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Apple has officially rolled out its new Apple Upgrade leasing plan, and it covers way more ground than the old program ever did. iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch, and Mac are all part of the deal now. But there’s a catch buried in today’s announcement: the iPhone Upgrade Program you might already be enrolled in is going away for good. What happens if you’re already in the iPhone Upgrade Program? If you’re currently enrolled, don’t panic, but do pay attention. Once your upgrade window rolls around, you won’t be able to grab your next iPhone through the old program anymore. Apple…

Apple has officially launched Apple Upgrade, a leasing program that lets customers pay monthly for an iPhone, iPad, Mac, or Apple Watch instead of buying the device outright. The program went live today on Apple’s website in partnership with Klarna, replacing the iPhone Upgrade Program that Apple has offered since 2015. What you can lease and what it costs The lease length depends on what you’re planning to get. Phones and watches get shorter terms, 12 or 24 months, while iPads and Macs stretch to 24 or 36 months, giving those categories more room before the lease is up. The…

BYD has entered the Japanese kei car market with the Racco, an electric car built specifically for the country’s compact car segment. Its top trim delivers 320 km of range, making it the first compact electric car in the market to pass 300 km, according to ITHome. Kei cars are a Japanese vehicle class with strict size and power limits, and the segment has long been dominated by domestic automakers such as Honda, Nissan, Suzuki, and Daihatsu. The Racco is BYD’s first attempt to compete in that space. Price undercuts Nissan’s Sakura The Racco starts at 2.145 million yen, about…

Two jury losses have given plaintiffs momentum against Meta, but they haven’t rewritten the rules for social media. One case relied on New Mexico consumer-protection laws. The other asked a California jury whether addictive design contributed to a young woman’s mental-health issues. The verdicts, detailed by The Wall Street Journal, reached Meta through different legal routes. Together, they suggest Section 230 becomes a less dependable shield when a lawsuit centers on choices made by the platform itself. What two verdicts haven’t settled Neither jury created a universal rule that strips social media companies of Section 230 protection. Google plans to…

Just like how smartphones have settled into a familiar routine, smartwatches have also become quite predictable. But Nothing might be planning on shaking things up for wearables. A tipster claims the company is preparing its first smartwatch under the main Nothing brand. The unnamed wearable will reportedly launch in September, cost less than $300 in the US, and initially reach a limited number of markets. Its design is also said to carry the “typical Nothing DNA” that has helped the company’s phones and audio gear stand apart. Right after this, Nothing co-founder Akis Evangelidis joined the conversation with a separate,…

Searching Google for a Windows utility and clicking the first convincing result has always carried some risk. A newly uncovered network of fake websites has made that familiar habit considerably more dangerous. More than 70 domains were found impersonating popular Windows apps. This includes Microsoft PowerToys, CrystalDiskMark, EasyBCD, Wintoys, Lively Wallpaper, and SignalRGB. Windows Latest reports that many of the lookalike sites appear above the genuine project pages in Google results, despite having no connection to the developers behind the apps. Some currently redirect their download buttons to legitimate Microsoft Store pages, which may be part of the attack. The…

With AI now capable of writing exploits and running attacks at machine speed, the security tools built for a slower, human-paced world are starting to show their age. Microsoft thinks it has the answer, and it’s calling it Project Perception. So what exactly is Project Perception? At its core, Project Perception is an AI agentic security system built to think and react as fast as the threats it’s designed to stop. Instead of just piling on more alerts for security teams to sift through, it uses AI to continuously watch, reason, and act across an organization’s entire digital footprint. The…

One of the reasons Grok AI became so popular is because it let people chat with it directly on X, resulting in some hilarious conversations. And while the public availability of Grok AI on X has resulted in numerous safety issues, there’s no denying that this openness played a major role in its rise.  It seems Meta wanted the same, which became evident when the company started testing Meta AI directly on Threads a few months ago, letting users chat with it right in their feed. But not everyone was comfortable having those conversations out in the open, so Meta has…

Nike just teamed up with Hyperice again, and this time they’ve built something that feels more like a wellness gadget than a shoe. Meet the Nike Air Zoom Hyperslide, a slide that not only cushions your feet but also heats and vibrates them back to life. It’s made less for lounging by the pool and more for helping you recover after training, travel, or just a long day spent standing around. What is the Nike Hyperslide? At its core, this is a recovery slide. Nike handles the comfort side with its low-profile Air Zoom cushioning, while a Hyperice pod built…

T-Mobile’s Monday outage is officially over. After thousands of customers spent hours dealing with dropped signals and iPhones stuck in SOS mode, the carrier confirmed that service has been fully restored. So what exactly happened? Reports started flooding into Downdetector around 4 PM ET, and within an hour, more than 140,000 users had flagged an issue. Most people reported they are receiving no signal or a dead mobile connection. The trouble didn’t stop at T-Mobile’s own network either. StatusGator confirmed that MVNOs like Mint Mobile and Boost Mobile, which run on T-Mobile’s towers, also felt the impact. Things got bad…