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Apple is making good on its promise to release new Peanuts content with today’s premiere of Snoopy Presents: A Summer Musical. It’s the first Peanuts musical in 37 years, with the last one, Snoopy: The Musical, debuting way back 1988. The new cartoon introduces some catchy new songs (and a jazz piano score, of course) as Charlie Brown and friends attempt to save their beloved summer camp Cloverhill from destruction.
The 40-minute special directed by Erik Wiese is centered around Charlie Brown’s younger sister Sally, who hates summer camp after arriving for the first time. It’s up to her brother, in his last year at camp, to help change her attitude. In the other major plot line, the kids discover that Cloverhill is set for destruction, so Charlie Brown comes up with a plan to put on a festival to save it. Snoopy isn’t the main character this time, but is the source of much comic relief (pitching a “pup” tent and sleeping on top of it like his doghouse).
The special uses digital animation to try to capture the style of Charles M. Schultz’s original drawings. During one poignant song (When We Were Light), the animation reverts to Schultz’s 1950s style as Charlie Brown reflects on his early camp days — something that’s bound to hit older adult viewers right in the feels.
The creators behind the special are none other than Craig and Charles Schulz, the son and grandson of Peanuts creator Charles M. Schultz. “The thought jumped in my mind, wouldn’t it be exciting to see the characters, you know, actually sing and Dance,” Craig Schultz told The New York Times. He also felt that musical numbers would give the special an extended life.
Apple has more Peanuts content in the pipeline, including a new feature-length Snoopy movie. Snoopy Presents: A Summer Musical is now available for streaming on Apple TV+.
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MasterClass promises online learning with instructors who are the very best in their fields, and an annual subscription is currently 40 percent off across all tiers. Subscribers to MasterClass will have access to over 200 classes taught by iconic authors, chefs, athletes and leaders representing a diverse collection of skill sets and backgrounds.
You could watch a class on writing taught by James Patterson, or learn cooking techniques from Thomas Keller. If you’re trying to impress at your next pickup basketball game you could learn about shooting, ball-handling and scoring from Steph Curry. Each class includes around 20 video lessons that run about 10 minutes long on average, as well as an in-depth workbook.
MasterClass has also begun producing some original series for its platform. The series Business Rebels features different CEOs walking viewers through the strategies that helped them disrupt their industries. One entitled Skin Health features top dermatologists and a cosmetic chemist walking viewers through keeping their skin healthy through cleansing routines and specific beauty products.
The wide range of skills or life lessons you could learn through these classes is why MasterClass is on our list of best subscriptions you can give as gifts. Maybe your loved one who loves to host dinner parties could use some tips from Gordon Ramsay.
There are three subscription tiers for MasterClass that each differ only in how many devices they allow at one time, and whether offline videos are supported. The Standard subscription only supports one device, whereas the Plus subscription allows two. These are normally $10 and $15 per month, respectively, and neither offers offline mode. The Premium tier, which carries a regular price of $20 per month, allows up to six devices and features offline mode for downloaded classes.
All three tiers are part of the 40 percent off sale, which marks them down to $6, $9 and $12 respectively. MasterClass bills annually, so be sure to calculate the total from the “monthly” price before deciding.
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Inside the revolutionary detox clinic turning Hollywood heads — and aiming to heal guts, minds, and hormones one treatment at a time.
Inside the revolutionary detox clinic turning Hollywood heads — and aiming to heal guts, minds, and hormones one treatment at a time.
It’s safe to say nobody likes it when a company locks the full potential of a vehicle they already bought behind a monthly subscription, which is what Volkswagen is doing in the UK. As Electrek and Auto Express have reported, the automaker now lists the Volkswagen ID.3 Pro and Pro S on its UK website with lesser horsepower that what they’re capable of. In a footnote for the ID.3 Pro S Essential page, the company notes that for new orders, 150 kW or 201 horsepower is now the new standard for engine power. Customers can only enjoy the electric vehicle’s 228 hp (170 kW) capability if they activate an “optional power upgrade for a fee.”
They can pay $22 (£16.50) a month to unlock the EV’s full horsepower, pay for the whole year at once or pay a one-time lifetime fee of $880 (£649). Based on Volkswagen’s wording, the one-time fee is good for the lifetime of the car, not the owner’s. If the customer sells their EV, the new owner also gets the upgrade. They’d then have to pay for it again if they buy a new EV that had also been paywalled. Owners will at least get a free month-long trial in case they want to figure out if they truly needed that extra muscle.
Back in 2022, BMW also locked its cars’ heated seat feature in some countries behind an $18-per-month subscription fee. It offered to unlock automatic high beams for roughly $12 and steering wheel heating for another $12, as well. Like in Volkswagen’s case, the EV’s hardware were already capable of all those features, and customers didn’t need to have anything installed. It was all just a matter of paying to unlock their availability. Well, as one would expect, users didn’t like that. A year later, BMW scrapped its hardware subscription service and said that it will no longer make customers pay extra for hardware functions going forward.
This article originally appeared on Engadget at https://www.engadget.com/transportation/evs/volkswagen-is-making-uk-owners-pay-extra-to-unlock-id3-evs-full-potential-120011898.html?src=rss
Google has started rolling out customizable calling cards for the beta versions of its Android Contacts and Phone apps. Android Authority found clues that the company was working on the feature back in July when it did an APK teardown. Now, you can give it a try if you decide to install the beta versions of the apps. As the publication notes, Google’s implementation is the direct opposite of Apple’s. On iOS, your set your own photo and name that you want to show up on other people’s phones when you call them. You cannot alter other people’s Contact Posters, as Apple calls the feature. Meanwhile, on Android, you can’t make your own calling card. The feature instead gives you a way to set a photo and a name for your contacts that show up on your screen when they call you.
If you do have access to the beta Contacts app for Android, you’ll now see a note that says “Try adding a calling card” when you view a contact’s details. From there, you can choose a photo you have of that contact from your gallery or take a new one of them with your camera. You can also adjust the font type and color for their name. Whenever they call, that calling card will take over your phone screen. If this sounds nothing new to you, it may be because Samsung has had a profile card feature for a while now that works just like Google’s implementation. It’s already widely available and accessible from your contacts’ profile pages.
This article originally appeared on Engadget at https://www.engadget.com/mobile/smartphones/google-is-testing-customizable-calling-cards-for-android-that-show-up-when-your-friends-call-123038875.html?src=rss
The Insta360 Antigravity A1 is a new 360-degree FPV drone from a spin-off brand called Antigravity. The A1 includes a drone, OLED Vision goggles and a Grip motion controller — it’s more of a set.
The drone has two ultrawide cameras that can capture 8K video, and it uses stitching algorithms to make the drone invisible in the final footage. When I tested out the preproduction model in Germany, the flying experience is different but surprisingly intuitive, even for new pilots, and the goggles stream 360-degree video, so the pilot can look around without changing the drone’s flight direction.
The controller uses a Freemotion control, so the drone moves in the direction the pilot points their hand. Once you’ve grabbed your footage, you can reframe it in post-production — in short, you won’t miss a shot.
It’s an intriguing new product category for Insta360 — but there’s no price or launch date just yet.
— Mat Smith
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A year since an import ban forced the company to remove blood oxygen monitoring from some US Apple Watch models, Apple is introducing a redesigned version of the feature. In a post on its newsroom website, the company says the feature will roll out to Apple Watch Series 9, Series 10 and Watch Ultra 2 users through a joint Apple Watch and iPhone update.
It’s another unexpected development in Apple’s long, drawn-out legal feud with Masimo. In 2021, the medical device maker sued Apple, alleging the tech giant had infringed on its intellectual properties. Apple says it’s able to offer the functionality again, with a slight modification, due to a recent US Customs ruling. Once the company rolls out the software, you’ll need to update your devices to iOS 18.6.1 and watchOS 11.6.1 to access the reworked feature.
Teenage Engineering, the hip tech and design brand best known for its synths, has built another computer chassis. And it’s free! But also sold out. It’s a “small form factor, mini-ITX computer case.” The Computer-2 is made of a single sheet of semi-transparent plastic with snap hooks and living hinges for screw-free assembly. Teenage Engineering set out to design the “cheapest computer case in the world” and landed at $0. It was such a good deal that it sold out almost immediately. You can register to be notified if the company releases additional cases on its website.
Rolling out in the US, Canada and India over the next week, Flight Deals will live within Google Flights and is designed for “flexible travelers whose number one goal is saving money on their next trip.” Flight Deals will use real-time Google Flights data to ensure you’re always shown up-to-date flights and deals from various airlines and booking operators. The tool is in beta for now.
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Ford has big plans for 2027: This week, the American carmaker announced a new “Universal EV Platform” for future electric cars, spearheaded by a $30,000 mid-sized EV pickup. In this episode, we’re joined by SAE International Editor Roberto Baldwin to break down all of Ford’s claims, as well as where its $5 billion manufacturing investment is going. Can Ford really rebound after slow EV sales and last year’s disappointing product delays?
Ford has a plan for a ‘Universal EV Platform’ and a $30,000 mid-size electric pickup, can they pull it off? – 0:49
OpenAI releases GPT-5, the reception so far is mixed – 24:45
NVIDIA and AMD may tithe 15% of their Chinese GPU sales to the U.S. government – 30:18
Goodbye: AOL will phase out dial-up at the end of September – 33:25
AI-powered “Smarter Siri” likely won’t hit iPhones until Spring 2026 – 36:42
Perplexity makes an unsolicited offer to buy Chrome for $34 billion, which is more than the company is worth – 41:03
Listener Mail: Gaming on a MacBook Air – 52:31
Working On – 57:05
Pop culture picks – 59:13
Host: Devindra Hardawar
Guest: Roberto Baldwin
Producer: Ben Ellman
Music: Dale North and Terrence O’Brien
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The Supreme Court has decided not to weigh in on one of the many state-level age-verification laws currently being reviewed across the country. Today, the top court chose not to intervene on legislation from Mississippi about checking the ages of social media users, denying an application to vacate stay from NetChoice.
The Mississippi law requires all users to verify their ages in order to use social media sites. It also places responsibility on the social networks to prevent children from accessing “harmful materials” and it requires parental consent for minors to use any social media. NetChoice represents several tech companies — including social media platforms Facebook, Instagram, Snapchat and YouTube — and it sued to block the law on grounds that it violates the First Amendment. A district court ruled in favor of NetChoice, but the 5th Circuit Court of Appeals lifted its temporary block.
Although Justice Brett Kavanaugh denied the application to vacate stay on the appeals court ruling, he also wrote that “NetChoice has, in my view, demonstrated that it is likely to succeed on the merits—namely, that enforcement of the Mississippi law would likely violate its members’ First Amendment rights under this Court’s precedents.” He denied the application because NetChoice “has not sufficiently demonstrated that the balance of harms and equities favors it at this time.” This decision means that, at least for now, Mississippi’s law will be allowed to stand.
“Justice Kavanaugh’s concurrence makes clear that NetChoice will ultimately succeed in defending the First Amendment,” said Paul Taske, co-director of the NetChoice Litigation Center. “This is merely an unfortunate procedural delay.”
There are several other state laws being assessed at various points in the US legal system. Some are centered on adult content providers such as pornography sites, while others are more broadly targeting social media use. Arkansas and Florida have seen federal judges block their laws, while Texas and Nebraska are working toward adopting their own rules about social media for minors.
Yahoo, the parent company of Engadget, is a member of NetChoice.
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If you’ve been unable to pay with PayPal on Steam, Valve says the limitation has to do with issues one of PayPal’s banking partners has with content on the platform, according to Rock Paper Shotgun. Users have noticed PayPal was disabled in some regions as far back as July, and the issue seems like it might be out of both Valve and PayPal’s hands.
“In early July 2025, PayPal notified Valve that their acquiring bank for payment transactions in certain currencies was immediately terminating the processing of any transactions related to Steam,” Valve writes in a Steam Support page. “This affects Steam purchases using PayPal in currencies other than EUR, CAD, GBP, JPY, AUD and USD.”
In a statement to Rock Paper Shotgun, Valve further clarified that the bank’s decision to withdraw support for Steam transactions through PayPal was made “regarding content on Steam, related to what we’ve previously commented on surrounding Mastercard.” Opting to terminate Steam transactions means that PayPal had to be disabled as a payment method for multiple currencies.
Engadget has contacted Valve and PayPal for more information on which regions this change impacts, and what other payment options will be available to them. We’ll update this article if we hear back.
Valve says it want to offer PayPal payments in those unsupported currencies in the future, “but the timeline is uncertain.” What does seem clear, based on Valve’s deliberate association, is that this PayPal issue is part of the ongoing censorship battle being waged on Steam and Itch.io.
Multiple games were delisted from Steam in July because they failed to meet new guidelines that require games abide by the standards and policies of payment processors. Because certain NSFW games didn’t, they were removed. Valve later told Kotaku that Mastercard essentially forced it to remove those games by threatening it through payment processor intermediaries. And Mastercard was reportedly pressured to do so in the first place by conservative activists who took issue with certain sexually explicit games on Steam.
In this case, a bank that works with PayPal is the weak link, rather than Steam or a payment network, but it’s entirely possible that acquiring bank is responding to a similar kind of pressure.
This article originally appeared on Engadget at https://www.engadget.com/gaming/pc/steams-censorship-issues-have-broken-paypal-support-in-some-regions-214223035.html?src=rss
