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Taylor Swift in a red dress at the 67th Grammy Awards in Los Angeles.
"We would always love to have Taylor play. She is a special, special talent, and obviously, she would be welcome at any time," NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell said.
  • The next Super Bowl halftime show will take place in February 2026.
  • NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell said Taylor Swift could "maybe" perform at next year's show.
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All the new Hue Essentials line white and color ambiance LED bulbs cost $25 each, or as low as $15 each, if you buy a multipack.
All the new Hue Essentials line white and color ambiance LED bulbs cost $25 each, or as low as $15 each, if you buy a multipack.

Philips Hue has announced the biggest revamp of its smart lighting line in years, introducing lower-cost lights, support for Matter over Thread, and a new generation of brighter light strips. The update includes the launch of a new Essentials line, motion-sensing


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After a Philips Hue app update leaked a new Hue video doorbell in March, parent company Signify is making it official this week. The $169 Hue Secure video doorbell is arriving in October to complement Hue’s other Secure indoor and outdoor camera offerings.

The Hue Secure video doorbell looks much like any other smart doorbell on the market, with a candy bar shape and a large button for



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Sonos’s built in voice controller moves beyond music control to smart lighting with a new partnership with Philips Hue.
Sonos’s built in voice controller moves beyond music control to smart lighting with a new partnership with Philips Hue.

Hue is teaming up with Sonos to let you control your smart lights using its built-in voice assistant. As rumored, the new function, which launched at IFA 2025 this week, lets you turn your Hue lights on, off, and dim them, as well as control scenes, simply by asking your



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Philips Hue’s new line of smart lights includes revamped light strips, such as the Hue Flux Ultra Bright Strip Light that can output 6,000 lumens. | Image: Hue
Philips Hue’s new line of smart lights includes revamped light strips, such as the Hue Flux Ultra Bright Strip Light that can output 6,000 lumens. | Image: Hue

Smart lighting company Philips Hue debuted a bunch of new products this week at the IFA tech show in Berlin, Germany, and most of them are available now. The launch, which is the biggest in the company’s history, includes cheaper


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The Hue Bridge Pro, Philips Hue’s first new Zigbee hub in a decade, is the brains behind its new motion-sensing technology.
The Hue Bridge Pro, Philips Hue’s first new Zigbee hub in a decade, is the brains behind its new motion-sensing technology.

Philips Hue has announced that its smart light bulbs - both new and existing models - are being upgraded to feature built-in motion sensing. The new feature, called Hue MotionAware, uses radio-frequency (RF) sensing to detect changes in the Zigbee signal between bulbs


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We still think getting a live TV streaming service is a better deal than paying for cable — but the gulf between the two options is narrowing. Now that many of the major providers go for more than $80 per month, it’s not the amazing deal it once was. Still, live TV streaming plans have no contract, offer relatively simpler pricing and need no special equipment beyond a smart TV and an internet


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Japan Airlines (JAL) airplane is seen at the Tokyo International Airport, commonly known as Haneda Airport in Tokyo.
Japan Airlines offers a 4,500 yen luggage delivery service as Tokyo becomes a tourist hotbed.
  • Japan Airlines flights last week were delayed after a pilot was found drinking before his flight.
  • Three flights from Hawaii to Japan were delayed by up to 18 hours because of the incident.
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A person removes one of the spherical power banks from Aukey’s MagFusion Ark charging system.
The MagFusion Ark is available in multiple sizes with up to three removable wireless charging spheres. | Image: Aukey
The MagFusion Ark is available in multiple sizes with up to three removable wireless charging spheres. | Image: Aukey

Aukey has announced a new modular charging solution called the MagFusion Ark. It combines a base station featuring up to three Qi2.2 charging pads with spherical power banks that each have their own Qi2.2-compatible pads. The spheres support passthrough charging and can



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The Tesla Robotaxi on display in Brussels.
On Wednesday, Tesla launched its Robotaxi app on Apple's App Store. The company said iOS users can download the app to join the waitlist.
  • Tesla released its robotaxi app for iOS users on Wednesday.
  • The company said an Android version is "coming in the future."
  • Tesla's robotaxi service is currently available in Austin and San Francisco.

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Anysphere cofounders, left to right: Aman Sanger, Arvid Lunnemark, Sualeh Asif, and Michael Truell.
Anysphere cofounders, left to right: Aman Sanger, Arvid Lunnemark, Sualeh Asif, and Michael Truell.
  • The CEO behind Cursor attributes its success to two things: monk mode and word-of-mouth adoption.
  • Michael Truell said an early social media push helped kick-start Cursor, but the team pulled back afterward.
  • The AI coding tool is used by YC startups to tech giants like Amazon.

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Two UGVs designed for combat perform maneuvers in a warehouse.
The 3rd Assault Brigade's NC13 showed off at least four types of asault ground drones in its demonstration hype video.
  • A newly announced Ukrainian unit in the 3rd Assault Brigade aims to fight Russia with ground drones.
  • Called NC13, it showed off several UGVs mounted with machine guns and a grenade launcher.
  • It's a further sign of how

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