Samsung follows LG in killing Smart TV apps that rent out your internet
The new policy blocks Smart TV apps from hijacking your home Wi-Fi.
Source: Android Authority
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Purple Carrot Meal Kit Review: Tastier Than Meal Kits With Meat
I’m an omnivore. Purple Carrot’s vegan meal kit offers some of the best cooking I’ve seen from any meal kit, with or without meat.
Source: WIRED
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Your Pixel’s lock screen may be about to get its biggest shortcut upgrade in years
The Pixel lock screen could be getting the biggest overhaul users have seen in years, letting them launch apps in fewer steps.
Source: Android Authority
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The team behind our favorite PS2 emulator for Android just released a PS1 emulator
ARMSX1 has plenty in common with the team's PS2 emulator, including custom GPU driver support and more.
Source: Android Authority
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The Best Cordless Vacuums (2026): My Brand-New Top Pick
Clean your house without the constraint of a power cord, thanks to these stick vacuums.
Source: WIRED
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Is This Poker Player Bluffing? The AI Thinks So
ESPN unveiled an “AI tells detection” tool during broadcasts of the 2026 World Series of Poker. Is it a neat computer-powered party trick, or a real threat to poker’s future?
Source: WIRED
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First look: This is the Galaxy Fit 4, Samsung’s next budget fitness tracker
Samsung is working on the Galaxy Fit 4 with model number SM-R391, and here's what the back of it looks like, along with some specs.
Source: Android Authority
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How One Startup Built a (Mostly) China-Free Robot
Ati Robotics assembles its robots in India and uses just a few Chinese parts—a strategy that could pay off as the Trump administration cracks down on Chinese humanoids.
Source: WIRED
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After a year with the Pixel 10 Pro, here’s why I won’t buy the Pixel 11 Pro
The Pixel 11 Pro may be Google's best phone yet, but there's little here to warrant an upgrade.
Source: Android Authority
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‘Everyone Is Doing It’: The Truth About AI in Hollywood
Puck’s Matthew Belloni says AI has quietly become part of everyday filmmaking. The battle now isn’t whether Hollywood will use the technology—it’s who controls what’ll come next.
Source: WIRED
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The Galaxy Z Fold 8 is almost perfect. I just wish it wasn’t a foldable
Samsung accidentally launched the best small phone I’ve seen in years.
Source: Android Authority
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How Data Centers Broke American Politics
What the Unabomber, Steve Bannon’s tech guy, and Bernie Sanders taught me about the great data center backlash of 2026.
Source: WIRED
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The Real Story Behind the 2018 Google Walkout
In 2018, more than 20,000 employees walked out to protest how Google handled allegations of sexual harassment. Here’s how they organized it from inside the company.
Source: WIRED
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Mistral Is in the Right Place at the Right Time
Open-weight AI models are having a moment in the wake of recent turmoil at US tech giants. For French AI lab Mistral, that’s the the best thing that could have happened.
Source: WIRED
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Hotel Wi-Fi attacks use custom malware to breach Microsoft 365 accounts
Microsoft has linked a global campaign targeting hospitality Wi-Fi networks to the Russian threat actor Midnight Blizzard, also known as APT29. [...]
Source: BleepingComputer
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New Pass-ta-key attacks let malware hijack Google-synced passkeys
Security researchers have discovered three attacks that allow malware on already-compromised Windows devices to abuse Google Password Manager's synced passkeys to take over accounts, bypass user verification, and extract passkey private keys. [...]
Source: BleepingComputer
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Did an AI Music App Just Snitch on the Song of the Summer?
Fenix Flexin’s hit song “Rubberz” has hip-hop fans arguing over whether it was generated by AI. Some say they have proof it’s machine-made, but will anyone care?
Source: WIRED
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Android 17 QPR2 Beta 2 arrives for Pixel 6a and newer devices
It's been two weeks since we got our first taste of QPR2, and today Android 17 QPR2 Beta 2 is finally available.
Source: Android Authority
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