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Google blocked a record 8.3 billion ads in 2025 using AI-powered detection systems. Their Gemini models caught over 99% of policy violations before users saw them, reducing incorrect account suspensions by 80%.
Microsoft is preparing to launch new Surface Pro and Surface Laptop models featuring Intel Core Ultra Series 3 and Qualcomm Snapdragon X2 processors, with the Surface Laptop getting an OLED display option for the first time. OLED...
Catai is a macOS app with up to seven pixel art cats that walk on your dock and windows, each having unique personalities and AI chat capabilities for brainstorming discussions.
Spotify launched a redesigned tablet interface that automatically adapts between portrait and landscape orientations instead of simply resizing content. The update includes a collapsible sidebar for better use of screen space...
Apple is developing four major satellite features for future iPhones, starting with 5G over satellite connectivity through the new C2 modem expected in the iPhone 18 Pro models this fall, which will dramatically increase...
WordPress faces deep architectural problems that its leadership treats as surface-level issues, despite criticism highlighted by Cloudflare's EmDash CMS launch. The platform relies on a decades-old blogging data model that stores...
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A surge of robotics companies are showcasing videos of robots folding clothes, with companies like Weave Robotics, Figure, and Physical Intelligence demonstrating their capabilities using advanced imitation learning models. The...
Tesla filed new patents revealing its Optimus V3 robot hand design, featuring a tendon-driven system that positions heavy actuators in the forearm rather than the hand itself, with 22 degrees of freedom and specialized wrist...
A 176-pound robot named Panther just washed its hands in the sink after scrubbing a toilet, marking what could be a breakthrough moment for household automation. Chinese company UniX AI has begun commercial deliveries of this...
A global team of 37 researchers determined the universe is expanding at 73.5 kilometers per second per 3.26 million light-years, significantly faster than the previously accepted rate of 67. This discrepancy is too large to be...
Australian fintech Airwallex is launching a point-of-sale product that allows businesses to accept in-person payments across multiple countries through a single platform, directly challenging Stripe, Square, and Adyen in physical...
Space Control is an episodic VR space comedy that follows alien workers paying off debt to the sinister Glorpo Corporation, but fails to deliver on its promising premise. The three-episode experience suffers from shallow gameplay...
Tesla executive Allan Wang Hao revealed that the company's Shanghai gigafactory could become crucial for mass-producing humanoid robots, describing it as "a golden key" to overcoming production scaling challenges in robotics....
Roblox created new account types for users under 13 with stricter safety controls, limited communication features, and aggressive content filtering to better protect young players.
The White House unveiled new guidelines directing NASA, the Department of Defense, and Department of Energy to develop nuclear reactors for space, aiming to place a medium-power reactor in orbit by 2028 and a large reactor on the...
Google launched a native Gemini AI app for Mac that integrates into workflows through keyboard shortcuts. Users can chat, create content, and analyze onscreen windows without switching applications.
Apple's iPad Air is set to receive OLED display technology with a launch expected in spring 2025, potentially as early as March, according to supply chain reports. Samsung Display plans to begin mass production of the OLED panels...
Apple executives celebrated MacBook Neo's launch, focusing on quality over cheap plastic alternatives. They discussed past failures like original MacBook Air sales and Apple Maps, while hinting at spatial computing's future.
Apple executives Greg Joswiak and John Ternus hinted at the company's development of smart glasses during a recent interview, with Joswiak stating there's "some inevitability to combining digital and physical worlds" when asked...
Instagram will officially end support for end-to-end encryption on direct messages in the coming weeks, citing low user adoption rates despite privacy advocates arguing the feature should have been enabled by default. This...
Omi is an AI-powered tool that monitors screens and conversations, providing real-time transcription and summaries. The open-source platform works across devices and is trusted by over 300,000 professionals.
Tiny Corp's open-source TinyGPU driver enables Nvidia graphics cards on macOS for the first time since 2018. Testing with RTX 5090 on Mac Mini showed functional AI performance, though speeds remain limited by kernel efficiency.
Spotify partnered with Bookshop.org to sell physical books through its app, supporting independent bookstores while expanding audiobook features like Page Match to over 30 languages and Android recaps.
Independent researchers developed a revolutionary device that creates artificial smells using ultrasound waves directed at the brain's olfactory bulb, eliminating the need for chemical cartridges that plagued previous...