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Your inbox secret sauce: 16 hidden Gmail gems for Android
  

Your inbox secret sauce: 16 hidden Gmail gems for Android

Let’s face it: Email is inherently a bit of a pain. And while Google’s Gmail service is generally pretty pleasant

How to unlock Google’s new Pixel vibration wizardry on any Android phone
  

How to unlock Google’s new Pixel vibration wizardry on any Android phone

Have you heard the buzz? Good vibrations are officially here on Android — at least, on Google’s latest homemade Pixel

Why AI doesn’t make companies more productive
  

Why AI doesn’t make companies more productive

In 1987, Nobel Prize–winning economist Robert Solow wrote, “You can see the computer age everywhere but in the productivity statistics.”

Photoshop’s new AI Assisted Editor offers a prompt-based editing option
  

Photoshop’s new AI Assisted Editor offers a prompt-based editing option

Adobe has added a simplified editing mode to Photoshop designed to help new users get acquainted with the popular image

UK says ‘no’ to backdoors, but the government isn’t listening
  

UK says ‘no’ to backdoors, but the government isn’t listening

It doesn’t matter what the UK government says, the majority of the UK public is reluctant to hand over additional

Meta’s plans to replace workers with AI fell flat, report says
  

Meta’s plans to replace workers with AI fell flat, report says

Earlier this year, Meta, one of the industry’s loudest AI advocates, was ready to slash up to 60% of the

Agentic AI – Ongoing coverage of its impact on the enterprise
  

Agentic AI – Ongoing coverage of its impact on the enterprise

Over the next few years, agentic AI is expected to bring not only rapid technological breakthroughs, but a societal transformation,

AI deployments bring with them risks companies are ill-prepared for — analysts
  

AI deployments bring with them risks companies are ill-prepared for — analysts

Enterprises that have been rapidly adding AI tools and services into their workflows are often not prepared for the internal

Five things to look for when buying a laptop for your small business
  

Five things to look for when buying a laptop for your small business

For most of the last two decades, a business laptop lived on a worker’s desk and rarely left the building.

6 tips for better research with Microsoft Copilot
  

6 tips for better research with Microsoft Copilot

Copilot, Microsoft’s generative AI chatbot, can do many things, but one of its best uses is as a researcher, for

What are ‘open’ AI models?
  

What are ‘open’ AI models?

The tech industry faced something of a reckoning in late 2022 with the arrival of OpenAI’s ChatGPT, a simple chatbot

If OpenAI has nothing to hide, it has nothing to fear
  

If OpenAI has nothing to hide, it has nothing to fear

Apple has filed a motion demanding expedited discovery in its trade secrets litigation against OpenAI.  The lawsuit alleges that OpenAI and some

AI hits entry-level jobs for younger workers the hardest — study
  

AI hits entry-level jobs for younger workers the hardest — study

AI has already begun to impact the job market and primarily affects young people early in their careers, according to

Perplexity’s on-device AI offering promises data control and lower token costs
  

Perplexity’s on-device AI offering promises data control and lower token costs

Perplexity on Tuesday rolled out an offering that runs the AI entirely on a local machine, and that, it said,

The Pixel 11 paradox
  

The Pixel 11 paradox

After a week of using Google’s new Pixel 11 phones, two seemingly at-odds realities are crystal clear in my mind:

Mac production returns to America with the newest Mac mini
  

Mac production returns to America with the newest Mac mini

Perhaps it is appropriate that the last few days of Tim Cook’s leadership at Apple is marked by the return of

Microsoft to China: So long, it’s been good to know ya….
  

Microsoft to China: So long, it’s been good to know ya….

Once upon a time Microsoft was bullish on China.  Back in early 2010, when Steve Ballmer was CEO and Bill

The Google Pixel 11 Pro XL: A smarter phone for getting things done
  

The Google Pixel 11 Pro XL: A smarter phone for getting things done

The new Google Pixel 11 Pro XL doesn’t dramatically reinvent the company’s flagship smartphone formula. From a hardware perspective, this

Apple’s folding iPhone has already launched – in your head
  

Apple’s folding iPhone has already launched – in your head

You can’t have missed all the recent leaks. What used to be occasional glimpses into Apple’s future plans, followed by

  

ChatGPT wants Full Disk Access to your Mac and Messages

Apple wasn’t joking when it warned us that competitors want access to our most private data. Now, OpenAI’s ChatGPT has introduced a

OpenAI adds an AI safety layer to detect misuse without retaining enterprise data
  

OpenAI adds an AI safety layer to detect misuse without retaining enterprise data

OpenAI is adding a new safety capability that allows enterprises to detect misuse of its AI systems across multiple interactions

New ‘Slack Code’ turns AI coding into a team activity
  

New ‘Slack Code’ turns AI coding into a team activity

With the launch of “Slack Code” channels, Slack this week introduced a new way for developers and non-tech staff to

Apple to OpenAI: Go to your room
  

Apple to OpenAI: Go to your room

Apple’s latest filing in its ongoing fight with OpenAI makes it sound as if Apple legal is so frustrated at

When AI explains its decision, humans may stop thinking independently
  

When AI explains its decision, humans may stop thinking independently

AI is known to be confidently wrong, and now it’s influencing humans to be that way, too. In a new

OpenAI ‘temporarily slows’ scaling efforts, also promises zero data retention for select frontier model customers
  

OpenAI ‘temporarily slows’ scaling efforts, also promises zero data retention for select frontier model customers

OpenAI this week announced multiple moves designed to counter negative perceptions of its security and privacy, saying it had slowed

Apple’s EU App Store truce: What changed — and who’s still angry?
  

Apple’s EU App Store truce: What changed — and who’s still angry?

Apple has changed its App Store fee structure in the EU in a move to further satisfy the requirements of the Digital

AI’s attribution problem gets worse as models scale
  

AI’s attribution problem gets worse as models scale

Diffusion models are becoming sophisticated enough that they can reproduce an image even when they don’t have access to the

Microsoft finally patches critical one-click Copilot vulnerability, almost eight months after learning of it
  

Microsoft finally patches critical one-click Copilot vulnerability, almost eight months after learning of it

Almost eight months after confirming a critical security vulnerability within the personal version of its AI assistant, Copilot, Microsoft on

Google buys data from bankrupt Spirit Airlines for AI training
  

Google buys data from bankrupt Spirit Airlines for AI training

Google has paid $10 million in a bankruptcy auction for a large amount of data from the defunct Spirit Airlines,

Is Apple beginning a privacy reset?
  

Is Apple beginning a privacy reset?

In recent months, hints emerged concerning Apple’s plans to introduce camera-equipped AirPods Pro; the cameras would be designed to pick up

New malware turns Microsoft 365 and Azure into its control center
  

New malware turns Microsoft 365 and Azure into its control center

Security researchers are warning of a newly uncovered Python malware framework that routes much of its command-and-control (C2) activity through

Warning to enterprises: Vibe coding can be a threat
  

Warning to enterprises: Vibe coding can be a threat

Vibe coding is a top security threat to enterprises and could leak data into the public sphere, analysts and executives

GitHub restores services after nearly 8-hour outage disrupts Actions, APIs, PRs and Copilot
  

GitHub restores services after nearly 8-hour outage disrupts Actions, APIs, PRs and Copilot

GitHub has restored services after a nearly eight-hour outage disrupted several of its core developer tools, including Actions, pull requests,

AI inference is getting cheaper, but your agents are getting more expensive
  

AI inference is getting cheaper, but your agents are getting more expensive

The good news is that large language model (LLM) token costs are coming down. The conundrum: The overall cost of

OpenAI president’s blog pushing agentic AI most notable for what it did not say
  

OpenAI president’s blog pushing agentic AI most notable for what it did not say

OpenAI president Greg Brockman on Sunday warned enterprise CISOs that they need to more aggressively embrace agents if they want

Moburst Launches Answerburst, a Purpose-Built AEO Practice for the AI Search Era
  

Moburst Launches Answerburst, a Purpose-Built AEO Practice for the AI Search Era

Moburst has launched Answerburst, a dedicated practice within the agency focused specifically on Answer Engine Optimization, built out of what

US confounds Apple’s memory supply challenge
  

US confounds Apple’s memory supply challenge

US Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick is “not in favor” of Apple’s plan to alleviate the impact of rapid memory price inflation by purchasing

Exchange CU1 delayed further as Microsoft races to verify AI-found flaws
  

Exchange CU1 delayed further as Microsoft races to verify AI-found flaws

AI-based assistants and agents are generally supposed to expedite software development lifecycles. For Microsoft’s Exchange team, it may be doing

August’s Patch Tuesday is a monster: 751 fixes, with an exploited Windows flaw
  

August’s Patch Tuesday is a monster: 751 fixes, with an exploited Windows flaw

Microsoft’s August 2026 Patch Tuesday closes at 751 CVE entries (across all product families), with 108 rated as critical. One

Microsoft brings Copilot apps together ahead of ‘super app’ overhaul
  

Microsoft brings Copilot apps together ahead of ‘super app’ overhaul

Microsoft will bring its two Copilot apps into a unified interface for consumer and work users, part of a wider

How to replace Edge as the default browser in Windows — and why you shouldn’t
  

How to replace Edge as the default browser in Windows — and why you shouldn’t

Microsoft has been struggling to get people to use its Edge browser for years. Even though the company made Edge

OpenAI loses its AI ethics lead
  

OpenAI loses its AI ethics lead

OpenAI has lost its AI ethics lead Chloé Bakalar just a year after she joined the company, the Financial Times

Meta gives up control of Chinese AI startup Manus after eight months
  

Meta gives up control of Chinese AI startup Manus after eight months

Chinese AI company Manus has laid out its plans to operate as an independent company following the reversal of its

Apple cracks China with Alibaba for iPhone AI
  

Apple cracks China with Alibaba for iPhone AI

Apple recently posted and removed details explaining how Mac users in China could set up their computers to work with

DeepSeek raises some V4 prices by more than 10x as AI demand strains capacity
  

DeepSeek raises some V4 prices by more than 10x as AI demand strains capacity

One of AI vendor DeepSeek’s biggest selling points has been its ultra-low price point, but that party’s about to end.

Pixel 11 envy? Here’s how to unlock its best new feature on any Android device
  

Pixel 11 envy? Here’s how to unlock its best new feature on any Android device

Have you heard? It’s that time of year again — time for some snazzy new Pixels to tempt our gadget-coveting

Adobe now lets Workfront users assign tasks to AI agents
  

Adobe now lets Workfront users assign tasks to AI agents

With the launch today of the AI Collaborators feature in Workfront, Adobe aims to bring AI agents directly into the

How Apple is leaving money on the table
  

How Apple is leaving money on the table

Apple now has a long and storied history in wearables. The Apple Watch set expectations for the category, replacing Swiss

It took $58 to break Microsoft’s SCCM, but a patch made it harder
  

It took $58 to break Microsoft’s SCCM, but a patch made it harder

Researchers at XM Cyber found that a standard domain user with no Microsoft SCCM privileges can chain multiple flaws to

OpenAI: Latest news and insights
  

OpenAI: Latest news and insights

OpenAI is an artificial intelligence organization comprised of the non-profit OpenAI, Inc. and several for-profit subsidiaries. The company is perhaps

Researcher bypasses Microsoft Defender security patch, seizing control
  

Researcher bypasses Microsoft Defender security patch, seizing control

Just weeks after Microsoft patched a critical hole in Microsoft Defender, a cybersecurity researcher has posted an apparent bypass that

Researcher bypasses Microsoft Defender security patch, seizing control
  

Researcher bypasses Microsoft Defender security patch, seizing control

Just weeks after Microsoft patched a critical hole in Microsoft Defender, a cybersecurity researcher has posted an apparent bypass that

Lovable bolsters its AI software creation capacity, touts $400M funding round
  

Lovable bolsters its AI software creation capacity, touts $400M funding round

Lovable, the Swedish-based AI software creation platform company, today announced an acceleration of its product, infrastructure, and team development efforts

AI finds so many Windows flaws, Microsoft can’t keep up. Should you worry?
  

AI finds so many Windows flaws, Microsoft can’t keep up. Should you worry?

Be careful what you wish for. That’s what Microsoft found out recently when it discovered that AI — rather than