Gemini Spark is the most impressive and terrifying AI experience I’ve had yet
Gemini Spark is the most impressive and terrifying AI experience I've had yet Spark is Google’s new agentic answer for everything. According to every product demo from the last four years, planning a trip is a killer use case for AI. Just tell it where you’re going, they all promise, and your chatbot / agent […]
How to watch Microsoft’s Build 2026 conference
How to watch Microsoft's Build 2026 conference Build 2026 is looking to be another AI-heavy affair. | Image: Microsoft Microsoft is kicking off its yearly Build developer conference in San Francisco today, sandwiched between the recent Google I/O and Apple’s upcoming WWDC event. While tickets to attend Build in person are sold out, the conference […]
The Pixel Watch 5 may have been spoiled by… the creator of Borderlands
The Pixel Watch 5 may have been spoiled by… the creator of Borderlands We may just have gotten an early look at the Pixel Watch 5 – and from an unusual source. Randy Pitchford, the creator of the Borderlands game franchise, posted a pair of images of a watch on X, saying that his friend […]
Pebblebee’s Halo can help track lost items and keep you safe, and it’s on sale for $50
Pebblebee's Halo can help track lost items and keep you safe, and it's on sale for $50 If you’re planning to travel this summer, both a Bluetooth tracker and a personal safety device can come in handy, especially if you’ll be exploring on your own. The Pebblebee Halo combines those two gadgets into one, and […]
This could be Windows’ M1 moment — but expect it to cost a ton
This could be Windows' M1 moment — but expect it to cost a ton Nvidia’s announcement that it’s getting into the consumer laptop chip space with RTX Spark is huge. Apple has proved for years that Arm-based chips can perform incredibly well while also delivering great battery life – at least on the Mac. In […]
Meta’s own AI was exploited to hijack Instagram accounts
Meta's own AI was exploited to hijack Instagram accounts Meta’s AI support chatbot helped hackers hijack Instagram accounts, as reported earlier by 404 Media. In a video shared on Telegram, a hacker shows how they could take over an account by asking Meta’s chatbot to switch the email associated with someone else’s profile and then […]
Microsoft to unveil new AI models and Windows improvements at Build
Microsoft to unveil new AI models and Windows improvements at Build Microsoft is heading to San Francisco this week in a bid to win back developers at its Build conference. I’ve been attending Build since the days when Microsoft called it the Professional Developers Conference, and I can’t remember a more pivotal moment. As Microsoft […]
Computex 2026: All the news and announcements
Computex 2026: All the news and announcements Computex 2026 is kicking off in Taipei, Taiwan this week, where Nvidia, AMD, Qualcomm, Intel, and other tech brands are announcing new laptops, handhelds, chips, and more. Nvidia unveiled RTX Spark, its first family of consumer PC chips, arriving in laptops and mini PCs starting this fall. Intel […]
Strava blames zero-code AI apps and scrapers as it tightens API access
Strava blames zero-code AI apps and scrapers as it tightens API access The popular fitness-tracking platform, Strava, is restricting access to its API as part of efforts to clamp down on AI scraping, as reported earlier by TechCrunch. Developers who want to build an app using Strava’s data now need to pay for a flat […]
Microsoft could be the next Big Tech antitrust target
Microsoft could be the next Big Tech antitrust target Over the past several years, Microsoft has largely managed to withstand populist calls to break up Big Tech while peers faced sweeping lawsuits. But a probe by the Federal Trade Commission suggests that grace period could be nearing an end. Earlier this year, Bloomberg outlined the […]