Shimul Sood / Android Authority The Galaxy Z Fold 8 Ultra has been put through its paces by JerryRigEverything in a durability test. While the foldable performs as expected in the scratch test, the inner display appears to give up after a bend test. The Galaxy Z Fold 8 Ultra continues to exhibit decent dust […]
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What just happened? An iPhone 17 Pro survived a 100,418-foot fall over northern Sweden with no visible damage, giving phone case maker RhinoShield and aerospace company Sent Into Space a Guinness World Record title for the highest drop of a mobile phone in a phone case onto natural landforms. For RhinoShield, the test was a […]
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Crypto wallet maker Ledger is urging its Ethereum app users to update again after two signing flaws remained in its previous security release. The hardware-wallet maker published Ethereum app version 1.22.3 on Aug. 25, closing vulnerabilities that could hide operations from a device review or authorize a token approval in place of an expected payment. […]
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Winners & losers: Meta has agreed to pay as much as $18 billion and overhaul how minors use Instagram and Facebook, settling a lawsuit that accused the company of designing its platforms to addict children. Court filings and a Meta blog post confirmed the deal this morning. The agreement ends a trial that began August […]
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Avalanche Treasury Corp approved a $10 million Class A share-repurchase program after reporting a $44.7 million second-quarter loss, with about $35.7 million attributed to losses linked to AVAX. Management described the program as one tool to create shareholder value while it sees a market disconnect. The company’s Aug. 26 results release discloses the board’s approval […]
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Zac Kew-Denniss / Android Authority Some Galaxy Watch owners are facing a bug where the smartwatch refuses to boot after being prompted to restart. The restart is triggered as part of a harmless time zone update, but the watch seemingly refuses to turn on after that. Thankfully, the smartwatch can reportedly be brought back to […]
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What just happened? Ring has long faced scrutiny over the privacy implications of its video doorbell and home security products, but the company will be hoping its new encryption system can alleviate some of those concerns. Called TAKE (Throw Away the Key Encryption), Ring says the standard improves privacy without restricting features. It should also […]
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The telecom industry has reached a turning point. Communications Service Providers (CSPs) have long needed AI built for the realities of their networks, not general-purpose models adapted from other industries. AT&T’s OTel 2.0 release answers that call with an open model built specifically for telecoms. At the AMD Advancing AI event, AT&T Chief Technology […]
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Smart shades are an affordable luxury for your Apple Home, and the ones from Bringnox offer Matter over Thread in a less costly package. It’s more of the same, but in a good way. When I accepted the review for Bringnox smart roller shades, I expected something similar or competitive to the SmartWings shades I […]
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July’s PCE inflation reading held at 3.7% headline and 3.3% core on Aug. 26, both still above the Fed’s target. Futures markets responded by pushing the odds of a September rate hike to roughly 44%, up from 36% before the report. Bitcoin hit an intraday high of $79,251.60 the same day, trading near $78,000 as […]
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