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Canadian legislator reads out apparent LLM response in floor speech
Anyone who has used the Internet in recent years is probably used to encountering telltale signs of LLM prompting that lazy users sometimes forget to remove from their AI-generated pabulum. But a Canadian legislator took that idea to an embarrassing new level this week, reading an apparent LLM prompt instruction into the record during a floor speech. Bill Oliver, a Progressive Conservative Party member of the legislative assembly of New Brunswick, noted in a…
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Apple Pay is getting even better with four new features
Apple Pay is a go-to feature for iPhone users when shopping in stores, online, and in apps. Apple recently announced four new features that make Apple Pay even better. Here’s how they work. One of my favorite changes in iOS 27 is the redesigned Apple Pay checkout interface. The new interface makes it much easier to switch between different cards during the checkout flow on websites and in apps. In the new design, you…
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Trump vows retaliation over EU fines against Apple and other ‘GREAT’ US tech giants
President Trump has pledged to retaliate against the European Union over what he claims are unfair fines targeting Apple and other American tech giants. Here are the details. As spotted by CNBC, President Trump has published a lengthy post on Truth Social, threatening to impose a “substantial” tariff on the European Union in response to fines levied against Apple and other US tech giants. In his post, Trump mentions the EU’s recent €890 million…
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Vietnam is looking to restrict social media for kids; here are the growing number of other countries doing the same
Vietnam is weighing the most unusual version yet of the youth social media bans that are sweeping the globe. Instead of kicking kids off platforms entirely, the country wants to let them stay logged in — just muted. Under a draft decree from Vietnam’s Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism, reported on Friday by Reuters, users under 16 would keep their social media accounts but lose the ability to post, comment, or react to…
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Anthropic's Opus 5 is about token efficiency, not a capability leap
Today, Anthropic rolled out Opus 5, the newest update for the model that has recently become a popular choice for coding and other software development tasks, among other things. While this is a noteworthy bump for Opus, it doesn’t seem to be an Opus 4.5-level breakthrough in agentic coding performance. A chart (made by Anthropic) with various benchmarks like Frontier-Bench and DeepSWE shows Opus 5 performing at about the same level or slightly ahead…
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Paramount agrees to delay Warner Bros. merger into 2027
The extended pause will give time to hear cases for blocking the deal from states and the WGA. Paramount Skydance has agreed to pause its merger with Warner Bros. Discovery until June 2027, while a judge considers a recently filed joint lawsuit from 12 states to block the deal, The New York Times reports. The new agreement extends the two week pause Judge Araceli Martínez-Olguín already granted the states on July 20, though it…
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Pebblebee launches bag tags and pet collar IDs to go with your Find Hub trackers
Pebblebee, known for its Android Find Hub / Apple Find My trackers, has just launched some new battery-free ID tags that help you recover lost bags, as well as give your pets a means of identification. Based on its Link QR code system introduced in 2025, Pebblebee has two new products now on sale. The first is the “Link Bag Tag,” a simple QR code that routes through Pebblebee’s network to help you recover…
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Waymo reportedly mulling a breakup with Uber
Waymo is reportedly looking for a way out of its deal with Uber, which has made the Alphabet-owned company’s robotaxis available on the ride-hailing giant’s network in Austin and Atlanta, according to the Financial Times. Waymo already told Uber that it intends to offer robotaxis on its own app in those markets starting in January 2028 and alongside the existing offering, the ride-hail giant told TechCrunch on Friday. Uber said the contract with Waymo…
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Snapdragon chip prices going up by ‘double digits’ to the dismay of Android devices
Qualcomm is hiking prices on its already-expensive Snapdragon chipsets, a move that’s likely to make price hikes on Android devices all the more common. Bloomberg reports that Qualcomm has informed its customers – many of which are Android phone makers – that it plans to implement price hikes on Snapdragon chips starting with any chips shipped after September 1. The reason provided is that Qualcomm has “exhausted its ability to absorb higher costs from…
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Google Home users lose hands-free control of Nest Thermostats
Credit: Ryan Whitwam / Android Authority TL;DR Google Home users are having trouble controlling their Nest Thermostats through voice commands. Users are getting a message that says, “Sorry, I can’t reach the Nest Thermostat right now.” There appears to be no issues with controlling the thermostat through the app. One of the benefits of having a smart home is being able to control devices without having to lift a finger. For example, a Google…
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WhatsApp testing new message bubbles on iOS
Following the official rollout of its Liquid Glass redesign to most WhatsApp users on iOS, the messaging platform is now testing another visual change, this time focused on the look of its chat bubbles. Here are the details. A couple of months ago, WhatsApp finally began rolling out its Liquid Glass redesign more broadly, following several months of testing and refining the new look with select users through TestFlight. Around the same time, WABetaInfo…
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iPhone Ultra is coming: Six new features in Apple’s top-tier model
Apple’s first foldable iPhone is coming this fall, and rumors say it will be called iPhone Ultra. Here are six features to expect from Apple’s new high-end iPhone Ultra. As Apple’s first foldable, iPhone Ultra will have an extremely unique design for an iPhone. Unlike most foldables, iPhone Ultra will be wider than it is tall when unfolded. It will have a book-style fold, with an outer display that looks shorter and wider than…
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Pixel 11 price hikes look confirmed, as Google exec warns Pixel 10a could be next
TL;DR Leaks have suggested Pixel 11 prices will start higher than ever this year, beginning at $899. A new interview with Google’s VP of Devices and Services confirms that “adjustments” are impacting Pixel prices. Beyond the upcoming Pixel 11 series costing more, the existing Pixel 10a will also likely be impacted. With Samsung Unpacked now officially behind us, we are staring straight ahead at the Made By Google event coming up on August 12…
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The best wireless Android Auto adapter just got a small price hike
RAMageddon spares no one, as the best wireless Android Auto adapter, AAWireless, has been hit with a price hike in recent days. Quietly applied to its own website and Amazon, AAWireless TWO and TWO+ are now a bit more expensive. For the base AAWireless TWO, solely an Android Auto adapter, the price is now $64.99 directly from the company’s website. That puts it back at its original pricing from 2024 after it received a…
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Roku’s streaming hardware is getting up to 50% more expensive
Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission. Learn more. Roku devices are getting more expensive. The streaming hardware maker quietly raised the prices of its products this week, with increases ranging from $10 to $50. As spotted by The Desk (via The Verge), the listed retail prices of Roku’s current-generation streaming hardware have gone up. The Roku Ultra and the Roku Streambar SE saw the largest increases: both have jumped 50%…
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GrapheneOS duress PIN could land a man in prison
Credit: Calvin Wankhede / Android Authority TL;DR A US man is being prosecuted after allegedly offering a GrapheneOS duress PIN that wiped his Pixel phone. The charge treats the alleged wipe as destruction of property intended to prevent a government seizure. The incident happened during a border search at Atlanta airport after agents demanded access to his phone. GrapheneOS offers one of the more drastic privacy tools available on an Android phone. Known as…
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Volkswagen engineers charged with insider trading tied to Rivian joint venture
The U.S. Department of Justice has charged two Volkswagen engineers with securities fraud for an alleged insider-trading scheme connected to the German automaker’s joint venture with Rivian. The indictment, unsealed Friday by the U.S. District Attorney for the Southern District of New York, alleges that Michael Stamp and Marcus Plank made more than $300,000 by using confidential insider information. Stamp and Plank allegedly bought Rivian stock and options after learning that the EV maker…
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Trump promises investigation into EU fines on US big tech
President Donald Trump is escalating the fight over European Union antitrust penalties against Apple, Google, and other U.S. tech companies by opening a trade investigation that could lead to new tariffs. Trump announced the investigation in a social media post after the European Commission fined Google 890 million euros on July 23 for violating the Digital Markets Act. The fine included 460 million euros, or about $517 million, for favoring Google services in search…
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Roku raises streaming stick prices by up to 60 percent
Roku is raising the prices for its streaming sticks and boxes by up to 60 percent. Roku has updated its website with the new prices. Currently, it is still selling its streaming players at their old MSRPs but lists those prices as sale prices. The new prices are: Roku is even upping the price for a bundle that includes a Streaming Stick Plus and a one-month subscription to Fox One. As recently as July…
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Anthropic’s new Claude model comes close to Fable 5 at half the cost
Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission. Learn more. Google just pulled the covers off of Gemini 3.6, as well as two new entries in the 3.5 Flash line. Not to be outdone, Anthropic is unveiling a new model of its own. This model adds on to the Opus series and is said to give the company’s powerful Fable 5 model a run for its money. Anthropic has announced the launch…
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Trump Vows to Reverse EU Fines Against Apple and Other Tech Companies, Threatens Tariffs
U.S. President Donald Trump today said on Truth Social that his administration plans to launch an investigation into fines the European Union has levied against tech companies like Apple, Google, and Meta for violating antitrust and Digital Markets Act rules. Trump called the European Union's conduct "illegal and highly unethical," vowing to get the penalties reversed and planning to institute a "substantial tariff." The European Union is at it again and, as usual, taking…
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Meta just created a moderation nightmare for its smart glasses
Meta says it’s banning some content filmed with the company’s smart glasses from Instagram. Moderation gets messy very quickly. Meta says it’s banning some content filmed with the company’s smart glasses from Instagram. Moderation gets messy very quickly. Meta’s smart glasses have been a PR headache for the company. Public backlash has been swift, and fierce; people are concerned about the erosion of privacy and expansion of surveillance. Some especially bad actors are using…
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Apple releases seventh RCs for macOS Sonoma 14.8.8 and macOS Sequoia 15.7.8
Continuing Apple’s extended test period for macOS Sonoma 14.8.8 and macOS Sequoia 15.7.8, the company is now rolling out the seventh Release Candidate for both systems. Here are the details. Just four days ago, Apple rolled out the sixth release candidates for macOS Sonoma 14.8.8 and macOS Sequoia 15.7.8, alongside the first RC for macOS 26.6 and its counterparts. Given the timing and the number of RCs, it felt natural to assume these would…
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Midjourney is buying horoscope app Co-Star, which users will surely be thrilled about
Co-Star CEO Banu Guler is also becoming the company's Chief Design Officer. Midjourney, the company best known as a maker of AI image and video generation tools, has decided to get into astrology. The company has announced it's purchasing Co-Star, a popular astrology app, and bringing on its CEO Banu Guler as its new Chief Design Officer. The app will still be under Guler's "complete control," according to the company, but now with Midjourney's…
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