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Here’s why Republicans just stood up to Trump
American democracy would be in far better shape if Republicans actually did care about stopping President Donald Trump’s power grabs as a matter of constitutional principle. | AFP via Getty Images...
Trump signs executive order to review AI models before they’re released
President Donald Trump signed an executive order Tuesday creating a "voluntary framework" for AI companies to share their frontier models with the federal government before they're released "to...
Microsoft’s next-gen quantum chip cuts timeline to useful quantum computing
Microsoft’s new Majorana 2 quantum chip. | Image: Microsoft Microsoft claimed last year that it had made a key breakthrough in quantum computing with Majorana 1, the company's first quantum...
Microsoft’s first advanced reasoning AI is here
Microsoft announced a bunch of new in-house AI models at Build 2026, including a new "flagship" model: MAI-Thinking-1. It's an ambitious step into model development for Microsoft, which introduced...
The durable, floatable UE Wonderboom 4 speaker is cheaper than ever
I like the UE Wonderboom 4 Bluetooth speaker so much that I bought two of them, though I wish I could have paid less for them. Fortunately, you can stock up on the cheap, so long as you like the...
Google’s Phone app will tell you if a scammer is impersonating one of your contacts
Google is launching a new feature for its Phone app that aims to protect you from AI impersonation scams. Now, when you receive a call from a scammer that appears to be coming from the same number...
Android will now warn you if a caller is impersonating someone you know
Google Photos and Google Play Books are also getting new AI-powered updates.
Microsoft Scout is a new AI personal assistant built on OpenClaw
Much like Google, Microsoft is launching its own version of OpenClaw. Microsoft Scout is an always-on assistant that integrates into Microsoft 365 apps like Outlook, OneDrive, and Microsoft Teams,...
The European Parliament may be ditching Google as its default search engine
The EU's moves towards digital sovereignty might include its Parliament ditching Google.
The Camp Snap 2 screenless camera is 15 percent thinner than the original
The Camp Snap 2 is a slight improvement on the nostalgic throwback camera.