I held the next-gen handheld
Intel couldn’t catch a break. Layoffs. Shakedowns. Crashing CPUs torpedoing its reputation, sending desktop gamers fleeing to AMD. Apple and Qualcomm pushing Intel out of multiple flagship laptops. A gaming graphics card going MIA. But its Panther Lake laptop chip, the first on its all-important 18A process, turned out excellent — and a handheld version […]
Dashlane Says Hackers Stole Password Vaults Via A ‘Brute Force Attack’
The password manager provider says around 20 accounts were affected. Dashlane, the maker of a password manager of the same name, has shared that several users’ password vaults were exposed as part of a “brute force attack.” The hackers were able to download copies of the password vaults of around 20 users, though Dashlane notes […]
Amazon, Ring Sued For Alleged Privacy Violations From Facial Recognition Tools
The Familiar Faces feature may store biometrics without people’s knowledge. PJ McDonnell/Shutterstock The hits keep coming for Amazon’s smart home brand Ring. The company has been sued on claims that a feature on its doorbells and cameras allows the devices to collect and store photos of passers by without their consent. The Familiar Faces capability […]
Android Will Now Warn You If A Caller Is Impersonating Someone You Know
Google Photos and Google Play Books are also getting new AI-powered updates. Google Google is adding new features to Android before releasing its next major update, Android 17, later this year. Alongside a more sophisticated version of scam call detection, Android users will also reap the benefits of updates to Google Photos and Circle to […]
The European Parliament May Be Ditching Google As Its Default Search Engine
EU officials are trying to decrease the bloc’s dependency on foreign tech. European legislators are taking another step away from relying on American tech. The European Parliament will reportedly stop using Google as the default search engine on its in-house computers. According to Politico, searches made via the address bar on Firefox and Edge will […]
The Camp Snap 2 Screenless Camera Is 15 Percent Thinner Than The Original
Just in time for summer camp. Camp Snap Opting for older technology over bleeding-edge products may seem counterintuitive. (That is, unless you’re a vinyl enthusiast.) But the trend, driven in part by a backlash to modern tech, is real — especially with younger folks. That’s the target audience for the new Camp Snap 2, a […]
Microsoft Announces Project Solara, Its Take On An AI Agent Platform
The company demoed Solara on an Echo Show-style smart display and a smart key badge. Microsoft has announced that it’s building a platform for AI agents. It’s called Project Solara, and at Build 2026 the company showed it powering two different reference devices, a smart display and a smart key badge. Like many other companies, […]
X Is Now Doing TikTok-Style Reaction Videos
The feature is only available on iOS devices for now. X just launched a feature called “React with Video” which lets users record a video as a response to a pre-existing post. The new video will appear with the original post, either split-screen or superimposed over it. This is being pitched as an alternative to […]
Microsoft’s Surface RTX Spark Dev Box Will Handle Tougher AI Workloads
It’s an AI Surface dev box for people who don’t want a laptop. Microsoft In addition to the Surface Laptop Ultra, Microsoft has another device coming that’s powered by NVIDIA’s RTX Spark chip: the creatively named Surface RTX Spark Dev Box. Announced at Build today, it’s basically a desktop version of the Laptop Ultimate built for sustained AI […]
Trump Signs Scaled-Back AI Cybersecurity Order
On Tuesday, President Trump signed an executive order calling for the creation of a framework designed to give the federal government the capability to evaluate AI models. The order tasks the Office of the National Cyber Director, which is responsible for advising the president on cybersecurity matters, with developing a process that would allow the US […]