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Is ChatGPT down for you? Here’s what’s going on
Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission. Learn more. Is ChatGPT running slowly or giving you errors today? Don’t worry, there’s a reason why the service is acting up. OpenAI is currently experiencing an outage. According to the OpenAI status page, users have been experiencing an elevated rate of errors. The issues not only apply to ChatGPT, but also Codex and OpenAI’s APIs. It appears that the problem has been going…
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IA
Meta's pro-AI ad campaign is conspicuously light on AI
The company wants people to be anti-doomer, but doesn't say why. Mark Zuckerberg really wants you to believe that AI is good, actually. But the centerpiece of his company's new "optimistic" ad campaign, at least for now, is a one-minute commercial for Meta's AI efforts that... features very little AI. According to a Meta spokesperson, the ad is the start of a broader effort from the company to present an alternative view to "AI…
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Domotique
The Echo Show 21 is a great smart home hub that’s $80 off
Split between buying a smart calendar, a kitchen TV, a smart home hub, and a smart display? Amazon’s Echo Show 21 is all of those things in one, with a huge 21-inch screen. You can use it to control your smart lights, glance at recipes, watch TV shows, and more. Currently, Best Buy and Home Depot have the product on sale for $319.99 (usually $399.99), matching the lowest price we’ve seen to date. Amazon…
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Apps & Logiciels
Opera One browser joins the vertical tab club, expands Google Lens integration
Opera announced two new features for its desktop browser today: optional vertical tabs and expanded Google Lens integration. Here are the details. In a post published to Opera’s blog today, the company announced two updates to its Opera One browser. The first one is an increasingly common UI setting for browsers: Vertical Tabs. It replaces the traditional horizontal header strip with a laterally stacked view of the tabs, which sit on a resizable panel.…
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Smartphones
Samsung made the Galaxy Z Fold 8 a worse deal for those who actually want to switch
Samsung’s new Galaxy Z Fold 8 series is here and, obviously, the company wants you to switch to its new foldable. And yet, Samsung is putting money in all the wrong places to accomplish that goal. A big part of Samsung’s Unpacked event this week was “openness” and a focus on welcoming new users to the Galaxy ecosystem. As is the case with literally every company, Samsung clearly wants new buyers for its products.…
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Smartphones
Here’s everything new for Messages in iOS 27
iOS 27 adds new features across many system apps, like Wallet, Calendar, Music, and Maps. Here’s what’s new for the Messages app in iOS 27. Apple Intelligence enables new ‘one-tap suggestions’ in the Messages app that can help you get things done or find relevant information to share. Messages offers one-tap suggestions based on the context of users’ conversations, making it easier than ever to get things done, such as creating a reminder or…
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IA
AMD takes on Nvidia with its Helios AI rack scale system
Chipmaker AMD is taking aim at competitor Nvidia with its latest hardware release: a rack-scale system designed to power computing needs of the world’s largest AI labs. At the company’s sold-out Advancing AI conference in San Francisco on Thursday, AMD Chair and CEO Dr. Lisa Su promoted the new AI rack system known as Helios — along with its growing list of customers, including Microsoft — as the company prepares to ship it later…
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Tech News
Patreon lays off 20% of its workforce
Patreon is laying off 20% of its workforce, or 93 people, CEO Jack Conte told employees on Thursday. In a memo to staff that was shared online by the company, Conte said Patreon’s core business is strong but that the platform has to respond to market changes and adjust its cost structure to remain stable, which is why it needs to make the “painful” but necessary cuts. Conte wrote that “AI has fundamentally transformed…
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Tech News
Actualité : Ubisoft n’a encore rien compris à ce que veulent les joueurs et soutient la fin des jeux physiques PlayStation
C'est lors de la présentation des résultats trimestriels d'Ubisoft que Yves Guillemot a pris position. Un analyste financier a demandé si la fin du marché de l'occasion pénaliserait les ventes de jeux. La réponse du dirigeant est en total soutien à Sony. "Ce que nous avons vu sur PC, c'est que cela a aidé le marché à grandir", explique Yves Guillemot. Sur PC, Steam a remplacé les jeux physiques depuis des années et les…
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Smartphones
iPhone 18 Pro: Three reasons you might want to upgrade from iPhone 17 Pro
iPhone 18 Pro is just a couple months away, and while most iPhone 17 Pro owners won’t upgrade so soon, for those considering a new iPhone there are three main features likely to motivate them. Better battery life is often at the top of iPhone users’ feature wishlists. Who doesn’t want an iPhone that lasts longer between charges? Last year’s iPhone 17 Pro and Pro Max brought big improvements in this area, but rumors…
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IA
Google expands Gemini Live to some of its oldest smart speakers and displays
Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission. Learn more. Google began rolling out Gemini Live to its smart speakers last year in October. The AI assistant became available across a range of devices, including the Nest Mini, Nest Audio, Nest Hub, and Nest Hub Max. It also landed on the recently launched Google Home Speaker. Now, Gemini Live is finally expanding to some additional first-generation speakers and displays. Google has announced…
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IA
Actualité : Un texte de loi force OpenAI, Anthropic et Google à garder un bouton d’arrêt d’urgence pour couper leurs IA
La demande tombe pile quelques jours après une évasion d'IA chez OpenAI lors d'un test de sécurité dont nous parlions dans nos colonnes. C'est dans ce contexte que le 23 juillet 2026, le AI Kill Switch Act a été déposé à la Chambre des représentants. Ted Lieu, élu démocrate de Californie, et Nathaniel Moran, élu républicain du Texas, portent ce texte ensemble, entre camps politiques opposés. La loi force les développeurs des IA les…
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Tech News
Insurance startup Corgi reportedly raised more money at $4B — its third round in 8 weeks
Insurance tech, data room software, and coffee-shop startup Corgi is reportedly raising yet another round that closely follows its last raise and would double its valuation, sources have told Forbes. The round is said to be a second extension of its Series B round and has already closed. Corgi announced its last round, the B1 round of $106 million at a $2.6 billion valuation at the end of May, about eight weeks ago. In…
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Tesla’s door handles may spur new US safety rules
U.S. regulators will begin developing new requirements for automakers to ensure drivers and passengers can safely exit their vehicles. The new rule-making process, outlined in a regulatory filing and first reported by Bloomberg, follows a series of incidents, including fatal ones, in which people have become stuck inside cars with flush, electronically operated door handles like those found on Tesla vehicles. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) announced the new rule-making in response…
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IA
ChatGPT and Codex are currently down for some users
OpenAI’s system status page confirms that some users are encountering elevated error rates when trying to use ChatGPT and Codex. Here are the details. According to OpenAI’s system status page, an issue is currently affecting some ChatGPT and Codex users. We are investigating the issue for the listed services. Investigating · Ongoing for 4 hours · Affects ChatGPT, Codex OpenAI says it applied a mitigation around two hours ago and is now monitoring the…
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Apps & Logiciels
Google rolls out first Fitbit Air firmware update [U]
Following two big Google Health app updates, the Fitbit Air is getting its first post-launch firmware update. Update 7/23: Google today published a blog post about firmware version 253.2 with full instructions. The update started rolling out a month ago with “minor bug fixes.” Google has an “important things to know before updating” list: Update 7/13: This Fitbit Air update is now more widely rolling out. Once available, you’ll see a “Device update” card…
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Apps & Logiciels
Spotify’s next trick could take a page from Pixel’s Now Playing
Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission. Learn more. For a whole, whole lot of people, Spotify is our go-to destination for any and all things audio. That means music streaming, absolutely, but also access to podcasts and audiobooks, to say nothing of playlist tools for really customizing the experience. And while Spotify offers some great discovery features for finding new artists, what do you do when you’re looking for something…
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Smartphones
iPhone leasing, Apple Music price increase, iOS 27 beta 4
Benjamin and Chance talk about the last week in Apple News, including the rumored new ‘Apple Upgrade’ leasing program, Apple Music price hike, iOS 27 beta 4 changes, an OLED screen roadmap for future Macs and iPads, and next-gen Apple Pencils with replaceable batteries. And in Happy Hour Plus, Apple and Ford announce a new partnership to bring Apple Music directly into the car infotainment system. Subscribe at 9to5mac.com/join. Subscribe to 9to5Mac Happy Hour…
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Smartphones
Report: iPhone Ultra set to account for 25% of foldable smartphone shipments in 2026
Counterpoint Research is out with a new report forecasting 21% year-over-year growth in global foldable smartphone shipments in 2026, with Apple expected to capture a 25% share following its entry into this market. Here are the details. In a report published this week, Counterpoint Research forecasts that Samsung will retain its lead in global foldable smartphone shipments in 2026, despite its share falling from 40% in 2025 to 32%. Apple is expected to debut…
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Tech News
FCC Chairman Brendan Carr’s war on the First Amendment
As the chairman of the Federal Communications Commission, Brendan Carr has authority over the nation’s TV, radio, and internet. But since Donald Trump was elected to his second term, Carr has wielded that power to threaten broadcasters that have exercised their free speech rights to make jokes about the president. He was even able to get ABC to briefly pull Jimmy Kimmel from his late-night show. As The Verge editor-in-chief Nilay Patel has said,…
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Survey shows Duolingo’s latest course overhaul has a majority of users disgruntled
Credit: Matt Horne / Android Authority I’ve defended Duolingo more times than the app has probably deserved. After almost 1,200 consecutive days with the green owl, I still think its convenience and simplicity make it a useful learning tool, even if it’s still annoying in many ways and nowhere near capable of teaching you a language by itself. But that defense becomes harder when a Duolingo course update doesn’t merely annoy learners but leaves…
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Wearable
Google just fixed an annoying tap-to-pay Pixel Watch bug
TL;DR Express Pay is a relatively new Pixel Watch feature that lets users tap to pay without opening the Google Wallet app. Several users reported earlier this month that Express Pay wasn’t working as intended. Google now says it’s resolved the issue. Back in March, Google rolled out a great little quality of life improvement for Pixel Watch called Express Pay. Express Pay lets you optionally access tap-to-pay and transit options without having to…
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Tech News
Meta drops out of a major clean energy pact as its natural gas buildout accelerates
Over the past year, Meta has funded the construction of at least a dozen natural gas power plants, including one project that alone will burn enough natural gas to generate as much electricity as the entire state of South Dakota uses. Now Meta is no longer part of the RE100, a corporate renewable energy initiative, after a decade of membership, the company confirmed to TechCrunch today. The breakup was mutual, according to a Meta…
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Apps & Logiciels
Gemini for Home context memory expands to 15 mins, Nest Cam July 2026 update rolling out
Google Home today is rolling out the latest updates to Gemini for Home and the mobile app (July 23, 2026), while there’s also new Nest Cam firmware. On the voice assistant front, Google has expanded the conversational memory that allows you to ask a follow-up without repeating the original command or context. The window “across the entire Gemini for Home experience is now 15 minutes.” This lets you say: ”Hey Google, turn on the…
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