A 13-year-old on a walk in the Spandau district of Berlin discovered a rare ancient bronze coin from Troy. It dates to between 281 and 261 B.C. and was issued by the mint at Ilion (Classical and Hellenistic era Troy). Now on display at the PETRI Museum, it is the first Greek antiquity ever discovered … Read More “Middle schooler finds coin from Troy in Berlin – The History Blog” »
Samsung announced that its SmartThings home automation system now supports Now Brief integration. Now Brief made its debut on the Galaxy S25 series and provides glanceable contextual information like weather updates, upcoming calendar events and reminders on supported Galaxy devices. With the new update, Now Brief will also support relevant information from SmartThings-enabled devices. This … Read More “Samsung SmartThings gets Now Brief integration” »
Aamir Siddiqui / Android Authority TL;DR A new test build of One UI 9 has been spotted, and it includes new features like Bixby widgets and Tap to Share. The leaked build also includes a new Warranty and Care menu for centralized device diagnostics and repair info. The One UI 9 leaked build also includes … Read More “One UI 9 test build spotted with ‘Tap to Share,’ new Bixby widgets” »
You never question your managed Mac devices when everything looks fine. Devices are online. Policies are in place. Nothing obvious is breaking. But then simple questions come up: Which Macs still don’t have FileVault enabled?Who’s running tools that shouldn’t be there?Which devices are close to running out of storage? Answering it isn’t hard. You run … Read More “Programmable Custom Properties (PCP) for Mac Admins” »
Google is reportedly partnering with Gucci to make a pair of AI smart glasses stylish enough people might actually want to wear them. According to Reuters, Gucci parent company Kering is planning to launch the glasses sometime in 2027. Google’s first pair of Android XR glasses, “Project Aura,” are expected to launch this year. They … Read More “Gucci-branded Google smart glasses are coming next year” »
Few venture firms have bet more aggressively on AI than Sequoia Capital, and it isn’t slowing down. The Silicon Valley stalwart has raised roughly $7 billion for a new fund, according to Bloomberg. Sequoia declined TechCrunch’s request for comment. The money will go toward what the firm calls its “expansion strategy” — essentially its late-stage … Read More “New leaders, new fund: Sequoia has raised $7B to expand its AI bets” »
If you’ve found yourself stuck doomscrolling YouTube Shorts, there’s now a way to turn off the feature entirely on mobile. The new option is rolling out to YouTube mobile users on both iOS and Android. The feature builds on YouTube mobile’s existing time management feature, which allows users to set limits on their Shorts consumption. … Read More “You can now turn off YouTube Shorts on mobile” »
Megan Ellis / Android Authority TL;DR Google is testing a redesigned Games tab in the Play Store that adds prominent, scrollable genre bubbles. The update also brings these genre bubbles to the Top Charts tab, replacing the easily overlooked and overwhelming Categories dropdown. The Google Play Store remains the beating heart of Android for Google … Read More “Google tests Play Store UI change that should help picky gamers save time” »
Google has rolled out a slew of updates and features to Chrome in the last few weeks, such as immersive reading and vertical tabs. And the changes are still coming. On Thursday, Google launched a new Search experience in Chrome that upgrades its AI Mode to make it easier to research and switch tabs. Here … Read More “Google Is Adding New Ways to Use AI Mode in Chrome” »
Instead, the agency turned to Russia to launch the orbiter and rover on two Proton rockets and provide the descent system to deliver the rover to Mars. In exchange, ESA agreed to add Russian science instruments to the orbiter and rover missions. This was a boon for Russian scientific institutions. Without an international partnership like … Read More “After a saga of broken promises, a European rover finally has a ride to Mars” »
