Spotify Expands Into Video With Music and Shows Spotify is stepping up its video game. Starting later this month, U.S. subscribers can watch music videos directly in the app, with an option to seamlessly switch between audio and video versions of popular tracks. The streaming giant isn’t stopping th...

OnePlus 15 US Preorders Finally Launch After weeks of anticipation, OnePlus has officially opened US preorders for its flagship OnePlus 15, nearly a month after the device was first revealed. The delay stemmed from FCC clearance issues caused by the recent government shutdown, leaving eager buyers w...

AI Chatbots Vulnerable to Poetic Prompts AI chatbots aren’t just reading text—they’re reading style. A new study from Italy’s Icaro Lab reveals that formatting requests as poetry can bypass built-in safety features, tricking AI into generating hate speech or instructions for chemical and nuclear wea...

AirTag Battery Life Can Now Last Five Years Apple AirTag users tired of swapping coin cell batteries frequently have a new solution. Elevation Lab has released a compact version of its TimeCapsule case, designed to replace the AirTag’s standard CR2032 battery with a pair of AAA batteries. This upgra...

Meta Could Slash Metaverse Spending by 30% Meta is reportedly preparing to cut up to one-third of its metaverse budget next year, a move that could reshape the future of its VR and virtual world initiatives. While the decision is not yet finalized, sources tell Bloomberg that teams working on Quest ...

Proton Sheets Brings End-to-End Encryption to Spreadsheets Proton, the privacy-first tech company, has launched Proton Sheets, a new spreadsheet app designed to rival Google Sheets and Microsoft Excel. Users searching for a secure alternative can now create, edit, and collaborate on spreadsheets wit...

AI Safety Faces Rising Pressure at Anthropic Anthropic’s small team dedicated to studying AI’s societal impacts is facing increasing pressure. Many are asking: can AI companies honestly assess the risks of their own products without interference? This question has gained urgency as AI tools permeate...

Russia Blocks Roblox Amid Moral Concerns Russia has officially restricted access to Roblox, the popular online gaming platform, citing claims that the game promotes “LGBT propaganda” and extremist content. The move comes after the country’s communications regulator, Roskomnadzor, warned that the pla...

Nvidia Brings PhysX Back to RTX 50-Series GPUs Gamers have reason to celebrate as Nvidia restores PhysX support for its RTX 50-series graphics cards. PhysX, the technology behind realistic in-game effects like shattering glass, smoke, and moving liquids, was initially missing from the RTX 50-series ...

Yahoo Uses AI to Revolutionize NFL Game Recaps NFL fans often struggle to keep up with every key play and stat during the hectic season. Yahoo is addressing this with a new AI-powered feature called Game Breakdowns, designed to automatically summarize games in real time. Available in beta for Yahoo ...

EU Launches Antitrust Investigation into WhatsApp AI Limits The European Union has opened a formal antitrust probe into Meta over its recent restrictions on AI chatbots in WhatsApp. The investigation will determine whether Meta is unfairly blocking third-party AI providers while giving its own AI se...

AI Country Music Takes Over Nashville’s Songwriting Rooms Nashville’s storied music scene is facing a digital revolution. Songwriters and producers are increasingly turning to AI tools like Suno to create fully produced country demos in seconds. This rapid shift is raising questions: can artificial ...