Calvin Wankhede / Android Authority TL;DR OpenAI is bringing ChatGPT directly into Microsoft Excel and Google Sheets, letting users build, edit, and understand spreadsheets. It can create sheets from scratch, clean messy data, fix formulas, explain complex files, and even run scenario analysis, but it only works well when prompts are clear and specific. The … Read More “This AI tool will create and edit spreadsheets for you” »
Rita El Khoury / Android Authority SIM cards are often forgotten yet essential pieces of our smartphones. They allow devices to connect to network providers, facilitating phone calls, texting, and internet services. Sure, you can use a phone without a SIM, but it’s hardly efficient. Given the power of these little chips, they should be … Read More “Survey says plenty of readers skip SIM PINs, and that’s alarming” »
TL;DR reMarkable has officially launched the new Paper Pure, a cheaper 10.3-inch E-Ink tablet focused on handwriting and distraction-free productivity. The device omits keyboard accessory support and pogo pins to reach a lower entry price of $399. Orders are open today in three colors: Ocean Blue, Mist Green, and Desert Pink, with shipping starting in … Read More “reMarkable launches the Paper Pure to simplify your note-taking” »
TL;DR Users noticed Google Chrome silently downloading a 4GB file called “weights.bin” in the background, sparking privacy concerns. This file actually helps run Gemini Nano on-device, improving privacy by processing AI requests locally rather than sending data to the cloud. Users frustrated by the storage hit can stop the downloads by disabling specific Chrome flags before … Read More “The truth behind Chrome’s 4GB “weights.bin” file for Gemini Nano” »
Joe Maring / Android Authority TL;DR Perplexity has added Premium Health Sources to its platform. This allows you to get professional medical information sourced from institutional subscriptions and journals. This means you can get more accurate health information from Perplexity. AI chatbots are used for a variety of queries, and health concerns are among the … Read More “The best AI chatbot for health concerns isn’t Gemini or ChatGPT” »
TL;DR Google has introduced new assistant models, called “drafters,” that could significantly speed up Gemma 4. Drafters work by predicting sections of prompts to the main model, which can focus on processing them in bigger batches. This allows the model to use the memory and the compute more efficiently. Google’s recently launched Gemma 4 edge … Read More “Google’s latest trick gets Gemma 4 running 3x faster right on your phone” »
Joe Maring / Android Authority TL;DR Google is now offering up to $1.5 million for advanced zero-click Pixel hacks targeting the Titan M2 security chip. Meanwhile, Google is slashing payouts for basic Android and Chrome vulnerabilities and cutting several bonus categories. Researchers can still earn up to $250,000 for full-chain Chrome exploits, and the MiraclePtr … Read More “Google will pay you $1.5M if you can hack Pixel’s Titan M2 chip” »
Megan Ellis / Android Authority TL;DR Bell has introduced a $40 “device handling fee” to replace the connection fees recently banned by regulators. Interestingly, smartwatches are currently exempt from the “handling” tax. The carrier has warned that the fee amount is subject to change. It seemed like Canadian carriers were finally moving away from activation … Read More “Bell dodges activation fee bans with a newly invented $40 charge” »
Joe Maring / Android Authority TL;DR Tipsters have spotted the first One UI 9 beta build for the Galaxy S26 series on Samsung’s servers. This typically means Samsung is testing the software internally ahead of a public beta program. However, recent history also suggests that the public beta might be weeks away. Samsung’s Galaxy S26 … Read More “One UI 9’s first release might not be far away” »
Zac Kew-Denniss / Android Authority TL;DR Numerous Pixel owners are experiencing random eSIM connectivity issues. While some lose connection intermittently, others complain of not being able to switch eSIM carriers. Google has acknowledged the issue, but there’s no fix yet. We’ve come across numerous reports of difficulties using eSIM on Pixel devices over the past … Read More “Pixel’s newest headache: eSIMs that just stop working for no reason” »
