Don’t fight hotel Wi-Fi: How a travel router secures and connects all your devices at once
Sometimes hotel Wi-Fi is insecure, limited, or an outright hassle to join. Fortunately, there is a way around all of those issues—the humble travel router. A router small enough to take with me My own network wherever I go The point of a travel router is right in its name. This is a device that […]
Google I/O 2026 live: Biggest updates on Android, Gemini AI, XR, and more we’re seeing
By Kerry Wan, Editor in Chief / May 18 at 9:32 p.m. ET Ahead of Google I/O, the company held its annual “The Android Show” last week, announcing a slew of Android and Chrome features set to roll out later this year. The news included Gemini Intelligence, which refers to more advanced AI capabilities such as background task […]
Social media data collection: A 2026 guide
Key takeaways Social media data collection defined: The process of gathering performance metrics, audience information, and public conversation data from social platforms to inform your strategy. Essential tracking priorities: The most valuable data depends on your goals, but enterprise teams should prioritize engagement, reach, sentiment, conversions, and competitive share of voice. Effective collection methods: Successful […]
The Latest Xbox Thumbstick Topper Looks Like A Goal Post
This joins six other thumbstick toppers designed for people with disabilities. Microsoft At Microsoft’s Ability Summit, the company is updating its Xbox thumbstick toppers for people with disabilities. In addition to enhancing the overall design of the 3D-printable accessories, the company is adding a seventh shape to the lineup. Microsoft launched its thumbstick topper accessibility […]
Social media archiving in 2026: A compliance guide
Key takeaways Social media archiving is the process of capturing, preserving, and storing all social media content, including posts, comments, edits, deletions, and metadata, to meet regulatory and legal requirements. Government agencies must archive social media under FOIA and open records laws, while financial institutions follow SEC/FINRA rules and healthcare providers must comply with HIPAA. […]
Google Brings More Conversational Features To Gmail, Docs And Keep
It can pluck answers to questions out of the data in your apps. Google Google thinks that it’s good to speak out loud and so, to that end, is bringing more conversational features to Gmail, Docs and Keep in the form of Live. Gmail Live, for instance, will let you ask your inbox a natural […]
Ask YouTube Compiles Video Answers To Your Questions
It’ll pull together short- and long-form content. Google At Google I/O 2006, YouTube unveiled more AI search hooks for its content. You’ll soon be able to ask conversational questions within YouTube to find specific answers or content within the platform, similar to Google Search’s AI Mode, but all in video. Ask YouTube pulls together what […]
Sony launches 1000X Collexion headphones, and they keep it classy at a sweet price tag
Sony is celebrating the 10th anniversary of its iconic 1000X series of headphones with the launch of a new pair, focusing on luxurious looks and top-tier material choices. The fruit of that labor is the 1000X THE COLLEXION noise-cancelling headphones. Think of them as the regular WH-1000XM6 headphones, but in a different garb and a […]
Plex’s Lifetime Subscription Cost Is Tripling To $750
The premium plan’s price is scheduled to increase on June 30, 8:01PM ET. Plex, the streaming service and app that lets you create your own personal media streaming server, is going to raise its lifetime subscription price. As announced on its website, the lifetime option for the Plex Pass will jump from $249.99 to $749.99 […]
Grounding LLMs with Fresh Web Data to Reduce Hallucinations
There’s a growing assumption that if you connect a large language model (LLM) to your production system or application, it will simply “know” how to answer your questions. Unfortunately, that isn’t how it works. As impressive as LLMs may be, they need access to data just like any other model. Most LLMs have an inherent […]