You can no longer stop Alexa from sending voice recordings to Amazon
Amazon is killing a feature that lets users of some Echo devices stop Alexa from sending voice recordings to the cloud. As shared on Reddit, …
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Gemini AI is replacing Google Assistant on most mobile devices in 2025
Nearly a decade after Google Assistant arrived, the software is being sunset as Gemini AI takes its place. On Friday, Google announced that before the …
Cursor AI refuses to code, tells user to learn how to do it instead
The whole point of using generative AI software like ChatGPT is to have AI help you with various tasks that involve generating content, whether it’s …
Apple’s top Siri exec calls AI crisis ‘ugly’ and ’embarrassing’
A week after Apple admitted that its revamped Siri with onscreen awareness and context understanding would be delayed with a release in the “coming year,” …
iPhone 17 Ultra may replace Apple’s Pro Max with 3 exclusive features
This isn’t the first time we’ve heard rumors like this, but Apple is said to want the iPhone 17 lineup to be unlike any other …
iPhone 16e reportedly has a Bluetooth audio problem that can’t be fixed
New iPhone hardware might launch with functionality issues that need to be ironed out via subsequent software updates, assuming software can provide fixes. The same …
RCS on iPhone will finally get end-to-end encryption
Apple brought RCS support to the iPhone’s Messages app with the iOS 18 update last September, effectively putting an end to the bubble wars. The …
iOS 19 will bring live translation to your AirPods
Apple will supposedly give iOS 19 a big design overhaul this year, making the iPhone operating system look more like the visionOS than previous iOS …
Google has started rolling out a fix for all the broken Chromecasts
Google started rolling out a fix for its broken second-generation Chromecast and Chromecast Audio devices on Thursday. The issue temporarily bricked thousands of streaming dongles …
Samsung to launch Galaxy Buds with bone conduction this summer
Last summer, Samsung launched new Galaxy Buds models with a brand new design (above), which turned out to be the least controversial aspect. The new …
T-Mobile is raising prices – see if your plan is affected
Unless you’re paying for one of T-Mobile’s newest plans, there’s a good chance you’re about to start paying more for cell phone service. On Thursday, …
Android 16 will add Auracast, Bluetooth’s latest breakthrough tech
With the latest Android 16 beta 3 update, Google is adding one of the most important accessibility features to date. According to a blog post, …
Latest iPhone 17 Pro leak suggests Apple’s major redesign is real
From all the iPhone 17 rumors I heard for the past year, the only one I thought would be fake is turning out to be …
Gemini AI just got more personal, and it does Deep Research better than before
Just as Apple is dealing with a self-made AI nightmare after confirming its smarter AI-powered Siri is nothing but vaporware for the time being, Google …
Sony XM5 vs. the competition: Still the best ANC headphones after all this time
During the past 10+ years that I have been testing products and writing product reviews, I have tried hundreds of different headphones. From cheap wired …
Siri’s big upgrade is vaporware, but I still want Apple’s vision of iPhone AI
Apple made a late entry with its AI solution for iPhone, iPad, and Mac last June. But what we got at WWDC 2024 was a …
The two key iPhone 16 features I wanted are massive flops
I repeatedly told you during the iPhone 16 rumors season that I wanted two things from the model I’d get and two things along. These …
Google’s new Gemini Robotics AI models are blowing my mind
When ChatGPT first arrived, we got a text-based chatbot that could attempt to reasonably answer any question, even if it got things wrong (it still …
This musculoskeletal robot looks like something straight out of a horror movie
The future of robotics is here—and it’s deeply unsettling. A startup called Clone Robotics has unveiled a muscle-powered robot that looks like it just crawled …
OpenAI claims it made a new AI model that’s good at creative writing
Sam Altman, the CEO of OpenAI, just gave the world a glimpse of a new ChatGPT model that’s supposedly great at creative writing. In a …
Google Maps bug is deleting timelines, and there might not be a fix
If you’ve been having trouble loading your Google Maps Timeline, you’re not alone. As spotted by 9to5Google last week, some Google Maps users are unable …
Apple’s first new products of 2025 are now available in stores
Apple isn’t holding a spring event this year, but that doesn’t mean the company is resting on its laurels. Last week, the Cupertino company introduced …
Spain’s new anti-deepfake law gives massive fines for unlabeled AI content
Since ChatGPT first went viral and made generative AI a must-have tool, I’ve said I’m not worried about an AI apocalypse or AI taking our …
New leak may reveal iPhone 17 Air’s exact thickness
The million-dollar question is again upon us: How thick will the iPhone 17 Air be? Most rumors suggest it will be around 5mm to 6mm …
Sonos March Madness sale saves up to $250 on Era 100, Beam, Arc, & more
Sonos makes some of the best smart speakers you can buy, and it has been a market leader for years. Compared to rivals, however, Sonos …
iPhone 16 buying page now has a disclaimer about one major Apple Intelligence delay
After announcing that one of its most important Apple Intelligence features would be delayed, Apple kept tweaking its communication pages to highlight that. As noted …
Google Gemma 3 is a new open-source AI that can run on a single GPU
One of the reasons DeepSeek went viral a few weeks ago is the Chinese AI firm’s decision to release this sophisticated model under an open-source …
iPhone 17 Pro rumored to take a cutting-edge feature from Android flagships
Apple is expected to announce the new iPhone 17 lineup in six months. Rumors about these new models continue to give us a clear picture …
GTA 6 price just leaked, and you’re not going to like it
The Nintendo Switch 2 might be the talk of the town ahead of the official launch event, but the next-gen handheld isn’t the only major …
Frontier AI like o3-mini can cheat to achieve goals and then lie about it
To get to AGI (advanced general intelligence) and superintelligence, we’ll need to ensure the AI serving us is, well, serving us. That’s why we keep …
