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Simple Android settings can reduce power use and preserve battery health
The article says Android phone batteries often run down quickly because of avoidable settings and app activity. A few small changes can reduce daily power use while helping preserve battery health over time, without requiring users to disable essentials such as Wi-Fi. It recommends lowering screen brightness, shortening screen timeout and, where available, switching the…
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My iPhone hit 1,000 charge cycles — Here’s how it’s holding up
The writer’s iPhone 15 Pro Max has reached 1,000 charge cycles after nearly three years and reports 81 per cent battery health. Its battery life has fallen from more than 12 hours of screen-on use when new to often needing a charge before the day ends, illustrating how battery wear affects everyday use even before…
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Boeing “incredibly excited” to serve as nation’s only astronaut transportation
NASA has committed to purchasing two additional flights on Boeing’s Starliner spacecraft and providing $359 million in further financial support to help the company complete critical repairs to its thruster system. This decision carries significant implications, as SpaceX intends to retire its Crew Dragon spacecraft by 2030, potentially making Boeing the sole provider of crewed…
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All the Guests at Karol G’s Viajando Por El Mundo Tropitour
Karol G’s Viajando Por El Mundo Tropitour has featured a series of guest appearances alongside its opening acts, adding surprise collaborations to the shows. The tour supports her 2025 album Tropicoqueta and is scheduled to run until 2027. Guests have included Becky G, who performed “MAMIII” at 10 shows, and opening acts Elena Rose and…
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AMD to acquire spatial AI firm World Labs in $8.2bn deal
AMD has agreed to acquire World Labs, the spatial AI company co-founded by Fei-Fei Li, in an all-stock deal valued at about $8.2 billion. The acquisition is intended to help guide AMD’s future AI hardware and software as the company competes with Nvidia, whose strength includes both powerful chips and the tools that make them…
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CBS and MTV VMAs Attract a Combined 8.4 Million Viewers, Making it the Most-Watched Since 2015 and Up 51% From Last Year
The 2026 MTV Video Music Awards drew a combined 8.43 million viewers across CBS and MTV, making it the most-watched ceremony since 2015 and 51% higher than last year. The figures are Nielsen same-day estimates and may change in the final results. An NFL game ran late before the ceremony, delaying its CBS broadcast by…
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China’s potential Nvidia purchases raise fresh questions over Trump’s AI policy
China is reportedly considering relaxing restrictions on Nvidia chip exports, potentially allowing major tech firms like ByteDance and Alibaba to purchase millions more units over the next year. The move coincides with Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang’s growing influence over President Trump’s artificial intelligence policy, marking a significant shift from the Biden administration’s strict export controls…
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SpaceX’s Starship goes orbital, deploying first next-gen Starlinks
SpaceX’s 14th Starship test flight reached low-Earth orbit for the first time, completing a milestone after earlier flights followed suborbital paths. The flight also deployed 26 of SpaceX’s next-generation Starlink satellites, which are too large to launch aboard the company’s Falcon 9 rockets. The 407-foot rocket lifted off from South Texas with 33 Raptor engines…
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Philadelphia woman hailed a hero after using a bike helmet to stop man sexually assaulting elderly woman in broad daylight
A Philadelphia cyclist named Mary Martin intervened in a sexual assault occurring in broad daylight on 21 September, striking the alleged attacker with her bike helmet and driving him to flee. The incident highlights a case of someone overcoming the “bystander effect” to assist a victim in distress in public. The 63-year-old victim was approached…
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AWS faces pressure to modernise as developer-focused cloud rivals gain ground
AWS faces growing competition from newer cloud platforms like Vercel, Railway, and Cloudflare, which offer superior developer experience and customer-focused philosophy compared to AWS’s traditional “build-it-yourself” infrastructure approach. This matters because AWS has historically dominated by positioning itself as the reliable, comprehensive option, yet this dominance is increasingly challenged as alternative platforms emerge without AWS’s…