Investor interest in Anthropic has reached a feverish pitch. The maker of the Claude AI assistant has received multiple preemptive offers to raise fresh capital of around $50 billion at a valuation in the $850 billion to $900 billion range, according to half a dozen sources familiar with the matter. Bloomberg and Business Insider reported … Read More “Sources: Anthropic could raise a new $50B round at a valuation of $900B” »
Google Translate is now 20 years old, believe it or not. The service launched back in 2006 as a humble experiment, and today supports “about 250 languages”, and more than 60,000 potential language pairs, supporting 95% of the world’s population. Perhaps unsurprisingly, the most used language pair is English to Spanish. The most translated phrase … Read More “Google Translate turns 20, adds a very requested feature” »
Joe Maring / Android Authority TL;DR Google has been preparing for a “Gemini App UX 2.0” refresh that introduces a more vibrant look and animated gradient backgrounds. A new retail demo video reveals a new glow animation and updated weather icons specifically for Gemini on Wear OS. These features are not yet available and may … Read More “Gemini for Wear OS could also be getting a glow-up soon” »
Samsung might finally be ready to shake up the look of its flagship phones, but don’t get too excited just yet. A new leak suggests the Galaxy S27 could bring a redesigned rear camera setup. However, the details are still early and far from locked in. According to the report, Samsung is supposedly reviewing a potential overhaul of the … Read More “The Galaxy S27 could finally get a new look” »
Xiaomi opened up its Android 17 Developer Preview program today, with the first three devices eligible to try it. The Xiaomi 17, 17 Ultra and the 15T Pro can receive the update, with broader device support coming in the future. The Android Developer Program allows early access to the upcoming version of the OS, and … Read More “Xiaomi releases Android 17 Developer Preview for the Xiaomi 17 series and 15T Pro” »
Andy Walker / Android Authority TL;DR YouTube is testing dynamic thumbnail and video sizes on mobile, breaking away from the usual uniform grid on the Home feed. The feature is rolling out to both Android and iOS as part of a limited experiment. Thumbnails may look cropped, but YouTube says it isn’t altering original uploads. … Read More “Your YouTube home feed could soon look very different on mobile” »
Samsung might be sticking with Exynos for the Galaxy S27 — but this time, it could actually be worth paying attention. After years of criticism around overheating and poor efficiency, Samsung’s chip division started to turn things around with the Exynos 2600 in the Galaxy S26. It wasn’t perfect, but it was noticeably more stable in real-world … Read More “The Galaxy S27 is set to get an Exynos chip — but it’s not all bad” »
A data center developer has paused all Middle East project investments after one of its facilities was damaged by an Iranian missile or drone attack. The decision comes as the Iran war is forcing Silicon Valley investors and tech companies to rethink a trillion-dollar plan to build more AI and cloud data centers in Gulf … Read More “Drone strikes on data centers spook Big Tech, halting Middle East projects” »
Apple is unveiling iOS 27 on June 8 during its annual Worldwide Developers Conference, and this version of the OS is already expected to be the one in which the oft-delayed smarter Siri launches, powered by Google’s Gemini models. That won’t be the only AI enhancement in iOS 27. A new report from Bloomberg today … Read More “Apple tipped to bring three new AI-powered photo editing tools in iOS 27” »
Kaitlyn Cimino / Android Authority Fitbit Charge 6 TL;DR The deadline to move your existing Fitbit data to a Google account is fast approaching. You will lose your data if you don’t migrate it by May 19. The process is simple and takes a few steps, so there’s no reason for you not to. If … Read More “Got a Fitbit? You might lose years of data if you don’t act soon” »
