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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...
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,...
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.
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.