Google is building a native app lock directly into Android 17. Fresh leaks show it will hide the contents of notifications from locked apps. This could finally standardize a key privacy feature across Android.
Alphabet Inc. has overtaken Apple in market capitalization, fueled by AI optimism. Meanwhile, CES 2025 was dominated by Chinese humanoid robotics startups showcasing their rapid progress.
Microsoft Loop isn’t a graphics editor, but one designer found it indispensable for organizing the entire creative process. By embedding images and keeping notes in sync, it solves the clutter problem. Here’s how it works and where it falls short.
Janet Yellen is sounding a major alarm on the U.S. national debt, saying it’s testing a dangerous threshold. Meanwhile, analysts are already looking at the key forces that will shape crypto in 2026.
Utah has launched a first-of-its-kind pilot program allowing an AI to handle prescription renewals without any human doctor in the loop. State officials and startup Doctronic say it will increase access and lower costs, but the American Medical Association warns it puts patients at risk by removing
Apple is exploring a major change to how AirPods detect taps and swipes. Instead of separate touch sensors, a new patent application details using the existing RF antenna to sense gestures by measuring impedance changes. This could make future earbuds more responsive and leave more room for other co
A proposed one-time 5% wealth tax in California is forcing the state’s billionaires to make a choice. Their reactions, from moving assets to shrugging it off, highlight a classic split in financial risk tolerance under uncertainty.
Gigabyte has unveiled its new laptop range for 2026 at CES, featuring three distinct models. The lineup is led by the surprisingly thin Aorus Master 16 flagship and expands the company’s AI-powered GiMATE software ecosystem.
The tech giants have reached a “settlement in principle” in multiple cases where families allege AI chatbots contributed to their children’s deaths. This comes amid a broader legal reckoning for AI companies over user safety.
Anurag, a journalist with five years in tech, replaced VS Code with the AI-native fork Cursor. After a month, he found its project-wide AI understanding, multi-line autocomplete, and agentic features too integrated to give up. The familiar interface made the switch seamless.
