TL;DR Samsung is bringing Galaxy S26 AI features to older flagships via the One UI 8.5 beta. The rollout covers a wide range of devices, including S24 series, Fold 6, Flip 6, Fold 7, Flip 7, and the Samsung Galaxy S25 FE. New AI tools include Call Screening with live transcripts, Creative Studio for generative … Read More “Samsung expands the best Galaxy S26 features to older phones- Android Authority” »
Stop fighting a losing battle with a grease-spattered stovetop. If you’re buying high-end bacon, you want a perfect crunch without the 20-minute cleanup. The real problem with a frying pan isn’t the taste, though. It’s all that popping and the errant grease spots that mark your skin and kitchen walls. In an effort to find … Read More “I Was Cooking Bacon Wrong for Decades, and You Probably Are Too” »
Apple CEO Tim Cook will step down from the job effective September 1, 2026. As has long been rumored, Senior Vice President of Hardware Engineering John Ternus will become Apple’s new CEO. While Cook will no longer serve as CEO, he will remain with the company in a different capacity as executive chairman. “As executive … Read More “John Ternus will replace Tim Cook as Apple CEO” »
Anthropic announced on Monday that Amazon has agreed to invest a fresh $5 billion, bringing Amazon’s total investment in the company to $13 billion. Anthropic, for its part, has agreed to spend over $100 billion on AWS over the next 10 years, obtaining up to 5 GW of new computing capacity to train and run … Read More “Anthropic takes $5B from Amazon and pledges $100B in cloud spending in return” »
Adamya Sharma / Android Authority TL;DR Until recently, we knew Samsung was preparing two smart glasses for launch this year. However, we’ve now discovered a third device that could also arrive, and it’s not the first time we’re hearing about it. Codenamed “Haean,” this headset was originally rumored to launch last year, but has reappeared … Read More “Then there were three: Samsung may have a third pair of XR glasses on the way” »
I’ve spent months wearing the Oura Ring and the Apple Watch side by side, and after obsessing about which to choose as my ride or die, I’m finally ready to tackle the existential question: smart ring or smartwatch? And I’m going to answer it in the most diplomatic, thorough way possible because the “right” choice … Read More “Apple Watch vs. Oura Ring: Which Tracks Sleep, Health and Fitness Better?” »
Kaitlyn Cimino / Android Authority TL;DR Google is giving away free Pixel Watch 3 smartwatches to some Google Fi subscribers. The promotion doesn’t seem to be available for everyone, though, as some users are only seeing discounts. The only major catch is that you need to remain with Google Fi for 24 months. The Pixel … Read More “Google Fi subscriber? You might be eligible for a free Pixel Watch 3.” »
AI models have been helping with predictions for a while now. Doctors, weather forecasters and stock brokers all use AI to try to peek into the future. Inside the Leibniz Supercomputing Centre in Germany, researchers have been experimenting with an AI model and a quantum computer. The quantum computer helps the AI with complex predictions it … Read More “Researchers Use Quantum Computer to Improve AI Predictions” »
Sony is starting to comply with the UK’s Online Safety Act by notifying PlayStation players of its age verification requirements today. PS4 and PS5 owners in the UK and Ireland won’t be able to participate in voice chats, messaging, parties, or other third-party communication services from June unless they verify their age. “Beginning June 2026, … Read More “PlayStation’s age-gating restrictions are coming to UK consoles” »
AI agents are already too human. Not in the romantic sense, not because they love or fear or dream, but in the more banal and frustrating one. The current implementations keep showing their human origin again and again: lack of stringency, lack of patience, lack of focus. Faced with an awkward task, they drift towards … Read More “Less human AI agents, please.” »
