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Samsung has largely stuck with traditional designs for its Galaxy Buds lineup over the years, with the bean-shaped Galaxy Buds Live standing out as the one truly radical departure. But that appears to be changing, as Samsung experiments with designs its rivals have embraced for years. Just a day after leaked renders offered an early look at the clip-on Galaxy Buds On, a new leak has shed light on another upcoming pair of Galaxy Buds targeted at gym-goers and athletes. A design built for movement According to SamMobile, Samsung is working on another pair of buds internally codenamed “Buds Canal…

Just a few days after it was revealed that ChatGPT hacked multiple services, Anthropic has also published an uncomfortable admission. During routine cybersecurity testing, its Claude models broke out of what were supposed to be sealed-off practice environments and ended up hacking into the real systems of three different companies. So what actually happened? Anthropic runs capture-the-flag-style tests to see how good Claude is at offensive hacking. The model is dropped into a fictional scenario, told a piece of secret data is hidden somewhere on the network, and asked to go find it. The catch is that Claude was explicitly…

Google DeepMind just brought sci-fi robots closer to reality, and it is very exciting. Building on its original Gemini Robotics model, the company has introduced Gemini Robotics 2, an AI system designed to help robots think, move, and even work together. Unlike most robots today, which rely on pre-programmed routines or someone controlling them remotely, this new system lets robots figure things out on their own when situations get unpredictable. Can robots finally handle whole-body tasks? Until now, Google’s robotics models mostly handled tabletop tasks using a robot’s upper body. Gemini Robotics 2 changes that by controlling the entire humanoid,…

Apple’s latest earnings call had plenty of good news: record iPhone revenue, a record June quarter, and non-stop excitement about Siri AI. But buried inside the analyst Q&A was a detail that caught my attention: Apple all but confirmed that heavy Siri AI users could eventually need a bigger iCloud+ plan to keep using it comfortably. Will heavy Siri AI users need to pay more? During the call, an analyst asked how Apple plans to recover the compute costs behind Siri AI, especially since usage during the beta has apparently been strong. CEO Tim Cook didn’t dodge the question. He…

As X-Men ’97 continues the epic saga of Marvel’s mutant heroes, voice actor Jennifer Hale returns as one of the team’s most iconic members, Jean Grey. After the events of season 1, the show follows the X-Men, who have been scattered across history, as they try to return to their original era and prevent the rise of their most powerful enemy: Apocalypse. In an interview with Digital Trends, Hale discussed returning to voice Jean Grey after doing so in many of Marvel’s animated projects. She also broke down the evolution of Jean’s character and what fans can expect from season…

Previous CAD renders had already lowered my expectations for the Pixel 11 Pro Fold. The latest promotional material shared by Evan Blass through the Leakmail newsletter leaves little hope of anything beyond a new paint job and design tweaks so minor that most people would struggle to notice them without looking closely. The phone looks disappointingly similar to the Pixel 10 Pro Fold, retaining the same proportions, rounded corners, and unusual camera island. I have never liked the way Google stacks what look like two smaller Pixel camera visors on top of each other. It feels awkward rather than cohesive.…

I remember when a $999 GPU felt like the “expensive but justifiable” tier, something buyers saved months for before building their dream gaming PC. Nvidia’s about to make that price feel affordable. Back in January, reports surfaced that AMD and Nvidia had warned board partners about incoming price increases.  So how big are these price hikes actually? A week later, the claims were followed by a report of a roughly 15-20% hike across Nvidia’s entire RTX 50 lineup. Nearly six months later, actual numbers are surfacing, and if you ask me, they’re quite rough.  Based on current Chinese market rates,…

Dungeons and Dragons has a lot planned for the coming year. Following the 2024 release of its revised fifth edition ruleset (which the developers have come around to calling “5.5e” after initially resisting), the D&D team has crafted a seasonal content structure reminiscent of a live-service video game like Overwatch or Fortnite. At today’s Gen Con presentation, we got a decent look at all the expansions, collaborations, and tie-in products on the horizon for the coming year. It’s a lot, so here’s a rundown of what to expect in chronological order.Season of Magic: July – September 2026 Arcana UnleashedThe first…

Apple has found a great way to make an expensive iPhone more approachable. Apple Upgrade lets customers lease eligible devices through Klarna, with iPhone terms lasting 12 or 24 months. At the end, you can return the device, begin another lease, or pay the remaining amount to own it. My initial reaction focused heavily on the value customers lose by returning an iPhone they could have sold or traded. While that concern is still valid, the program makes considerably more sense for a select group of people who already replace their iPhones every year. But the question is… how many…

Samsung’s rolling home robot has been the industry’s longest-running “will it ever actually ship” joke, and I’ll admit I’d mostly given up on it. Now, there’s finally a glimmer of hope. Samsung first unveiled Ballie as a concept at CES 2020. Then, it showed it as a significantly upgraded version four years later. However, the company never confirmed a release date or committed to releasing it at all.  So what did this leak actually reveal? Now, SammyGuru has obtained the first images of Ballie’s companion smartphone app. To me, it looks like a wireframe design draft rather than a finished…