Apple’s New AirPods Max 2 Headphones Are a Lazy Update
… That's perhaps why Apple chose to hold the news until its other, more exciting product updates earlier this month had some time to cool on the windowsill. …
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Gazing Into Sam Altman’s Orb Now Proves You’re Human on Tinder
… No new hardware announcements or updates were made at Friday’s event. …
Don’t Forget About the iPad Air in the Hubbub Over the MacBook Neo
… The hardware and screen aren’t new, but it still looks and feels great. …
Apple Will Push Out Rare ‘Backported’ Patches to Protect iOS 18 Users From DarkSword Hacking Tool
… When researchers at Google and cybersecurity firms iVerify and Lookout revealed DarkSword nearly two weeks ago, Apple released iOS 18-specific patches only for older devices whose hardware was incompatible with iOS 26, and recommended all other users update to its most recent OS version. …
Anthropic’s Mythos Will Force a Cybersecurity Reckoning—Just Not the One You Think
According to Anthropic, Mythos Preview crosses a threshold of capabilities to discover vulnerabilities in virtually any and every operating system, browser, or other software product and autonomously develop working exploits for hacking. …
The New Wild West of AI Kids’ Toys
… Experts are also concerned about how established play habits and business models could dictate future features, whether that’s engagement farming, selling data, or pushing paid add-ons. “We've seen this with influencers, but AI is now pushing products onto users; we’re seeing that with interactive … …
WhatsApp Adds Meta AI Chats That Are Built to Be Fully Private
… This is different from other disappearing AI products where your conversations logs often remain on other companies' servers for many months.” Meta is also adding Incognito Chat as an option in the Meta AI app. …
Tips and Advice for Buying Used or Refurbished Electronics
… Always consider software updates and ask: How many more years of software updates will the product receive? How long will it continue to get security updates? …
The Top New Features in Google’s Android 17—and Gemini Intelligence—Coming This Summer
… This livestreamed presentation helps Google spread out the cavalcade of updates from the often jam-packed I/O keynote. The Android Show focused on new features in Android 17, the next version of Android coming later this summer, as well as several updates to the Gemini assistant experience. …
Vertu Is Back With a Folding Phone Powered by—Surprise—an AI Agent
… The other big part Vertu says it developed is how its Hermes Agent can connect with enterprise resource planning ERP business management software through the Vertu Productivity Suite. …