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Geekbench 7 is out with overhauled performance tests for CPU and GPU workloads
Primate Labs released Geekbench 7 today, promising benchmarks that more closely reflect how people use their devices across everyday tasks, gaming, and AI workloads. Here’s what’s new. When Primate Labs released Geekbench 6 in early 2023, the company said that “a lot [had] changed in the tech world in the past three years,” with AI
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10 iOS 27 Performance Improvements You'll Actually Notice
With iOS 27, Apple focused on making improvements to iOS performance, optimizing everything from system animations to AirDrop transfer speeds. iPhone performance is smoother and faster on all iPhones able to run iOS 27, which includes the iPhone 11 and newer. There are over 80 iOS 27 improvements Apple announced, with 10 of the most
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Actualité : Bon plan – La caméra de surveillance Reolink Duo 2 PoE "5 étoiles" à 127,49 € (-11%)
La Reolink Duo 2 est une caméra de surveillance extérieure particulièrement prometteuse. Grâce à ses deux capteurs, elle doit pouvoir surveiller une large zone et offrir une vue à 180°. Non contente d'offrir un très large champ de vision, la Duo 2 propose aussi des images d'une grande qualité et une détection de mouvement très
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Actualité : Bon plan – Le SSD interne Samsung 9100 Pro avec dissipateur 2 To "5 étoiles" à 334,00 € (-14%)
Le Samsung 9100 Pro est un SSD interne conçu pour les joueurs et créatifs. Il est entièrement compatible avec l'interface PCIe 5, une première pour le constructeur sud-coréen, et promet des débits jusqu'à 14 800 Mo/s en lecture et 13 400 Mo/s en écriture séquentielles. Tirant parti de la norme PCIe 5.0, le Samsung 9100
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Gemini Spark rolling out to Google AI Pro users in the US
After launching in May with AI Ultra, Gemini Spark is now rolling out to Google AI Pro subscribers in the US. It will “soon” be available to AI Pro members in other countries. Gemini Spark is Google’s personal AI agent for automating complex tasks. On the web, you’ll see a new tab at the top
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Samsung forgot to mention one of the Galaxy Watch 9's biggest upgrades
What you need to know Samsung has extended the Galaxy Watch 9 and Galaxy Watch Ultra 2 to five major Wear OS upgrades. The new watches launch with Wear OS 7 and One UI 9, meaning software support should continue through 2031. Samsung likely enabled the longer support thanks to the new 3nm Snapdragon Wear
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EU fines Google $1 billion for ‘preferential treatment’ in Search, Play Store
Google is looking at two fines from the European Union, which claims the company violated the Digital Markets Act with both Search and the Google Play Store. The total amount was announced and detailed by the European Union on July 23 (via The Verge). It states that two fines have been issued, one for €460
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Peacock is finally profitable, thanks to the World Cup and Love Island
Streaming service Peacock turned its first profit this spring, posting with an adjusted EBTIDA of $189 million in the second quarter. The positive performance was largely due to the popularity of the FIFA World Cup, the NBA playoffs and smash reality show Love Island USA. It now serves an audience of 48 million subscribers, a
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iPhone Driver's Licenses May Soon Expand to New State
Driver’s licenses and IDs may soon be available in Apple Wallet for iPhone and Apple Watch users who live in Utah. MacRumors discovered signs of a Utah ID in Apple’s backend, suggesting Apple is moving forward on implementing support. Utah already offers a mobile driver’s license option through a standalone app, but there is no
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Microsoft responds to LG monitors installing McAfee ads on Windows
LG is reportedly pulling a McAfee pop-up ad from a controversial app that some of its monitors have stealthily installed on connected computers. The app, LG Monitor App Installer, installs itself through a Windows Update alongside monitor driver updates. LG Monitor App Installer then pushes ads for a 30-day free trial for McAfee, as well
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Patreon is laying off 20 percent of its staff
While the company is trying to protect creators from AI, it still thinks the technology is changing how it does business. Patreon is laying off 20 percent of its staff or 93 employees, according to a blog post from CEO Jack Conte. The layoff announcement, which was first reported on by 404 Media, notes that
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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
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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,
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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,
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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