aldomurillo/Getty Images The next time you read a message in MyChart from your doctor, that message might be from an AI bot. According to a New York Times report, about 15,000 doctors and assistants from 150 healthcare systems across the US are taking advantage of a new tool in MyChart, a popular patient portal used by many […] More
NurPhoto/Getty Images X (formerly Twitter) has released its first transparency report since its acquisition by billionaire Elon Musk in 2022. Before Musk’s buyout, the social media platform would release these reports every six months or so, covering content removals, content flagged by users, and government requests for information, according to a Wired report. The same material is […] More
Kinga Krzeminska/Getty Images Apple has been working on building features into iOS that claim to help slow down premature battery wear. First, we got optimized battery charging that paused charging at 80% and only added the last bit of charge in time for you to wake up. Then there was the 80% limit that hard-capped […] More
Yuichiro Chino/Getty Images Last month, a security researcher discovered a pretty nasty bug in the Arc browser. The bug was centered around firestore, a database-as-a-backend that enables developers to not worry about writing a backend for their apps. The researcher — known as xyz3va — knew that firestore does not always abide by system proxy […] More
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Kerry Wan/ZDNETHave you run into hiccups trying to activate the cellular plan for an Apple Watch with Verizon? If so, you’re not alone. Some Apple Watch owners have reported issues setting up cellular access through the carrier, a problem that seems to be affecting people who bought the watch from a different vendor.Based on complaints from several users shared with AppleInsider, an Apple Watch sold by Verizon will activate correctly. But a watch purchased from another retailer, even Apple, fails to activate. The issue also appears to be more common than might be expected.Also: Preorder the new Apple Watch Series 10 now, here’s how (plus ways to save)”I am unable to connect my brand new Apple Watch 9 to Verizon cellular via the app. I contacted Verizon and they were unable to connect my Watch to the network,” said one person on an Apple discussion forum.”I am now trying to get my BYOD Apple Watch Ultra 2 activated and have not been able to activate the watch on cellular within the Apple Watch app,” said someone on a Verizon community forum. “After logging into my Verizon account when prompted, the page loads for a minute then errors out with the text ‘Something went wrong’ followed by ‘paring of not allowed’ (yes – that is the actual grammatically incorrect error message).” More
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Adam Breeden/ZDNETLast week, Amazon confirmed that its popular Prime Day sale will return on October 8-9, but this time with a fall twist. Prime Big Deal Days is the sister sale to the retail giant’s July Prime Day event. The October sale is intended to usher in the beginning of the holiday shopping rush as one of the first major retailer sale events of the season. Also: October Prime Day is coming. Here are the best early dealsThe 48-hour Prime-exclusive event will kick off at 12:01 a.m. PDT on October 8, and Prime members can access early holiday savings on top brands, seasonal products, home essentials, popular toys, and more. Also: Get Prime Day deals, even if you don’t pay for Prime. Here’s howAmazon is also promising deals on everyday essentials, making it an ideal time to stock up on items like batteries, home storage, pet care, and Amazon Basics products. Prime members can expect new deals to drop as often as every five minutes during select periods during the two-day event, so customers can always shop new savings. I’ve covered the busiest sale events live, including July Prime Day, Black Friday, Cyber Monday, and more, so I know how to spot a good deal on coveted tech products. Plus, we’ve compiled the answers to the most popular questions about October Prime Day, so you can enjoy one-stop-shopping below on everything you need to know about the upcoming sale event. What is Amazon’s October Prime Day? Per Amazon, Prime Big Deal Days (more commonly referred to as “October Prime Day”) is a “holiday kickoff event” designed to offer Prime members exclusive access to early holiday deals across popular categories and top brands. Amazon’s Prime Day sales occur twice yearly, once in July and once in October, with several smaller sale events, like Amazon’s Big Spring Sale, popping up on the calendar throughout the year. When is October Prime Day 2024? Amazon announced on September 17 that the 2024 dates for October Prime Day are October 8-9. Last year, the October Prime Big Deal Days sale occurred on October 10-11. When will October Prime Day deals end? October’s Prime Big Deal Days is a two-day sale event that mimics the format of July Prime Day. Customers should expect deals to expire as early as 11:59 p.m. PDT on the second day of the sale, though it’s normal for some deals to hang around for hours or often days after. Though there’s no way of knowing which discounts will stay or go when the clock hits midnight, we’ll continually update ZDNET.com with the best deals that are still live even after the sale ends, so be sure to check back. Where will Prime Big Deal Days take place?Prime Big Deal Days will occur in 19 countries: Australia, Austria, Belgium, Brazil, Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, Luxembourg, Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Singapore, Spain, Sweden, the United Kingdom, Turkey, and the United States. This is a few countries less than the total number included in July Prime Day, which was 24 countries. What will be on sale during Amazon’s Prime Big Deal Days 2024? During this year’s July Prime Day event, we saw discounts on Amazon-owned products like Echo devices, Fire TVs and tablets, and more. We also saw some seriously good Apple deals, like the lowest-ever prices on the MacBook Air M2, MacBook Air M3, and the Watch Series 9. We also saw some lame deals, like on the Kindle lineup, which was offered at less than 20% off the regular price. We’re expecting similar deals on flagship Amazon products to make a return, as well as more discounts on tech like previous models of tablets, smartwatches, phones, laptops, and TVs, especially as this is one of the first significant sale events before the holiday season after a long summer of new releases on multiple products, from the latest iPhone 16, Google Pixel 9, and Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 6, and more. You can also expect plenty of deals across other categories, like home and apparel. Amazon announced that customers can expect early holiday deals on top brands and everyday essentials, too. Do I need to be an Amazon Prime member to shop October Prime Day? As the name implies, only Prime members in participating countries can shop the October Prime Big Deal Days event. If you don’t have a membership, you’ll need to enroll prior to the shopping event’s kickoff to access exclusive deals and offers. How much is an Amazon Prime membership? Amazon Prime More
