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Higgsfield raises $400M Series B, quadrupling its valuation in 8 months to $5.4B
Higgsfield announced Monday that it has raised a $400 million Series B at a $5.4 billion valuation. This new round is just eight months after nabbing a $1.3 billion valuation. Founded by former Snap exec Alex Mashrabov in 2023, Higgsfield lets users create AI images and videos. It made headlines this past year for premiering AI-generated movies at both Cannes and in New York. It has tools like Cinema Studio to help filmmakers direct…
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Wordle meets Clippy in this new word game
Blaseball developer The Game Band is launching a new daily puzzler called Dartwords. Blaseball developer The Game Band is launching a new daily puzzler called Dartwords. Like many of us, Sam Rosenthal plays games like Wordle every day, chasing after good scores and sharing the results with friends and family. But he’s also a game designer, the creative director at Blaseball developer The Game Band, and so this regular habit got him thinking about…
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Accessoires
Cette batterie externe magnétique Xiaomi de 5 000 mAh aussi fine que l’iPhone Air passe sous les 50 €
Par rapport à ses concurrentes, la Xiaomi UltraThin Magnetic Power Bank sort clairement du lot, notamment grâce à son épaisseur qui ne dépasse pas 6 mm. C’est à peine plus que les 5,6 mm d’épaisseur de l‘iPhone Air. Cette batterie externe magnétique est d’ailleurs particulièrement adaptée aux smartphones Apple compatibles MagSafe, mais aussi aux appareils Android équipés d’aimants permettant de profiter de ce type de recharge sans fil. Si ce modèle vous intéresse, sachez…
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Apps & Logiciels
Here’s what’s new with iOS and macOS 27 beta 6
Apple released iOS 27 beta 6 today, giving developer beta testers the next preview update since iOS 27 debuted at WWDC. Developer beta testers can download the new beta now. iOS 27 is a major iPhone update centered around Siri AI, Apple Intelligence, Liquid Glass refinements, and a long list of quality-of-life changes. Here’s what we’ve found so far in iOS 27 beta 6. iOS 27 beta 6 is available now for developer beta…
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Smartphones
iPhone 18 Pro's A20 will be faster, power efficient, cost a lot
The A20 and A20 Pro chips in the iPhone 18 Pro will benefit hugely from TSMC's 2-nanometer process, but Apple will pay dearly for the performance and power consumption improvements. Apple is widely expected to use TSMC's 2-nanometer process to produce its next generation of chips. This includes the inbound A20 and A20 Pro arriving in the iPhone 18 Pro and Pro Max, as well as the iPhone Ultra. There is also always an…
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Apps & Logiciels
YouTube now counts video views immediately, ‘from the very first frame’
Starting next week, YouTube will change how view counts on a video are measured, with a view now being registered immediately as a viewer starts watching a video. In a post, YouTube explains that view counts will apply from the second a video starts playing. Last year, we updated how we count public views for Shorts to better capture how viewers watch on YouTube. Now, we’re aligning all other video formats to this same…
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Petlibro accused of “gaslighting” users over smart pet feeder outage
Petlibro founder and CEO York Wu provided more information about an outage that left users unable to control their smart pet feeders through the companion app and, in some reported cases, left them with hungry pets. Petlibro, a company owned by Shenzhen, China-headquartered firm Shenzhen Libro Technology Co., first acknowledged the outage on Tuesday at 5 am PT. At 7 pm PT on Wednesday, Petlibro said the outage was resolved. Notably, some people online…
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One UI 9 gives your wallpaper a little life with this new feature
Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission. Learn more. Wish that the background on your phone or tablet could be a little more lively than a static wallpaper? Samsung’s latest version of One UI will grant your wish. Spotted by SamMobile, One UI 9.0 just introduced a new wallpaper option. Specifically, it will let you set a Motion Photo as your home or lock screen background. You can even set a…
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Apps & Logiciels
Reddit begins testing a new audio and video experience, similar to popular TikTok videos
Reddit recently said it would bring most viral stories to life through a new “video Reddit” experience, allowing users to listen to Reddit posts in the background while doing other tasks and activities. On Monday, Reddit will begin testing an initial version of this experience with both video and audio posts across select communities to see which type of posts resonate with its users and have the potential to scale. The company announced its…
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Smartphones
Sonos put speaker controls on your iPhone's lock screen (again)
There's an app update that takes advantage of Apple's Live Activities system. Sonos just released an app update that brings speaker controls to the iPhone lock screen. This is thanks to an integration with Apple's Live Activities notifications system. Sonos is calling this a "much requested, anticipated and needed feature." Once enabled, the lock screen will let people keep an eye on what's playing. Users will be able to adjust the volume and switch…
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Why curved TVs failed but curved gaming monitors thrived
Curved TVs walked so curved gaming monitors could run. Much like 3D sets, curved TVs at one point seemed like they were everywhere. Throughout the 2010s, many TV makers tried to market curved TVs as a more immersive way of viewing your new flat screen set. And simply put, they also looked pretty cool, especially if they were replacing a clunky first-gen LCD. But by 2020, even Samsung, the last holdout for curved TVs,…
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Smartphones
Android 17 QPR2 Beta 3 is pretty neat, especially if you hate fraud and scams
What you need to know Google has started rolling out Android 17 QPR2 Beta 3 for enrolled Pixel testers, bringing huge restrictions for call-forwarding fraud. The company is also fixing a couple of reported bugs from testers, while rolling out new features such as Quick Settings layout customization and app options for foldables. The Pixel 11 series has now debuted, and in the days ahead of its market launch, there are still pre-order deals…
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Smartphones
Après le succès du Galaxy Z Fold 8, Samsung pense déjà à un Galaxy Z Fold 9 encore plus large
Samsung pourrait lancer deux modèles de Galaxy Z Fold 9 en 2027 : un proche du Galaxy Z Fold 8 de cette année et un autre au format plus large pensé pour le visionnage de vidéos. Samsung cartonne cet été avec ses nouveaux smartphones pliables. Ce succès est notamment dû à un tout nouveau design pour le Galaxy Z Fold 8, moins haut et plus large que le format auquel nous avait habitué le…
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IA
Hidden Airtag reveals Amazon is trashing rare books to train AI
For the past year or so, booksellers have suspected that AI firms are buying up huge lots of rare books, then destroying them after scanning them to train AI. But this was hard to prove until now, as 404 Media reports that an Airtag hidden in a rare book shows that at least one tech giant, in the race to advance its frontier models, is behind some of the bulk orders: Amazon. On Monday,…
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Apps & Logiciels
Apple is forced to stop favoring its own apps in personal data collection prompts
A German competition authority said that Apple’s prompts favors its own apps versus third-party options. Apple has been hit with another anticompetitive charge, but this time about how the company prompts users for data collection from apps. According to the Bundeskartellamt, or Germany's independent competition authority, Apple's pop-up prompts that let users either allow or deny an app developer to collect personal data tends to favor its own apps, instead of those created by…
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Best Buy 60th Anniversary Sale Brings Massive Deals on Apple Products and More
Best Buy is hosting its big 60th Anniversary sale this week, with notable markdowns on Apple devices, TVs, headphones, monitors, and much more. This event is set to last for the rest of this week, and you don't need to be a My Best Buy Plus or Total member to see most of the deals. Note: MacRumors is an affiliate partner with Best Buy. When you click a link and make a purchase, we…
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Actualité : Lidl lance une batterie solaire de balcon à prix cassé, alors que le stockage à domicile devient essentiel face à la crise énergétique
Lidl ne se contente plus de vendre des perceuses, des salons de jardin et quelques arrivages capables de provoquer une file d’attente avant l’ouverture. L’enseigne commercialise également en France plusieurs stations solaires de balcon sous sa marque Tronic. Ces installations produisent toutefois principalement lorsque le soleil brille, donc souvent pendant que leurs propriétaires sont au travail. Sans batterie, l’électricité qui n’est pas immédiatement consommée repart sur le réseau. Lidl dispose pourtant déjà de la…
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IEEE Presidents’ Scholarship Honors Teen Innovators
About 16 percent of the global population—more than 1 billion people—live with some form of disability, according to the World Health Organization. Many of the disabilities affect independence and mobility. Three high school students working on inventions to help people with disabilities restore movement, translate thoughts, and navigate rough terrain had their work showcased at Regeneron’s International Science and Engineering Fair (ISEF), held in May in Phoenix. Their projects earned them this year’s IEEE…
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Good Vibration — l’énergie qui rallume le fil
Carnet d’écoute Lab Sonore : Good Vibration, extrait de Holding the Line. Un article musical personnel, pensé pour ouvrir l’écoute sans discours appuyé. Il y a des morceaux qui n’arrivent pas en demandant la permission. Good Vibration fait partie de ceux-là. Il entre par une sensation, par une couleur, par une tension de basse, puis il laisse le reste du paysage se mettre en place. Dans la campagne Lab Sonore, je voulais commencer par…
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IA
Google just bought a bunch of Spirit Airlines data for AI training
As the AI race continues to hunt for new data to use for AI training, Google has just purchased a huge dump of old data from the now-defunct Spirit Airlines to be “helpful” in training its AI models. Spirit Airlines, a low-cost airline in the US that was already dealing with financial struggles, abruptly shut down earlier this year in the midst of skyrocketing fuel costs during the height of the conflict in Iran.…
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Smartphones
Xiaomi tease le Redmi Note 17 : batterie colossale de 10 000 mAh et recharge 100 W au programme
Xiaomi annonce la date de lancement de ses prochains Redmi Note 17, qui promettent des prouesses d’autonomie et de vitesse de charge. Xiaomi lance sa campagne de communication autour de la sortie de ses nouveaux smartphones de la série Redmi Note 17. Cette famille de mobiles a toujours été réputée pour ses batteries à forte capacité, mais sur cette génération, le constructeur s’est surpassé. Il annonce en effet la présence d’un accumulateur de 10…
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Actualité : Maladie de Charcot : un implant cérébral révolutionnaire redonne la parole à un patient avec 99 % de précision
© UC Davis Health / BrainGate Clinical Trial / Capture YouTube - Le patient Casey Harrell, atteint de sclérose latérale amyotrophique (SLA), utilise l'interface cerveau-machine (BCI) directement depuis son domicile à Sacramento. Équipé de capteurs crâniens reliés à des algorithmes de décodage neuronal, il parvient à contrôler son ordinateur personnel et à communiquer par le texte en toute autonomie. Pendant près de deux ans, cet Américain touché par la sclérose latérale amyotrophique (SLA) a…
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Et s’il n’y avait pas un mais deux Dr Doom dans Avengers: Doomsday ? La folle théorie de certains fans
Recevez tous les soirs un résumé de l’actu importante avec Le Récap’ Et si Marvel Studios était en train de duper tout le monde ? C’est en tout cas ce que pensent certains fans, lesquels ont décortiqué les bandes annonces d’Avengers: Doomsday pour repérer un éventuel détail lié à Dr Doom, le nouveau grand méchant du Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU). Il est acquis de longue date qu’il est interprété par Robert Downey Jr., qui…
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IT & Science & Technology
Actualité : Bon plan – Le SSD interne Samsung 9100 Pro avec dissipateur 1 To "5 étoiles" à 166,34 € (-24%)
Le Samsung 9100 Pro est un SSD interne conçu pour les joueurs et créatifs. Il est entièrement compatible avec l'interface PCIe 5, une première pour le constructeur sud-coréen, et promet des débits jusqu'à 14 800 Mo/s en lecture et 13 400 Mo/s en écriture séquentielles. Tirant parti de la norme PCIe 5.0, le Samsung 9100 Pro affiche des débits impressionnants qui le permettent de devenir l'un des SSD les plus véloces sur le marché,…
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