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Google just made Gemini for Home a lot better at running your smart home

If you have a Google smart display or speaker at home, there are new updates you should know about. Google has rolled out a fresh batch of improvements to Gemini for Home, making the assistant noticeably smarter and faster across smart speakers and displays. Gemini for Home is getting smarter and more personal The most interesting addition is how Gemini now uses information you’ve saved in Ask Home to answer camera-related questions. If you’ve saved a note saying your nanny’s name is Alice, you can ask Gemini when Alice arrived, and it will pull up the relevant camera footage automatically.…

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Sega Cancels 2 Million ‘Super Game,’ Details Schedule For Upcoming Games

Sega has canceled its Super Game, which was originally revealed as in development in 2021 with a budget of $882 million. When it was announced, all signs pointed to the Super Game being a single game, but we later learned “Super Game” was a title Sega used to describe various games with large budgets. In the five years since the Super Game announcement, we never did learn exactly what these games were – there was no formal announcement or titles associated with the descriptor. But now, thanks to Sega’s latest financial earnings report, it’s clear we’ll likely never know. On the…

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Claude just took over the data center Grok needed most

SpaceX is leasing the full capacity of its Colossus 1 data center in Memphis, Tennessee, to Anthropic, giving the Claude maker a sudden infrastructure windfall while xAI’s Grok fights for ground in the AI race. The early May 2026 agreement, reported by the Wall Street Journal, gives Anthropic access to more than 220,000 Nvidia GPUs and over 300 megawatts of processing power. That’s the kind of xAI compute edge Musk’s chatbot business would normally want nearby. Now Claude gets the benefit. For Anthropic, the lease helps ease pressure on Claude Pro and Claude Max demand. For SpaceX, it turns unused…

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WhatsApp is getting iOS 26’s Liquid Glass glow-up, and it’s surprisingly gorgeous

WhatsApp is apparently going to look a lot more at home on the latest version of iOS. A new report has suggested that the chatting app for iPhone is getting a new look inspired by iOS 26‘s UI. According to WABetaInfo, WhatsApp for iOS version 25.28.75 is rolling out Apple’s new Liquid Glass design language. The update is available through the App Store, though the visual refresh is being enabled gradually. WhatsApp on iOS is getting more premium The redesign brings WhatsApp closer to the system-wide visual style introduced with iOS 26. Meaning, iPhone users can expect to see more…

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The Rings of Power season 3 release date is set, and the One Ring is coming sooner than expected

Prime Video has officially confirmed that The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power season 3 will premiere on November 11, 2026. The announcement was made on X, where the company also dropped a new image of Sauron wearing a crown. Earlier reports had suggested a 2027 arrival, so this is a welcome surprise for fans. What does Rings of Power season 3 have in store for us? Season 3 jumps forward several years from where Rings of Power Season 2 left off. The story takes place at the height of the War of the Elves and Sauron, as…

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Sony’s wearable air conditioner is back, and somehow it got cooler

Sony has just announced a new wearable, and it’s not your typical smartwatch, fitness tracker, or pair of AI smart glasses—it’s something a lot more practical. The company has introduced the Reon Pocket Pro Plus, which is the newest version of its wearable cooling device. The Reon line has been around for a while now, starting as a crowdfunding project back in 2019. After expanding across Asia and a few Western markets, the upgraded model is now heading to the UK and Europe. How the Sony wearable keeps you cool The Reon Pocket Pro Plus is not just a fan…

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Digg tried to beat Reddit and failed. Here’s what it’s doing instead

Digg is one of the more interesting tech stories in recent times. The site launched as a Reddit rival in January 2026, shut down just two months later after getting overrun by bots, and has now returned as something completely different. Founder Kevin Rose showcased the redesigned Digg last Friday, and the new site looks nothing like its previous version. It’s not a Reddit competitor anymore. It’s an AI news aggregator. So what does the new Digg actually do? The site tracks and ranks AI news by monitoring real-time engagement on X. Instead of relying on votes or comments on…

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Sony wants AI to turn your gaming moments into shareable highlights

If you have ever gone on an absolute rampage in a multiplayer game and wanted to share it, you know how painful the process is. You record, scrub through footage, clip the moment, edit it, and then finally share it. Sony wants to change all of that, and AI is at the center of it. As discovered by MP1st, Sony Interactive Entertainment filed a patent application with the USPTO on May 5, 2026, under document ID “12616902,” for an AI system that automatically selects your best gaming moments and turns them into shareable highlights, without you lifting a finger. But…

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There has never been a better time to buy an e-ink reading device

I have explained the benefits of using an e-ink device over physical books. They are easier to handle, can store your entire library for travel, let you buy books at lower prices, and make looking up words or taking notes effortless.  Another reason to get an e-ink tablet right now is that the e-reader market has never looked this good. There are now e-ink devices for practically every use case and budget, ranging from a pocket-friendly $69 to $600 and beyond.  So, if you have been on the fence about picking one up, this is the article that will finally…

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iPhone 17’s front camera tech might soon appear on an Android phone, but better

Apple’s iPhone 17 lineup brought one of the more useful selfie camera upgrades in recent memory, and Android may be preparing an even better answer of its own. A known Weibo tipster has just revealed that at least one Android brand is working on a Center Stage-style selfie camera setup. What’s special about Apple’s selfie trick? The iPhone 17 series uses an 18MP Center Stage front camera with a square sensor. That design lets the phone capture selfies and group shots in either portrait or landscape orientation without physically rotating the device. It also lets the camera shift framing dynamically…

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