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Before the iPhone 18 Arrives, Turn Your Old Gear Into Cash at These 8 Places - CNET

Apple’s iPhone 18 announcement is just around the corner, making now one of the best times to part with your older devices. Plus, with the recent releases of the Google Pixel 11 series and Samsung’s Galaxy S26 series, there are so many new devices buzzing around. Whether you’ve got an aging phone, an unused tablet or a laptop collecting dust, plenty of retailers and trade-in services will pay you cash or offer credit toward your next upgrade. Trading in before the new iPhone officially launches can also help you maximize your device’s value before resale prices inevitably dip.

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Bottom Line

Where many of the other services on this list have you send hardware to them for evaluation and payout, Swappa is a direct-to-consumer service...

Pros & Cons

Very few limits on hardware you can sell
Extremely helpful staff
Protections for buyers and sellers
Quick payout
Frequently requires negotiating...

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Microsoft Defender briefly decided Google Search was malware

Serving tech enthusiasts for over 25 years. TechSpot means tech analysis and advice you can trust. Facepalm: The list of embarrassing false positives collected by Microsoft Defender keeps growing. For a few hours, Office 365 customers were unable to open perfectly legitimate web search links because Redmond's antimalware

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Federal agencies sued amid allegations Trump admin could be using AI safety framework to hide AI manipulation and…

* Four federal agencies criticized for failing to share the framework's details * We don't know anything about who's involved and how models are tested * Protect Democracy wants a court order by the end of the month Four separate US federal agencies are being sued over

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The Take It Down Act Is Just the Beginning of Fighting AI Abuse Online

The gist of the Take It Down Act is simple: It’s a federal crime to publish or threaten to publish nonconsensual intimate imagery, including digital forgeries such as AI deepfakes, and online platforms must remove these photos and videos within 48 hours. Still, the bill’s passage — signed into

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Has Apple Lost Its Edge? 40 Years of Apple Marketing Explained - CNET

Our expert, award-winning staff selects the products we cover and rigorously researches and tests our top picks. If you buy through our links, we may earn a commission. Vidisha Yadav watches videos for a living and spends a lot of time figuring out what makes people want to keep watching