67 place 2
The Switch 2's lack of a built-in camera means you need an external one for GameChat video calls. But now, if your phone is a Google Pixel, you don't even need one of those. Android Authority reported on Friday that the two now work nicely together (without needing third-party apps), and our tests confirm that.Google has technically supported the use of Android devices as external webcams for two years: The company added it in a quarterly update for Android 14. (Specifically, it added the ability for device
A newsletter a day!
You may get 10 most important news around midday in daily newsletter. Press the button and we will send you the most important news only, no spam attached.
LIKE us on Facebook so you won't miss the most important news of the day!
Engadget
NY State Governor Kathy Hochul wants 3D printer manufacturers to make it impossible to 3D print guns. Read more āŗ
1,263 fresh
Fundraising campaigns for a Ford employee who was suspended after shouting at President Trump have raised hundreds of thousands. Read more āŗ
1,191
Amazon has released the first official image of Sophie Turner as Lara Croft, ahead of the release of its Tomb Raider T.V series. Read more Read more āŗ
1,169 fresh
Why copilots stall and context-aware AI is essential for real enterprise decision-making. Read more āŗ
1,144 fresh
Venezuela relied on Russian air defense systems and Chinese radars, but its forces did not shoot down any US military aircraft. Read more āŗ
878 fresh
Google has split the shared limit for Gemini's Thinking and Pro models and increased the daily quota for Google AI Pro and Ultra subscribers. Read more āŗ
831 fresh
From Gilded Age tycoons to modern tech billionaires, here are the richest Americans in history, and how they built fortunes that defined their eras. Read more āŗ
691 fresh
Verizon is offering customers a $20 account credit following a massive outage that brought down service across the US on Wednesday. In an update on X, Verizon says you'll receive a text message when the credit is available, which you can redeem by logging into the myVerizon app and accepting it. "Yesterday, we did not [ā¦] Read more āŗ
668 fresh
Wikipedia turns 25 today, and the online encyclopedia is celebrating that with an announcement that it has signed new licensing deals with a slate of major AI companies -- Amazon, Microsoft, Meta Platforms, Perplexity and Mistral AI. The deals allow these companies to access Wikipedia content "at a volume and speed designed specifically for their needs." The Wikimedia Foundation did not disclose financial terms. Google had already signed on as... Read more āŗ
580 fresh
Hegseth's effort to punish a US senator "places other retirees who have spoken up potentially in jeopardy," a military law expert said. Read more āŗ
557 fresh
By now you are likely back on Verizonās network after it experienced a 10-hour outage yesterday. We have yet to find out what caused such a major outage, as they have yet to explain or provide details, but Verizon has at least stepped up to offer account credits for all of that time lost. Verizon ā¦ Continued Read the original post: Verizonās Massive Outage Gets Customers $20 Credits Read more āŗ
548 fresh
The Sony FE 100mm f/2.8 Macro GM OSS is the update to its 10-year-old predecessor, and it's the lens Sony macro lovers have been dreaming of. Read more āŗ
546 fresh
BlackRock's private credit line from HPS is raising money from institutions and wealthy individuals alike. Read more āŗ
516 fresh
Tomb Raider fans have walked back on their criticism of Sophie Turner playing Lara Croft after Amazon released the show's first official image. Read more āŗ
496 fresh
President Trump has signed a proclamation imposing a 25 percent tariff on ācertain advanced computing chips,ā the White House has announced. As The New York Times notes, the administration previously threatened much bigger and broader tariffs for chips. Trump even said that he was going to impose a 100 percent tariff on companies unless they invest on semiconductor manufacturing in the United States. The new tariff will only affect advanced... Read more āŗ
482 fresh
Mentra will soon start shipping its first smart glasses, the Mentra Live. At first glance, thereās nothing obvious setting Mentraās glasses apart from its more well-known competitors, but they come with their own dedicated app store, and employ an open-source OS with an SDK that developers have had access to since early 2025. Mentra says the MiniApp Store is the first app store of its nature for smart glasses, and... Read more āŗ
336 fresh
A group of investors have filed a class action lawsuit against Oracle, contending that it made misleading statements during its initial $18 billion bond drive, resulting in potential losses of $1.3 billion. Read more āŗ
327 fresh
If youāre looking for something to entertain your kids for the next several months (and potentially longer), YouTube would like you to know that more than 100 classic episodes of Sesame Street are now streamingĀ on the platform. The partnership between Sesame Street creator Sesame Workshop and YouTube was first announced last year and encompasses both old episodes as well as new content. Some of the themed compilations that have... Read more āŗ
313 fresh
Engadget
In October, Apple caved to pressure from the Trump administration and removed ICEBlock ā and similar apps which crowdsourced the location of Immigrations and Customs Enforcement activity ā from its App Store. Apple's stated rationale? The apps could "be used to harm law enforcement officers." But armed-to-the-teeth ICE officers donāt need protection from civilians. Apple had that exactly backward.That became impossible to ignore on Wednesday, when ICE agent Jonathon Ross... Read more āŗ
654
If you received a bunch of password reset requests from Instagram recently, you're not alone. As reported by Malwarebytes, an antivirus software company, there was a data breach revealing the "sensitive information" of 17.5 million Instagram users. Malwarebytes added that the leak included Instagram usernames, physical addresses, phone numbers, email addresses and more. The company added that the "data is available for sale on the dark web and can be... Read more āŗ
349
Tesla will stop selling its $8,000 Full Self-Driving (FSD) option and make it strictly a monthly subscription service after February 14, CEO Elon Musk announced on his X platform. Musk didn't reveal the price or why he's making the switch, though FSD is already available by subscription for $99 per month or $999 per year.Ā The shift could be advantageous for buyers, particularly if they decide to dump their new... Read more āŗ
208
Your neighborhood GameStop might be on the chopping block, along with more than 400 other retail locations across the US. As first reported by Polygon, the retailer is pursuing a severe cost-saving measure by closing up several hundred physical locations. According to a blog that keeps track of GameStop closures, there are 410 locations that are confirmed to be closing or are already closed, along with another 11 that are... Read more āŗ
113
Several of Meta's VR studios have been affected by the company's metaverse-focused layoffs. The company has shuttered three of its VR studios, including Armature, Sanzaru and Twisted Pixel. VR fitness app Supernatural will no longer be updated with fresh content.Employees at Twisted Pixel, which released Marvel's Deadpool VR in November, and Sanzaru, known for Asgard's Wrath, posted on social media about the closures. Bloomberg reported that Armature, which brought Resident... Read more āŗ
106
Apple and Google have confirmed that Geminiās models power the new version of Siri and other generative AI features. CNBC broke the news, but Apple and Google soon followed up with a lengthy joint statement. Hereās part of it: āApple determined that Googleās Al technology provides the most capable foundation for Apple Foundation Modelsā¦ Apple Intelligence will continue to run on Apple devices and Private Cloud Compute, while maintaining Appleās... Read more āŗ
99
Last month, Instagram began rolling out a new set of controls that allowed users to personalize the topics recommended to them by the Reels algorithm. Now, Meta is making that feature available to all English users of the app globally, along with the ability to highlight their top topics for the coming year.Ā The feature begins with a selection of topics Meta's AI thinks you're interested in based on your... Read more āŗ
97
X may soon provide more insight into how its algorithm works. On Saturday, Elon Musk posted on the platform to say that the company "will make the new X algorithm, including all code used to determine what organic and advertising posts are recommended to users, open source in 7 days."Ā X's recommendation algorithm has been the subject of investigations by France and the European Commission, the latter of which recently... Read more āŗ
88
Matthew McConaughey filed trademark applications to prevent his likeness from being used by AI companies without permission, and the US Patent and Trademark Office has approved eight so far. According to the Wall Street Journal, the trademarks were for video and audio clips featuring the actor staring, smiling and talking. One was for a video of him standing on a porch, while another was for an audio recording of him... Read more āŗ
79
As an unabashed fan of electric vehicles, even I have to admit that most of them are pretty boring. Their smooth, quiet and calm demeanors don't offer much in the way of intrinsic personality, which has led to many brands slapping on outrĆ© designs and fake engine sounds to try and dial up the excitement.To that end, a pair of offerings coming soon from UK-based EV startup Longbow Motors looks... Read more āŗ
72
Most popular sources
Business Insider
|
30% 14 |
TechRadar
|
24% 23 |
Gizmodo
|
11% 2 |
Mashable
|
5% 0 |
Vox
|
5% 1 |
| View sources » | |
LIKE us on Facebook so you won't miss the most important news of the day!
15.01.2026 11:52
Last update: 11:45 EDT.
News rating updated: 18:40.
What is Times42?
Times42 brings you the most popular news from tech news portals in real-time chart.
Read about us in FAQ section.
popular
