Robot vacuum maker Narwal unveiled its new set of smart vacuum cleaners at the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) with AI-powered features such as monitoring pets, finding valuable objects, and notifying users about misplaced toys.
The com…
Pioneer and global leader of cyber security solutions Check Point Software Technologies' AI Cloud Protect is now part of NVIDIA Enterprise AI Factory validated design for AI runtime cyber security, enhanced protection, and robust infrast…
Shortly after bringing back the Pebble smartwatch and launching a low-cost AI smart ring, Pebble is readying yet another new product: the Pebble Round 2. As the name suggests, this latest device is another version of the Pebble smartwatc…
India has ordered Elon Musk’s X to make immediate technical and procedural changes to its AI chatbot Grok after users and lawmakers flagged the generation of “obscene” content, including AI-altered images of women created using the tool.
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Voice AI startup Subtle, which creates voice isolation models to help computers understand you better in loud environments, today launched a new pair of wireless earbuds that help users sound clear on calls and provide accurate transcripti…
Hardware maker Plaud launched a new AI notetaker called Plaude NotePin S, along with a desktop app that helps you take notes for digital meetings, ahead of this year’s Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in Las Vegas.
The company first laun…
You ever find yourself thinking, “I wish my phone had a phone?” Good news, friend. Clicks — the company behind the QWERTY keyboard case for your iPhone — has just the thing: the Clicks Communicator. It’s intended as a kind of complement …
China's BYD has overtaken Elon Musk's Tesla as the world's biggest seller of electric vehicles (EVs), marking the first time it has outpaced its American rival in annual sales.
Tesla car sales dropped by nearly 9% in 2025 to 1.64 mill…
If 2025 was the year AI got a vibe check, 2026 will be the year the tech gets practical. The focus is already shifting away from building ever-larger language models and toward the harder work of making AI usable. In practice, that involve…
OpenAI is betting big on audio AI, and it’s not just about making ChatGPT sound better. According to new reporting from The Information, the company has unified several engineering, product, and research teams over the past two months to…
True Ventures co-founder Jon Callaghan doesn’t think we’ll be using smartphones the way we do now in five years — and maybe not at all in 10.
For a venture capitalist whose firm has had some big winners over its two decades – from consu…
For years now, to enjoy their photos or videos on the big screen, Google Photos users had to either cast their photos to their Android TVs, or sideload the app to use it. The app is now finally getting a version for Samsung TVs: The Kore…
Money was no object for the AI industry in early 2025. A vibe check crept in the second half of the year.
OpenAI raised $40 billion at a $300 billion valuation. Safe Superintelligence and Thinking Machine Labs raised individual $2 bill…
OpenAI offers app integrations in ChatGPT to allow you to connect your accounts directly to ChatGPT and ask the assistant to do things for you. For instance, with a Spotify integration, you can tell it to create personalized playlists that…
Groundbreaking partnership transforms pitch renovation program into comprehensive talent development platform, offering long-term support for promising U12-15 players across African nations.
TECNO, the Official Global Partner of the Tot…
OpenAI is looking to hire a new executive responsible for studying emerging AI-related risks in areas ranging from computer security to mental health.
In a post on X, CEO Sam Altman acknowledged that AI models are “starting to present s…
Good news for anyone tired of or embarrassed by their current Gmail address: You may soon be able to change it without losing access to your old emails and files.
As first spotted by the Google Pixel Hub group on Telegram and subseque…
Good news for anyone tired of or embarrassed by their current Gmail address: You may soon be able to change it without losing access to your old emails and files.
As first spotted by the Google Pixel Hub group on Telegram and subseque…
Even as OpenAI works to harden its Atlas AI browser against cyberattacks, the company admits that prompt injections, a type of attack that manipulates AI agents to follow malicious instructions often hidden in web pages or emails, is a r…
Amazon-owned Zoox issued a recall Tuesday over concerns its autonomous driving system caused vehicles to cross over the center lane line near intersections or block crosswalks. The voluntary recall of its software affected 332 vehicles, …
TikTok Shop has rolled out a new feature that allows users to purchase digital gift cards, making it easier to help friends and family buy from the millions of products on the app.
?The feature was strategically launched during the holi…
What was the last thing you asked an AI chatbot to do for you?
Maybe you asked it for an essay structure to help answer a tricky question, provide an insightful analysis of a chunky data set, or to check if your cover letter matches t…
TikTok's Chinese owner ByteDance has signed a deal with investors to run its business in the US.
But what does this mean for the over 170 million Americans (or so the social media platform claims) who use the app?
The key may lie i…
A man from Devon has turned losing his job into a dog walking adventure with a new app.
When Christian Jones from Bideford adopted his Staffordshire terrier Bud, he wanted an app that would give him ideas for new walks and when he was…
The team at Retro, a photo-sharing app for close friends and family, is experimenting with how generative AI can be put to more creative uses. To try out the latest, cutting-edge AI technologies, the team built a new app called Splat, whic…
Even as OpenAI works to harden its Atlas AI browser against cyberattacks, the company admits that prompt injections, a type of attack that manipulates AI agents to follow malicious instructions often hidden in web pages or emails, is a r…
Google parent Alphabet has agreed to buy Intersect Power, a data center and clean energy developer, for $4.75 billion in cash, plus the assumption of the company’s debt.
The acquisition, which was announced Monday, will help Alphabet …
ChatGPT is releasing its own version of Spotify Wrapped. That is, the OpenAI-owned chatbot is now rolling out an annual review feature called “Your Year with ChatGPT” to eligible consumers in select markets, including the Un…
When you tune in to a podcast, you’re probably not opening the Netflix app — at least for now.
That might change, if Netflix gets its way. The streamer signed deals with iHeartMedia and Barstool Sports this week, in addi…
The hardware world had a brutal week, with iRobot, Luminar, and Rad Power Bikes all filing for bankruptcy.
Each company faces its own mix of tariff pressures, supply chain issues, and shifting markets, but together they tell a larger s…
ChatGPT users can now tweak the chatbot’s warmth, enthusiasm, and emoji use, according to a social media post from OpenAI.
These options (as well as similar adjustments to ChatGPT’s use of headers and lists) now appear in the Personaliz…
In just about a week, iRobot, Luminar, and Rad Power Bikes all filed for bankruptcy.
They’re very different companies — selling Roombas, lidar, and e-bikes, respectively — but as Sean O’Kane, Rebecca Bellan, and I discussed on the episo…
?Coursera and Udemy announced on Wednesday a landmark merger agreement valued at approximately $2.5 billion, bringing together two of the biggest names in online learning.
Coursera will acquire Udemy in an all-stock transaction, marking…
Amazon is adding a new feature to Alexa+ that adds a conversational AI to Ring doorbells, letting users manage deliveries, turn down sales folks, and let family or friends leave a message when they are not around.
Called Greetings, the …
Google is rolling out a beta experience that lets you hear real-time translations in your headphones, the company announced on Friday. The tech giant is also bringing advanced Gemini capabilities to Google Translate and expa…
ChatGPT has hit a new milestone of $3 billion in worldwide consumer spending on mobile as of this week, according to estimates from app intelligence provider Appfigures. This figure represents the total spending on iOS and Android devices …
Rivian’s new second-generation R1 EVs are receiving an update today that brings the new “Universal Hands-Free” driving software, which the company revealed last week at its first-ever “Autonomy & AI Day.”
The company says the new featur…
President Donald Trump’s social media company, Trump Media & Technology Group (TMTG), said on Thursday that it’s merging with TAE Technologies, a Southern California-based company that has been chasing the dream of fusion power for nearly …
Mozilla has appointed Anthony Enzor-DeMeo as its CEO as the Firefox browser maker scrambles to adapt in a rapidly changing browser market.
The appointment comes at a time when web browsers are seeing a revitalization of sorts as AI chan…
Bluesky, the social network that competes with X and Threads, is introducing a friend-finding feature that they claim respects user privacy, the company announced on Wednesday. To work, the app matches you with friends from your saved cont…
Google is expanding its push into consumer finance in India with the launch of a UPI-linked credit card, betting on a country of more than 1.4 billion people where fewer than 50 million currently hold a credit card.
On Wednesday, Google…
In a new experiment, Meta is limiting the number of links users can post on Facebook, unless they have a paid Meta Verified subscription.
Over the last week, several users have spotted Meta’s test, which impacts link post…
Google today released its fast and cheap Gemini 3 Flash model, based on the Gemini 3 released last month, looking to steal OpenAI’s thunder. The company is also making this the default model in the Gemini app and AI mode in search.
The …
Adobe is updating its AI video-generation app, Firefly, with a new video editor that supports precise prompt-based edits, as well as adding new third-party models for image and video generation, including Black Forest Labs’ FLUX.2 and Topa…
Apple is making it easier for Android users to watch Apple TV content on the big screen. The company on Monday said the Apple TV app for Android will now support Google Cast functionality, which lets users stream videos and audio directl…
The government has launched a new taskforce it says will help women "enter, stay and lead" in the UK tech sector.
Led by technology secretary Liz Kendall, it will see female leaders from tech companies and organisations advise the gov…
If you used a digital camera in the early 2000s, there's a good chance whole chapters of your life have been erased. A generation of photos has vanished on broken hard drives and defunct websites.
For my 40th birthday, I asked my fr…
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AI and automation have made holiday scams smarter and harder to detect.
Over 33,500 Christmas-themed phishing emails and over 10,000 holiday season-themed social media advertisements flagged in just 14 days.
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RIP to Facebook Messenger’s desktop app. The native app for Mac and Windows is no longer available to users as of today, December 15, 2025, and existing users are being directed to the Facebook website to continue using the popular messa…
Zoom released its AI assistant to the web today as part of its AI Companion 3.0 release. The company is also allowing free users to access the assistant’s features, such as summarizing the meetings, listing action items, or getting insight…