After months of reportedly searching for an AI model that could power the next-gen Siri, Apple has selected Google—not OpenAI, which is already baked into Siri. As Trending Topics reports, June 2024 was a momentous time for Sam Altman when his company OpenAI announced that its AI ChatGPT would be deeply integrated into Apple’s iPhone and […]
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Experts Say Watch Out for these 4 Scams in 2026
Scam artists are ruthless. They’ll target workers who’ve been laid off, prey on elderly people with fixed incomes, search for vulnerable people on dating apps, pose as IRS agents to steal taxpayers’ money, and even use generative AI to create alarming deepfake videos or audio clips to trick your family members into sending ransom payments. But as PCMag reports, if […]
What is Quira?
Lenovo’s Qira earned the PCMag award for Best AI at CES for its bold vision to connect your context between your phone and PC. As PCMag reports, unlike siloed AI tools of the past, Qira (pronounced “keer-ah”) is a “personal ambient intelligence” that works seamlessly across devices. It’s a system-level AI assistant – Lenovo’s answer to Apple […]
The Top Wellness Tech of CES 2026
Wellness tech abounds at CES. As PCMag reports, at this year’s tech convention, there were myriad devices that promise to combat loneliness, detect life-threatening food allergens, prevent hip fractures, track perimenopause symptoms, smooth wrinkles, and more. Read on for PCMag’s picks of the top Wellness Tech from CES 2026. Peri Winner of the official Best Wellness Tech category […]
In the wake of CSAM Problems, X Turns Off Grok’s Public AI Image Maker for Most Users
Social media network X has introduced new limits to stop free users from prompting its Grok AI chatbot to generate, edit, and share images. As PCMag reports, public image generation and editing through Grok is now exclusive to paid X Premium subscribers. You can still create images on Grok’s app, within its private chatbot, or on […]
The Top Desktops and PC Parts of CES 2026
With giant TVs, triple-folding phones, slim laptops, and robots galore hogging up all the attention, it’s easy to overlook the bazaar of desktop-PC gear that flies under the radar at CES. But as PCMag reports, fresh and flashy desktops, graphics cards, processors, and other PC components had a banner year at 2026’s show. Below, you’ll find a modern […]
7 Smart Home Gadgets from CES 2026 that Actually Make Life Easier
CES is always a showcase for wacky smart home devices, but PCMag’s favorites this year combine cool technology with practical upgrades. As PCMag reports, the best products don’t just add features but expand how useful their respective categories can be. In some cases, they lower the barrier to entry for either setting up, connecting, or maintaining your […]
Nvidia launches Alpamayo Autonomous Cars at CES 2026
Nvidia has driven into the autonomous car market. As TechCrunch reports, at CES 2026, the company launched Alpamayo, a new family of open source AI models, simulation tools, and datasets for training physical robots and vehicles that are designed to help autonomous vehicles reason through complex driving situations. “The ChatGPT moment for physical AI is […]
Samsung Display Shows Off its OLED Tech at CES 2026
Samsung Display is known for showing off futuristic concepts that may or may not make it into the real world, but as CNET reports, the company showed off a handful of uses at this year’s CES that we are hoping will someday hit the market. Foldable Phone Creases a Thing of the Past Foldable phones […]
X’s Grok Chatbot ‘Apologizes’ for Creating Sexualized Images of Underage Girls
Grok, the built-in chatbot on Elon Musk’s X, has confirmed that it generated and shared an AI image of two young girls, with an estimated age of between 12 and 16, in sexualized attire following a user’s prompt. As PCMag reports, in a post on X, Grok admitted that the post both “violated ethical standards” […]