EU Council drops CSAM scanning mandate for tech firms
EU member states have agreed on a position for online child protection legislation that eliminates requirements for global tech companies to scan and remove child sexual abuse material (CSAM). This de...
Google rolls out Power Saving Mode in Maps for Pixel 10
Google has begun a wide rollout of the Power Saving Mode feature in Google Maps for Pixel 10 series phones, announced in the November Pixel Drop. This mode extends battery life during navigation by ut...
Google streamlines Desktop Mode with per-monitor memory
Google is introducing a feature in Android for Pixel phones that prompts users to choose between Desktop Mode and screen mirroring upon connecting an external display, while remembering preferences pe...
Opera Neon update adds 1-minute Deep Research mode
Opera released an update for its AI-powered Neon browser on Thursday, introducing the “1-minute Deep Research” mode, integration with Google’s Gemini 3 Pro and Nano Banana Pro models, and Google...
Jeff Bezos’s AI just bought an agent that can control your PC
Project Prometheus, an artificial intelligence startup co-led by Jeff Bezos and Vik Bajaj, has acquired the AI company General Agents to bolster its development of manufacturing-focused AI systems. Th...
Google Maps officially replaces Assistant with Gemini AI
Google has begun the official rollout of Gemini as the primary voice assistant within Google Maps, replacing the legacy Google Assistant for navigation tasks, according to 9to5Google. The update is no...