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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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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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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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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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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
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FDA reports new outbreak of explosive diarrhea with 72 cases identified
The Food and Drug Administration announced on Wednesday that it’s investigating yet another outbreak of Cyclospora, the unicellular foodborne parasite behind a nationwide surge in explosive watery diarrhea illnesses. The FDA said 72 cases have been identified in this outbreak, but the agency provided no details on the situation. This announcement marks the sixth Cyclospora
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Honor's Magic V6 goes against Samsung's Galaxy Z Fold 8: this is how it fares
What you need to know Following Galaxy Unpacked, all eyes are on Samsung’s foldables, and Honor is putting its Magic V6 against the Galaxy Z Fold 8 Ultra. The company highlights its large 6,660mAh battery using silicon-carbon tech; however, Samsung has adopted this tech, but for a smaller 5,000mAh cell. Honor also highlights its device
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Forgot your Google password? Now you can log in with a selfie.
Getting locked out of an account is no fun. Google has a few ways to help you regain access if you happen to forget your password or lose an authenticator, including recovery contacts and backup codes. Now, Google has a completely new option: your face. You can now give Google a video record of your
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Claude’s voice mode is now available for Opus and Sonnet
Anthropic is also granting voice mode access to your apps like Gmail and Slack. Anthropic is also granting voice mode access to your apps like Gmail and Slack. Until now, voice mode has only been available on Claude Haiku, Anthropic’s faster but less powerful model. Now the company is making its Opus and Sonnet models
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Connecting Apple Health to ChatGPT creates privacy risks Siri AI can avoid
OpenAI's new Health feature gives ChatGPT access to Apple Health data and medical records, adding useful analysis at the cost of sharing sensitive information with another company. The feature is available to logged-in users 18 and older across Free, Go, Plus, and Pro plans. OpenAI says ChatGPT can compare laboratory results over time, summarize changes
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