Paul Jones / Android Authority TL;DR A leak may have provided our first look at the design of the Galaxy Buds Able. Samsung’s new earbuds appear to have a clip-like, open-ear design. Earlier this month, Android Authority discovered a reference to an unannounced Samsung device, listed as the Galaxy Buds Able. Days later, more evidence … Read More “Samsung’s unannounced earbuds have a design you might not expect” »
Looking for the most recent Strands answer? Click here for our daily Strands hints, as well as our daily answers and hints for The New York Times Mini Crossword, Wordle, Connections and Connections: Sports Edition puzzles. Today’s NYT Strands puzzle celebrates April 22’s annual event, Earth Day. Some of the answers are difficult to unscramble, so if you … Read More “Today’s NYT Strands Hints, Answer and Help for April 22 #780” »
Meta has found a new source of training data for its AI models: its own employees. The company plans to use data culled from the mouse movements and keystrokes of its own staff in its pursuit to build more capable and efficient artificial intelligence. The story, which was first reported by Reuters, shows the lengths … Read More “Meta will record employees’ keystrokes and use it to train its AI models” »
A lot has changed in the AI industry in the four months since OpenAI released ChatGPT Images 1.5. We’ve seen a heated race to build agentic tools, an unprecedented deal with the Pentagon and unending AI slop. Now, OpenAI is back in the generative media game. The company announced on Tuesday that it’s releasing ChatGPT … Read More “ChatGPT Images 2: Why OpenAI Built a New Image Model After Killing Sora” »
The Poco M8s 5G is the latest addition to the company’s M8 lineup. It features a large 7,000mAh battery and a 6.9-inch display. The handset is now available in global markets, starting at $189 for the base variant. It is equipped with the Snapdragon 6s Gen 3 chipset, which can be configured with up to … Read More “Poco M8s 5G debuts with a 7,000mAh battery, 6.9-inch display” »
TL;DR Apple has announced that Tim Cook will step down as CEO on September 1, 2026. John Ternus, senior vice president of hardware engineering, will be Cook’s replacement. Cook will become executive chairman of Apple’s board of directors. Tim Cook has long served as Apple’s Chief Executive Officer (CEO), replacing Steve Jobs back in 2011. … Read More “Apple’s long-time CEO is stepping down: Here’s who’s replacing Tim Cook” »
Only about six months after Microsoft increased the price of Xbox Game Pass Ultimate, the company has lowered the cost for its gaming subscription service. There is, however, one big catch that will affect Call of Duty fans. Microsoft says it has reduced the price of Xbox Game Pass Ultimate from $30 to $23 a … Read More “Xbox Drops Game Pass Ultimate Price, Brings Bad News for Call of Duty Fans” »
Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson told the carriers’ lawyer, “Your argument is that you don’t have the right to invoke a jury trial unless the government comes after you in terms of the enforcement proceeding, and I’m really struggling with why you aren’t happy that the government is not coming after you. If the government is … Read More “Supreme Court arguments make it clear that FCC fines are “nonbinding”” »
TL;DR Google has announced new face touch-up tools for Photos. The tools can adjust various aspects of the face, such as smoothing skin, removing blemishes, brightening eyes, and whitening teeth. They’re gradually rolling out globally on Android devices with 4GB RAM and Android 9 or later. Google has an interesting way of selling its latest … Read More “Google Photos is rolling out its long-awaited face touch-up tools” »
Apple released the third public beta of iOS 26.5 on Tuesday, about one month after the company released the massive iOS 26.4 update, which included new emoji, video podcasts and more. The iOS 26.5 beta brings a few smaller — but significant — changes to the iPhones of developers and beta testers, including end-to-end encrypted … Read More “Your iPhone Could Get End-to-End Encrypted RCS Messaging With iOS 26.5” »
