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Google scored a big victory yesterday as its Gemini model became the foundation of Apple’s new Siri. But the tech giant is pushing even harder to grab as much market share during the AI boom as possible – it just made its base AI plan cheaper.
Google AI Plus used to be $8 a month and came with 200GB of storage. The monthly price has been reduced to $5 or the local equivalent, wrote Vikas Kansal on his X account (Kansal is the Product lead for Google AI subscriptions).
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Anthropic today announced the launch of Claude Fable 5, a Mythos-class model that it says is safe for general use. According to Anthropic, Fable 5's capabilities exceed those of any model it has made generally available, and Fable has demonstrated "exceptional performance" for software engineering, knowledge work, vision, scientific research, and more. It outperforms Opus models on longer, more complex tasks. Fable 5 can work autonomously for longer than any... Read more ›
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The European Commission has ordered Meta to temporarily restore free WhatsApp Business API access for rival AI chatbots while it investigates whether Meta's ban on third-party assistants abuses its dominant position. Meta says it will appeal, calling the move "regulatory overreach" that would let major AI companies use a paid WhatsApp product for free. The BBC reports: The EU said it began its investigation, in December 2025, after Meta banned... Read more ›
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Apple’s new Siri AI, unveiled yesterday at Apple's annual Worldwide Developers Conference (WWDC 2026), may look like a consumer product story on the surface. But for enterprise developers and IT leaders, the bigger news from WWDC26 is that Apple is turning Siri into a systemwide AI interface for apps, data and workplace actions across iPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple Watch and Vision Pro, as revealed in the WWDC26 Apple Intelligence developer... Read more ›
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Valve’s Steam Machine, the compact gaming PC announced in November 2025, could launch on or before June 29 based on a pattern in the company’s FCC regulatory filings. The theory, first spotted by Notebookcheck and sourced to Reddit user u/wayTooManyBugs, draws on how Valve handled the regulatory paperwork for its Steam Controller, which launched on […] This story continues at The Next Web Read more ›
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Messaging app Telegram now has a native Apple Watch app. The app supports viewing and responding to Telegram messages from the wrist. Features like stickers, voice messages, and location information can be shared from the Apple Watch app. Telegram had an Apple Watch app back in 2015, but it was discontinued and removed from the App Store a few years back. There have been third-party Telegram apps for the Apple... Read more ›
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Congress narrowly voted to fund President Donald Trump's mass deportation agenda, giving the Department of Homeland Security $70 billion over the next three years. The house voted 214 to 212 in favor of the reconciliation bill Tuesday, following the Senate's 52-47 vote last Friday morning. The vote fell largely along party lines. Sen. Lisa Murkowski […] Read more ›
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Apple's first foldable smartphone, widely rumored to be coming this fall under the name iPhone Ultra, is now said to sport a liquid metal hinge. This information comes from one of the most prolific leakers over on Weibo. According to this source, the development of the iPhone Ultra is progressing rapidly, and prototypes have already been shipped to carriers worldwide for testing ahead of the launch. Despite the name, "liquid... Read more ›
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The next big release for Oppo's Android skin is ColorOS 17, which will presumably be based on Android 17. This is coming within the next few months, and today a rumor from China claims it will draw more than a little bit of inspiration from Apple's Liquid Glass design, introduced with iOS 26 last year. Unfortunately there aren't many details, but the source claims Oppo's version is more "liquid acrylic"... Read more ›
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Today at Computex Asus unveiled a new smartwatch. It's called VivoWatch 6 Plus, and unfortunately the company didn't publish a whole lot of information about it so far. The device has a 1.43-inch AMOLED screen, sapphire crystal glass on top, and its case is made from titanium. The watch supports blood pressure measurement and ECG, as well as sleep breathing movement and gait analysis, "offering deeper insights into the risk... Read more ›
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According to a new rumor from China's Digital Chat Station, Oppo is currently working on a mid-range A-series device with a whopping 10,000 mAh battery. The yet-unnamed phone will also allegedly have a large flat LTPS OLED screen with "1.5K" resolution. Unfortunately, the leaker hasn't mentioned the exact chipset it will be using, just that the chip is built on a 4nm process. Given the mid-range nature of the A-series,... Read more ›
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Google's parent company Alphabet has just announced that it plans to raise $80 billion and invest that money in scaling its AI infrastructure. Alphabet will basically sell its own stock to get the cash, with a $30 billion public offering, a $40 billion program allowing the company to sell stock over time, and a $10 billion private placement investment from Warren Buffet's Berkshire Hathaway. Alphabet revenue grew 22% year-on-year to... Read more ›
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Back in March we got the first leaked details about the upcoming Redmi K100 Pro Max, and today the K100 Pro has received the same treatment. This device will allegedly come with an "ultra-high refresh rate screen" with an ultra-high resolution, which we assume means QHD+. The phone will be powered by the Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 SoC, unlike the Pro Max which will get the Snapdragon 8 Elite... Read more ›
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After revealing new details about Samsung's upcoming wide-screen Galaxy Z Fold8, tipster Ice Universe has now shared fresh information about the successor to the Galaxy Z Fold7, which is widely rumored to launch as the Galaxy Z Fold8 Ultra. The tipster claims that the Galaxy Z Fold8 Ultra will maintain the same 215-gram weight as the Galaxy Z Fold7. However, the upcoming foldable is tipped to pack a larger 5,000mAh... Read more ›
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Honor has silently introduced a new budget 4G smartphone in select global markets. The phone’s called the Honor X7e and its key selling point is the large 7,500mAh battery. The Honor X7e is powered by the MediaTek Helio G81 Ultra chipset and runs Android 16-based MagicOS 10.0. As mentioned in the beginning, the highlight of the phone is its large 7,500mAh battery, which supports 45W wired charging. In some regions,... Read more ›
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Realme has announced it will unveil the Realme P4R in India on June 10 at 12 PM local time. The Realme P4R will be powered by the Dimensity 6300 SoC, run Realme UI 7.0 out of the box, and offer up to 256GB of storage. The smartphone will feature a 144Hz display with 1,200 nits peak brightness, and fueling the entire package will be an 8,000 mAh battery, advertised to... Read more ›
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Google today announced fake call detection for the Phone by Google app. This protects you from what the company refers to as "the growing threat of impersonation scams", which are now using AI deepfakes. Here's how these scams work. First, the scammers spoof the originating phone number of, say, one of your family members, "routing calls through internet-based software to make it appear as though the call is originating from... Read more ›
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