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Apple's iPhone Duo foldable phone opens for preorder tomorrow, October 16th, at 8am ET / 5am PT, but you don't have to wait until then to get your order mostly sorted. The company's product page for the phone now lets you select the color you want, along with storage capacity, carrier preference, and whether you
In hindsight, the post on Instagram should have raised more red flags. The image purported to show actress Mia Goth, just days after filing for divorce from actor and filmmaker Shia LaBeouf, posing in a T-shirt with a pointed message: MY EX IS MY BIGGEST FAN. To really drive home the point, the song "Single
You could say we're in the eye of the storm right now. The storm, of course, being the fall and winter release calendar for new video games. Things started out with a hectic few weeks that were packed with major titles like Control Resonant, Marvel's Wolverine, Fire Emblem: Fortune's Weave, and Gears of War: E-Day.
Today, I’m talking with Benn Jordan, musician, YouTuber, researcher, and investigative journalist. You might know Benn from those first two titles — he’s got a prolific discography of experimental music dating back decades. But in the last couple of years, he’s become a high-profile face in the creator and media…
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Component bundles are a great way of offsetting high prices on certain parts, but your proximity to a Micro Center may save you even more.
Samsung’s Android 17-based One UI 9 update continues to pick up steam, with several more Galaxy devices joining the fray.
Earlier this year Microsoft laid out a plan to fix Windows 11, with a focus on performance, reliability, and the overall OS experience. After months of fixes, Microsoft now says the "result is a Windows experience that's up to 20 percent more responsive." Microsoft has made improvements to Start, File Explorer…
iPhone Duo pre-orders start tomorrow, and if you want the fastest checkout possible, Apple just set the deadline for completing its ‘Get Ready’ process.
The artist’s macabre short works have been adapted into eerily freaky 30-minute bites for television. We got a sneak preview of the next episode airing on HBO Max.
The EU is reportedly negotiating with Beijing to remove Chinese restrictions on German ASML supplier Sindlhauser Materials, to prevent the China-dependent company from going out of business
The day is almost here, as Grand Theft Auto VI is just about a month away from finally coming out. But before that there's still one more look from Rockstar Games, which just put out a brief "launch" trailer for the game. It doesn't reveal much new, but the 90 second clip does give a
The demands come amid mounting public concerns about the potential risks posed by frontier AI models.
Silicon giant budgets up to $64B for expansion while keeping an eye on construction progress and power supplies
The new 1 Pro Plus improves upon its predecessor in several key areas, making them one of the most
Suunto’s latest Race 3S sports watch offers buyers a smaller premium option in three colorways.
Google unveiled two new shopping tools ahead of the holiday buying season. Here’s what to know.
Ahead of its Android XR-based Aura launching later this year, XREAL is giving its flagship One Pro a “Plus” upgrade without raising the price.
There's still no camera here, so they won't be confused for pervert specs.
NVIDIA's RTX Spark is meant for AI fiends, but it could end up helping Windows PCs in general
Google's intelligent AI shopping cart is finally here, and just in time to tempt users into Black Friday and seasonal holiday spending. The Universal Cart tool Google previewed at its I/O event in May is now rolling out in the US across the Gemini app and Google Search, with the aim of making it easier
Last month, Apple announced a feature called iPhone Handoff. Not to be confused with that Handoff; this is a new one. iPhone Handoff allows you to keep your number active on two iPhones at the same time so you can easily switch between them. According to Apple's support website, you pick one phone as your
Alienware rolls Tandem RGB Stripe OLED tech into a stylish 32-inch gaming monitor for a low price. The AW3226Q delivers 4K resolution, 165 Hz, Adaptive-Sync, HDR400 True Black, Dolby Vision, and wide-gamut color.
United Airlines first introduced Starlink Wi-Fi on its flights starting early in 2025, the airline says nearly half of its flights currently offer the high-speed satellite internet service. It’s now introduced a new way to let you check whether your flight has the service …
A new type of spyware dubbed "AdFection" is infecting phones and computers via global online advertising networks.
Platform points to Iran, Russia, and China but provides no public evidence for attribution
Ukraine's strikes on Russian data centers have caused legitimate bot traffic to go down, but malicious bots remain operational.
Carbon composite woes cause another delay for Peter Beck's Hungry Hippo
This is today’s edition of The Download, our weekday newsletter that provides a daily dose of what’s going on in the world of technology. Pig kidneys that were “frozen” for a year have been brought back to life Pig kidneys that were cooled to -150 °C and stored in a freezer for months have been…
We've tested Nvidia's RTX Spark against the latest and greatest from Apple and AMD to see how Nvidia's efforts to transform the PC for the agentic AI era stack up.
Today marks a milestone for MacPaw, as the company is releasing Eney, a proactive AI assistant that works across your apps, files, and system to help you get things done, following a development process that began back in 2019. Here are the details.
United has launched a tracker that you can use to check if your flight has Starlink Wi-Fi.
The Eclipse and Frontier are cheap and colorful, but you'll need a Pro subscription to make the most of them.
Adobe has 'rearchitected' Photoshop, Premiere and Substance 3D to work faster on computers powered by NVIDIA's RTX Spark AI superchip.
Amazon-owned Bee has launched its first new AI devices since its acquisition, including an updated wearable and a credit-card-sized recorder that attaches to smartphones. The devices can summarize conversations, create to-do lists, and integrate with Alexa and Amazon shopping, with prices starting at $74.99.
ASML vows to expand production capacity amid growing demand, record earnings and profitability.
Score 32GB of G.Skill DDR5-6000 RAM for just $321 in Newegg’s new AM5 combo. For $1,094 ($249 off), you also get a Ryzen 7 9800X3D and an MSI X870E Tomahawk MAX WiFi board, plus a free AIO cooler.
ChatGPT maker turns tables in Apple's trade secrets lawsuit, claiming confidential hardware plans made their way back to Cupertino
We’ve long been awaiting the launch of the first touchscreen and OLED MacBook Pro, and a new report says that the official launch will take place at an Apple event on October 28. It says that Apple has begun sending invites to selected media representatives.
Mexico's president Claudia Sheinbaum has signed a decree ordering digital platforms to protect children from accessing harmful content.
ASML says customers are already placing orders for advanced chipmaking tools years in advance, with AI-driven semiconductor demand remaining strong enough to strain capacity despite planned expansions
The iPhone Duo starts at $1999 for the 256GB model and rises to an eye-watering $3199 for the 2TB version – but a “renewable” inner display layer may help buyers to justify spending so much money on a phone.
Nearly 50 years of data caught up in breach, with probation service records also among the haul
A Delaware jury found that Arm breached its licensing agreement with Qualcomm but awarded the chipmaker just $2 in damages, leaving a potentially multibillion-dollar dispute over royalty payments unresolved.
An Apple-1 computer sold at auction has set a new record of $1,148,200. The same machine last sold in 2013 for $686,000. It comes complete with a letter which, thankfully, the original owner ignored …
When creating a peripheral for a mobile phone, an obvious path is to create a companion app with which to talk to it. But as we all know today’s app …
Good morning! Today I’m watching this epic discussion between Thom Yorke and Harry Styles , reading everything I can about the new Ocarina of Time remake , playing MMO Solitaire with 400 other people , and jamming to Remi Wolf’s new album, Mud .
Low-quality AI-generated content currently dominates children’s media. Maka, a streaming platform run by child development experts, is offering an alternative.
As Microsoft adds more advanced agentic capabilities to Copilot, such as Cowork and Autopilot, usage-based pricing is becoming an increasingly important part of its business model.
The famous Apple I "Hatfield" computer signed by Steve Wozniak just sold to an unknown buyer for a record $1,148,200.
As a recent government report on DOGE shows, even getting basic information out of the Trump administration will put a new Congress to the test.
The term military intelligence seems like an oxymoron in this case
The digital rights unit found evidence that dozens of devices at media organization Al Jazeera were hacked after being shown malicious online ads.
In this age of rising electricity demand, people are trying to squeeze every last bit of power out of every power plant possible. Over the past few weeks, there’s been big news about nuclear power plants trying to do just that. Constellation, the largest nuclear operator in the US, announced plans to add nearly a…
Researchers at The Citizen Lab have for the first time released technical evidence of sophisticated mercenary spyware being distributed via online advertising.
Four firms believe server farms on barges in ports will help solve the problem of finding suitable sites
Permanent eave lights that attach to the exterior of your home are becoming more popular. But are they worth the effort and cost?
Officials say amendments remain under consideration despite minister's pledge to act
Though scaled back from initial plans of landing, the voyage will serve as a dress rehearsal for when humans return to the moon’s surface.
Have you ever thought about what makes you you? Science assures us it has everything to do with the three-pound organ between our ears, with its billions of neurons and trillions of delicate connections. But it’s a lot trickier to explain why we have a sense of self-awareness or to pin down precisely where that…
Pig kidneys that were cooled to -150 °C and stored in a freezer for months have been successfully rewarmed and shown to work again for the first time, say scientists. They hope to replicate the findings with human organs. The kidneys—which are similar in size to human ones—were left in a glass-like state, in one…
The Soonpho M7 Pan Tilt Head is a useful photography tool for remotely aiming a decently-sized camera. Only, [Kyle Housley] wanted a little more control than was available out of …
Opera is relaunching its Opera Air browser today with a redesign that is both conceptual and practical for a more focused browsing experience. Here’s what that means.
Text messaging has been around on cellular networks en masse for around three decades now. It’s so common that it’s difficult to remember a time without it. Its two-way quick …
Musk says the US military and president set Starshield limits, not SpaceX, amid Ukraine complaints.
Figma is also releasing its code layers feature in open beta.
ZDNET spoke with NordVPN CTO Marijus Briedis about security in a rapidly shifting landscape.
Do you want to get an AI agent to do something to an iPhone? You could try and jailbreak the device and do some heavy software hacking, or… you could …
GPT-6 can create interactive images to help you visualize and work with the information you need. Here are five ways I’ve used it this feature.
Microsoft says it has dismantled a criminal marketplace responsible for 1 billion malicious messages.
It comes as some investors have become concerned about the amount of money being spent on AI infrastructure.
The founders detailed how their startup is developing AI that can design chips, learn from each iteration, and improve subsequent designs, all with the goal of automating and accelerating the chip design process.
At TechCrunch Disrupt, Flock CEO Garrett Langley defended his company's surveillance technology despite growing privacy concerns, arguing that its crime-fighting benefits outweigh the risks of abuse.
Looking for an operating system to power the servers on your LAN? From hundreds of Linux distributions, I’ve hand-picked five that will more than meet your needs.
Dario Amodei's Anthropic is seeking to convince investors that its breakneck revenue growth can eventually outrun the enormous costs of building and running AI systems.
"The question is what do we do about it," said one big crypto investor.
Apple is rolling out its stunning Detailed City Experience in Apple Maps for users in Austin, TX. This marks a robust overhaul of Apple Maps in Austin, similar to what we’ve seen in other markets like San Francisco, Chicago, and London.
Intero Biosystems is selling lab-grown human intestines to drugmakers as regulators push for alternatives to animal testing, while the startup looks to scale production and expand its organoid technology.
SpaceX’s new Starlink for Communities program pays hosts for every connection as neighbors buy hour, day, week, or month passes to their Starlink.
Google is testing a big firmware update for the Google Home, Home Mini, Nest Mini, and Nest Audio.