Android 17 launches with new multitasking tools as Google expands Gemini features
Google has released Android 17 and Wear OS 7, introducing new multitasking features, parental controls, security tools, and smartwatch upgrades. The l...
Threads adds new personalization and community features as it reaches 500M monthly users
The Meta-owned social platform announced a series of new features launching today, including a "Your Algo" tool that lets users control what they see ...
Amazon’s Echo Hub gets a customizable new look and Ring’s AI features
Amazon's rolling out a free software update for Echo Hub devices that gives the home screen a much-needed update to the software it launched with in 2...
Apple debuts revamped ‘Siri AI’ and new child safety features for iPhones and iPads
At his final WWDC keynote, Tim Cook highlights AI-forward upgrade to the voice assistant to be widely released in fallAfter years of anticipation, use...
Plex adds new social features ahead of a major price hike for its lifetime pass
Plex has come a long way from being just a personal media server. Over the past few years, it has transformed into a streaming hub, today featuring ad...
Google must let publishers opt out of AI Search features, rules UK
Online publishers are getting more control over whether their websites appear in Google's AI Search features, thanks to a UK regulatory ruling. The ne...
Facebook launches a ‘Plus’ subscription that gives you extra features
After announcing tests of premium subscriptions for Facebook, Instagram, WhatsApp earlier this year, TechCrunch and Bloomberg report that Meta is laun...
These special phone and app features can help protect you from spyware
Apple, Meta, and Google offer special security modes that provide your devices more secure against targeted spyware attacks. Here are how those modes ...
Apple’s accessibility features add more AI-powered processing
Apple's annual update about accessibility features on its platforms has new additions for the iPhone, Mac, and especially Vision Pro, with a focus on ...
Gemini’s biggest new features are all about controlling your phone
It is, once again, Gemini season. Google is announcing a host of new Gemini features during its pre-I/O Android showcase, many of which aim to help us...
Would it shock you to hear that Android 17 is filled with new AI-enabled features, like improved dictation and vibe-coded widgets? Fortunately, that's...
King Charles features in surprise birthday tribute to David Attenborough
Whimsical film shows relay of animals carrying centennial card from Balmoral Castle to naturalist in LondonKing Charles has featured in a surprise bir...
OpenAI launches new voice intelligence features in its API
The new features could be handy for customer service systems, but OpenAI says they have applications that work across a variety of other fields, inclu...
Indigenous actor sues James Cameron for ‘stealing’ her facial features for Avatar character
Suit says director used Q’orianka Kilcher’s features without permission after seeing her in advert for The New WorldSign up for the Breaking News US n...
Chrome’s AI features may be hogging 4GB of your computer storage
Google Chrome may be taking up more of your storage than expected thanks to a large on-device AI model file that, in some cases, is being automaticall...
TikTok’s new ‘Campus Hub’ features college group chats and feeds
The new hub features dedicated college group chats and personalized feeds designed to help students stay connected with their campus communities, even...
The surprising origin of 4 features that superglue kids — and adults — to screens
Taken together, these four features can create a trancelike state that can keep us stuck on social media apps or video games for hours. Children are p...
