EZVIZ Brings Five New AI Smart Home Devices to IFA 2026
A triple-lens camera and a palm-vein smart lock headline the lineup.
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Apple extends free satellite features for older iPhones
A footnote in the iPhone 18 Pro press release revealed that Apple is providing an additional year of free satellite features for older iPhones. This means users with compatible iPhone models dating back to 2022’s iPhone 14 series will be able to enjoy Emergency SOS via satellite, Messages via satellite, Find My via satellite, and…
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This incredible accessibility tool was coded with help from AI, and you can try it here
Generative AI is everywhere, whether it’s used as a cornerstone of a service, used to build apps, or employed to boost functionality within them. But with so many new products appearing all the time, which ones are worth checking out? We’re here to help with a new regular series covering the best and freshest AI…
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OpenAI seizes on rogue AI fears, pinkie promises it’s being responsible
Credit: Edgar Cervantes / Android Authority TL;DR OpenAI CEO Sam Altman discussed potentially coordinating a voluntary safety pause with rival AI labs during a recent all-hands meeting, though reaching consensus with competitors may be difficult. The cautious shift follows viral warnings from former researchers, employee resignations, and security disclosures about autonomous AI agents coordinating sandbox…
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This Galaxy Z Fold 8 Ultra rival could soon reach global markets
TL;DR The vivo X Fold 6 could soon hit global markets, starting with Europe, according to a new leak. It launched in June but has been limited to the Chinese market, though the company promised a global release at the time. The premium book-style foldable could start from €2,199 (~$2,550), directly competing with Samsung’s Galaxy…
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Pattern matching on error codes
Foundation overloads the pattern matching operator ~= to enable matching against error codes in catch clauses. catch clauses in Swift support pattern matching, using the same patterns you’d use in a case clause inside a switch or in an if case … statement. For example, to handle a file-not-found error you might write: import Foundation…
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Swift Evolution proposals in Alfred
I rarely participate actively in the Swift Evolution process, but I frequently refer to evolution proposals for my work, often multiple times per week. The proposals aren’t always easy to read, but they’re the most comprehensive (and sometimes only) documentation we have for many Swift features. For years, my tool of choice for searching Swift…
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Keyboard shortcuts for Export Unmodified Original in Photos for Mac
Problem The Photos app on macOS doesn’t provide a keyboard shortcut for the Export Unmodified Original command. macOS allows you to add your own app-specific keyboard shortcuts via System Settings > Keyboard > Keyboard Shortcuts > App Shortcuts. You need to enter the exact spelling of the menu item you want to invoke. Photos renames…
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Working with percentages in SwiftUI layout
SwiftUI’s layout primitives generally don’t provide relative sizing options, e.g. “make this view 50 % of the width of its container”. Let’s build our own! Use case: chat bubbles Consider this chat conversation view as an example of what I want to build. The chat bubbles always remain 80 % as wide as their container as the…
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How the relative size modifier interacts with stack views
And what it can teach us about SwiftUI’s stack layout algorithm I have one more thing to say on the relative sizing view modifier from my previous post, Working with percentages in SwiftUI layout. I’m assuming you’ve read that article. The following is good to know if you want to use the modifier in your…