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Apple Maps will finally let you manually refresh your search as you pan around to find similar destinations in adjacent (or distant) areas. In the iOS 18 beta, Apple Maps displays a new “search here” button after you search for things like coffee shops or restaurants and then shift the map to a new area.

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Colleen Hoover attends the New York premiere of "It Ends With Us."
  • Colleen Hoover is the bestselling author of over 20 books, including "It Ends With Us."
  • The film version of "It Ends With Us," starring Blake Lively, premieres Friday.
  • Hoover is beloved by millions, but she has also been embroiled in controversy as her fame has grown.

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  • Global inflation could see a resurgence as the Olympics and Taylor Swift concerts drive demand.
  • Mega-events tend to spike hotel and transportation costs, UBS said.
  • Inflation in Europe and the US has cooled, but

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Microsoft has reportedly struck a deal with Samsung for OLED panels that could power a new line of mixed reality headsets. Korean outlet The Elec reported earlier this week that (as per a machine translation) the partnership is still in its very early stages, with



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One of the more annoying aspects of TikTok (and Instagram and X) culture is when a user shares a contextless but captivating clip from a movie or a TV show. Oftentimes, they won't state or tag the name of the source upfront, prompting viewers to ask in the comments where the clip is from in an engagement-boosting trick. TikTok is stepping in to do something about that with a new feature called



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The Biden administration released new priorities today for safeguarding clean energy infrastructure from possible cyberattacks.

Smart grids and EVs can have big benefits when it comes to saving energy and cutting down pollution. But as more pieces of our lives become electric and digital, new cybersecurity challenges



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Dogs have been with us longer than any other domestic species.
  • Dogs have developed a special kind of emotional bond with humans over millennia.
  • They connect with us in ways that other domestic animals haven't, per a new study.
  • That's why dogs bring us so much joy, one expert said.

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Samsung handed out nearly 17,000 smartphones to athletes and “Olympic family.” | Image: Samsung

For the 2024 Paris Olympic and Paralympic Games, Samsung created almost 17,000 exclusive Galaxy Z Flip 6 Olympic Edition phones to be given away to athletes and “Olympic family.” As the Olympic Games now draw to a close, many of those phones are being flipped online and are