04-07-26 -

Elon Musk wants any damages from his OpenAI lawsuit given to the AI company's...
Elon Musk is still taking OpenAI to court over its transition to a for-profit company, but today he amended the complaint so that he won't personally get any of the $150 billion in damages he's pushing for. The Wall Street Journal reported that if...

04-07-26 -

Anthropic launches Project Glasswing, an effort to prevent AI cyberattacks wi...
We see a lot of doom and gloom about the potential negative impacts of artificial intelligence, particularly centered on how it could create new problems in cybersecurity. Anthropic has announced a new initiative called Project Glasswing to help a...

04-07-26 -

X has a slightly more functional photo editor now
X is rolling out an update to its in-app photo editor that gives users the ability to edit photos with xAI's Grok, blur faces and overlay text on images. The new editing features, in particular the addition of text-based edits via an AI as...

04-07-26 -

Movie tracking app Binge uses Apple's Live Activities to warn about jump scares
There's a new movie tracking app in town, with a twist for squeamish horror fans. Binge leverages Apple's Live Activities feature to warn viewers about jump scares in horror movies. This seems to work rather simply. Users open the ...

04-07-26 -

Intel gets on board with Musk's Terafab project
Intel has announced that it will help Elon Musk design and build his proposed Terafab in Austin, Texas, a joint venture between Musk's companies like SpaceX, Tesla and xAI to manufacture the chips necessary to power various AI projects. Musk annou...

04-07-26 -

UK Meta employee reportedly downloaded 30,000 private photos from Facebook users
A former Meta employee in the UK is under investigation after allegations that he illicitly downloaded about 30,000 private photos from Facebook. According to The Guardian, the accused developed a software program to evade Facebook's inter...

04-07-26 -

Google updates Gemini's mental health safeguards
Google is making some changes to how Gemini handles mental health crises. The chatbot now includes a redesigned crisis hotline module with a one-touch interface to connect to real-world help. The company is also changing how Gemini responds to sig...

04-07-26 -

Chrome finally adds support for vertical tabs.
Google has started rolling out a small but significant update to Chrome on desktop. Starting today, users will begin seeing an option to organize their tabs vertically. To use the new feature, right click on any Chrome window and select "...

04-07-26 -

Xbox Game Pass additions for April include Hades 2 and Call of Duty: Modern W...
As ever, Xbox is bringing a bunch of high-profile titles to Game Pass Ultimate and PC Game Pass this month, while adding several to the lower tiers of the service. There aren't too many surprises among this first wave of April newcomers, t...

04-07-26 -

Sony is starting a weird service that scans people to put them in PlayStation...
Sony just announced a truly strange initiative called The Playerbase. This is a program to scan people's likenesses and pop them in PlayStation games. That's pretty wild, but potentially cool to those who have always wanted to beco...

04-07-26 -

NASA shares incredible photos from the far side of the Moon
The Artemis II crew made history as they traveled further from our planet than any other living humans. The astronauts and NASA are making the most of the trip, including by capturing some utterly stunning photos. The space agency shared some that...

04-07-26 -

ASUS ZenBook A16 review: A surprisingly light and powerful 16-inch ultraportable
I went into 2025 incredibly amped to review ASUS's 2.2-pound ZenBook A14, only to be disappointed by the lackluster performance of its Snapdragon X chip. I'm still a bit heartbroken, to be honest. But now ASUS is back with a revamped A14 and a lar...

04-07-26 -

Motorola announces Moto Pad and next-gen Moto G Stylus
Motorola has announced its two latest devices: the budget-friendly Moto G Stylus smartphone and the Moto Pad. The latter is a tablet and a new addition to the Motorola lineup with an 11-inch 2.5K display, compared to the 6.7-inch screen on the Mot...

04-07-26 -

Spotify's Prompted Playlist feature now works for podcasts
Spotify's Prompted Playlist tool now works for podcasts, after launching the feature for music earlier this year. As the name suggests, this is an AI thing. It lets users use natural language, or prompts, to describe what they're l...

04-07-26 -

NHTSA closes probe into Tesla's remote parking crashes
The National Highway and Traffic Safety Administration has closed its investigation into Tesla’s remote parking features, after it found that previously reported incidents led to minor issues and happened in low speed. NHTSA’s Office of Defect...

04-07-26 -

The Morning After: Apples foldable iPhone may be delayed
Apple has run into “more issues than expected” with its foldable iPhone, which may delay its release, according to the Japanese business newspaper Nikkei. Multiple sources report issues that apparently occurred during early test production pha...

04-07-26 -

Artemis II astronaut puts all of our iPhone moon photos to shame
When NASA allowed Artemis II astronauts to take their smartphones with them, we already knew it could lead to some epic phone shots of the moon. NASA astronaut Reid Wiseman took one such photo on his iPhone, just as the Orion spacecraft his crew w...

04-07-26 -

Report: Apple's foldable iPhone may be delayed due to engineering snags
Apple has run into "more issues than expected" with its foldable iPhone that may set back its release, according to Nikkei. The engineering problems reportedly cropped up during the device's early test production phase an...

04-07-26 -

Apple's foldable iPhone is reportedly at risk of delay
Apple has run into "more issues than expected" with its foldable iPhone that may set back its release, according to Nikkei. The engineering problems reportedly cropped up during the device's early test production phase an...

04-07-26 -

Amazon's new USPS deal will see postal deliveries cut by 20 percent
Earlier this year, Amazon threatened to cut US Postal Service deliveries by as much as two thirds. Now, the parties have reached tentative a deal that will see USPS deliveries reduced by 20 percent, The Wall Street Journal reported. While not as d...

04-06-26 -

The League of Legends KeSPA cup will air globally on Disney+
Disney has inked a deal with the Korea Esports Association that will bring several gaming tournaments to the its streaming platform. Disney+ will be the global live streaming home for Esports Champions Asia Jinju 2026, the 2026 League of Legends K...

04-06-26 -

New Jersey has no right to ban Kalshi's prediction market, US appeals court r...
Kalshi can't be stopped in New Jersey. A 3rd US Circuit Court of Appeals panel ruled on Monday that New Jersey has no authority to regulate Kalshi's prediction market allowing people to bet on the outcome of sports events. That power rests with th...

04-06-26 -

Apple will again appeal to the Supreme Court in battle with Epic Games
The legal battle between Epic Games and Apple is escalating once again. For a second time, the warring factions are going straight to the top of the judicial system. Apple is asking for the Supreme Court to review when and how it can charge commis...

04-06-26 -

Three YouTubers accuse Apple of illegal scraping to train its AI models
Three YouTube channels have banded together and filed a class action lawsuit against Apple, as first spotted by MacRumors. According to the lawsuit, the creators behind h3h3 Productions, MrShortGameGolf and Golfholics have accused Apple of violati...

04-06-26 -

NASA's Artemis II crew just flew farther away from Earth than anyone ever has...
NASA's Artemis II crew just set a new distance record in miles traveled away from Earth. The team of four astronauts are in the process of circling the Moon, reaching 5,000 miles beyond the natural satellite. That brings the total distance...

04-06-26 -

You can now search through app reviews on the Google Play Store
Finding the right app on the Google Play Store just got a lot easier. Google is rolling out a new search function for an app's reviews when navigating its Play Store, as first spotted by Android Authority. The new feature only currently searches f...

04-06-26 -

Netflix just released a standalone gaming app for kids
Netflix just released a free app called Playground for smartphones and tablets. This is a gaming app for kids, aged eight and under. It's available to all Netflix members on any tier, and the company promises it doesn't have ads or...

04-06-26 -

How to watch the historic Artemis II lunar flyby
NASA's Artemis II mission is about to make history. After a successful April 1 launch, and a trip of 39,000 miles through space, astronauts Reid Wiseman, Christina Koch, Victor Glover and Jeremy Hansen are about to travel farther from Earth than a...

04-06-26 -

Mercedes-Benz recalls some G-Wagon EVs due to risk of wheels falling off
Before you take your electric G-Wagon for its next off-roading excursion, you may want to stop by an authorized dealer. The German automaker issued a recall for every Mercedes-Benz G580 with EQ technology with the 2025 model year, as first spotted...

04-06-26 -

Samsung's Music Studio speakers and two of its 2026 soundbars are available now
Back at CES, Samsung showed off a new line of speakers and two of its 2026 soundbars. Today, the company announced pricing for the entire suite of new products, including two soundbars that weren’t inside its showroom in Vegas. All but two of th...

04-06-26 -

Artemis II arrives in lunar space ahead of its trip around the Moon
Artemis II and its four-man crew have entered the Moon’s “sphere of influence,” meaning the spacecraft is more affected by lunar gravity than the Earth’s pull. The transition occurred at a distance of 39,000 miles from the Moon, four days,...

04-05-26 -

NASA shares breathtaking images of Artemis II astronauts taking in the view f...
The Artemis II crew is almost at the moon, and the astronauts spent this weekend carrying out preparations for their lunar flyby on Monday. That included manual piloting demonstrations, reviewing their science objectives for the six-hour observati...

04-05-26 -

The UK government reportedly wants Anthropic to expand its presence in London
While the US and Anthropic are in the midst of a major dispute, the UK is trying to sway the San Francisco-based AI company to expand its presence on English soil. According to a report from The Financial Times, staffers at the UK's Department for...

04-05-26 -

Samsung will discontinue its Messages app in July and replace it with Google's
Samsung is putting the final nail in the coffin for its own messaging app. The smartphone maker posted an "End of Service Announcement" on its website, revealing that the Samsung Messages app will no longer be available by July of this y...

04-05-26 -

Devils on the Moon brings the score-chasing of pinball to the Playdate
Pinball video games have been around for years — I cut my teeth on Space Cadet 3D Pinball, which was pre-loaded on Windows 95. They range from realistic recreations of pinball tables you’ll find at arcades to games that could never exist in re...

04-04-26 -

The Spaceballs sequel will be released in April next year
There's finally a release date for the Spaceballs sequel — but before you get too excited, it's a whole year away. As first reported by Deadline, Amazon MGM Studios announced on Friday night that the upcoming Spaceballs movie wil...

04-04-26 -

Ursula K. Le Guin's blog has been turned into a podcast
For those will never tire of the words of Ursula K. Le Guin, a special treat is on the way. The esteemed late author's blog, which she started in 2010 at the age of 81, is being rereleased as a podcast, In Your Spare Time. Le Guin's blog ran until...

04-04-26 -

An Italian court ruled Netflix has to refund its customers for price hikes da...
Instead of raising prices again, Netflix may have to lower its subscription costs in Italy. A court in Rome recently ruled that Netflix owed its Italian users a refund for price hikes between 2017 and January 2024 and a reduction to previous subsc...

04-04-26 -

Ireland is testing out a digital wallet that conducts age verification for so...
Before it's publicly available later this year, the Irish government is trialing its Government Digital Wallet, which includes a way to verify a user's age to access social media platforms. In its press release, the government's Department of Publ...

04-04-26 -

Apple iOS 26.5 public beta is now available
Apple has released the first public beta for iOS 26.5, just a few days after the beta for developers came out. One of the biggest changes the new operating system brings is the “Suggested Places” feature in Apple Maps. It will show you trendin...

04-04-26 -

It's no longer free to use Claude through third-party tools like OpenClaw
Anthropic is no longer offering a free ride for third-party apps using its Claude AI. Boris Cherny, Anthropic's creator and head of Claude Code, posted on X that Claude subscriptions will no longer cover using the AI agent for third-party tools, l...

04-04-26 -

The latest on the Artemis II mission to the moon, and more science stories
We got to share in a rare moment of collective awe this week as four astronauts blasted off toward the moon, beginning a 10-day journey that will take them farther from Earth than any humans have traveled in the last 50 years. It'll still ...

04-04-26 -

Super Meat Boy 3D, coin-pushing chaos and other new indie games worth checkin...
Welcome to our latest roundup of what's going on in the indie game space. As ever, we've got a whole bunch of new games for you to dive into this weekend, along with announcements and updates on several others that are coming down the pike.I love ...

04-03-26 -

AI animation studio Toonstar will turn books into digital shows for HarperCol...
HarperCollins is tapping into AI to bring some of its book franchises to life. Specifically, the publisher is teaming up with Toonstar, an AI animation studio, to turn them into digital shows. The first project will be an adaptation of Lisa Greenw...

04-03-26 -

Jason Blundell announces his new-new studio, Magic Fractal
Jason Blundell, a former creative lead on Activision Blizzard's Call of Duty: Black Ops series, has announced that he's formed a new development studio called Magic Fractal Studios. Blundell announced the studio on a livestream wit...

04-03-26 -

Banks working on the SpaceX IPO reportedly have to subscribe to Grok
Cutthroat capitalism sure does bring out the best in humanity. Take, for example, Elon Musk. He reportedly set a condition for banks, law firms, auditors and advisors who want to work on the SpaceX IPO. They're required to subscribe to the bastion...

04-03-26 -

The Artemis II crew snapped some mesmerizing photos of Earth
On their way around the Moon, the Artemis II crew had time to snap some terrific pictures of our blue planet. NASA has begun sharing the images, including the one above, which shows a striking view of Earth through the Orion capsule's window.Artem...

04-03-26 -

March Madness 2026: How to watch the Final Four
Let’s face it: your bracket was probably busted a long time ago. The 2026 NCAA basketball tournaments, affectionately known as March Madness, are ending soon. The Final Four for both the men’s and women’s tournaments starts this weekend. Bot...

04-03-26 -

Take-Two laid off the head its AI division and an undisclosed number of staff
Take-Two, the owner of Grand Theft Auto developer Rockstar Games, has seemingly laid off the head of its AI division, Luke Dicken, and several staff members working under him. "​​It’s truly disappointing that I have to share with you th...

04-03-26 -

Much like the games zombies, State of Decay 3 is somehow still alive
Amid Microsoft's hacking and slashing of its Xbox division, you wouldn't be crazy for thinking State of Decay 3 was dead. After all, the title was announced nearly six years ago, and, well, we haven't heard much since. But the survival game is sti...