Xbox hires game industry analyst Matthew Ball to lead strategy
Xbox hires game industry analyst Matthew Ball to lead strategy

Microsoft has recruited game industry analyst Matthew Ball as Xbox chief strategy officer. Ball publishes an annual state of video gaming report, which is a popular read across the game industry, and he’s “widely respected across gaming, media, and technology,” according to Xbox CEO Asha Sharma. Sharma announced Ball is joining Microsoft in a memo […]

Google Search’s AI evolution includes more ads
Google Search’s AI evolution includes more ads

Google’s AI-powered Search era apparently also extends to its ads. Now, when you look for a product in Search, Google’s Gemini AI model will surface relevant items and generate a “custom explainer” about why you should purchase a specific one. The update comes just one day after Google revealed a new Search box for larger, […]

Samsung’s Memorial Day TV sale is better than Black Friday — record-low prices on top-rated 4K, QLED, and OLED TVs

Samsung’s Memorial Day TV sale is live, and dare I say it’s better than Black Friday, thanks to record-low prices on top-rated 4K, QLED, and OLED TVs.

It’s make or break time for AI labeling systems
It’s make or break time for AI labeling systems

We’re about to find out if the systems designed to make deepfakes and AI-generated content easy to spot are actually up to snuff. SynthID and C2PA Content Credentials, two distinct technologies for invisibly tagging image, video, and audio files with information about their origins, are getting their biggest expansion to date, and with it, the […]

Trump Mobile may be leaking customer addresses
Trump Mobile may be leaking customer addresses

Just as the T1 Phone is seemingly on the verge of release, Trump Mobile has been accused of insecurely storing customer data, leaving addresses and phone numbers vulnerable. The alleged leak has also revealed how many T1 Phone orders were apparently placed, and it’s far fewer than viral figures have claimed. YouTuber Coffeezilla was the […]

Insta360’s Mic Pro uses a three microphone array for improved recordings
Insta360’s Mic Pro uses a three microphone array for improved recordings

After initially revealing its unique design at NAB 2026 last month with few technical details, Insta360 has announced and launched its new wireless Mic Pro system featuring a couple of industry firsts. While the Mic Pro transmitters that can directly connect to devices over Bluetooth are available individually for $99.99, a more elaborate kit with […]

If Google can’t make AI agents useful, maybe no one can
If Google can’t make AI agents useful, maybe no one can

For years, tech companies have promised AI will give everyone a capable personal assistant but delivered something more like a clueless intern. Over the past six months, that has started to change, thanks largely to the viral open-source AI agent platform OpenClaw. And among the top AI labs now chasing similar success, one seems particularly […]

Lambda wins a cloud deal with Hudson River Trading to supply access to NVIDIA chips
Lambda wins a cloud deal with Hudson River Trading to supply access to NVIDIA chips

The IPO-bound GPU-cloud start-up adds one of the largest US quantitative trading firms to a customer list that already includes Microsoft and NVIDIA itself. Lambda has signed a cloud-infrastructure deal with Hudson River Trading, one of the largest US …

‘It’s in the air’: Apple TV’s hottest new shows explore different sides of OnlyFans
‘It’s in the air’: Apple TV’s hottest new shows explore different sides of OnlyFans

Apple TV is best known for its lineup of science fiction shows and feel-good sitcoms, but of late the streaming service has veered in a different direction. A pair of its current buzziest shows explore the world of OnlyFans creators and cam models, and they’re timed up near perfectly; just as one ends (Margo’s Got […]

Android 17 is getting its own version of Apple’s Handoff
Android 17 is getting its own version of Apple’s Handoff

Google is adding a new Android feature that resembles Apple’s Handoff, allowing you to start a task on your Android phone and continue it right where you left off from a compatible tablet. “Continue On” is designed to eventually be bidirectional, but Google says that at launch it will only support tasks moving from a […]