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Microsoft Launches Copilot Tasks Research Preview
Microsoft announced a major step for assistants. The new feature is called Copilot Tasks. The tool moves Copilot from chat to action. It runs multi-step…
Mobile Game Installs Drop but Spending Climbs in 2025
Mobile game downloads decreased in 2025, though the amount spent by players increased sufficiently to…
Instagram Will Tell Parents When a Teen Searches for Suicide or Self Harm
Instagram will soon notify parents when a teen repeatedly searches for terms linked to suicide…
Nvidia posts $68.1B quarter as AI boom accelerates Q4 growth
NVIDIA marked a record quarter with revenue of 68.1 billion. This is a 73 percent…
Samsung Reinvents AI on Galaxy S26 With Triple Assistants
Samsung has launched a new flagship phone that runs three different AI assistants. The device…
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Google Gemini Flaw Exposes Email Summaries to Hidden Phishing
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Google Merges Chrome OS and Android into One Unified Platform
Google’s president of Android ecosystem Sameer Samat publicly acknowledged that the company…
xAI and Grok Apologize After Chatbot’s Antisemitic Outburst
On July 12 2025 xAI published an apology on a 16-hour streak…
Meta Acquires Play AI to Advance Its Generative Voice Technology
Meta has purchased Play AI, a California startup known for its human‑like voice…
Delayed by Siri Enhancements Apple Smart Home Hub Will Arrive in 2026
Apple’s long‑anticipated standalone smart home controller, known internally as Home Hub or…
iPhone 17 Debut Scheduled for Second Week of September
Apple traditionally holds its big iPhone 17 keynote in early September and…
AWS to Debut AI Agent Marketplace at New York Summit with Anthropic
AWS will unveil its dedicated marketplace for AI agents on July 15, 2025, in…
RealSense Breaks Free from Intel, Raises $50 Million to Grow
After 14 years inside Intel, RealSense is now striking out on its…
Google DeepMind Snaps Up Windsurf CEO After OpenAI Deal Unravels
OpenAI’s plan to buy AI coding startup Windsurf for roughly three billion dollars…
New Affordable MacBook to Feature A18 Pro and Vibrant Hues
Supply chain analyst Ming‑Chi Kuo reports that Apple will launch a new budget…