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A shrine for Lobga Rangzen, a Tibetan activist who self immolated in protest for Tibetβs independence from China, outside the United Nations building in July.
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A shrine for Lobga Rangzen, a Tibetan activist who self immolated in protest for Tibetβs independence from China, outside the United Nations building in July.
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A water treatment plant in Georgia earlier this year. Officials have long warned that the nationβs roughly 150,000 water treatment systems are relatively easy targets for hackers.
Todd Blanche, the acting attorney general, said that President Trump βhas every right to be extraordinarily frustrated with the damage done to our national monuments in this city and elsewhere.β
Ships in the Gulf of Oman last month.
Intoxicating hemp, which is less regulated than marijuana and alcohol, has gained popularity in recent years as a pain reliever and an alternative to other intoxicants.
Smoke rising over Kyiv, Ukraine, after a strike on Wednesday. It was the third major attack on the capital in a week.
For the longest time, Google Assistant was the bot to beat. While those of us in the Apple ecosystem have struggled to get Siri to follow our commands, Google Assistant could answer almost any query you had. It led the charge on conversational AI, which let you ask a follow-up without needing to restate the original question in full. I've never been one to rely much on assistants, but I'll admit that I've wished Siri could be a bit more like Google Assistant over the years.
Of course, Google Assistant isn't Google's assistant of choice these days. Since March of 2024, the company has let users swap out Google Assistant for Gemini, Google's flagship AI platform. Then, just one year later, the company officially replaced its popular bot with Gemini across its platforms and services. Google didn't outright kill off Google Assistant then and there; you've been able to use it if you wish, but it did say it would require Google Assistant at some point in 2025. 2025 has come and gone, and Google Assistant is still here, but that won't be the case for long.
As reported by 9to5Google, Google Assistant will officially begin shutting down on Friday, Sept. 4. The company alerted some Google Assistant users via email, letting them know that Google Assistant is being discontinued, and Gemini, "our next-generation AI-powered assistant," is now the official Android assistant. On that date, Google says it will begin removing access to Google Assistant from devices, though it may take "a few weeks to reach everyone." That means you may still have access to Google Assistant through the third week in September, though you could lose access at any point.
This Google Assistant end-of-life doesn't just apply to Android smartphones and tablets. Google says it will also revoke its legacy assistant from Wear OS watches, headphones, and Android Autoβat least when the feature is powered by the user's smartphone. Google says that "Google built-in" cars will still be able to use Google Assistant after Sept. 4.
At this time, Google TV devices and Google Home speakers and smart displays still have access to Google Assistant. However, in some cases, it seems you cannot revert back to Google Assistant if you choose to use Gemini on your device.
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Samsung released its latest earbud lineup during the Samsung Unpacked 2026 event in January, and now, Woot is offering an excellent deal for the flagship Samsung Galaxy Buds 4 Pro. If you don't mind the international versionβwhich means you'd miss out on the standard manufacturerβs warranty (but still get Woot's 90-day limited guarantee)βyou can get the Samsung Galaxy Buds 4 Pro for $161.99 (originally $249.99). That's nearly $90 in savings for an otherwise identical new pair, and cheaper than the refurbished version or the more budget Galaxy Buds 4.
Samsung wants to compete with Apple with a similar design, features, and even price point. The Samsung Galaxy Buds 4 are strikingly similar to the Apple AirPods 4 in their design, with noise cancellation and the absence of silicone eartips that go inside your ears. They come with Hi-Res audio, IP54 for water resistance, a Live Translation feature similar to Apple's, a new design, improvements in call quality, and direct access to ask questions to AI and receive responses through the earbuds. The controls are swipe and pinch, and the charging case comes in black or white.
It's also easy to draw the similarities between the Samsung Galaxy Buds 4 Pro and the Apple AirPods Pro 3. Apart from both being $249, the most obvious similarity is the in-ear silicone tip design that helps seal the noise and improve ANC. The Pros have all of the same features as the Buds 4, and are supposed to be more comfortable, have better ANC, which Samsung calls ANC 2.0; have a better water resistance with an IP57 rating, which handles immersion in water up to 1 meter; and perhaps more importantly, a two-way speaker (as opposed to a one-way on the Buds 4) that is meant to deliver better, high-fidelity sound, superior separation of frequencies, and reduced distortion. PCMag called these earbuds "excellent" in their review for their audio and integration with Samsung phones.
Todd Blanche speaking at the Capitol last month.
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