With streaming providers frequently raising prices, subscribers often feel like they’re paying more for the same service—or a lesser version, depending on what’s available to watch that month. In a unique move, Disney is introducing a small, potential financial benefit to Disney+ and Hulu subscribers in the form of some third-party discounts, freebies, trials, and contests. As of today, Disney+ subscribers can log into Disney’s … Continue reading Amid rising prices, Disney+ and Hulu offer subscribers some freebies

Google’s rapid adoption of AI has seen the Gemini “sparkle” icon become an omnipresent element in almost every Google product. It’s there to summarize your email, add items to your calendar, and more—if you trust it to do those things. Gemini is also integrated with Google Drive, where it’s gaining a new feature that could make it genuinely useful: Google’s AI bot will soon be … Continue reading Gemini in Google Drive may finally be useful now that it can analyze videos

The new supercomputer shows the increasing desire of government labs to adopt more technologies from commercial artificial intelligence systems. Continue reading Energy Department Unveils New Supercomputer That Merges With A.I.

Nintendo’s Switch 2 has a small handful of new releases in its launch lineup, but for the first few months after its release, the main thing you’ll be able to play on it will be your existing library of Switch games. And while Nintendo has promised reasonably comprehensive backward compatibility, the company is still working through the process of testing over 15,000 third-party Switch games … Continue reading Video apps like Hulu “cannot be used on Nintendo Switch 2,” says support page

Discord is further distancing itself from its ad-free beginnings by offering users a new virtual currency for clicking on in-platform advertisements. Acoording to a blog post this week by Peter Sellis, Discord’s SVP of product, a “small group” of Discord users around the globe can now earn “Orbs” through Play Quests, which Discord announced in March 2024 and let users earn in-game rewards by getting … Continue reading Discord lures users to click on ads by offering them new Orbs currency

There may never be an iOS 19 or a macOS 16, according to reporting from Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman. At its Worldwide Developers Conference next month, Apple reportedly plans to shift toward version numbers based on years rather than the current numbering system. This is intended to unify the company’s current maze of version numbers; instead of iOS 19, iPadOS 19, macOS 16, tvOS 19, watchOS … Continue reading Report: Apple will jump straight to “iOS 26” in shift to year-based version numbers

AI Mode excels at tasks like product research for online shopping. But it falls short on basic web searches. Continue reading Google AI Mode for Search Has Arrived. Proceed With Caution.

In 2023, The Times sued OpenAI and Microsoft for copyright infringement. Now its editorial content will appear across Amazon platforms. Continue reading The Times and Amazon Announce an A.I. Licensing Deal

The company continued to grow fast in its most recent quarter despite new rules restricting the sale of A.I chips to China. Continue reading Nvidia Earnings: Revenue Tops $44 Billion Despite Sales Limits to China

The next version of Android is expected to hit Pixel phones in June, but it’ll take longer for devices from other manufacturers to see the new OS. However, Samsung is making unusually good time this cycle. Owners of the company’s Galaxy S25 phones can get an early look at One UI 8 (based on Android 16) in the new open beta program. Samsung promises a … Continue reading Samsung drops Android 16 beta for Galaxy S25 with more AI you probably don’t want