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Google’s vision for Gemini has always been an AI assistant that works for you proactively, without being summoned, and that vision is finally taking shape. A deep dive into the latest Google app beta, by 9To5Google, uncovers code for a feature called “Proactive Assistance.” As the name suggests, the feature is designed to deliver personalized suggestions when you need them the most, without you typing a single word or summoning Gemini. How does Proactive Assistance actually work? The feature doesn’t just let Gemini loose on your digital life. During setup, users can select the apps the AI assistant can access.…
Valve has finally taken the wraps off its next-generation Steam Controller. In an official announcement, the company has confirmed both the pricing and release date for its latest controller. The company’s new controller is dropping next week for a $99 price tag, which makes it a premium gaming controller. Designed as a part of a larger ecosystem, the Steam Controller is spearheading the new hardware drop. When does the Steam Controller launch? While the company first confirmed its broader hardware push a while back, only the Steam Controller is launching on May 4, 2026. Meanwhile, the Steam Machine and Steam…
Season 2 of House of the Dragon was a slow-motion tragedy. Seasons 1 and 2 were packed with misunderstandings, power plays, and a civil war that kept threatening to explode but never quite did. Eight episodes of carefully arranged chess pieces, and by the time the finale arrived, the most dramatic thing that happened was Alicent sneaking off to Dragonstone to strike a secret deal with Rhaenyra to put an end to the Targaryen civil war. It was a good scene, but it also meant the actual war everyone tuned in for was still waiting in the wings. The season…
Digital privacy is an increasingly complex subject, but some tools exist to support user protections at home and abroad. Among the most prominent services in this space is the virtual private network (VPN), which reroutes internet connection to a private server that encrypts data before it is sent to the internet service provider (ISP). However, not every VPN is going to meet a user’s needs. Most of the biggest names in the VPN space are going to do a solid job, but they also tend to feel similar. They include the same feature lists and marketing language, as well as…
Nothing has quietly fixed one of the most annoying aspects of Essential Space. The company has enabled cloud backup for content stored in the feature, meaning it is no longer tied to a single device. It will now travel with you, should you choose to switch from one Nothing or CMF device to another, synced via your Nothing account. Essential Space now stays with you. Cloud storage keeps your notes, screenshots, voice captures, images, tasks and summaries backed up and synced through your Nothing account. So when you move to a new phone or reset your device, your Space comes…
PowerWash Simulator is no stranger to crossing over with major franchises. From Final Fantasy and Warhammer 40K to Shrek and SpongeBob, there are few corners of pop culture the series has yet to touch. Today, developer FuturLab announced the series is adding one more crossover to its wheelhouse, this one from a galaxy far, far away. Check out the teaser trailer for the PowerWash Simulator 2 Star Wars pack below: The teaser shows little gameplay, but it looks like players will visit a handful of destinations from Star Wars’ original trilogy: the icy planet Hoth, the desert planet Tatooine, and the hangar…
Your gaming chair may recline. It may have RGB. It may even have a lumbar pillow that pretends to help. Toyota has decided that it is cute. Toyota Boshoku has developed the “CROWN SEAT” Desk Chair, a made-to-order chair based on the front seat used in the Toyota Crown. This luxurious car seat turned gaming chair will set you back nearly $3,500, more than twice the amount I spent on my most recent desktop setup. A Crown seat for your spreadsheet kingdom The idea is exactly as strange as it sounds. Toyota took the front seat from its Crown lineup,…
Yellowstone has been a breakout hit for the Paramount Network and remains one of the most-watched shows on television, consistently driving massive viewership and spawning an entire franchise of spin-offs. So when the fifth season wrapped up in 2024, expectations around Yellowstone Season 6 were immediate. Given the show’s popularity, its expanding universe, and multiple unresolved storylines, a continuation felt less like a possibility and more like the obvious next step. However, Yellowstone Season 6 is not happening—at least not in the way fans originally expected. Yellowstone officially concluded with Season 5, and there has been no confirmation of a…
Sega released Alien: Isolation nearly 12 years ago, in October of 2014, and to celebrate Aliens’ 40th Anniversary yesterday, developer Creative Assembly released a teaser trailer for the sequel. Yes, a sequel is actually/finally happening more than a decade later, which is just enough time for Alien: Isolation, which received mixed reviews at launch, to reach cult-hit status amongst fans of Xenomorphs and retro-sci-fi tech. The video is titled “False Sense Of Security,” and given its teaser nature, it doesn’t reveal too much at all. We see a menu pad with a low-battery light, which turns on with a new battery,…
If you track your sleep with an app, you are part of a growing crowd. A new study published in Frontiers in Psychology surveyed 1,002 adults in Norway and found that nearly half had used a sleep app at some point. Women and younger adults were the most frequent users. The findings paint a nuanced picture, though. These apps are not equally helpful for everyone, and for people already struggling with sleep, they might be doing more harm than good. What are the actual benefits of using a sleep app? For most users, the biggest win was simply learning more…