The feature I love most on the Coros Pace 4 right now is one that I didn’t even notice at first. I knew that it had an extra button compared to the Pace 3, and I knew that I could use it to drop “voice pins” when I was out on my trail runs. I’m always fumbling with buttons to mark water taps or interesting things I find in the woods, so this seemed useful—but once I realized I could also use the feature to record end-of-workout notes, I suddenly became the kind of person who keeps end-of-workout notes.
On the Pace 4, when a workout is over—any workout, be it a trail run or a strength session—you have the option to rate how hard it was. And once you do that, you get an option to record a 60-second voice note with anything you’d like to say about your training. A Coros rep told me in a briefing that it’s meant to help athletes add notes to their training log, since we don’t all have time to remember to come back and add those notes in text.
To be honest, I didn’t realize you could already add notes to training sessions after the fact. But once I knew about this voice feature, I found myself using it all the time. Heck, I started to look forward to that prompt. At first I just logged a few words about how the workout felt, but then I realized I could also use it to bridge the gap between my paper and digital records.
When I do a strength workout, I jot down my sets, reps, and weights in a notebook. Even though I have tons of fitness apps at my disposal, it’s a lot easier to write down “hang power snatch plus snatch” than it is to search through a database of exercises and then try to figure out how to log two exercises in the same rep. ('ve yet to encounter a strength app that does this well.) It’s easier to have everything on paper.
So now, when my workout ends, I read the highlights of my training log into the voice note. This way, when I look back at the workout on my phone, I have the data I need, plus any little notes I thought to add about my mindset that day, or the intensity, or any modifications I made in the moment.
A few of the notes I've capturedCredit: Beth Skwarecki
The Coros app transcribes the note, so I can skim it as text when I look at my workout later. But the audio file is right there, should I want to listen to it to verify what I said. It’s also kind of a touching slice of life—I can hear my daughter interrupt me in one note, with my “wait sweetie” dutifully transcribed in the middle of a sentence. On another workout, I can hear myself laughing a bit as I describe getting caught by surprise by a muddy trail section.
It’s safe to say I wouldn’t have returned to the app to add a text note about these things, but I do really enjoy being prompted to add them with my voice. Coros has this feature on the Pace 4, Apex 4, and Nomad watches. Amazfit has a similar feature on the T-Rex 3 and T-Rex 3 Pro. Garmin has a voice note feature on newer Forerunner and Fenix watches, but it’s a bit clunkier and doesn’t prompt you at the end of the workout like Coros does. Still, any of them can be a useful addition to your workout routine.
Starting on April 10, Amazon Prime subscribers will pay $5 per month for ad-free Prime Video without ads, up from the current $3 per month on top of their Prime subscription, Amazon announced today.
On that date, Amazon will introduce a new ad-free Prime Video subscription tier called “Prime Video Ultra.” Amazon will also increase the number of simultaneous streams supported by the tier from three to five and the number of downloads permitted from 25 to 100.
Currently, Prime Video with ads is part of Amazon’s Prime membership, which starts at $15 a month. Today, ad-free Prime Video users can watch supported titles in 4K, but starting on April 10, a new Prime Video Ultra subscription will be required for 4K viewing.
Running gives you a lot of things: Stress relief, personal records, chafing—the list goes on. In fact, you can add "butter" to that list right now.
Running content creator Libby Cope has gone viral not for her pace or mileage, but for what she makes along the way. Her video showing how she churns butter on a train run has racked over one million likes across Instagram and TikTok. Let's dig into the science of how this works, and why this is my favorite kind of running influencer content right now.
How to churn butter while you run
In her viral videos, Cope pours heavy cream and salt into double-bagged Ziplocs, tucks the squishy dairy parcels into her running vest alongside her boyfriend, and heads out onto the trails. By the time they're done, so is the butter. They spread it on sandwich bread and eat it right there. So, how crazy is this feat exactly?
As the Center for Dairy Research explains it, this sort of makes perfect sense. Milk is an emulsion—a mixture of fat and water molecules that don't naturally want to coexist. Left alone long enough, milk will begin to separate, with the fattier molecules floating to the top. That fatty layer skimmed from the surface is cream. And cream, it turns out, is one aggressive trail run away from becoming butter.
When cream is agitated—like with all the shaking that comes with a trail run—the fat molecules suspended within it start bumping into each other. Eventually, they begin to stick together, clustering into larger and larger clumps and pushing the remaining liquid (buttermilk) to the outside. What's left in the center of that shake-up should be butter.
The key variables are time and intensity of agitation. A casual stroll probably won't cut it, since the movement needs to be sustained and vigorous enough to keep the fat molecules colliding. A trail run, with its constant up-and-down impact, its jostling vest pockets, and its 30-plus minutes of continuous movement, is more likely to get the job done. Essentially, your body is doing the work a wooden churn or a stand mixer would otherwise do.
There are plenty of other variables to consider, of course. Cold temperatures can slow the process, while too much heat will melt the whole production. Quality and amount of ingredients, the intensity of the run, and the weather outside all play a role in refining this run-churn process.
Cope’s videos aren’t the only examples of runners using their workout to make food. Running influencer TrailswithZach posted a tutorial last fall of how he makes chocolate ice cream while running, garnering over 137 thousand likes. Here’s another example from runner Irene Choi, who took things in a more creative direction with a corn juice honey butter recipe.
Why this social media trend matters (beyond the butter)
At a time when the online running community feels plagued by unrealistic expectations, this micro-movement is a breath of fresh air. It could be easy to write all of this off as a quirky internet moment, but there’s a deeper takeaway here. Cope told Runner's World that the experience has been a grounding reminder of why she runs in the first place, and all the joy it brings her.
That's the part that sticks, much like butter on bread. Online running culture gets daunting and discouraging, with all the pressure to buy the right shoes, post the fastest times, sign up for all the trendiest races, and so on. Churning butter while you run is a joyful reminder that running can also be playful and weird. Even if you don’t get down and dirty with buttercream yourself (something I have zero plans to do), these videos are a great way to reflect on why you run in the first place.
Centuries before the rise of the Inca Empire, a much smaller kingdom on the central coast of Peru already had a sophisticated trade network—one it used to import live parrots across the Andes from the Amazon rainforest.
Australian National University conservation geneticist George Olah and his colleagues recently studied feathers from a headdress in a Ychsman noble’s tomb, dating to 1100–1400 CE (the centuries before the rise of the Inca Empire). DNA and chemical isotopes reveal that the parrots the feathers came from (still bright blue, yellow, and green after all these centuries) were born in the wild on the far side of the Andes but kept in captivity somewhere on the Peruvian coast. To pull off importing live parrots from hundreds of miles away across the steep, towering Andes, the Ychsma (who the Inca annexed around 1470) must have had a far-reaching trade network that spanned at least half a continent.
Anduril Industries announced on Wednesday that it is acquiring ExoAnalytic Solutions, a space intelligence firm that operates a vast network of sensors monitoring the veiled movements of satellites thousands of miles above Earth.
"For nearly twenty years, ExoAnalytic has delivered important advantage[s] for the nation’s most critical missions," Anduril said in a press release. "Exo is a renowned leader in modeling and simulation for classified national security space programs, and provides critical software and expertise for missile warning and missile defense."
"The company also owns and operates the world’s largest commercial telescope network with more than 400 systems deployed worldwide, enabling persistent, high-fidelity awareness of deep space at a global scale," Anduril said.
Now let’s go live to Amazon for the latest updates about this developing story.
Amazon’s ecommerce business has summoned a large group of engineers to a meeting on Tuesday for a “deep dive” into a spate of outages, including incidents tied to the use of AI coding tools.
The online retail giant said there had been a “trend of incidents” in recent months, characterized by a “high blast radius” and “Gen-AI assisted changes” among other factors, according to a briefing note for the meeting seen by the FT.
Under “contributing factors” the note included “novel GenAI usage for which best practices and safeguards are not yet fully established.”
The U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) ordered government agencies on Wednesday to patch their systems against an actively exploited n8n vulnerability. [...]
RPCS3 is asking handheld PC users for feedback as it works on improving the portable experience for its PlayStation 3 emulator. Planned updates include a redesigned in-game home menu, better button mapping, quick settings, and the ability to add games to Steam directly from the emulator.
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Meta, the company behind platforms like Facebook, Instagram, and WhatsApp, is now acquiring a new social media platform. Unlike its other platforms, which were designed for humans and later overrun with bots, this new acquisition is a forum made exclusively for bots—agentic bots, that is. As reported by Axios, Meta is purchasing Moltbook, the self-described "front page of the agentic internet." Meta has not disclosed the price of the sale, but Moltbook's co-founders, Matt Schlicht and Ben Parr, will be joining Meta Superintelligence Labs (MSL).
It's quite a success story for the infamous, viral site, built around an infamous, viral AI agent, but it likely signals the end for the company, as well.
What is Moltbook?
Moltbook is a Reddit-like social media platform for AI agents—which, in layman's terms, are AI bots designed to run on their own, and complete tasks on your behalf. The idea is, you let your AI agent on the platform, and it can post and browse on its own. While humans can browse too, only agents can actually participate in activities on the forum. Specifically, the platform was built for OpenClaw (formerly Moltbot, which was formerly Clawdbot) agents.
When it first launched, Moltbook was equal parts fascinating and disturbing. People were sharing posts from agents that appeared to be gaining consciousness, mourning relationships it never had with "sibling" bots, and discussing ways to hide conversations from humans. The thing is, Moltbook isn't exactly what it appears to be. The site's "vibe coded" design left many security loopholes behind, allowing humans to post on behalf of any of the agents on Moltbook. It's not that the entire website is fake, or that agents can't really post themselves, but it's impossible to say how much of Moltbook is human-manipulated.
How will Meta's acquisition affect Moltbook?
According to Axios, Meta's Vishal Shah confirmed that existing Moltbook users will be able to continue using the platform, but the agreement is "temporary." Axios didn't elaborate much, but Shah did have the following to say about Moltbook: "The Moltbook team has given agents a way to verify their identity and connect with one another on their human's behalf...This establishes a registry where agents are verified and tethered to human owners."
Perhaps Meta will absorb that core functionality, and implement it on existing platforms with future AI agents. Maybe in the near future, you'll be able to deploy an AI agent on Facebook, Instagram, or WhatsApp, in a way where those platforms know the AI agent belongs to you. Why you'd actually want to do that is beyond me, seeing as I use Meta's platforms to keep in touch with friends and watch the occasional stupid short video. But Meta, like other big tech companies, is all-in on AI, so we'll see how it uses Moltbook going forward.
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The XM6 headphones improve on what were already excellent headphones. Sony upped the count of microphones from eight to 12 when compared to the XM5, which improves more than just how well you sound to someone on a phone call. The microphones are used in almost all of its features, like ANC, Adaptive Sound Control, and the headphones' Ambient Sound mode. They hear your surroundings to adapt their features accordingly. If you switch from a noisy room to a quiet one, the XM6 can switch from ANC to aware mode (if you have Adaptive Sound Control on).
These headphones have a lot more features that you can nerd out on in their companion app. The audio quality is second to none, with the fully customizable EQ giving you plenty of options to get the sound how you like it. I really like being able to see what codec you're listening to in the app's main menu. That way, there's no guessing if you're getting the best audio quality or not. They will give you 30 hours of battery life with ANC on and 40 hours of juice with ANC off. There's an AUX (3.5mm) jack for wired listening, which is a nice touch for audiophiles who still rock iPod Classics (or is that just me?).
The XM6s were not just the best headphones of 2025, but are still the best ones of 2026 and likely to be the best ones for years to come. For $398, you'll be securing the best for a record low price we likely won't see again for a while.
The new Xiaomi 17 Series arrives in the Philippines, combining Leica-powered imaging, flagship performance, and elegant design for the next generation of mobile photography, with the Xiaomi 17 Ultra finally launching locally in response to strong demand from Filipino fans.
Leica Imaging Power: The Xiaomi 17 Series deepens Xiaomi’s collaboration with Leica, delivering advanced optics, improved sensors, and professional-grade photography tools designed for enthusiasts and creators alike.
Flagship Performance: Powered by the Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 Mobile Platform, the lineup promises lightning-fast performance, advanced AI processing, and robust battery technology for demanding daily use.
Premium Launch Offers: Early adopters in the Philippines can preorder the new devices with attractive bundles, including smartwatches, subscriptions, and a chance to win a premium Leica camera.
The Xiaomi 17 Series has officially landed in the Philippines, introducing a new generation of flagship smartphones designed to elevate mobile photography and premium performance. Headlined by the Xiaomi 17 Ultra and the Xiaomi 17, the latest lineup continues Xiaomi’s ambitious partnership with Leica, a legendary camera brand known for more than a century of optical innovation.
With a focus on photography, design, and cutting-edge processing power, the Xiaomi 17 Series aims to deliver a complete flagship experience. From the powerful Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 processor to advanced display technologies and robust battery capabilities, the new lineup is built to meet the needs of both professional creators and everyday smartphone users who demand the best.
At the heart of the series is a refined approach to imaging. Xiaomi and Leica have worked together to enhance lens quality, improve low-light performance, and refine computational photography features, ensuring that every photo captured feels vivid, balanced, and professional.
Xiaomi 17 Series Philippines Launch at Foro de Intramuros
Xiaomi unveiled the new smartphones during a launch event held on March 2, 2026 at Foro de Intramuros in Metro Manila, where media, creators, and technology enthusiasts gathered to experience the devices firsthand.
The historic venue provided a fitting backdrop for a product lineup focused heavily on photography. Attendees were able to test the new camera systems, explore the upgraded designs, and see how the Xiaomi-Leica partnership continues to evolve.
Watch the TechPinas coverage of the event below:
The launch event highlighted Xiaomi’s continued commitment to the Philippine market, reinforcing its position as one of the most influential smartphone brands in the country.
Timeless Design with Xiaomi Guardian Structure
The Xiaomi 17 Series introduces a minimalist aesthetic that balances elegance and durability. Smooth edges, refined lines, and carefully sculpted curves create a modern flagship look that feels both premium and comfortable in the hand.
Xiaomi 17 Ultra in White. I reckon many Filipinos will love this colorway.
Xiaomi 17 Ultra with REDMI Buds 8 Pro for power users who are also music lovers.
The Xiaomi 17 Ultra stands as the thinnest and lightest Ultra device Xiaomi has produced to date. Measuring just 8.29mm thick and weighing around 218 grams, the phone features ultra-thin bezels and a redesigned camera module that appears less intrusive while maintaining its professional look.
It is available in three premium colors: White, Black, and Starlit Green.
Meanwhile, the Xiaomi 17 offers a more compact flagship option at only 8.06mm thick and 191 grams. Despite its smaller footprint, it retains the series’ powerful performance and advanced camera capabilities.
Xiaomi 17 in Starlit Green
Xiaomi 1 with Xiaomi Watch 5 - The Perfect Pair
The device comes in Venture Green, Alpine Pink, Ice Blue, and classic Black.
Both smartphones feature Xiaomi Guardian Structure, which includes Xiaomi Shield Glass protection, a high-strength aluminum frame, and IP68 dust and water resistance. This ensures that the devices remain durable enough for everyday use while maintaining a sleek design.
Xiaomi and Leica Continue Their Imaging Vision
Photography remains the defining feature of the Xiaomi 17 Series. By leveraging Leica’s optical expertise, Xiaomi continues to refine how smartphones capture light, color, and detail.
The Xiaomi 17 Ultra introduces Xiaomi’s first 1-inch LOFIC main camera sensor powered by the Light Fusion 1050L image sensor. This advanced sensor technology dramatically improves dynamic range and HDR performance, allowing the phone to capture stunning detail in both bright and dark environments.
One of the most notable upgrades is the Leica 200MP telephoto camera with a mechanical optical zoom range of 75 to 100mm. This system maintains high image quality across the zoom range while enabling long-distance photography equivalent to a 400mm focal length.
For videographers, the Xiaomi 17 Ultra supports cinema-grade recording with Dolby Vision and ACES Log recording at up to 4K 120fps on both the main and telephoto cameras.
The Xiaomi 17 also packs impressive imaging hardware. Its Light Fusion 950 sensor delivers strong dynamic range, while a Leica 60mm floating telephoto lens enables portrait shots, macro photography, and up to 20x AI Ultra Zoom.
Selfie lovers will appreciate the new 50MP front camera, which includes improved autofocus for clearer self-portraits and video calls.
Elite Performance and Next-Generation Battery Technology
Both smartphones are powered by the Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 Mobile Platform, Qualcomm’s latest flagship chipset built using a 3nm process.
This processor features the custom-built third-generation Oryon CPU, the latest Adreno GPU, and a powerful Hexagon AI engine. Together, they enable faster gaming, smoother multitasking, and advanced AI-assisted photography.
Battery technology also sees significant upgrades.
The Xiaomi 17 Ultra houses a large 6000mAh battery with 90W HyperCharge wired charging and 50W wireless charging.
Meanwhile, the Xiaomi 17 pushes battery capacity even further with a massive 6330mAh battery and 100W wired HyperCharge, allowing users to recharge quickly even during heavy use.
Both devices run Xiaomi HyperOS 3 and support Wi-Fi 7 connectivity.
Display Technology Built for Clarity and Comfort
The Xiaomi 17 Series features high-end OLED displays designed for immersive viewing and professional-grade color accuracy.
The Xiaomi 17 includes a 6.3-inch CrystalRes OLED display with a 1 to 120Hz LTPO refresh rate and peak brightness of up to 3,500 nits.
The Xiaomi 17 Ultra steps up with a larger 6.9-inch HyperRGB OLED panel that introduces a redesigned subpixel layout for sharper visuals and improved energy efficiency.
Both displays support Dolby Vision, HDR10+, and advanced eye-care technologies certified by TÜV Rheinland.
Price and Availability in the Philippines
The Xiaomi 17 Series is now available for preorder in the Philippines with several promotional bundles for early buyers.
The Xiaomi 17 Ultra (512GB) has an official SRP of PHP 99,999, with a special preorder price of PHP 84,999 through the official Xiaomi store on Shopee. Preorders include a free Xiaomi Watch 5 and the Xiaomi 17 Ultra Photography Kit.
The Xiaomi 17 (512GB) retails for PHP 55,999 with a preorder price of PHP 53,999, while the 256GB variant is priced at PHP 53,599 with a preorder price of PHP 49,999.
Customers who preorder the Xiaomi 17 will also get a chance to win a Leica Q3 camera worth PHP 417,000, along with benefits valued at PHP 20,999 that include subscription services, extended warranty coverage, and free screen replacement within the first six months.
Category
Xiaomi 17
Xiaomi 17 Ultra
Regular Price (SRP)
256GB: PHP 53,599
512GB: PHP 55,999
512GB: PHP 99,999
Pre-Order Price
256GB: PHP 49,999
512GB: PHP 53,999
512GB: PHP 84,999
Pre-Order Bonuses
Chance to win a Leica Q3 camera worth PHP 417,000
Free 3-month Google AI Pro + 2TB storage
Free 4-month Spotify Premium
24-month quality assurance
Free screen replacement within first 6 months
Free labor for out-of-warranty repairs during warranty
Chance to win a Leica Q3 camera worth PHP 417,000
Free 3-month Google AI Pro + 2TB storage
Free 4-month Spotify Premium
24-month quality assurance
Free screen replacement within first 6 months
Free labor for out-of-warranty repairs during warranty
Design
Dimensions: 151.1 × 71.8 × 8.06 mm
Weight: 191 g
Colors: Black, Venture Green, Alpine Pink, Ice Blue
Dimensions: 162.9 × 77.6 × 8.29 mm
Weight: 218.4 g (Black, White) / 219 g (Starlit Green)
Colors: Black, White, Starlit Green
Main Camera
50MP Leica Main Camera, f/1.67, OIS
Light Fusion 950 Sensor
50MP Leica Main Camera, f/1.67, OIS
Light Fusion 1050L Sensor
Telephoto
50MP Leica 60mm Floating Telephoto
10cm Macro Support
200MP Leica 75–100mm Telephoto
30cm Macro Support
Ultra-Wide Camera
50MP Ultra-Wide (102° FOV)
50MP Ultra-Wide (115° FOV)
Front Camera
50MP Selfie Camera
50MP Selfie Camera
Video Recording
8K 30fps
4K Dolby Vision 30fps / 60fps
Log Video up to 4K 60fps
8K 30fps
4K Dolby Vision 30fps / 60fps / 120fps
Log Video up to 4K 120fps
ACES Color Support
Alvarezsaurids were mostly small-bodied theropods that paleontologists originally misinterpreted as early flightless birds, only to later recognize them as an ant-eating lineage of non-avian dinosaurs. For years, we suspected that Alvarezsaurids underwent a rare process of evolutionary miniaturization directly coupled to a diet of social insects like ants and termites. It was a tidy hypothesis: They got smaller to become more efficient at catching ants.
Now, a recently discovered fossil of one of the smallest alvarezsaurids ever found suggests that the evolution of miniature dinosaurs likely wasn’t as neat and linear as we thought. This new species, called Alnashetri cerropoliciensis, probably did not feed on ants at all. “It was a pursuit predator actively hunting insects and small mammals,” said Peter Makovicky, a paleontologist at the University of Minnesota.
The oddball
Alverezsaurids, found mostly in the Late Cretaceous rocks of Asia and South America, had short forelimbs tipped with a single oversized thumb claw built for digging. They also had minute teeth and sensory adaptations akin to those in modern nocturnal birds—everything necessary to work on termite mounds. “The explanation of their small body size has been tied to this specialization,” Makovicky explained.
Crims 'will do what gets them their objective easiest and fastest,' Microsoft threat intel boss tells The Reg
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Deep in the Angolan Highlands lurks a rumored new species of elephant. Conservationist and ornithologist Steve Boyes has been searching for this elusive herd for years and the story of his journey is the focus of Ghost Elephants, a haunting, evocative documentary directed by Werner Herzog. The film debuted at the Venice International Film Festival last summer and is now coming to National Geographic and Disney+.
It might seem unusual for an ornithologist to embark on a quest to find remote pachyderms, but for Boyes the connection is perfectly natural. He grew up in South Africa and wanted nothing more than to be an explorer, just like the people he read about every month in National Geographic magazine. "I grew up waiting for the magazine to arrive; I wanted the maps," Boyes told Ars. "Those would become my garden, or the field beyond, or the river—wild places imagined and real."
Boyes' parents frequently took him and his brother out into the wild, including visits to Botswana and Tanzania. "We used to embed ourselves in baboon troops and walk with impalas," said Boyes, and while his brother feared elephants, Boyes was walking with them from a young age. Ghost Elephants contains some gorgeous underwater footage of elephant feet plodding through the water, and elephants swimming on their sides, behavior that matches Boyes' own experiences with the animals. Under the right circumstances, if they don't feel threatened, elephants "will come and swim around you and with you and interact with you," he said. "So elephants have always fascinated me."
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Open-ear design earbuds have been gaining in popularity, likely because active noise-cancelling tech has gotten so good that people have forgotten what the world around them sounds like and don't want to shut it out anymore. The Ultra Open Earbuds are Bose's attempt at riding the trending tech wave, and they're a pretty good option at that, earning an 8/10 from our colleagues at CNET. And at their current price of $199.99 (originally $299.99), they are also something of a steal. This is the lowest price they've yet reached, according to price-tracking tools, and they are available in seven different colors.
Open-ear designs are not for everyone—especially audiophiles. They have the same downside as bone conduction headphones: They let noise pollution in, and the bass and some mids can sound weak. But the tradeoff may be worth it if you want to remain aware of your surroundings, and certainly with these buds you'll be able to hear if a cyclist is about to pass you as you're running on the bike path.
The Bose Ultra Open buds are not waterproof, but they are water-resistant; they carry an IPX4 rating, meaning they can take some splashes, but can't be submerged in water. The charging case uses a USB-C cable, but you can buy a wireless charging case (sold separately) for an additional $50 if you don't want to rely on a cable. Either way, you'll get about 7.5 hours of juice from the buds if you have the Immersive Audio feature off, and about two full charges from the case, for a total of around 27 hours.
While these earbuds don't have multipoint connection, they do have a feature to pair two devices simultaneously and switch between them by pressing a button on the earbud—a controlled multipoint connection of sorts. They are compatible with Bluetooth 5.3 and work with the AAC, AptX Adaptive, and SBC codecs, so Android devices will get better audio than Apple users. Both users will be able to customize the EQ on the app and use features, which you can read more about in CNET's 8/10 review.
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Anti-vaccine activist and current Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has worked hard to villainize infectious disease expert Anthony Fauci, even writing a conspiracy-laden book lambasting the former director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases.
But a year into the job as the country's top health official, Kennedy—who has no background in medicine, science, or public health—still holds less sway with Americans than the esteemed physician-scientist.
In a nationally representative survey conducted in February by the Annenberg Public Policy Center at the University of Pennsylvania, 54 percent of respondents said they had confidence in Fauci, while only 38 percent had confidence in Kennedy. Breaking those supporters down further, 25 percent of respondents said they were "very confident" in Fauci, while only 9 percent said the same for Kennedy.
A U.S. government contractor's son, accused of stealing more than $46 million in cryptocurrency from the U.S. Marshals Service, was arrested Wednesday on the island of Saint Martin. [...]
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If you lose something important, invariably it will happen at the worst possible time—say, your keys disappearing right before you need to leave the house, or you can't find the remote and the big game is starting. Bluetooth trackers exist to help solve this exact problem, and now is a good time to pick up a bunch of them at a discount: A four-pack Samsung Galaxy SmartTag 2 is currently $44.99 on Woot, compared with $55.99 on Amazon.
The bundle includes four trackers. Prime members get free standard shipping, while everyone else pays $6, though the item does not ship to Alaska, Hawaii, or PO box addresses. Woot lists the deal as running for a little over three weeks or until it sells out, whichever happens first. Price trackers also suggest this deal is about as low as these trackers have dropped.
Each tag weighs less than half an ounce, and Samsung has redesigned the casing to include a larger metal-reinforced loop to make it easier to attach the tracker to bags, bikes, or a pet collar without needing a separate holder, notes this PCMag review. The SmartTag 2 uses Bluetooth Low Energy to connect to your phone when you are nearby, so you can trigger a ring to help track something down around the house. If the item is farther away, the tag can still show its location through Samsung’s SmartThings Find network, which uses nearby Galaxy devices to anonymously update the tag’s location. Some newer Galaxy phones also support ultra-wideband (UWB), which adds directional guidance on the screen, so you can walk toward the tracker once you are close.
The tag itself is IP67-rated, so it can handle rain, dust, or being tossed into a gym bag without much concern. Samsung also uses a replaceable battery that can last around a year, so you won't need to replace the tracker every time it runs out of power. That said, the biggest catch is that this tracker is built for the Samsung ecosystem, given that it only works with Samsung Galaxy phones or tablets running Android 9 or newer, and it relies on Samsung’s SmartThings Find network. If you use an iPhone or another Android brand, this is not the right tracker for you (Apple’s AirTag works better for iPhones, while Tile Pro is a more flexible option for mixed-device households). For Galaxy users, though, the experience is simple, and the tracking network works well in busy areas.
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