[ad_1] Mitja Rutnik / Android Authority There are plenty of things I genuinely don’t enjoy doing — repetitive tasks, setting reminders, organizing endless to-do lists, and all those chores that eat into the day. That’s where AI tools like ChatGPT, Gemini, and Claude have slowly slipped into my routine. They handle the grunt work for … Read More “I pay for Gemini, ChatGPT, and Claude, and there’s a clear winner” »
[ad_1] All four crew members ejected safely after two Navy jets collided and crashed on Sunday during an air show at the Mountain Home Air Force Base, officials said. The collision involved two U.S. Navy EA18-G Growlers from the Electronic Attack Squadron 129 in Whidbey Island, Washington, said Cmdr. Amelia Umayam, spokesperson for Naval Air … Read More “Two F-18 fighter jets have crashed during an airshow at Mountain Home Air Force Base” »
[ad_1] Sanuj Bhatia / Android Authority Every time a new Samsung Galaxy Ultra phone launches, comparisons with the latest hardware-focused Chinese flagships quickly follow. Over the past few years, brands like Xiaomi, vivo, and OPPO have aggressively pushed smartphone camera hardware forward with larger sensors, multiple periscope zoom lenses, and increasingly ambitious camera systems. Samsung, … Read More “Galaxy S26 Ultra vs. Find X9 Ultra camera test: Closer than you think” »
[ad_1] ChatGPT can now take care of your personal finances, which definitely sounds like a good idea. In the US, subscribers to ChatGPT Pro can now connect accounts from over 12,000 financial institutions, thanks to a partnership OpenAI has established with the financial connection service Plaid. Once you connect your account(s) to ChatGPT, you’ll see … Read More “OpenAI launches ChatGPT Finance, lets you connect your bank accounts” »
[ad_1] Tushar Mehta / Android Authority TL;DR Spotify has confirmed its recently updated disco ball icon isn’t staying much longer. The icon, introduced to mark Spotify’s 20th anniversary, is being rolled back next week because people didn’t like it much. Until then, Spotify is also running an Unwrapped-style event to share insights about your music … Read More “Spotify’s disco ball icon wasn’t exactly a hit, so it’s heading out” »
[ad_1] Credits Carlo Rovelli is a theoretical physicist known for his work on quantum gravity, the foundation of quantum mechanics and the nature of space and time. A fierce debate is raging around the slippery notion of consciousness. It retraces a trotted pattern of cultural resistance: We humans are often scared by anything that may … Read More “There Is No ‘Hard Problem Of Consciousness’” »
[ad_1] Edgar Cervantes / Android Authority TL;DR Google Messages is moving closer to completely removing the convenient QR code pairing method for its desktop web app. In the v20260511 beta version of the Android app, the built-in QR code scanner option has vanished entirely. Users will be forced to link their devices and access the … Read More “Google Messages’ easiest pairing method is about to disappear” »
[ad_1] Edgar Cervantes / Android Authority TL;DR YouTube is expanding its AI likeness detection tool to everyone over 18 in the coming weeks. The feature scans YouTube for AI-generated videos or deepfakes that appear to use your facial likeness and lets you request removals. YouTube will consider virtually any eligible user as a creator, meaning … Read More “YouTube is expanding likeness detection to basically everyone” »
[ad_1] This is The Stepback, a weekly newsletter breaking down one essential story from the tech world. For more news about how AI is seeping into our daily lives, follow Emma Roth. The Stepback arrives in our subscribers’ inboxes at 8AM ET. Opt in for The Stepback here. In 2021, McDonald’s became one of the … Read More “Chatbots at the drive-thru are just the beginning” »
[ad_1] Joe Maring / Android Authority TL;DR An Android Authority teardown has revealed that Google is working on a feature to fight phone number spoofing. Strings suggest that the Google Phone app could warn you when a caller is pretending to be one of your contacts. This comes roughly a month after we discovered Google’s … Read More “Someone pretending to be your contact during calls? Google Phone could soon fight back.” »
