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• Galaxy Watch Active 2 update serves up new fitness and messaging features

  10-09-2020 17:54
  
  Samsung has announced a new inbound update for the Galaxy Watch Active 2 that will add a fairly broad array of features. There seems to be a little something for everyone here, whether their focus is on health and fitness or communication. The update begins rolling out today, starting with the Bluetooth versions of the watch that are out in … Continue reading
  
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• The Family AI Household Economy: AI’s Emerging Consumer Opportunity 

  09-07-2026 23:18 via digitaltrends.com
  
  Rather than focusing solely on workplace productivity, a new generation of AI companies is exploring how intelligent household systems could influence family decision-making, consumption patterns, budgeting, and everyday spending.  For much of the past decade, artificial intelligence has been framed as a workplace technology. Companies have focused on helping professionals write faster, analyze data, automate […]
  
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• What Should You Look for in an Online Payment Platform for Your Business?

  09-07-2026 23:00 via digitaltrends.com
  
  This post is brought to you in paid partnership with QuickBooks QuickBooks Payments is usually one of the first names that comes up the moment you search for an online payment platform, right alongside Stripe, Square, PayPal, and half a dozen others all promising the same two things: get paid faster, keep more of what […]
  
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• ChatGPT can now finish what you started, and that’s a much bigger deal than it sounds

  09-07-2026 22:49 via digitaltrends.com
  
  OpenAI's ChatGPT Work could be one of its biggest AI upgrades yet, promising to automate hours of busywork with a single request.
  
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• Slate’s new EV truck colors are straight out of a Crayola box

  09-07-2026 22:20 via digitaltrends.com
  
  Slate Auto has partnered with Crayola to launch five colorful wrap kits for its affordable electric truck, marking the crayon maker's first-ever collaboration with an automotive brand.
  
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• I Pissed Into the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool & it Turned Green Bumper Sticker

  09-07-2026 22:17 via shutupandtakemymoney.com
  
  There are bold life choices, questionable life choices, and then there’s the legendary energy of the “I Pissed Into the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool & It Turned Green” bumper sticker. It’s the kind of joke that makes history teachers sigh, park rangers raise an eyebrow, and your friends burst into laughter before asking, “Wait… what?” The humor comes from its complete absurdity. Nobody is expected to believe it actually happened, but that’
  
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• Apple’s foldable could arrive on schedule as Foxconn hires temporary workers to ramp up production

  09-07-2026 22:10 via digitaltrends.com
  
  Foxconn is waiving medical exams to get workers on the iPhone Ultra production line as fast as possible.
  
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• OpenAI is killing ChatGPT Atlas browser. I loved it, but it was an uphill race to the top

  09-07-2026 21:43 via digitaltrends.com
  
  OpenAI is discontinuing the ChatGPT Atlas browser less than a year after its debut, as the company shifts focus to ChatGPT Work.
  
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• Dell’s new Alienware monitors are brighter, sharper, and cost less than expected for OLED upgrade

  09-07-2026 21:05 via digitaltrends.com
  
  Dell has launched three new Alienware gaming monitors, led by a brighter and faster 34-inch QD-OLED model priced at $799.99.
  
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• INIU SnapGo Air review: A versatile power bank that I don’t dread carrying every day

  09-07-2026 20:46 via digitaltrends.com
  
  I grew tired of bulky chargers, but INIU rescued me. The SnapGo Air is a slim, lightweight 10,000mAh magnetic power bank with fast Qi2.2 charging and a built-in cable that you’ll actually want to carry every day.
  
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• If you’ve grown tired of babysitting ChatGPT, the new GPT-5.6 models might be the fix

  09-07-2026 20:14 via digitaltrends.com
  
  OpenAI has unveiled GPT-5.6 Sol, Terra, and Luna, a new lineup of AI models focused on faster workflows, lower costs, and fewer follow-up prompts.
  
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• EXCLUSIVE: The Mandela Catalogue producer shares new details about the upcoming horror adaptation

  09-07-2026 19:57 via digitaltrends.com
  
  Producer Aaron B. Koontz tells Digital Trends about adapting The Mandela Catalogue with Steven Spielberg, why creator Alex Kister was always the right director, and what fans can expect from the upcoming horror film.
  
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• Windows 11 Search is getting bigger, but only by 4 pixels

  09-07-2026 18:54 via digitaltrends.com
  
  After improving Windows 11 Search in recent updates, Microsoft may now be preparing a tiny design tweak for the Search box.
  
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• US hospitals are hiring remote nurses to fix staffing shortages, but it raises serious questions

  09-07-2026 18:52 via digitaltrends.com
  
  US hospitals are hiring remote nurses from the Philippines for as little as $5 an hour to address a shortage of nearly 80,000 registered nurses, raising serious patient safety concerns.
  
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• How can small businesses get paid faster?

  09-07-2026 18:16 via digitaltrends.com
  
  This post is brought to you in paid partnership with QuickBooks Maria owns a small landscaping business outside Austin. It’s Friday morning, payroll is due, one of her commercial mowers needs repairs, and three crews are wrapping up projects across town. The business is busy, but nearly $18,000 from completed jobs is still tied up […]
  
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• Sony revives the RX10 with AI autofocus, 4K 120fps, and a longer-lasting battery

  09-07-2026 17:56 via digitaltrends.com
  
  Sony's fifth-generation RX10 gets AI subject tracking from the Alpha series, 4K at 120fps, and 50 percent better battery life.
  
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• Meta’s latest AI model is Muse Spark 1.1 and it can run your computer for you

  09-07-2026 17:54 via digitaltrends.com
  
  Meta is doubling down on AI agents with Muse Spark 1.1, a model that doesn't just answer questions — it can use apps, browse the web, and even operate your computer to complete tasks on your behalf.
  
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• Microdramas are booming, and Character.AI is turning it into a two-way obsession

  09-07-2026 17:41 via digitaltrends.com
  
  Character.AI is chasing the booming microdrama market with three AI-assisted vertical series whose characters remain available for conversations, questions, and fresh role-playing after each episode.
  
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• Claude Reflect is here. It’s your usual yearly Wrapped, but with Anthropic’s AI

  09-07-2026 17:00 via digitaltrends.com
  
  Anthropic launched Claude Reflect, a usage dashboard that tracks your AI habits over time and then asks if you want to pull back.
  
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• I knew there was plenty of AI slop on LinkedIn. Shocking report says the problem is far worse than suspected

  09-07-2026 16:48 via digitaltrends.com
  
  LinkedIn supplied almost two-thirds of the AI-generated social content flagged in a million-post analysis, despite representing only one-third of the material scanned.
  
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• Those murmurs of a $300 price hike for the iPhone 18 Pro series look increasingly likely

  09-07-2026 16:13 via digitaltrends.com
  
  A third supply chain analysis confirms what WSJ and IDC already flagged: the iPhone 18 Pro Max faces a significant BOM increase.
  
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• Your phone is not trying to poison your water, but influencers found a $50 fix anyway

  09-07-2026 16:04 via digitaltrends.com
  
  Influencers are selling $50 EMF straws as protection from everyday electronics, but the evidence is thin and the real product may be tech anxiety dressed as wellness.
  
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• Self-driving cars keep getting in the way of first responders, and Uncle Sam just ran out of patience

  09-07-2026 15:54 via digitaltrends.com
  
  NHTSA's chief says driverless cars keep blocking ambulances and fire trucks, and he's giving companies a deadline to fix it.
  
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• Parents worry AI is becoming a crutch for their kids while schools struggle to keep up, survey finds

  09-07-2026 15:24 via digitaltrends.com
  
  A new Deloitte survey found that 49% of parents worry their child relies on AI too much, while only 33% of schools have any AI guidelines in place.
  
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• Samsung wants to put its own chip in your next PC and it’s all about speeding up AI chores

  09-07-2026 15:19 via digitaltrends.com
  
  Samsung’s reported Gaia accelerator could bring dedicated on-device AI hardware to future PCs, placing the company in an increasingly crowded fight with Nvidia and Qualcomm.
  
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• After Samsung and Apple, Oppo could be next to join the wide foldable club

  09-07-2026 14:34 via digitaltrends.com
  
  Oppo may join Samsung and Apple’s emerging wide foldable race with a Snapdragon 8 Gen 6-powered device carrying an unusually large 6,500mAh battery.
  
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• Google’s own Photos app just gave Android users another reason to envy iPhone

  09-07-2026 13:30 via digitaltrends.com
  
  Google Photos for Android is finally getting the floating redesign iPhone users have had for months, making the app cleaner while giving Gemini-powered Ask Photos a more prominent spot.
  
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• AI image generators have escaped nightmare fingers and entered the fake premium era

  09-07-2026 13:03 via digitaltrends.com
  
  I tested Meta Muse, Gemini Nano Banana 2, and ChatGPT Images 2.0. The obvious AI failures are fading, but the new flaws are harder to laugh off.
  
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• Xiaomi built an SUV that doubles as a camping tent, and its range numbers are equally wild

  09-07-2026 12:58 via digitaltrends.com
  
  Xiaomi's new Sky Nomad sub-brand debuts with a 5.3-meter family EREV SUV that offers a retractable camper-tent roof on one trim.
  
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• Your dog can run, but Fi’s new tracker makes sure you can still find them

  09-07-2026 12:22 via digitaltrends.com
  
  Fi Ultra uses Starlink satellite connectivity to keep lost dogs trackable beyond cellular coverage, giving adventurous pups far fewer places to disappear unnoticed.
  
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