You open your phone to check the time or a quick message. The next thing you know, an hour has passed and you’ve scrolled through endless celebrity drama, cat videos, awful news stories, influencer rants, and whatever else the algorithm decided to throw at you. Even though you probably don’t…
The Gemini-powered features in Google Workspace that are worth using
Google has been steadily integrating Gemini across Google Workspace, embedding AI into Docs, Gmail, Sheets, Slides, Drive, and Meet. With so many updates rolling out, the real question isn’t what Gemini can do; it’s what’s actually useful in day-to-day work. The best Gemini features are arguably the more practical tools…
Meta is having trouble with rogue AI agents
An AI agent went rogue at Meta, exposing sensitive company and user data to employees who did not have permission to access it. Per an incident report, which was viewed and reported on by The Information, a Meta employee posted on an internal forum asking for help with a technical…
Your HDMI cable might not be good enough for your Apple TV
High-speed HDMI cables are just as important as your streaming devices. The good news is that most of your devices come bundled with an HDMI cable, and as long as you use the bundled cable, there’s nothing to worry about. However, that all goes out the window if you don’t…
Sam Altman’s thank-you to coders draws the memes
If you need a cathartic release from the news that Amazon laid off 16,000 workers, Block chopped nearly half its workforce, Atlassian pared back 10% of staffers, and Meta is reportedly considering another massive round of layoffs, all in the name of AI, then we invite you to browse the…
I won’t buy another Kindle book until this shady practice ends
For all the conveniences that an e-reader affords, from the ability to curate an extensive library to being able to read just about anywhere you go, there are downsides to not reading from a physical, tangible book. There certainly is a different feel to reading from an actual book, especially…
Patreon CEO calls AI companies’ fair use argument ‘bogus,’ says creators should be paid
Patreon CEO Jack Conte says he’s not anti-AI. He can’t be. “I run a frickin’ tech company,” he told the audience at the SXSW conference in Austin this week. Still, the founder of the creator platform has limits. Conte doesn’t think AI companies should be able to train their models…
Nothing CEO Carl Pei says smartphone apps will disappear as AI agents take their place
Carl Pei, co-founder and CEO of Nothing, is imagining a future beyond the iPhone — and it’s a device powered by AI agents, not running apps. “In terms of AI in software, I think people should understand that apps are going to disappear,” said Pei, whose consumer electronics brand makes…
I don’t care how cheap it is, don’t buy a TV in 2026 missing these features
When I was shopping for a new TV recently, I’ll admit, even as someone who regularly writes about TVs, the experience was a bit overwhelming. In the world of smart TVs, there are countless brands, confusing panel names, and prices ranging from $200 all the way up to $1,000 or…
Nvidia is quietly building a multibillion-dollar behemoth to rival its chips business
Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang was years ahead of the market when he pushed the company to start tinkering with building AI-specific chips back in 2010, more than a decade before the current buzz around AI. A similar move in 2020 — doubling down on data center networking with a strategic…