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Amazon has given Kindle Unlimited a new name, and the update brings more than a plus sign. The subscription is now Kindle+, keeping its $11.99 monthly US price while adding thousands of audiobooks to the catalog, including titles narrated by AI. You’ll still have access to ebooks, comics, manga, and magazines, with companion audio available for thousands of ebooks. So what’s new in Kindle+ subscription? The core reading experience remains the same. Subscribers can borrow up to 20 digital books, audiobooks, or comics at a time, return them whenever they like, and borrow replacements without due dates. Kindle+ still has…
With AI progressing so fast, it’s only a matter of time before we start getting AI companions like the ones we used to see in movies like R2-D2, Wall-E, or Baymax. Now, Singapore-based OKA Technology has unveiled Mori, a cute little AI companion that looks less like a conventional home robot and more like someone turned the Pokémon Foongus into a table lamp. Mori isn’t meant to clean your house or control your smart home, but to serve as what OKA calls a “Nature Companion.” It uses subtle movements, warm lighting, nature-inspired sounds, and small reactions to make its presence…
Grok Bot has been on a roll lately, with xAI pushing a steady stream of updates to the app. On iPhone, it recently picked up the ability to start a voice conversation with a press of the Action Button, and it also made its way to Apple CarPlay, and more. Now, it is getting its most useful update yet. Grok Bot can now connect with the apps on your phone, including Calendar, Reminders, Contacts, and more. The feature is rolling out now on both iOS and Android. What can Grok Bot do with your apps? Based on the announcement image,…
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4 arrives at a crossroads for the series, thanks in large part to the inconsistent quality of recent entries. With a shaky predecessor, Infinity Ward had a lot to repair and conclude, especially with 4 set to bookend the rebooted Modern Warfare series. Fortunately, backed up by a fun campaign, thrilling multiplayer, and loads of new modes and content, Modern Warfare 4 makes up for the past and then some. Modern Warfare 4 continues after the events of 2023’s Modern Warfare 3, with Captain Price hellbent on stopping Makarov and his higher-ups. The story features shifting…
Forget smartwatches. Scientists have developed a touchscreen that can be woven directly into clothing, letting users interact with digital content without carrying a rigid display. Researchers at the National University of Singapore (NUS) have integrated 54 specialised fibres into a sleeve to create what they describe as the world’s first touchscreen built into a garment. Published in Nature, the research could open the door to clothing that does more than just look good. Your next smart outfit might actually be smart enough to show what’s happening on your phone. Your clothes could soon run apps The prototype features a 96…
AI can generate all kinds of pretty pictures, but getting it to spell a headline correctly or keep a poster’s layout intact can be another story. Canva wants to fix that with Canva Craft, its first in-house image generation model. Rather than focusing primarily on photographs, Craft is designed around the posters, presentations, social media graphics, and other visual content people actually create. The goal is simple: spend less time fixing AI’s mistakes and more time making something useful. Canva Craft plans before it generates Craft uses a two-stage process. First, it interprets a prompt and plans the image’s layout,…
Microsoft introduced Code last month as one of the three core parts of its revamped Copilot app. The app was pitched as an easy-to-use coding agent that lets users describe what they want to build in natural language, like an app, a tracker, a dashboard, an automation, or a workflow, and Copilot would build it for them. Essentially, it’s a workplace-focused vibe-coding app that turns existing work into a functional app, and Microsoft has begun rolling it out through the Frontier program. How it works As already mentioned, Copilot Code starts by asking what you want to build in natural…
US banks are facing a new kind of digital headache: artificial intelligence agents attempting to access customer accounts and perform actions that may go beyond what users intended. As AI tools become more capable of navigating websites and carrying out tasks independently, financial institutions are scrambling to prevent them from crossing security boundaries. According to a report published by Axios on October 22, major US banks have detected third-party AI agents operating inside customer accounts without authorisation. Some agents reportedly appeared to attempt actions independently of user instructions. The banks involved have not publicly detailed every incident, and there is…
YouTube is changing how its Home page works, giving viewers more control over what shows up there and making some of the app’s most-used sections easier to reach. Custom Feeds are now replacing the existing topic chips for eligible users, while YouTube is also testing a redesigned top bar on mobile that moves Subscriptions closer to the Home feed. YouTube first started experimenting with Custom Feeds earlier this year, letting you type out what you wanted to watch and turning that request into its own stream of recommendations. Now, the feature is starting to look less like a side experiment…
I’m a big supporter of physical games. There’s something satisfying about owning a disc, lending it to a friend, or grabbing a bargain without waiting for a digital storefront to approve the price. But Phantom Blade Zero has me questioning one of the biggest arguments in the physical-versus-digital debate. The game’s digital version launches on October 29, 2026, while its physical PS5 editions, including Standard, Deluxe, and Ultimate versions, won’t arrive until 2027. And there’s another wrinkle: the digital version reportedly needs up to 134GB of storage, raising questions about how much of the game can actually fit on a…