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Google rolling out Android 17 QPR1 Beta 8 for Pixel
Following the last release over two weeks ago, Android 17 QPR1 Beta 8 is rolling out today for Pixel devices. It comes after Google released the first QPR2 Beta. Android 17 QPR1 Beta 8 remains on the July 2026 security patch and resolves the following issues: You can report issues via the Android Beta Feedback app on Pixel devices. Access it from the application drawer or Quick Settings to file bugs in Google’s issue…
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Apps & Logiciels
Apple TV drops full San Diego Comic-Con panels for Silo, Dark Matter, Widow’s Bay, more
Apple TV’s YouTube channel has shared the full panels for Matchbox The Movie, Widow’s Bay, Dark Matter, Mayday, and Silo, from its first-ever Hall H takeover at San Diego Comic-Con 2026. Watch them below. Last Saturday, July 25, Apple held its first-ever Hall H takeover at San Diego Comic-Con, featuring panels for Matchbox The Movie, Widow’s Bay, Dark Matter, Mayday, and Silo. Now, the company has published the full panels on its YouTube channel,…
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Smartphones
Here’s the screen you never want to see: One UI 9 permalocking your phone
TL;DR One UI 9 introduces a new security measure that permanently locks your phone after 13 failed unlock attempts. We’ve got a look at the message users will see if they ever cross this unfortunate threshold. There’s no easy button to reset, and users will be forced to restore their phone manually. Samsung’s newest foldables are debuting with One UI 9, and beyond Android 17 itself, that’s introducing a whole lot of little changes.…
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Smartphones
Nearly half of smartphone revenue goes to Apple despite 23% shipment share
Apple captured 49% of global smartphone revenue in the second quarter despite accounting for only 23% of shipments, showing how much more money the iPhone generates per device than competing smartphones. The company's iPhone revenue climbed 22% year over year in the second quarter, the fastest increase among the five largest brands, according to preliminary data from Counterpoint Research. Its share of global smartphone revenue reached a second-quarter record of 49%, up from 44%…
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IA
Google nixes its Earth AI feature one day after launch, amid criticism it would spread misinformation
Google rolled out a new feature on Thursday that allowed users to deploy Nano Banana 2, its AI image generator, to create fabricated images inside its satellite imagery mapping app Google Earth. The whole point of this feature, Google said, was to get creative with geography. But critics quickly pointed out that the tool could be used to create and spread misinformation. The tool, which was prompt-based and allowed pretty much any image to…
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Smartphones
Another iPhone 17 Pro plummets from plane, and found intact
A Canadian artist dropped her iPhone 17 Pro from a plane at 3,600 feet, then found it sitting face-up and virtually untouched in a canola field. Here's why this is more common than you'd think. Heather Cline, a mixed-media artist from Saskatchewan, Canada, routinely takes to the skies with her husband, David, in their small plane. The goal is to gain inspiration for her artwork, which often depicts the Canadian landscape from aerial perspectives.…
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Tech News
Fresh off its Wiz payout, Index Ventures raises $2B across three funds
Index Ventures has raised $2 billion in fresh capital across three funds, the firm announced on Friday. The 30-year-old firm raised $400 million for its new seed-focused fund and $900 million for its venture fund. Index also added $700 million to a $1.5 billion growth fund raised in 2024, bringing its total available capital to $3.5 billion. The fresh capital haul comes two years after Index raised $2.3 billion across two funds, including $800…
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Apps & Logiciels
Nest Hub Soli sleep tracking will migrate from Google Fit to Health app
Since launch, Sleep Sensing on the 2nd-gen Nest Hub has only worked with Google Fit. With that app going away, Nest Hub sleep tracking will join Google Health. About APK Insight: In this “APK Insight” post, we’ve decompiled the latest version of an application that Google uploaded to the Play Store. When we decompile these files (called APKs, in the case of Android apps), we’re able to see various lines of code within that…
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Tech News
Apple’s new AirTags are back down to their best price
We spotted a great deal on Tile trackers earlier this week that’s still live, but if you’re an iPhone owner, we ultimately recommend Apple’s latest AirTag. Right now, you can pick up a four-pack for $89 ($10 off) at Amazon and Target, matching the bundle’s all-time low price. If you’re a member, Costco also has a deal that throws in a fifth AirTag for free. Apple AirTags (second-generation) Where to Buy: $99 $89 at…
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IA
Actualité : Les Sims 4, Skyrim, Fallout… Les mods générés par IA envahissent les partie des joueurs qui n’en peuvent plus
Sur ses forums officiels, Nexus Mods résume le problème : "Une seule étiquette pour toute l'IA générative ne permet aucune nuance dans le filtrage de votre flux de mods". Car la plateforme proposait déjà une étiquette pour éviter le contenu IA mais visiblement trop peu efficace. Depuis des mois, les joueurs réclamaient un meilleur filtrage. Ils ont eu gain de cause. Nexus Mods propose donc ces trois étiquettes. On parle d'abord de "AI Generated…
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Smartphones
Pixelated 110: Android’s past, present, and future
Welcome to Pixelated episode 110. This week, Damien, Abner, and Will lean into a news lull ahead of the Pixel 11’s launch to zoom out to take a look at the state of Android. They tackle what Google and others are doing right, what there’s room to improve on, and and what we can expect from the future of our favorite platform. Enjoy the episode? You can listen to our brand new weekly members-only…
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Tech News
New York alleges Kalshi is running an 'illegal gambling operation' in new lawsuit
Kalshi, which is headquartered in New York, has already been sued by multiple states. New York is suing Kalshi for allegedly running an "illegal gambling operation" by letting people place bets through its online prediction market platform. The new lawsuit follows several state-level legal challenges against Kalshi in the US, including in Nevada and Arizona. Other states similarly view Kalshi's platform as a tool for gambling, something the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), the…
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IA
Google Earth’s AI deepfake tool only lasted one day
Letting people easily alter images with an AI prompt was a bad idea. Letting people easily alter images with an AI prompt was a bad idea. Google has shut down Google Earth feature it launched Thursday that allowed users to edit satellite images with text prompts using AI. The tool essentially let users create AI deepfakes of the real world using text prompts; Digital Digging’s Henk van Ess, for example, intentionally generated images adding…
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IA
Snapchat is cracking down on AI slop in Spotlight
Videos made with AI will no longer appear in public recommendations. Snapchat has become the latest platform to take a stance against AI slop. The app will no longer recommend "wholly AI-generated videos" in Spotlight, its public feed for shortform videos. "As low-quality, repetitive, AI-generated content becomes increasingly common across the internet, we want Spotlight to remain a place where people can discover authentic creativity from real people," the company wrote in an update.…
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IA
Google rolls back the needless AI generation tools it added to Google Earth
The decision comes one day after people used the tool to generate misleading satellite imagery. Google is rolling back Nano Banana image generation inside of Google Earth less a day after announcing the integration on July 30. "We know that people uniquely trust Google Earth for a reliable view of the world. We've seen geospatial professionals using this feature for a range of useful purposes, however we've also seen people sharing screenshots of generated…
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IA
Would you get tattooed just to interview at a 7-days-a-week AI startup?
Everyone knows that great gimmicks are the key to hiring top developers for your startup. That’s why small AI startup LemonLime—which “optimizes your existing data to work with AI”—has so many of them. Want a job interview? Score a perfect 7/7 on the company’s own “Is it a Lemon or a Lime?” game. Or—hear me out—get something permanently tattooed on your flesh. Backlash was immediate, and CEO Jordan Zietz has now copped to “poor…
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Tech News
Actualité : BYD censure un internaute chinois un peu trop critique de la qualité des batteries de ses voitures électriques
C'est le 30 juillet 2026 que Cai Shen Dao a annoncé la plainte sur Weibo. Le blogueur affirme que BYD l'a signalé au commissariat du district de Songjiang, à Shanghai. L'expert automobile a remis des centaines de pages de mesures aux enquêteurs. BYD et la police de Shanghai n'ont rien confirmé à ce stade, que ce soit le dépôt de plainte ou l'ouverture d'une enquête. Tout a commencé au mois de mai pendant un…
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Tech News
VC-backed startups commit more fraud, and researchers think they know why
A new report from the U.K.’s Imperial College and France’s Emlyon Business School has mapped out the ways Silicon Valley’s VC-backed founders commit fraud — and the role investors play. For the report, published online in June, researchers built a database of tech founders and companies who faced civil and criminal securities fraud prosecutions from the SEC and DOJ between 2000 and 2023. Some famous cases of tech founders being convicted of fraud over…
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Tech News
Gmail’s new warning could save you from major embarrassment
Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission. Learn more. Gmail’s got a new feature that could save you some embarrassment. Starting today, when you reply-all to an email that you’re BCC’d on, you’ll see a warning that lets you know what you’re about to do will let everyone on the chain know that you were blind copied. Google outlined the change in a blog post today. Effective immediately, when you click…
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Wearable
The Galaxy Watch Ultra could finally have some serious competition from Motorola
What you need to know Leaked renders suggest Motorola is preparing a premium Moto Watch Ultra to rival Samsung's Galaxy Watch Ultra. The Moto Watch Ultra is rumored to feature a 46mm stainless steel case with a rotating crown and LTE support. The smartwatch is also expected to offer built-in GPS, Wi-Fi, IP68 protection, and 5ATM water resistance. It's still unclear whether the Moto Watch Ultra will run Wear OS or Motorola's own smartwatch…
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Smartphones
Leaked Motorola Razr renders tease the next blinged-out special edition
Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission. Learn more. Motorola is no stranger when it comes to creating special editions for its phones. For example, last year’s Razr had a FIFA World Cup Edition, a Paris Hilton Edition, and a Swarovski Edition. It appears that the Swarovski collaboration is coming back for another year, and a new leak has provided our first look. The folks over at The Mac Observer have…
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Accessoires
Inside Beats lab: Outside Apple, because AirPods can't do everything well
Apple has spent 12 years strengthening Beats without folding it into AirPods, preserving a separate brand that can reach Android users, compete at lower prices, and sell products that wouldn't fit under Apple's own name. Here's what it looks like inside the Beats lab. The strategy emerged from a rare look inside Beats' Culver City operations. Executives described how the company combines its original design and marketing culture with Apple's engineering resources. Apple completed…
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Tech News
The NHTSA is investigating 1.2 million Tesla vehicles over suspension failure reports
A potential suspension issue could cause ‘a loss of vehicle directional control.’ A potential suspension issue could cause ‘a loss of vehicle directional control.’ The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) is probing nearly 1.2 million Tesla vehicles after receiving complaints about a suspension failure that could cause “a loss of vehicle directional control,” as reported earlier by Reuters. The preliminary investigation includes the 2018-2020 Model 3 and 2021-2023 Model Y, according to a…
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Pandora's ad-free subscription is less than $10 a month in 2026: Is it worth it?
Spotify may still be the reigning champ when it comes to music streaming, but there's no shortage of reasons to switch to a different service. In 2026, people have the choice between Apple Music, YouTube Music, Tidal or Deezer, but my switch to Pandora was a result of wanting to prioritize music discovery. Even though Spotify has a comprehensive music library, it often feels like it creates an echo chamber of music recommendations meant…
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