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Fine, electric mountain bikes don’t suck
If you buy something from a Verge link, Vox Media may earn a commission. See our ethics statement. If you buy something from a Verge link, Vox Media may earn a commission. See our ethics statement. Cheater, I’d grumble between huffs as yet another e-bike rider casually skittered past me on a steep ascent. It’s this purist attitude that, for years, has left me blind to one simple fact: electric mountain bikes are fun!…
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Test MatePad Pro Max : une tablette 100 % Huawei et 90 % convaincante
Un design premium, un affichage OLED mat et une productivité digne d'un PC sont les principaux arguments mis en avant pour promouvoir la nouvelle MatePad Pro Max de Huawei. Cette tablette haut de gamme se distingue également de ses concurrentes par son système d'exploitation propriétaire, HarmonyOS, et son processeur Kirin maison. En pratique, ça donne quoi ? Plusieurs éléments sont pris en compte lorsqu'on décide d'investir dans une nouvelle tablette. La plupart sont d'ordre…
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Les auteurs de ce site ont tout compris : ils louent au prix fort des climatiseurs achetés sur Cdiscount et se font ensuite remboursés
Une nouvelle entreprise de location de climatiseurs fait beaucoup parler d'elle avec cette succession de vagues de canicule. Mais pas forcément pour les bonnes raisons. Les épisodes de canicule mettent à mal la tolérance des Français à la chaleur cet été. Face à la demande croissante de solutions de rafraîchissement d'intérieur, de jeunes entrepreneurs ont décidé de lancer leur entreprise de location de climatiseurs. Mais son mode fonctionnement et son modèle économique laissent perplexes…
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IA
Neil Rimer thinks the AI money is coming back out
In late May, Neil Rimer said something during a sit-down I had with him in Athens that I haven’t been able to shake. At a vibrant new tech festival in the city, talking about the wealth piling up around AI, he said he has “a strong sense that there will be some sort of a redistribution.” He continued on. “It’ll either be voluntary or it’ll be involuntary, but it’ll happen, and I hope it’s…
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Apps & Logiciels
Apple raises iCloud+ subscription prices in several countries
Following recent hardware price increases, along with subscription hikes in the US and other markets, Apple has now raised iCloud+ prices in several countries. Here are the details. Apple this week increased Apple Music and Apple One subscriptions in the United States and other countries, in addition to raising iPhone prices in Japan by up to 11%. Those hikes came just days after Apple raised prices for MacBooks, iPads, and other products in response…
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J'ai testé l'Ultrahuman Ring Pro : le rêve du biohacker, mais pas pour moi
La dernière bague connectée de la marque embarque de nombreuses fonctionnalités, mais elle est à la fois plus imposante et plus chère que la version précédente. Deux ans plus tard, les dernières générations de ces deux bagues connectées n'ont plus grand-chose en commun. Oura a vu ses parts de marché exploser, avec plus de 5,5 millions d’exemplaires vendus depuis septembre dernier. De son côté, Ultrahuman a passé une année à rattraper son retard sur…
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Apps & Logiciels
Apple cites paused securities fraud case in bid to halt Epic proceedings
Apple is citing a newly paused securities fraud lawsuit to support its request to pause further lower-court proceedings in its legal battle with Epic Games while the Supreme Court reviews part of the dispute. Here are the details. Earlier this year, a proposed class action was filed on behalf of the City of Coral Springs Police Officers Pension Plan, accusing Apple of securities fraud. The lawsuit alleges that Apple misled investors about whether the…
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Apps & Logiciels
Applications close in 48 hours — here’s everything Australian founders need to know about Stripe x Startup Battlefield
The window is almost shut. On August 19, eight startups will take the stage at Stripe Tour Sydney in front of investors, global press, and the Australian tech community. One startup walks away with automatic entry into TechCrunch Disrupt in San Francisco — no application, no further competition, a guaranteed spot on the world’s most iconic startup stage. There are only 48 hours left to apply. Don’t wait. Startup Battlefield is TechCrunch’s flagship pitch…
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Vertu wants executives to pay $6,880 for an AI agent — here’s how it actually performs
AI has become the smartphone industry’s latest battleground, with manufacturers racing to add AI-powered features to attract mainstream consumers. Vertu is taking a different path: the UK-founded luxury phone maker, known for hand-finished devices often costing tens of thousands of dollars, has built its business selling status symbols to the ultra-wealthy rather than competing on specs. Its Alphafold targets affluent buyers, particularly chief executives, pairing luxury materials with an AI agent designed to automate…
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Databricks hits $188B valuation, extending its run as AI’s favorite second act
Databricks on Thursday announced a new round of funding that values the company at $188 billion. The round was led by Coatue. Databricks didn’t disclose exactly how much it raised; it said the money isn’t in its hands yet and that the round will close later in this summer. (Other outlets have since reported the raise is roughly $3 billion.) While it’s unusual for a company to announce before it gets the money, a…
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Taylor Farms pulls iceberg lettuce from the US market after cyclosporiasis outbreak
Everything we know so far about the cyclosporiasis outbreak. Everything we know so far about the cyclosporiasis outbreak. Food producer Taylor Farms released a statement on the Cyclospora outbreak Friday, confirming that it’s “voluntarily removing all iceberg lettuce sourced from central Mexico from the US market.” Reuters reports that, according to a source, Taylor Farms told customers like Yum Brands owner Taco Bell and the food distributor Sysco on Thursday to pull shredded lettuce…
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Accessoires
Actualité : Soldes / Bon plan – L’enceinte Bluetooth portable Beats Pill (2024) à 90,83 € (-34%)
Bien des années après la Pill+, Beats renouvelle son iconique enceinte nomade en forme de pilule avec la Beats Pill (2024). Une mise à jour moderne et attendue, notamment au niveau de l’architecture sonore, mais sans réelle surprise. Conçue avec soin, la Pill (2024) est une enceinte portable à la finition soignée et l’ergonomie satisfaisante. Étanche (IP67), mais peu résistante aux chocs, elle possède une excellente autonomie et offre une restitution sonore puissante et…
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There's now an API for mainlining Trump's Truth Social posts
The API is supposed to deliver posts from 'the highest-ranking Truth Social accounts.' We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. Trump Media and Technology Group, the company behind social media platform Truth Social, has announced it will sell access to Truth Social posts through a new API. When it becomes available on August 1, the new Truth API will give businesses "real-time access to posts from the highest-ranking Truth Social accounts"…
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Actualité : Soldes / Bon plan – Le boîtier photo Nikon D850 Boîtier nu "5 étoiles" à 1 814,79 € (-16%)
Le reflex D850 se pose comme la troisième génération de la série et souhaite se placer comme une référence sur son segment. Pour y arriver, Nikon utilise un nouveau capteur de 45,7 Mpx et change aussi le processeur pour pouvoir gérer l'ensemble sans sourciller. Avec le D850, les ingénieurs de Nikon ont pu s'en donner à cœur joie et laisser parler, enfin, toute l'étendue de leur talent. Irréprochable en termes de maniement, de qualité…
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Gboard could soon stop adding spaces when you don’t want them
Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission. Learn more. Earlier today, we revealed that Google is working on a potentially major Gboard accessibility feature that could translate sign language captured by your phone’s camera into written text. That has the potential to make a real difference for people who rely on sign language, but it wasn’t the only change we spotted. Google also appears to be preparing a typing option that,…
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Apps & Logiciels
Investigation reveals dozens of disguised gambling apps on the App Store in Brazil
An investigation by 9to5Mac reveals dozens of apps that disguise gambling platforms as simple games and utilities. Here are the details. Brazilian users browsing the App Store rankings in categories such as Navigation, Travel, and Weather have noticed a growing number of poorly made games appearing among the top results, many of them featuring AI-generated illustrations of animals as their app icons. As it turns out, these are so-called jacket apps, which are just…
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The Zoom hack that says, ‘Don’t record me’
VC Jeremy Levine has a wry solution to something that routinely annoys him, according to a new Wall Street Journal article on the rise of AI transcription apps. On Zoom, he is no longer “Jeremy Levine” but instead “Jeremy Levine I do not consent to transcribing or recording.” It may sound petty or brilliant, depending on your point of view, but what’s clear is that always-on recording is becoming ubiquitous, thanks to a growing…
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Report: Apple Sends Legal Letters to Dozens of OpenAI Employees
Apple has reportedly sent legal letters to dozens of former Apple employees now working at OpenAI, telling them to preserve potentially relevant documents and communications as it continues to pursue its trade secret lawsuit against the AI company. The Financial Times ($) reports that Apple has targeted around 40 former employees with legal preservation letters, acting on its belief that the alleged misappropriation of confidential information may extend beyond the individuals named in its…
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Smartphones
How to Downgrade From iOS 27 Beta to iOS 26
If you installed iOS 27 Beta or iPadOS 27 Beta through Apple's Developer Program, you may decide you want to downgrade because of usability or stability issues. Keep reading to learn how it's done. Apple's beta versions of its major software updates can be buggy, especially the early releases. While that isn't necessarily the case for the latest iOS 27 beta, you may still find apps not working properly, poor battery life, device crashes,…
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Smartphones
iOS 27: Access the New iPhone Recovery Screen
Since iOS 26, a malfunctioning iPhone has been able to boot itself into Recovery Assistant, with no Mac or PC required. However, you could only get there if your device failed to start up and dropped into recovery on its own. In iOS 27, currently in beta, Apple has removed that limitation, and you can now manually boot into a Mac-style recovery screen whenever you like. The new recovery mode lets you troubleshoot, update,…
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Apple Car Key Support Coming to Future GWM Tank SUVs
Apple's Car Keys feature appears to be coming to TANK vehicles made by Chinese maker Great Wall Motor (GWM), based on code changes discovered by MacRumors in Apple's Wallet app backend. GWM Tank is a dedicated off-road luxury SUV brand produced by the Chinese automaker. Car Keys allows an iPhone or Apple Watch with NFC capabilities to unlock a vehicle through the Wallet app. A digital version of a car key is stored in…
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Smartphones
Got money to burn? Check out this Messi-themed Galaxy Z Fold 8 Ultra
Credit: Caviar TL;DR Luxury brand Caviar is offering a custom Lionel Messi-themed edition of the Galaxy Z Fold 8 Ultra. It features a handcrafted portrait of the football icon using the cloisonné enamel technique. It will cost over $13,000 and only 19 are available. Football legend Lionel Messi has had one heck of a World Cup run, and now his team is positioned to take on Spain for the championship. The championship game is…
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Meta is reportedly considering a multibillion-dollar data center deal with Anthropic
It would open up a completely new business for the Facebook and Instagram maker. Meta is "in talks" with Anthropic to lease some of its data centers, according to a new report in The New York Times. The discussions are still in early stages, the report says, but could end in a deal worth up to $10 billion over two years. The report follows earlier reporting from Bloomberg that the social media company was…
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Smartphones
Apple increases iPhone prices in Japan by up to 11%
Apple has raised iPhone prices in Japan by up to 11% today. The changes affect the iPhone 17 lineup, iPhone Air, and iPhone 16e. Here are the exact increases and the likely explanation. Here are all the models affected by today’s price increase, spotted by iPhoneros: Apple has not given a reason for why it increased iPhone prices in Japan, but it’s likely due to currency fluctuations. Japan’s yen is currently historically weak, having…
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