For the past few weeks, I’ve been trying—and mostly failing—to test Ikea’s new Matter-over-Thread gear. These highly anticipated smart home devices include programmable buttons, smart bulbs, plugs, and temperature and motion sensors — all of which should work with any smart home platform and start at just $6. But I’ve run into a few walls … Read more
OpenClaw, an artificial intelligence agent that has exploded in popularity over the past week, is raising new security concerns after researchers discovered malware in hundreds of user-submitted “skill” add-ons on its marketplace. In a post Monday, 1Password VP of Product Jason Meller said the OpenClaw skill center has become an “attack surface,” with the most … Read more
While the best iPad deals usually come during big sales events like Black Friday, many great iPad deals are available outside of these times. Daily discounts come and go like the changing wind, so there are often savings to be had, especially on Apple’s most affordable iPad, iPad Mini and the latest iPad Air. Heck, … Read more
For most of its existence, Apple’s streaming service seemed to focus on quality over quantity, offering great shows but often feeling barren compared to competitors like Netflix and Disney. But as Apple TV looks to expand its reach to reach a larger audience, the “quantity” part of that equation seems to be being addressed to … Read more
Amazon announced that its artificial intelligence-powered generative digital assistant Alexa Plus is now available to all Prime members in the US through any Alexa-enabled device, Alexa.com and the Alexa mobile app. If you don’t have Prime, you can access the assistant at a new free tier on the website and in the app, or pay … Read more
Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) is pressing Google for more information about its plans to build a checkout function into its Gemini AI chatbot. In a letter to Google CEO Sundar Pichai, Warren expresses concerns that the integration could allow Google and retailers to “exploit sensitive user data” or “manipulate consumers into spending more and paying … Read more
Last year, Microsoft confirmed that it was working on a next-generation Xbox console in collaboration with AMD. Now AMD is hinting that the next Xbox console, which will use AMD’s own chips, could launch in 2027. “Development of Microsoft’s next-generation Xbox, featuring AMD’s semi-custom SoC, is progressing well to support a 2027 launch,” AMD CEO … Read more
On Tuesday, the Justice Department and plaintiffs in the antitrust case against Google filed cross-appeals, the DOJ’s antitrust division announced in a post on Just a few weeks ago, Google itself filed an appeal seeking a stay of remedies ordered last year by DC District Court Judge Amit Mehta. These remedies included requiring Google to … Read more
Apple is building OpenAI and AI-powered Anthropic coding agents right into Xcode. New integrations in Xcode 26.3 will allow developers to use Anthropic’s Claude Agent and OpenAI’s Codex to write and edit code, update project settings, search documentation, and more. Xcode is software that developers can use to build and test apps for iPhone, Mac, … Read more