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This Garmin feature is killing users’ battery life — here’s how to disable it and get more juice from…

Garmin users noticed huge battery drains after updating their watches
The new ‘OK Garmin’ wake word could be to blame
It’s enabled automatically but can be disabled quickly and easily

If you’ve installed the latest software update on your Garmin watch and have noticed a significant reduction in battery life as a result, there could be a simple explanation — but it’s one you might not even have thought to check.

According to multiple posts on forums and social media, many Garmin users have seen sizeable decreases in battery life when using their smartwatches on the latest software update. And the main culprit appears to be the device’s voice activation.

Starting with Garmin’s September update, you no longer need to press a button to launch voice activation on the Venu 4, Forerunner 970 and other smartwatches. Instead, you just need to say “OK Garmin,” then input your command.

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Musk pledges to give ‘every kid in America’ one of his SpaceX shares

Elon Musk claims he will give one of his SpaceX shares to “every kid in America” in 2027, which would result in a gift worth more than $10 billion based on the current $146 share price of his combination spaceflight and AI company. That’s roughly 1% of his $1

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Vibe coding is turning the music gear world upside down

If you spend any time on r/synthesizers or watch a lot of synth videos on YouTube, you’ve probably noticed the explosion of custom firmware for hardware synthesizers, samplers, and grooveboxes. What unites almost all of them is that they were made possible by increasingly sophisticated vibe coding tools.

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The PlayStation 6 could cost over $1,000 as leaker claims its memory and storage alone will cost Sony $680

* A leaker has claimed the PlayStation 6’s storage and memory alone could cost $680 * That lines up with past predictions that the console will cost $1,000 or more * Sony has remained silent on the potential cost of its next-generation device It’s no secret that the ongoing AI-driven

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Researcher: a Chinese-speaking hacker used AI agents to target 1,200+ websites and breach 100+ entities, including Deere and SharkNinja, spending ~$5,000 total

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Musk pledges to give ‘every kid in America’ one of his SpaceX shares

Vibe coding is turning the music gear world upside down

The PlayStation 6 could cost over $1,000 as leaker claims its memory and storage alone will cost Sony $680

Researcher: a Chinese-speaking hacker used AI agents to target 1,200+ websites and breach 100+ entities, including Deere and SharkNinja, spending ~$5,000 total