Galaxy Ring, Buds 3, Watch 7, AT&T hack, synthetic blood, Zen 5, Galaxy Fold 6, Flip 6, Ford Capri and pursuit of happiness. I had an interview with me published this week and I encourage everyone to give it a read. There were also a lot of big announcements in the tech world this week that you can read about in the headlines below.

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• Samsung Galaxy Ring vs Ultrahuman Ring Air: Which subscription-free smart ring wins?
• Samsung’s Galaxy Buds 3 Look Like AirPods, But That’s Not All That’s New
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• I’ve Worn the Galaxy Watch Ultra for 72 Hours. Here’s What I Like Most
• Apple replaces the black HomePod mini with a black HomePod mini
• Optoma GT2100HDR Projector Review: Throw Is Short, Price Is High
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• Beats Pill review: A revival worth the wait
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• Samsung Galaxy Watch 7 Review
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• Samsung Galaxy Ring Review: My Favorite Smart Ring, Hands Down
• Dyson’s OnTrac headphones ditch the Zone’s air purifier for ‘audio-only’ use

• Apple Warns iPhone Users in 98 Countries of ‘Mercenary Spyware Attacks’
• Hackers Resurrect Internet Explorer to Attack Windows PCs
• Baseus power banks recalled due to fire hazard – check your model number
• AT&T: ‘Nearly All’ Customer Phone, Text Records Leaked, One Arrest Made
• AT&T Data Breach Fallout: Watch Out for Targeted Texts, Spoofed Calls
• AT&T Shells Out $370K to Hacker to Delete Stolen Phone Records
• 7 sneaky tricks subscription services use to lock you in – and how to avoid them
• Record labels sue Verizon for not disconnecting pirates’ Internet service
• ‘No Need to Panic’: RockYou2024 Leak of 10B Passwords Is ‘Mostly Garbage Data’
• Cloudflare reports almost 7% of internet traffic is malicious

• Scientists Discover a New Hormone that Can Build Strong Bones
• Immunotherapy Is Changing Cancer Treatment Forever
• Where’s the Synthetic Blood?
• ‘Supermodel granny’ drug extends life in animals

• Amazon’s AI chatbot Rufus is now live for all US customers
• Apple releases iOS 18 public beta for iPhone — Here’s what’s new and how to get it

• AMD Buys Private AI Lab for $665M to Compete in the AI Race
• Thermonuclear Blasts and New Species: Inside Elon Musk’s Plan to Colonize Mars
• Scientists built real-life “stillsuit” to recycle astronaut urine on space walks
• Lost at Sea: ‘Find My’ Helps Man Retrieve Apple Watch From the Ocean After a Year
• Google reportedly in advanced talks to acquire cyber startup Wiz for $23 billion, its largest-ever deal
• ‘Zen 5’ Microarchitecture Explained: Here Comes the Fast, Efficient AMD Ryzen 9000
• It’s Thread-zilla! AMD Tips Epyc ‘Zen 5’ Processors With Up to 192 Cores
• Arduino’s Plug and Make Kit lets your hacking imagination run wild, sans solder
• You might be surprised by how many Nvidia GPUs it takes to power the Las Vegas Sphere
• On Speed, T-Mobile Is First in Mobile Broadband, AT&T in Home Internet

• Galaxy Z Fold 6 vs. Z Fold 5 vs. Z Fold 4: Comparing Samsung’s Book-Style Foldables
• Samsung Galaxy Z Flip 6 vs. Motorola Razr+: Folding Phone Flip Out
• Galaxy Z Fold 6: My Day in Paris With Samsung’s New Phone
• Galaxy Z Flip 6: I Spent My First Day AI-ing My Way Through Paris With It
• Alleged Pixel 9 and Pixel 9 XL leak shows a redesigned camera bar
• Giant Pixel 9 leak gives us our first real-world look at the Fold, faster charging specs, and more

• Ford ‘revives’ the Capri after 30 years as a four-door EV
• Starlink Launch Malfunctions, Deploys Satellites in ‘Lower Than Intended Orbit’
• Tesla Catches Fire, Burns to a Crisp at Supercharging Station
• Here’s Audi’s next A5—and all the stuff we won’t get in the US
• With Falcon 9 grounded, SpaceX test-fires booster for next Starship flight
• Startups are building balloons to hoist tourists 100,000 feet into the stratosphere
• Volkswagen Inks Deal to Mass-Produce Solid-State Batteries for 1 Million EVs

Each week we’ll share a meme that we find thought provoking or just plain funny.

• The Pursuit of Happiness: The True Meaning of the Misunderstood Phrase
• How Brazil Protects and Preserves Its Luminous ‘Golden Grass’
• The Macaroni in ‘Yankee Doodle’ Is Not What You Think
• 500 million-year-old fossil is the earliest branch of the spider’s lineage
• 10 Strange Creatures That Prowl the Pages of Medieval Bestiaries
• 11 Clever Moments of Movie Foreshadowing You Might Have Missed
• Where Are the World’s Most Dangerous Seas?
• The Ghost Story Behind a Bucolic Catholic Retreat Center

If you see some important tech news that you feel we should share with our readers, please let us know and we’ll consider including it in our next post.

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