Roxiller/Getty Images We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. Smartphone makers previously included a lot more in the box of new phones, like charging or power adapters, as well as USB cords and sometimes wired headphones or earbuds. However, companies stopped doing this years ago. At the time, smartphone makers stopped putting chargers in the box because it reduced e-waste, and people already had a ton of power bricks and adapters on hand. This is precisely why Samsung says it has also stopped including headphones. In an…
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agustin.photo/Shutterstock AI browsers have been popping up more and more over the past year, and ChatGPT Atlas was just one of a handful that started making waves in 2025. Launched in October for macOS, the browser brought ChatGPT to the forefront when browsing the internet. However, after less than a year of operation, OpenAI is already abandoning its Atlas browser. The announcement is part of a series of tweets on X detailing the big changes coming to ChatGPT with the release of GPT 5.6. In the articles, OpenAI’s James Sun…
Apple accounted for approximately 90% of all Edge AI-enabled smartwatch shipments in the first quarter of 2026, according to new data from Counterpoint Research. This dominance occurred as Edge AI’s penetration of the broader smartwatch market grew 70% year-over-year, reaching 25% in the first quarter of 2026, according to Counterpoint’s Global Smartwatch Shipments Tracker. “Edge AI” refers to artificial intelligence that runs directly on a device’s own chip rather than being processed on remote servers. On the Apple Watch, this means that the built-in neural engine handles tasks like recognizing an irregular heartbeat or detecting a fall in the moment,…
Urbano Creative/Shutterstock Amazon Alexa – and most other voice assistants, for that matter – was a new science fiction concept when it was first introduced in the mid-2010s. More than a decade later, it has become one of the essential smart home tech devices for homeowners. Alexa is especially helpful when you have a quick question that you can’t be bothered to look up with your phone, like “When does daylight savings start or “How many tablespoons are in a cup?” » Many people also use it to listen to…
anatoliy_gleb/Shutterstock We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. Solar-powered gadgets can help you lower your electricity bills while being more environmentally friendly. With solar energy, it is important to understand that the size of the panel correlates with the amount of energy it can produce. For this reason, solar energy is typically used as a supplement rather than a primary energy source, especially for small gadgets. This means they can also use traditional charging like USB-C to ensure you can still use them when you don’t have…
OpenAI announces the closure of its ChatGPT Atlas browser. When it was released last October, the company said the Browser Agent was designed around the question “What if you could chat with your web browser?” » The question was new to say the least, but the answer apparently wasn’t that convincing. As part of a series of ChatGPT Work-related announcements on Thursday, OpenAI confirmed its intention to “wind down” Atlas, with deprecation planned for August 9. Popular storiesOpenAI Introduces GPT-Live to Make ChatGPT Voice Feel Like a Real ConversationOpenAI today introduced GPT-Live, which it describes as a new generation of…
With iOS 27, Apple is introducing several CarPlay features that will improve your in-car experience, both while you’re driving and when you’re idle in the car. From new video experiences to Siri AI, there are plenty of new options to look forward to. Video apps CarPlay apps can integrate video navigation capabilities, so you can search for and watch videos on your car’s screen when you’re parked. The video playback feature doesn’t work when a car is moving for safety reasons, but if you’re watching something and driving, playback will switch to audio only. iPhone apps that support AirPlay can…
Pabradyphoto/Getty Images The US Federal Reserve has announced the sector leaders who will lead its various working groups responsible for guiding monetary policies. The country’s central bank has made some puzzling appointments to its productivity and employment team, which will “assess the economic impact of new general-purpose technologies, including artificial intelligence, to inform the Federal Reserve’s policy judgments.” One of the advisors will be new Xbox CEO Asha Sharma. After leaving Microsoft’s Core AI group for gaming, in the first months of her tenure she oversaw another rise in gaming hardware prices and recently told the…
Apple TV is taking over Hall H at San Diego Comic-Con for the first time, according to Deadline. Apple is hosting a two-hour panel on July 25 with stars from Widow’s Bay, Matchbox The Movie, Mayday, Dark Matter and Silo. Hall H is known for some of Comic-Con’s biggest panels and events, and Saturday attracts the biggest crowds. Apple’s event will precede a major presentation from Marvel Studios. Matchbox The Movie panelists will include John Cena, Jessica Biel, and Arturo Castro, while Dark Matter panelists will include Blake Crouch, Matt Tolmach, Jacquelyn Ben-Zekry, Joel Edgerton, Jennifer Connelly, and more. The…
ANDRANIK HAKOBYAN/Shutterstock Homeowners all have at least one thing in common: limited space. We also all rely heavily on electronics for entertainment and daily convenience, so much so that we tend to keep old tech products, like headphones and gaming consoles, on hand “just in case,” even after purchasing a replacement. But for the sake of a clean, tidy home, there comes a time to admit that it’s best to get rid of some unwanted electronics — or at least give them to someone who will actually use them. Of…