While we’re several months away from their unveiling, the Galaxy S26 series has now leaked in a new image revealing their key design characteristics. The image is shared by Sonny Dickson, who holds a solid track record and showcases dummy molds for the three S26 members.
From left to right, we have the Galaxy S26 Pro, Galaxy S26 Edge and Galaxy S26 Ultra. The S26 Edge stands out from the group thanks to its rectangular camera island. The look would be a big departure from the S25 Edge, which had a simple camera bump around the two lenses.
If this is indeed the S26 Edge, then it would offer a design that’s expected to make its way to the iPhone 17 Pro and 17 Pro Max. As for the S26 Pro and S26 Ultra, we can see they will adapt the S25 Edge camera design with a trio of cameras stacked vertically into a more compact camera island.
The new leak also suggests that Samsung will introduce its S26 series in February, just like it did with the Galaxy S25 series.
The largest online platform for chess players said hackers gained access to customer information through a file transfer tool used by the company.
In breach notifications submitted to regulators in Maine and Vermont, Chess.com explained that 4,541 people had personal information exposed to hackers who breached an unnamed file transfer application between June 5 and June 18.
The incident was discovered by Chess.com on June 19 and federal law enforcement was immediately notified of the cyberattack.
A spokesperson for Chess.com would not say what information was stolen or which file transfer tool was breached. Two popular brands of file transfer tools — Wing FTP and CrushFTP — reported severe vulnerabilities in July that needed to be patched by customers.
“In June we became aware of unauthorized access to data stored in a third-party file transfer application used by Chess.com. Chess.com’s code was not compromised,” the spokesperson told Recorded Future News.
“We have determined that the unauthorized actor acquired certain Chess.com data for fewer than 0.003% of users. No banking information or member accounts, including usernames and passwords, were disclosed as a result of this incident.”
Chess.com has existed since 2005 and is one of the world’s most popular platforms for playing chess — organizing 10 million games per day for more than 100 million registered users.
No hacking group has taken credit for the incident and Chess.com told victims that they “have no indication that any of your impacted data has been shared publicly on any online sources.”
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Acer announced a slew of new laptops at IFA in Berlin, but the Swift Air 16 is one of the most exciting.
The 16-inch laptop has a starting weight of 2.18 pounds – one of the lightest on the market.
There are some trade-offs with getting a 16-inch laptop down to this size, specifically with battery life.
Acer announced a new 16-inch featherweight laptop at IFA in Berlin yesterday, weighing just 2.18 pounds for the IPS configuration — about the same weight as Asus’ Zenbook A14, one of the lightest laptops I’ve ever held. The AMOLED weighs just 2.43 pounds, still lighter than a 13-inch MacBook Air.
The Acer Swift Air 16 manages this weight with a 16-inch display — an impressive feat on first glance and one of the lightest 16-inch laptops on the market right now. Currently, we have European pricing set at around €999, but no set price for North America just yet.
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One of the first things to stick out with this laptop’s physical design is the keyboard, which looks a whole lot like the “zero-lattice” keyboard emblematic of Dell’s XPS lineup. The full-sized board on the Swift Air 16 features the same unified design with gapless keys (without the LED function panel, of course). It looks cool, but like the XPS, we’ll have to test its practicality.
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The Swift Air 16 will come with an IPS or AMOLED option, up to a WQXGA+ resolution at 120Hz for the latter configuration at 400 nits of brightness. Under the hood, it’s powered by an AMD Ryzen AI 7 350 processor, officially earning it the Copilot+ PC title.
It comes with 32GB of LPDDR5 memory and up to a 1TB M.2 PCIe Gen4 SSD, two USB-C ports, one USB-A, an HDMI 1.4 port, and an audio jack.
One thing to note is the device’s 50Wh battery, which is small for a 16-inch laptop. For comparison, the previously mentioned Zenbook A14 houses a 70Whr battery and weighs about the same, leading me to believe this is one of the more significant trade-offs made to get it down to weight.
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Acer says the Swift Air 16 will get up to 13 hours of battery life on one charge, which is average, but these days isn’t all that impressive for a thin and light Copilot+ PC. We’ll have to test how it performs in day-to-day use while untethered from power.
The Swift Air 16 is geared toward hybrid commuters and professionals who want a device that can slip into a bag unnoticed and value portability and a nice-looking display over raw power. In that sense, it seems Acer is hoping the display, future-forward design, and lightness-at-all-costs outweigh (no pun intended) any gaps in longevity.
The Acer Swift Air 16 will be available in North America in Nov., 2025.
RVs of TOI-1438. Top: The HARPS-N (blue) and HIRES (orange) RV time series with the best-fitting three Keplerian model in grey with residuals shown in the panel below. Lower: The phasefolded RV curves for planet b (left) and c (middle) as well as signal d (right). The best-fitting models are shown as the grey lines with the shaded area denoting the 1 and 2σ intervals in the K-amplitude. Residuals are given below. — astro-ph.EP
We present the detection and characterisation of the TOI-1438 multi-planet system discovered by TESS.
We collected a series of follow-up observations including high-spectral resolution observations with HARPS-N over a period of five years. Our modelling shows that the K0V star hosts two transiting sub-Neptunes with Rb = 3.04 +/- 0.19 RE, Rc = 2.75 +/- 0.14 RE, Mb = 9.4 +/- 1.8 ME, and Mc = 10.6 +/- 2.1 ME.
The orbital periods of planets b and c are 5.1 and 9.4 days, respectively, corresponding to instellations of 145 +/- 10 and 65 +/- 4 FE. The bulk densities are 1.8 +/- 0.5 and 2.9 +/- 0.7 g cm-3, respectively, suggesting a volatile-rich interior composition. We computed a set of planet interior structure models. Planet b presents a high-metallicity envelope that can accommodate up to 2.5 % in H/He in mass, while planet c cannot have more than 0.2 % as H/He in mass.
For any composition of the core considered (Fe-rock or ice-rock), both planets would require a volatile-rich envelope. In addition to the two planets, the radial velocity (RV) data clearly reveal a third signal, likely coming from a non-transiting planet, with an orbital period of 7.6 +1.6 -2.4 years and a radial velocity semi-amplitude of 35+3-5 m s-1.
Our best fit model finds a minimum mass of 2.1 +/- 0.3 MJ and an eccentricity of 0.25+0.08-0.11. However, several RV activity indicators also show strong signals at similar periods, suggesting this signal might (partly) originate from stellar activity. More data over a longer period of time are needed to conclusively determine the nature of this signal.
If it is confirmed as a triple-planet system, TOI-1438 would be one of the few detected systems to date characterised by an architecture with two small, short-period planets and one massive, long-period planet, where the inner and outer systems are separated by an orbital period ratio of the order of a few hundred.
Carina M. Persson, Emil Knudstrup, Ilaria Carleo, Lorena Acuña-Aguirre, Grzegorz Nowak, Alexandra Muresan, Dawid Jankowski, Krzysztof Gozdziewski, Rafael A. García, Savita Mathur, Dinil B. Palakkatharappil, Lina Borg, Alexander J. Mustill, Rafael Barrena, Malcolm Fridlund, Davide Gandolfi, Artie P. Hatzes, Judith Korth, Rafael Luque, Eduardo L. Martín, Thomas Masseron, Giuseppe Morello, Felipe Murgas, Jaume Orell-Miquel, Enric Palle, Simon H. Albrecht, Allyson Bieryla, William D. Cochran, Ian J. M. Crossfield, Hans J. Deeg, Elise Furlan, Eike W. Guenther, Steve B. Howell, Howard Isaacson, Kristine W. F. Lam, John Livingston, Rachel A. Matson, Elisabeth C. Matthews, Seth Redfield, Joshua E. Schlieder, Sara Seager, Alexis M. S. Smith, Keivan G. Stassun, Joseph D. Twicken, Vincent Van Eylen, Cristilyn N. Watkins, Lauren M. Weiss
Comments: 31 pages, 21 figures. Accepted by Astronomy & Astrophysics (A&A) 31 July 2025 Subjects: Earth and Planetary Astrophysics (astro-ph.EP) Cite as: arXiv:2508.21533 [astro-ph.EP] (or arXiv:2508.21533v1 [astro-ph.EP] for this version) https://doi.org/10.48550/arXiv.2508.21533 Focus to learn more Submission history From: Carina Persson M [v1] Fri, 29 Aug 2025 11:43:06 UTC (25,156 KB) https://arxiv.org/abs/2508.21533 Astrobiology,
Belkin unveiled several new products today at IFA 2025. Its lineup included a wall charger and car charger that will be available starting this month, plus four entries in its SoundForm audio collection. But the standout item from the consumer products brand is its new Qi2 25W wireless charging puck.
The UltraCharge Magnetic Charger 25W promises to power an iPhone from zero to 50 percent battery in just 30 minutes. It also has some clever design choices, such as a kickstand so you can charge a phone on a tabletop and still have the screen be visible. The kickstand is collapsible and could also be used as a PopSocket-style phone grip, although the puck’s own charging cable is 6.6 feet, so you can’t wander too far while using it. The charger also boasts Belkin’s ChillBoost passive cooling tech to reduce heat buildup and protect the battery. The UltraCharge Magnetic Charger 25W will be available in October 2025, and although its US prices haven’t been set, the UK retail cost is £30.
The zippy Qi2 charging standard has been rolling out to more and more mobile devices this year. Several Android brands, which had historically not offered built-in support for that standard, have even been jumping on the Qi2 bandwagon.
Since its launch in 1963, the TAG Heuer Carrera has been synonymous with speed, clarity, and performance on the racetrack. Jack Heuer designed it as a driver’s chronograph, stripped down to essentials with maximum legibility. Yet throughout its long life, the Carrera has never been a one-dimensional racetrack watch; it has adapted to aviation and yachting, and has adopted various styles. But if the Carrera’s history has long been about measuring seconds and elapsed times, moon phases were not absent from Heuer’s past. Vintage triple-calendar moon phase watches from the 1940s and 1950s hinted at another side of the brand. A more poetic facet, if you will, tied not to the racetrack but to the sky above, not forgetting the Seafarer, which in essence relied on a moon cycle complication for its tidal indications. With the new Carrera Astronomer, that heritage is reimagined in a very modern spirit.
The Astronomer stainless steel case is classic Carrera territory. The versatile 39mm case, which is water-resistant to 100 metres, has finely brushed and polished surfaces, sharp lugs and a domed sapphire crystal with double anti-reflective coating.
The news is the moon phase display, which immediately draws attention as it occupies a good part of the dial space and looks quite unusual. Forget traditional moon phase apertures. The Astronomer introduces a rotating disc that shows seven lunar stages across the full 29.5-day cycle. Pointers on a recessed disc track daily movement, and the disc advances each night at 1:00 AM, staying in rhythm with the Earth´s satellite above. It’s a scientific and functional take on one of watchmaking’s oldest complications, executed with clarity and precision.
Three editions launch the series. The first, a model with a silver dial and black flange, frames the moon disc in monochrome contrast, emphasising legibility and purity. A second version, limited to 500 pieces, adds energy with turquoise Super-LumiNova accents on its silver dial and grey flange, bringing a modern, almost futuristic tone. The third, also limited to 500 pieces, introduces warmth through rose gold-plated indices, hands and flange. Paired with a steel bracelet, the central links are rose gold for a more luxurious feel. In each variant, applied numerals, polished hands and clear markings reinforce the Carrera’s reputation for readability.
The new TAG Heuer Carrera Astronomer is powered by the automatic Calibre 7, based on the Sellita SW385-1. Beating at 28,800 vibrations/hour, it provides a 56-hour power reserve and drives hours, minutes, seconds and the moon phase complication. The caseback, in steel, is engraved with a stylised observatory motif and TAG Heuer’s Victory Wreath emblem.
Each model comes fitted either on a seven-row steel bracelet, a steel and rose-gold version, or a supple grey leather strap, all closed by double folding clasps with safety pushers. Pricing is set at CHF 4,550 for the classic steel edition, CHF 4,350 for the turquoise-accented limited model, and CHF 6,900 for the rose gold two-tone version; all models are available from October 2025. More information at tagheuer.com.
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The biggest game of next week, or weeks, is a long-awaited indie sequel you may have heard of. Hollow Knight: Silksong, which has been expected for years, just dropped like a magic back-to-school gift.
Hollow Knight: Silksong is available for several platforms, including Nintendo Switch, Xbox, PlayStation and PC. I got a chance to play it for an hour on the Asus ROG Xbox Ally X handheld. This upcoming Windows-based handheld promises better support of Microsoft’s game library and services than previous Windows handhelds offered.
It’s a big handheld, but the Xbox Ally X feels comfy.
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CNET already got a look at the Rog Ally X in person, and a full review will come when the hardware launches in October. I didn’t get to see the OS or Microsoft’s new secret sauce in this device, which may make things work even better, potentially giving the device an advantage over its rivals in the handheld space.
All I did was play some Silksong, a game that doesn’t demand much processing power at all. Much like the original Hollow Knight, the sequel puts you in a subterranean world of murky mazes and charming, but dangerous, bug characters, finding secret switches and doors to open on what, hopefully, is the right way forward.
Silksong looks as lovely as the previous Hollow Knight game, and I can’t wait to wander around longer and discover more of its secrets (and actually go back and play Hollow Knight again). But I was more focused on Ally X’s controls, which felt generous and comfy like an Xbox game controller.
The Ally X’s button layout makes sense, and the analog sticks are solid — not too stiff, not too loose. The trigger placement felt just right. The handheld’s size, while big, didn’t feel too heavy (the Ally X weighs 715 grams, compared to the Steam Deck OLED’s 640 grams). I’m getting used to big gaming handhelds anyway, having spent years with the Steam Deck and now adjusting to the larger Nintendo Switch 2.
I like the d-pad and analog sticks, and the whole button layout.
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I was also impressed by the onboard haptics, which seemed to rumble in subtle ways that felt very organic to the game — in this case, giving me little jolts when hitting (or getting hit) by enemies with Silksong’s sword. The whole handheld feel was as comfy as any regular console controller experience. Like many PC handhelds, the controls felt better than the Switch 2’s. I didn’t accidentally press the shoulder buttons, and the responsive sticks and sturdy grips were useful for quick movement. Also, the d-pad is a great way to play.
But will the Xbox Ally and Ally X transform the Windows gaming handheld landscape, offering something like a true long-awaited Xbox handheld, or will this be a stepping stone to a better one in the future? I have no idea. But I’m as curious as anyone else, especially now that the Switch 2 has opened a larger door into the possibilities of graphics-boosted next-gen handhelds.
TCL has the QM9K, its latest flagship QD mini LED television series. The QM9Ks will be the first panels in the industry to feature Gemini on Google TV, a new feature that we at the start of this year.
Using the standard “Hey Google” voice prompt, viewers will be able to find a movie or TV show, ask questions using natural language about any topic and even control smart home products that are synced through Google Home. Google TV on the QM9K also supports the creation of custom AI screensavers based on descriptions or prompts provided by users.
The TVs will feature an mmWave sensor — a form of radar used to detect if a person is in front of the panel — that will wake the devices, allowing users to engage with Gemini completely hands-free. Users will have the option of customizing distance settings and hours of operation for the wake sensor.
Aside from breaking new ground in software, the QM9K series features a “Zero Border” edge-to-edge WHVA panel, which promises excellent color accuracy and a bezel-less design.The TVs have up to 6,000 precise dimming zones for deep contrast — up to 57 percent more than on the QM8K, the other contenders in TCL’s “Ultimate Series.” The QM9K is set to deliver up to 6,500 nits of peak brightness in HDR, a 30 percent increase over its predecessor. The panels run from , and audio by Bang & Olufsen rounds out the premium sets.
The TCL QM9K will be available at Best Buy and select regional retailers later this month.
