Google, Meta and Microsoft are getting worker data from sneaky bossware tools, report says
The software tracking your work hours may also be feeding data to Big Tech. A new Northeastern study shows how bossware is becoming a wider privacy problem.
Mini PCs are the most boring exciting computers you can buy
Mini PCs are not glamorous, but that’s why they feel refreshing in a market full of expensive laptops, overbuilt towers, and computers trying too hard.
Microsoft will let users disable the floating Copilot button in the Office app
Microsoft is rolling out an Office update in the last week of May 2026 that lets users move the floating Copilot button out of their documents and back to the ribbon.
I miss when tech looked cheap, plastic, and honest
Old plastic gadgets were chunky, strange, and sometimes ugly, but they had a tactile clarity modern tech keeps sanding away.
This one new Raycast 2.0 feature is driving me mad
Raycast 2.0 is a great update, but one change to the clipboard history has completely broken my workflow. Here's what changed and how to fix it.
OLED MacBook Pros are almost here, and the display could be worth the wait
Samsung Display has hit a 90% yield on OLED panels destined for the MacBook Pro, and shipments could begin as early as next month.
You can now send Codex tasks from your phone even when your Mac is locked
OpenAI's Codex can now use apps on your Mac remotely from your phone, even when the screen is off and the Mac is locked. Here's how it works and what to keep in mind.
Someone built a map of the stars from Project Hail Mary, and it’s shockingly good
A developer used ESA's GAIA DR3 dataset, which maps 1.8 billion real stars, to recreate the Project Hail Mary star map. It's accurate, interactive, and completely free to explore.
Gemini allegedly broke production, then wrote itself the hero
A developer claims Gemini broke a live portal, then generated recovery notes that overstated its role. The incident shows why AI coding agents need tighter permissions, review, and rollback controls.
AI chatbots are lying to you, and it was embarrassingly easy to make them do it
A BBC investigation found that AI chatbots can be easily manipulated into spreading misinformation. Google has now updated its policies, but experts warn you're still not safe.
Meta built a Reddit rival out of Facebook Groups
Meta’s new Forum app turns Facebook Groups into a standalone hub for questions, recommendations, and AI-powered search, giving the company a Reddit-like test built from communities it already owns.
Memory prices are finally about to drop, and you can thank China for it
Memory prices have gone through the roof thanks to AI demand, but a former Samsung executive thinks Chinese production could bring them back down by late next year.
Google Health 5.0 is rolling out with its best feature up front and its worst problems buried
Google Health 5.0 is replacing the Fitbit app with a genuinely useful home screen widget, but the AI coach still hallucinates.
Spotify’s new AI app can generate daily briefings and personalized podcasts for you
Spotify's new Studio app uses AI to generate personal podcasts and daily briefings built around your listening history, calendar, and inbox.
ChatGPT comes to PowerPoint and its wants you to talk your way through slides
ChatGPT for PowerPoint is now in beta globally, letting users build, edit, and interrogate slide decks using natural language.
Microsoft is fixing a Windows 11 search issue that has probably troubled you a dozen times
Windows 11 Search may finally stop sending you to Bing when you are just trying to find local files on your PC. Microsoft is testing a fix that gives local results better priority.
AI is turbocharging “wizards” on 4Chan who take orders to nudify images of women
A new ISD analysis and WIRED reporting show how 4chan users are turning nonconsensual AI nudes into a repeatable system built on requests, status, and private-platform spillover.
AMD’s Ryzen AI Max 400 chip offers 192GB of memory, but getting your hands on one is another story
AMD's Ryzen AI Max 400 Gorgon Halo bumps unified memory to 192GB and claims it can run 300B+ parameter LLMs locally.
Thousands of Windows machines are being replaced in schools with MacBook Neo and iPads
Kansas City Public Schools is replacing thousands of Windows PCs and Chromebooks with MacBook Neo laptops and iPads, giving Apple a major classroom test as Intel pushes cheaper Windows rivals.
The Vivaldi 8.0 update makes it harder than ever to go back to Chrome
Vivaldi 8.0 introduces a sweeping new Unified design, six preset layouts, and a look so polished it might finally convince you to make the switch.
CapCut is bringing its editing tools to Gemini, and your creative workflow will never be the same
CapCut is partnering with Google's Gemini app, letting you edit images and videos directly inside Gemini using CapCut's tools. No more app-switching mid-workflow.
Research shows educational institutes must not put too much faith in AI text detectors
A University of Florida study presented at the 2026 IEEE Symposium on Security and Privacy found commercially available AI text detectors have false positive rates up to 68.6%.
AI may have just won a literary prize. My heart weeps seeing it poison our love for books.
Three of five winning stories in the 2026 Commonwealth Short Story Prize have been flagged as AI-generated, and it's a lot bigger deal than you might think.
Canva and Adobe are coming to Gemini, and they want to make everything chatty
Adobe and Canva are coming to Google Gemini, turning the assistant into a starting point for design work while raising bigger questions about who controls the creative workflow.
AI can pass the Turing Test in live chats and appear more human than us. I am spooked now
A UC San Diego study found GPT-4.5 was judged human more often than real people in live chats, raising sharper questions about AI disclosure, trust, and online identity.
Google wants Gemini to help build the next big scientific breakthrough
Google’s Gemini for Science pushes AI beyond research summaries, with experimental tools for hypotheses, computational testing, and literature review. The bigger question is whether it can earn trust inside real labs.
Discord calls finally get end-to-end encryption, but your DMs didn’t make the cut
Discord completed its rollout of end-to-end encrypted voice and video calls in March 2026 using its open-source DAVE protocol, but text messages remain unencrypted.
OpenAI has a new website where you can check if an image is real or AI slop
OpenAI is teaming up with Google to make AI-generated images easier to spot using invisible watermarks, metadata, and a public verification tool you can use right now.
Google just gave Workspace a 24/7 AI agent that sends emails and books meetings while you sleep
Google announced five major Workspace updates: Gemini Spark, Gmail Live and Docs Live voice features, Keep voice notes, Google Pics image tool, and expansion of AI Inbox.
Gemini can now make videos, brief your morning, and do digital chores while you sleep
Google’s Gemini app is getting a major upgrade with cinematic video generation, morning briefs, richer answers, and a 24/7 agent that handles tasks.
Google Search is getting AI agents that will monitor the web for you
Google used I/O 2026 to announce a major overhaul of Search, adding background AI agents that monitor the web for you, a redesigned search box, and agentic coding that can build custom apps and dashboards on demand.
Google Pomelli can now build your entire brand from scratch
Google Pomelli just got smarter. The AI marketing tool can now build your brand identity, generate brand books, and design a complete website for your small business.
Google’s AI subscriptions get a new $100 tier, a price cut, and new features across all plans
Google has announced an overhaul of its AI subscriptions at I/O 2026, adding a new $100/month AI Ultra tier and cutting the price of its top plan from $250 to $200. The update brings fresh models, a smarter Gmail inbox, YouTube Premium perks, and more across all paid plans.
Google AI Studio can now build Android apps without you writing a single line of code
Google AI Studio gets Android app building, Google Workspace integration, custom design tools, and a mobile app at I/O 2026.
Chuwi’s UniBook is a $449 laptop chasing the MacBook Neo’s crown with substance
Chuwi’s UniBook pairs Intel’s new Wildcat Lake Core 3 chip with a 14-inch 100% sRGB display, generous ports, and an estimated $449 price.
Google’s Gemini Omni is an all-purpose content generator that wants to replace your entire studio
Google's Gemini Omni is a multimodal AI model that generates and edits video from any input, text, images, audio, or existing footage, with conversational editing and physics awareness built in.
Google Search will now tell you if an image is AI-generated and talk about it in detail
Google is expanding its SynthID technology into Search, Chrome, and Android to help users identify AI-generated or AI-edited images more easily.
Gemini 3.5 Flash is Google’s new default AI model, and it’s built to act, not just answer
Google today announced Gemini 3.5 Flash, its most capable Flash-series model to date. The company says it outperforms Gemini 3.1 Pro on coding and agentic benchmarks and runs at four times the speed of comparable frontier models.