Google’s AI Mode update lets you open links without leaving the page
…uploads/sites/2/2026/04/google-ai-mode-tabs.png?quality=90&strip=all] These AI Mode updates are available now to users in the US, with a global expansion coming “soon.”
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Spotify now sells printed books
…The AI-powered audiobook recap feature that summarizes what you’ve already listened to is also now available on Android, following its iOS launch in November. Today’s updates also expand Audiobook…
ChatGPT’s ‘Trusted Contact’ will alert loved ones of safety concerns
…helplines already available in ChatGPT.” The Trusted Contact feature is opt in. Any adult ChatGPT user can enable it by adding contact details for a fellow adult (18+ globally or 19+ in…
Facebook launches a ‘Plus’ subscription that gives you extra features
After announcing tests of premium subscriptions for Facebook, Instagram, WhatsApp earlier this year, TechCrunch and Bloomberg report that Meta is launching a global rollout over the next few weeks and is also…
Meta isn’t doing enough to keep kids off Facebook and Instagram, rules EU
…If Meta fails to do so and is hit with a non-compliance ruling, it risks fines of up to six percent of its global annual turnover. That could be as high…
Google must let publishers opt out of AI Search features, rules UK
…website owners in the UK” in response to the ruling and plans to make them available globally after testing. The first feature is a new toggle in the Search Console that allows…
Ubuntu’s AI plans have Linux users looking for a ‘kill switch’
…Canonical’s VP of engineering, Jon Seager, responded on Tuesday, stating that Canonical isn’t planning to add a “global AI kill switch,” but users will be able to remove any AI…
Anthropic’s Mythos 5 is back
…enterprises, cyber defenders, and global partners who need them. We are taking this short-term step because we believe it is the strongest path to broader availability in the coming weeks, while…
Insta360’s Luna Ultra 8K stabilized camera is now available in the US
Following months of teases, leaks, a secretive debut at NAB 2026, and an initial launch in China, Insta360 finally announced global availability for its first handheld stabilized camera. The Luna Ultra features…
Hue’s wired wall modules bring non-smart lights into its ecosystem
…The new lights are now available globally; however, the Wired Wall Switch Modules are Europe-only. Signify CTO George Yianni told The Verge that there are currently no plans to launch them…