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Gboard could soon be able to understand sign language with your phone’s camera
Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission. Learn more. Google’s Gboard keyboard wants nothing more than to help you get the thoughts in your head turned into words on your screen, as easily as possible. We already have so many different ways to accomplish that, from good old-fashioned tapping away at letters, to the oh-so-slick “Glide” swipe input, to the modern convenience of voice typing. But now Google could be about…
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Apple Music just quietly raised its prices
Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission. Learn more. Everything’s getting more expensive lately, and streaming services aren’t exempt. Case in point: Apple Music just queitly increased its prices. As reflected on its website, Apple Music subscribers will now pay between $1 and $3 more per month, depending on their plan. Apple Insider spotted the changes today. Apple hasn’t made a formal announcement about the price adjustments, but listed prices for…
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Spotify could be about to fix one long-standing security omission
Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission. Learn more. You’re reading an Authority Insights story. Authority Insights brings you all the latest exclusive reports, app teardowns, leaks, and in-depth tech coverage from the Android Authority team that you won’t find anywhere else. Spotify currently lets you log in using an email address, phone number, Apple ID, Google account, or Facebook account. None of those options provides users with a native Spotify…
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Agility Robotics plants its flag in Tesla’s backyard
Agility Robotics is opening a 60,000-square-foot facility to train its humanoid robots in Fremont, California, just up the highway from the factory where Tesla is expected to start manufacturing its Optimus robots this year. Tesla has increasingly bet on Optimus. Elon Musk recently said he expects it to be “the biggest product ever” once it’s “useful outside of Tesla sometime next year.” While Agility doesn’t have Tesla’s capital, it does have a robot, Digit,…
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Apple Music augmente ses prix en France : jusqu’à 3 euros de plus par mois selon les formules
Sale temps pour les consommateurs d’Apple. Un mois après la hausse générale de plusieurs produits allant des Macbook aux iPad, en passant par Apple TV, ce sont les services qui sont impactés. Dans un premier temps, c’était AppleCare+ pour la réparation de ces produits. C’est au tour d’Apple Music et indirectement Apple One de voir leurs tarifs augmenter. La nouvelle grille tarifaire d’Apple Music concerne tous ses marchés, y compris la France. L’abonnement individuel…
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Shark’s versatile ChillPill cooling system is back to its best price
Portable fans are one of the easiest ways to stay cool during the summer, and you don’t have to spend much to find a decent one. If you’re looking for something more versatile, though, Shark’s ChillPill Personal Fan and Cooling System combines a rechargeable fan with a dry-touch evaporative mister in a design that can be worn, clipped, or used on a tabletop. Right now, it’s on sale for $99.99 ($30 off) at Amazon,…
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AAPL capitalization squeaks past NVDA, Apple becomes world's most valuable company
Apple stock ended trading on Friday as the world's most valuable publicly traded company, overtaking Nvidia for the first time since April 2025 after a sustained recovery for the iPhone maker met a sharp selloff in chip stocks. Apple shares closed at $333.74, leaving the company with a market capitalization of approximately $4.88 CAP trillion. Nvidia ended down about 3.5% on the day, with a value of about $4.86 trillion. The distinction is largely…
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AI-driven memory crunch jolts India’s smartphone market
Months after analysts warned that AI-driven demand for memory chips would ripple through consumer electronics, India is providing the strongest evidence yet that the disruption has arrived, with rising handset prices reshaping the smartphone market. The memory chips in question — RAM and storage components — are the same ones tech giants need by the truckload to build AI data centers. Manufacturers like Samsung, SK Hynix, and Micron have been shifting production capacity toward…
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Google-backed satellites for wildfire detection launch as smoke chokes US, Canada
As smoke from hundreds of burning wildfires spread across Canada and the United States, the first three operational satellites in the Google-backed FireSat program successfully launched into orbit. The satellites will begin providing wildfire detection capable of spotting even small fires in the United States, Australia, and Europe before the end of the year. The launch of the microsatellites aboard a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket from Vandenberg Space Force Base in California on July…
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Apple and Google ordered to purge ‘nudify’ apps from App Stores
The city of San Francisco has ordered Apple and Google to remove dozens of “nudify” apps — — software programs that can digitally alter pictures to unclothe the people in them — from their app stores. California law criminalizes any activity that “knowingly facilitates” or “recklessly aids or abets” the creation of non-consensual deepfake pornography. In 2025, California also passed a law that allows victims to pursue civil actions against third-party facilitators of such…
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Galaxy Z Fold 8 shows up on video as BTS joins Samsung’s hype train
Credit: Ice Universe TL;DR A member of the popular boy band group BTS recently shared a video teasing one of Samsung’s upcoming foldables. The foldable in question appears to be the Galaxy Z Fold 8. The Galaxy Z Fold 8 just showed up in a place you wouldn’t expect We’re only days away from Samsung’s much-anticipated Galaxy Unpacked event, where it will introduce the Galaxy Z Fold 8 series and Flip 8. As you…
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TikTok is testing an AI likeness detection tool
Creators can have TikTok scan for unauthorized AI deepfakes. Creators can have TikTok scan for unauthorized AI deepfakes. TikTok is starting to test an opt-in tool that scans for AI likenesses and lets creators report them to the company, as spotted by social media consultant Matt Navarra. The tool is initially being tested with “some” US creators, TikTok US spokesperson Zachary Kizer tells The Verge. YouTube has been working on a similar tool and…
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The Pentagon's Space Development Agency hasn't moved as fast as anyone would like
The Space Development Agency was established in 2019 to help speed up the deployment of US military space systems by sidestepping the Pentagon’s traditional sluggish bureaucracy. Seven years later, SDA is finally launching its first batches of operational satellites, just as the Pentagon plans to shutter the semi-autonomous agency and fold it back into the Space Force’s procurement pipeline, newly reorganized under several program acquisition executives in a bid to streamline weapons buying. SDA’s…
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What Cities From Chicago to Washington, DC, Look Like Under a Blanket of Wildfire Smoke
Hot dogs, beach days, and iced tea on the porch are some of the rites of summer. But in an era of global warming, a new rite has emerged: choking down smoke from wildfires burning hundreds of miles or more away. The Midwest, Northeast, and parts of Canada have been blitzed with thick smoke that turned skies an eerie shade of orange and triggered widespread air quality alerts. The source? Fires burning in Minnesota…
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Pebble founder Eric Migicovsky says his 30-day warranty is all about trust
Pebble is also ‘looking into’ offering parts for DIY repairs. Pebble is also ‘looking into’ offering parts for DIY repairs. Pebble founder Eric Migicovsky says buyers of its new e-paper smartwatches should know what they’re signing up for and trust Pebble to make things right if they run into issues, despite the short warranty. “I think the most important thing is trust,” Migicovsky told me in an interview this week. “Do people trust the…
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Apple ordered to remove 8 AI nonconsensual undressing apps from the App Store [U]
Update, 4:29 p.m. ET: Apple reached out to 9to5Mac with more information, which you can find below the original post. San Francisco city attorney David Chiu has sent cease-and-desist letters to Apple and Google, demanding that they remove several “nudify” apps from their app stores. Here are the details. As reported by Wired, Apple and Google are once again under fire over the availability of “nudify” or “undress” apps on the App Store and…
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Zoox issues software recall because its robotaxis may be confused by smoke
The NHTSA recently called for autonomous vehicle companies to improve how cars respond in emergency situations. Zoox has issued a software recall for 105 of its robotaxis because of their inability to safely drive through heavy smoke. According to the company's recall report, a Zoox robotaxi interfered with an active fire emergency, prompting the company to develop a software update and issue the recall. On June 20, a Zoox robotaxi encountered heavy smoke from…
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Is Apple One worth it in summer 2026 after the latest price increases?
Following price increases for Apple Music and two Apple One tiers, Apple One still offers substantial savings for people who regularly use its included services, but the value depends on what they would otherwise buy separately. The Apple One bundle arrived in 2020 and has become a common option for Apple device owners who subscribe to several of the company's services. It offers three tiers aimed at individuals, families, and people who want nearly…
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The Odyssey in IMAX is worth a long journey of your own
You owe it to yourself to see The Odyssey on the biggest screen possible. I thought The Odyssey was a masterpiece after seeing it projected in a typical theater on 70mm film. But that was nothing compared to IMAX. An opening shot of the Trojan Horse buried on a beach towered above the audience. An aerial view of Odysseus's cliffside home in Ithaca took my breath away. As the first Hollywood movie shot entirely…
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Hegseth wants a "High-T" military; doctors call it a clinical minefield
On Wednesday, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth made the startling announcement that the US military would begin requiring all active duty and reserve personnel aged 30 and older to undergo mandatory screening for testosterone deficiency. The screenings will take place during yearly health assessments. Those under age 30 can also get screened on request. In a short video posted on social media, Hegseth explained to the military community that the screenings and possible subsequent treatments…
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Samsung just made outdoor movie nights easier with the Freestyle Plus projector
Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission. Learn more. It’s been a good year for portable, yet powerful projectors. Just this week, XGIMI opened up sales of the Elfin Flip 4K and Flip Laser, which are no larger than a textbook. On the heels of that announcement, Samsung is now launching its own compact entertainment system. Samsung has announced the launch of a new projector called the Freestyle Plus. Design-wise, the…
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Apple augmente les prix d’Apple Music en France : voici les nouveaux tarifs
Recevez tous les soirs un résumé de l’actu importante avec Le Récap’ Mauvaise nouvelle pour les abonnés aux services Apple : la marque augmente les prix d’Apple Music, son service de streaming musical. Un mois après avoir haussé les tarifs des Mac, iPad, HomePod et Apple TV à cause de l’augmentation des coûts de la RAM et du stockage, Apple explique à Music Business Worldwide que « la hausse des coûts liés aux droits…
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Pixel 11 reportedly getting ‘improved’ face unlock as 11a said to use Tensor G6
While we wait for the Pixel 11 launch, rumors about the Pixel 11a and even 12a are already emerging. According to Mystic Leaks, the Pixel 11a, which is codenamed “Formosan,” will be powered by the latest Tensor G6 chip. This comes after the Pixel 10a used the same chip as its immediate predecessor, with rumors suggesting G5 was too expensive. That will be paired with the latest Titan M3 security chip, PowerVR C-Series CXTP-48-1536…
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Taco Bell iceberg lettuce identified as source of cyclosporiasis in 5 states
Federal officials on Friday announced that shredded iceberg lettuce imported from Mexico and served at Taco Bell restaurants in five states is a source of Cyclospora, the foodborne parasite causing the nationwide surge in cases of explosive, watery diarrhea. The five states are Indiana, Kentucky, Michigan, Ohio, and West Virginia. A traceback investigation by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the Food and Drug Administration identified a single supplier in Mexico as…
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