YouTube will soon count a view as soon as a video starts to play, lining up with the system used by Instagram, TikTok, and its Shorts videos. The update will go into effect on August 24th, “which means creators will likely see their total view counts increase faster moving forward,” the platform says.

Instagram and TikTok similarly add a view to a video when it starts to play or replay, while X counts a view when a user watches a video for at least two seconds. YouTube applied Instagram and TikTok’s view-counting method to Shorts last year.

YouTube says it’s going to keep its original view-counting method under an “engaged views” metric in …

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Samsung may have as many as five different foldable phones next year.

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Analogue and Supreme are teaming up to release metallic versions of the Analogue Pocket handheld in red and gold as part of Supreme’s fall / winter 2026 collection.

Here’s how they’re described on Supreme’s website:

Metallic portable handheld multi-video-game-system. Unibody aluminum with 24K Gold-plated and custom red glossy finishes.

They also have a Supreme logo on the front and the back. I dig the colors, but not the logos. (But I’m not really a Supreme guy.)

No price is currently listed on the website for the handhelds. We’ve asked Analogue and Supreme how much they’ll cost. A standard Pocket costs $239.99.

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Sonos released an update to its mobile app that finally introduces support for iOS’ Live Activities, giving iPhone users quick access to playback controls on their lockscreen. The added functionality is a “much requested, anticipated, and needed feature,” according to a post Sonos shared to Reddit today that was spotted by 9to5Mac.

While some features like displaying album art are not available, the Sonos Live Activity provides basic details and controls when listening to music or podcasts through a Sonos system without having to fully unlock your iPhone and open the app.

Support for Live Activities and lockscreen controls similar to wha …

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TikTok’s parent company signed a memorandum of understanding with The Motion Picture Association.

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About 22 miles south of the former mining town of Patagonia, Arizona, down a winding, unpaved mountain road that passes cows grazing on open range, stands a cottonwood tree believed to be at least 200 years old. The “grandmother” tree, as some locals call it, is imperiled and already showing signs of stress, almost as if it knows its fate. The leaves are yellowing prematurely, falling to the ground at the height of summer. On July 27th, a construction crew felled three neighboring trees to build an extension of President Donald Trump’s wall along the US-Mexico border.

An activist climbed up the last tree standing two days later and ever sin …

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Go beyond Do Not Disturb: control what alerts you get and when instead of being overwhelmed with pings all the time.

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The first Zipline drone deliveries for Uber Eats orders will start later this year.

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