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Apple's "Welcome Home" event has come and gone. Unlike the company's recent iPhone event, this one wasn't livestreamed. Instead, Apple invited select members of the media to see the announcements firsthand in New York City. Concurrently, the company posted all of its updates to its Newsroom. If you weren't at the event in person (I wasn't), you can check out everything that's new below—including a look at the company's first smart hub, new Apple TV 4Ks and HomePod minis, and a new line of smart home devices. Apple HomeView is the company's first dedicated smart hub Credit: Apple Without a doubt, the biggest announcement of the day is the new "...

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We may earn a commission from links on this page. Deal pricing and availability subject to change after time of publication. Amazon currently has the Insta360 Flow 2 Pro Ultimate AI Tracker Bundle for $154.99, down from $227.99, and price trackers show that as its lowest price so far. The main reason to consider a phone gimbal like this is not just smoother footage, but having a setup that can keep you in frame even when there's nobody behind the camera—its three-axis stabilization helps take the shake out of walking shots and handheld clips, while the built-in tripod and selfie stick make it easy to set the phone down for a vlog, workout, livestream, or travel video without carrying separate accessories. On the iPhone, Apple DockKit support allows subject...

Google's SynthID Detector is available on the web. Credit: Lifehacker An abundance of AI imagery is something we all have to live with these days—from school posters to restaurant menus—and while there are still certain tells that indicate something was made with AI, they're not always present. In a lot of cases, it can be almost impossible to distinguish an AI image from a real one.This is a problem for all kinds of reasons, and, as such, the AI companies are attempting to address it. Images produced by Gemini and ChatGPT come with an invisible watermark called SynthID. That way, AI-generated images don't need visible branding in order to identify their origins. Of course, you need access to ...