From ExtremeTech: Google is testing a Gemini feature called "Call for Me" that can phone businesses on a user’s behalf. The early preview began rolling out in the US on September 24 for select Pixel 11 owners with paid Gemini subscriptions.

With Call for Me, users can ask Gemini to check a product...

From Tom's Hardware: Nvidia officially rolled out DLSS 5 earlier this month, bringing its new Neural Rendering technology to supported games for RTX 50-series GPU owners. While early testing has shown improvements in image quality and rendering, the technology is very resource-intensive, resulting...

From PC Mag: Apple hasn’t updated its entry-level iPad since March last year, and a new leak suggests the company is working on major under-the-hood performance improvements for a refreshed tablet.

The leak is based on Apple code spotted by MacRumors contributor Aaron Perris. It reveals that the...

From CNET: To quote George Santayana, “Those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it.” So why does it so often feel like Big Tech has such a short memory?

The latest hiccup comes from Meta. In mid-September, it rolled out a beta test of a feature for its brand-new Muse AI agent...

From Noctua Press Release: Noctua and Forced Physics DCT today announced a joint research partnership to explore how Forced Physics’ patented JouleForce micro-channel array technology can be brought to desktop PCs and workstations. The collaboration is a long-term research and development effort...

From Tom's Hardware: Australia has ordered an “urgent and immediate review” after saying an OpenAI agent discovered a way around blocks on its Medicare statistics portal, BBC News reported. Prime Minister Anthony Albanese made the announcement at the UN General Assembly in New York, referring to a...

From ComputerWorld: Google’s Gemini 4 AI model is in the early days of post-training, the phase in which a base AI model is refined to behave reliably, and should be released “much earlier” than the end of this year, Google DeepMind head Koray Kavukcuoglu told The Information at its AI Agenda Live...

From PC Mag: Just two years ago, Microsoft launched its Copilot+ PC brand to identify AI-first computers with exclusive artificial intelligence features, but that wording is nowhere to be found on recent Microsoft devices or OEM products.

As spotted by Windows Central, the Copilot+ PC brand hasn’t...

From Tom's Hardware: A “routine” update for a Samsung smart fridge model in South Korea has broken the refrigerators for thousands of users, with the incident happening ahead of a major holiday. According to Seoul Shinmun [machine translated], the company pushed an erroneous update to some customers...

From Tom's Hardware: Nintendo of America just won a lawsuit against James Williams, who allegedly moderated the r/SwitchPirates subreddit and sold pirated Switch games online. According to Aftermath, the company sued Williams in June 2024 for copyright violations. However, they failed to respond...