Spotify is doubling down on its AI push with a new dedicated chatbot that creates custom playlists and answers questions about songs, audiobooks, podcasts, and your listening history. As PCMag reports, the “Talk to Spotify” prompt bar is now available on the Home and Now Playing pages for Premium subscribers in select regions. To get […]
Apple is suing OpenAI for alleged trade secret theft, accusing the company and two staffers of stealing the iPhone maker’s confidential information to help build its own hardware. “As a natural result, OpenAI’s nascent hardware business now rests on the shakiest of foundations, rotten to its core by its illegal reliance on misappropriated trade secrets,” […]
If you’ve been procrastinating your move from Windows 10 to 11, we’ve got some good news to share. Microsoft is offering people another year of Windows 10 support. As PCMag reports, although official support for the older operating system ended in October 2025, Microsoft had provided an extra year of security patches through its Extended Security Updates […]
The “Off-Facebook Activity” privacy feature, launched seven years ago as a virtuous exercise in putting Meta users’ choices before its own potential profits, is “going away” this month. As PCMag reports, that’s the phrase that Facebook users spotted in “Your settings are changing” banners on the social network’s site and mobile apps, plus emails like […]
Following a midnight rocket launch, Amazon says that their Starlink challenger, Leo, now has enough satellites in orbit to start “initial service,” according to a company executive. But don’t expect a major rollout until more satellites go up. As PCMag reports, last week, Amazon sent another 29 Leo satellites into space, bringing the total deployed in Earth’s […]
Microsoft has signaled that the next Windows 11 update will arrive later this year as the next major annual release, and PCMag has already been testing it through the Insider program. It’s shaping up to be one of Windows 11’s most meaningful updates in years, largely because it reflects long-standing user feedback. For the first time in […]
Mythos 5, Anthropic’s most advanced AI model, is once again available to select partners. “Since June 12, we’ve been working closely with the US government to restore access to Claude Mythos 5 and Fable 5. Today, the government notified us that Mythos 5, our strongest cybersecurity model, can be redeployed to a set of US […]
Rockstar Games has announced that preorders for its long-delayed Grand Theft Auto 6 will finally begin on June 25! As PCMag reports, there’s still no confirmation on the game’s price, but Rockstar’s decision to open preorders suggests the studio is confident about its planned Nov. 19 release date. “Preorders for Grand Theft Auto VI will officially begin […]
If you’ve been holding off on Apple hardware purchases, you might want to buy soon. As PCMag reports, outgoing CEO Tim Cook has confirmed the company will soon raise prices to offset the cost of acquiring memory and storage chips amid a global supply shortage. “Unfortunately, price increases are unavoidable,” Cook tells The Wall Street Journal. “We’re […]
Since its inception, Siri has remained an ephemeral assistant. It comes and goes when summoned, and iPhone users never actually see it. Although the iPhone’s screen lights up to signal that it’s listening, and it sometimes speaks out loud when responding or delivering results, there’s never been an actual Siri app. But as PCMag reports, that’s about […]