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 Apple's CEO Tim Cook today said the iOS 26, iPadOS 26, and macOS 26 developer betas are the company's most popular developer betas ever.
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 Apple held an earnings call for the third fiscal quarter (second calendar quarter) of 2025 today, beating expectations with revenue of $94 billion. During the call, Apple CEO Tim Cook and CFO Kevan Parekh shared insights into device sales, tariffs, and more.
Thank you to everyone who's made iPhone such an important part of their lives. I'm incredibly excited for what's ahead!
— Greg Joswiak (@gregjoz) July 31, 2025
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 Apple CEO Tim Cook told Reuters that the company is "making good progress on a personalized Siri" that is powered by Apple Intelligence, although he did not provide an updated launch timeframe for the features.
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 Apple is "open" to an acquisition that would accelerate its AI roadmap, Apple CEO Tim Cook told CNBC today. Cook said that Apple sees AI as one of the "most profound technologies of our lifetime," and that the company is "significantly growing" its AI investments.
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And right now, the best-selling external DVD drive on Amazon is currently on sale. The Amicool USB CD/DVD drive is now just $20, down from its original $29 with this sizable 31% discount. (You'll need Prime to score this special price, but if you don't have Prime, you can get it at this price anyway just by signing up for a free 30-day Prime trial.)
Why the Amicool drive is so great
The Amicool drive comes with a USB 3.0 interface that transfers data at up to 5Gbps. That's fast enough for smooth working with large files, and it's also compatible with older USB standards, which is handy if you plan to use it with older laptops or PCs.
Thanks to plug-and-play, all you need to do is connect the drive via USB— no driver installations or power supply required. Almost all common formats are supported, from CD-R to DVD-RW, both for reading and burning. This makes it versatile for everything from making backups to digitizing old discs to installing older software.
Both USB-A and USB-C connectors are included here, so it's flexibly compatible with Windows PCs, MacBooks, and more. Mobile devices (e.g., smartphones and tablets)
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The order will take effect on August 29 at midnight, on goods that enter the country or are withdrawn from a warehouse for consumption.
The de minimis exemption allows goods valued under $800 to be imported to the United States without being tariffed. Put another way, it's a way for consumers to buy an item or two from Amazon, Shein, or another site without having to pay a tariff on top of sales tax. With the revocation of the exemption, you'll pay tax and tariffs, both — which are largely the same thing, anyway.
Trump filed the order on Wednesday. In April, Trump "declared a national emergency with respect to underlying conditions indicated by the large and persistent annual U.S. goods trade deficits," but left the de minimis exception in place. Trump said at the time that the Department of Commerce could not adequately process the tariffs on small items.
Trump's order said that the Secretary of Commerce reports that those systems are now in place, and that tariffs will be applied.
Trump had levied tariffs on China and Hong Kong in response to what he had said was the unlawful import of opioids. In his order, Trump declared that there are still "unusual and extraordinary threats" that exist in whole or in part outside of the United States, and that those threats justified suspending the de minimis exemption.
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Power banks provide a quick remedy here. But one thing that has always bothered me about them is the tangled mess of cables. When I want to charge my smartphone on the go, I usually already have my headphones plugged in and don't want to have anything else hanging on and dragging me down with its weight.
So I was all the more curious when I discovered the $29.99 Anker Nano Power Bank on Amazon. It works completely without cables and is plugged directly into the USB-C port on your phone. I find it particularly useful that this makes the device even easier to grip, almost like a pop socket.
Also nice: The power bank is available in different colors, so you can choose one to match your smartphone. I opted for blue, because my smartphones are always blue or turquoise.
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