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Gen Z daters apparently want love but can’t start the conversation to get there, according to Hinge CEO Jackie Jantos. The dating app thinks a chatbot can teach them how. Speaking to the BBC, Jantos said Gen Z users “absolutely want love” but lack the confidence to act on it. She points to the pandemic as the culprit, arguing it robbed young adults of the years when people typically learn how to flirt and socialize. The result: Gen Z now spends around 1,000 fewer hours a year with other people than those the same age did two decades ago, and…

For years, smartphone makers have been locked in a race for brighter screens, thinner bezels, and sharper resolutions. Now, it looks like the next battleground could be refresh rates — and things are getting a little absurd. A new leak suggests OnePlus is exploring a roadmap that could eventually bring 240Hz OLED displays to its flagship phones. That’s a number typically associated with competitive gaming monitors, not devices that spend most of their time scrolling through social media feeds and watching YouTube videos. According to tipster Digital Chat Station, OnePlus is considering a gradual jump through 165Hz and 185Hz panels…

Apple is reportedly preparing a potentially disruptive change to how notifications work in iOS 27 and iPadOS 27. According to Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman, incoming notifications now slide in from the left side of the screen in internal builds of the software. On its own, that might sound like a simple visual tweak. But it appears to be part of a much larger rethink of navigation gestures — one that could force longtime iPhone users to retrain years of muscle memory. The familiar swipe may no longer do what you expect For years, iPhone users have relied on a simple gesture:…

Apple has spent the better part of a year trying to convince users that a smarter Siri is still on the way. Now, a new report suggests the company may be preparing expectations before the assistant finally arrives. According to Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman, Apple is internally referring to the revamped Siri as a “beta” and “preview” product, signaling that the company may not present the software as a finished experience when it launches later this year. If that sounds familiar, it’s because Apple followed a similar playbook with the original Siri, which carried the beta label for roughly two years…

Googlebook could show up with far more hardware than expected. Chrome Unboxed, citing device activity it found in the Chromium Gerrit, says as many as eight models are being tracked for a fall launch, with signs pointing to Intel, Snapdragon, and MediaTek hardware from major PC partners. That’s a lot to sort through if you’re shopping for a Chromebook, Android tablet, Windows laptop, or MacBook later this year. A bigger first wave would give buyers more ways into Google’s new laptop push, but you’ll still need confirmed specs, prices, regions, and release dates before making a smart call. How many…

Google is rolling out a new feature that could make it much easier to keep up with your favorite creators, journalists, and online personalities without hopping between multiple apps. Called Search profiles, the new addition gives eligible publishers and creators a dedicated space on Google Search to showcase content from across the web. Think of it as a digital hub that pulls together a creator’s latest articles, videos, social media posts, and other important links in one place. A central home for creators on Google For years, finding a creator’s latest work often meant bouncing between YouTube, Instagram, TikTok, X,…

Fake reviews are a real menace for online shoppers. If you have ever bought something online based on glowing reviews only to receive a disappointingly subpar product, you know what I mean. A new study published in the International Journal of Information and Communication Technology proposes an AI-powered system that can not only detect fake reviews, but also trace how they spread. Why existing tools keep falling short Most existing fake review detection systems focus on the text of a review. That approach worked for a while, but fake reviewers have gotten smarter. They now pair carefully written text with…

Small AI models just got a surprising boost from a very old game. MIT researchers used a Battleship-style setup to test whether AI agents can improve how they gather information before making a move. The result was a sharp jump in performance for smaller systems, including one model that went from rarely beating humans to winning most of its games after researchers changed how it searched the board. That shift goes straight at one of the biggest weaknesses in today’s AI agents. They’re often asked to handle tasks where the answer depends on details they don’t have yet. MIT’s work…

A New York Times review of internal documents from lawsuits filed by more than 1,400 school districts against Meta, Snap, TikTok, and YouTube has revealed how these companies deliberately targeted students, even as their own safety teams raised concerns about the harm being caused. The documents paint a pretty damning picture. Snapchat sent phone alerts to teenagers during school hours, urging them to share what was happening in their classrooms. A Snapchat strategy document reportedly referred to classroom phone use as “under the desk” time.  Meta went a step further and recruited “teen ambassadors,” paying high school students $45 gift…

Valve has confirmed that Steam Machine is shipping this summer, giving PC gamers a real launch window for its SteamOS living room PC. The missing piece is still price, and that’s the detail many buyers need before they can decide whether it fits their setup. The update came as Valve expanded its Verified program to cover Steam Machine and Steam Frame. For Steam Machine, games will be checked for default controller support, default graphics settings, and how well they run without manual setup. Valve says the hardware is roughly six times as powerful as Steam Deck, while still using SteamOS,…