Google Drive adds AI to detect ransomware before it spreads
Google Drive adds AI to detect ransomware before it spreads Google Drive for desktop is adding ransomware detection using an AI model trained on “millions of real-world ransomware samples” that will “look for signals that a file has been maliciously modified.” When Google’s AI believes it has detected ransomware activity on a Windows or macOS […]
Nothing’s ‘first step’ to an ‘AI OS’ is not first, or an OS, but is fascinating
Nothing's 'first step' to an 'AI OS' is not first, or an OS, but is fascinating Nothing’s Playground tool lets users design smartphone apps with AI. Nothing says it has just taken “the first step towards an AI-native operating system.” Not exactly. Playground, Nothing’s new app store filled with user-designed, AI-generated apps, is neither Nothing’s […]
Garmin’s eTrex Touch navigator can go almost a month without charging
Garmin's eTrex Touch navigator can go almost a month without charging A 3-inch touchscreen for swiping and zooming on roads and trails. Garmin’s $449.99 eTrex Touch is a rugged GPS navigator with preloaded maps for outdoor adventures. It features a 3-inch touchscreen for swiping and zooming in on roads and trails, and comes preloaded with TopoActive maps […]
Opera launches its AI browser, but you’ll have to pay to try it
Opera launches its AI browser, but you'll have to pay to try it A limited number of people will get to try out Opera’s AI browser, Neon, starting today for $19.90 per month. The Norwegian software company first announced the “agentic browser” in May, but details were sparse. Now, we know that Opera Neon includes […]
Logitech’s MX Master 4 adds haptic feedback, mostly just for fun
Logitech's MX Master 4 adds haptic feedback, mostly just for fun If you saw the leaks, you probably already know that haptics are the big, new thing in Logitech’s $119.99 MX Master 4 wireless mouse, coming in October. No, it’s not adding rumble effects to YouTube videos or to your favorite websites (on second thought, […]
Here are 55 great deals you can snag ahead of Amazon’s fall Prime Day event
Here are 55 great deals you can snag ahead of Amazon's fall Prime Day event Amazon’s Echo Spot is an excellent smart alarm clock that’s currently $30 off. Amazon recently announced that its fall Prime Day sale — once again dubbed Prime Big Deal Days — will kick off on Tuesday, October 7th, and run […]
YouTube caves to Trump with $24.5 million settlement
YouTube caves to Trump with $24.5 million settlement YouTube has settled a lawsuit President Donald Trump filed against the company in 2021, according to The Wall Street Journal. Trump filed sweeping lawsuits against Google-owned YouTube, Meta (then Facebook) and X (then Twitter) after he was suspended from the platforms, and now all three companies have […]
Microsoft is bringing its Windows engineering teams back together again
Microsoft is bringing its Windows engineering teams back together again Windows is coming back together. Microsoft is bringing its key Windows engineering teams under a single organization again, as part of a reorg being announced today. Windows chief Pavan Davuluri, who was just promoted to president of Windows and devices earlier this month, shared the […]
PlayStation is getting a big, fancy art book full of unused designs
PlayStation is getting a big, fancy art book full of unused designs PlayStation: The First 30 Years provides a rare look at what could have been. | Image: Read-Only Memory It’s been 30 years since the original PlayStation was released in North America and Europe after first debuting in Japan nine months earlier. To mark […]
Amazon’s Echo Pop and Dot speakers are the cheapest they’ve been in months
Amazon's Echo Pop and Dot speakers are the cheapest they've been in months The Echo Pop is $15 off. The Echo Pop and Echo Dot are Amazon’s entry-level smart speakers, and both are currently on sale ahead of Amazon’s October Prime Day (aka Prime Big Deal Days), which officially kicks off on October 7th. Both […]