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Google’s new Magic Pointer Play Store listing reveals a Gemini shortcut built for Googlebooks
Google’s newly surfaced Magic Pointer listing reveals a Gemini-powered cursor for Googlebooks, but incompatible Android devices mean the feature remains an early preview rather than something consumers can try today.
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Windows 11 Search is getting bigger, but only by 4 pixels
After improving Windows 11 Search in recent updates, Microsoft may now be preparing a tiny design tweak for the Search box.
US hospitals are hiring remote nurses to fix staffing shortages, but it raises serious questions
US hospitals are hiring remote nurses from the Philippines for as little as $5 an hour to address a shortage of nearly 80,000 registered nurses, raising serious patient safety concerns.
Claude Reflect is here. It’s your usual yearly Wrapped, but with Anthropic’s AI
Claude Reflect, now in beta, gives Free, Pro, and Max users a Spotify Wrapped-style breakdown of their AI usage over the past 12 months.
Parents worry AI is becoming a crutch for their kids while schools struggle to keep up, survey finds
A new Deloitte survey found that 49% of parents worry their child relies on AI too much, while only 33% of schools have any AI guidelines in place.
Samsung wants to put its own chip in your next PC and it’s all about speeding up AI chores
Samsung’s reported Gaia accelerator could bring dedicated on-device AI hardware to future PCs, placing the company in an increasingly crowded fight with Nvidia and Qualcomm.
DuckDuckGo’s browser now blocks the YouTube ads everyone hates
DuckDuckGo’s browser can now block most video ads on YouTube, although users may see longer buffering times or occasional hiccups.
ChatGPT Live could make talking to AI feel straight out of the movies
OpenAI has launched GPT-Live, a new voice model for ChatGPT Voice that can listen and speak at the same time to make AI conversations feel faster and more natural.
You’ll finally be able to try OpenAI’s GPT-5.6 Sol, Terra, and Luna models this week
After nearly two weeks of limited preview access, OpenAI is finally ready to roll out GPT-5.6 Sol, Terra, and Luna to the public on July 9.
A Windows 11 bug may be quietly eating hundreds of gigabytes of your storage
If System files are using hundreds of gigabytes on your Windows 11 PC, a bug tied to CapabilityAccessManager.db-wal may be responsible.
Your next Teams meeting could have an AI teammate that answers questions for you
A major Teams update adds AI meeting notes for physical rooms, a smarter AI Facilitator with web search, Muted and Meeting chat sections, and guest invite improvements.
A hacker’s arrest just revealed how Microsoft can track your Windows device
Microsoft's Windows Global Device Identifier helped the FBI link a hacker's PC to a 2025 cyberattack, and there's no easy way to opt out of the tracking it enables.
The days of cheap Chinese AI models could be number as government mulls restrictions similar to the US
Chinese officials have reportedly discussed limiting foreign access to the country’s most advanced closed and open-weight AI models over national-security concerns
Microsoft pushed Copilot everywhere, but barely anyone bought it, and even fewer use it: Report
Microsoft has spent years placing Copilot across Windows and Office, yet fewer than 4.5% of commercial Microsoft 365 customers pay for it and far fewer return weekly.
iFixit wants to fix your appliances next, and it brought a bigger toolkit
iFixit’s $34.95 Megalodon Driver Kit takes its repair expertise beyond tiny electronics with longer bits and a high-torque driver built for household fixes.
I found a free Mac diagnostic app that tells you what Apple’s tools don’t
Techtool Lite is a free Mac diagnostic app from Micromat that gives everyday users a broader health check than Disk Utility.
AI’s energy tax was already concerning. Research says AI agents are over hundred times worse
A KAIST study reveals AI agents consume dramatically more energy than conventional AI, highlighting a growing challenge for data centers and future AI infrastructure.
As AI turbocharges digital abuse, UK agencies urge parents to limit who sees kids’ photos online
The UK's NCA and IWF are urging parents to tighten social media privacy settings as AI tools make it easier to turn ordinary images into abuse material.
macOS clipboard app Maccy has a fake out there stealing passwords
Maccy users are being warned about fake sites after researchers found malware using the app’s name to steal Mac login passwords.
A new technology teaching drones to feel pain could stop your self-driving car from harming itself
A new research-backed system gives drones a pain-like early warning before they lose control, and the same approach could prevent autonomous vehicle failures before they happen.
Claude Fable 5 is leaving subscriptions, but maybe not for good
Claude Fable 5 is leaving subscriptions after July 7, but Anthropic says it plans to bring the model back when capacity allows.
Yet another research breaks the hype bubble for AI browsers serving serious security flaws
Researchers tested seven popular AI browsers and found four vulnerable to attacks that trick the AI agent into handing over personal data.
Valve just gave away the blueprint for its coolest Steam Machine mod
Valve has open-sourced its Inkterface E-Ink faceplate for the Steam Machine, sharing 3D files, BOM, and firmware so anyone can build one.
Brave’s new Container feature is a lifesaver for anyone juggling multiple accounts
Brave now lets desktop users open tabs in separate Containers, so the same website can run different accounts side by side.
Intel may bring back older desktop CPUs because DDR5 is getting too expensive
Intel is reportedly restarting production of older Core CPUs as DDR5 prices make new gaming PC builds harder to justify.
Amazon wants to design in-house chips for Kindles, Fire TV, and Echo speakers
Ming-Chi Kuo reports Amazon will shift to in-house chips for Kindle and Fire TV starting in 2027, and Amazon's own hardware chief corroborated the direction hours later.
AI wants to summarize it all. TripAdvisor’s misleading reviews show AI will also ruin your travel plans
TripAdvisor's AI review summaries are calling unsafe hotels "spotless" and "friendly." Here's why you shouldn't trust that AI overview before booking.
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