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Apple leases 126,000-square-foot office building in Sunnyvale
After an intense real estate push across the South Bay in 2025, Apple is once again expanding its footprint in Sunnyvale. Here are the details. As spotted by The Mercury News (via AppleInsider), Apple has agreed to lease a 125,800-square-foot office building at 580 North Mary Avenue in Sunnyvale. The deal marks Apple’s first major reported real estate move in the area in 2026, following a busy 2025, when the company spent more than…
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Smartphones
Samsung Galaxy S26 FE and Galaxy Tab S12 make an early appearance on the road to launch
TL;DR Samsung’s Galaxy Tab S12 and S26 FE just showed up referencened in the Google app. Google compiles a list of future devices set to arrive with a free premium Google AI trial for new owners. The new models may launch sometime this September — if not sooner. We are just days — hours, even — away from Samsung’s next Galaxy Unpacked event, when, this Wednesday, we expect to see it introduce the latest…
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IA
Google is working on a new AI chip designed to make Gemini more efficient
Alphabet, Google’s parent company, is designing a new server chip to help its in-house Gemini models operate more efficiently. The new chip, internally dubbed “Frozen v2,” is slated to be released sometime in 2028, The Information reported, citing anonymous sources. According to the report, the chip could be between six and 10 times more efficient than Google’s existing AI chips, measured by the number of tokens generated per unit of power. In a response…
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Smartphones
Snapseed Camera adds geotags & saving originals on Android
Another update for the Snapseed Camera on Android this month introduces location metadata and support for saving the original image. Images shot with the Snapseed Camera can now be geotagged, just like other shots on your phone. In Camera Settings, you’ll find a new “Location Metadata” toggle. It’s off by default and tapping opens the system prompt to grant permission. Meanwhile, “Capture original for re-editing” is enabled by default. If you’re using one of…
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Tech News
Judge halts Paramount's $111B purchase of Warner Bros. in win for US states
A federal judge today ordered Paramount Skydance and Warner Bros. Discovery to halt their $111 billion merger, handing an early win to states that sued to block the deal. The ruling granted a temporary restraining order prohibiting the firms from completing the merger and from consolidating their operations. The temporary order is only in effect for 14 days, but it can be converted into a preliminary injunction that would prevent the merger from being…
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Smartphones
Best Galaxy Z Fold 8 images yet show off Samsung’s wide foldable before Unpacked
TL;DR Samsung is expected to launch a new wide foldable, called the Galaxy Z Fold 8, at a Galaxy Unpacked event this week. The wide foldable is tipped to have a 16:10 aspect ratio when closed and a 4:3 aspect ratio when opened, and these leaked images preview what it looks like. See the Galaxy Z Fold 8 ahead of Unpacked in its three retail colorways: Graphite, Cream, and Lavender. Samsung is gearing up…
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Apps & Logiciels
Volvo adds Apple Music to more than 2 million cars, with up to three months free
Volvo is rolling out an over-the-air update to its cars’ infotainment systems that adds Apple Music to more than two million vehicles. Here are the details. As spotted by Exame (via MacMagazine), Volvo has announced that an over-the-air update will add Apple Music to the infotainment system of several models. According to a press release on the automaker’s website, “the software update is coming to the Volvo EX90, ES90, XC90, S90, V90, XC60, S60,…
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Tech News
Samsung Galaxy Card announced: Say hello to Samsung’s first credit card in US
Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission. Learn more. Apple launched the Apple Card way back in 2019, but you were out of luck if you wanted a credit card from an Android phone maker. However, it’s now Samsung’s turn to offer a similar proposition as it just launched the Samsung Galaxy Card in the US. Samsung says the Galaxy Card is the company’s first credit card in the US, adding…
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Tech News
Samsung just unveiled a Galaxy credit card ahead of Unpacked
It offers larger cash rewards when you buy the company's products. Samsung just unveiled a credit card ahead of its big Unpacked event on July 22. The Samsung Galaxy Card is not as exciting a reveal as, say, a new foldable, but it could be useful for company diehards. That's because it gives a decent amount of cash back when you buy Samsung products. All told, users will get a five percent cash reward…
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IT & Science & Technology
SpaceX in your index fund, explained
Index funds are supposed to be the safest way to invest — does SpaceX change that? Index funds are supposed to be the safest way to invest — does SpaceX change that? Index funds are touted as one of the safest ways to invest. Rather than picking and choosing individual stocks, index funds let you bet on the market as a whole. So what happens when a company like SpaceX — a giant gamble,…
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Smartphones
Samsung is betting big that you’ll want the wide Galaxy Z Fold 8, report details
A new report reveals Samsung’s plans for the Galaxy Z Fold 8 series and the Galaxy Z Flip 8, with the company betting big on its new wider foldable. ETNews reports that Samsung’s production plans for the Galaxy Z Fold 8, Fold 8 Ultra, and Flip 8 go in exactly that order, with the company focusing its efforts on the wider and less expensive foldable. The initial run breaks down as follows, the report…
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IA
AI’s most important protocol is getting a little bit easier to use
The Model Context Protocol (MCP) is one of the basic building blocks of AI interoperability, giving AI models a secure way to access external data sources and services. It’s the plumbing that lets a chatbot reach into your calendar, your database, or your internal tools, instead of engineers building custom pipes for every connection. Next week, that protocol is getting a significant update, and while it might not be noticeable to end users, it…
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Smartphones
iPhone 18 Pro’s new A20 chip rumored to bring two major upgrades
Every year, Apple has a new chip ready for its latest iPhones. But the A20 Pro chip for this fall’s iPhone 18 Pro and iPhone Ultra sounds like it could be extra special. Here are its two big rumored upgrades. You can always bet on Apple to offer improvements in its latest generation chips. But some years bring bigger upgrades than others, and the new A20 Pro chip is expected to be a standout.…
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Tech News
The Space Force is now seeking to buy up to $30 billion in rocket launches
It seems as though $5.6 billion wasn’t enough. That was the news from the US Space Force on Friday, when military officials announced they were tripling the maximum value of one of the service’s National Security Space Launch contracts to $17 billion. The expansion of the Space Force’s National Security Space Launch (NSSL) Phase 3 contract comes as the Pentagon signals rising demand for military satellite launches. The NSSL program is set up to…
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Apps & Logiciels
Report: App Store added nearly as many new apps in H1 2026 as in all of 2025
As vibecoding becomes more accessible, new App Store releases are surging, doubling in the first half of 2026, while downloads increased by just 2%. Here are the details. In a report published today, The New York Times cites new Sensor Tower data showing that while the number of new apps released on the App Store doubled in the first half of 2026, downloads increased by just 2%: Last year, the number of new apps…
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Apps & Logiciels
Chrome Canary starts testing a big new autofill upgrade
Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission. Learn more. Google’s cooking up an AI-supercharged autofill for Chrome. Chrome Canary’s debuted a new feature called Find and Fill with Gemini, which uses AI to automatically find the information to fill in forms from across different parts of your Google account. As spotted by Windows Report, Find and Fill with Gemini can now be switched on in Chrome Canary via browser settings. Once…
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Tech News
Apple adds another office to its Sunnyvale collection
Apple is expanding its presence in Sunnyvale once again by leasing a 125,800-square-foot building. If history repeats itself, Apple will buy it within a year. Companies with a massive workforce are always on the lookout for more office space. In the case of Apple, it will be adding one more location to its roster in Sunnyvale. According to sources of the Mercury News, Apple has agreed to lease a building located at 580 North…
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Smartphones
Apple Music in iOS 27: Five new features coming to your iPhone
iOS 27 brings new features to apps like Apple Wallet, Calendar, Notes, Maps, and more. Apple Music adds a variety of improvements too, including five new features outlined below. iOS 27 adds support for landscape layouts to many system apps, including Apple Music. The feature is likely intended for the iPhone Ultra, but other iPhone models will benefit too. With landscape mode, you can view music artwork alongside playback controls just like in portrait…
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Tech News
Get Borderlands 3, Risk of Rain 2 and 13 other great PC games for $15
The aptly-named “2K Megahits 2026 Bundle” from Humble includes 15 Steam games for $15. It’s a smattering of the publisher 2K’s biggest games of the 2010s, including BioShock Infinite, Risk of Rain 2, Borderlands 3, and XCOM: Enemy Unknown. The bundle will be available until August 7th, though the bundle page notes that keys for some games are already starting to run low. All of the games work on Windows, while some support MacOS…
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Tech News
The PlayStation replica ornament is an homage to a great, yet fragile console
The $28.99 replica plays the signature boot sound, and reminds me of my first-ever DIY tech repair. The $28.99 replica plays the signature boot sound, and reminds me of my first-ever DIY tech repair. If you buy something from a Verge link, Vox Media may earn a commission. See our ethics statement. You probably know the signature PlayStation boot sound. Did you know that it’s technically a multi-part chime? There’s the synthy section where…
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Smartphones
It’s the beginning of the end for the Pixel 6 and Pixel 6 Pro
Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission. Learn more. Moments ago, Google released its latest testing-track build for Android’s enthusiast community, with Android 17 QPR2 Beta 1. And as we look forward to this software ultimately arriving as Google’s 2026 Q4 Android release, not every phone will be coming along for the journey: This is the end of the line for the Pixel 6 and Pixel 6 Pro. Google launched the…
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Wearable
Apple Watch Series 12 Coming in September With These New Features
With the Apple Watch Series 12 now just two months away, we have created a recap of rumored new features, with some more likely than others. Below, we have outlined everything rumored so far for the Apple Watch Series 12. More Likely New Chip After One-Year Hiatus While the Apple Watch Series 11, Apple Watch Ultra 3, and Apple Watch SE 3 all contain the same S10 chip as the previous year's models, leaked…
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Smartphones
iOS 26.6: New features, release date, more
iOS 26.6 is imminent for iPhone users. Here’s everything you need to know about the update, and why it’s more important than you may think. Apple released the first iOS 26.6 beta on May 26, followed by four more betas for developers and public beta testers. Today, it released the iOS 26.6 Release Candidate (RC), signaling that a public release to everyone is near. Much of Apple’s focus has shifted to iOS 27, so…
Lire l’article completFans Flocked to World Cup Host Cities—Causing 80 Percent of the Tournament’s Emissions
Major sporting events like the FIFA World Cup and global music tours are major events that generate significant cultural and economic value. But these events also come with massive amounts of greenhouse gas emissions caused by international travel, building infrastructure, and mass consumption. Last week, a research team from the University of Cambridge released a new framework in the journal Communications Sustainability to evaluate mega-events from the perspective of “climate viability.” Analyzing the 2026…
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