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X is testing a tool that will let users see if their posts have been 'shadowbanned'
The feature is rolling out as the company open-sources more of its ranking algorithm. X users will soon have a way to actually back up their complaints about "shadowbans" affecting their reach on the service. The platform is experimenting with a new tool that gives users some details about how their posts are treated by the algorithm, including whether they have been been limited in some way. The feature, which is currently only available…
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Smartphones
One UI 9.5 shows up on a Galaxy phone before Samsung is even done with One UI 9
Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission. Learn more. Samsung is currently busy preparing to roll out the stable version of One UI 9.0 to older Galaxy devices. However, we know that the company is multitasking, working on One UI 9.5, which was spotted on a test server for the Galaxy S27 Ultra. While no information about the update has been revealed yet, we could start getting some details soon. Over…
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Gemini wants to turn your boring spreadsheets into interactive ones
Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission. Learn more. What started out as a relatively simple spreadsheet web application 20 years ago has since transformed into one of the most used productivity tools out there. We’re talking about Google Sheets, which is now a lot more than just rows, columns, and formulas, and thanks to Gemini’s smarts, it’s about to become a lot more versatile. The tech giant is rolling out…
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Smartphones
iPhone X & 2018 MacBook Pro are now on Apple's 'obsolete products' list
Apple has declared the iPhone X and 2018 15-inch MacBook Pro officially obsolete based on when they stopped being on sale, and repairs for the devices will no longer be offered. Apple's iPhone X, which launched in 2017, was the first iPhone to feature Face ID rather than a Touch ID Home button. It also brought an OLED screen to the iPhone, but that was almost a decade ago. Apple classifies a device as…
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Roundtables: Inside the “Censorship-Industrial Complex” Idea Shaping US Policy
Available only for MIT Alumni and subscribers. The “censorship-industrial complex” is an idea that a network of government, tech, and research groups is collaborating to suppress conservative online speech. This was fodder for the right-wing information sphere for years—then it began making its way into US policy. Watch a conversation exploring how it started, where it’s going, and what it means for the future of democracy and the internet. Speakers: Amy Nordrum, Executive Editor,…
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Apps & Logiciels
Netflix is closing two game studios
Night School Studio and Moonloot Games are being shut down as Netflix focuses more on TV-based party games. Night School Studio and Moonloot Games are being shut down as Netflix focuses more on TV-based party games. Netflix plans to shut down two of its gaming studios, as reported by Game File and Variety, as it makes a bigger shift toward party games and titles streamed to TVs. One of the studios being shut down…
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Pixel 11’s Gboard Rambler is prompt-based, rather than real-time
Gboard Rambler is likely the flagship Gemini Intelligence feature on the Pixel 11 series, but it’s not the real-time transcription you expect. Like before, you launch Rambler from the microphone icon in the top-right corner of Gboard that is now badged with Gemini’s spark icon. When active, Rambler takes over Gboard’s entire suggestion strip with a neat waveform. Once you’re done speaking, you have to tap the checkmark icon and close the session before…
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Apps & Logiciels
Chase recently added free Apple TV, Apple One perks to popular credit card
Chase recently added new benefits to its popular Sapphire Preferred credit card, including free Apple TV for a year or discounted Apple One. Here are the details. Apple TV has long been included as a benefit for Chase Sapphire Reserve cardholders. But that credit card has a very pricey $795 annual fee. Recently though, Chase announced that Sapphire Preferred cardholders now get free Apple TV too. Chase Sapphire Preferred is a popular travel-focused card,…
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Apps & Logiciels
WhatsApp is working on chat themes with animated wallpapers
The latest WhatsApp beta for iOS includes references to a revamped set of chat customization options, including animated wallpapers. Here are the details. As spotted by WABetaInfo, the latest WhatsApp build available on TestFlight includes references to something they had already found on a recent WhatsApp beta for Android: new sets of chat themes divided into categories called Featured, Doodle, and Minimal. According to the report, Doodle will offer wallpapers inspired by WhatsApp’s classic…
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Smartphones
iFixit's Galaxy Z Fold8 Teardown is a Preview of Apple's Foldable Challenges
Samsung launched new foldable smartphones earlier this month, including the Galaxy Z Fold8. If you didn't know it was a Samsung device, you might look at it and think it's Apple's foldable because it matches rumors about the iPhone Ultra so well. The Z Fold8 is likely to be the closest competitor to the foldable iPhone Ultra, which makes iFixit's teardown of Samsung's smartphone an interesting read. Will Apple's foldable have some of the…
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'Ted Lasso' season 4 scores Apple TV's biggest launch yet
"Ted Lasso" has once again packed the stands, with its season four debut drawing nearly 300 million U.S. viewing minutes across its first two days. On August 4, "Ted Lasso" made its much-anticipated return to Apple TV for its fourth season. Previously, the series was widely regarded as one of Apple's first breakout hits and smashed previous viewership records. And it looks like Ted's brought home yet another victory. The Season 4 premiere drew…
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Smartphones
Apple Says iPhone X is Now Obsolete
Apple today added the iPhone X and the 2018 model of the 15-inch MacBook Pro to its obsolete products list, according to an updated support document. Released in November 2017, the iPhone X was the first iPhone with an OLED display and Face ID. The lack of a Touch ID home button resulted in the device having a more edge-to-edge screen with a notch for the front camera and Face ID sensors. The device…
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Some Google Maps users just lost a key feature for avoiding crowds
TL;DR Google Maps shows popular times to alert you how busy a destination is. Recently, some users have noticed popular times disappearing from the Maps Android app. It’s not yet clear if this is a glitch, intentional, or if Google’s just moving the info somewhere else. If you’re only using Google Maps to plot a route from point A to point B, you are seriously missing out on a lot. In addition to offering…
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Samsung reportedly abandons plans to give the Galaxy S27 a variable-aperture camera
Another one bites the dust: Early rumors of the Galaxy S27 reviving Samsung’s variable-aperture camera seem to falling short, as the company is already seemingly repeating last year’s cycle. Samsung first debuted a variable-aperture camera back on the Galaxy S9+ back in 2018, with the hardware able to physically change the amount of light allowed into the camera sensor. While it wasn’t quite as impactful as it is on a mirrorless or DSLR camera,…
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Databricks wanted to raise $1B, investors wanted $15B. It settled on $5B at a $190B valuation.
There’s a funny kind of game that the latest of late-stage startups must play when raising money. They often have to sell more shares than they want or risk offending some of their existing VCs. This scenario recently played out with AI big-data company Databricks and its latest $5 billion raise announced Thursday, co-founder and CEO Ali Ghodsi (pictured above) told TechCrunch. “We wanted to raise $1 billion, but then The Information printed this…
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IA
ChatGPT for Mac adds opt-in Computer History feature, replacing Chronicle
OpenAI is giving ChatGPT and Codex a new way to learn from and remember how you use your Mac, even when that work happens outside the app. The new Computer History feature builds a searchable timeline from activity across selected apps and websites. OpenAI announced Computer History in Thursday’s desktop app changelog. The feature is off by default and must be enabled by each user, giving people control over which sources contribute to their…
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This school-friendly laptop from HP is $300 off
With memory prices still high and showing no signs of dropping, we’re always happy to find a good deal on a budget-friendly system with an adequate amount of RAM. Best Buy has the HP OmniBook X Flip discounted by $300, bringing the cost down to $699.99. This model is equipped with an Intel Core Ultra 5 and 16GB of LPDDR5X memory, which should be great for both web browsing and homework, and a 512GB…
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That annoying Samsung nav bar bug won’t be fixed until you get One UI 9.0
Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission. Learn more. Although One UI 9.0 is available on Samsung’s latest foldables out of the box, the company’s older phones are still waiting on the stable rollout. The update is set to bring a variety of changes, such as an anti-distraction tool, granular audio hardening controls, and more. On top of that, it appears the update will also contain a fix for an annoying…
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IT & Science & Technology
Hosting provider Namecheap is down after data center cooling failure
The CEOsaid service could begin returning as soon as 3PM ET. If you noticed websites suddenly being unavailable today, the issue could have been an outage at hosting provider Namecheap. According to a notice from the company, Namecheap experienced an outage today following what it calls "a failure of cooling systems" at its data center in Phoenix. As a result, many of its services were down today, including its own website. A post on…
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IT & Science & Technology
NVIDIA GeForce NOW is high-end gaming everywhere without a headache [Video]
Building or upgrading a gaming PC right now in mid-2026 can be challenging. Component shortages have pushed RAM and storage prices higher, and getting the latest high-performance GPU can require an investment. If you’re a student sitting on a tight budget or just a former PC gamer looking at an outdated rig, dropping thousands of dollars on fresh hardware just to get a stable framerate may not be realistic. Fortunately, there is a silver…
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Private security firms will soon be allowed to hack overseas cybercriminals
The Trump administration is recruiting private security firms to conduct federal government-authorized operations, including cyberattacks, against overseas-based criminal organizations that commit hacks on US persons, organizations, or government entities. In a National Security Presidential Memorandum issued Thursday, US President Donald Trump directed the National Coordination Center (NCC), which operates under the Homeland Security Task Force, to develop a program for conducting specific cyber operations that combat foreign transnational criminal organizations (TCOs). The Departments of…
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IA
OpenAI introduces ‘Ultrafast,’ a new mode that makes GPT-5.6 Sol work at 14x the speed
If you’ve ever found yourself wishing that ChatGPT was a little bit quicker on the uptake, OpenAI seems to be answering your prayers. The AI lab has rolled out a new mode called Ultrafast, which it says is designed to seriously accelerate the pace at which its latest and most powerful model, GPT-5.6 Sol, accomplishes its work. The company says that Ultrafast can work at 14x the speed of standard processing, delivering up to…
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IBM partners with OpenAI to bolster enterprise AI push
IBM on Thursday announced its partnership with OpenAI to bring the AI company’s models and tools to more enterprise customers, opening another avenue for OpenAI to connect with some of the world’s largest companies through IBM’s global consulting business as competition for corporate AI spending intensifies. The deal, terms of which were not disclosed, comes less than a year after IBM announced a similar alliance with Anthropic. OpenAI and IBM will jointly market AI…
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Virgin Galactic wants your help naming its new Delta class spaceship
As Virgin Galactic nears christening the first of its next-generation spaceship designed to launch customers on suborbital flights, it still is missing a key component—a name. The self-described “commercial spaceline,” which was founded by British tycoon Richard Branson, has turned to the public to vote on what to call the new vehicle. The spaceplane will be a member of Virgin Galactic’s Delta-class fleet, succeeding SpaceShipTwo, which carried Branson and 31 others on 12 short…
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