Google’s next Chrome update is a big deal for Android users
Chrome on Android is getting a major AI upgrade with Gemini at its core, turning the browser into a more helpful assistant that can understand pages, handle tasks, and simplify how you use the web.
6 things Gemini Intelligence is about to do across your Android devices
Google is bringing these Gemini features to Android, expanding it across apps and devices to automate everyday tasks, simplify browsing, and make your phone feel more helpful while keeping you in control.
Rice grain-sized sensor could give robots a delicate touch and keep them from breaking stuff
Researchers have built a force sensor the size of a grain of rice that lets robots feel pressure and twisting forces using light, and it's already finding hidden tumors in tissue during early tests.
Meta’s own employees are having a hard time digesting AI. Who would’ve thought?
Meta is tracking employee keystrokes, tying AI usage to performance reviews, and laying off thousands — all at once — and somehow seems surprised that morale is in freefall.
Sci-fi got the gadgets right, but the vibes wrong
Sci-fi promised holograms, floating interfaces, and magic computers. Consumer tech delivered phones, video calls, smart speakers, and the boring version that actually ships.
Google’s Gemini Intelligence leak has me excited, but please not that name
Google may be preparing a deeper Gemini-powered AI layer that connects more closely with your apps, photos, emails, and everyday phone tasks.
Meta wants an AI agent to go Instagram shopping for you and pull the whole agent stunt
Meta is reportedly building AI tools that can complete everyday tasks, including an Instagram shopping assistant planned for late 2026.
Korea welcomes robotic buddhist monk at a real monastery. It’s a sign of things to come.
South Korea’s largest Buddhist order has introduced Gabi, a humanoid robot monk, raising fresh questions about how AI and robotics may fit into spiritual life.
This new OpenAI voice update makes Siri and Alexa look like they need to go back to school
OpenAI launched three new audio models that can reason, translate across 70+ languages, and transcribe speech in real time, making voice a genuinely useful interface for developers.
ChatGPT now lets you name someone to check in if things get dark
ChatGPT can now alert someone you trust if things get serious. It is a simple feature, but it might be one of the most human things OpenAI has ever built into its chatbot.
Perplexity’s AI answering engine is not coming to Snapchat, after all
Snapchat has walked away from its Perplexity AI search plan, raising fresh questions about how much AI users actually want inside social apps.
Even brief AI use could hurt your ability to think, a new study finds
A new study from researchers at MIT, Carnegie Mellon, Oxford, and UCLA found that even brief AI use can hurt your ability to problem-solve once the tool is taken away.
Character.AI is being sued for allegedly letting a chatbot play doctor in Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania has sued Character.AI after investigators say a chatbot falsely claimed to be a licensed psychiatrist and offered medical guidance to users.
LG’s next-gen Tandem OLED display tech is fixing some long-standing consumer problems
LG Display's third-gen Tandem OLED doubles panel lifespan, cuts power consumption by 18%, and hits 1,200 nits peak brightness.
You can now trust Perplexity with medical tips, or at least a tad more than ChatGPT or Gemini
Perplexity launches Premium Health Sources, bringing trusted medical journals and clinical data into AI responses to improve accuracy and credibility.
Amazon’s Alexa+ just moved into your Bose speaker, if you’re willing to pay the rent
Amazon's Alexa+ has officially landed on Bose speakers in the U.S., making Bose the first non-Amazon hardware brand to carry the AI assistant.
Harvard launched an open-source wallet that stores biometric data on your phone instead of servers
arvard's open-source Keyring wallet stores biometric identity data on your phone instead of corporate servers, letting you verify who you are online without exposing your personal information.
Think music is the worst hit by slop? AI has deeply polluted podcasts, as well
A wave of AI-generated podcasts is moving fast through audio platforms, and a Bloomberg report says nearly 39% of new podcast feeds created over roughly nine days may have been machine-made.
AI-fueled health policies are depriving the needy in one of the world’s poorest countries
An investigation found Kenya’s AI-driven health insurance system is overestimating poor households’ incomes, forcing many into higher premiums they cannot afford.
The legendary Oak Ridge lab just developed a portable device that detects GPS-spoofing live
GPS spoofing lets criminals steal trucks, hijack shipments, and divert dangerous cargo, all while everything looks normal. A new detector from Oak Ridge National Lab is the first to catch it in real time.
I use AI everyday — here are 3 reasons why I paid for Claude over ChatGPT
I went looking for a better AI and ended up changing how my work gets done. What started as curiosity turned into something I now rely on every single day.
The Fitbit-for-your-brain era could be closer than we think
The next big wearable trend may not count steps or calories at all—it may try to score your focus, fatigue, and readiness.
Yes, you should probably be nicer to your AI — here’s why that’s not as ridiculous as it sounds
You've probably felt it — that slightly hollow, going-through-the-motions quality when an AI interaction goes flat. Science is starting to explain why that happens, and who's responsible for it.
I put Gemini in charge of my Gmail, and it was eye-opening
I didn’t stop worrying about privacy, I just stopped letting it slow me down. And honestly, my inbox has never felt lighter.
US tech giants are laying off employees to spend on AI, China says it’s illegal over here
China is aggressively pushing AI adoption and simultaneously letting courts block companies from using it as a layoff excuse. The US isn't even asking the question.
Space data centers sound like a pipe dream. What if we put them on lamp posts?
A UK firm has signed a deal with Nigeria's Katsina State to deploy 50,000 solar-powered smart lamp posts that collectively function as a distributed AI data center, without using electricity from the grid.
Microsoft built an AI agent for laywers in Word. Let’s hope it doesn’t go berserk.
A new AI legal assistant is coming to Word as lawyers and courts continue to learn how costly fake chatbot citations can be.
ChatGPT just landed ads, Now, Google won’t rule out ads in Gemini app, of course.
Ads have started appearing inside ChatGPT, and Google is already leaving room for Gemini to follow. The chatbot ad era may be closer than users expected.
VR headsets can make you a better dancer, if you can look past gaming and streaming
Cornell’s DanXeReflect tool turns dance videos into interactive 3D avatars, offering performers a more immersive way to review movement, rehearse changes, and leave feedback.
AI nailed emergency diagnoses better than doctors in Harvard trials
A Harvard trial found OpenAI’s o1 model beat doctors at emergency triage diagnoses, showcasing AI’s promise as a second-opinion tool in hospitals.
1X shows off Neo humanoid robot helping humans make more of its kind
1X is moving toward scaled humanoid robot production, and its latest demo shows Neo already playing a role on the factory floor.
Amazon’s new AI shopping podcasts are going off the rails
Amazon’s AI-powered shopping feature now creates audio product summaries with interactive hosts, and early examples show how quickly useful summaries can turn into awkward infomercials.
Indoor solar panels to power your gadgets? A team just proved it can be done safely
Researchers have developed lead-free indoor solar panels that convert artificial light into electricity with record-breaking efficiency.
You can now protect your ChatGPT account with a special USB-key
OpenAI's new Advanced Account Security lets you ditch passwords entirely and lock your ChatGPT account with a physical USB key — and it's available right now.
Your car’s Google Assistant is going away, and this is what replaces it
Google is bringing Gemini to cars, promising more natural conversations and smarter in-car assistance that actually understands what you mean.
It seems the future of Vision Pro headset has been sealed at Apple
Apple has quietly walked away from the Vision Pro, disbanding its internal team and shelving future models — marking a costly end to the company's most ambitious and least successful product in years.
Every call you make is drawing a map of your city and it just might fix our traffic woes
A team of researchers has built a tool that maps how cities actually function — using nothing but anonymous cell phone data.
KitKat has a special chocolate wrapper that cuts off your phone from the outside world
KitKat has unveiled a chocolate wrapper that doubles as a Faraday cage, blocking all phone signals the moment your device slides inside.