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Roku TVs are already affordable smart TVs, but Best Buy's Member Deals Days offer discounts of up to $400 until the end of today. from CNET https://ift.tt/y7LeocN

Moana and Maui work together to break a curse put on Oceania in the sequel, which will be released Thanksgiving week. from CNET https://ift.tt/oDHYNzW

Brian Steinberg / Variety : Sources: Amazon Prime Video is in talks with veteran anchor Brian Williams to host a live Election Night special, its first entry into news-related programming   —  Brian Williams may have found his next TV-news job....except it won't be on traditional TV.  —  The veteran NBC News … from Techmeme https://ift.tt/SPwGT1K

Whether you're caught in a hurricane or other bad weather, a big battery can keep your gadgets and your refrigerator alive. from CNET https://ift.tt/KJAfRHV

Cristiano Lima-Strong / Washington Post : Meta will also block sharing of Ken Klippenstein's newsletter and other sources with the JD Vance dossier, citing foreign meddling and hacked materials policies   —  The platform blocked a journalist from sharing a purported research document on the candidate, mirroring its past controversy. from Techmeme https://ift.tt/eZLWsJb

The official Social Security COLA announcement for 2025 is coming very soon. We'll tell you when and how much you can expect in your checks next year. from CNET https://ift.tt/sbB8XRG

Bloomberg : Sources: Robinhood and Revolut are exploring offering their own stablecoins; Tether's USDT has grown to $120B, accounting for over two-thirds of market value   —  - Tether's USDT accounts for over two-thirds of market value  — BitGo executive sees ‘hyper-fragmentation’ of stablecoins from Techmeme https://ift.tt/dKlCkQ3

David Lumb / CNET : Meta unveils 11B- and 90B-parameter Llama 3.2 models with multimodal image support and small 1B and 3B models, which Arm partnered on, meant to run on phones   —  The new models are small enough to assist in tasks on people's phones... and potentially smaller accessories, too. from Techmeme https://ift.tt/NFCJO6k

There are hundreds of portable Bluetooth speakers on the market. But only a few stand out for their top-notch sound quality. See which ones make the grade for sound quality with our CNET experts. from CNET https://ift.tt/nMJb9xd

Gaby Del Valle / The Verge : The US DOJ sues Visa, alleging it has an illegal monopoly over debit network markets and has tried to unlawfully crush competitors, including PayPal and Square   —  The financial service company reportedly tried to ‘smother’ competitors and feared Apple as an ‘existential threat.’ from Techmeme https://ift.tt/8m07hRe

Maxwell Zeff / TechCrunch : OpenAI adds five voices to Advanced Voice Mode, which is now rolling out to ChatGPT Plus and Teams users and, next week, to enterprise and education users   —  OpenAI announced it is rolling out Advanced Voice Mode (AVM) to an expanded set of ChatGPT's paying customers on Tuesday. from Techmeme https://ift.tt/s80eKD4

Sony promises revelations about PS5 and PS VR2 in a half-hour live show airing Tuesday. from CNET https://ift.tt/yghrvPx

Tom Warren / The Verge : Microsoft releases a progress report on its efforts to make security its top priority, which began in November 2023 after a scathing report from the US CSRB   —  Microsoft made security its No. 1 priority for every employee earlier this year, following years of security issues and a scathing report from the US Cyber Safety Review Board. from Techmeme https://ift.tt/Q1280Tx

Here are some highly-rated series to check out, plus a look at what's new in September. from CNET https://ift.tt/r8EVJYA

The Tineco S11 is one of our favorite cordless stick vacuums, and it's now just $220 at Amazon. from CNET https://ift.tt/udqZWeK

Kali Hays / Fortune : Sources: many OpenAI staff were taken aback by a proposed ChatGPT logo with a simple, large black “O”, which struck some as ominous and lacking in creativity   —  A black ring can represent many things - simplicity, a new phase, a void.  Whatever its meaning … from Techmeme https://ift.tt/btEZhPl

Grab a discount on Xbox Game Pass subscriptions and enjoy gaming for less. from CNET https://ift.tt/JIwZhA3

Samuel Stolton / Bloomberg : Sources: EU officials are preparing formal charges against Google under the DMA, targeting how it displays rival product results across its search services   —  - Google risks hefty fines if it fails to address EU concerns  — Regulators are set to issue warning under Digital Markets Act from Techmeme https://ift.tt/xGzT7oW

Lighten the financial load of getting solar energy with tax credits, rebates and more available for Texans. from CNET https://ift.tt/IBkaU0Z

Natasha Lomas / TechCrunch : A look at the two “specification proceedings” that the EU has opened on Apple under the DMA, instructing Apple on how to comply with interoperability provisions   —  The European Union has opened two “specification proceedings” on Apple under the bloc's Digital Markets Act (DMA) … from Techmeme https://ift.tt/F0TwOEb

For the jet-setters in your life, these travel tech gadgets will quickly become their favorite travel companions. from CNET https://ift.tt/lcDQnEd

Use sustainable energy sources to power your home with the Tesla Powerwall 3 home battery pack. from CNET https://ift.tt/H7gvJMj

The new aPower 2 battery has 15 kWh of energy storage capacity and a 15-year warranty. from CNET https://ift.tt/h9slV1o

Natasha Lomas / TechCrunch : SocialAI, a new iOS app that looks like a social network, is filled entirely with bots and lets users populate their network with up to 32 types of bots   —  Are we at peak social media yet?  It's an interesting question to ponder after the launch of an iOS app offering a social media experience just for one. from Techmeme https://ift.tt/TpjWQEz

These subscription-based developer glasses aim to go where bigger headsets like the Quest 3 and Vision Pro can't yet. from CNET https://ift.tt/SivZ4NH

Alicia Clanton / Bloomberg : Pew survey: 17% of US adults say they regularly get news on TikTok in 2024, up from 14% in 2023 and 3% in 2020; 39% aged 18 to 29 do so, up from 32% a year ago   —  - Almost 40% of young adults regularly get news from the app  — TikTok faces a ban in the US if parent company doesn't divest from Techmeme https://ift.tt/HEK5Feo

Alex Heath / The Verge : Snap unveils new Spectacles it will lease to devs creating Snapchat AR lenses, with a more immersive display, longer battery life, and a more lightweight design   —  Will developers finally help Snap take AR glasses mainstream? … Snap's fifth-generation Spectacles have a richer, more immersive display. from Techmeme https://ift.tt/awh6Y7L

We've picked the best foam rollers to get that deep tissue massage feeling at home. These will knead out your legs, back and other sore muscles. from CNET https://ift.tt/5cY4eCL

Zac Hall / 9to5Mac : Apple Pay includes an option to pay with BNPL service Affirm on iOS 18, following the discontinuation of Apple Pay Later   —  Remember Apple Pay Later?  The buy-now-pay-later service from Apple barely launched before the company decided to nerf it.  Replacing Apple's BNPL option is integration with more widely available options. from Techmeme https://ift.tt/sECzJKV

With the new Apple Watch Series 10 around the corner, deals on previous models crop up now and then. We keep up with them so you can save. from CNET https://ift.tt/FKLYAay

Save up to $1,000 on tech, appliances and home goods from Apple, Samsung, LG at Best Buy until tomorrow Sunday, Sept. 15. from CNET https://ift.tt/hY2sLtO

Shahram Mokhtari / iFixit News : Google Pixel 9 Pro teardown: impressive repairability for a foldable, with a highly modular design that separates high mechanical wear parts like the USB-C port   —  The Pixel 9 Pro Fold has come a long way since the first generation Pixel Fold.  That's because unlike other foldable smartphones … from Techmeme https://ift.tt/CtFrATG

Apple's generative AI capabilities will be at the heart of the iPhone 16 experience -- over time. Right now, you can try out the developer beta if you have an iPhone 15 Pro or any iPad or Mac with an M1 chip and later. from CNET https://ift.tt/0X6G3yZ

Bloomberg : German prosecutors open a sexual harassment probe into SAP CTO Jürgen Müller, after SAP said he'd resign at the end of September due to “inappropriate” behavior   —  - Müller to step down this month due to ‘inappropriate’ behavior  — SAP says it will fully cooperate with the investigation from Techmeme https://ift.tt/U7rhzQK

Get ready to laugh and cry all over again. from CNET https://ift.tt/YOqf6QV

Shakeel Hashim / Transformer : o1 System Card: “medium” rating for chemical, biological, radiological, nuclear weapon risk, and it “sometimes instrumentally faked alignment during testing”   —  The o1 safety card reveals a range of concerning capabilities, including scheming, reward hacking, and biological weapon creation. from Techmeme https://ift.tt/Inb90WA

Get clean water no matter where you are with one of the best filtered water bottles we’ve tested. from CNET https://ift.tt/LgwvDEQ

This budgeting app offers solid features, especially for couples managing joint finances. from CNET https://ift.tt/j6Y7SzZ

Sarah Perez / TechCrunch : Bluesky rolls out the ability to post videos of up to 60 seconds with optional attached subtitles; each post can contain one video, and adult content is allowed   —  Bluesky, the social networking startup now nearing 10 million users thanks to X's ban in Brazil, will now allow users to share videos … from Techmeme https://ift.tt/nD873ZN

Maxwell Zeff / TechCrunch : Adobe says generative AI features powered by its Firefly Video model will be available before the end of 2024 on the Premiere Pro beta app and on a free website   —  Users will get their first chance to try out Adobe's AI model for video generation in just a couple months. from Techmeme https://ift.tt/HO73Dzi

Samsung's Galaxy Ring can help you track your health and fitness with ease, and these deals can make sure you do all that for less. from CNET https://ift.tt/HoX3a9u

Timothy B Lee / Understanding AI : Waymo: its cars in Phoenix and SF had 48% fewer crashes/mile than humans and 73% fewer injury-causing ones; humans rear-ended Waymos in 16 of the 23 worst ones   —  I took a careful look at Waymo's latest crash data. … On a Friday evening last November, police chased a silver sedan across the San Francisco Bay Bridge. from Techmeme https://ift.tt/Wpf1VTJ

Romain Dillet / TechCrunch : Paris-based Neat, which helps other companies sell insurance products to their own customers, raised a €50M Series A, with ~60% in equity and the rest in debt   —  It's not every day that you hear about a large funding round for a French startup in the current funding environment. from Techmeme https://ift.tt/1hn8LDH

Daniel Cooper / Engadget : Apple plans to bring sleep apnea detection to the Watch Series 10, Watch Series 9, and Watch Ultra 2   —  It'll also come to the Series 9 and Ultras.  —  Apple's annual iPhone event isn't just where we see the debut of the iPhones 16, but also to learn about the new Apple Watch series 10 and its various features. from Techmeme https://ift.tt/vMnQL4d

Save a whopping 76% on this incredible lifetime access to Babbel, which teaches up to 14 languages. from CNET https://ift.tt/nDZuvq8

Joshua Gabert-Doyon / Financial Times : London's e-bike boom is frustrating local councils over parking issues, as Lime and Forest expand; Lime trips during peak hours have grown 91% YoY in 2024   —  Badly parked and abandoned vehicles cause frustration for local authorities  —  London has seen a surge in rented e-bikes this summer … from Techmeme https://ift.tt/7HX1QuM

Save a staggering 89% on a lifetime license to Microsoft Office Pro and Windows 11 at StackSocial right now. from CNET https://ift.tt/1HmcQDG

Kyle Wiggers / TechCrunch : Meta plans to enable group chats between WhatsApp/Messenger and third-party apps in 2025 and voice and video calling with such apps in 2027, to comply with DMA   —  Meta on Friday published an update on how it plans to comply with the Digital Markets Act (DMA), the European law that aims … from Techmeme https://ift.tt/fmaOwkB

Financial Times : Sources: US private equity group TPG is in talks to buy a stake in Europe's largest secondhand fashion site Vinted at a €5B valuation   —  US private equity group's interest highlights growing demand for second-hand goods from consumers and investors  —  US private equity group TPG … from Techmeme https://ift.tt/tAOlKL7