An anonymous reader quotes a report from the Associated Press: A U.S. government report expected to stir debate concluded that fluoride in drinking water at twice the recommended limit is linked with lower IQ in children. The report, based on an analysis of previously published research, marks the first time a federal agency has determined
Read MoreRode’s wireless microphone systems have been the choice of creators for years. The new Rode Wireless Pro system has enhanced features, and radically improves sound quality, connectivity, and user experience. The Rode Wireless Pro microphone system is a compact, powerful system with superb audio. The Wireless Go II and the original Wireless Go mic and
Read MoreNew submitter ElimGarak000 shares a report from CyberScoop: The Texas-based voice service provider that sent AI-generated robocalls of President Joe Biden to New Hampshire voters ahead of its Democratic presidential primary has agreed to pay a $1 million fine and implement enhanced verification protocols designed to prevent robocalls and phone number spoofing in a settlement
Read MoreFormer President Donald Trump is about to launch a crypto platform called “The DeFiant Ones,” according to a post of his on Truth Social. “For too long, the average American has been squeezed by the big banks and financial elites,” Trump wrote. “It’s time we take a stand — together.” From a report: The post
Read MoreGoogle is making a new desktop app called Essentials that packages a few Google services, like Messages and Photos, and includes links to download many others. The app will be included with many new Windows laptops, with the first ones coming from HP. From a report: The Essentials app lets you “discover and install many
Read MoreAn anonymous reader quotes a report from Ars Technica: Pong will always hold a special place in the history of gaming as one of the earliest arcade video games. Introduced in 1972, it was a table tennis game featuring very simple graphics and gameplay. In fact, it’s simple enough that even non-living materials known as
Read MoreSeven years after its launch, Nintendo is choosing to sunset its “Animal Crossing: Pocket Camp” in the fall — but players shouldn’t fret just yet. Animal Crossing: Pocket Camp In 2017, Nintendo launched Animal Crossing: Pocket Camp, a free-to-play social game set in the Animal Crossing series. Now, almost exactly seven years after its launch,
Read MoreCredit: Mishaal Rahman / Android Authority Google is rolling out the Android 15 QPR1 Beta 1 update. Eligible devices include: Pixel 6, 6 Pro, 6a, 7, 7 Pro, 7a, 8, 8 Pro, 8a, and the Pixel Tablet series If you’re already enrolled in the Beta program, you don’t have to do anything. It was only
Read MoreCredit: Adam Molina / Android Authority Are you looking for an excellent smart speaker? My personal favorite is the Google Nest Audio. It offers great quality and design, but it is very rarely discounted. You can pretty much always assume you’ll be paying the full $100 retail price for it. Today is your lucky day,
Read MoreImage: Kristen Radtke / The Verge; Getty Images Former President Donald Trump is launching a cryptocurrency platform, he announced Thursday in a post on Truth Social. Trump’s post included few other details, but he and his sons have suggested it will targeted at unbanked and underserved communities. “For too long, the average American has been
Read MoreResearchers are testing the use of mRNA to get damaged livers to repair themselves, in a move that could one day lessen the need for organ transplants.
Read MoreThe body of billionaire tech mogul Mike Lynch was recovered off the coast of Sicily, the Italian coast guard announced on Thursday. Lynch’s 184-foot superyacht, the Bayesian, sunk on August 19th reportedly after being hit by a tornado over the water, called a waterspout. The yacht sank quickly, according to reports, even though its manufacturer
Read MoreOne representative body of journalists in California, Media Guild of the West, criticised the funding deal’s AI focus and said it is ‘left almost without words’. Read more: Google and California strike controversial news funding deal
Read MorePeloton on Thursday said it will start charging new subscribers a one-time $95 activation fee if they bought their hardware on the secondary market as more consumers snag lightly used equipment for a fraction of the typical retail price. From a report: The used equipment activation fee for subscribers in the U.S. and Canada comes
Read MoreVideo: AppleInsider has learned exclusive new details regarding the upgraded camera system and rumored capture button on the iPhone 16 and iPhone 16 Pro. Here’s what you need to know. New camera updates updates coming to the iPhone 16 line Apple is widely expected to announce its latest round of iPhones during an event taking
Read MoreThe Kids edition is the same as Amazon’s entry-level ebook reader, only with a few added perks. | Image: Amazon I will be the first to admit that the Kindle deals we saw during Amazon Prime Day in July were lackluster at best. Only the note-taking Kindle Scribe saw a discount worth highlighting, though, thankfully,
Read MoreCredit: Damien Wilde / Android Authority YouTube is adding a new AI tool that helps creators recover a hacked account. The new tool will initially be available to select creators but will eventually roll out to everyone. The new hacked account recovery tool is also only available in English for now. Ever had your Facebook,
Read MoreIllustration by Alex Castro / The Verge YouTube has announced a new AI assistant feature to help users recover accounts that have been targeted by hackers. Described as a “troubleshooting tool” on Google’s support page, the chatbot can be accessed via the YouTube Help Center, and should ask hacked creators a series of questions to
Read MoreIt’s fair to say the strength of the Google Pixel series does not lie in its charging speed. This is also true with the latest iteration. While the Pixel 9 line has plenty going for it, from its iPhone-like aesthetics to its broader size variety, the baseline phones are still limited to 27W through the
Read MoreCredit: Oliver Cragg / Android Authority A new leak suggests that Apple’s first non-iPhone foldable will be a MacBook, not an iPad. Due to technical difficulties, Apple has reportedly delayed releasing its foldable MacBook from 2026 to late 2027 or 2028. The foldable will likely feature an 18.8-inch display, and there won’t be a 20.25-inch
Read MoreArtificial intelligence, or AI, is a term that gets thrown around a lot these days. Whether on an Android smartphone, a streaming service recommending your next movie, or a music platform curating a playlist, AI seems to be everywhere. But how has AI’s definition evolved, and what do some of the more technical AI terms
Read MoreContainers are a key component of the modern application platform, providing isolation between applications and, at the same time, turning userland into a portable runtime environment. Containers give us a place to both package and run all the necessary dependencies for our code while managing resources and scaling applications and services up and down. Outside
Read MoreFor those of us who lived through the early 8-bit computing revolution — the tail end, in our case — it’s hard to believe that there’s a second wave of retrocomputing nostalgia underway. But as this bit-banged TRS-80 birthday bonus pack shows, the first generation did a pretty good job passing the retro torch. With
Read MoreSamsung definitely makes the best smartphones, but some of its phone models, especially the mid-range ones, have a few problems. Recently, a few Samsung users have messaged us asking about how to fix the Samsung Messages App crashing issue. Some have even claimed that they are unable to send or receive SMS. So, if you’re
Read MoreThe laptop to have here in the 2020s varies depending on who you ask, perhaps a Framework, or maybe a ThinkPad. Back in the 1990s the answer might have included a now-forgotten contender, because in that decade Toshiba made a range of legendarily tough chunky grey machines. Of these the smallest was the Libretto, a
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