Google’s AI Overviews do not save me time. For one, I work for a tech blog and am therefore professionally curious as to whether or not the generated answers are correct, so I spend a few ticks figuring that out. (Answer:…
NASA robot digs up simulated moon rocks photo of the day for June 12, 2025
NASA continues to test various robotic models in a simulated lunar surface as it works toward the goal of having humans back on the moon. What is it? The RASSOR (Regolith Advanced Surface Systems Operations Robot) is a remotely operated mobile…
Apple & Google profit as Chinese VPNs collect your private data
Chinese VPNs are still rampant in the App Store Weeks after researchers raised red flags, the U.S. App Store still features VPNs that hide their Chinese ownership and could be routing user data straight into Beijing’s hands. More than six weeks…
AI comes to the URL with a new web browser that answers you back
The Browser Company has launched an AI-powered browser named Dia Dia integrates a personalized AI assistant directly into the address bar The AI lets you chat with tabs and will adapt to your style over time The Browser Company has a…
Shoring up global supply chains with generative AI
It is not the only catastrophic event to strike supply chains in the last five years either. For example, in 2021 a six-day blockage of the Suez Canal—a narrow waterway through which 30% of global container traffic passes—added further upheaval, impacting…
Google services are experiencing a partial outage
Google reported disruptions to several of its services today. According to the company’s app status page, Gmail, Google Calendar, Google Chat, Google Cloud Search, Google Docs, Google Drive, Google Meet, Google Tasks and Google Voice are all being impacted by the…
Gaze at the Orion Nebula together – eVscope 2 is $570 off for Father’s Day
The universe is a huge place, but it is full of wondrous sights like nebulas and galaxies. Sometimes finding these jewels of the night sky is tricky, but the Unistellar eVscope 2 makes it a breeze, and it’s a whopping $570…
How PSVR2 Sense controllers work on Apple Vision Pro
PSVR2 controllers work with Apple Vision Pro Apple Vision Pro gains PlayStation VR2 Sense controller support with visionOS 26, and it will open up a wide array of possibilities when developers get on board. Rumors have been floating around for a…
NBN 500 plans are coming as a FREE upgrade starting September – here’s how to make sure you’re eligible
Buckle up, folks – we’re roughly three months out from one of the biggest shake-ups to the NBN in years. Not only are we expecting the arrival of multi-gigabit NBN 2000 plans, but the current crop of fastest NBN plans are…
The Download: Amsterdam’s welfare AI experiment, and making humanoid robots safer
This is today’s edition of The Download, our weekday newsletter that provides a daily dose of what’s going on in the world of technology. Inside Amsterdam’s high-stakes experiment to create fair welfare AI Amsterdam thought it was on the right track. City officials…