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Oura CEO Tom Hale recently sat down with the Wall Street Journal to answer questions about the Oura Ring, and it was exactly as fascinating as you would expect. There are serious bits about health tracking and the future of AI doctors, but let’s address the elephant in the room first. Oura CEO Tom Hale reveals the two activities the smart rings often mistake for sex.In the full video, Hale discusses the new 40% smaller Oura Ring 5, health anxiety, and the activities Oura users want tracked most. 🎥 https://t.co/XjaY6BgWym pic.twitter.com/PvqijDyXod— The Wall Street Journal (@WSJ) June 5, 2026 Can…
Brave built its reputation as a lean, privacy-focused alternative to Chrome, but over the years it has accumulated a crypto wallet, an AI assistant, a news feed, and a rewards program. In response to user dissatisfaction with the bloat, the company has launched a stripped-down version of the browser called Brave Origin. However, you can’t have it for free unless you’re a Linux user. What’s included and what’s gone Brave Origin gets rid of Brave Rewards, Wallet, Leo AI, News, Talk, VPN, Tor, and a few other features. What stays is Brave Shields, the company’s built-in ad and tracker blocking.…
Google is expanding the reach of Gemini inside Workspace by allowing users to pull Gmail conversations directly into Ask Gemini in Drive, giving its AI assistant deeper access to emails, documents, and folders in a single workspace experience. The feature, which is now generally available for eligible Google Workspace and Google AI subscribers, is designed to help users ask more complex questions while working inside Google Drive. Instead of manually switching between Gmail and Drive to gather information, users can now feed entire Gmail threads into Gemini alongside files and folders to generate context-aware answers. Gemini is turning Drive into…
Meta is facing renewed scrutiny after a report revealed that the company quietly embedded face-recognition technology into software linked to its smart glasses ecosystem, potentially laying the groundwork for a controversial surveillance feature years after publicly stepping back from facial recognition on Facebook. According to a WIRED investigation, code updates to Meta’s AI companion app included an unreleased internal system called “NameTag,” designed to identify people captured by the cameras on Meta’s Ray-Ban and Oakley smart glasses. The report claims the software can convert faces into biometric signatures, compare them against stored databases on a user’s phone, and alert wearers…
Ad blockers have traditionally lived inside web browsers, quietly cleaning up websites while leaving the rest of your apps untouched. A new tool called Filtr now wants to change that by bringing system-wide ad and tracker blocking to Apple devices, potentially reshaping how users experience apps across iPhones, iPads, and Macs. Filtr is being positioned as a privacy-focused utility capable of blocking advertising and tracking requests in almost every app installed on Apple devices. Built by the developer behind the Wipr ad blocker, the tool reportedly uses Apple’s newer URL Filtering framework introduced in recent operating system updates. Instead of…
If you’re a Facebook creator who has ever stared at an analytics dashboard trying to figure out why one reel did three times better than another, Meta just built something for you. The company has launched Creator Assistant, a conversational AI tool built directly into the Facebook creator dashboard. It is designed to go beyond the numbers and actually explain what is working in your content and why. Creator Assistant is rolling out now to creators in the US, Canada, and India, with more countries coming in the months ahead. Your own AI brainstorming partner, right in your dashboard Creator…
Bowers & Wilkins has unveiled the new 800 Series Diamond D5 loudspeaker range, marking the British audio company’s 60th anniversary with what it calls its most advanced speaker lineup yet. The flagship series, announced at HIGH END Vienna 2026, introduces major acoustic, mechanical, and aesthetic upgrades aimed at audiophiles and studio professionals seeking reference-grade sound reproduction. The new D5 lineup succeeds the outgoing D4 range and represents the fifth generation of Bowers & Wilkins speakers to feature the company’s signature Diamond Dome tweeter technology. The range includes seven models, from the compact 805 D5 stand-mount speaker to the flagship 801…
Alibaba wants Qwen to handle the everyday app chores people usually do by tapping through menus, from ordering fried chicken to planning flights. China’s super-app model has trained users to keep more of their digital lives inside one giant mobile hub. WeChat is the clearest example, with messaging, payments, shopping, food orders, ride-hailing, travel bookings, content, and mini-programs packed into a familiar daily flow. Alibaba is now pushing Qwen toward a different role. The assistant is opening to third-party brand AI agents, with KFC, Luckin Coffee, Mixue, and China Eastern Airlines among the early testers, while Tencent is preparing its…
HP has just collaborated with Ferrari to make a special edition laptop that borrows from the car maker’s racing DNA. The result of this partnership is the HP Limited Edition Scuderia Ferrari AI PC. And in typical Ferrari fashion, this laptop is covered in a furious red shade. When you flip over the laptop, you will see a glass lid that has over 2,000 micro-holes to ensure airflow, a design inspired by the exposed engine bay in Ferrari’s cars. What’s this machine all about? Of course, there are plenty of other elements that have been borrowed from Ferrari’s luxurious sports…
During the pandemic, the US Consumer Product Safety Commission recorded a 48% spike in at-home exercise injuries. You might think that the culprit was bad equipment, but it was bad form. People had no coach around to correct it. Researchers at Drexel University and Michigan State University have built a prototype that addresses exactly that problem, in real time, using your phone camera, and there’s real potential for it to become a legitimate fitness app in future (via Tech Xplore). What is the system called and how does it work? The system, called BioCoach, was presented at the Conference on…