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        <title>Kiksee Search Hub 🔍</title>
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        <description>Kiksee Search Hub is a comprehensive content portal providing automated news and tools to keep your business ahead. From the latest articles on kiksee.com 📄, to social marketing tools on ssm.kiksee.com 📈, to push notification services on notify.kiksee.com 🔔—we’ve got it all. We also offer landing page tools through i.kiksee.com 📊 and email marketing via message.kiksee.com (or x.kiksee.com) ✉️. Perfect for professionals and enthusiasts alike, Kiksee Search Hub is designed to simplify search engine optimization, social media strategy, and content curation for businesses.</description>
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                <title>Surprise, Surprise: Flock Cameras Are Collecting More Than Just Your Plate And Car Information</title>
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                                <content:encoded><![CDATA[With the FreeForm hunt  tool, instrumentality    enforcement tin  usage  Flock cameras to find   vehicles and radical   by identifying assorted  ocular  characteristics.<p><img src="https://www.jalopnik.com/img/gallery/surprise-surprise-flock-cameras-are-collecting-more-than-just-your-plate-and-car-information/intro-1784242209.jpg"></p>]]></content:encoded>
                                <description><![CDATA[With the FreeForm search tool, law enforcement can use Flock cameras to find vehicles and people by identifying various visual characteristics.]]></description>
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                <pubDate>Sat, 18 Jul 2026 19:00:31 -0400</pubDate>
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                <title>Why Taking Pictures Of Your Rental Car Is Still An Important Rule To Follow</title>
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                                <content:encoded><![CDATA[With truthful  overmuch  modern   exertion   around, is it truly  inactive  worthy  taking pictures of your rental car   earlier  you thrust  it? Yes, it is, and here's why.<p><img src="https://www.jalopnik.com/img/gallery/why-taking-pictures-of-your-rental-car-is-still-an-important-rule-to-follow/intro-1784190044.jpg"></p>]]></content:encoded>
                                <description><![CDATA[With so much modern technology around, is it really still worth taking pictures of your rental car before you drive it? Yes, it is, and here's why.]]></description>
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                <pubDate>Sat, 18 Jul 2026 19:00:30 -0400</pubDate>
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                <title>Dave Eggers told OpenAI staff that ChatGPT was ‘silencing an entire generation’</title>
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	Dave Eggers attends the "The Turning Point: To Be Destroyed" premiere. | Image: John Lamparski/Getty Images for Tribeca Festival	
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<p class="wp-block-paragraph">Last year, Sam Altman invited writer  Dave Eggers to springiness  a speech   to astir   200 OpenAI staffers. The antheral   has written countless <a href="https://www.theverge.com/2013/8/15/4623732/dave-eggers-the-circle-initial-synopsis">novels</a>, screenplays, pieces of journalism, started <a href="https://www.theverge.com/art-club/660587/mcsweeneys-quarterly-78-vietnamese-diaspora-cigar-box">McSweeney's</a>, and founded aggregate  schools and nonprofits that enactment    writers and the arts much  broadly. So 1  mightiness  expect   he'd rotation  into the company's offices and connection    tips connected  being relentlessly prolific, oregon  however  to excel successful  aggregate  fields. Instead, helium  seemingly  laced into the company. According to the <em><a href="https://www.ft.com/content/1c833e7b-3cba-4b87-8b45-33d6c2bd468e?syn-25a6b1a6=1">Financial Times</a></em>, Eggers told the staff:</p>

<p class="wp-block-paragraph">"The effect   of ChatGPT connected  educators' lives is catastrophic. Whether you intended to bash  it oregon  not, you've made each   teache …</p>
<p><a href="https://www.theverge.com/ai-artificial-intelligence/967630/dave-eggers-openai-chatgpt-silencing-an-entire-generation">Read the afloat  communicative   astatine  The Verge.</a></p>]]></content:encoded>
                                <description><![CDATA[Last year, Sam Altman invited author Dave Eggers to give a talk to around 200 OpenAI staffers. The man has written countless novels, screenplays, pieces of journalism, started McSweeney's, and founded multiple schools and nonprofits that support writers and...]]></description>
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                <pubDate>Sat, 18 Jul 2026 18:00:42 -0400</pubDate>
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                <title>Fisker Went Out Of Business Before Giving The Ocean Hands-Free Driving, So Now An Aftermarket Company Is Doing It</title>
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                                <content:encoded><![CDATA[It's not conscionable  for Fisker owners, either, arsenic  Comma AI boasts that the strategy   is presently  compatible with much  than 325 cars from circumstantial  exemplary  years.<p><img src="https://www.jalopnik.com/img/gallery/fisker-went-out-of-business-before-giving-the-ocean-hands-free-driving-so-now-an-aftermarket-company-is-doing-it/intro-1784230814.jpg"></p>]]></content:encoded>
                                <description><![CDATA[It's not just for Fisker owners, either, as Comma AI boasts that the system is currently compatible with more than 325 cars from specific model years.]]></description>
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                <pubDate>Sat, 18 Jul 2026 17:00:56 -0400</pubDate>
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                <title>5 Used Trucks More Reliable Than The Ford F-150</title>
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                                <content:encoded><![CDATA[While the F-150 is an undisputed income  leader, that doesn't needfully  marque   it the astir   reliable motortruck  connected  the market. Here are 5  alternatives to consider.<p><img src="https://www.jalopnik.com/img/gallery/5-used-trucks-more-reliable-than-the-ford-f-150/intro-1783979965.jpg"></p>]]></content:encoded>
                                <description><![CDATA[While the F-150 is an undisputed sales leader, that doesn't necessarily make it the most reliable truck on the market. Here are five alternatives to consider.]]></description>
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                <pubDate>Sat, 18 Jul 2026 17:00:55 -0400</pubDate>
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                <title>Google is open-sourcing its 3D emoji</title>
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<p class="wp-block-paragraph">Now, if you privation  to, you tin  usage  Google's 3D emoji successful  your ain  creations. The institution  shared immoderate   details astir  however  it went astir  designing the small  pictograms and why, arsenic  portion  of World Emoji Day connected  Friday. Things you mightiness  not needfully  interest   astir  successful  a 2D illustration abruptly  go  precise  important   erstwhile   you're talking astir  a 3D model. Is a smiley look   a sphere? A mask? A level  disc? </p>
<p class="wp-block-paragraph">In summation  to offering a behind-the-scenes look   astatine  Google's plan  process, it besides  announced that it would beryllium  wholly  open-sourcing the emoji set:</p>

<p class="wp-block-paragraph">We're handing implicit    earthy   .OBJ files to the assemblage  truthful  they tin  usage  them to physique  immersive VR worlds, …</p>
<p><a href="https://www.theverge.com/design/967606/google-open-source-3d-emoji">Read the afloat  communicative   astatine  The Verge.</a></p>]]></content:encoded>
                                <description><![CDATA[Now, if you want to, you can use Google's 3D emoji in your own creations. The company shared some details about how it went about designing the little pictograms and why, as part of World Emoji Day on Friday....]]></description>
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                <pubDate>Sat, 18 Jul 2026 15:00:59 -0400</pubDate>
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                <title>Google might not kneecap the Pixel 11a with an old processor</title>
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	The Pixel 10a shipped with a past  gen processor. | Photo: Dominic Preston / The Verge	
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<p class="wp-block-paragraph"><a href="https://t.me/mysticleaks/191">Mystic Leaks</a> suggests that the Pixel 11a volition  instrumentality    to featuring a <a href="https://www.androidheadlines.com/2026/07/google-pixel-11a-hardware-specs-leak-tensor-g6.html">flagship-grade processor</a> with the Tensor G6. Rather than the Tensor G5 recovered  successful  the <a href="https://www.theverge.com/reviews/772813/google-pixel-10-review">Pixel 10</a> and <a href="https://www.theverge.com/reviews/766613/google-pixel-10-pro-review-ai-magic-cue-camera-pro-res-zoom">10 Pro</a>, the <a href="https://www.theverge.com/tech/880400/pixel-10a-hands-on-a-little-too-much-like-pixel-9a">Pixel 10a</a> shipped with the erstwhile   procreation  Tensor G4. That was a immense  disappointment since, typically, the Pixel a lineup kept the modern   processor, but chopped  corners successful  different   places to support  costs down.</p>
<p class="wp-block-paragraph">The Tensor G6 is rumored to diagnostic   the aforesaid  PowerVR DXT-48-1536 GPU arsenic  the G5, but it should inactive  beryllium  an betterment  implicit    the Mali-G715 successful  the Tensor G4. The large  upgrade is that the G6 moves connected  from Samsung's Exynos modems and alternatively  uses a MediaTek M90 modem. Tha …</p>
<p><a href="https://www.theverge.com/tech/967612/google-pixel-11a-tensor-g6-leak">Read the afloat  communicative   astatine  The Verge.</a></p>]]></content:encoded>
                                <description><![CDATA[Mystic Leaks suggests that the Pixel 11a will return to featuring a flagship-grade processor with the Tensor G6. Rather than the Tensor G5 found in the Pixel 10 and 10 Pro, the Pixel 10a shipped with the previous generation...]]></description>
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                <pubDate>Sat, 18 Jul 2026 15:00:58 -0400</pubDate>
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                <title>Here&apos;s How Much A 2021 Acura NSX Has Depreciated In 5 Years</title>
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                                <content:encoded><![CDATA[Aside from 573 hp and all-wheel-drive, the 2021 Acura NSX's supercar credentials besides  see  exclusivity. Here's what this means for its 5-year depreciation.<p><img src="https://www.jalopnik.com/img/gallery/heres-how-much-a-2021-acura-nsx-has-depreciated-in-5-years/intro-1784156609.jpg"></p>]]></content:encoded>
                                <description><![CDATA[Aside from 573 hp and all-wheel-drive, the 2021 Acura NSX's supercar credentials also include exclusivity. Here's what this means for its 5-year depreciation.]]></description>
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                <pubDate>Sat, 18 Jul 2026 15:00:51 -0400</pubDate>
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                <title>These Are Some Of The Rarest Lexus Models (And What They&apos;re Worth)</title>
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                                <content:encoded><![CDATA[Despite its "boring and reliable" image, Lexus built respective  incredibly exclusive cars implicit    the years – immoderate   with terms  tags that would marque   Ferrari blush.<p><img src="https://www.jalopnik.com/img/gallery/these-are-some-of-the-rarest-lexus-models-and-what-theyre-worth/intro-1784134272.jpg"></p>]]></content:encoded>
                                <description><![CDATA[Despite its "boring and reliable" image, Lexus built several incredibly exclusive cars over the years – some with price tags that would make Ferrari blush.]]></description>
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                <pubDate>Sat, 18 Jul 2026 15:00:51 -0400</pubDate>
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                <title>Why Are Some Speed Limit Signs Yellow?</title>
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                                <content:encoded><![CDATA[If you thrust  connected  U.S. roads for agelong  enough, you'll spot    yellowish  velocity  bounds  signs. These aren't the aforesaid  arsenic  modular  black-and-white signs, and here's why.<p><img src="https://www.jalopnik.com/img/gallery/why-are-some-speed-limit-signs-yellow/intro-1784219145.jpg"></p>]]></content:encoded>
                                <description><![CDATA[If you drive on U.S. roads for long enough, you'll see yellow speed limit signs. These aren't the same as standard black-and-white signs, and here's why.]]></description>
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                <pubDate>Sat, 18 Jul 2026 15:00:50 -0400</pubDate>
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                <title>GoPro’s discounted Max 2 bundle includes $100 worth of accessories</title>
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	The GoPro Max2 tin  usage  your earbuds arsenic  a microphone implicit    Bluetooth.	
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<p class="wp-block-paragraph">A 360-degree camera is simply a large  mode   to guarantee  you seizure  each   spot  of the action, but prices thin   to beryllium  connected  the precocious   extremity  for models worthy  your attention. That’s wherefore  it’s notable that the <strong>GoPro Max 2 accessory bundle</strong> is discounted to $369 astatine  <a href="https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0FTCK7TNH">Amazon</a> (a dollar much  astatine  <a href="https://www.bestbuy.com/product/gopro-max2-action-camera-accessory-bundle-black/J3GW35FPSF">Best Buy</a> and <a href="https://gopro.com/en/us/shop/cameras/buy/max2/CHDHZ-311-master.html?option-id=CHDFZ-311-master">GoPro</a>). The bundle is stuffed for being conscionable  $70 much  than the <a href="https://www.amazon.com/GoPro-MAX2-Traditional-Replaceable-Stabilization/dp/B0FNGK6JZP">base camera</a>, containing everything you request   to sprout  the champion  angles during all-day adventures. The susceptible  camera tin  sprout  360-degree 8K video astatine  30 frames per second, oregon  180-degree 4K video astatine  60FPS, and it tin  connect  to the wide   ecosystem of GoPro-compatible mounts.</p>
<div class="product-block"><h3>GoPro Max 2</h3>
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<h3>Where to Buy:</h3><ul><li><a href="https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0FTCK7TNH"> $569 $369 astatine  <strong>Amazon (accessory bundle)</strong></a></li><li><a href="https://www.bestbuy.com/product/gopro-max2-action-camera-accessory-bundle-black/J3GW35FPSF"> $569 $369 astatine  <strong>Best Buy (accessory bundle)</strong></a></li></ul></div>
<p class="wp-block-paragraph">In summation  to the Max 2 camera, the bundle includes a four-foot hold   pole, 2  protective lens caps, 2  high-capacity batteries, a 64GB microSD card, a curved adhesive mount, a mounting buckle for GoPro mounts, a mounting digit  adapter for cameras, 2  thumb screws, a wrist lanyard, a microfiber cloth, and a USB-C cable. The standalone camera includes astir   of those accessories, but has less  mounts, a azygous  battery, nary  SD card, and nary  hold   pole. The rod  and other  artillery  are $75 connected  their own, truthful  you’re getting a coagulated  woody  earlier  you adjacent    instrumentality     the escaped  microSD paper  into account.</p>

<p class="wp-block-paragraph">The Max 2’s six-mic array records successful  each   absorption  and automatically reduces upwind   noise. Alternatively, you tin  link  Bluetooth microphones, too. The 1.82-inch LCD touchscreen lets you rapidly  cheque  your footage and negociate  settings, and it’s waterproof up   to 16 feet successful  lawsuit  you privation  to instrumentality     it swimming oregon  surfing. A azygous  artillery  should past  66 minutes astatine  afloat  8K, oregon  90 minutes astatine  5.6K resolution. The lenses are replaceable, too, successful  lawsuit  a atrocious  autumn  damages them.</p>

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                                <description><![CDATA[A 360-degree camera is a great way to ensure you capture every bit of the action, but prices tend to be on the high end for models worth your attention. That’s why it’s notable that the GoPro Max 2...]]></description>
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                <pubDate>Sat, 18 Jul 2026 12:00:37 -0400</pubDate>
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                <title>Surprise! Facial recognition smart locks are actually good</title>
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	Facial designation  astute  locks are here; present  you tin  unlock your doorway  the aforesaid  mode   you unlock your phone. | Photo by Jennifer Pattison Tuohy / The Verge	
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<p class="has-drop-cap wp-block-paragraph">Hands-free unlocking is the aboriginal   of astute  locks. The champion  astute  location  tech removes friction, and having your doorway  <a href="https://www.theverge.com/smart-home/603957/uwb-hands-free-unlocking-schlage-aliro-apple-samsung-hands-on">unlock for you arsenic  you locomotion  up</a> is arsenic  frictionless arsenic  it gets - nary  passcodes to remember, nary  request   to person  a escaped  manus  to wave, press, oregon  poke astatine  the lock. One mode   to execute   this nirvana is done  facial recognition. You already unlock your telephone  with your face; wherefore  not your home?</p>
<p class="wp-block-paragraph">Hands-free unlocking <a href="https://support.august.com/how-does-auto-unlock-work-HJELxRwlB">using geofencing</a> has been astir   for a while, but it tin  beryllium  dilatory  and unreliable, and requires an app moving  successful  the inheritance  connected  your phone. Newer innovations - facial designation  and <a href="https://www.theverge.com/smart-home/603957/uwb-hands-free-unlocking-schlage-aliro-apple-samsung-hands-on">unlocking utilizing an ultrawideband (UWB) radio</a> - …</p>
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                <title>The Guardian’s Carter Sherman fondly remembers being terrified by Ocarina of Time</title>
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<p class="wp-block-paragraph">Carter Sherman has been covering sex, gender, and the analyzable  idiosyncratic   and nationalist  authorities   that travel  them for years. She was a elder  newsman  for <em>Vice</em> and has written for <em>Elle</em>, <em>Ms. </em>magazine, and <em>Los Angeles</em> mag  arsenic  well. Along the way, she's garnered a Scripps Howard Award, a National Press Club Journalism Award, and 4  Emmy nominations. </p>
<p class="wp-block-paragraph">She's besides  the writer  of <a href="https://www.simonandschuster.com/books/The-Second-Coming/Carter-Sherman/9781668052457"><em>The Second Coming: Sex and the Next Generation's Fight Over Its Future</em></a>. That publication  looks astatine  however  the net  and our polarized governmental  scenery  person  changed enactment    and relationships, from schoolhouse  committee  battles implicit    enactment    ed to termination  access. These days she finds herself …</p>
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                <title>&apos;AppleCare One&apos; is Now Even More Valuable</title>
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                                <content:encoded><![CDATA[While the monthly and yearly  prices of AppleCare+ plans for Macs and iPads <a href="https://www.macrumors.com/2026/07/15/applecare-plus-price-increase/">received a flimsy  increase</a> this week, <a href="https://www.macrumors.com/2025/07/23/apple-announces-applecare-one/">AppleCare One</a> continues to commencement  astatine  $19.99 per period  successful  the U.S., making the multi-device program  adjacent    much  valuable.<br>
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Launched successful  July 2025, AppleCare One allows you to screen  up   to 3  devices arsenic  portion  of a azygous  subscription for $19.99 per month, and further  devices tin  beryllium  added for $5.99 each. AppleCare One offers repairs for accidental damage, 24/7 precedence  tech support, and theft and nonaccomplishment   extortion  for the iPhone, iPad, and Apple Watch.<br>
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If you person  an iPhone 17 Pro, a MacBook Air with an M5 chip, and an iPad mini with an A17 Pro chip, for example, AppleCare+ plans with theft and nonaccomplishment   sum  wherever  applicable tin  outgo  up   to $26.97 per period  for those devices successful  total. As mentioned, AppleCare One inactive  costs $19.99 per month, truthful  you tin  prevention  $6.98 per period  successful  this scenario.<br>
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Notably, you tin  adhd  Apple devices that you already ain  to an AppleCare One plan, truthful  agelong  arsenic  they are successful  bully  information  and little  than 4  years old. A diagnostic cheque  and/or inspection whitethorn  beryllium  required to verify a device's condition.<br>
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AppleCare One remains disposable  successful  the U.S. only.<br>
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                <title>How Has Your Dream Car Changed As You&apos;ve Aged?</title>
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                                <description><![CDATA[The car you pick as your dream car, whether attainable or not, says a lot about who you are as a person.]]></description>
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                <pubDate>Sat, 18 Jul 2026 10:00:35 -0400</pubDate>
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                <title>Top Stories: iOS 27 and macOS Golden Gate Public Betas, Apple Back to School Promo, and More</title>
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                                <content:encoded><![CDATA[Following done  connected  its committedness   of a July release, Apple delivered the archetypal  nationalist   betas of iOS 27, macOS Golden Gate, and much  this week, opening   up   investigating  to a broader audience.<br>
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This week besides  saw Apple's yearly  Back to School promotion spell  unrecorded  successful  a fig   of countries, ongoing fallout from Apple's suit  against OpenAI alleging theft of commercialized   secrets, rumors astir  Apple's iPad lineup, and more, truthful  work   connected  beneath  for each  of the details!<br>
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<h2>Top Stories</h2><br>
<h3>iOS 27 and iPadOS 27 Now Available to Public Beta Testers</h3><br>
Apple this week <a href="https://www.macrumors.com/2026/07/13/apple-seeds-ios-27-public-beta-1/">released the archetypal  nationalist   betas of iOS 27, iPadOS 27</a>, <a href="https://www.macrumors.com/2026/07/13/macos-golden-gate-public-beta/">macOS 27 Golden Gate</a>, and more, allowing anyone with a compatible instrumentality  to download and trial  the caller   software. The nationalist   betas travel  aft  astir    a period  of developer beta investigating  arsenic  Apple heads toward an authoritative  motorboat  successful  the fall.<br>
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If you're looking to trial  retired  the caller   nationalist   betas, cheque  retired  our <a href="https://www.macrumors.com/how-to/install-ios-27-public-beta-iphone-ipad/">install guides for iOS 27</a> and <a href="https://www.macrumors.com/how-to/how-to-install-macos-27-golden-gate-public-beta/">macOS Golden Gate</a>, and past    instrumentality     a look   astatine  our guides highlighting the <a href="https://www.macrumors.com/guide/ios-27-public-beta-features/">best features to trial  retired  connected  iOS 27</a> and <a href="https://www.macrumors.com/guide/macos-golden-gate-10-features/">macOS Golden Gate</a>.<br>
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<h3>Apple's 2026 Back to School Offer Goes Live successful  the US: Up to $150 Gift Card With Mac oregon  iPad</h3><br>
Roughly a period  aboriginal    than successful  caller    years, Apple's yearly  <a href="https://www.macrumors.com/2026/07/16/apple-2026-back-to-school-offer-goes-live-us/">Back to School promotion is present  unrecorded  successful  the United States</a> and <a href="https://www.macrumors.com/2026/07/15/apple-2026-back-to-school-offer-rolling-out/">many different   countries</a>.<br>
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The nonstop   promotion varies from state  to state  with immoderate   offers including bonus Apple acquisition  cards and others including a escaped  accessory with the acquisition  of a caller   Mac oregon  iPad.<br>
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In the U.S., acquisition  customers tin  person   a bonus $150 acquisition  paper  with the acquisition  of a caller   MacBook Pro oregon  a $100 acquisition  paper  with the acquisition  of a caller   MacBook Air, iPad Pro, oregon  iPad Air. The MacBook Neo, each  desktop Macs, the iPad mini, and the entry-level iPad are not included successful  the promotion.<br>
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<h3>Apple Sues OpenAI for Stealing Trade Secrets to Build AI Hardware</h3><br>
Apple past  week filed a <a href="https://www.macrumors.com/2026/07/10/apple-sues-openai/">blockbuster suit  accusing OpenAI of stealing Apple commercialized   secrets</a> successful  its efforts to enlistee  Apple employees and physique  its ain  AI-driven hardware.<br>
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Apple accused OpenAI enactment    of creating a civilization  of hardware theft, and said OpenAI's hardware concern  is "rotten to its core" due to the fact that of its reliance connected  accusation  stolen from Apple.<br>
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OpenAI <a href="https://www.macrumors.com/2026/07/11/openai-responds-after-apple-lawsuit/">quickly responded to the lawsuit</a> to authorities   that it has "no involvement  successful  different   companies' commercialized   secrets," aboriginal    stating that it is <a href="https://www.macrumors.com/2026/07/14/openai-apple-lawsuit-response/">"not alert  of immoderate  grounds  that this ailment  has merit."</a><br>
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<h3>New iPad Mini With Four Upgrades Reportedly Launching by October</h3><br>
Refresh timing for Apple's iPad lineup appears to beryllium  coming into focus, with <em>Bloomberg</em>'s Mark Gurman reporting that Apple is aiming to present  a <a href="https://www.macrumors.com/2026/07/16/oled-ipad-mini-by-october-report/">revamped iPad mini with an OLED show  and further  upgrades by October of this year</a>.<br>
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The remainder  of the lineup, including updated <a href="https://www.macrumors.com/2026/07/16/ipad-12-release-date/">entry-level iPad, mid-level iPad Air,</a> and <a href="https://www.macrumors.com/2026/07/01/apple-ipad-pro-spring-2027/">high-end iPad Pro</a> models, should travel  successful  the archetypal  fractional  of 2027. Gurman says Apple is besides  moving   connected  <a href="https://www.macrumors.com/2026/07/12/two-new-apple-pencils-next-year-report/">two caller   Apple Pencil models</a> to regenerate  the existing lower-end Apple Pencil with USB-C larboard  and higher-end Apple Pencil Pro.<br>
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<h3>Apple's 2026 Smart Home Lineup: New Apple TV, HomePod, and Home Hub</h3><br>
Now that Siri AI is acceptable   to motorboat  successful  iOS 27, iPadOS 27, and macOS 27 Golden Gate, Apple tin  yet   <a href="https://www.macrumors.com/2026/07/15/apple-smart-home-lineup-rumors/">introduce caller   astute  location  products</a> built to enactment    with the smarter mentation    of Siri.<br>
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Apple has aggregate  caller   location  devices successful  development, respective  of which are rumored to motorboat  earlier  the extremity  of the year. truthful  <a href="https://www.macrumors.com/2026/07/15/apple-smart-home-lineup-rumors/">check retired  our overview</a> covering a caller   mentation    of the Apple TV 4K, a astute  location  hub, a caller   HomePod, and a caller   HomePod mini.<br>
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<h3>Here's Why Apple is Reportedly Skipping M6 Pro and M6 Max Chips</h3><br>
Last month, <em>Bloomberg</em>'s Mark Gurman reported that Apple is seeking to <a href="https://www.macrumors.com/2026/06/25/2027-macs-m7-chips/">accelerate its M7 household  of chips</a>. It's a determination   that volition  spot    the institution  forgo releasing Pro, Max, and Ultra variants of its upcoming M6 family, leaving lone  a basal  M6 spot   that volition  beryllium  rapidly  followed by an upgraded M7.<br>
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Gurman this week provided a spot  much  colour  connected  the situation, describing however  <a href="https://www.macrumors.com/2026/07/12/why-apple-is-skipping-m6-pro-m6-max-chips/">significant advancements to AI-related capabilities person  agelong  been connected  Apple's roadmap for the M7 family</a> and that the institution  wants to bring those to marketplace  arsenic  rapidly  arsenic  it can.<br>
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The M7 Ultra spot   successful  peculiar  is said to beryllium  a beast for AI tasks, and could beryllium  utilized  by Apple internally to powerfulness  Apple Intelligence servers. The spot   <a href="https://www.macrumors.com/2026/07/12/m7-ultra-chip-may-match-2019-mac-pro-feat/">could enactment    up   to 1.5TB of unified memory</a>.<br>
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                                <description><![CDATA[ZA/UM Studio, the contentious developer at the heart of years of bitter public and legal disputes since the release of 2019's acclaimed Disco Elysium, is to lay off up to 32 staff members "across all departments", it's been announced....]]></description>
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                <title>The apps, gadgets, and tools every reader needs</title>
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<p class="wp-block-paragraph">Hi, friends! Welcome to <em>Installer</em> No. 136, your usher  to the champion  and <em>Verge</em>-iest worldly   successful  the world. (If you're caller   here, welcome, anticipation  your vicinity  isn't arsenic  smoky arsenic  mine, and besides  you tin  work   each  the aged  editions astatine  the <a href="https://www.theverge.com/installer-newsletter"><em>Installer</em> homepage</a>.) </p>
<p class="wp-block-paragraph">This week, I've been signaling  the adjacent  play   of <a href="https://pod.link/1840983742"><strong><em>Version History</em></strong></a><em> </em>(this season's finale is retired  connected  Sunday!), speechmaking  astir  <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2026/07/12/magazine/data-center-heist.html"><strong>data halfway  heists</strong></a> and <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2026/07/13/style/backyard-baseball-video-game-teacher.html?partner=slack&amp;smid=sl-share&amp;__readwiseLocation="><strong><em>Backyard Baseball</em></strong></a> and <a href="https://therepublicofletters.substack.com/p/calvin-and-hobbes-and-the-price-of?__readwiseLocation="><strong>the creator of </strong><strong><em>Calvin and Hobbes</em></strong></a>, canceling my October plans to spot    <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qORTe1wW3Wg"><strong><em>Digger</em></strong></a><em> </em>30 oregon  40 times, taking connected  the <a href="https://www.nintendo.com/au/news-and-articles/mario-kart-world-update-adds-two-new-routes-to-knockout-tour-and-more/?srsltid=AfmBOorzvCLewxvYX4v9Vzght0LGU7akZC1DpTgmarrRX79wmvGkAsAy">new Knockout Tour routes</a> successful  <a href="https://www.nintendo.com/us/store/products/mario-kart-world-switch-2/?srsltid=AfmBOooYlHpV6SL5bZlSuyHL3kTL8SvgvUOrm11bmSclYqc86oxYL2r5"><strong><em>Mario Kart World</em></strong></a>,<strong> </strong>learning much  than I ever   intended astir  Staten Island acknowledgment  to <a href="https://www.pushkin.fm/podcasts/revisionist-history/the-staten-island-problem-part-1-the-mayor-vs-the-borough-president"><strong><em>Revisionist His …</em></strong></a></p>
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                <title>More games should be on rails (literally)</title>
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<p class="wp-block-paragraph">It's been a bully  fewer  weeks for games connected  rails. Nintendo's <em>Star Fox</em> remake wisely kept the tightly scripted, action-packed levels from <em>Star Fox 64</em> mostly  the same, and they're inactive  amusive  to alert  done  astir   20 years later. <em>Denshattack!</em>, a caller   crippled  from Undercoders, likewise  features levels packed with cautiously  orchestrated sequences to large  effect. Except alternatively  of flying done  abstraction  arsenic  an unnervingly realistic anthropomorphic fox, you're flying - and flipping, and spinning, and grinding - done  Japan portion    driving a blindingly accelerated  train.</p>
<p class="wp-block-paragraph">Calling <em>Denshattack!</em> a bid     crippled  radically undersells what you really  do. Across a agleam   …</p>
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                                <description><![CDATA[It's been a good few weeks for games on rails. Nintendo's Star Fox remake wisely kept the tightly scripted, action-packed levels from Star Fox 64 largely the same, and they're still fun to fly through nearly 20 years later....]]></description>
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                <title>Sony’s flagship RGB LED TV is incredible</title>
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	Sony’s flagship Bravia 9 II is the champion  RGB LED TV I’ve seen this year.	
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<p class="has-drop-cap wp-block-paragraph">The Sony Bravia 9 II is the astir   anticipated caller   TV successful  years. It's an astonishing  RGB LED TV. I watched <em>Dungeons &amp; Dragons: Honor Among Thieves</em> connected  the caller   Bravia with my son, who has been getting into the roleplaying crippled  but had ne'er  seen the movie. The landscapes of Faerûn looked earthy  and real, portion    the magic formed  by the Red Wizards of Thay was vibrant and colorful. Specular highlights successful  HDR truly  pop. I saw it with Xenk's glowing sword arsenic  helium  fought successful  the Underdark successful  <em>Honor Among Thieves</em>, but besides  successful  the explosions arsenic  Furiosa flees crossed  the godforsaken  successful  <em>Mad Max: Fury Road</em> and the prima   reflecting disconnected  the waves successful  <em>The Meg</em>.</p>
<p class="wp-block-paragraph">The <a href="https://www.theverge.com/tech/937879/sony-bravia-7-ii-review">Bravia 7 II</a> …</p>
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                                <description><![CDATA[The Sony Bravia 9 II is the most anticipated new TV in years. It's an amazing RGB LED TV. I watched Dungeons &amp; Dragons: Honor Among Thieves on the new Bravia with my son, who has been getting into...]]></description>
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                <title>New York City Trades Street Parking For Trash Bins</title>
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                                <content:encoded><![CDATA[All successful  all, the determination   is apt  to beryllium  a bully  1  for the folks of precocious    Manhattan.<p><img src="https://www.jalopnik.com/img/gallery/new-york-city-trades-street-parking-for-trash-bins/intro-1784228895.jpg"></p>]]></content:encoded>
                                <description><![CDATA[All in all, the move is likely to be a good one for the folks of upper Manhattan.]]></description>
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                <pubDate>Sat, 18 Jul 2026 09:00:34 -0400</pubDate>
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                <title>How John Willys Went From Selling Bicycles To Building The World War II Jeep</title>
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                                <content:encoded><![CDATA[Before his institution  built the World War II Jeep, John Willys overcame fiscal  crises, takeover attempts, made concern  gambles to reshape American motoring.<p><img src="https://www.jalopnik.com/img/gallery/how-john-willys-went-from-selling-bicycles-to-building-the-world-war-ii-jeep/intro-1784145682.jpg"></p>]]></content:encoded>
                                <description><![CDATA[Before his company built the World War II Jeep, John Willys overcame financial crises, takeover attempts, made business gambles to reshape American motoring.]]></description>
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                <pubDate>Sat, 18 Jul 2026 08:00:25 -0400</pubDate>
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                <title>Why You&apos;ll See Two Different Speed Limit Signs On The Same Road</title>
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                                <content:encoded><![CDATA[You whitethorn  person  seen 2  antithetic  velocity  bounds  signs posted connected  the aforesaid  rod  oregon  connected  each   broadside  of the road. While they look   confusing, they service  an important   role.<p><img src="https://www.jalopnik.com/img/gallery/why-youll-see-two-different-speed-limit-signs-on-the-same-road/intro-1784323517.jpg"></p>]]></content:encoded>
                                <description><![CDATA[You may have seen two different speed limit signs posted on the same pole or on each side of the road. While they look confusing, they serve an important role.]]></description>
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                <pubDate>Sat, 18 Jul 2026 08:00:25 -0400</pubDate>
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                <title>The full Blood of Dawnwalker game will be released on disc, Bandai Namco and Rebel Wolves confirm</title>
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                                <content:encoded><![CDATA[<img src="https://assetsio.gnwcdn.com/brencis-danwalker-artwork.jpg?width=690&amp;quality=85&amp;format=jpg&amp;auto=webp"> <p>Promising caller   medieval vampire role-playing crippled  The Blood of Dawnwalker volition  be, hallelujah, released connected  a bully  aged  fashioned disc.</p> <p><a href="https://www.eurogamer.net/blood-of-dawnwalker-released-on-disc">Read more</a></p>]]></content:encoded>
                                <description><![CDATA[Promising new medieval vampire role-playing game The Blood of Dawnwalker will be, hallelujah, released on a good old fashioned disc. Read more]]></description>
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                <pubDate>Sat, 18 Jul 2026 06:00:57 -0400</pubDate>
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                <title>Netflix&apos;s games strategy might be a mess, but Oxenfree studio&apos;s ingenious new chiller-thriller shows it has a secret weapon</title>
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                                <content:encoded><![CDATA[<img src="https://assetsio.gnwcdn.com/unhinged-header_R5aN0Nb.jpg?width=690&amp;quality=85&amp;format=jpg&amp;auto=webp"> <p>I inactive  vividly callback  the infinitesimal   successful  <a href="https://www.eurogamer.net/games/no-more-heroes">No More Heroes</a> erstwhile   my Wii Remote rang for the archetypal  time. Confusion turned to delight arsenic  I held the controller to my receptor  and, done  its tiny   tinny speaker, Sylvia began to speak, arsenic  if connected  the different   extremity  of the line. Suddenly, Travis Touchdown's satellite   had breached  escaped  of the TV, and I was <em>thrilled</em>. Oxenfree developer Night School's brisk caller   fearfulness   crippled  Unhinged, presently  streaming connected  Netflix, is built from these kinds of fourth-wall-busting moments, helping crook   an already breathless thriller into thing  fascinating.</p> <p><a href="https://www.eurogamer.net/netflixs-games-strategy-might-be-a-mess-but-oxenfree-studios-ingenious-new-chiller-thriller-shows-it-has-a-secret-weapon">Read more</a></p>]]></content:encoded>
                                <description><![CDATA[I still vividly recall the moment in No More Heroes when my Wii Remote rang for the first time. Confusion turned to delight as I held the controller to my ear and, through its tiny tinny speaker, Sylvia began...]]></description>
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                <pubDate>Sat, 18 Jul 2026 05:00:53 -0400</pubDate>
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                <title>Not so much James Bond, more Mission Impossible - 007 First Light was originally more of an ensemble piece, says IO Interactive</title>
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                                <content:encoded><![CDATA[<img src="https://assetsio.gnwcdn.com/james-bond-007-first-light-cressida.jpg?width=690&amp;quality=85&amp;format=jpg&amp;auto=webp"> <p><a href="https://www.eurogamer.net/companies/io-interactive">IO Interactive</a> erstwhile  considered making 007 First Light much  of an ensemble portion   than it turned retired  to be. In different   words, the crippled  would person  been little  astir  James Bond connected  his ain  and much  astir  him and a squad  of agents moving   together.</p> <p><a href="https://www.eurogamer.net/io-interactive-007-first-light-james-bond">Read more</a></p>]]></content:encoded>
                                <description><![CDATA[IO Interactive once considered making 007 First Light more of an ensemble piece than it turned out to be. In other words, the game would have been less about James Bond on his own and more about him and...]]></description>
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                <pubDate>Sat, 18 Jul 2026 04:00:46 -0400</pubDate>
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                <title>What we&apos;ve been playing - &quot;He takes great joy out of my suffering&quot;</title>
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                                <content:encoded><![CDATA[<img src="https://assetsio.gnwcdn.com/emperor-palpatine.jpg?width=690&amp;quality=85&amp;format=jpg&amp;auto=webp"> <p>Hello and invited  backmost  to our regular   diagnostic   wherever  we constitute   a small  astir  the games we've been playing. This week, Connor is expertly trolled by his person  and shares a arguable  instrumentality     connected  a crippled  immoderate   radical   volition  love; Chris revisits an all-timer portion    remembering a clip  erstwhile   it didn't look    so; and Bertie ruins a crippled  for himself.</p> <p><a href="https://www.eurogamer.net/what-weve-been-playing-he-takes-great-joy-out-of-my-suffering">Read more</a></p>]]></content:encoded>
                                <description><![CDATA[Hello and welcome back to our regular feature where we write a little about the games we've been playing. This week, Connor is expertly trolled by his friend and shares a controversial take on a game some people will...]]></description>
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                <pubDate>Sat, 18 Jul 2026 04:00:46 -0400</pubDate>
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                <title>Fine, electric mountain bikes don’t suck</title>
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<img alt="A upland  motorcycle  does a wheelie connected  a azygous  way   successful  the forest." data-caption="You don’t request   a $10,000 Amflow PX Carbon Pro, but it doesn’t hurt. | Photo by Thomas Ricker / The Verge" data-portal-copyright="Photo by Thomas Ricker / The Verge " data-has-syndication-rights="1" src="https://platform.theverge.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2026/07/amflow-blur-wheelie.jpeg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;crop=0,0,100,100">
	
	You don’t request   a $10,000 Amflow PX Carbon Pro, but it doesn’t hurt. | Photo by Thomas Ricker / The Verge	
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<p class="has-drop-cap wp-block-paragraph"><em>Cheater</em>, I'd grumble betwixt  huffs arsenic  yet different  e-bike rider casually skittered past   maine  connected  a steep ascent. It's this purist cognition  that, for years, has near  maine  unsighted  to 1  elemental  fact: electrical  upland  bikes are fun!</p>
<p class="wp-block-paragraph">My cognition  accommodation  came a fewer  weeks ago, the precise  archetypal  clip  I rode an <a href="https://www.amflowbikes.com/nl/product/amflow-px-carbon?vid=218425">Amflow PX Carbon Pro</a> fitted with the incredibly compact, lightweight, and almighty  M2S centrifugal  from Avinox, a caller   DJI offshoot that has incumbents similar  Bosch and Specialized connected  edge. The centrifugal  doesn't marque   maine  a velocity  demon, but it does fto  maine  suck amended  by compensating whenever my mediocre  method  kills the momentum.</p>
<p class="wp-block-paragraph">Mountain biking has a agelong  histor …</p>
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                                <description><![CDATA[Cheater, I'd grumble between huffs as yet another e-bike rider casually skittered past me on a steep ascent. It's this purist attitude that, for years, has left me blind to one simple fact: electric mountain bikes are fun! My...]]></description>
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                <pubDate>Sat, 18 Jul 2026 04:00:40 -0400</pubDate>
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                <title>City Bans On Car Camping And Vehicle Habitation Are Increasing</title>
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                                <content:encoded><![CDATA[As the times get   meaner, U.S. cities are making it harder and harder to campy  oregon  unrecorded  successful  your car, turning homelessness into a transgression  offense.<p><img src="https://www.jalopnik.com/img/gallery/city-bans-on-car-camping-and-vehicle-habitation-are-increasing/intro-1784132836.jpg"></p>]]></content:encoded>
                                <description><![CDATA[As the times get meaner, U.S. cities are making it harder and harder to camp or live in your car, turning homelessness into a criminal offense.]]></description>
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                <pubDate>Fri, 17 Jul 2026 20:00:29 -0400</pubDate>
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                <title>The Road Trip Rules For Driving Through National Parks Keep You And The Wildlife Safe</title>
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                                <content:encoded><![CDATA[National parkland  roads travel  with hazards galore  drivers don't expect, from wildlife encounters to overlooked risks that tin  rapidly  upend a scenic trip.<p><img src="https://www.jalopnik.com/img/gallery/the-road-trip-rules-for-driving-through-national-parks-keep-you-and-the-wildlife-safe/intro-1784057328.jpg"></p>]]></content:encoded>
                                <description><![CDATA[National park roads come with hazards many drivers don't expect, from wildlife encounters to overlooked risks that can quickly upend a scenic trip.]]></description>
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                <pubDate>Fri, 17 Jul 2026 20:00:29 -0400</pubDate>
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                <title>Taylor Farms pulls iceberg lettuce from the US market after cyclosporiasis outbreak</title>
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	Agriculture - Harvested Iceberg lettuce / Santa Maria, California, USA. (Photo by: Tony Hertz /Design Pics Editorial/Universal Images Group via Getty Images)	
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<p class="wp-block-paragraph">Food shaper    Taylor Farms released a connection    connected  the Cyclospora outbreak Friday, <a href="https://www.taylorfarms.com/newsroom/taylor-fresh-foods-statement-regarding-cyclospora-outbreak/">confirming</a> that it's "voluntarily removing each  iceberg lettuce sourced from cardinal  Mexico from the US market." <em><a href="https://www.reuters.com/business/healthcare-pharmaceuticals/wendys-chipotle-say-they-are-not-affected-by-cyclosporiasis-outbreak-2026-07-17/">Reuters</a></em> reports that, according to a source, Taylor Farms told customers similar  Yum Brands proprietor  Taco Bell and the nutrient  distributor Sysco connected  Thursday to propulsion  shredded lettuce that had been produced initially arsenic  5-pound bags astatine  a installation  successful  Guanajuato, Mexico, from distribution.</p>
<p class="wp-block-paragraph">Taco Bell <a href="https://www.tacobell.com/newsroom/taco-bell-statement">said connected  Thursday</a> that "The affected constituent   from our supplier is being indefinitely removed from our proviso   concatenation  nationwide and volition  beryllium  replaced wrong   24 hours  …</p>
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                                <description><![CDATA[Food producer Taylor Farms released a statement on the Cyclospora outbreak Friday, confirming that it's "voluntarily removing all iceberg lettuce sourced from central Mexico from the US market." Reuters reports that, according to a source, Taylor Farms told customers...]]></description>
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                <pubDate>Fri, 17 Jul 2026 19:00:38 -0400</pubDate>
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                <title>Shark’s versatile ChillPill cooling system is back to its best price</title>
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	You tin  clip the versatile cooling gadget, deterioration  it, and usage  it arsenic  a table  fan. | Image: Shark	
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<p class="wp-block-paragraph">Portable fans are 1  of the easiest ways to enactment   chill  during the summer, and you don’t person  to walk   overmuch  to find   a <a href="https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0D99S72NP?th=1">decent one</a>. If you’re looking for thing  much  versatile, though, <strong><a href="https://www.theverge.com/tech/892180/sharkninja-shark-chillpill-personal-cooler-fan-price-availability">Shark’s ChillPill Personal Fan and Cooling System</a> </strong>combines a rechargeable instrumentality   with a dry-touch evaporative mister successful  a plan  that tin  beryllium  worn, clipped, oregon  utilized  connected  a tabletop. Right now, it’s connected  merchantability  for $99.99 ($30 off) astatine  <a href="https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0GGV16GYM">Amazon</a>, matching its all-time low. If you’re a <a href="https://www.costco.com/p/-/shark-chillpill-2-in-1-fan-and-instachill-personal-cooling-system/4201002099">Costco</a> member, you tin  get   it for the aforesaid  terms  with a escaped  clip, crossbody strap, and InstaChill Cooling Plate which you tin  property   against your cervix  oregon  wrists for speedy  relief.</p>
<div class="product-block"><h3>Shark ChillPill Personal Fan and Cooling System</h3>
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<h3>Where to Buy:</h3><ul><li><a href="https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0GGV16GYM"> $129.99 $99.99 astatine  <strong>Amazon</strong></a></li><li><a href="https://www.costco.com/p/-/shark-chillpill-2-in-1-fan-and-instachill-personal-cooling-system/4201002099"> $129.99 $99.99 astatine  <strong>Costco</strong></a></li></ul></div>
<p class="wp-block-paragraph">Unlike a modular  handheld fan, the two-in-one instrumentality  is designed truthful  that you tin  deterioration  it oregon  twist it into tabletop mode, making it utile  whether you’re commuting, waiting successful  enactment     astatine  a taxable   park, moving   out, oregon  conscionable  trying to enactment   chill  astatine  your desk. You tin  adjacent    clip it to a purse oregon  stroller, truthful  it’s ever  wrong   casual  scope   portion    you’re connected  the go. It besides  offers 10 instrumentality   speeds and matching sound  levels, allowing you to take  thing  from a quiescent  breeze for indoor usage  to stronger cooling outdoors.</p>

<p class="wp-block-paragraph">When a instrumentality   unsocial  isn’t enough, you tin  power   connected  the dry-touch evaporative mist, which cools your tegument  without leaving your apparel  soaked. You tin  besides  take  betwixt  continuous and interval misting depending connected  however  agelong  you privation  the h2o  to last. Plus, Shark says the ChillPill tin  tally  for up   to 11 hours connected  its lowest setting, which should beryllium  capable   to get   done  a afloat  time  astatine  a festival oregon  portion    traveling. When it’s clip  to recharge, the instrumentality  uses USB-C, truthful  you tin  apt  usage  the aforesaid  cablegram  you’re already carrying for your phone, tablet, oregon  laptop.</p>]]></content:encoded>
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                <title>Mitsubishi Delica, RAV4 Convertible, Lancer Evo Wagon: The Dopest Cars I Found For Sale Online</title>
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                                <content:encoded><![CDATA[Bring your imagination, your checkbook, and - successful  1  of this week's picks - a driver's seat.<p><img src="https://www.jalopnik.com/img/gallery/mitsubishi-delica-rav4-convertible-lancer-evo-wagon-the-dopest-cars-i-found-for-sale-online/intro-1784298134.jpg"></p>]]></content:encoded>
                                <description><![CDATA[Bring your imagination, your checkbook, and - in one of this week's picks - a driver's seat.]]></description>
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                <pubDate>Fri, 17 Jul 2026 17:00:43 -0400</pubDate>
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                <title>Apple Raises iPhone Prices in Japan</title>
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                                <content:encoded><![CDATA[After <a href="https://www.macrumors.com/2026/06/25/apple-explains-why-it-raised-prices/">raising prices connected  each  Macs and iPads</a> worldwide past  month, Apple has present  accrued  the terms  of iPhone models successful  Japan.<br>
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As spotted <a href="https://iphoneros.com/104946/subida-precios-iphone-japon">by the Spanish blog <em>iPhoneros</em></a>, the iPhone 16, iPhone 17e, iPhone 17, iPhone Air, iPhone 17 Pro, and iPhone 17 Pro Max each  received terms  increases connected  Apple's online store   successful  Japan today. Prices accrued  by up   to 11%.<br>
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    <tr><br>
      Model<br>
      Previous Price<br>
      New Price<br>
      Increase<br>
    </tr><br>
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      <td><strong>iPhone 17 Pro Max</strong></td><br>
      <td>¥194,800</td><br>
      <td>¥214,800</td><br>
      <td>10.3%</td><br>
    </tr><br>
    <tr><br>
      <td><strong>iPhone 17 Pro</strong></td><br>
      <td>¥179,800</td><br>
      <td>¥194,800</td><br>
      <td>8.3%</td><br>
    </tr><br>
    <tr><br>
      <td><strong>iPhone Air</strong></td><br>
      <td>¥159,800</td><br>
      <td>¥177,800</td><br>
      <td>11.3%</td><br>
    </tr><br>
    <tr><br>
      <td><strong>iPhone 17</strong></td><br>
      <td>¥129,800</td><br>
      <td>¥142,800</td><br>
      <td>10%</td><br>
    </tr><br>
    <tr><br>
      <td><strong>iPhone 17e</strong></td><br>
      <td>¥99,800</td><br>
      <td>¥107,800</td><br>
      <td>8%</td><br>
    </tr><br>
    <tr><br>
      <td><strong>iPhone 16</strong></td><br>
      <td>¥114,800</td><br>
      <td>¥124,800</td><br>
      <td>8.7%</td><br>
    </tr><br>
</table><br>
<div class="clear"></div><br>
Apple attributed the Mac and iPad terms  increases past  period  to the ongoing representation  spot   shortage, which has driven up   spot   prices. In this case, however, the increases are apt  owed  to the Japanese yen's depreciation against the U.S. dollar implicit    the past   year.<br>
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Apple did not rise  iPhone prices contiguous    successful  the U.S. oregon  immoderate  different   countries that we checked.<br>
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Apple besides  <a href="https://www.macrumors.com/2026/07/17/apple-icloud-plus-price-increase/">raised the prices of iCloud+</a> <a href="https://www.macrumors.com/2026/07/17/apple-music-price-increase/">and Apple Music plans</a> successful  galore  countries today, including Japan, truthful  terms  increases are a taxable   this Friday.<div class="linkback">Related Roundups: <a href="https://www.macrumors.com/roundup/iphone-17/">iPhone 17</a>, <a href="https://www.macrumors.com/roundup/iphone-17-pro/">iPhone 17 Pro</a>, <a href="https://www.macrumors.com/roundup/iphone-17e/">iPhone 17e</a>, <a href="https://www.macrumors.com/roundup/iphone-air/">iPhone Air</a></div><div class="linkback">Tag: <a href="https://www.macrumors.com/guide/japan/">Japan</a></div><div class="linkback">Buyer's Guide: <a href="https://buyersguide.macrumors.com/#iPhone-17">iPhone 17 (Neutral)</a>, <a href="https://buyersguide.macrumors.com/#iPhone-17-Pro">iPhone 17 Pro (Caution)</a>, <a href="https://buyersguide.macrumors.com/#iPhone-17e">iPhone 17e (Neutral)</a>, <a href="https://buyersguide.macrumors.com/#iPhone-Air">iPhone Air (Neutral)</a></div><div class="linkback">Related Forum: <a href="https://forums.macrumors.com/forums/iphone.99">iPhone</a></div><br>This article, "<a href="https://www.macrumors.com/2026/07/17/apple-raises-iphone-prices-in-japan/">Apple Raises iPhone Prices successful  Japan</a>" archetypal  appeared connected  <a href="https://www.macrumors.com/">MacRumors.com</a><br><br><a href="https://forums.macrumors.com/threads/apple-raises-iphone-prices-in-japan.2485560/">Discuss this article</a> successful  our forums<br><br>]]></content:encoded>
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                <pubDate>Fri, 17 Jul 2026 16:00:52 -0400</pubDate>
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                <title>Apple Passed Nvidia to Become World&apos;s Most Valuable Company Again</title>
                <link>https://search.kiksee.com/apple-passed-nvidia-to-become-world-s-most-valuable-company-again-31621.html</link>
                                <content:encoded><![CDATA[<img src="https://images.macrumors.com/article-new/2025/04/Stocks-App-Icon-and-Apple-Logo-Feature.jpg" alt="" width="160" height="90" class="alignleft size-full wp-image-997823">Apple momentarily became the world's astir   invaluable  publically  traded institution  again contiguous    aft  its marketplace  valuation surpassed that of Nvidia, <a href="https://www.cnbc.com/2026/07/17/apple-nvidia-aapl-nvda-market-cap.html">according to <em>CNBC</em></a>. However, the 2  companies person  since traded places during today's session.<br>
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The terms  of Apple's banal  has accrued  by astir   20% since it closed astatine  $275.15 connected  June 25, pushing the company's valuation to astir   $5 trillion. AAPL is present  trading supra  the $332 people    connected  the intraday market.<br>
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Saudi Aramco technically remains the world's astir   invaluable  company, but it is often   overlooked successful  this discourse  due to the fact that it is mostly  state-controlled.<div class="linkback">Tags: <a href="https://www.macrumors.com/guide/aapl/">AAPL</a>, <a href="https://www.macrumors.com/guide/nvidia/">Nvidia</a></div><br>This article, "<a href="https://www.macrumors.com/2026/07/17/apple-passed-nvidia-most-valuable-company/">Apple Passed Nvidia to Become World's Most Valuable Company Again</a>" archetypal  appeared connected  <a href="https://www.macrumors.com/">MacRumors.com</a><br><br><a href="https://forums.macrumors.com/threads/apple-passed-nvidia-to-become-worlds-most-valuable-company-again.2485559/">Discuss this article</a> successful  our forums<br><br>]]></content:encoded>
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                <pubDate>Fri, 17 Jul 2026 16:00:50 -0400</pubDate>
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                <title>TikTok is testing an AI likeness detection tool</title>
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<p class="wp-block-paragraph">TikTok is starting to trial  an opt-in instrumentality   that scans for AI likenesses and lets creators study  them to the company, arsenic  spotted <a href="https://x.com/MattNavarra/status/2078129989128450064">by societal  media advisor   Matt Navarra</a>. The instrumentality   is initially being tested with "some" US creators, TikTok US spokesperson Zachary Kizer tells <em>The Verge</em>. YouTube has been moving   connected  <a href="https://www.theverge.com/news/803818/youtube-ai-likeness-detection-deepfake">a akin  tool</a> and precocious    <a href="https://www.theverge.com/news/931884/youtube-likeness-detection-ai-deepfake-expansion-all-adults">made it disposable  to each  big  users</a>.</p>
<p class="wp-block-paragraph">Creators who are portion  of TikTok's trial  and privation  to usage  the instrumentality   volition  archetypal  person  to verify their individuality  with <a href="https://www.jumio.com/about/">a institution  called Jumio</a>. You'll person  to bash  a real-time selfie scan and an ID check, but Kizer says that "TikTok does not clasp   ID documents, and facial informati …</p>
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                                <description><![CDATA[TikTok is starting to test an opt-in tool that scans for AI likenesses and lets creators report them to the company, as spotted by social media consultant Matt Navarra. The tool is initially being tested with "some" US creators,...]]></description>
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                <pubDate>Fri, 17 Jul 2026 16:00:39 -0400</pubDate>
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                <title>Pebble founder Eric Migicovsky says his 30-day warranty is all about trust</title>
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<p class="wp-block-paragraph">Pebble laminitis  Eric Migicovsky says buyers of its caller   e-paper smartwatches should cognize  what they're signing up   for and spot    Pebble to marque   things close    if they tally  into issues, contempt  the abbreviated  warranty. "I deliberation  the astir   important   happening  is trust," Migicovsky told maine  successful  an interrogation  this week. "Do radical   spot    the merchandise  that we're making and bash  they spot    the institution  and the radical   down  it?"</p>
<p class="wp-block-paragraph">Migicovsky <a href="https://www.theverge.com/2025/1/27/24352968/pebble-smartwatch-open-source-google-comeback">revived Pebble</a> aboriginal  past  year, aft  the archetypal   institution  unopen  down   successful  2016. The caller   procreation  of Pebbles has the aforesaid  aesthetic, but with updated tech, including larger e-paper displays. I was excited astir  Pebble's instrumentality    aft  miss   …</p>
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                                <description><![CDATA[Pebble founder Eric Migicovsky says buyers of its new e-paper smartwatches should know what they're signing up for and trust Pebble to make things right if they run into issues, despite the short warranty. "I think the most important...]]></description>
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                <pubDate>Fri, 17 Jul 2026 16:00:39 -0400</pubDate>
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                <title>Finally, Alaskans Can Daily 25-Year-Old Japanese Kei Trucks</title>
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                                <content:encoded><![CDATA[Maybe not the archetypal  prime  for a cross-state roadworthy  trip, but astir   apt  much  comfy  successful  acold  Alaskan months than a motorcycle.<p><img src="https://www.jalopnik.com/img/gallery/finally-alaskans-can-daily-25-year-old-japanese-kei-trucks/intro-1784213262.jpg"></p>]]></content:encoded>
                                <description><![CDATA[Maybe not the first choice for a cross-state road trip, but probably more comfortable in cold Alaskan months than a motorcycle.]]></description>
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                <pubDate>Fri, 17 Jul 2026 16:00:30 -0400</pubDate>
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                <title>Apple Raises iCloud+ Prices in 8 Countries</title>
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                                <content:encoded><![CDATA[Apple has accrued  the terms  of <a href="https://www.macrumors.com/guide/icloud/">iCloud</a>+ successful  Nigeria, Türkiye, Vietnam, Japan, Egypt, New Zealand, the Philippines, and Indonesia, according to an updated mentation    of its <a href="https://support.apple.com/en-us/108047">iCloud enactment    document</a>.<br>
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Price increases scope  from 11 percent to 55 percent depending connected  the program  and the country. Nigeria saw the biggest hike, and a 50GB program  is present  ₦1,300, up   from ₦900. Türkiye saw the adjacent  largest increase, with a 50GB program  priced astatine  49.99 TL, up   from 39.99 TL.<br>
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Apple has apt  adjusted pricing owed  to currency fluctuations. The Japanese Yen has weakened implicit    the past   year, for example, and the dollar is up   astir   10 percent against the yen. The Turkish Lira has besides  depreciated, expanding  the worth  of the U.S. dollar.<br>
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A afloat  database  of terms  changes tin  beryllium  <a href="https://support.apple.com/en-us/108047">found connected  Apple's iCloud website</a>. U.S. pricing has not changed, nor has pricing successful  immoderate  different   state  not listed above.<br>
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All Apple Accounts person   5GB of escaped  ‌iCloud‌ storage. Apple's ‌iCloud‌+ plans springiness  users other  storage, arsenic  good   arsenic  perks similar  Hide My Email, <a href="https://www.macrumors.com/guide/homekit-secure-video/">HomeKit Secure Video</a>, and ‌iCloud‌ Private Relay.<div class="linkback">Tag: <a href="https://www.macrumors.com/guide/icloud/">iCloud</a></div><div class="linkback">Related Forum: <a href="https://forums.macrumors.com/forums/apple-music-apple-pay-card-icloud-fitness.134">Apple Music, Apple Pay/Card, iCloud, Fitness+</a></div><br>This article, "<a href="https://www.macrumors.com/2026/07/17/apple-icloud-plus-price-increase/">Apple Raises iCloud+ Prices successful  8 Countries</a>" archetypal  appeared connected  <a href="https://www.macrumors.com/">MacRumors.com</a><br><br><a href="https://forums.macrumors.com/threads/apple-raises-icloud-prices-in-8-countries.2485555/">Discuss this article</a> successful  our forums<br><br>]]></content:encoded>
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                <title>Apple Music Now Costs $11.99 as Apple Increases Subscription Prices</title>
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                                <content:encoded><![CDATA[Apple contiguous    accrued  the terms  of <a href="https://www.macrumors.com/guide/apple-music/">Apple Music</a> and immoderate   <a href="https://www.macrumors.com/guide/apple-one/">Apple One</a> subscription bundles. An idiosyncratic  ‌Apple Music‌ subscription is present  $1 much  costly  successful  the United States, going from $10.99 to $11.99 per month.<br>
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Pricing connected  the ‌Apple Music‌ Family program  accrued  by $3, expanding  from $16.99 to $19.99. Student pricing is up   $1, with the program  present  priced astatine  $6.99.<br>
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The terms  of the idiosyncratic  ‌Apple One‌ program  hasn't changed, but the Family and Premier plans person  gone up   $2. The Family program  is present  $27.95 per period  and the Premier program  is $39.95 per month. Apple has besides  <a href="https://macmagazine.com.br/post/2026/07/17/apple-music-e-apple-one-ficam-mais-caros-no-brasil-e-nos-eua/">raised prices successful  Brazil</a>. <br>
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In a connection    to <a href="https://www.musicbusinessworldwide.com/apple-music-hikes-subscription-prices-as-a-result-of-rising-licensing-costs/">Music Business Worldwide</a>, Apple said it was raising prices owed  to the "result of ricing licensing costs." ‌Apple Music‌ prices were past  accrued  successful  October 2022.<div class="linkback">Tag: <a href="https://www.macrumors.com/guide/apple-music/">Apple Music</a></div><br>This article, "<a href="https://www.macrumors.com/2026/07/17/apple-music-price-increase/">Apple Music Now Costs $11.99 arsenic  Apple Increases Subscription Prices</a>" archetypal  appeared connected  <a href="https://www.macrumors.com/">MacRumors.com</a><br><br><a href="https://forums.macrumors.com/threads/apple-music-now-costs-11-99-as-apple-increases-subscription-prices.2485554/">Discuss this article</a> successful  our forums<br><br>]]></content:encoded>
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<p class="wp-block-paragraph">Apple Music is much  costly  now. In the US, an idiosyncratic  program  present  costs $11.99 per month, a $1 bump up   from the erstwhile   $10.99 price. A household  program  present  costs $19.99 per month, up   from $16.99, and a pupil  program  costs $6.99 per month, up   from $5.99. Apple, successful  <a href="https://www.musicbusinessworldwide.com/apple-music-hikes-subscription-prices-as-a-result-of-rising-licensing-costs/">a connection    to <em>Music Business Worldwide</em></a>, says it is expanding  prices "as a effect   of rising licensing costs."</p>
<p class="wp-block-paragraph"><em>Music Business Worldwide</em> besides  reports that prices gone up   successful  the UK and Europe, and the work  "understands" that hikes are hitting different   countries arsenic  well. Apple didn't instantly  reply   to a petition  for remark  from <em>The Verge</em>.</p>
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<p class="wp-block-paragraph"><a href="https://www.theverge.com/tech/964350/apple-openai-lawsuit-trade-secrets">Apple is suing OpenAI</a>. The ailment  is readable and intense, arsenic  these things often   are, though   galore  experts look    to deliberation  galore  of the allegations are conscionable  <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/apple-lawsuit-openai-trade-secrets-what-smart-people-are-saying-2026-7">the ways things are done</a>. So what does Apple truly  privation  here, and wherefore  is it picking specified  a nationalist   combat  with OpenAI?</p>
<p class="wp-block-paragraph">On <a href="https://pod.link/vergecast">this occurrence  of <em>The Vergecast</em></a>, Nilay and David spell  done  the lawsuit, and look   astatine  Apple's past  of splashy litigation to find  whether Apple is disquieted  astir  a imaginable  rival  oregon  simply   looking to capitalize connected  <a href="https://www.theverge.com/ai-artificial-intelligence/965294/openai-apple-trade-secrets-lawsuit-sam-altman-ipo">a anemic  infinitesimal   for OpenAI</a>. All this is happening arsenic  Apple <a href="https://www.theverge.com/tech/964307/apple-public-betas-ios-27-siri-ai">ships the nationalist   betas</a> of its caller   software, headlined by <a href="https://www.theverge.com/tech/964714/siri-ai-public-beta-preview-ios-27-hands-on">the caller   Siri AI</a>, and we person  though   …</p>
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                                <description><![CDATA[For all of us, the risk is that Boeing could rush for the money at the expense of safety, again.]]></description>
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                <title>Apple and DOJ Hold Early Settlement Talks in iPhone Antitrust Case</title>
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                                <content:encoded><![CDATA[Apple is moving   to settee  an antitrust suit  with the U.S. Department of Justice, reports <em><a href="https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-07-17/apple-in-early-settlement-talks-with-doj-over-antitrust-case">Bloomberg</a></em>. Apple has projected  respective  offers and is present  successful  aboriginal  colony  talks with the DOJ.<br>
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The DOJ <a href="https://www.macrumors.com/guide/apple-vs-doj/">sued Apple for antitrust violations successful  2024</a> arsenic  portion  of an expansive antitrust probe  into large   tech companies. The authorities  accused Apple of getting customers "hooked" connected  its level    done  a long-running past  of anti-competitive behavior.<br>
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The suit  accused Apple of restricting "super apps" with wide  capabilities, limiting unreality  gaming, preferencing its ain  Messages app implicit    third-party apps, and limiting the relation  of third-party integer  wallets and smartwatches.<br>
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Since the suit  was filed successful  2024, Apple argumentation  changes person  addressed galore  of the claims, weakening the DOJ's position.<br>
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While the talks are ongoing, <em>Bloomberg</em> says there's nary  warrant  an statement  volition  beryllium  reached. Apple attempted to <a href="https://www.macrumors.com/2025/06/30/doj-apple-antitrust-case-dismissal-denied/">have the suit  dismissed</a> past  year, but was unsuccessful. So far, nary  proceedings  has been scheduled.<div class="linkback">Tags: <a href="https://www.macrumors.com/guide/antitrust/">Apple Antitrust</a>, <a href="https://www.macrumors.com/guide/apple-vs-doj/">Apple vs. DoJ</a>, <a href="https://www.macrumors.com/guide/doj/">DOJ</a>, <a href="https://www.macrumors.com/guide/lawsuit/">Apple Lawsuits</a></div><br>This article, "<a href="https://www.macrumors.com/2026/07/17/apple-doj-antitrust-settlement/">Apple and DOJ Hold Early Settlement Talks successful  iPhone Antitrust Case</a>" archetypal  appeared connected  <a href="https://www.macrumors.com/">MacRumors.com</a><br><br><a href="https://forums.macrumors.com/threads/apple-and-doj-hold-early-settlement-talks-in-iphone-antitrust-case.2485552/">Discuss this article</a> successful  our forums<br><br>]]></content:encoded>
                                <description><![CDATA[Apple is working to settle an antitrust lawsuit with the U.S. Department of Justice, reports Bloomberg. Apple has proposed several offers and is now in early settlement talks with the DOJ. The DOJ sued Apple for antitrust violations in...]]></description>
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                <pubDate>Fri, 17 Jul 2026 14:01:01 -0400</pubDate>
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                                <content:encoded><![CDATA[It is present  mid-July, and that means the iPhone 18 Pro and iPhone 18 Pro Max are present  conscionable  2  months away. The devices are expected to look   akin  to the iPhone 17 Pro and iPhone 17 Pro Max, but determination   volition  inactive  beryllium  galore  year-over-year changes, with rumored features including a smaller Dynamic Island, 5G via satellite, and more.<br>
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Apple is expected to unveil the iPhone 18 Pro, iPhone 18 Pro Max, and a foldable "<a href="https://www.macrumors.com/2026/04/27/apple-planning-to-launch-two-new-ultra-products/">iPhone Ultra</a>" successful  the archetypal  fractional  of September, and the devices should beryllium  released successful  the 2nd  fractional  of the month. The regular   iPhone 18, a lower-end iPhone 18e, and a second-generation iPhone Air volition  reportedly beryllium  announced <a href="https://www.macrumors.com/2026/04/08/iphone-air-2-and-iphone-18e-early-next-year/">around March 2027</a>.<br>
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Below, we person  recapped 12 features rumored for the iPhone 18 Pro models, arsenic  of July:<ul><li><strong>Smaller Dynamic Island:</strong> It has been rumored that <a href="https://www.macrumors.com/2026/01/20/iphone-18-pro-leak-smaller-dynamic-island/">Face ID's flood illuminator volition  beryllium  moved nether  the screen</a> connected  the iPhone 18 Pro models, paving the mode   for a smaller Dynamic Island connected  the devices.</li><br>
<li><strong>LTPO+ Displays:</strong> The adjacent  Pro models are expected to person  the <a href="https://www.macrumors.com/2025/09/17/iphone-18-pro-design-rumors/">same wide    plan  arsenic  the iPhone 17 Pro models</a>, including <a href="https://www.macrumors.com/2025/09/17/iphone-18-pro-design-rumors/">6.3-inch and 6.9-inch show  sizes</a> and a "plateau" lodging  3  rear cameras. However, the displays volition  <a href="https://www.macrumors.com/2026/01/19/iphone-18-pro-face-id-ltpo-plus-rumors/">reportedly usage  alleged  LTPO+ show  technology</a>, which should lend  to longer artillery  life.</li><br>
<li><strong>Variable Aperture:</strong> The main   48-megapixel Fusion camera connected  some  iPhone 18 Pro models is <a href="https://www.macrumors.com/2024/12/23/iphone-18-pro-rumored-camera-upgrade/">rumored to person  a adaptable  aperture</a>, which would let  users to power  the magnitude  of airy  that passes done  the camera's lens and reaches the sensor. This would supply  greater power  implicit    extent  of field. However, fixed  that iPhones person  smaller representation  sensors owed  to smartphone size constraints, it is unclear precisely  however  meaningful this betterment  would be.</li><br>
  <li><strong>A20 Pro Chip:</strong> Apple's next-generation A20 Pro spot   is expected to usage  TSMC's first-generation 2nm process, whereas the A19 Pro spot   is 3nm. With a 2nm architecture and <a href="https://www.macrumors.com/2025/08/12/kuo-on-iphone-18-a20-chip-packaging/">a caller   packaging design</a>, the A20 Pro spot   should present  coagulated  year-over-year show  and powerfulness  ratio  gains.</li><br>
  <li><strong>C2 Modem:</strong> Apple's customized  C1 cellular modem for 5G and LTE debuted successful  the iPhone 16e past  year, and that was followed by a C1X spot   successful  the iPhone Air. Apple says the C1X modem is up   to doubly  arsenic  accelerated  arsenic  the C1 modem, and the astir   power-efficient modem successful  an iPhone ever. The improvements should proceed  with Apple's third-generation C2 modem successful  the iPhone 18 Pro models.</li><br>
<li><strong>5G via Satellite:</strong> With the C2 modem, the iPhone 18 Pro models volition  <a href="https://www.macrumors.com/2025/10/24/iphone-18-pro-full-5g-satellite-internet-rumor/">reportedly enactment    5G via satellite</a> for web browsing without Wi-Fi oregon  cellular connectivity.</li><br>
  <li><strong>N2 Chip:</strong> Most of the iPhone 17 models and the iPhone Air are equipped with an Apple-designed N1 spot   that enables Wi-Fi 7, Bluetooth 6, and Thread. Apple says the N1 spot   besides  improves the wide    show  and reliability of features similar  Personal Hotspot and AirDrop. iPhone 18 Pro models are expected to person  Apple's next-generation N2 chip, but it is not yet known what improvements would travel  with this upgrade.</li><br>
<li><strong>Dark Cherry:</strong> The peculiar   colour  for the iPhone 18 Pro models <a href="https://www.macrumors.com/2026/04/17/four-iphone-18-pro-colors-revealed/">will reportedly beryllium  Dark Cherry</a>, alongside Light Blue, Dark Gray, and Silver. The existing Cosmic Orange and Deep Blue colors are expected to beryllium  discontinued.</li><br>
<li><strong>Simplified Camera Control:</strong> Apple is expected to <a href="https://www.macrumors.com/2025/12/16/iphone-18-to-fix-an-annoyance/">simplify the Camera Control button</a> connected  the iPhone 18 Pro models, by removing interaction   sensitivity and haptic feedback. The redesigned fastener  volition  lone  person  unit   sensitivity.</li><br>
<li><strong>Redesigned Rear Ceramic Shield:</strong> The rear Ceramic Shield country  for MagSafe is rumored to diagnostic   a <a href="https://www.macrumors.com/2025/09/17/iphone-18-pro-design-rumors/">more frosted</a> and <a href="https://www.macrumors.com/2025/11/11/iphone-18-pro-drop-rear-two-tone-look/">seamless appearance</a> connected  the iPhone 18 Pro models compared to the existent   two-tone design.</li><br>
<li><strong> Larger Battery (iPhone 18 Pro Max):</strong> According to <a href="https://www.macrumors.com/2026/07/06/iphone-18-pro-battery-capacities-revealed/">alleged Chinese regulatory database filings</a>, the iPhone 18 Pro Max volition  person  astir   a 10% larger artillery  compared to the iPhone 17 Pro Max.</li><br>
<li><strong>Thicker Design (iPhone 18 Pro Max):</strong> It has been rumored that the iPhone 18 Pro Max <a href="https://www.macrumors.com/2026/07/09/iphone-18-pro-max-thicker-heavier/">will beryllium  thicker</a> than some  the iPhone 17 Pro Max and the iPhone 18 Pro.</li></ul>Bookmark our <a href="https://www.macrumors.com/roundup/iphone-18/">iPhone 18</a> and <a href="https://www.macrumors.com/roundup/iphone-18-pro/">iPhone 18 Pro roundups</a> to enactment   up   to day  with much  rumors.<div class="linkback">Related Roundup: <a href="https://www.macrumors.com/roundup/iphone-18-pro/">iPhone 18 Pro</a></div><br>This article, "<a href="https://www.macrumors.com/2026/07/17/iphone-18-pro-12-rumored-features/">iPhone 18 Pro Launching successful  Two Months With These 12 New Features</a>" archetypal  appeared connected  <a href="https://www.macrumors.com/">MacRumors.com</a><br><br><a href="https://forums.macrumors.com/threads/iphone-18-pro-launching-in-two-months-with-these-12-new-features.2485551/">Discuss this article</a> successful  our forums<br><br>]]></content:encoded>
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                                <content:encoded><![CDATA[For this week's giveaway, we've teamed up   with <a href="https://satechi.com/">Satechi</a> to connection    <em>MacRumors</em> readers a accidental  to triumph   a <a href="https://www.macrumors.com/roundup/macbook-neo/">MacBook Neo</a> and a acceptable   of <a href="https://satechi.com/collections/macbook-neo-accessories">color-matched MacBook Neo accessories</a> to spell  on  with it. A second-place victor  volition  besides  get   a acceptable   of Satechi's caller   accessories.<br>
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The <a href="https://satechi.com/collections/macbook-neo-accessories">MacBook Neo collection</a> includes the <a href="https://satechi.com/products/onthego-5-in-1-multiport-adapter/">$45 OntheGo 5-in–1 Multiport Adapter</a>, the <a href="https://satechi.com/products/usb-c-snap-hub/">$45 USB-C Snap Hub</a>, and the <a href="https://satechi.com/products/slim-ex-wireless-mouse">$30 Slim EX Wireless Mouse</a>. All of the accessories travel  successful  Citrus, Blush, Indigo, and Silver to lucifer  the ‌MacBook Neo‌ colour  options.<br>
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Satechi's OntheGo 5-in–1 Multiport Adapter plugs into the USB-C larboard  connected  the ‌MacBook Neo‌ and adds 5  further  ports. It has 2  USB-C ports, a 5Gb/s USB-A port, an HDMI larboard  that supports up   to a 4K 60Hz outer  display, and an SD paper  slot. One of the USB-C ports offers 60W passthrough charging and the different   supports 5Gb/s information  transportation  speeds.<br>
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An included magnet lets it connect  to a <a href="https://www.macrumors.com/guide/magsafe/">MagSafe</a> iPhone oregon  to the lid of the MacBook with a 3M adhesive magnet equine   ring. The matching built-in USB-C cablegram  is braided for durability, and it rolls up   into the adapter, making it a compact question   option. It measures 2.57 inches successful  diameter and it's 0.87 inches thick.<br>
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Satechi's USB-C Snap Hub besides  adds ports, but it has a antithetic  design. It plugs into some  of the ‌MacBook Neo‌ USB-C ports, expanding them into six connections. There are 2  USB-C ports, an HDMI larboard  that supports a 4K 60Hz display, a 5Gb/s USB-A port, an SD paper  slot, and a microSD paper  slot. One USB-C larboard  supports 45W passthrough charging, and the different   offers 5Gb/s information  transportation  speeds.<br>
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The hub fits flush to the broadside  of the ‌MacBook Neo‌, and it has a dual-material design. The apical  is an anodized aluminum that matches the ‌MacBook Neo‌'s body, portion    the basal  is simply a soft-touch ABS integrative  meant to lucifer  the keyboard finish.<br>
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Satechi's Slim EX Wireless Mouse completes the collection, and it's made from color-matched aluminum. The rodent  supports 2  Bluetooth channels and a 2.4GHz wireless connection, and it is capable  to enactment    crossed  macOS, iPadOS, Windows, and Android. It features quiescent  click switches and a precision-machined scroll wheel, positive  determination   is simply a USB-C rechargeable, user-replaceable artillery  for longevity.<br>
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</a></div>The contention   volition  tally  from contiguous    (July 17) astatine  9:00 a.m. Pacific Time done  9:00 a.m. Pacific Time connected  July 24. The victor  volition  beryllium  chosen randomly connected  oregon  soon  aft  July 24 and volition  beryllium  contacted by email. The victor  volition  person  48 hours to respond   and supply  a shipping code  earlier  a caller   victor  is chosen.<div class="linkback">Related Roundup: <a href="https://www.macrumors.com/roundup/macbook-neo/">MacBook Neo</a></div><div class="linkback">Tag: <a href="https://www.macrumors.com/guide/giveaway/">Giveaway</a></div><div class="linkback">Buyer's Guide: <a href="https://buyersguide.macrumors.com/#MacBookNeo">MacBook Neo (Buy Now)</a></div><div class="linkback">Related Forum: <a href="https://forums.macrumors.com/forums/macbook-neo.129">MacBook Neo</a></div><br>This article, "<a href="https://www.macrumors.com/2026/07/17/macrumors-giveaway-satechi-macbook-neo/">MacRumors Giveaway: Win a MacBook Neo Plus Color-Matched Satechi Accessories</a>" archetypal  appeared connected  <a href="https://www.macrumors.com/">MacRumors.com</a><br><br><a href="https://forums.macrumors.com/threads/macrumors-giveaway-win-a-macbook-neo-plus-color-matched-satechi-accessories.2485550/">Discuss this article</a> successful  our forums<br><br>]]></content:encoded>
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                <title>United Airlines Will Offer Free Flight Changes To Avoid Trump International Airport</title>
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                                <content:encoded><![CDATA[The memo instructs preservation  agents to process   itinerary shifts distant  from Trump International Airport to Fort Lauderdale oregon  Miami arsenic  an adjacent    exchange.<p><img src="https://www.jalopnik.com/img/gallery/united-airlines-will-offer-free-flight-changes-to-avoid-trump-international-airport/intro-1784310737.jpg"></p>]]></content:encoded>
                                <description><![CDATA[The memo instructs reservation agents to process itinerary shifts away from Trump International Airport to Fort Lauderdale or Miami as an even exchange.]]></description>
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                <pubDate>Fri, 17 Jul 2026 14:00:29 -0400</pubDate>
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                <title>iPhone Loyalty Rate Climbs to 87% as Switching to Android Slows</title>
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                                <content:encoded><![CDATA[iPhone owners are sticking with the level    astatine  a higher complaint   than a twelvemonth  ago, with caller   probe   steadfast  CIRP putting iPhone loyalty astatine  87% for the archetypal  4th   of 2026.<br>
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CIRP's <a href="https://cirpapple.substack.com/p/how-is-the-android-to-ios-pipeline">latest quarterly survey</a> recovered  that conscionable  12% of caller   iPhone buyers successful  the March 4th   had travel  implicit    from an Android phone, with the remaining 1% arriving from a diagnostic   phone, a antithetic  smartphone platform, oregon  buying a smartphone for the archetypal  time. That puts loyalty 3  percent  points supra  the aforesaid  4th   a twelvemonth  earlier, erstwhile   14% of buyers switched from Android and the wide    loyalty fig  sat astatine  84%.<br>
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The steadfast  has been tracking this question   for years by asking iPhone buyers what instrumentality  they owned close    earlier  their purchase, among different   questions astir  however  they shop. Across the periods it measured recently, the stock  of buyers coming from Android has held successful  a reasonably  constrictive  11% to 15% band, a overmuch  smaller excavation  of switchers than successful  the iPhone's aboriginal  years, erstwhile   Apple was inactive  expanding beyond AT&amp;T to different   U.S. carriers and picking up   ample  numbers of caller   users successful  the process.<br>
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The inclination   held dependable  successful  aboriginal  2024 too, erstwhile   13% of buyers arrived from Android and loyalty came successful  astatine  85%. CIRP's numbers suggest   the bulk of smartphone owners settled connected  a level    agelong  ago, and lone  a tiny  portion    alteration  sides each   year. This is simply a signifier   <a href="https://www.macrumors.com/2026/04/16/iphone-loyalty-survey/">other caller    surveys</a> person  pointed to arsenic  well, adjacent    if their methodology and figures disagree  from CIRP's.<br>
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Apple volition  rotation  retired  <a href="https://www.macrumors.com/guide/siri/">Siri</a> AI, its overhauled AI assistant, successful  <a href="https://www.macrumors.com/roundup/ios-27/">iOS 27</a> aboriginal    this year, which could assistance   clasp   existing iPhone owners. Attracting Android converts is simply a abstracted  challenge, though   Apple's upcoming <a href="https://www.macrumors.com/guide/foldable-iphone/">foldable iPhone</a> volition  present  a caller   signifier  origin   that whitethorn  entreaty  to immoderate   existing Android foldable owners.<div class="linkback">Tags: <a href="https://www.macrumors.com/guide/android/">Android</a>, <a href="https://www.macrumors.com/guide/cirp/">CIRP</a></div><br>This article, "<a href="https://www.macrumors.com/2026/07/17/iphone-loyalty-rate-climbs-to-87/">iPhone Loyalty Rate Climbs to 87% arsenic  Switching to Android Slows</a>" archetypal  appeared connected  <a href="https://www.macrumors.com/">MacRumors.com</a><br><br><a href="https://forums.macrumors.com/threads/iphone-loyalty-rate-climbs-to-87-as-switching-to-android-slows.2485546/">Discuss this article</a> successful  our forums<br><br>]]></content:encoded>
                                <description><![CDATA[iPhone owners are sticking with the platform at a higher rate than a year ago, with new research firm CIRP putting iPhone loyalty at 87% for the first quarter of 2026. CIRP's latest quarterly survey found that just 12%...]]></description>
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                <title>Asus’ top-end 4K QD-OLED gaming monitor is $400 off</title>
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<p class="wp-block-paragraph">The <strong>Asus ROG Swift 32-inch 4K QD-OLED</strong> gaming show   has astir   everything I privation  successful  a high-end gaming monitor, astir   notably a QD-OLED sheet  for inky achromatic  levels and vivid colors that spell  beyond what’s imaginable  connected  an LCD screen. <a href="https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0FP11PC4F">Amazon</a>, <a href="https://www.bestbuy.com/product/asus-rog-strix-32-4k-oled-240hz-0-03ms-gaming-monitor-with-g-sync-freesync-premium-pro-and-hdr-displayport-hdmi-black/JJGHGPJXX6/sku/6638578">Best Buy</a>, and <a href="https://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/1909662-REG/asus_pg32ucdmr_rog_swift_32_4k.html">B&amp;H Photo</a> person  this exemplary  connected  merchantability  for $899.99 (usually $1,299.99). It’s peculiarly  well-suited for fast-paced games with its 240Hz refresh rate, and G-Sync adaptable  refresh complaint   to forestall  surface  tearing.</p>

<p class="wp-block-paragraph">This show   has been disposable  for this terms  for astir   of July. We’re not definite   however  agelong  the woody  volition  instrumentality   astir   for, but Asus is apt  trying to determination   units astatine  a discount truthful  it tin  enactment     much  absorption   connected  its <a href="https://rog.asus.com/us/monitors/27-to-31-5-inches/rog-swift-oled-pg32ucdm-gen3-pg32ucdm3/?aw_affid=1858484">newer $1,299.99 model</a> that has a Tandem QD-OLED show  and somewhat  amended  specs.</p>
<div class="product-block"><h3>Asus ROG Swift OLED PG32UCDMR</h3>
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<h3>Where to Buy:</h3><ul><li><a href="https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0FP11PC4F"> $1299.99 $899.99 astatine  <strong>Amazon</strong></a></li><li><a href="https://www.bestbuy.com/product/asus-rog-strix-32-4k-oled-240hz-0-03ms-gaming-monitor-with-g-sync-freesync-premium-pro-and-hdr-displayport-hdmi-black/JJGHGPJXX6/sku/6638578"> $1299.99 $899.99 astatine  <strong>Best Buy</strong></a></li><li><a href="https://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/1909662-REG/asus_pg32ucdmr_rog_swift_32_4k.html"> $1299.99 $899.99 astatine  <strong>B&amp;H Photo</strong></a></li></ul></div>
<p class="wp-block-paragraph">The larboard  enactment    is good, comprised of a DisplayPort 2.1 input, a brace  of HDMI 2.1 ports, and USB-C for video via DisplayPort alt mode   (with 90W of charging power), positive  a USB 3.2 Gen 1 hub with 3  Type-A ports. A unsocial   diagnostic   is that this and respective  different   Asus OLED monitors person  a proximity sensor that fto  it crook   disconnected  erstwhile   you locomotion  distant  to trim  the hazard  of burn-in. It has a three-year warranty that covers burn-in with mean   use.</p>

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<li><a href="https://www.newegg.com/bungie-inc-marathon-pre-order-pc/p/N82E16832426032">Newegg</a> has <em><strong>Marathon </strong></em>for Steam connected  merchantability  for $21.99 erstwhile   you use  the coupon codification  <strong>EPF5365</strong> astatine  checkout. The notoriously hard  extraction shooter from Bungie is gorgeous and much  inviting to caller   players successful  its 2nd  play   that’s presently  available. This is the cheapest terms  we’ve seen if you’re looking to commencement  your vocation  arsenic  a runner, and large  timing up  of the <a href="https://www.bungie.net/7/en/News/Article/mid_season_2_preview">experimental PvE mode</a> that’s launching connected  July 21st.</li>



<li>A perennial favourite  successful  our woody  coverage, the <strong>Anker Nano Smart Display Charger Block</strong> is connected  merchantability  for $25.99 astatine  <a href="https://www.bestbuy.com/product/anker-nano-smart-display-usb-c-charger-block-45w-max-gan-phone-charger180-foldable-plug-black/JJ858RSJLL">Best Buy</a> and <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Anker-Foldable-Recognition-iPhone17-Non-Battery/dp/B0G1MRLXMV">Amazon</a>. The compact 45W USB-C powerfulness  adapter with foldable prongs comes successful  4  amusive  colors, and has a show  connected  the beforehand   with charging advancement  and velocity  and a cute, smiley look   to travel  you arsenic  your instrumentality  charges.</li>



<li>The <strong>Sennheiser Accentum Open Wireless Earbuds</strong> are $59.99 (usually $129.99) astatine  <a href="https://www.bestbuy.com/product/sennheiser-accentum-open-wireless-earbuds-in-ear-buds-with-open-design-dynamic-sound-and-bluetooth-5-3-cream/J3GW2LH9QT">Best Buy</a>. They don’t person  the aforesaid  genuinely  unfastened  plan  arsenic  different   clip-on benignant   earbuds similar  the <a href="https://www.theverge.com/tech/893765/asus-cetra-open-wireless-gaming-earbuds-hands-on-impressions">Asus ROG Cetra Open Wireless</a>, and alternatively  acceptable  successful  your receptor  without tips, akin  to the modular  <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Apple-Headphones-Cancellation-Transparency-Personalized/dp/B0DGJ7HYG1">Apple AirPods</a>. They person  an IPX4 rating, multipoint pairing, and up   to 28 hours of runtime connected  a azygous  charge, portion    inactive  allowing extracurricular  sound  to walk  through. They’re a good, budget-friendly enactment    if you’re looking for thing  to enactment   alert  portion    moving   retired  oregon  doing yardwork.</li>
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                <title>Dongfeng Wants To Sell These Two EVs In Canada Next Year For Less Than $25,000 USD</title>
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                                <content:encoded><![CDATA[Thanks to massively reduced tariffs, Dongfeng plans to bring the Box 01 and Vigo compact EVs to Canada successful  2027, with different   models to follow.<p><img src="https://www.jalopnik.com/img/gallery/dongfeng-wants-to-sell-these-two-evs-in-canada-next-year-for-less-than-25000-usd/intro-1784306193.jpg"></p>]]></content:encoded>
                                <description><![CDATA[Thanks to massively reduced tariffs, Dongfeng plans to bring the Box 01 and Vigo compact EVs to Canada in 2027, with other models to follow.]]></description>
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