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Amazon burned its fingers with the Fire Phone back in 2014. The device, personally overseen by Jeff Bezos, lasted barely over a year before Amazon pulled the plug and wrote off $170 million in unsold inventory. Now, the company is taking another shot at the smartphone market. According to Reuters, Amazon is developing a new phone internally under the codename “Transformer.” The project is part of a group called ZeroOne, which focuses on building breakthrough devices. It is led by J Allard, a former Microsoft executive who helped bring the Xbox and Zune to market. What will the Amazon phone…

Pixel Watch update issues are starting to disrupt daily activity tracking, and it’s more than a minor annoyance. Some users report that step tracking and calorie data no longer line up with real activity after the latest software rollout, making it harder to interpret what the watch is actually telling you. The problems surfaced after the March 2026 update began rolling out, with early complaints pointing to missing health metrics. Since then, reports have expanded to core tracking features that people rely on every day, suggesting a broader issue with how data is being recorded. Posts online describe activity numbers…

Google has rolled out a fresh Android Canary build, and it looks more complete than you might expect from an experimental release. The catch is simple. This version exists to test ideas, not to promise them. Android Canary 2603 bundles practical additions like app lock, chat bubbles, and a redesigned screen recorder. It’s available across a wide range of Pixel devices, but this update is meant for developers rather than everyday use That context matters when reading into any of these changes. Features shown here can still be removed before a stable release, even if some eventually appear in beta…

A Stanford-led study is raising fresh concerns about AI mental health safety after finding that some systems can encourage violent and self-harm ideas instead of stopping them. The research draws on real user interactions and highlights gaps in how AI handles moments of crisis. In a small but high-risk sample of 19 users, researchers analyzed nearly 400,000 messages and found cases where replies didn’t just fail to intervene, but actively reinforced harmful thinking. Many outputs were appropriate, but the uneven performance stands out. When people turn to AI during vulnerable moments, even a small number of failures can lead to…

Adobe is making a bigger bet on AI, turning its creative apps into something that feels more like a collaborator than a traditional tool. The latest Adobe Firefly update adds an AI coworker across Photoshop, Express, and Acrobat, letting you describe edits in plain text instead of digging through menus. At the center of this shift is a new class of AI agents that can carry out tasks for you. You explain what you want, and the system applies those changes using Adobe’s existing tools. Firefly now acts as a unified environment where generation, editing, and guided input happen in…

Uber and Rivian have announced a strategic deal that could deploy up to 50,000 robotaxis (fully autonomous vehicles) on the road by 2031.  As part of the partnership, Uber will invest $300 million in Rivian (equivalent to about 19.55 million Rivian shares), with the investment committed immediately upon signing.  What will passengers experience on the ground? In the first phase, Uber or its fleet partners could purchase the first 10,000 fully autonomous Rivian R2 EVs. From 2028, passengers in San Francisco and Miami could be hailing fully driverless Rivian R2s directly through the Uber app.  Thereafter, Uber will have the…

OpenAI could be gearing up for one of its biggest product shifts yet. A fresh report suggests that the company is working on a new desktop “superapp” that would merge ChatGPT, its Codex coding platform, and the Atlas browser into one single experience. This showcases the next step for OpenAI, where it is building a platform which is more than just a chatbot. What’s causing this big fusion? At the moment, the OpenAI ecosystem consists of ChatGPT for general AI assistance, Codex for coding and automation, and Atlas, which is an AI-powered browser. By combining all of these distinct services,…

As if it were not enough that the AI boom has driven up RAM and SSD prices, making new laptops and desktops more expensive. Now, it is starting to push up prices in the used laptop market. An AI tool called OpenClaw has taken China by storm, and its ripple effects are showing up in unexpected places. If you are unfamiliar, OpenClaw is an AI agent that can independently handle personal tasks, like sending emails and shopping online.  Why are people buying used MacBooks for running OpenClaw? While OpenClaw is free to download, it carries security risks. To stay safe,…

It appears that the next frontier for AI services is health. Recently, Microsoft launched its Copilot Health, a service that ingests your health data from various sources to generate actionable insights.  Now Perplexity has launched Perplexity Health, a suite of connectors that links your personal health data directly to Perplexity Computer, providing answers that are truly about you. What makes Perplexity Health different from a regular AI health search? Right now, your health data is fragmented across multiple platforms. Lab results are stored in one portal, prescriptions in another, and fitness data is buried in a separate app. Perplexity Health…

Key takeaways Cloud financial systems centralize accounting, reporting, and forecasting in one platform Major vendors include Intuit, Oracle, SAP, Microsoft, and Workday Automation and integrations improve financial visibility and efficiency A cloud-based enterprise financial system is software that manages accounting, financial reporting, budgeting, and operational insights through a secure online platform. Instead of running on internal servers, the system operates in the cloud and connects financial data with other business functions. This allows finance leaders to automate workflows, gain real-time visibility into performance, and make more confident decisions. How to choose a cloud-based enterprise financial system Identify your financial management…