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DEF CON crowd suspected in fake-hotspot attack on Delta flight
On Monday, passengers aboard Delta flight 591 going from Las Vegas to Atlanta allegedly spoofed the onboard Wi-Fi, raising the attention of federal law enforcement. The incident came one day after the DEF CON security conference concluded in Las Vegas, and was first described on social media accounts that follow publicly available air-to-ground messages, known as ACARS. According to the “ACARS Drama” account, a message was sent by pilots from the plane stated: “NO…
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Samsung is Starting to Catch Up to Apple on Hearing Health
Samsung today said its Galaxy Buds Hearing Aid feature has been cleared by the U.S. FDA, which means hearing aid capabilities will be coming to the Galaxy Buds in the fourth quarter of 2026. Samsung will join Apple in offering over-the-counter hearing aid functionality. Apple added an FDA-cleared hearing health feature to the AirPods back in 2024, allowing them to be used as a clinical-grade hearing aid. Like the AirPods, the Galaxy Buds can…
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Sonos Preparing AirPods Max Rival With Voice Assistant Support
Sonos is working on an upgraded version of its Ace headphones that will support AI, reports Bloomberg. The Sonos Ace Ultra showed up in an FCC filing earlier this week, with the product likely set to debut in September. Sonos debuted the original Sonos Ace in 2024. Reviews praised the sound quality and active noise cancellation, but the headphone market is crowded, and Sonos' product launched shortly after its disastrous app redesign. The headphones…
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This leaked Zelda Switch 2 could be Nintendo’s next collector hit
What you need to know The Nintendo Switch 2 could finally get its first major special edition, with leaked packaging pointing to a Zelda 40th anniversary console. The leaked console features a dark aesthetic with gold and green accents, paired with a gold Triforce dock and matching black-and-teal Joy-Con controllers. A standalone Switch 2 Pro Controller was also leaked, mirroring the console's color scheme with gold triggers, shoulder buttons, and a central Triforce crest.…
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Xbox Elite 3 prototype pad leaks with tiny built-in screen
Will Microsoft reveal this Elite pad at Gamescom? Will Microsoft reveal this Elite pad at Gamescom? Did a prototype Microsoft gamepad fall off the back of a truck? We can’t say, but a Redditor has legit-looking photos of a prototype Xbox controller that’s almost certainly the Xbox Elite Series 3. Incredibly, they claim they bought the pad for $200 on OfferUp. In May, a Brazilian regulator’s leaked images revealed that Xbox Elite 3 would…
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Trump wants Big Pharma to split MMR vaccine; Big Pharma thinks it's idiotic
Backlash to Trump’s vaccine order on Monday has been swift and sharp, with various public health and medical organizations and independent experts calling it “dangerous,” “unscientific,” “false and misleading,” “so wrong,” and saying it is “putting children’s health at risk.” The responses are unsurprising; the medical and health communities have consistently fought against the anti-vaccine, anti-science agendas pushed by Trump and his health secretary, Robert F. Kennedy Jr., who has no background in science,…
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Satechi Launches 240W ChargeView Desktop Charger With Six USB-C Ports
Satechi today launched the ChargeView 240W Desktop Charger, a successor to the 140W ChargeView released last year. The ChargeView 240W can power multiple devices at one time, splitting 240W across six USB-C ports. The ChargeView 240W has an LCD display that shows the live wattage of all ports that are in use. The C1 and C2 ports offer up to 140W each, while ports C3 and C4 can deliver up to 100W each. The…
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This desktop CNC mill lets you carve 3D figurines with zero experience, and it’s now on Kickstarter
Credit: Oliver Cragg / Android Authority TL;DR The InfiMaker K1 is a desktop CNC mill that lets you make 3D objects without any prior milling experience. Its software uses AI to convert any 2D image into a 3D object, letting you operate it without any CAD experience. The InfiMaker K1 is now on Kickstarter, where you can back it with a starting pledge of $5,199. For the past decade, 3D printing has been cherished…
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Actualité : Bon plan – L’enceinte Bluetooth portable Bose Portable Home Speaker "5 étoiles" à 229,95 € (-25%)
Connu pour ses nombreuses enceintes portables, Bose s'essaye à l'hybridation avec sa Portable Home Speaker : une enceinte transportable, certes, mais faite pour l'usage à la maison, assistants vocaux (Alexa et Google Assistant) à l'appui. On peut sans doute reprocher à la Bose Portable Home Speaker de ne pas tout à fait en faire assez : le peu de sources réseau compatibles (si vous n'êtes pas utilisateurs de Spotify et/ou d'appareil Apple, guère de…
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Phoebe Gates and Sophia Kianni reportedly knew Phia was ‘cookie stuffing’ for months
Phia, the shopping startup co-founded by Phoebe Gates and Sophia Kianni, is once again under fire for its alleged business practices. The latest issue stems from earlier this year when Bloomberg published an investigation that mapped out how Phia was taking credit and commission for affiliate purchases it did not help to generate, known as cookie stuffing. It’s a controversial practice that can get startups sued, mainly because it’s seen as taking referral revenue…
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Accel closes oversubscribed $550M India fund within weeks, 19 months after its last
Accel has closed a new $550 million India fund, less than two years after raising its previous India-focused vehicle, as part of a coordinated $3.5 billion global fundraising effort. The new India fund was oversubscribed and closed within weeks, people familiar with the matter told TechCrunch. Accel still has more than 55% of its previous $650 million India fund available for investment, the people said, underlining that the latest raise came despite ample capital…
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Apple extends 2026 Back to School deals on Macs and iPads until September 24
Eligible students, parents of students, and educators in the United States just got a few extra weeks to claim Apple’s 2026 Back to School deals on select Macs and iPads. Here are the details. As spotted by MacRumors, Apple has updated the promotion period for its 2026 Back to School offer. Originally set to run from July 16 through August 27, the promotion will now end on September 24. This year, in addition to…
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Google Home’s rogue smart light problem should now be fixed
Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission. Learn more. Google Home users had a slightly haunted-house problem on their hands earlier, with smart lights switching on by themselves without being asked. The good news is that Google now says the issue has been fixed. We reported on the bug this morning after users on Reddit described their connected lights turning on when they opened the Google Home app on iOS. In…
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Microsoft Plugs Nearly 400 Security Holes
Microsoft today released updates to remedy at least 398 security vulnerabilities in its Windows operating systems and supported software, including one weakness that is already being actively exploited and two others that were publicly detailed prior to today. Image: Shutterstock, Mallika Home Studio. August’s overstuffed bundle of patch joy from Microsoft did not eclipse its recording breaking release of more than 570 security updates last month, but it is double June’s then-record batch of…
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An FCC filing points to new Sonos headphones coming soon
Some recently released FCC documents include the name Sonos Ace Ultra as potential successors to the brand’s first headphones. Some recently released FCC documents include the name Sonos Ace Ultra as potential successors to the brand’s first headphones. It looks like we’ll be getting a successor to the Sonos Ace headphones sometime this fall, which was hinted at by CEO Tom Conrad during a third quarter earnings call. As reported by What Hi-Fi?, an…
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Apple's Back to School offers have been extended, but you can do much better
Apple has extended its unusually limited Back to School series of deals and they are not to be dismissed, but there are far greater discounts to be had from other resellers. Even when it isn't raising prices, it is a rule with Apple that it will never actually have sales on its products, except for certain regular promotions in China. So for this latest deal, it is again falling back on offering Apple gift…
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Russian drones found near vital European offshore gas site, get blown up
Romanian army divers used explosives to destroy two Russian-made drones found floating in the Black Sea near Romania’s largest natural gas project, according to the NATO member country’s defense minister. Defense Minister Radu Miruță posted a Facebook video supposedly showing one of the drones being blown up in the water by explosive ordnance disposal divers of the Romanian army on August 11, as reported by Reuters and other news outlets. The drones were first…
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Government workers can officially waste time scrolling TikTok again
The app was banned from government devices in 2022. Trump administration officials are now free to post and endlessly scroll TikTok, a new memo from the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) says. The memo is the latest move from the federal government formally undoing a 2022 law that banned the app from most government-issued devices, The OMB memo cites an earlier opinion from the Justice Department. The DoJ said the 2022 law no…
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Chrome adopts what may be the best protection yet against account takeovers
Google’s Chrome browser has added a new feature that could go a long way in preventing a form of account takeover that’s grown increasingly common as users adopt two-factor authentication, passkeys, and similar protections. The new Chrome protection is known as device-bound session credentials (DBSCs). The measure stores a unique encryption key in a silicon-resident fortress that’s built into the device running the browser. On Windows machines, this fortress is called a TPM, short…
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Report: Non-gaming apps drove mobile spending growth in Q2 as games fell 4.5%
A new report from Sensor Tower shows that non-gaming apps continued to drive global mobile spending growth in Q2 2026 across iOS and Android, while gaming revenue declined 4.5% year over year. Here are the details. Last month, during Apple’s fiscal Q3 2026 earnings call, the company attributed part of its Services revenue slowdown to weaker mobile gaming performance and regulatory changes affecting the App Store business model. Today, Sensor Tower published its Q2…
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Apple Extends 2026 Back to School Promotion Until September 24
Apple today extended its 2026 Back to School Promotion until September 24, which means it will last almost a month longer than planned. The extension is applicable in the United States, Canada, Mexico, and multiple countries in Asia. The Back to School promotion offers a free item or gift card when students or educators purchase an eligible Mac or iPad model, plus an educational discount. In the United States, Canada, Mexico, Malaysia, the Philippines,…
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Waze’s police alerts are MIA for some
TL;DR Waze users are reporting missing police alerts, with some saying their reports earn points but never appear on the map or reach other drivers. Some warnings are also arriving too late, with users reporting speed-camera and police alerts just seconds — or even feet — before the hazard. Waze has separately acknowledged an Android back-button bug following a recent update. Waze’s police alerts seem a little off right now. The Google-owned navigation app…
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Grok Bot Brings Always-On AI Agents to macOS and iOS
Elon Musk's SpaceXAI today announced the launch of Grok Bot, a "team of always-on agents" that can complete tasks using tools, websites, and apps. Grok Bot can work in the cloud, so jobs keep running when your laptop is closed. The feature is tied to Cursor, the AI coding company that SpaceX is acquiring for $60 billion. Grok subscribers can send a message to a bot from their phone or desktop app using natural…
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Everyone at Apple is calling the foldable 'iPhone Ultra'
A new rumor suggests that "everyone" at Apple calls the upcoming foldable iPhone the "iPhone Ultra," though that doesn't mean Apple will actually go with that name. Apple keeps things like marketing names under a tight lock and key. It is rare, if ever, that the public learns about what something might be called before it is released. However, you have to call the device something, and it seems a colloquial name has caught…
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