Published on: 2025-11-21 06:25:30
is a weekend editor who covers the latest in tech and entertainment. He has written news, reviews, and more as a tech journalist since 2020. Amazon is finally launching the long-awaited generative AI version of Alexa that, if all goes well, will take away much of the friction that comes with talking to a speaker to control your smart home or getting info on the fly. Some of the new abilities coming to Alexa Plus include doing things for you — you’ll be able to ask it to order groceries for you
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Due diligence is a costly business, and not just in the realm of investing. Even for a company trying to launch a new product or explore a partnership, finding the right data and doing the research can take weeks and get very costly if they are to make an educated decision — especially when third party agencies and consultants get involved. A new AI startup called Bridgetown Research says it can make a dent in that cost base and speed up the process by using AI agents that can do most of the da
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Google announced on Wednesday that it’s updating its “Results about you” tool to make it easier for users to protect and remove their personal information from Search results. The company says it’s improved the sign-up process and simplified requesting removals directly from Google Search. The tool can be used to proactively monitor and delete things like your phone number, email address, or physical address from Search results. With this latest update, users can now click the three dots next
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Microsoft says that it has completed a multi-year project to allow Europe-based customers using its cloud services to store and process data in the EU. The project, the EU Data Boundary for the Microsoft Cloud, began in January 2023, went on for two more years, and finally wrapped up this February, Microsoft said. With its completion, European customers can store and process data for Microsoft core cloud services, including Microsoft 365, Dynamics 365, Power Platform, and most Azure services, w
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At an event in NYC on Wednesday, Amazon announced an upgraded Alexa experience — Alexa+ — powered by generative AI technologies. Onstage, Amazon’s devices and services chief Panos Panay called it a “complete re-architecture” of the AI assistant. “[W]hile the vision of Alexa has been ambitious and remains incredibly compelling, until right this moment — right this moment — we have been limited by the technology,” Panay said. “An AI chatbot on its own doesn’t get us to our vision of Alexa.” Amaz
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Cellebrite announced on Tuesday that it stopped Serbia from using its technology, following allegations that Serbian police and intelligence used Cellebrite’s technology to unlock the phones of a journalist and an activist, and then plant spyware. In December 2024, Amnesty International published a report that accused Serbian police of using Cellebrite’s forensics tools to hack into the cellphones of a local journalist and an activist. Once their phones were unlocked, Serbian authorities then i
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As part of the new Alexa+ experience Amazon introduced on Wednesday, the smart assistant will gain the ability to navigate through movies on Prime Video on your behalf. Thanks to integrations between Alexa, Prime Video, and Fire TV, Alexa+, as the upgraded assistant is called, will be able to “jump to a scene” in a movie without you needing to fast-forward through the video. The company demonstrated the new feature at a press event in New York, where Alexa+ was asked a question about a movie wh
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In brief: If you lost tens of millions of dollars on something, you'd likely spend most of your life regretting it. But not when you're a multi-millionaire (or billionaire) like Jimmy Donaldson, aka MrBeast. He's admitted that Amazon's Beast Games cost him tens of millions of dollars of his own money, despite having a budget of more than $100 million. Beast Games broke a lot of records. In addition to paying out the largest cash prize in game show history, $10 million, the 50 million viewers it
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Something to look forward to: Razer has introduced a new iteration of its desktop-replacement Blade 18 gaming laptop. Not only does it come with the latest RTX 5000-series mobile GPUs (up to an RTX 5090) and Intel Arrow Lake CPU, but it also offers a dual-mode display. That means users can enjoy a crisp 3840 x 2400 at 240Hz or a blistering 1920 x 1200 at 440Hz. Razer's Blade series often takes top spot in our best gaming laptops guides, thanks to the machine's combination of sleek looks, featur
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What just happened? Samsung has expanded its consumer SSD lineup with the launch of the 9100 Pro series solid-state drives featuring PCIe 5.0 speeds. Built on an improved version of Samsung's TLC V8 V-NAND flash, this is the South Korean company's first "true" Gen 5 SSD, delivering blazingly fast speeds and more storage capacity than its predecessors. Samsung claims that the 9100 Pro series delivers up to 14,800 MB/s of sequential read speeds, potentially making it the fastest consumer SSD on t
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What just happened? It appears that Nvidia has started addressing at least one of the many problems affecting the RTX 5000-series. A fix for the black screen issues that have impacted certain Blackwell GPUs, as well as previous card generations, is already available for some users, with a driver update arriving later this week. Last week brought news that Nvidia was investigating the black screen and system instability problems that were affecting RTX 5000-series, 40-series, and 30-series cards
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Charles Liang, CEO of Super Micro Computer, during the AMD Advancing AI event in San Jose, California, on Dec. 6, 2023. Super Micro Computer shares rallied 16% after the AI server company filed its delayed financial results by the Nasdaq's deadline. The company's auditor BDO wrote in the filing that the the consolidated financial statements for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2024 "present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of the Company" and are "in conformity with acco
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Qualcomm and Nokia Bell Labs showed how multiple-vendor AI models can work together in an interoperable way in wireless networks. Carl Nuzman, Bell Labs Fellow at Nokia Bell Labs and Rachel Wang, principal engineer at Qualcomm, said in a blog post that they demonstrated the flexibility of sequential learning, which can facilitate network decoder-first or device encoder-first training. They said Qualcomm and Nokia Bell Labs are continuing to work together to demonstrate the value of interopera
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Gamescom Latam Big Festival has announced the nominees for the best indie games created by Brazil’s game developers. With 10 games on the list for the Best Brazilian Game category, the Brazilian titles that will compete for the region’s top prize have been announced for the awards show at the second annual Gamescom Latam Big Festival event, which will take place in São Paulo, Brazil, from May 1 to May 4, 2025. Among the selected projects are Cyberwar: Neon City, Deathbound, Debtors’ Club and I
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Join our daily and weekly newsletters for the latest updates and exclusive content on industry-leading AI coverage. Learn More In the wake of the disruptive debut of DeepSeek-R1, reasoning models have been all the rage so far in 2025. IBM is now joining the party, with the debut today of its Granite 3.2 large language model (LLM) family. Unlike other reasoning approaches such as DeepSeek-R1 or OpenAI’s o3, IBM is deeply embedding reasoning into its core open-source Granite models. It’s an appr
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Dorian, a fast-growing game platform serving mostly female game creators and fans, has added interactive video integration with its user-generated content (UGC) games. Aiming to revolutionize the way developers and storytellers build interactive games, Dorian said it has become a go-to platform for game industry professionals, indie studios and creators. It has more than 8,000 published creators and 10,000 released games. Dorian is for those looking to turn their ideas into successful free-to-
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HTC has launched Viverse Worlds, a destination for sharing 3D content that is accessible from just a web link. No downloads are necessary as you explore the Viverse Worlds platform for discovering 3D content. It’s a kind of metaverse where visitors can not only view 3D spaces but interact with them as well, said Andranik Aslanyan, head of growth at HTC Viverse, in an interview with GamesBeat. With no download necessary, Aslanyan said the content for the spatial computing platform is accessible
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Akool, a startup doing AI-driven avatar content creation, announced enhancements to Akool Streaming Avatars that connect avatars with AI models. Akool has added advanced video generation technology that now seamlessly integrates with large language models (LLMs) to help model builders create dynamic, 2D lifelike avatars. With the ability to upload a photo and provide a voice recording, customers can create a personalized avatar that becomes a natural extension of the LLM, making interactions w
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PowerA has partnered with Bandai Namco Entertainment America to create gaming gear for the 45th anniversary of Pac-Man. Pac-Man is one of the most iconic and enduring gaming franchises of all time. Together, PowerA and Bandai Namco will introduce a series of special-edition gaming accessories for Nintendo Switch and Xbox platforms inspired by the Pac-Man universe. “Pac-Man has been a cornerstone of gaming culture for more than four decades,” said Akio Strasser, senior director of global market
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TL;DR Retroid has revealed the colorways and specs for the Pocket Flip 2 gaming handheld. Colors include Ice Blue, GC, Black, and 16Bit US, with two chipset options in the Snapdragon 865 or Dimensity 1100. The Dimensity 1100 is newer, but emulator compatibility on the Snapdragon 865 makes it the clear choice. The Retroid Pocket Flip 2 is one of the hottest upcoming handhelds on the market, with a clamshell design that resembles a Nintendo DS without the second screen. Today, the brand reveale
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Apple is holding its annual shareholder meeting today as investors vote on several proposals and hear updates from CEO Tim Cook. Most notably, Apple shareholders rejected an outside proposal calling for the company to end its DEI initiatives. Apple doubles down on DEI As we reported last month, the conservative think tank National Center for Public Policy Research submitted a shareholder proposal calling on Apple to end its diversity, equity, and inclusion programs. The proposal claimed that
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Apple TV+ today announced a new documentary film called Bono: Stories of Surrender, which streams worldwide on May 30, and will also be available in an immersive 3D format viewable in the Apple Vision Pro headset. In fact, this will be the first feature-length Apple Immersive film; all previous made-for-Vision-Pro content has been short-form fare. Apple and U2 have always had a close relationship, and this project is the latest example of that. The new documentary includes footage from Bono’s
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President Trump has calmly suggested that Apple should consider reevaluating its policies around diversity, equity, and inclusion, while making the case that meritocracy could yield better results and reduce workplace division. Wait, scratch that, President Trump has blasted Apple on social media in an all-caps message, demanding that “APPLE SHOULD GET RID OF DEI RULES, NOT JUST MAKE ADJUSTMENTS TO THEM.” Apple, the most valuable company in the world, which suggests it must be doing something r
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Engadget has been testing and reviewing consumer tech since 2004. Our stories may include affiliate links; if you buy something through a link, we may earn a commission. Read more about how we evaluate products . It’s been nearly five years since Apple Arcade launched, and while the service hasn’t fully delivered on Apple’s promise back in 2019, it can still be worth paying for. Of course, that’s provided you’re willing to hunt through the 200-ish games currently available on the service. I’ve
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Google has been offering the Results About You tool since 2022 and updated it once in 2023. A part of Google Search, the tool looks for your personal information online and lets you request its removal. Today, the tech giant is announcing the latest changes, including a redesigned hub and the ability to update outdated search results to reflect the latest changes. The redesign isn’t only for show. You can now submit removal requests directly from Search with fewer actions by clicking or tapping
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ZDNET's key takeaways The Asus RT-BE86U router is currently on sale for $300. This supports Wi-Fi 7 delivering fast, wireless connections protected by multiple security features. However, getting the most out of the device requires Wi-Fi extenders which can be an expensive endeavor. View now at Asus View now at Best Buy more buying choices Wi-Fi 7 has been around since last January, but widespread adoption has been limited. The technology requires devices to have the necessary hardware to sup
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Jason Hiner/ZDNET What's the deal? Best Buy has slashed the price tag on each Sony Bravia X90L size option. The 55-inch display has gone from $1,170 down to $1,000, while the 85-inch TV is now $1,700 instead of $2,000. Also: The best Presidents' Day tech deals: Amazon, Walmart, Best Buy, and more Why this deal is ZDNET recommended What the Sony Bravia X90L Regarding the features you'll love for daily use, the X90L has an excellent remote that feels premium, is just the right size, includ
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