Apple has just announced the HomeView, its first smart home display - and I just got hands-on with the device, which features a gorgeous 7-inch square touchscreen and built-in Siri AI. It's designed as a smart home controller, personal assistant, and home hub for your household, so there was a lot to check out. The…
Siri AI is a tentpole addition to HomePod mini 2, but a CNET report today originally claimed Siri AI was coming to older HomePod mini models too. However, the story has since been updated with a correction and 9to5Mac received a statement confirming Siri AI will be exclusive to HomePod mini 2.
Vibe coding is all the rage right now, with new apps and services popping up almost every hour. You can now vibe code an app tailored to your needs in minutes. Google is embracing this chaos and making it easier to install these vibe-coded apps on your own Android devices through Google Play, with sharing coming later.
OpenAI Group PBC called in the Federal Bureau of Investigation to come and arrest one of its employees after a “sophisticated recording device” was discovered hidden within the artificial intelligence company’s executive conference room. Abdulrahman Alfozan (pictured in a CCTV image), a 35-year-old Saudi Arabian national, was arrested on Friday and appeared in a federal…
Doug Field, the engineer who ran Tesla’s Model 3 program and later Ford’s entire EV operation, is now president of Mind Robotics, the industrial robotics startup Rivian CEO RJ Scaringe spun out of Rivian last year. He lands at a company that has now raised more than $1 billion in under a year, and he’ll run product, engineering, and operations alongside Scaringe.
Google’s new Fitbit Edge tracker launches later this month and, as we get our review together, here’s a quick hands-on look at the new middle child of Google’s wearable lineup.
The first real-world images of Casio’s titanium Pro Trek PRW-69YT-7 have appeared via @geesgshock on Instagram. They show a faceted forged bezel with the labels printed into the metal, mixed brushed and polished finishing, and a blue-violet backlight.
The Steam client got a major new update today, with Big Picture Mode receiving the brunt of the attention. Most exciting, I guess, is that the previously beta-only screensaver feature for Big Picture Mode is now live for the general public. In its default mode the screensaver will display art from recently played games, as well as any recent screenshots you've taken. But you can add your own custom screensavers too, which is nice.
Apple is bringing Siri AI to older Apple TV 4K models via a free software update, so you might not need to buy a new model to get its smarter assistant.
Citizen will release two Dear Collection limited editions on 5 November. The xC ES9491-50L costs 121,000 yen in a run of 1,300, and the Exceed ES9510-65L 176,000 yen in a run of 500. Both use Super Titanium and Caliber H060 radio sync.
Recognizing the efforts of the decompilation/recompilation community (and its acceleration by AI to enable unique cross-game modding possibilities,) Microsoft announces the Xbox Labs initiative to support development efforts.
iPhone Duo pre-orders open on Friday, and you need to decide whether it's the right kind of phone for you. Here are our top reasons to buy, and skip, the first foldable iPhone.
Secure software supply chain solution provider Chainguard Inc. today unveiled a vulnerability-hunting service that uses frontier artificial intelligence models such as Anthropic PBC’s Claude Mythos 5.1, as well as two products for securing AI coding agents and an expansion of Chainguard Libraries. All four arrived at the company’s Assemble London conference today. Vulnerability hunting falls to…
With the recent releases of Wi-Fi 8 networking gear, upgrading to Wi-Fi 7 has become more affordable — and our favourite mesh system, TP-Link’s Deco BE65, is 31% off.
Apple only just announced on Tuesday that its first smart display, the HomeView, will arrive on November 13th, but you can already save a couple bucks on it. Right now, you can buy the display for $289.99 ($10 off) in gray and the creamy white “starlight” colorway at Amazon. Sure, it’s a small discount, but…
A Xiaomi 5G handset with model number M786BC has passed China's 3C certification with 100W fast charging support, and tipster Digital Chat Station identifies it as the standard Redmi K100. Leaks point to a battery close to 10,000mAh, a flat display of up to 185Hz, and a possible late-October launch.
Keeping a city running means making decisions that affect residents every day — from when to repair a road to how to use energy more efficiently. Across the EMEA region, cities and local software, infrastructure and integration partners are using NVIDIA accelerated computing to build physical AI agents and digital twins that help teams make…
VoidZero has launched Vite+ 1.0, the first stable version of its JavaScript toolchain. It features a command line tool for managing Node.js, package management, and frontend development from a single configuration file. Enhancements include CI integration for GitLab and Docker support. Future updates are planned, focusing on stability and diagnostics. By Daniel Curtis
Honor has opened pre-orders in China for the WIN 2 ahead of an October 21 launch event. The company confirms dual-fan cooling, and leaks point to a top-tier chipset powering the phone.