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This is today’s edition of The Download, our weekday newsletter that provides a daily dose of what’s going on in the world of technology. What’s next for MDMA MDMA has been banned in the United States for more than three decades. But now, this potent mind-altering drug is poised to become a badly needed therapy for PTSD. On June 4, the Food and Drug Administration’s advisory committee will meet to discuss the risks and benefits of MDMA therapy. If the committee votes in favor of the drug, it could be approved to treat PTSD this summer.The approval would represent a momentous achievement…
Remember the Galaxy A54 5G deal at Best Buy that we shared about a week ago? Well, guess what – Walmart has topped it! It has launched an amazing offer on the mid-range phone from Samsung in its own right. And this time, you’re in for much more than $75 in savings! The smartphone currently sells at $110 off, meaning you can get it for $340. For context, Best Buy sells the same handset at about $35 more, which may not sound like much, but it’s still money out of your pocket, right? In case you’re wondering, the Android phone…
We don’t know exactly what the special occasion is (maybe the lead-up to Father’s Day, maybe the beginning of summer, maybe nothing at all), but today seems to be the perfect time to buy your favorite made-by-Google Pixel product. Alongside its little brother and state-of-the-art foldable cousin, the high-end Pixel 8 Pro is on sale at a hefty discount at both Amazon and Best Buy right now, and as far as we know, the Tensor G3-powered 6.7-inch handset has never been cheaper.Normally priced at $999 and up, the unlocked stock Android-running flagship is available for a whopping 250 bucks less…
Google Search Labs is a program that allows users to try out and provide feedback on new, experimental features for Google Search. It is basically a way for Google to get real-world input on how people interact with and respond to potential changes to the search experience. And while lately, Search Labs primarily focuses on generative AI, Google also experiments with various features, such as Auto Dark Mode on the iPhone.According to 9to5Google, a reliable source for Google news, the tech giant’s Google app on iOS is testing a new Search Labs experiment. This feature lets users enable dark mode…
However, for drugs that carry a risk of serious side effects, the FDA can add a risk evaluation and mitigation strategy to its approval. For MDMA that might include mandating that the health-care professionals who administer the medication have certain certifications or specialized training, or requiring that the drug be dispensed only in licensed facilities. For example, Spravato, a nasal spray approved in 2019 for depression that works much like ketamine, is available only at a limited number of health-care facilities and must be taken under the observation of a health-care provider. Having safeguards in place for MDMA makes sense,…
We’ve got good news! Remember that we recently shared a sweet Amazon deal on the impressive OnePlus 12R with 256GB of storage, enabling you to save $70? Well, while the deal is now a thing of the past, you can still snag the OnePlus 12R at a sweet discount.Amazon is offering the 128GB storage version of this amazing phone at a sweet $50 (10%) discount, making it easier for you to enhance your smartphone experience. Moreover, if you take advantage of this deal, you’ll also receive six months of free Google One and three months of YouTube Premium. While $50…
Rumors about Samsung’s first-ever FE smartwatch surfaced back in April, but we didn’t have any confirmation that the South Korean company plans to offer customers the option to choose a more affordable Galaxy Watch.With more than month left until Samsung’s Unpacked event, which is rumored to take place on July 10, we have more details about the Galaxy Watch FE. In fact, we now know that the Galaxy Watch FE is real, and that Samsung is going to bring it to market very soon.The information comes directly from Samsung, as the company listed the Galaxy Watch FE on its support…
Catapulted well beyond the stratosphere by youngsters in the 2009-2015 period, Facebook has struggled to maintain its popularity in the last decade among the same demographic group. Many young people turned their back on the blue “f” at a point in the last ten years… and went on to consume TikTok fast-food-like videos.Now, however, Meta announced that Facebook is attracting its highest number of young adults in three years, as it works to shed its reputation as an older generation’s platform. Over 40 million US and Canadian adults aged 18-29 now “check Facebook daily”, according to the company’s first release…
OnePlus’s mid-range series seems to be just as popular as the company’s “flagship killers,” which is one of the reasons we see so many models being launched every year.The next Nord series phone expected to arrive is the OnePlus Nord 4, a phone that’s tipped to launch in July. According to Smartprix, the Nord 4 will be originally introduced in India in the second half of July, which makes sense considering the previous model was also launched in July.As far as specs go, we already have a few reports pointing to OnePlus Nord 4’s key specs. But first, important to…
Information about Oppo’s next flagship tablet, the Pad 3, surfaced last week when tipster Digital Chat Station hinted that the tablet could be powered by Qualcomm’s Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 processor.Since Oppo and OnePlus are owned by the same company, the brands often borrow from each other when it comes to new products. That’s why it’s safe to assume that the Oppo Pad 3 and OnePlus Pad 2 will be exactly the same specs-wise.To support that theory, a new benchmark listing confirms that OnePlus Pad 2 will be equipped with Qualcomm’s Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 chipset (via 91mobiles), the same…
A couple of weeks ago, we spotted a brand-new Garmin Vivoactive 5 deal that slammed it down to its best price on Amazon. Fast forward to today, and this fantastic deal is still up for grabs! That’s right, you can still save 19% on the latest model from this GPS smartwatch series. We should note that, at the time of writing, only the model in Black retails at 19% off its price tag. This makes it the cheapest version of the Vivoactive 5 you can get. If you’d like your timepiece in another color, you’d have to put up with a…
Not quite a month ago, Apple’s “Let Loose” event introduced the first iPad models to sport an OLED display (actually, a tandem OLED display with two layers of OLED which makes the display brighter and more durable). At the same time, Apple gave those who want a 13-inch tablet but don’t want to pay $1,299 and up for the larger-screened OLED iPad Pro, the opportunity to pay only $799 and up for a brand new 13-inch iPad Air model with an LCD display.When Apple introduced the new 11-inch and 13-inch iPad Air (2024) tablets, it announced that they would be…
I am having a hard time believing rumors that the iPhone 16 Pro will not be a significant upgrade over the iPhone 15 Pro. First off, the screen size for both Pro models is expected to expand, which is anything but a small change, especially considering that this is the first increase since 2020. The phones are also rumored to get bigger camera sensors as well as a Capture button. And, according to a fresh leak, they will also have the thinnest bezels of any phone.You may argue over whether having the thinnest bezels is supposed to be a flex…
I can’t believe that more than 12 years have elapsed since Facebook announced that it was going to spend $1 billion to buy Instagram in April 2012. At the time the deal was announced, many were wondering why Mark Zuckerberg would spend so much money on a photo filter app. We also wondered how Facebook (now Meta) would monetize its acquisition. After maturing into one of the top social media apps on the internet, earlier this year, an estimate valued Instagram at $45 billion making Facebook’s purchase one of the most successful deals in tech history.A revised Terms of Service…
Anyone can make an accounting mistake and usually, disputed charges are reversed without a fuss by financial institutions after investigation. But if a large fund was withdrawn from your account and there was no explanation for it, you’d be right to be mad. This is what happened with one T-Mobile customer.Reddit user VenusMagna’s husband was charged more than $357 by T-Mobile and when they called T-Mobile, the carrier had no answer for why they were overcharged and asked them to dispute the payment.VenusMagna owes nothing to T-Mobile as they neither bought anything through T-Mobile nor were a part of any…
The Affordable Connectivity Program (ACP), which was announced in December 2021, ran out of funding on June 1.The program was introduced to make the internet affordable for low-income families, ensuring a reliable connection for work, school, health care, and shopping for necessities online.April was the last fully-funded month of the program and despite efforts by some senators to keep the program funded and running, the program ended on Friday. It was very costly to keep the program running, as it lacked any dedicated revenue source.The program helped more than 23 million households or 1 in 5 households in America cut…