Apple Watches without banned blood oxygen features will go on sale Thursday morning

Apple’s appeal is ongoing, and we believe the US Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit should reverse the USITC’s decision. We strongly disagree with the USITC decision and resulting orders. Pending the appeal, Apple is taking steps to comply with the ruling while ensuring customers have access to Apple Watch with limited disruption. These … Read more

Some Samsung Galaxy AI features are coming to older phones – but there’s a catch

June Wan/ZDNET Samsung launched its new flagship phone, the Galaxy S24, at its Unpacked 2024 event today and while there weren’t too many surprises around the newest devices, there was a bit of unexpected news about older phones — they’re getting in on the AI fun. AI features were a huge selling point of the … Read more

First look at Samsung’s Galaxy Ring: Features, price, availability, more

This is most of what we saw about Samsung’s new Galaxy Ring. Samsung Samsung’s Unpacked event delivered a lineup of new Galaxy S24 smartphones and plenty of AI features. But the biggest announcement was saved for the tiniest of products: a brand new Samsung Galaxy Ring.  We had heard rumors about the company’s very first smart … Read more

Samsung Galaxy S24, Galaxy S24+, Galaxy S24 Ultra: Specs, Release Date, Price, Features

Samsung’s taking a page from Apple and adding titanium to the Galaxy S24 Ultra only (the smaller S24 and S24+ are still made out of aluminum). This is a more durable material, yes, but it’s also supposed to be lighter, which was a benefit I noticed on the iPhone 15 Pro Max. Unfortunately, the weight … Read more

Atlanta Airport Brawl Features Fired Female Employee Fighting Staff

Play video content A woman recently got canned from her barista job at the airport, but she wasn’t going to leave quietly — on the contrary, she went kicking and screaming … fighting everybody!!! This wild video shows an all-out brawl going down at a Harvest & Grounds coffee shop within the Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International … Read more

You’ll Soon Have to Pay $20 a Month to Access Copilot’s Coolest Features

Graphic: Microsoft My colleague Maxwell Zeff once described Microsoft Copilot as “if Clippy went to get his MBA.” Microsoft just announced a new premium subscription to its Copilot AI, which can be analogous to Clippy getting a PhD. Why is Everyone Suing AI Companies? | Future Tech Targeted at “power users and creators,” Copilot Pro … Read more

Microsoft’s new Copilot Pro brings AI-powered Office features to consumers

Microsoft first launched its AI-powered Office features for businesses in November, but just two months later the company is already offering them to consumers. Copilot Pro is launching today as a $20 monthly subscription that provides access to AI-powered features inside Office apps like Word, Excel, and PowerPoint alongside priority access to the latest OpenAI … Read more

Le Creuset giveaway scam features deepfaked Taylor Swift

Deepfakes, technology to face-swap images, have ushered in a new era of scams. In the past year, fake video of celebrities like Tom Hanks and Mr. Beast have been used to shill products they don’t actually endorse. The latest of these scams is a phony giveaway of cookware Le Creuset by deepfaked Taylor Swift and … Read more

Apple Watch drops blood oxygen features to dodge the import ban

The blood oxygen feature is about to disappear from new Apple Watch Series 9 and Watch Ultra 2 devices. While Apple itself has not released a statement or responded to our request for comment, both Bloomberg and 9to5Mac are reporting that the feature will be going away and that US Customs and Border Protection has … Read more

JAY-Z Teases Usher’s Super Bowl Show, Says ‘Maybe’ He’ll Headline Future Halftime Performance (Exclusive)

It’s been five years since JAY-Z’s Roc Nation partnered up with the NFL to produce their Super Bowl halftime shows, and the selections keep getting better. After helping spearhead performers like Jennifer Lopez and Shakira in 2020, The Weeknd in 2021, Dr. Dre, Snoop Dogg, Eminem, Mary J. Blige and Kendrick Lamar in 2022, and Rihanna in … Read more