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XREAL is finally making AR glasses a little less intimidating. The company’s new X By XREAL (AKA xbx) was just announced as a more accessible sub-brand aimed at people who want the big-screen experience without diving straight into premium hardware. The brand’s first product is the a01, which is a pair of lightweight AR glasses that are available in China now, while the US launch is expected to kick off in July for a starting price tag of $299. Are AR glasses finally having their budget-mainstream moment? The pricing is easily one of the most interesting aspects of the a01.…
Apple is developing a feature that automatically locks your iPhone the moment it detects someone has snatched it from your hand. The folks at 9to5Mac spotted the feature in active development after digging through Apple’s code. It’s a useful feature that can stop someone from accessing your data, even if they snatch your phone. Apple is working on a new security feature that automatically locks an iPhone the moment the system detects the device has been snatched from the user’s hand, per code seen by @9to5Mac. The feature would build on existing protections like Find My, Activation Lock, and Stolen……
A new research consortium has found something worth paying attention to: when you ask AI about grief, love, loss, or moral decisions, it almost never brings religion into the conversation. The Consortium for Evaluation of Faith and Ethics in AI (CEFE-AI), a collaboration among researchers at Brigham Young University, Baylor University, the University of Notre Dame, and Yeshiva University, published its findings this week at the Summit on AI Ethics in Athens, Greece. “Religion is an important part of human flourishing; 75% of the world’s population maintains religious identity. As we build AI technologies, there’s no reason we shouldn’t build…
It seems that Spotify wants to become a one-stop solution for all our audio needs. The music streaming giant slowly added audiobooks and podcasts to its platform, and now it is adding magazine articles. In a post on its website, Spotify said that over 650 long-form magazine articles are now available to listen to. The curated collection is produced by Spotify’s in-house audiobooks team and pulls from some of the biggest names in publishing, including Rolling Stone, The Atlantic, Vogue, Variety, Billboard, GQ, WIRED, Vanity Fair, and Pitchfork. Each narrated Article runs under two hours and fits right into Premium…
James Bond has a long history in video games, but his quality missions are far fewer and farther between. I’m happy to report that 007 First Light can join the ranks of successful outings, offering a new and original take on the character that is both fresh and rooted in a deep understanding of the man and the fiction. While the game mostly features enjoyable interactive ideas, its mechanics occasionally threaten to dampen the excellent cinematic flow. But even then, the charm of this spy thriller carries it forward with a can’t-put-down quality that Bond movie makers would be wise…
Apple’s upcoming M6 Pro and M6 Max MacBook Pros are quietly turning into the best laptops the company has ever made. We already knew about the new chipset, OLED panels, a brand-new design, and more. And now, Apple is reportedly borrowing one of Samsung’s coolest features for the next MacBook Pro, and it might arrive a lot sooner than previously thought. If you have been following the Samsung Galaxy S26 Ultra, you already know about its Privacy Display feature. For those who missed it, the feature can instantly darkens the screen from anyone looking at it from the side. The…
Ozzy Osbourne is the latest dead legend being pulled into the AI avatar era. Sharon and Jack Osbourne announced the project at Licensing Expo 2026 in Las Vegas, where they revealed a partnership with Hyperreal and Proto Hologram to create a lifelike digital version of the late Black Sabbath frontman. Ozzy died in July 2025 at the age of 76, just weeks after his final live performance with Black Sabbath in Birmingham. What’s the purpose of AI Ozzy? The project is being described as an AI-powered avatar rather than a simple hologram clip. This avatar will use Ozzy’s voice, image,…
A new leak out of China suggests Intel is planning a Nova Lake Edge processor, with an unusual core configuration that looks nothing like a typical chip, but once you understand what it’s actually designed for, the layout will start making sense. The information comes from the Golden Pig Upgrade Pack (via VideoCardz). The Chinese leaker claims that Intel’s Nova Lake Edge line includes a variant with eight efficiency cores and 12 Xe integrated graphics cores. What does the leak actually say? The most striking detail here is the absence of performance cores in this configuration. On a regular laptop…
Starlink Mini is already the version of SpaceX’s internet dish built for on-the-go connectivity. It has found its fans in travelers, campers, vanlifers, and others who live off the grid. But new firmware clues suggest SpaceX may be getting ready to make it even more portable by putting the battery inside the dish itself. According to a PCMag report, university researcher Jinwei Zhao spotted new Starlink firmware strings that point toward a possible Starlink Mini model with an integrated battery. The key clue is a new DishBatteryStats reference, which appears designed to return battery-specific information rather than simply detect that…
More than a decade ago, when I was still a starry-eyed, sweet-summer-child tech reporter, I watched Google’s Project Glass video and got embarrassingly close to tears. The future looked so clean in that commercial. Directions floated in front of your eyes. Photos happened with a voice command. Life looked frictionless, connected, and just tasteful enough to make wearing a tiny computer on your face seem profound instead of deranged. I remember thinking, yes, we live in the future now. Then Google Glass became real, reached early users in 2013, and the future got called “glassholes.” Google had started selling early…