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If you use a third-party sleep tracker with your Apple Watch, you’re probably familiar with the concept of a sleep score: an index that combines signals like heart rate variation and sleep stages, to tell you how efficient your sleep really was. And while the Apple Watch gained native sleep tracking with watchOS 7, it’s been missing that kind of …

Publishers race against Google Zero doomsday clock  Axios Google users are less likely to click on links when an AI summary appears in the results  Pew Research Center AI Search Is Growing More Quickly Than Expected  The Wall Street Journal AI-Powered Chatbots Capture 5.6% of Desktop Browser-Based Search Traffic  PYMNTS.com Surprising no one, new research says AI Overviews cause massive drop in search clicks  Ars …

The Qi v2.2.1 standard now has a fancy marketing name: Qi2 25W. And as that name implies, this is a wireless charging spec that goes up to 25W. It was officially unveiled today by the Wireless Power Consortium (WPC). The WPC promises that “major Android smartphones” (whatever that means) are about to “join the Qi2 ecosystem for the first time …

Bethesda veteran Julian LeFay, sometimes referred to as the ‘father of Elder Scrolls’ thanks to his pioneering work on the legendary fantasy RPG series, has died aged 59. The news follows developer OnceLost Games’ announcement last week that LeFay, who had previously been diagnosed with cancer, would be stepping back from game development to spend his “remaining time …

Edgar Cervantes / Android Authority TL;DR Code spotted in the latest Google app and Google One app suggests a potential new “Google AI Lite” plan. This new tier could potentially sit between the current free and Pro subscriptions, offering increased rate limits for features like deep research and video generation. Google has not officially announced this plan, and it’s unclear …

Screenshot: EA / Dice / Kotaku A new report claims that Electronic Arts’ upcoming massive military shooter, Battlefield 6, will launch in early October and that it will be available in two versions, but with no early access period for those who pre-order the pricier edition. The Week In Games: A Star Wars Classic Returns & More New Releases Yesterday, …

PlayStation has announced several new features as part of its latest beta firmware update, including the ability to reduce a game’s performance in order to conserve power. The move, which PlayStation suggests is part of the company’s long-running Road to Zero environmental initiative, will be available in the future; however, when this will happen hasn’t been announced. “While this feature …

An independent engineer known for modifying Apple products today revealed a new accessory that adds a fully functional USB-C port to older iPhones with Lightning ports via a custom-designed case. Ken Pillonel, the Swiss robotics engineer who gained attention in 2021 after adding a USB-C port to an iPhone X through hardware modification, has launched a commercial product that enables …

Nintendo’s Switch successor – the aptly named Switch 2 – has become the fastest selling video game hardware device in US history, knocking the PS4 off the top spot. That’s according to the latest data from Circana, with analyst Mat Piscatella revealing 1.6m Switch 2 units were sold in the US during the console’s launch month. The previous record holder …

Want to Stay on Windows 10? Sign Up for Free Extended Security Updates Now  PCMag Free Windows 10 Extended Security Updates are now yours to claim — but there’s a catch  Windows Central ‘Starting Today’—Microsoft Confirms Free Windows Update  Forbes Hate Windows 11 and don’t want to upgrade? Microsoft’s scheme providing another year of (free) Windows 10 updates is now live  TechRadar Panasonic TOUGHBOOK …