Do you know where the robots running your home — your Google Nest devices, AI-powered smart assistants, and, especially, your robovacuums — come from? Do you even care? Well, the American government certainly wants you to. In a sweeping order from the U.S. Federal Communications Commission (FCC) two weeks ago, the Trump administration effectively banned…
Andrew Lanxon takes Google’s Pixel 11 Pro XL on a street photography test walk through Paris to test its new camera features, including customizable Camera Looks, Magic Capture and 120x Super Res Zoom. Watch as he puts the Tensor G6-powered camera to the test and breaks down whether Google’s heavy AI image processing enhances or…
OpenAI employees apparently have a quick way to reach founder and CEO Sam Altman, Fortune reported. It’s an email address, friction@openai.com, and its purpose is to give employees a place to report company problems that OpenAI’s leadership team can triage and handle. SEE ALSO: What is OpenAI Astra? Everything we know about the new —…
CNET Senior Technology Reporter, Abrar Al-Heeti, gets a first look at the new Gemini intelligence features coming to the Google Pixel 11. In this video, we test out five upcoming capabilities designed to make finding and sharing information easier.
Dimension 20 is the tabletop roleplaying game series that just keeps giving. Already in 2026, Brennan Lee Mulligan’s actual play show has offered Dropout subscribers Gladlands and City Council of Darkness. Now, this fall comes Toylight. The first trailer for Dimension 20: Toylight promises that this season will reteam Mulligan with his Intrepid Heroes: Emily…
Edmonton Unlimited has unveiled its annual list of 10 companies to watch ahead of this year’s Startup Week. The 10 companies, which will be showcased at Edmonton Startup Week’s Launch Party this October, were chosen from a cohort of 59 applicants. Organizers say that breadth of field signals a growing “depth and momentum” in the…
Kitchener-Waterloo-based technology company Convictional is closing up shop at the end of August after failing to generate enough traction as a corporate collaboration platform. The startup announced in a blog post last week that it will permanently shut down on Aug. 27. This comes after Convictional divested from its original e-commerce business last year and…
Wiki Commons Too old to rock and roll, too young to die. As the stars from the golden age of rock plow along in their 70s and 80s, medical issues, cancellations, and even sudden retirements have become a common occurrence. This year, we’ve had 85-year-old Beach Boys’ Mike Love canceling his summer 2026 North American…
Down in New Orleans, artificial intelligence is deciding which 911 callers get to speak to a person and which do not. The Orleans Parish Communication District is turning to technology to limit the calls humans handle, according to the Shreveport Times. New Orleans began using AI this spring for non-emergency calls coming to its 311…
AI-Generated image by Grok Who are these drones spying for, in the end? The Royal Navy is fighting a war with Britain, to have resources to modernize and expand the much-diminished forced, said to be the smallest-ever. But even when modernization efforts do come, they are not without issues, as we’ve learned this week. It’s…
