From CNET: GFiber, the rebranded entity formerly known as Google Fiber, is merging with another internet provider. It will expand its fiber service to new areas, the company said. The new independent broadband provider will still called be GFiber. It will merge with New Jersey-based Astound...

From PC Mag: Apple’s rumored foldable iPhone will have an iPad-like interface and allow users to open apps side by side on the inner screen, reports Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman.

The foldable iPhone is expected to arrive later this year and feature an iPad mini-sized screen on the inside and a smaller...

From PC World: Microsoft is expanding the connection between Xbox and Windows 11. Starting in April 2026, all Windows 11 PCs—from laptops to desktops to tablets—will receive the new Xbox mode, which replaces the previous Xbox Full Screen Experience (FSE) and offers a console-like interface for games...

From CNET: Google is introducing a new Gemini AI feature to the Google Maps app on Thursday called Ask Maps. Described as a "conversational experience," the feature allows users to interact naturally with the app -- asking follow-up questions, rephrasing queries and exploring new prompts -- similar...

From PC World: When was the last time you bought a PC game at a brick-and-mortar retail store? I know I bought the original Gears of War on sale sometime around 2008. Since then, I think it’s all been digital downloads, mostly from Steam. In 2025, Valve’s dominating platform delivered 100 exabytes...

From PC Mag: Epic Games says the cost of running Fortnite has increased enough to trigger price changes for its in-game currency. The most basic V-Bucks package will soon get you 20% less in-game currency than previously.

Fortnite’s price is normally $8.99 for 1,000 V-Bucks, but that’s moving to...

From CNET: AT&T on Tuesday announced it will spend $250 billion from now until 2030 to beef up its fiber and wireless networks, expand rural coverage for its satellite partnership with AST SpaceMobile and make other improvements to its US connectivity offerings.

The company, which has 100 million...

From PC Mag: Much like voice assistants on smartphones, AI chatbots are beginning to offer song identification tools to help you learn about new artists or jog your memory about an older song you've listened to.

ChatGPT now has a new way to identify song titles, artists, and other key details by...

From PC World: Who is Conduent? If you asked that question this past week, you’re not alone. Hackers stole sensitive information on a sizable portion of U.S. residents from this major data processor, with the original estimate to be about 10.5 million back in October. But recent disclosures have...

From CNET: The latest batch of Google updates to its workspace tools highlights AI's promise to automate mundanity in the workplace. Google Docs, Slides, Sheets and Drive all have new AI-powered features, the company announced Tuesday. The one thing all these updates have in common? Gemini is using...