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A man in a white van circled an early voting site in Loxahatchee, Florida, and shouted antisemitic and racist slurs at a group of people campaigning outside. A man who went to vote in Orangeburg, South Carolina, brawled with election workers after he was asked to remove his Trump hat. A man in Tempe, Arizona, … Read more

Months after switching up its ethos of “women making the first move,” Bumble announces changes to its Opening Moves feature. Since its inception in 2014, Bumble has been known as the dating app that only lets women message first (in heterosexual matches). But in the age of dating app fatigue — including hearing from women … Read more

My first DIY smartphone repair project was off to an inauspicious start. I’d successfully removed the back of the HMD Skyline, but the next instruction called for a T3 screwdriver bit. I had a T4 bit, which worked well enough to turn the screw that popped the corner of the phone’s back panel up. But … Read more

Around the corner is perhaps one of the most important elections this nation has ever seen, yet many people are still unaware of the details needed to cast informed ballots.  It’s not necessarily their fault — some voting information can be quite hard to find, especially when it comes to learning about, say, the political … Read more

What you need to know A report reveals that Samsung is eyeing a Galaxy S25 Slim, expected to launch a few months after the main series. The Galaxy S25 series is set to debut in January or February 2025, with the S25 Slim possibly following in April. The S25 Slim is likely to have a … Read more

Edgar Cervantes / Android Authority TL;DR Google has a new experimental AI tool to help improve your drawing skills. Doodle Guide will provide audio and visual commentary on your drawings The tool will also generate an image based on your doodle and offer tips for improvement. Google has a new way to help aspiring artists … Read more

Indonesia has banned sales of Google Pixel smartphones for failing to meet a 40% local content requirement, days after blocking Apple’s iPhone 16 in Southeast Asia’s biggest phone market. Google must obtain local content certification before resuming sales in Indonesia, Industry Ministry spokesman Febri Hendri Antoni Arief said. The move follows last week’s iPhone 16 … Read more

Jon Prosser joins us on this week’s episode of The MacRumors Show to talk through all of Apple’s major Mac announcements from this week. Over the first three days of the week, Apple unveiled the new iMac, Mac mini, and MacBook Pro with the M4, M4 Pro, and M4 Max chips. The chips offer significantly … Read more

“Eastwood has made the kind of adult-oriented, actor-driven entertainment that’s difficult to take for granted in our all-ages blockbuster age.” Pros Eastwood’s sturdy, elegant direction Terrific performances An ingenious spin on 12 Angry Men Cons The premise is a little preposterous It’s only coming to a handful of theaters At 94 years old, Clint Eastwood … Read more

Password managers are a vital part of keeping yourself safe online, and you’ll be happy to know that you don’t need to spend a penny to make use of them. What Makes For the Best Free Password Manager? Password managers, for most people, are the best and only way to keep your passwords straight, especially … Read more