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AI Summary

  • Google I/O 2026 heavily featured AI, introducing 'Ask YouTube' for conversational search, Gemini Omni for video generation from diverse inputs, and enhanced Gemini apps with agentic capabilities, signaling a major shift in search and app development.
  • The tech industry is increasingly focusing on AI agents, with Google's Gemini 3.5 Flash and Spark aiming to rival chatbots, and advancements in agentic app coding and guardrails for AI models.
  • Privacy and security remain key concerns, with Discord enabling end-to-end encryption for all calls and Infomaniak transitioning to foundation models to protect user data.
  • Hardware innovation continues with Google's new audio-powered smart glasses and Android XR making strides, alongside updates to Wear OS.
  • Despite advancements, the tech landscape faces challenges including potential AI-driven job cuts, concerns over AI safety records, and ongoing debates about AI's impact on creative industries and intellectual property.

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  • ‘It’s in the air’: Apple TV’s hottest new shows explore different sides of OnlyFans an hour ago by Andrew Webster
    Apple, Entertainment, Report, Streaming, Tech, TV Shows

    Margo’s Got Money Troubles. | Image: Apple 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 Money Troubles ) another is set to begin ( Maximum Pleasure Guaranteed ). According to Maximum Pleasure Guaranteed creator and showrunner David J. Rosen, the timing is something of a coincidence, but also indicative of the

  • Android 17 is getting its own version of Apple’s Handoff 2 hours ago by Dominic Preston
    Android, Google, Google I/O 2026, Mobile, News, Tech

    At launch, Continue On will only allow you to move tasks from a phone to a tablet. | Image: Google 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 smartphone to a tablet. Android tablet users will see the Continue On icon in the dock suggesting the most recently used app from their

  • Samsung workers set to strike at worst possible time 5 hours ago by Jess Weatherbed
    Business, News, Samsung, Tech

    Samsung Electronics workers attended a rally outside the company's semiconductor plant in Pyeongtaek on April 23rd, ahead of the planned strike. | Photo by SeongJoon Cho/ Bloomberg via Getty Images More than 47,000 Samsung Electronics workers are gearing up for an 18-day strike after bonus payment negotiations between the company and its union collapsed. The strike is set to start on Thursday and will be limited to Samsung's domestic chipmaking plants, raising concerns around the already constrained production of memory chips amid the ongoing shortage. While the union had agreed to mediation proposed by South Korea's National Labor Relations Commission

  • Mercedes’ electric AMG GT 4-door coupe can go 0-60 in 2 seconds 10 hours ago by Andrew J. Hawkins
    Cars, Electric Cars, Mercedes-Benz, News, Transportation

    The era of ultra-high performance Mercedes EVs is here. The German automaker finally revealed its new super sedan, the AMG GT 4-door coupe, with technology borrowed from the automaker's XX concept that last year made history by driving 24,901 miles in under 8 days at Nardò Ring in southern Italy . With the production model, Mercedes rethought its approach to motors and batteries in the hopes of delivering a high-performance vehicle that could go toe-to-toe with even some hypercars. The new AMG GT utilizes three axial flux motors developed by Mercedes subsidiary YASA , delivering up to 1,153 horsepower and

  • Wear OS 7 will keep track of deliveries and sports scores on your wrist 14 hours ago by Jay Peters
    Gadgets, Google, Google I/O 2026, News, Smartwatch, Tech, Wearable

    A Pixel Watch 4 running Wear OS 6, not Wear OS 7. | Photo by Amelia Holowaty Krales / The Verge Amid the flurry of today's Google I/O announcements, Google shared details about Wear OS 7 , the next major update to its smartwatch platform. To help you keep track of things like deliveries and sports scores, Wear OS 7 will get the iPhone-style Live Updates that were introduced on Android last year - which can appear on your watch or your smartphone - and you'll also be able to track automated tasks that an AI is working on right


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  • Hypershell X Ultra S Review: The Best Exoskeleton Yet an hour ago by Chris Haslam
    Gear, Gear / Reviews, Gear / Products / Outdoor, Product, Review

    With its clever new algorithm, the latest Hypershell exoskeleton powers your legs without making you feel like a puppet on a string.

  • How to Upgrade Weber and Kamado Joe Into Smart Grills 2 hours ago by Matthew Korfhage
    Gear, Gear / How To and Advice, Gear / Products / Home, Gear / Products / Outdoor, Gear / Products / Kitchen, Get, Smart

    You don't need to buy a smart grill to make perfect meat. You can buy a dumb grill and send it to school with smart upgrades.

  • Everything to Look for When Buying a New Laptop in 2026 2 hours ago by Luke Larsen, Scott Gilbertson
    Gear, Gear / How To and Advice, Gear / Products / Computers, Intel, Inside

    Shopping for a laptop can be infuriating. Here’s how to sift through the acronyms, storage options, and extra features to find the best one for you.

  • Trump Wants to Be the Hero Vapers Don’t Really Need 2 hours ago by Jamie Ducharme
    Culture, Culture / Digital Culture, Smoke, And, Mirrors

    The White House says Trump’s pro-vape stance is based on “gold standard science.” It feels more like vice-signaling to a demographic that often doesn’t vote—over products that are widely available.

  • Election Officials Are Getting Ready for ICE to Show Up at the Polls 3 hours ago by David Gilbert
    Politics, Midterms

    The Trump administration keeps threatening to send federal agents to oversee elections. State and local officials are preparing, and even gaming out what happens if they're arrested.


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