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California Governor Gavin Newsom has signed legislation aimed at restricting how elected leaders can leverage crypto for personal gain. The state’s public officials are not permitted to issue memecoins, a form of cryptocurrency based on online jokes, trends or celebrities. The governor’s office pointed to reports that about a million investors lost an alleged $3.8…

It’s been about a year since the ad-tech industry rolled out AdCP, an infrastructure standard for agent use in advertising including through media buying and creative management, in October. It’s been nine months since it formed AgenticAdvertising.org (AAO), a related nonprofit designed to promote AdCP. 

Nearly a year after releasing the QuietComfort Ultra Headphones (2nd Gen), Bose is gifting its headphones with some of the latest Bluetooth audio upgrades in an upcoming 10.12.12 firmware update. The flagship headphones will soon support Bluetooth LE Audio, enabling Auracast and audio streaming

You really shouldn’t have to worry about your phone’s battery levels dropping to half by noon, but here we are — a common frustration among Android users. As frustrating as the situation is, there are fairly easy fixes to this that can add hours back to your day and extend your battery’s lifespan in the…

Shortly after announcing new wireless, clip-on-style open-ear earbuds, Bose aims to appease a different kind of fan by introducing a new product category: wired USB-C earbuds. The Bose Noise Canceling Earbuds are one such hybrid digital/analog pair, fitted with Bose’s famed sound quality and noise cancellation without the hassle of wireless connectivity and frequent charging.

Apple has released its first update to iOS 27 to fix an intermittent but annoying problem that could cause the iPhone 18 Pro and Pro Max to freeze or restart without warning. Released Monday, iOS 27.0.1 promises to resolve this freeze and restart issue, which typically occurs when Face ID fails to authenticate.

Shortcuts has been available on Mac since macOS Monterey, but it’s one of those utilities many Mac users have never explored. At first, it can seem too complicated. You have to know which actions to choose and how to connect them, then hope it all works. 

Peak XV Partners, one of the largest venture capital firms investing in markets including India and Southeast Asia with more than $10 billion in assets under management, has increased how much it invests per startup through Surge, its seed-stage investing platform, as it unveils a new cohort of 18 companies.

While Apple’s iPhone battery tech is well-integrated with iOS to offer maximum life while reporting health metrics and other important info, even the best engineering can’t overcome chemical limitations. Battery cells gradually degrade over every charge cycle, with temperature, age and daily use all playing a role.

OpenAI had planned to release yet another AI model next month, but has decided to nix the release over safety concerns.