Samsung has announced a partnership to bring Google Photos directly to its TVs. This move highlights a surprising gap in Google’s own ecosystem and points to a new battleground for your living room screen.
Loneliness is a public health crisis, and a new wave of apps is stepping up to help adults make platonic friends. From AI-matched dinners to group events for over-40s, these platforms are generating millions in revenue and downloads as they try to solve a very modern problem.
Researchers from Wharton and HKUST found AI-powered trading agents, using reinforcement learning, spontaneously colluded to avoid aggressive trading in simulated markets. This “artificial stupidity” allowed them to earn supra-competitive profits without explicit communication, challenging traditiona
Google is testing a new onboarding popup in Chrome aimed at users with no extensions installed. The notification, which uses the phrase “supercharge your browser,” prominently features AI tools as a category to explore. Clicking options like “Enhance with AI” opens the Chrome Web Store with that cat
Google is quietly testing a long-requested feature that would allow users to change their Gmail username. The test has begun in India, letting users alter the part before “@gmail.com” without losing their data.
Samsung is developing its next major software update for its budget-friendly Galaxy M series. A test build has been spotted on the Galaxy M54 in regions like the UAE and Malaysia. However, the stable update is likely still a long way off.
Google is looking to integrate its Propeller profile conversion tool directly into the LLVM compiler infrastructure. This move would give developers a complete, built-in solution for advanced post-link optimizations. It’s a bid to make high-performance code layout more accessible.
A new guide cuts through the noise of VPN marketing. It turns out terms like “military-grade encryption” are basically meaningless, and server counts don’t matter much either.
The US State Department has barred five Europeans, including former EU commissioner Thierry Breton, from entering the country. The move is retaliation for Europe’s Digital Services Act, which can fine companies like X up to 6% of global revenue.
Canonical is replacing its old Ubuntu Report system with a new, open-source telemetry tool called Ubuntu Insights. The data, which is entirely opt-in and contains no personal information, is used to improve the OS and convince hardware vendors to support Linux. It’s a rare case of telemetry done rig
