Microsoft’s head of experiences and devices is retiring, triggering a shakeup
Microsoft’s head of experiences and devices is retiring, triggering a shakeup

Rajesh Jha, executive vice president of Microsoft’s experiences and devices group, is retiring after more than 35 years at the software giant. Jha was a big part of the team that helped move Microsoft’s Office suite to the cloud, and has recently been overseeing Microsoft 365 Copilot, Windows, Office, and more. “After 35+ years at […]

PEGI’s new age ratings will restrict FC 27 to kids over 16
PEGI’s new age ratings will restrict FC 27 to kids over 16

The Pan-European Game Information (PEGI) body previously assigned its age ratings based on the presence of sex, drugs, violence, bad language, and fear. Now it’s adding four new options that tie age suitability to interactive features, like rating games that contain loot boxes as unsuitable for children under 16. Games like EA’s FC series – […]

WordPress launches an in-browser website creator
WordPress launches an in-browser website creator

WordPress.org is launching a new tool that lets you create a private website directly in your browser, according to an announcement on Wednesday. You can access the tool by heading to my.WordPress.net, which opens up a workspace where you can start building a website without signing up to WordPress, choosing a hosting plan, or selecting […]

Dyson’s new stain-spotting AI robovac is now available
Dyson’s new stain-spotting AI robovac is now available

Dyson’s latest autonomous robot vacuum cleaner first debuted during IFA 2025 in Berlin last September. The Spot+Scrub Ai Robot is the company’s follow-up to its 360 Vis Nav robovac launched in 2023 with upgrades that include a new self-cleaning roller mop, a multifunction dock, and lasers that can identify stains. It’s available now through Dyson’s […]

Anthropic doesn’t trust the Pentagon, and neither should you
Anthropic doesn’t trust the Pentagon, and neither should you

Today we’re talking about the messy, fast-moving situation at Anthropic, the maker of Claude that now finds itself in a very ugly legal battle with the Pentagon.  The back-and-forth is complicated, but as of a few days ago, the Pentagon had deemed Anthropic a supply chain risk, and Anthropic has filed a lawsuit challenging that […]

Microsoft’s Copilot Health can connect to your medical records and wearables
Microsoft’s Copilot Health can connect to your medical records and wearables

Microsoft announced on Thursday that it’s launching Copilot Health, a “separate, secure space” in Copilot for asking questions about lab results and medical records, searching for providers, analyzing data from wearables, and other health-related chats. The feature will have a phased rollout, so it won’t be available to everyone immediately, but users can join a […]

You can now ask Google Maps ‘complex, real-world questions’ — and Gemini will answer
You can now ask Google Maps ‘complex, real-world questions’ — and Gemini will answer

Google is continuing to weave Gemini into the firmament of its most-used products. Today, it announced that Google Maps was getting a new AI-powered “Ask Maps” feature that allows for “complex, real-world questions” with highly detailed, personalized responses. In the past, Google Maps would struggle with hyper-specific questions like “where can I charge my phone […]

Zendesk acquires Forethought in its biggest deal in two decades
Zendesk acquires Forethought in its biggest deal in two decades

The 2018 Startup Battlefield winner is joining Zendesk as the race to own agentic customer service accelerates When Forethought won the TechCrunch Startup Battlefield competition in 2018, ChatGPT was four years from existing. The company’s pitch, that …

Perplexity’s Personal Computer turns your spare Mac into an AI agent
Perplexity’s Personal Computer turns your spare Mac into an AI agent

Perplexity wants to be more than just an answer engine. On Wednesday, it launched Personal Computer, a new AI agent tool that can turn a spare Mac into a locally run AI system, pitching it as “a digital proxy for you.” Personal Computer will run 24/7 on a dedicated device on your local network, have […]

JBL’s new party speaker comes with a karaoke mic that helps you hit those high notes
JBL’s new party speaker comes with a karaoke mic that helps you hit those high notes

Karaoke is more fun for everyone when the person holding the mic sounds as good as a song’s original performer. So the latest addition to JBL’s PartyBox Bluetooth speaker line, the On-the-Go 2 Plus, comes with one of the company’s new EasySing wireless microphones, which use an algorithm to silence a song’s vocals while also […]