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Eve’s Light Switch is getting a refresh that Matters

TL;DR Eve has released a Matter version of its smart Light Switch. In addition to Matter support, the new model offers an iOS integration that lets you control it with select iPhones without needing a home hub. You can pick up the Matter version of the Eve Light Switch for $49.95. German smart home device maker Eve has been doing …

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Q&A with Philips CEO Roy Jakobs on evolving the company, a three-year restructuring plan, laying off 10,000 staff, FDA litigation, AI in healthcare, and more (Nilay Patel/The Verge)

Apple launches iOS 18 without Apple Intelligence, iPadOS 18, macOS 15 Sequoia, watchOS 11, visionOS 2, and tvOS 18  —  Today is Apple’s big software update extravaganza, as official releases of iOS 18, iPadOS 18, macOS Sequoia and watchOS 11 are available for the masses, to go with tvOS 18 and visionOS 2 for Apple Vision Pro.

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‘I Told Him I’m Not Getting in It’: Former Titan Submersible Engineer Testifies

The US Coast Guard’s Titan submersible hearing kicked off with a startling revelation. “I told him I’m not getting in it,” former OceanGate engineering director Tony Nissen said to a panel of Coast Guard investigators, referring to a 2018 conversation in which CEO Stockton Rush allegedly asked Nissen to act as a pilot in an upcoming expedition to the Titanic. …

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DuckDuckGo Joins AI Chat, Promises Enhanced Anonymity

Image: Andy Wolber/TechRepublic, screenshot of Duck.ai DuckDuckGo, a search company, launched a free and anonymous AI Chat service in June 2024. AI Chat joins DuckAssist, which generates answers based on Wikipedia, as a way to explore topics with AI. AI Chat operates with the widely used prompt-and-response process popularized by OpenAI’s ChatGPT and Google’s Gemini. But DuckDuckGo’s AI Chat seeks …

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TikTok fights ban in court as Harris and Trump campaigns embrace the app

Even as both the Harris and Trump presidential campaigns have leaned heavily into TikTok to reach younger voters, the weeks are ticking down before the wildly popular app is banned in the US under a new law that has drawn bipartisan backing. TikTok is set to present its case to a DC appeals court on Monday morning for why the …

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Original Flappy Bird creator wants you to know he does not support the new game

TL;DR The creator of Flappy Bird, Dong Nguyen, has now commented about the game’s return. Nguyen says he has nothing to do with the revival. Nguyen also states that he “did not sell anything” and that “I also don’t support crypto.” The announcement that Flappy Bird would be returning after being gone for a decade caught many by surprise last …

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The Port of Seattle says the Rhysida ransomware operation was behind an August 24 cyberattack and that it appears "some Port data was obtained by the actor" (Sergiu Gatlan/BleepingComputer)

Sergiu Gatlan / BleepingComputer: The Port of Seattle says the Rhysida ransomware operation was behind an August 24 cyberattack and that it appears “some Port data was obtained by the actor”  —  Port of Seattle, the United States government agency overseeing Seattle’s seaport and airport, confirmed on Friday …

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The Auto Industry Finally Has a Plan to Stop Electric Vehicle Fires

Last month, a Mercedes Benz EQE 350 electric vehicle caught fire in a South Korean apartment building’s underground parking garage. Reportedly, 23 people were sent to the hospital and approximately 900 cars were damaged. The fire reached temperatures of more than 2,700 degrees Fahrenheit (1,500 degrees Celsius), and took firefighters almost eight hours to extinguish. The incident led to a …

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Google Cloud Strengthens Backup Service With Vaults

Backup and recovery are critical in catastrophic cases that affect an organization’s entire Google Cloud account. Having an untouchable, logically air-gapped version adds a layer of reassurance for high-stakes data. On Sept. 10, Google Cloud beefed up its backup and disaster recovery services with an unmodifiable vault. The service is currently in preview mode, but it will be available to …

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