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New action comedy movie Mayday is now streaming on Apple TV

There’s a new original movie streaming today on Apple TV: a new action-comedy called Mayday, starring Ryan Reynolds and Kenneth Branagh. Streaming for free with an Apple TV subscription, Mayday sees Troy (Reynolds) infiltrate Russian territory amidst the Cold War. Ex-KGB agent Nikolai (Branagh) becomes an unlikely ally in this caper. Troy thinks he is […]

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This phone could support a crazy 500mm teleconverter lens for 20x optical zoom

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission. Learn more. Hadlee Simons / Android AuthorityAdd Android Authority on Google: Preferred SourceGoogle DiscoverTL;DR The HONOR Magic 9 series will apparently gain a 500mm external camera lens, equivalent to ~20.8x zoom. This would beat the vivo X300 Ultra’s 400mm teleconverter, which is equivalent to ~16.6x

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The Pixel 11 may not be a lost cause for GrapheneOS after all

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission. Learn more. Joe Maring / Android AuthorityAdd Android Authority on Google: Preferred SourceGoogle DiscoverTL;DR GrapheneOS found MTE hardware support in the Pixel 11 after earlier concerns. The discovery could keep GrapheneOS support alive for Google’s latest phones. Developers are testing MTE performance before deciding whether

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Xiaomi’s latest fitness band is sleeker, brighter, and comes in colors that pop

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission. Learn more. XiaomiAdd Android Authority on Google: Preferred SourceGoogle DiscoverTL;DR Xiaomi has revealed the Smart Band 11 with a slimmer design and a host of new colors. The fitness band features the same 1.72″ display as last year, but with 33% more brightness. Xiaomi also

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High-quality video on Android is a storage hog, but the world’s slimmest portable SSD could help

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission. Learn more. Supplied by LexarAdd Android Authority on Google: Preferred SourceGoogle DiscoverTL;DR Lexar has announced the Muse Ultraslim Portable SSD, claiming it’s the world’s thinnest portable SSD. This accessory comes with 512GB or 1TB of storage and a magnetic carry sleeve, allowing it to be

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Luna Band takes on Fitbit Air as global shipping finally begins

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission. Learn more. LunaAdd Android Authority on Google: Preferred SourceGoogle DiscoverTL;DR Luna has announced that its WHOOP-like screenless tracker is shipping worldwide. The Luna Band is available on the company’s website for $149 (€149). You’ll be able to pick from several band strap colors. While WHOOP

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Microsoft says KB5120998 Windows update resets desktop settings

Microsoft has confirmed that desktop settings are lost or reset on some Windows devices after installing the KB5120998 August 2026 preview update. Microsoft’s confirmation follows a wave of user reports saying their wallpaper switched to a black background automatically after installing this Windows update. The known issue impacts systems running Windows 11 24H2 and Windows

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Anthropic confirms Claude is down, multiple models affected

Claude is experiencing an outage, with users encountering elevated errors when sending requests to multiple Anthropic AI models. The incident began on September 3, 2026, at around 9:41 AM ET, and is affecting several Claude models, including the company’s latest Mythos, Fable, and Opus models. According to Anthropic’s status page, the company initially said it

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OpenAI confirms ChatGPT is down ahead of ‘Astra’ model launch

ChatGPT and Codex are experiencing a major outage, with users reporting errors across nearly every major ChatGPT feature. The outage started at approximately 10:58 AM ET on Thursday, September 3, and is affecting ChatGPT conversations, login, search, file uploads, Voice mode, GPTs, image generation, Deep Research, Agent, ChatGPT Work, and other services. OpenAI’s Codex services

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Microsoft: KB5120998 mouse reset bug affects only non-English PCs

Microsoft says a known issue that reverts mouse settings after installing the KB5120998 August 2026 preview update affects only non-English Windows 11 systems. The bug was confirmed Friday, one day after the KB5120998 release, which includes Start menu, taskbar, and Windows search improvements for devices running Windows 11 versions 25H2 and 24H2. According to user

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