Goodbye, Fire Tablet: Amazon’s New Alexa Tablet Is a Flashy Portable Entertainment Hub - CNET
CNETby Tyler Graham3d ago
A new lineup of Amazon tablets has been announced, and the devices are designed for both work and play.
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top 57%I Let AI Plan My Days and Nights. It Doesn’t Understand Happiness - CNET
CNETby Rachel Kane3d ago
True happiness may seem a little hard to come by these days. We’ve got to balance our budgets with the tantalizing prospects of shiny new iPhones, stay on top of seemingly endless work tasks and...
Is That Picture AI? Google’s SynthID Detector Launches to Identify AI-Generated Media - CNET
CNETby Jeff Carlson4d ago
AI slop is getting so good that it’s not always easy to distinguish a photorealistic forgery from a real photo. It’s no longer as easy as looking for the six-fingered renderings of just a year ago.
Utah Now Allows AI to Scan Your Face and Prescribe Acne Medication - CNET
CNETby Joe Hindy4d ago
Robot medical help is fairly common in sci-fi, ranging from Baymax in Big Hero 6 to the surgical bots in Star Wars that put Anakin Skywalker into Darth Vader’s infamous black armor.
Your New Apple Watch and AirPods Still Fall Short on Repairability, iFixit Teardowns Reveal - CNET
CNETby Katie Collins4d ago
If you’re one of the lucky people who, over the past month, managed to acquire one of the latest Apple Watch models or the AirPods 5, there’s something about your new piece of tech you should know...
The Surface Laptop Ultra Is Here: Microsoft and Nvidia Built a Premium Computer for the AI Age - CNET
CNETby Katelyn Chedraoui4d ago
After months of teasers, Microsoft officially gave the Surface Laptop Ultra the two things it needed: a release date and a price. You’ll like one and hate the other.
Connections Hint Today: Answer for Oct. 8, #1215 - CNET
CNETby Gael Cooper4d ago
Here are today’s Connections hints and answers for NYT Connections No. 1215 on Thursday, Oct. 8, 2026. Today’s Connections puzzle has an especially goofy purple category.
Is It Even Worth Buying Tech During Early Holiday Sales? Here's What We Recommend - CNET
CNETby Dashia Milden4d ago
Early holiday sales are here, but so are bills. The holidays have never been merciful when it comes to balancing everyday expenses, so juggling your necessities during a busy (and expensive)...
ChatGPT for Teens Is an ‘Unacceptable Risk,’ Watchdog Group Says - CNET
CNETby Alex Valdes4d ago
Big Tech has a lousy track record when it comes to showing it can protect children’s mental health, despite lofty promises.
GPT-6 for All: Your ChatGPT Answers Are Getting a Very Visual Makeover - CNET
CNETby Katelyn Chedraoui4d ago
OpenAI has been working this year to make ChatGPT more than a text-only service. Now, it’s rolling out a new intelligent user interface to bring interactive graphics, images and other visual...
Google’s Next Android XR Device Is Arriving Ahead of Meta's VR Glasses, at a Similar Price - CNET
CNETby Scott Stein4d ago
The once familiar landscape of VR headsets is starting to melt. As smart glasses flood the zone, VR devices are changing form. And devices that are almost VR, too.
GM Is Promising Hybrids Again, So Why Does It Rub Me the Wrong Way? - CNET
CNETby Antuan Goodwin4d ago
A General Motors executive this week reaffirmed the automaker’s plans to bring hybrid cars to its lineup, sparking discussion across the web.
Ring's Debut Smart Lock Solves the Category's Biggest Issue: Dead Battery Lockouts - CNET
CNETby David Watsky4d ago
Smart locks are becoming the norm, not the exception, for homeowners who value security. They’re mostly straightforward, affordable and user-friendly, but because smart locks are rarely hardwired...
A New Study Puts the Heat on Gas Stoves for Commercial Kitchen Air Pollution - CNET
CNETby Anna Gragert5d ago
Following a July study that found switching from a household gas stove to an electric one can improve asthma symptoms, a new peer-reviewed study published on Tuesday concluded that workers in...
Mistral’s New ‘Le Chonk’ AI Model Is Big, Open and Built for Agents - CNET
CNETby Macy Meyer5d ago
New AI models are coming, and they don’t stop coming. On the heels of the recent rollout of Claude Opus 5.5 and OpenAI’s GPT-6 Sol and GPT-6 Luna, Mistral AI is launching a new flagship model...
Oracle Health Hack Exposes Data of Nearly 20M People - CNET
CNETby Alex Valdes5d ago
A cyberattack against Oracle Health last year exposed the personal data of almost 20 million people, the Texas attorney general’s office said in a report, according to Bloomberg.
I Played Switch Sports Resort: Motion Gaming Is Still Nintendo’s Secret Weapon - CNET
CNETby Scott Stein5d ago
I pulled back my arms to aim and fired arrows into multicolored targets in an archery-meets-darts game, side by side with NPR games editor James Perkins Mastromarino.
I Found a Splatter Guard That Isn't a Pain to Store. Now I Actually Use It - CNET
CNETby Joey Skladany5d ago
Too often, I’ve had to bid adieu to a brand-new white T-shirt while cooking. I don’t consider myself a messy person, but sauces, soups, odorous fish and fatty meats- bacon, in particular- over high...
Google Acknowledges Day 1 Android App Performance Issues on New Laptops - CNET
CNETby Tyler Graham6d ago
If you were planning on buying one of Google’s three new Intel-based Googlebooks, it might be worth waiting a bit.
How to Disable Apple Intelligence on Your iPhone or Mac and Reclaim Valuable Space - CNET
CNETby Zachary McAuliffe6d ago
Apple launched iOS 27 and MacOS 27 in September, and those updates introduced a revamped Siri AI powered by Apple Intelligence to Apple devices.