From The Verge: YouTube has added new generative AI video features that creators can use when making Shorts. The video platform announced that Google’s Veo 2 video model is being integrated into YouTube’s experimental Dream Screen feature, alongside allowing users to generate standalone video clips...

From PC Mag: YouTube TV subscribers might lose access to Paramount-owned channels—including CBS, CBS Sports, Comedy Central, Nickelodeon, and MTV—if the two companies fail to reach a contract renewal agreement today.

"Despite our best efforts, we’ve been unable to reach a fair deal with Paramount...

From PC World: OpenAI’s CEO Sam Altman wrote a social media post with an update on the roadmap for ChatGPT. In it, he explained that they’ve halted the launch of its upcoming o3 reasoning model to instead focus more on a streamlined yet monolithic version of GPT-5.

“We want AI to ‘just work’ for...

From PC Mag: Affordable phones are about to get a big boost in power. Qualcomm has announced the Snapdragon 6 Gen 4, an update to its lineup of midrange mobile chips.

At its most basic level, the company claims the 6 Gen 4's CPU performs 11% faster, the GPU performs 29% faster, and the power...

From PC World: Yesterday was Patch Tuesday for February, which means Microsoft released updates KB5051989 for Windows 11 23H2 and KB5051987 for Windows 11 24H2. These are both security updates that also come with some quality-of-life improvements and new features.

In this patch, you’ll find...

From CNET: Apple is reportedly pushing back the launch of its lower-cost iPhone SE to next week.

The company originally planned to unveil the device this week via its website – rather than hosting a press event – but now the timeline has slightly shifted, according to Bloomberg's Mark Gurman...

From The Verge: Beats just announced the $249 Powerbeats Pro 2, the long-awaited sequel to a pair of fitness earbuds released way back in 2019. The new model retains the ear hook design that’s synonymous with the Powerbeats line, but the buds are significantly smaller and 20 percent lighter than...

From PC Mag: Lyft has announced plans to launch a robotaxi service in Dallas "as soon as 2026." The ride-hailing company will use Intel’s Mobileye AV tech and Japanese conglomerate Marubeni’s fleet of cars at launch, CEO David Risher revealed in a series of posts on X.

Marubeni currently manages...

From PC World: The latest Nvidia graphics cards are impossible to find at retailers, and you’ll be paying double or triple the already-high price if you try to get one on the secondary market. But Zotac is trying to help out its most loyal customers by selling directly to them in the US, skipping...

From PC Mag: Sony is offering PlayStation Plus members five days of free service following a day-long global PlayStation Network (PSN) outage.

“Network services have fully recovered from an operational issue. We apologize for the inconvenience and thank the community for their patience. All...