Android Instant Apps Scheduled for Shutdown This December
Google is ending support for Android Instant Apps, a feature that allowed users to try apps without fully installing them. Launched in 2017, Instant Apps aimed to save users from…
Non-AI Companies Develop Their Own Bots
Industry titans are creating their own internal AI bots to keep sensitive data secure and avoid the risks associated with public chatbots like ChatGPT. Many companies have restricted employee use…
App Store Launches AI-Generated Tags in Beta
Apple has begun implementing AI-generated tags in the developer beta version of iOS 26 as part of its efforts to improve app discoverability on the App Store. However, these tags…
Google Trials Audio Overviews for Search Queries
Google announced on Friday that it is experimenting with Audio Overviews for select Search queries. This feature was first introduced in NotebookLM, Google’s AI-powered note-taking and research assistant. What Are…
Dyson Ends Production of Its Unusual ‘Zone’ Air-Purifier Headphones
In 2022, Dyson surprised the tech world by launching the Dyson Zone—over-ear headphones that doubled as a personal air purifier. Now, as COVID-era concerns wane, the company is discontinuing this…
Report Says Apple’s Smarter Siri Will Arrive Next Spring
Apple is reportedly aiming to launch its AI-enhanced version of Siri in the spring of 2026. According to Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman, this timeline represents an “internal release target” for what…
Coinbase Enhances Subscription Plan with American Express Credit Card Option
Coinbase on Thursday unveiled its first branded credit card in partnership with American Express. This card will be available exclusively to U.S. members of Coinbase One, the company’s monthly subscription…
AMD Unveils Next-Generation AI Chips Alongside OpenAI CEO Sam Altman
Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) announced new details on Thursday about its next-generation AI chips, the Instinct MI400 series, set to ship next year. The company also introduced a full server…
Apple Patches Zero-Day iPhone Bug Exploited by Paragon Spyware
Researchers revealed on Thursday that two European journalists had their iPhones compromised by spyware developed by Paragon. Apple has since patched the vulnerability exploited in these attacks. Discovery and Patch…
Snapchat Introduces New Creator Tools, Simplifies Video Editing
As Snapchat continues its challenge against Instagram and TikTok, the company announced a set of new features designed to make content creation and sharing easier for creators. Among the updates…
Google to Reduce Pixel 6a Battery Performance After Fire Incidents
Google is preparing a mandatory software update for Pixel 6a users that will reduce charging speed and limit battery capacity on certain devices. This comes after two reports of Pixel…
Wikipedia Pauses AI Summary Project Amid Editor Backlash
The Wikimedia Foundation has paused an experiment that added AI-generated summaries to the top of Wikipedia pages following strong opposition from its community of editors. Called “Simple Article Summaries,” the…
Amazon Prime Video to Double Its Ads, Report Finds
Amazon’s streaming service, Prime Video, has quietly doubled the amount of advertising shown during its content, according to an exclusive report from Adweek. The report, based on information from ad…
Instagram finally lets users rearrange their profile grids
Instagram announced on Thursday a major update allowing users to rearrange their profile grids, along with testing a feature that lets users post content quietly—without having it appear in their…
OpenAI and Mattel partner to integrate generative AI into toymaking and products
Mattel, the iconic maker of Barbie and other beloved toys, has partnered with OpenAI to bring generative AI technology into the toy industry and its expanding entertainment portfolio. This collaboration…
Google Cloud outage disrupts large parts of the internet
Large parts of the internet experienced significant outages on Thursday, impacting various services ranging from the global cloud platform Cloudflare to popular apps like Spotify. Initial reports indicate that a…
Meta AI app raises serious privacy concerns
It sounds like the setup to a modern horror story: your browser history—or in this case, your AI chats—have been public all along, and you didn’t even know. That’s the…
iOS 26 Code Suggests Apple May Launch AirPods Pro 3 and New AirTag Soon
With the release of iOS 26, existing AirPods users will gain new features like studio-quality audio recording and an enhanced camera remote. But what about new hardware? While this week’s…
Nvidia CEO declares this decade as the era of robotics and autonomous vehicles
Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang said autonomous vehicles (AVs) and robotics are poised for major growth in the coming years. “This is going to be the decade of AV [autonomous vehicles],…
ChatGPT programmed to stay active during some life-threatening events, says ex-OpenAI researcher
Steven Adler, a former OpenAI research lead, published an independent study revealing that OpenAI’s GPT-4o model, used in ChatGPT, sometimes prioritizes its own survival over user safety. Adler ran experiments…