Huawei's Watch 5 boasts a unique fingertip sensor that enables advanced health tracking features like EKGs, blood oxygen, and arterial stiffness detection, but the company's claim of an 'exact purple' color option appears questionable based on promotional images.
Google introduces AI-powered features for Android and Chrome, including image and screen descriptions from Gemini, expressive captions with sound labels, OCR for PDFs in Chrome, and customizable page zoom for better accessibility.
Scientists at CERN's Large Hadron Collider accidentally achieved the medieval alchemists' dream of transmuting lead into gold, albeit temporarily and on an infinitesimal scale, by colliding lead nuclei at near light speed.
Swiss privacy champions Proton and NymVPN threaten to relocate operations from Switzerland if proposed surveillance laws requiring VPNs and messaging apps to identify and retain user data are enacted, undermining the country's commitment to digital privacy and security.
In a significant overhaul, Google is retiring its iconic 'I'm Feeling Lucky' button and replacing it with an 'AI Mode' that leverages its AI model Gemini to conduct searches and engage in conversational queries, signaling a shift towards integrating AI into its core search engine.
Malicious npm packages sw-cur, sw-cur1, aiide-cur, and pumptoolforvolumeandcomment stole data from over 3,200 Cursor users and targeted cryptocurrency wallets, executing arbitrary code and persisting even after removal, highlighting the importance of supply chain security.
Apple's upcoming iOS 19 is set to revolutionize battery management with an AI-powered feature that analyzes individual usage patterns and intelligently optimizes charging, power consumption, and performance to extend iPhone battery life significantly.
Databricks, a leader in data and AI, has acquired Neon, a serverless Postgres company, to provide developers and AI agents with a powerful, elastic, and open database foundation that combines speed, scalability, and branching capabilities for seamless data management.
Granola, an AI-powered notetaking app that just raised $43M at a $250M valuation, unveils collaborative features enabling users to share transcripts and notes with teammates, leveraging AI to surface insights from a broader pool of information.
A Northeastern University student requested an $8,000 refund after discovering their professor used ChatGPT to generate course materials, raising concerns about AI's growing role in higher education and its potential impact on critical thinking.