Android 17 QPR1 Beta 8 just landed with all of Google’s latest fixes
Just what you asked for: a new Android 17 QPR1 Beta release to play around with on your Pixel all weekend long.
Source: Android Authority
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Google Earth slams the brakes on Gemini image generation for depressingly predictable reasons
Google Earth immediately backtracks on Nano Banana integration.
Source: Android Authority
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Here’s the screen you never want to see: One UI 9 permalocking your phone
Saving your curiosity from having to try this on your own phone.
Source: Android Authority
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Gmail’s new warning could save you from major embarrassment
Gmail has started showing a new alert when users start to draft a reply-all message to an email they were BCC'd on.
Source: Android Authority
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OpenAI says its new GPT 5.6 models are becoming more cost-efficient
OpenAI says it has reduced the price of two GPT-5.6 models, cutting Luna's API price by 80% and Terra's by 20% as it works to make its models more efficient. [...]
Source: BleepingComputer
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Leaked Motorola Razr renders tease the next blinged-out special edition
It looks like the Swarovski Edition is coming back for 2026.
Source: Android Authority
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Chinese AI Researchers Are Finding Their Voice on X
As OpenAI and Anthropic employees grow quieter online, researchers at Chinese AI labs are flocking to X to explain their work, recruit talent, and shape the global conversation on AI.
Source: WIRED
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Google may have a playful new name for the Pixel 11 Pro’s rear light
Google may be ready to show us the HiLight of its upcoming devices.
Source: Android Authority
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Meet the Pixel Tag, Google’s answer to the AirTag
Leak reveals Google Pixel Tag, the company's first tracker fob.
Source: Android Authority
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Hacker uses DeepSeek AI to autonomously attack vulnerable servers
A Chinese-speaking threat actor is using the DeepSeek AI model and the open-source Hermes Agent to conduct autonomous cyberattacks on exposed servers with limited human involvement. [...]
Source: BleepingComputer
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Google Messages is in for a search overhaul
It should make it a little easier to find stuff in your inbox.
Source: Android Authority
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CISA warns of cyberattacks disrupting U.S. water utilities
The U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) is warning of a significant increase in attacks targeting internet-exposed programmable logic controllers (PLCs) in the water and wastewater systems sector. [...]
Source: BleepingComputer
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Can Republicans Actually Send Anthony Fauci to Jail?
MAGA is loudly calling for the former White House chief medical adviser to end up in prison. WIRED asked legal experts to weigh in on whether that’s even possible.
Source: WIRED
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AI Slop Melodramas Are Taking Over X—and Their Creators Are Cashing In
Viral tales of good triumphing over evil are racking up millions of views. They’re almost entirely AI-generated clickbait.
Source: WIRED
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This AI Assistant Wants to Make Up for Your Boyfriend’s Incompetence
An ad for Orchid suggests the AI agent can fix relationship problems by simply doing everything for inconsiderate partners.
Source: WIRED
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ESET tracks rise in malicious AI skills and adaptable malware
Attackers are adapting established techniques to AI platforms, emerging technologies, and changing user behavior. ESET's new threat report examines the rise of malicious AI skills, AI-assisted malware, ClickFix attacks, record quishing activity, and ransomware tools designed to disable security software. [...]
Source: BleepingComputer
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Steelseries Arctis Nova Pro Omni Review: For Multisystem Gamers
Its latest Pro headset can mix between four inputs and has better wireless connectivity than the originals.
Source: WIRED
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5 leaked codenames reveal Samsung’s ambitious multi-device foldable and rollable strategy
Internal B9, H9, Q9A, Q9B, and Z9 codenames point to an expanding lineup of flexible-display devices.
Source: Android Authority
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