Technology

The future of law enforcement is here, and it’s wearing a robotic face.  Around the globe, police forces are integrating artificial intelligence-powered robots into public safety strategies, blending advanced surveillance with real-time threat detection.  Thailand has emerged as a key player in this shift, deploying its first AI police robot …

Microsoft increased the price of Xbox Series consoles by up to $100 earlier this week, but thankfully, not all retailers have raised the price (yet). Dell, for instance, is still offering the digital-only Xbox Series X (1TB) for $449.99, saving you $100 on the new MSRP. The smaller, 512GB Xbox …

Apple and Anthropic are building an AI-powered coding tool that will work in Xcode, Apple’s code-writing tool, Bloomberg reports. A new version of Xcode will integrate Anthropic’s Claude Sonnet model to “write, edit and test code on behalf of programmers,” Bloomberg says. Apple is slowly rolling this new version out …

Sam Altman and Elon Musk aren’t just competing in the AI race; they both have ambitions to build Silicon Valley’s holy grail: an “everything” super app encompassing finance, social media, gaming, and more. Earlier this week, I got a peek at Altman’s plan from a cavernous event space on the …

Google is notifying parents using its Family Link parental controls via email that their kids will soon be able to access Gemini AI Apps on their monitored Android devices, The New York Times reports. The company says kids will be able to use Gemini to do things like help them …

Nothing cements your relationship status with a new hobby like buying a special bag for it. Hiking? Cycling? Photography? You bet there’s a special bag designed for just that. Getting into a new thing and accumulating gear for it is a joy. An important and underappreciated subcategory of that enjoyment …

President Donald Trump proposed drastic budget cuts today that could stymie green energy projects, gut environmental protections, and further hobble health and climate research in the US. Topline budget proposals released today for the 2026 fiscal year would ax $15 billion in federal funding for renewable energy and new technologies …

On the evening of April 30th, the hottest ticket in San Francisco was a buzzy crypto startup’s coming-out party at a warehouse-like complex on the northern edge of the city. It had all the makings of an event you’d only find near Silicon Valley: Anderson Paak, champagne, and a bunch …

Firefox could be put out of business should a court implement all the Justice Department’s proposals to restrict Google’s search monopoly, an executive for the browser owner Mozilla testified Friday. “It’s very frightening,” Mozilla CFO Eric Muhlheim said. The DOJ wants to bar Google from paying to be the default …

A beta build of Android 16 contains an early version of Google’s new Android Desktop Mode that, in the future, could let users simply plug their smartphone into a monitor and use it like a laptop or desktop computer. The new feature was shared by Android tinkerer Mishaal Rahman reporting …