Android desktop mode can turn a phone into a nearly usable workstation, but one workday with WordPress, browser tools, and a pile of accessories made the laptop look mercifully honest.
Android 17 has useful changes, but when the best everyday update is a Quick Settings button that finally makes sense again, the annual version number starts looking pretty hollow.
Amazon has refreshed the Fire HD 10 with an extra gigabyte of RAM, extending the life of its flagship tablet instead of launching an all-new model.
Google Maps is reportedly developing a Gemini-powered feature that could let users discover restaurants and place food orders without leaving the app.

The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) said today it worked with industry partners to seize hundreds of domains associated with NetNut, a sprawling residential proxy service operated by the publicly-traded Israeli company Alarum Technologies [NASDAQ: ALAR]. The action comes roughly two weeks after KrebsOnSecurity published findings from multiple security firms connecting NetNut to the Popa botnet, a collection of at least two million devices that have been compromised by malicious software with little or no consent from victims.
AI has made it a lot harder for tech companies like Amazon and Google to deliver on their net-zero pledges.

Google has exceeded a five-year pledge to invest $1 billion in Africa, the company said on Wednesday at the first Africa Cloud Summit in Johannesburg, alongside a batch of new infrastructure and AI initiatives. The announcement builds on Google’s 2025 …
Cloudflare is giving AI companies until September 15 to separate web crawlers used for search from those used for AI training and agents, or risk being blocked by default on many publisher sites.
Google’s 24/7 agentic assistant, Gemini Spark, comes to Mac alongside other improvements, like real-time tracking and support for more apps.