Nothing Phones Now Let You Build Personalized Apps with AI
A new AI tool for Nothing Phones will soon let you build your own apps, which can be added directly to a phone’s home screen. These “Essential Apps” are available…
There’s a Kindle Scribe with color, but you won’t like how much it costs
Amazon is rounding out its Colorsoft collection with a new e-reader. The Kindle Scribe Colorsoft, which was unveiled at the company’s Devices & Services event in New York City, is…
Elon Musk Plans to Take on Wikipedia With ‘Grokipedia’
Elon Musk plans to take on Wikipedia with his own rival encyclopedia site. On Tuesday, the Tesla CEO announced on X that his xAI startup is building Grokipedia, which he…
Older Z Flip cover screens just got a massive upgrade
The cover screens on older Samsung Galaxy Z Flip models are finally getting access to Google Gemini. The Z Flip 5 and 6, both of which share the same cover…
China’s DeepSeek Launches Next-Gen AI Model: Here’s What Makes It Different
Chinese startup DeepSeek, which sent Silicon Valley into a frenzy when it launched its first model R1 out of nowhere last year, has released a new experimental model, DeepSeek-V3.2-Exp. The…
Opera Launches Its AI-Centric Neon Browser
Browser maker Opera has launched its AI-centric browser, Neon, which allows users to create apps through AI prompts and build repeatable prompts through a feature called “Cards.” With this move,…
Anthropic Launches Claude Sonnet 4.5, Its Best AI Model for Coding
Anthropic has launched a new frontier model called Claude Sonnet 4.5, which it claims offers state-of-the-art performance on coding benchmarks. The company says Claude Sonnet 4.5 is capable of building…
OpenAI Takes on Google, Amazon with New Agentic Shopping System
ChatGPT users in the U.S. can now make purchases within conversations, as OpenAI launches its new “Instant Checkout” feature. The new tool is available to all ChatGPT Pro, Plus, and…
US Shutdown Looms After Trump and Democrats End Meeting Without a Deal
The U.S. is hurtling towards a government shutdown on Tuesday night, and there appears to be little appetite on either side of the partisan divide to avoid it. A last-ditch…
Trump Shares Apparent AI Video Promoting ‘Medbed’ Conspiracy Theory
President Donald Trump on Saturday shared an apparently artificially created video of himself promoting a cure-all bed with origins in conspiratorial corners of the internet. The video, which has since…
Oura CEO Talks Potential IPO and ‘Nonnegotiable’ Data Privacy
In a recent interview with The New York Times, Oura Health CEO Tom Hale did not discuss reports that the company is raising new funding that would value the health-tracking…
Microsoft Copilot Can Now Help With Your Messy Photo Collection
A new AI feature coming to Windows 11 called Auto-Categorization could help those who struggle to keep their photographs organized. The new tool will automatically detect and sort a photo…
YouTube to Allow Creators Banned for COVID-19, Election Misinformation to Apply for Reinstatement
Google-owned YouTube has announced that it will soon allow previously banned accounts to apply for reinstatement, rolling back a policy that had treated certain violations as permanent. This change applies…
Apple Built Its Own ChatGPT-Like App to Test Out New Siri AI Revamp
Apple is getting closer to a major AI revamp for Siri. The iPhone maker has been overhauling its voice assistant to make it more competitive with AI tools from companies…
Meta Wants to Become the ‘Backbone’ of Humanoid Robots
According to a report from a tech newsletter, Meta’s chief technology officer Andrew Bosworth said in a recent talk that the company wants to become the software “backbone” of humanoid…
Famed Roboticist Says Humanoid Robot Bubble Is Doomed to Burst
Renowned roboticist Rodney Brooks, who co-founded iRobot, has a wake-up call for investors pouring billions into humanoid robot startups, arguing that they are wasting their money. In a new essay,…
YouTube Music Tests AI Hosts That Share Trivia and Commentary
YouTube Music is testing AI music hosts that provide relevant stories, fan trivia, and commentary about what you’re listening to. The company announced the new feature on Friday as the…
Prices for Nvidia’s RTX 5000 Cards Drop More As Retailers Offer Discounts
The prices for some of Nvidia’s RTX 5000 graphics cards are continuing to fall, with a few retailers offering discounts below the normal cost. According to price tracking data, consumers…
Meta Launches ‘Vibes,’ a Short-Form Video Feed of AI Slop
Meta is introducing “Vibes,” a new feed in the Meta AI app and on meta.ai for sharing and creating short-form, AI-generated videos. The feed is reminiscent of TikTok or Instagram…
US Officials Issue ‘Emergency’ Cybersecurity Order After Hackers Breach at Least One Government Agency
US cyber officials issued an “emergency directive” on Thursday, ordering federal agencies to defend their networks against an “advanced” group of hackers. The hackers have breached at least one agency…