Reddit Tests AI Search With Product Carousels Tied To Community Recommendations
Reddit is testing a new AI-powered search tool that links community recommendations to products from its shopping and advertising partners, adding interactive product carousels to search results for a small…
Google Chrome Adds Split View And PDF Tools As Browser Competition Increases
Google is rolling out three new features in Chrome, Split View, PDF annotations, and Save to Google Drive, as the company works to keep the world’s most widely used browser…
YouTube Expands Conversational AI To TVs As Living Room Platforms Add On-Screen Assistants
YouTube has expanded its conversational AI tool to smart TVs, gaming consoles, and streaming devices, bringing on-screen questions and answers to the living room and placing the service alongside Amazon,…
FBI Reports Surge In ATM Jackpotting Attacks Driven By Malware And Physical Access
ATM “jackpotting” has moved from a conference-stage demonstration into a sustained criminal operation, with the FBI reporting more than 700 attacks on cash dispensers in 2025 that produced at least…
Google Releases Gemini 3.1 Pro With Big Gains In Benchmarks
Google released the newest version of Gemini Pro, its large language model, on Thursday. The model, Gemini 3.1 Pro, is currently available as a preview and will be generally released…
Meta Plans To Add Facial Recognition To Smart Glasses This Year
Meta plans to add facial recognition to its smart glasses as soon as this year, according to a new report from The New York Times. The feature, internally known as…
YouTube Launches Native VisionOS App For Apple Vision Pro After Two Years
App Arrival And Background YouTube has released a dedicated app for the Apple Vision Pro, ending a two year period in which the company relied on a web based experience…
OpenAI Releases GPT-5.3-Codex-Spark And Ties It To Cerebras Hardware For Faster Inference
New Lightweight Codex Model OpenAI on Thursday announced a lightweight version of its agentic coding tool Codex, releasing GPT-5.3-Codex-Spark as a smaller model designed for faster inference. The company said…
Microsoft Issues Fixes For Actively Exploited Windows And Office Zero-Day Flaws
Fixes For Actively Exploited FlawsMicrosoft has released security updates for Windows and Office to address vulnerabilities that the company said are being actively abused by hackers to break into computers.…
TikTok Launches Local Feed In The U.S. And Links It To Optional Precise Location Data
Launch And Purpose Of The New Feed TikTok on Wednesday announced the launch of a new Local Feed in the U.S. version of its app, a feature that shows content…
Facebook Adds AI Tools For Animated Profiles, Restyled Photos, And Moving Post Backgrounds
New AI Features Across The PlatformFacebook said on Tuesday that it is rolling out new AI-powered features aimed at giving users more playful ways to express themselves. The updates include…
Veritas Raises $1.75 Million To Tag Luxury Goods With NFC Chips Against Counterfeits
Counterfeits And The Resale ProblemCounterfeit goods cost luxury brands more than $30 billion a year, while buyers in the $210 billion second-hand market lack a reliable way to confirm whether…
Google Expands “Results About You” And Simplifies Removal Of Non-Consensual Explicit Images
Google said it is updating its “Results about you” tool and its process for removing non-consensual explicit images from Search, adding broader coverage for sensitive personal data and reducing the…
YouTube Adds AI Playlist Creation For Premium Users On iOS And Android
Feature Launch And How It WorksYouTube said it is rolling out a new AI-powered playlist feature that lets Premium subscribers on iOS and Android create playlists using text prompts. Users…
Report Says Children Are Exposed To Online Ads For Weight Loss Drugs And Pills Despite Ban
Findings From The Children’s CommissionerChildren in England are being regularly shown online adverts for weight loss injections and pills, despite rules that ban this kind of advertising, according to a…
Snapchat Expands Location Alerts With New Arrival Notifications Feature
New Alerts Beyond Home SafeAfter adding a “Home Safe” option that lets users notify contacts when they arrive home, Snapchat said it is introducing “Arrival Notifications” to cover other destinations.…
YouTube TV Introduces Lower-Priced Bundles For Sports, News, And Entertainment
New Plans And PricingYouTube said on Monday that it will roll out more than 10 lower-priced YouTube TV plans that let subscribers tailor packages around sports, news, and entertainment. The…
Discord To Roll Out Global Age Verification And Default Teen Settings In March
Global Rollout And Default SettingsDiscord said it will begin rolling out age verification worldwide starting next month, placing all users into a “teen-appropriate experience” by default. Only users verified as…
Apple Weighs Adding AI Chatbot Apps To CarPlay, Report Says
Reported Plans For CarPlayApple is working on ways to support AI chatbot apps inside CarPlay, a move that could let drivers talk to services such as Google’s Gemini, Anthropic’s Claude,…
Roblox Says 45% Of Daily Users Completed Facial Age Checks After Safety Lawsuits
Adoption Of Age VerificationA month after introducing mandatory facial verification for access to chats, Roblox said 45% of its daily active users had completed age checks as of January 31.…