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You can now ask Google Maps ‘complex, real-world questions’ — and Gemini will answer
Google is continuing to weave Gemini into the firmament of its most-used products. Today, it announced that Google Maps was getting a new AI-powered "Ask Maps"...
Perplexity’s Personal Computer turns your spare Mac into an AI agent
Perplexity wants to be more than just an answer engine. On Wednesday it launched Personal Computer, a new AI agent tool that can turn a spare Mac into a locally...
JBL’s new party speaker comes with a karaoke mic that helps you hit those high notes
Karaoke is more fun for everyone when the person holding the mic sounds as good as a song's original performer. So the latest addition to JBL's PartyBox Bluetoo...
Iran-linked cyber attack targets US medtech giant Stryker
US medical equipment provider Stryker said its global networks were disrupted by a cyberattack on Wednesday, allegedly carried out by a hacking group linked to...
One of Grammarly’s ‘experts’ is suing the company over its identity-stealing AI feature
For months, Grammarly has been using the identities of real people (including us) for its "Expert Review" AI suggestions without getting their permission, and n...
iPhone Fold rumor: iPad-like multitasking, but no iPad apps and no Face ID
Apple's rumored foldable iPhone will come with an iPad-style interface that will allow users to view apps side-by-side, according to a report from Bloomberg's M...
Some of the best horror games ever made are included in Humble’s $15 bundle
Humble has teamed up with Frictional Games for a new bundle of PC games that pushed the horror genre forward. The bundle includes the Penumbra Collectors Pack,...
Valve says it will fight New York’s loot box lawsuit
Valve wants players to know that it plans on fighting New York Attorney General Letitia James' lawsuit, which last month accused the company of promoting "illeg...
The Live Nation settlement has industry insiders baffled
Instead of moving forward with a jury trial against Live Nation-Ticketmaster as expected, the Justice Department announced a settlement Monday that omitted what...
Grammarly says it will stop using AI to clone experts without permission
Superhuman says it has disabled Grammarly's "expert review" AI feature that said its edit suggestions were "inspired by" real writers, including our editor-in-c...
Microsoft’s ‘Xbox mode’ is coming to every Windows 11 PC
Microsoft seems more determined than ever to combine Xbox and Windows - to the point that its next-gen Xbox, codenamed Project Helix, will play PC games too. To...
Microsoft’s next Xbox, Project Helix, will barely reach alpha by 2027
We're here at the 2026 Game Developers Conference, where Microsoft "VP of Next Generation" Jason Ronald is talking about a topic near and dear to many gamers' h...