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.
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.
Epic's redesigned launcher is now available in Preview. The company openly describes the new client as "vibe coded," claiming it loads game libraries 30x faster and starts up 46% faster than Steam. The overhaul also brings a cleaner interface, improved game management, and native Linux support for the first time.
Have you ever dreamed of adding Soulslike combat to Blizzard's World of Warcraft? That's precisely the purpose of WoW Souls, a single player prototype in development by modder Jabe Games. This week, the modder published two videos demonstrating the prototype running in Northshire Valley, the starting area of the human race in the popular MMORPG.
One of President Donald Trump’s main priorities is to revive America’s manufacturing industry in order to reduce its reliance on foreign imports and create more jobs, and a startup called Forgepoint Inc. shares the same goal after raising $9.8 million in seed funding today. The round was co-led by Primary Venture Partners and a16z Speedrun,…
London-based offensive security startup CodeWall Ltd. officially launched today with $4 million in new funding to give enterprises such as banks autonomous artificial intelligence agents that attack them the way an outside hacker would. CodeWall begins each engagement with no credentials or inside knowledge of the target. Several agents, each built for a different kind…
A startup called Evos said today it has raised $9 million in pre-seed funding to spearhead the adoption of artificial intelligence-based automation within smaller businesses by learning from their most valuable assets – the people they employ. Today’s round was led by Uncork Capital and Field Ventures and was joined by Crosslink Capital, Utopia Capital…
Agentic artificial intelligence startup Uvi said today it has raised $7.5 million in seed funding to tackle an expensive problem around business context that’s draining millions of dollars annually from the coffers of enterprises using autonomous AI agents. It’s backed by CT Innovations, which led the round, alongside Cardumen, Mana VC and 91 Ventures, which…
This is today’s edition of The Download, our weekday newsletter that provides a daily dose of what’s going on in the world of technology. The US military’s race to make fake blood In February 2007, a US military helicopter carrying blood to a field hospital was shot down in Iraq, killing all seven crew members.
A new report by Bloomberg journalist Jason Schreier offers a rare glimpse behind the scenes of GTA 6's development. Rockstar originally had much grander plans for its upcoming open-world blockbuster but ultimately had to scale them back. The report also features exclusive photos from Rockstar North's studio in Edinburgh.
The lack of access to specialized EUV machinery meant that there was no way for Huawei to compete in the traditional manner of taking advantage of next-generation manufacturing processes, so it relied on “out of the box” methods, such as moving to improved packaging technologies. Its LogicFolding architecture, which was announced in May of this year, has reportedly surpassed expectations, as early test results of a 2027 Kirin SoC have met the Chinese firm’s targets.
There's a lot to like about HP's office inkjet all-in-one printer, now $100 with automatic document feeder, duplex printing, and 3-month Instant Ink trial
Macworld This week Apple launched the 2nd-gen HomePod mini, which features a more powerful S10 processor than the original model and a selection of new colors. But the most significant upgrade is its ability to run Siri AI, a far more capable voice assistant than the basic Siri which caused such issues when controlling previous HomePods.