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Planning a trip is stressful enough without wondering if the glowing hotel summary you just read was written by an AI that skipped the scary parts. As it turns out, that might be exactly what’s happening on TripAdvisor. According to an investigation by consumer group Which?, reported by the Guardian, TripAdvisor’s AI-generated review summaries are smoothing over serious guest complaints, and in some cases, downright dangerous ones. Can you trust an AI summary of your hotel reviews? Take, for example, the Riu Palace Santa Maria in Cape Verde. The AI summary called it spotless, with diverse restaurants earning rave reviews.…

Apple can’t seem to catch a break with leaks this cycle. We are still a couple of months away from the expected iPhone 18 launch window, but we already know a lot. Images, factory test details, possible colors, and camera upgrades have already surfaced. Now, battery capacity has also leaked. According to a new leak on Weibo by 朵哥互联科技, the iPhone 18 Pro Max could ship with different battery capacities depending on the market. The version with a physical SIM slot is said to pack a 5,235mAh battery, while the eSIM-only version may go up to 5,425mAh. Apple may finally…

Samsung usually likes to keep its foldables under wraps until launch day. Sure, we get the occasional teaser, but the company rarely spells out what to expect. This year, though, things feel different. Samsung is practically telling everyone that a wider, more pocket-friendly foldable is on the way. It started yesterday when Samsung’s social media channels shared a teaser showing a canvas painting morphing into the number “8” — an obvious nod to the upcoming Galaxy Z Fold 8 lineup, which is expected to take center stage at Samsung’s next Galaxy Unpacked event. The Fold 8 is widely rumored to…

While smartwatches were built to make us more health-conscious and have us reach for our phones less often. I always believed that a second (smaller) screen on your wrist basically can be just as distracting as your smartphone, and the Oppo Watch X3 decided to stop pretending by doubling down on this. The Oppo Watch X3 comes with a dedicated remote control feature that lets me control my phone from my wrist, and I am having way too much fun messing around with it. This sounds ridiculous, but it has also been surprisingly handy. My wrist became a tiny remote…

X is making a serious push to become a destination for live video, launching a new tool called Live Studio and pledging $1 million in creator payouts to attract streamers to the platform. Nikita Bier, X’s head of product, announced the tool on X with a demo showcasing how it works. Stream controls, real-time analytics, and a $1 million payout Live Studio lives inside X’s Creator Studio, giving streamers a dedicated command center for going live. Creators can control who gets to watch, with audience spanning everyone on the platform, verified accounts only, followers, or paid subscribers. Setting up a…

Apple is planning a bigger production run for its first foldable iPhone than previously expected, according to a new report from Nikkei Asia. The company has reportedly told suppliers to prepare around 10 million iPhone Ultra units for 2026, up from earlier estimates of 7 to 8 million. A 30% jump in the build target The raised figure is notable for a first-generation device that has had a complicated road to production. Reports from earlier this year described hinge-related manufacturing problems that briefly cast doubt on the September launch timeline. Apple is said to have worked through most of those…

PlayStation Plus subscribers are getting a new lineup to dig into starting July 7, and this one leads with the biggest name Sony has put in the Monthly Games slot in a while. Call of Duty: Modern Warfare III headlines this month’s lineup, joined by the co-op fantasy RPG For the King II and the retro-style action RPG CrossCode. All three games will be available on PS5 and PS4 and remain available through August 3. A blockbuster with a rocky reputation Modern Warfare III didn’t land well at launch. In our review, we called the campaign unremarkable, and the four-hour…

If you have ever handed your Mac to a friend, family member, or coworker for “just a minute,” you know the mild panic that follows. Sure, your Mac has a lock screen, but once someone is past it, they can open Messages, Photos, Notes, Mail, WhatsApp, and your browser. iPhones had the same issue, but Apple solved it by adding an app lock feature with the iOS 18 update. Sadly, no such feature exists for macOS. That’s where the new FaceGate app for Mac can help you. It’s a free and open-source app that lets you lock apps on your…

Sony’s WH-1000XM6 gaming mode is rolling out through firmware version 3.1.5, adding support for Bluetooth LE Audio‘s Gaming Audio Profile, or GMAP. The same update also includes general performance improvements, so WH-1000XM6 owners have a real reason to open the Sony Sound Connect app. It’s a handy upgrade for headphones built more for commutes or office silence than late-night matches. Bluetooth lag can make games feel faintly wrong, especially when a footstep or button press lands a fraction too late. The WH-1000XM6 still looks like a normal pair of premium noise-canceling headphones, thankfully. Sony’s giving it a better shot at…

Earlier today, Sony announced it will stop making physical game discs for new PlayStation titles starting in January 2028. It looks like Microsoft is heading in the same direction, but with a consumer-friendly approach: Xbox owners may not have to leave their disc collections behind. According to The Verge‘s Tom Warren, Microsoft has been quietly working on a disc-to-digital feature for Xbox. It’s called Disc2Digital internally, and lets players convert their physical games into permanent digital licenses. So how does it actually work? Xbox employees recently began testing the feature. It first surfaced in May when references to “enable Disc2Digital”…