Technology

https://www.engadget.com/2160619/gemini-can-now-generate-files-including-microsoft-word-and-latex-documents/

It's distraction-free math, just like the old days.

https://www.engadget.com/mobile/texas-instruments-made-a-new-flagship-graphing-calculator-the-ti-84-evo-201903438.html

https://www.engadget.com/2160407/google-photos-wardrobe-scan-pictures-clothes-build-digital-closet/

'Ask YouTube' is live today for Premium US subscribers 18 and over.

https://www.engadget.com/apps/youtube-is-testing-an-ai-search-mode-that-feels-more-like-a-conversation-075057461.html

Spotify partnered with Peloton for its entry into the fitness world.

https://www.engadget.com/apps/spotify-is-now-a-fitness-app-too-144037057.html

The report, which claims that “American ‘black boxes’ failed at zero hour of the attack on Isfahan,” concerns devices that Iran claims either rebooted or dropped offline despite the country having already been disconnected from the global Internet, a fact it says "indicates deep sabotage."

The US stock market is home to the world's biggest companies and has set a series of all-time highs recently despite warnings from the International Energy Agency that the global economy is facing the biggest energy shock in history.

Its like people are completely asleep to the energy and food crisis that is building up. I guess there has been so many crisis lately they they have stopped reacting.

If Hormuz doesnt open up, and I dont think it will, there will be a lot of big problems. Probably mostly for Asia and Europe, but im not sure if America will be immune. What if food costs increase? Fuel costs?

It's still backwards compatible with every older Framework machine.

https://www.engadget.com/computing/laptops/framework-launches-the-laptop-13-pro-with-intels-new-panther-lake-chips-181503934.html

The feature is rolling out for all the smart home program's supported languages and regions.

https://www.engadget.com/home/smart-home/google-now-lets-you-have-full-conversations-with-gemini-for-home-160000511.html

Maybe Project Glasswing isn't just hot air.

https://www.engadget.com/ai/mozilla-says-it-patched-271-firefox-vulnerabilities-thanks-to-anthropics-claude-mythos-224330023.html

Google hopes cutting down unwanted notifications will prevent you from turning them off altogether.

https://www.engadget.com/entertainment/youtube/youtube-is-muting-push-notifications-from-channels-you-dont-watch-205119228.html

It follows a settlement with the FTC from last month.

https://www.engadget.com/ai/ai-company-deletes-the-3-million-okcupid-photos-it-used-for-facial-recognition-training-195223996.html

Annie Altman accused her brother of sexually abusing and raping her between 1997 and 2006 at the family home in suburban Clayton, Missouri, starting when she was three and he ​was 12. She said the "last acts of sexual abuse and rape" occurred ​when Sam Altman was an adult. He is now 40.

They always go for the kids dont they. I dont know how credible this Annie Altman is, the family says she is mentally ill. But they would say that, wouldnt they.

This could make it easy for these people to identify strangers in public.

https://www.engadget.com/big-tech/meta-warned-by-dozens-of-organizations-that-facial-recognition-on-its-smart-glasses-would-empower-predators-185000998.html

Unfortunately, you'll lose some helpful features along the way.

https://www.engadget.com/ai/how-to-de-gemini-your-google-apps-170000462.html

One wonders if the CEO would reliably pass a Turing test.

https://www.engadget.com/ai/meta-is-reportedly-building-an-ai-clone-of-mark-zuckerberg-130242840.html

It's part of a broader European movement to reduce reliance on American tech.

https://www.engadget.com/big-tech/french-government-says-au-revoir-windows-bienvenue-linux-165407232.html

Here's to the crazy ones.

https://www.engadget.com/computing/a-maverick-hacker-got-mac-os-x-running-on-a-wii-200800027.html

The app adds separate toggles for Canvas, music videos and all other video content.

https://www.engadget.com/entertainment/music/spotify-now-lets-you-turn-off-all-video-130000034.html

You can now create NotebookLM notebooks within the chatbot.

https://www.engadget.com/ai/google-bakes-notebooklm-its-research-tool-into-gemini-101850634.html

The HushJet Mini Cool costs $100 and lasts six hours per charge.

https://www.engadget.com/home/dyson-just-announced-its-first-ever-handheld-fan-with-a-motor-that-spins-up-to-65000-rpm-000135028.html

Users can still read books on the devices, but they can't purchase or download new ones.

https://www.engadget.com/mobile/amazon-is-cutting-off-support-for-older-kindles-115653205.html

https://krebsonsecurity.com/2026/04/russia-hacked-routers-to-steal-microsoft-office-tokens/

I think this is an excellent idea actually. Doesnt it feel like we are all tired of screens now and it feels good with proper books again?

https://apnews.com/article/misinformation-fact-checking-day-ai-iran-war-760d91b9658b4e40e653e84de09b27d6?taid=69ce766fe1f7f1000147e433