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The AI browser race is entering a new phase. After spending much of 2025 trying to reinvent web search with built-in chatbots, startups are increasingly shifting their attention toward browser agents that can automate repetitive work instead of simply answering questions. The latest company to embrace that transition is Polar, a startup founded by former Perplexity engineer Kevin Zhang, which has raised $5.7 million in seed funding led by Madrona. Unlike the first generation of AI browsers that targeted everyday consumers, Polar is designed specifically for knowledge workers. Its premise is straightforward: instead of replacing Google Search, the browser aims…

Waymo is giving its robotaxis one of its biggest passenger-facing upgrades yet, bringing Google’s Gemini AI assistant into the cabin alongside a redesigned in-car interface that reimagines how riders interact with autonomous vehicles. Both features will debut in the Ojai, Waymo’s purpose-built robotaxi, as the company prepares to expand access to more public riders. Rather than changing how the vehicle drives, the update focuses on what passengers can do once they’re inside, signalling that the next phase of the robotaxi race may be fought on experience rather than autonomy. For years, autonomous vehicle companies have competed on sensors, safety records…

Anyone who’s collaborated on a shared doc knows the horror of opening it to find forty unresolved comments from six different people. Google just handed over the job of sorting through that mess to Gemini. So what can Gemini actually do with your comments now? Google Workspace is rolling out four new Gemini-powered comment features in Google Docs. You can ask Gemini to summarize entire comment threads or, even better, pull out unresolved issues by typing a prompt in natural language that says, “What are the unresolved issues based on the comments?”  It can also add comments on your behalf,…

If you’ve been waiting to try Dia browser on your Windows device, the wait is almost over. The Browser Company has announced that its AI-first browser will arrive on Windows this fall. While there’s no exact release date yet, interested users can already sign up for the beta waitlist. It is the first official timeline for the Windows version after Dia spent months as a macOS-only browser. Why has Dia browser attracted so much attention? Dia launched on macOS last year as the successor to Arc, the browser that earned a loyal following for rethinking how people browse the web.…

The last time a new Onimusha game launched, it was 2006. But now, 20 years later, Capcom is just months away from the release of Onimusha: Way of the Sword, and as a fan of those previous games, I’m stoked – doubly so after playing the game for several hours and interviewing the developers for the latest Game Informer cover, which subscribers can read right now. Given the 20-year gap between Way of the Sword and the last release before it, 2006’s Onimusha: Dawn of Dreams, I was curious about what success for this new game even looks like to Capcom. An enemy from…

I’ve caught myself bopping along to a new viral quite a few times, only to realize that it was created using artificial intelligence. Turns out the labels are just as fed up with this as I am. So what exactly are labels asking for? A coalition of nearly a dozen record companies, including the “big three” of the industry, Universal Music Group, Sony Music, and Warner Music Group, is pushing global music charts to adopt rules that would disqualify AI slop tracks from consideration (via The Hollywood Reporter).  What’s interesting is that the proposed policy wouldn’t ban AI music outright.…

Checking the transaction history on Google Pay can tell you where your money went, but going through the long list of merchant names and other payments can get tough to stay on top of. Or at least Google seems to think so, as it’s bringing Gemini to Google Pay. The company has launched Ask Google Pay, an opt-in conversational AI experience built directly into its payments app in India. Users can ask questions about their spending, request savings suggestions and learn about financial concepts. It will even share personalized offers based on their activity. So you could, for example, ask…

AMD has launched the Radeon RX 9050, an entry-level RDNA 4 graphics card built for 1080p gaming. The retail version comes with 8GB of GDDR6 memory and reportedly starts at $279, although its release is limited to Asia-Pacific, Japan, and Latin America. The card has 16 compute units, 1,024 stream processors, and a 92W board power. AMD claims 96 fps in Cyberpunk 2077 and 131 fps in Forza Horizon 6 at 1080p medium. However, the launch also includes a less appealing 4GB version for prebuilt gaming PCs. Budget PC gaming is in a sorry state An AMD representative told PCWorld…

The evolution of the operating system (OS) across several device generations has always been driven by necessity. However, with the rapid expansion of the AI agent ecosystem, it is evident that the legacy OS is struggling to catch up. The continued reliance on traditional operating systems to run AI infrastructures has introduced inefficiencies that often prevent AI models from reaching their full potential. DroiClaw (Zhuge) is an AI-native operating system developed by Shanghai Droi Technology. It integrates AI into the underlying system architecture instead of relying on app installations to add AI capabilities. The OS accepts multimodal inputs, including text,…

Souls-like action game Wuchang: Fallen Feathers is getting a sequel. Publisher 505 Games has announced a new development team that helms the project, led by the series’ director. Less than a year after Wuchang’s release in July 2025, its development team, Lenzee Games, was reportedly disbanded in April due to a leadership dispute. The sequel will be led by Indolphinity, a new team founded by Wuchang creative director Xia Siyaun. 505 will once again serve as publisher. The announcement comes after 505’s parent company Digital Bros Group acquired the Wuchang IP in April.“Through this partnership, 505 Games and Indolphinity reaffirm their…