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Available for over a year AI agents carry out tasks autonomously on behalf of users. But what are they capable of, and what do we need to know about them? With AI agents in the news, we speak to an expert. Also this week: can AI make the process of …

It’s earnings season, and investors got an unpleasant surprise from Google: an increase on its spending estimate, to as much as $205 billion — from the last quarter’s projection of up to $190 billion. Even the lower end of Google’s new projected range — $195 billion — is much more …

Over the weekend, private Claude AI chats were made publicly accessible by search engines like Google and Bing, making for a privacy nightmare for the people involved and the chatbot’s maker, Anthropic. Privacy concerns surrounding AI have always been around, but as these tools become more capable of pushing into …

Apple says it won’t limit the capabilities of devices leased through its new Upgrade program if you miss a payment. In an emailed statement to The Verge, Apple spokesperson Brian Bumbery says, “There will be no restricted mode and/or there will be no limitations put on device functionality due to …

Does it make sense to buy a graphics card with just 4GB of VRAM? According to the specs on ASRock’s website, the 4GB version of the RX 9050 is built on AMD’s RDNA 4 architecture and has a 64-bit memory interface, 16 compute units, and a boost clock speed of …

Recent media coverage of Flock Safety, the fast-growing US surveillance technology company, sheds light on the local battles over the deployment of automated license plate readers. In South Carolina, officials have been sparring over whether to install 25 new cameras, a dispute that reflects broader questions about cost, oversight, and …

Apple’s latest AirTag may seem like the obvious choice if you own an iPhone and are shopping for a Bluetooth tracker, but it’s not the most affordable option. For families that contain both Android and Apple devices, it might be better to pick up the latest Tile Pro instead. It …

Slate Auto isn’t the only company betting that customers want to build their own EV from a parts kit. Canadian micromobility company Envo’s Utility Personal Transporter is a modular electric platform that can be reconfigured into nearly 20 different vehicles — golf cart, go-kart, snowkart, ATV, side-by-side, cargo quadricycle, last-mile …

Following the original’s debut at CES earlier this year, Twelve South is introducing a new version of its leather-wrapped Valet charging tray designed for use in places where space is at a premium. While the original Valet was 7.5-inches deep and large enough to serve as a catchall for a …

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By 10 a.m., the golden California hills were already baking in 80-degree heat. Not exactly ideal trail running conditions, but perfect for the endurance test I had planned — not for me, but for a smartwatch. I wanted to know whether Samsung’s new trail running mode on the Galaxy Watch …

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Your phone can warn you about bad weather or heavy traffic. However, some dangers cannot wait for you to notice a notification. A hazardous gas may already surround you. Contaminated water may look perfectly normal. By the time you unlock your phone …

For years, we’ve heard rumors of a new home hub device from Apple, meant to take on smart home devices like the Google Nest Hub Mini and Amazon’s Echo Show. Besides “HomePod with a screen,” details have been sparse. But now, a new report from Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman sheds some …

There’s now a new way to own an Apple product. Starting from today in the US, you’ll be able to lease an iPhone, iPad, Mac or Apple Watch directly from the company via its new Apple Upgrade program. Enabled by Klarna, prices for leasing Apple products will start at $18 …

Despite what influencers may say, you don’t need to spend $99.99 on Dyson’s HushJet Mini Cool or $149.99 for the Shark ChillPill to survive the summer whenever you leave the comfort of air-conditioning. My family has found all the comfort it needs to survive humid baseball games, sweltering concerts, and …

Despite what influencers may say, you don’t need to spend $99.99 on Dyson’s HushJet Mini Cool or $149.99 for the Shark ChillPill to survive the summer whenever you leave the comfort of air-conditioning. My family has found all the comfort it needs to survive humid baseball games, sweltering concerts, and …

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Most people assume that if they are not posting on social media or sharing personal information online, they are staying relatively private. Unfortunately, that isn’t how today’s internet works. Every time you browse the web, multiple companies can collect information about you. …

Plenty of security cameras offer top-of-the-line features, but you often need cloud video (usually with a subscription) to access them. Storing video clips is more or less required with modern cameras, allowing you to download videos to report crime or have them analyzed by AI to save time. But many …

Logitech’s new gaming boss, Robin Piispanen, tells me he likes the idea of gaming handhelds. “It’s such a charming value proposition,” he says, as we sip iced vanilla lattes at my local cafe. But he’s not building one right now. He’s not sure when or if Logitech should try again, …

Over the last few months, I’ve spent a lot of time talking to my computer. One underrated feature of the LLM revolution has been a remarkable leap in all kinds of dictation technology — even the fastest, cheapest models are getting very good at understanding and processing speech. I’ve tested …