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…
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.
Back in 2019, author Margaret Stohl was handed a manuscript written by Jason Jones, who's best known as the co-creator of sci-fi gaming series Halo and Destiny. The two had worked together at Bungie, and Jones wanted Stohl's opinion on a book he was writing about AI taking over the world. It was an oral…
AI-powered penetration testing can uncover complex attack paths, but safety restrictions and network limitations leave many assets and vulnerabilities untested. Picus Security explains how combining agentic pentesting with exposure validation and breach simulation can help close these gaps.
Elsewhere on the site, you can read a big reveal piece that outlines the new game from former Disco Elysium devs under the name of Summer Eternal - an "incendiary RPG" fusing the best bits of text-heavy isometric role-playing games with the world-building and player agency of an immersive sim. It's bold, it's ambitious, and it's still in development, and if it all comes off, it could be something really special.
Called DroidDeck, the app runs PC games locally using ARM64 Proton and x86 translation. There's no streaming, and it doesn't ask for root access or to replace Android with a different operating system.
No long walks, no ten NPCs asking players to retrieve their lost belongings and no open world filled with question marks: BOSS ARENA: The Goldilock One Trials strips away much of the usual RPG baggage and focuses almost entirely on combat and character builds. The action RPG has been available for free on Steam in version 1.0 since October 10.
A reliable source says that Nothing is building out its own AI smart glasses that feature ChatGPT integration, a camera, and two very different models.
Almost every RTX 50 GPU has almost doubled in price in the region, and the GPUs are now more expensive than in the US. NVIDIA RTX 50 Series Hits New Highs in Japan: RTX 5060 Ti 8 GB Listed for $749 While 16 GB Variant Now Sells for Up To $1292 If you think the current GPU prices are bad, then you should take a look at the retail listings of the NVIDIA RTX 50 series in Japan.
CXMT's ambitious plans to launch a memory product based on the novel 4F² memory cell architecture has constituted one of the most explosive developments over the past few days, having already spurred a brutal correction in South Korea's KOSPI index, as analysts and investors alike grapple with the specter of the heretofore underdog managing to leapfrog ahead of its competition.
HMD has introduced a new version of its 2660 Flip with an AI companion designed to combat loneliness among elderly users. The AI can remember previous conversations, tell stories, and even play games, but continued companionship comes with a monthly subscription fee after a five-hour free trial.
Rockstar has grown to 4,711 employees across 12 offices worldwide, nearly doubling its workforce since the release of Red Dead Redemption II in 2018. The studio has expanded rapidly over the past eight years as it built Grand Theft Auto VI and restructured its development pipeline. Rockstar’s scale today is far larger than it was … The post Rockstar almost doubled in size while building GTA VI first appeared on KitGuru.
The Welax S9 Pro brings a breathable full-mesh design, strong lumbar support, and a handy footrest to a chair built for long desk sessions and relaxed breaks. Its sturdy aluminum base and easy single-handle controls stand out, but is it worth your attention, or should you look elsewhere?
I think it’s sometimes easy for geeks to forget that we live in a tech bubble with our fellow geeks. Many of us here have been using smart home technology for more than a decade now, some even for many decades. I’ve seen a lot of bemused comments on the Apple Home Collection, with people asking why anyone would want to pay significantly higher prices for devices which don’t seem to offer any added benefit. But I think this is absolutely a bubble effect …
Yesterday was October Patch Tuesday, and Microsoft’s security updates addressed 1,416 new vulnerabilities. Not only is that another record broken, but it’s also the first time over 1,000 flaws were fixed in a single month. Indeed, October 2026 saw more security vulnerabilities fixed in the month than were fixed in any previous year.
MSI brings a flat 34-inch QD-OLED ultrawide to the desk with 144Hz, RGB stripe text clarity, dual USB-C, and three-device KVM support. Continue reading at TweakTown
AI voices are learning to act, and apparently, they have quite a dramatic range. Fish Audio's new Drama 3 lets creators direct synthetic voices using everyday language, from quiet whispers to full-blown tantrums, even changing emotions halfway through a sentence. Apparently, even robots need a little drama.