Smart home company SwitchBot has announced a new version of its retrofit smart lock, and this one you can unlock with your face. The SwitchBot Lock Ultra ($159.99) works with the new SwitchBot Keypad Vision ($99.99), which uses 3D facial recognition technology to unlock your door. The company also launched the SwitchBot Hub 3, a [âŠ] Read more âș
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Amazon is testing new AI-generated audio summaries that will let you listen to two AI âhostsâ chat about a productâs features. Along with product details, the AI audio clips also draw information from user reviews and information from the web. The feature is currently available for select products on Amazonâs mobile app, including the Ninja [âŠ] Read more âș
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At last month's rapturously received Slate debut, it took an executive's quip that "Slate" and "Tesla" use the same 5 letters to shift my brain into high gear. I've covered the EV world for 15-plus years, and I virtually never spend time on counterfactuals. There's quite enough to cover in the real world. But ⊠[âŠ] Read more âș
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After directing dozens of documentaries over his 60-year career, legendary filmmaker Martin Scorsese will now have his own life chronicled for Apple TV Plus. In its announcement, Apple says the five-part Mr. Scorsese documentary series will explore how themes like âthe place of good and evil in the fundamental nature of humankindâ have shaped Scorseseâs [âŠ] Read more âș
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The mysterious device that OpenAI is cooking up with former Apple designer Jony Ive will be pocket-size, contextually aware, screen-free, and isnât eyewear. Ive and OpenAI CEO Sam Altman revealed details about the project in an internal staff call reviewed by The Wall Street Journal, after announcing the $6.5 billion acquisition of Iveâs AI hardware [âŠ] Read more âș
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Fujifilm has a new pint-size addition to its X-series cameras coming in late June: the X Half. Itâs an 18-megapixel âhalf-frameâ camera with a portrait-oriented sensor and viewfinder and a fixed 32mm-equivalent f/2.8 lens. Despite being digital, the X Half is all about the vintage film aesthetic. The $849.99 camera is so dedicated to an [âŠ] Read more âș
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Dyson has announced what itâs claiming is the âworldâs slimmest vacuum cleaner.â At first glance, its new PencilVac looks like a broom rather than a vacuum because the battery, motor, and electronics are all integrated into a thin handle thatâs just 38mm in diameter â the same thickness as Dysonâs Supersonic r hair dryer. It [âŠ] Read more âș
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Microsoft employees have discovered that any emails they send with the terms "Palestine" or "Gaza" are getting temporarily blocked from being sent to recipients inside and outside the company. The No Azure for Apartheid (NOAA) protest group reports that "dozens of Microsoft workers" have been unable to send emails with the words "'Palestine," "Gaza," and [âŠ] Read more âș
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Even with the ability to take excellent photos with our phones and instantly share them across the world, thereâs something magical about the old-school instant camera. With just a click of a button, you can capture a moment in a photo that you can see and touch almost immediately. Images captured by an instant camera [âŠ] Read more âș
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A lawsuit against Google and companion chatbot service Character AI â which is accused of contributing to the death of a teenager â can move forward, ruled a Florida judge. In a decision filed today, Judge Anne Conway said that an attempted First Amendment defense wasnât enough to get the lawsuit thrown out. Conway determined [âŠ] Read more âș
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Signal is taking proactive steps to ensure Microsoftâs Recall feature canât screen capture your secured chats, by rolling out a new version of the Signal for Windows 11 client that enables screen security by default. This is the same DRM that blocks users from easily screenshotting a Netflix show on their computer or phone, and [âŠ] Read more âș
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The trade association backing some of the biggest news publishers in the US slammed Googleâs newly expanded AI Mode, which trades traditional search results for an AI chatbot-like interface. In a statement on Wednesday, the News/Media Alliance said the new feature is âdeprivingâ publishers of both traffic and revenue. During Google I/O on Tuesday, the [âŠ] Read more âș
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Microsoft has announced that a new âRetro Classicsâ collection is now available to Game Pass subscribers. Reminiscent of the Nintendo Switch Online classic games library, the collection includes Pitfall, Grand Prix, and more than 50 other Activision titles from the 1980s and 1990s. Itâs not as many titles as the 1,300 retro games that Antstream, Microsoftâs [âŠ] Read more âș
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The 2026 Chevy Silverado EV is going off road â way off road â with the addition of the Trail Boss trim to the electric pickupâs lineup. The electric version of the automakerâs popular off-road trim, Trail Boss offers more capability and â insanely â even more range for the already class-leading Silverado EV. The upgraded [âŠ] Read more âș
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Artist and musician Brian Eno â who also composed the iconic Windows 95 operating system startup chime â called on Microsoft today to âsuspend all services that support any operations that contribute to violations of international law,â saying the company plays a role in âsurveillance, violence, and destruction in Palestine.â Itâs the latest high-profile instance [âŠ] Read more âș
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Google announced a new SynthID Detector tool at Google I/O that lets you check if content has been made with the assistance of Googleâs AI tools. In a blog post, Google DeepMindâs Pushmeet Kohli describes SynthID Detector as âa verification portalâ that can âquickly and efficiently identify AI-generated content made with Google AI.â Itâs also [âŠ] Read more âș
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Toyota is redesigning and âelectrifyingâ its Rav4 lineup for 2026 with models that arenât quite EVs, but could masquerade as one. The mega popular SUV will come standard with hybrid powertrains, including a plug-in version with a feature youâd expect in only pure EVs: fast charging. Thatâs right, the 2026 Rav4 PHEV can now plug [âŠ] Read more âș
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While announcing a reportedly $6.5 billion team-up on AI hardware between his startup, io, and OpenAI, Jony Ive spoke to Bloomberg and commented on last yearâs attempts at making AI hardware happen, the Rabbit R1 and Humane AI Pin: There have been public failures as well, such as the Humane AI Pin and the Rabbit [âŠ] Read more âș
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In its antitrust case against Meta, the US Federal Trade Commission is asking a judge to consider an alternate reality. In that world, the company never bought Instagram and WhatsApp. The two apps remained competitive with Facebook, developing features that competed for users' attention. And that competition created a thriving ecosystem of social media apps [âŠ] Read more âș
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Wireless charging is slower and less efficient than plugging in a wire, but itâs certainly convenient â especially when you add magnets. Most people who have an iPhone 12 or later (except the 16E) and want a magnetic charger should get a Qi2 charger. Any Qi2-certified charger will charge a MagSafe iPhone up to 15W [âŠ] Read more âș
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