We may be just a few days into 2025, but Apple thinks it can already tell which upcoming music artists are set to make a breakthrough this year. The company shared its predictions as the Shazam Fast Forward 2025.
Apple looked at the trending artists in the first five days of music Shazammed by users, and had its own music editors review them …
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Today at CES 2025 in Las Vegas, Schlage unveiled its new Schlage Sense Pro Smart Deadbolt, marking the company’s first Ultra Wideband-enabled smart lock, complete with support for Matter-over-Thread.
Schlage has consistently been at the forefront of connected home smart locks. In March 2022, it made history as the first company to launch an NFC-assisted Apple Home Keys-enabled smart lock solution, the popular . Now, let’s take a closer look at the features and capabilities of the upcoming Schlage Sense Pro Smart Deadbolt.
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We may still be mostly waiting for a smarter Siri, but OpenAI CEO Sam Altman thinks the company already knows how to create the holy grail of AI: artificial general intelligence (AGI).
AGI is the term given to an AI system which can match or exceed human cognitive capabilities across a wide range of fields – in other words, AI which is at least as smart as we are …
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Last week, Apple agreed to pay $95 million to settle a lawsuit that alleged “unlawful and intentional recording” of Siri interactions.
Apple’s settlement has led to a wave of conspiracy theories claiming that Siri is listening to you for targeted advertising, but the company says those claims are completely unfounded.
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Smart home company Aqara has announced no fewer than nine new products at this year’s consumer electronics show. Most, however, won’t be available in the US until later in the year.
These include a large touch-screen panel which performs multiple duties as a smart light switch, a controller and display for other smart home devices, a Zigbee hub, and a Matter bridge for Aqara Zigbee devices …
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Apple is working on several new smart home products for this year and beyond, including a home doorbell and video camera. Amid the flurry of CES smart home announcements, a common theme has emerged that points to a key reason Apple’s new products may exist in the first place.
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Disney and Fubo have announced that they are merging their Hulu + Live TV and Fubo services into a single business. Here’s what that means, including why it will bring the revival of the planned Venu Sports bundle.
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Alongside a host of exciting (and weird) new tech from CES 2025, we have a fresh batch of deals to scope out today. The Burton Goods Winter Clearance sale with up to 50% off its wonderful leather Apple accessories is now live but we are also tracking M4 MacBook Pro configurations at up to $220 off this week as well as the return of Black Friday pricing on the (that’s $17.50 a pop). Those deals join the return of all-time low pricing on Samsung’s latest gray 2TB T9 flagship portable SSD, iPhone cases, and a host of charging gear, all waiting down below in today’s 9to5Toys Lunch Break.
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The has easily been one of, if not, the most popular new Apple release among readers this year, and what is arguably the best upcoming accessory for it is arriving soon. Satechi already quickly teased its next-generation Mac Mini M4 Stand & Hub with SSD Enclosure, but it is serving up all of the details for CES 2025 alongside the upcoming pre-order date.
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