for illegal or illegitimate purposes. That includes stalking. The Washington Post recently identified…
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Apps & Logiciels
Leaker details A20 Pro chip’s new speed gains
iPhone 18 Pro and iPhone Ultra will be unveiled next month with a new A20 Pro chip, and this weekend a reputable leaker shared performance gains to expect per supply chain sources. Apple’s big September event will introduce its latest in silicon advancements: the A20 Pro chip. A20 Pro will be the first Apple chip built on TSMC’s 2nm process. It’s also rumored to adopt a new Wafer-Level Multi-Chip Module (WMCM) packaging method. Because…
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Apps & Logiciels
Google hires former Gmail lead to be Chrome’s new VP of Product
Google has hired Jacob Bank as VP of Product for Chrome. The announcement was made today, with Bank previously working at Google for six years. In 2015, Google acquired his Timeful smart calendar assistant, with some of those features integrated into Google Calendar and Gmail. The latter gained Smart Reply, Smart Compose, Nudging, and more under his purview. AI was also leveraged to boost anti-malware and anti-phishing protections. He started as a product manager…
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Cybersécurité
iOS 26.6.1 and macOS Tahoe 26.6.2 Fix Nearly 30 Security Vulnerabilities
The iOS 26.6.1, iPadOS 26.6.1, and macOS Tahoe 26.6.2 updates Apple released today fix almost 30 security vulnerabilities, according to Apple's security support document. This is Apple's third security release in three weeks as AI surfaces bugs faster than the company's typical release schedule can absorb. Apple says the software includes security fixes that were previously added to the iOS 27, iPadOS 27, and macOS Golden Gate betas. There are fixes for an audio…
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Gboard is cooking up a speedy new way to add content to messages
TL;DR Google appears to be working on a new “Quick insert” option for Gboard. Quick insert would offer access to recent emoji, contacts, clipboard content, and more. While already functional and able to pull content from across your device, it’s unclear how this will fit in with existing Gboard input options. Smartphone users tend to fall into one of two groups: those who never think twice about the keyboard apps on their phones, and…
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