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Introduction This year’s mainstream Galaxy Watch puts an even more minimal twist on Samsung’s usual wearable formula. A sensible move given its smartwatch bigger brother has gone in the other direction, with a thick rotating bezel set in an equally chunky case. Now there’s something for everyone, whether they want their wrist wear to command attention or prefer it to slip into the background. Unlike the singularly-sized Galaxy Watch 8 Classic, you get two options here: 40mm and 44mm, each in Wi-Fi-only or LTE flavours. The latter size finds room inside for a bigger battery, but they’re otherwise identical. Same…

The day after he won an unprecedented $243 million verdict in a wrongful death case against Tesla, attorney Brett Schreiber posted a reel on Instagram celebrating the victory. His song pick: 1992’s “Damn It Feels Good To Be a Gangsta” by the Geto Boys.“This is a verdict that will change the world,” Schreiber wrote in the caption, as Bushwick Bill, Willie D, and Scarface rap in the background about how “everything’s cool in the mind of a gangsta.”If that sounds like hyperbole, mixed with a dose of macho boasting, you’re not wrong. But in some sense, Schreiber earned his right…

One plan to rule them all? Apple One is a comprehensive, single subscription that combines various services into one convenient package. Instead of having separate subscriptions for music, TV, games and storage, Apple One allows you to access all of these services with just one subscription. You can stream your favourite music and TV shows, play a wide range of exciting games, and store your files and photos securely in the cloud – all for one price. A subscription saves you cash, and is a more affordable option than subscribing to each service individually. It’s a complete package that covers…

A California jury has found that Meta illegally collected user health data from the Flo period-tracking app, violating the state’s wiretap law. The verdict concludes a lawsuit filed against Flo, Google, Meta, and app analytics company Flurry in 2021, in which Flo app users accused the companies of collecting their private menstrual health data without consent for targeted advertising.While Flo promised to keep users’ sensitive reproductive health information private, the lawsuit alleged that Flo allowed Google and Meta to eavesdrop on in-app communications between November 2016 and February 2019, violating California’s Invasion of Privacy Act. The cases against Flo, Google,…

Apple is teaming up with Samsung to produce digital image sensors for future iPhone models, according to The Financial Times. This is tied to Apple’s Wednesday announcement that it is working with Samsung’s semiconductor facility in Austin, Texas, to launch “an innovative new technology for making chips, which has never been used before anywhere in the world.”The Financial Times reports that Samsung will use the advanced chip technology to produce three-layer stacked image sensors for next year’s iPhone 18 lineup, citing anonymous sources “familiar with the deal.” Sony is currently Apple’s sole supplier of image sensors, which are produced in…

GitHub has accidentally announced OpenAI’s new range of GPT-5 models. A now-deleted GitHub blog post reveals that GPT-5, which will be available in four different versions, offers “major improvements in reasoning, code quality, and user experience.”Reddit posters noticed a new GitHub blog post announcing that GPT-5 is generally available in GitHub models, before the blog post was quickly removed. An archived version reveals that GPT-5 will have “enhanced agentic capabilities” and can handle “complex coding tasks with minimal prompting.”GPT-5 will have four model variants, according to GitHub:I revealed last month that OpenAI was preparing to launch GPT-5 in early August,…

Apple is putting another $100 billion toward expanding manufacturing in the US as the company responds to pressure from President Donald Trump to manufacture more of its products in the US. The move builds upon the company’s initial plan to invest $500 billion in the US over the next four years, and includes a new American Manufacturing Program that the company says will bring more of Apple’s “supply chain and advanced manufacturing” to the US.As part of its investment, Apple has agreed to an expanded partnership with Corning to manufacture “100 percent” of the iPhone and Apple Watch cover glass…

Google’s Gemini AI now has a “guided learning” mode that tries to help you actually understand the problems you’re trying to learn about instead of just giving you the answer. Guided learning “acts as a learning companion” that guides you with “questions and step-by-step support,” CEO Sundar Pichai says in a blog post.Answers from the guided learning mode can include things like images, videos, and interactive quizzes. The company worked with students, educators, researchers, and learning experts to ensure the mode is “helpful for understanding new concepts and is backed by learning science,” according to Pichai.AI companies are increasingly pushing…

Conrad:With respect to our operations, like many companies, the most significant near-term challenge has been the uncertain tariff environment. As a reminder short of a few accessories, and our passive speaker partnership with Sonance (I think this is what he said?) we do all of our us-bound manufacturing in Vietnam and Malaysia.We talked last quarter about the contingency planning we underwent to minimize the effects of terrorists on our business, while also doing what we can to limit the downstream impact to our customers. Last week’s news, the tariff rates we were subject to going forward, appeared to be 20…

In the very first week of his presidency, Donald Trump vowed to force silicon manufacturing back to the United States by making processors more expensive, a threat he’s repeated since. Is he finally going through with that plan? Trump just announced he’ll putting an enormous 100 percent tariff on chips and semiconductors — unless your company kisses the ring like Apple CEO Tim Cook just did, perhaps.We’re going to be putting a very large tariff on chips and semiconductors, but the good news for companies like Apple is if you’re building in the United States or have committed to build…

At a White House press conference to discuss Apple’s new US manufacturing plans, CEO Tim Cook presented a gift to President Donald Trump: a “unique” piece of glass from iPhone glass manufacturer Corning that’s set in a 24-karat gold base.The piece of glass is a large disc with the Apple logo cut into it. On the top of the glass, President Trump’s name is printed. On the bottom, there’s a signature that appears to be Cook’s as well as the message “Made in USA” and the year 2025. The glass was designed by a “former US Marine Corps corporal” who…

This bittersweet bundle features an array of licensed and original open-world titles, fighting games, and first-person shooters from WB Games’ studios — most of which have either fallen from grace in recent years, or have been shut down. The standout for me is Middle-earth: Shadow of Mordor, Monolith’s third-person action game that features the excellent Nemesis System, a mechanic that allows enemies to remember and react to players. For instance, if an enemy kills you in battle, that enemy will get stronger and remember your last encounter, making fights feel more personal.Other highlights include Batman: Arkham City, Batman: Arkham Asylum,…