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Several Alexa+ Features Won’t Launch for Months

Alexa+, Amazon’s new and improved voice assistant experience, has faced disastrous blowback since its March 31th rollout. Though the February demonstration raised expectations sky high, many of the capabilities first…

Trump Warns of Much Larger Tariffs if EU and Canada Join Forces Against U.S.

The White House has announced a new wave of tariffs, set to take effect on April 2, targeting automobiles not made in the United States. President Donald Trump announced that…

Waze Drops Google Assistant on iPhones Due to Glitch, New Voice Tech on the Horizon

Google has been in the early stages of phasing out Google Assistant in favor of its soon-to-be-launched new AI-based system, Gemini. This transition marks the most significant shift we’ve seen…

H&M Reports Disappointing First-Quarter Sales in Slow Start to the Year

H&M, the world’s second dressmaker, had a shockingly bad sales update for its first quarter. This slower performance is a slow start to the year. The fast fashion Swedish behemoth…

Google Play Store Introduces New Measures to Combat Fraudulent Financial Apps

Google is taking significant steps to enhance the security of its Play Store, home to millions of apps and games. This is clearly Google’s response to increased scrutiny over its…

ChatGPT’s Image Generator Criticized for ‘Sexy Men Only’ Bug

OpenAI’s ChatGPT has recently gotten in hot water because of a bug in its text-to-image generation tool. This problem came to light when the AI struggled to produce images of…

Trump Administration Dismisses Yemen Security Breach as Misunderstanding

The Trump administration is currently under blistering criticism. This comes on the heels of a major security breach associated with a white supremacist organizing group’s chat on the Signal encrypted…

Amazon Unveils Personalized Shopping Prompts in Generative AI Push

Amazon is continuing to integrate artificial intelligence into its shopping tools to drive customer engagement and increase purchases. On Wednesday, the tech giant announced a new feature called “Interests,” designed…

Support for TikTok Ban Declines Among Americans

A new poll indicates that Americans disapprove of the government’s planned ban on TikTok. Opposition to the ban is growing and with it, U.S. corporate interest in buying the app…

Google Acts Quickly to Patch Chrome Vulnerability Exploited in Russian Phishing Attacks

Google has announced an emergency patch to fix a critical vulnerability in its Chrome browser. Hackers used this vulnerability to distribute spyware across Russian users’ phones. This bug this CVE-2025-2783…

Signal App Security Flaw Exposed by Russian Hackers, Pentagon Reports

Russian hackers are reportedly infiltrating Signal group chats, taking advantage of a vulnerability within the messaging app’s “linked devices” feature, according to a Pentagon memo obtained by NPR. The memo,…

Trump Refers to Signal Breach in Military Operation Plans as a Minor ‘Glitch’

In response to a national security incident, President Donald Trump on Tuesday downplayed the texting of sensitive military strike plans through the encrypted messaging app Signal, calling it “the only…

Google Unveils Next-Generation AI Reasoning Models

Google continues advancing AI innovation with the release of its largest model yet, Gemini 2.5 Pro, boasting a staggering context window of 1 million tokens. This significant improvement allows the…

Tesla’s Cybertruck Faces Challenges Amid Multiple Recalls and Declining Sales

Even Tesla’s Cybertruck, the poster child of the electric vehicle revolution, has hit some serious bumps into its rollout lately. It was the company’s eighth Cybertruck recall since deliveries started…

Rise in AI-Generated Job Applications Could Lead to Hiring Unqualified Staff

James Robinson, the advertising chief at Cardiff-based Hello Starling, has witnessed this increasing craze. An increasing number of job applicants are relying on their own AI-generated content in their application…

Google Expands AI Mode Access to Free Users on Waitlist

In a shift toward wider accessibility, Google’s AI Mode feature is now available to free users who had previously applied and joined the waitlist. This move expands access to the…

Disney+ Lets Users Edit ‘Continue Watching’ List with New Feature

Disney+ is fortifying its dominance as the second largest streaming service in the U.S. Its impact is growing around the world. Disney+ is known for its flagship content and easy-to-use…

Trump Officials Mistakenly Add Atlantic Editor to Signal Chat About War Plans

In a surprising turn of events, senior Trump administration officials accidentally shared sensitive military discussions about U.S. military responses to Houthi attacks in Yemen with Jeffrey Goldberg, editor-in-chief of The…

Tesla Showroom in Austin Targeted by Incendiary Devices

On Monday morning, police started investigating the scene at the Tesla showroom in Austin, Texas. As they found several incendiary devices, their showroom quickly became the focus of their investigation.…

Industry Leaders Find Little Comfort in Possible Softening of April 2 Tariffs

In March, shortly after taking office, President Donald Trump announced tariffs on steel and aluminum. The Canadian federal government acted almost instantly with their own second round of retaliatory tariffs.…