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OLED MacBook Pros are almost here, and the display could be worth the wait
Samsung Display has hit a 90% yield on OLED panels destined for the MacBook Pro, and shipments could begin as early as next month.
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AMD’s Ryzen AI Max 400 chip offers 192GB of memory, but getting your hands on one is another story
AMD's Ryzen AI Max 400 Gorgon Halo bumps unified memory to 192GB and claims it can run 300B+ parameter LLMs locally.
Thousands of Windows machines are being replaced in schools with MacBook Neo and iPads
Kansas City Public Schools is replacing thousands of Windows PCs and Chromebooks with MacBook Neo laptops and iPads, giving Apple a major classroom test as Intel pushes cheaper Windows rivals.
The Vivaldi 8.0 update makes it harder than ever to go back to Chrome
Vivaldi 8.0 introduces a sweeping new Unified design, six preset layouts, and a look so polished it might finally convince you to make the switch.
CapCut is bringing its editing tools to Gemini, and your creative workflow will never be the same
CapCut is partnering with Google's Gemini app, letting you edit images and videos directly inside Gemini using CapCut's tools. No more app-switching mid-workflow.
Research shows educational institutes must not put too much faith in AI text detectors
A University of Florida study presented at the 2026 IEEE Symposium on Security and Privacy found commercially available AI text detectors have false positive rates up to 68.6%.
Canva and Adobe are coming to Gemini, and they want to make everything chatty
Adobe and Canva are coming to Google Gemini, turning the assistant into a starting point for design work while raising bigger questions about who controls the creative workflow.
AI can pass the Turing Test in live chats and appear more human than us. I am spooked now
A UC San Diego study found GPT-4.5 was judged human more often than real people in live chats, raising sharper questions about AI disclosure, trust, and online identity.
Google wants Gemini to help build the next big scientific breakthrough
Google’s Gemini for Science pushes AI beyond research summaries, with experimental tools for hypotheses, computational testing, and literature review. The bigger question is whether it can earn trust inside real labs.
Discord calls finally get end-to-end encryption, but your DMs didn’t make the cut
Discord completed its rollout of end-to-end encrypted voice and video calls in March 2026 using its open-source DAVE protocol, but text messages remain unencrypted.
OpenAI has a new website where you can check if an image is real or AI slop
OpenAI is teaming up with Google to make AI-generated images easier to spot using invisible watermarks, metadata, and a public verification tool you can use right now.
Google just gave Workspace a 24/7 AI agent that sends emails and books meetings while you sleep
Google announced five major Workspace updates: Gemini Spark, Gmail Live and Docs Live voice features, Keep voice notes, Google Pics image tool, and expansion of AI Inbox.
Gemini can now make videos, brief your morning, and do digital chores while you sleep
Google’s Gemini app is getting a major upgrade with cinematic video generation, morning briefs, richer answers, and a 24/7 agent that handles tasks.
Google Search is getting AI agents that will monitor the web for you
Google used I/O 2026 to announce a major overhaul of Search, adding background AI agents that monitor the web for you, a redesigned search box, and agentic coding that can build custom apps and dashboards on demand.
Google Pomelli can now build your entire brand from scratch
Google Pomelli just got smarter. The AI marketing tool can now build your brand identity, generate brand books, and design a complete website for your small business.
Google’s AI subscriptions get a new $100 tier, a price cut, and new features across all plans
Google has announced an overhaul of its AI subscriptions at I/O 2026, adding a new $100/month AI Ultra tier and cutting the price of its top plan from $250 to $200. The update brings fresh models, a smarter Gmail inbox, YouTube Premium perks, and more across all paid plans.
Google AI Studio can now build Android apps without you writing a single line of code
Google AI Studio gets Android app building, Google Workspace integration, custom design tools, and a mobile app at I/O 2026.
Chuwi’s UniBook is a $449 laptop chasing the MacBook Neo’s crown with substance
Chuwi’s UniBook pairs Intel’s new Wildcat Lake Core 3 chip with a 14-inch 100% sRGB display, generous ports, and an estimated $449 price.
Google’s Gemini Omni is an all-purpose content generator that wants to replace your entire studio
Google's Gemini Omni is a multimodal AI model that generates and edits video from any input, text, images, audio, or existing footage, with conversational editing and physics awareness built in.
Google Search will now tell you if an image is AI-generated and talk about it in detail
Google is expanding its SynthID technology into Search, Chrome, and Android to help users identify AI-generated or AI-edited images more easily.
Gemini 3.5 Flash is Google’s new default AI model, and it’s built to act, not just answer
Google today announced Gemini 3.5 Flash, its most capable Flash-series model to date. The company says it outperforms Gemini 3.1 Pro on coding and agentic benchmarks and runs at four times the speed of comparable frontier models.
Google’s new Gemini Spark AI agent can run your errands while you run your life
Google's Gemini Spark is a new AI agent that handles multi-step tasks in the background, works across Google's apps, and keeps going even after you close your laptop.
Microsoft confirms new Surface laptops with Snapdragon X2 chips are coming later this year
Microsoft confirmed Snapdragon X2 Surface Laptop and Surface Pro models, arriving later this year with up to 80% faster AI inferencing and Snapdragon X2 Plus/Elite chips.
Microsoft’s new Surface PCs are getting smarter, pricier, and weirdly good at keeping secrets
Microsoft has just announced its latest generation of Surface series notebooks that are aimed straight at businesses. The new Surface Pro and Surface Laptop for Business models get Intel’s latest Core Ultra Series 3 processors, on-device AI support, improved security, and a lot more to make them business-friendly. What does it offer, and how hefty […]
AI is raising hell for Linux managers buried under a flood of dupe bug reports
Linus Torvalds says duplicate AI-assisted bug reports are turning Linux security work into a triage headache, showing how AI can create maintenance problems even when it finds real issues.
Spooked by the MacBook Neo, Asus shows off affordable Intel Wildcat Lake laptops
Asus’ new Intel Wildcat Lake Vivobooks are putting early pressure on the MacBook Neo, with aggressive China pricing, practical ports, and a faster 16-inch display option leading the attack.
Intel reveals Project Firefly to make cheap Wildcat Lake laptops that rival MacBook Neo
Intel is trying to make budget Windows laptops look a lot less bargain-bin. Project Firefly, launched in China alongside Intel’s Wildcat Lake laptop chips, gives PC makers a common hardware playbook for thinner, cleaner, lower-cost systems that can take a more direct swing at MacBook Neo. The promise is simple, fewer compromises where budget laptops […]
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