Samsung is exploring new digital health coaching features based on large language models, or LLMs, as part of its efforts to embed AI into its most important products. The move can also be seen as an effort to fend off rivals including Google and Apple as they evolve their own health trackers and digital assistants. As CNET reports, this initiative […]
Voyager 1, the farthest human-made craft from the Earth, is finally sending back data from all four of its scientific instruments, NASA said last week. That means the agency is once more receiving its readings on plasma waves, magnetic fields, and space-bound particles. As The Verge reports, Voyager 1 stopped sending back good data months ago, in November, […]
Even though Apple barely mentioned its smart home platform during its WWDC 2024 keynote last week, Apple Home users can still rejoice over an update discovered in the first iOS 18 beta: they’re getting the option to choose a “Preferred Home Hub.” As The Verge reports, this fixes the problem of your smart home “deciding” to run […]
As of June 10th, Nintendo has officially discontinued support for the Switch console’s integration with X (formerly Twitter), making it the last of the current-gen consoles to do so after Microsoft and Sony disabled their own access last year. As The Verge reports, the integration was removed as part of the Nintendo Switch’s 18.1.0 update, taking away the ability for […]
Microsoft’s big Xbox game showcase was back with a vengeance for summer 2024. The more than an hour-long showcase delivered plenty of release dates, and Xbox game announcements, including a 2025 release window for Fable and some new gameplay, alongside a November launch date for Microsoft Flight Simulator 2024, some more Indiana Jones and the Great Circle gameplay, and even a […]
The keynote for Apple’s Worldwide Developers Conference on Monday teased a lot of what users can expect later this year when all of its major software updates roll out to the public in the fall. Big changes coming to iOS 18, macOS Sequoia and watchOS 11 include RCS support, a new Passwords app, a revamped Calculator app […]
Microsoft’s big Xbox game showcase was back with a vengeance for summer 2024. The more than an hour-long showcase over the weekend delivered plenty of release dates, and two new big Xbox game announcements. Doom: The Dark Ages was the first surprise, followed by Gears of War: E-Day later in the show. But games weren’t the only thing on […]
While new AI features will steal the show at WWDC next week, Apple apparently has a number of other changes planned for iOS 18. This includes new home screen customization options, design changes, and more. Below is 9to5Mac’s roundup of some of the non-AI features rumored for iOS 18 this year. Place icons anywhere on the home […]
A year after Spotify first increased the price of Spotify Premium in the US, it’s happening again. As The Verge reports, next month subscribers to Spotify in the US will start receiving an email detailing the price increases to Premium, Duo, and Family plans. So now Spotify Premium will now cost $11.99 a month, up from the […]
A collection of 2,500 leaked internal documents from Google filled with details about data the company collects is authentic, the company confirmed late last week. Until now, Google had refused to comment on the materials. As The Verge reports, the documents in question detail data that Google is keeping track of, some of which may be used […]