2025-03-05

Sony opens an official PS5 rental service in the UK

We're over four years into the current generation of consoles (which is probably past the halfway point) and while Sony is still selling tons of PlayStation 5 units, the price of the system means it remains out of reach for many. To help address that, Sony has teamed up with [...]

2025-03-05

Apple is now fighting the UK over its demand for backdoor access to iCloud accounts

Apple has issued a legal challenge against the British government over a demand to create a backdoor for encrypted iCloud accounts, as reported by Financial Times. The company has filed a complaint in the hopes to reverse the order. The iPhone maker made its appeal to the Investi [...]

2025-03-05

AI Mode adds a dedicated search chatbot to Google

Google is shaking up Search. Again. Nearly a year after the company rolled out AI Overviews to everyone in the US, it's preparing to add a dedicated AI tab to its search engine. AI Mode is powered by a Gemini 2.0 model Google has trained to find and organize information out [...]

2025-03-05

NASA just lost yet another one of its low-cost planetary missions

It's increasingly unlikely that Lunar Trailblazer will deliver quality science. [...]

2025-03-05

Google's New AI Assistant Pixel Sense to Launch This Year, Report Says

The Pixel Sense assistant would pull in data from apps like Calendar, Docs and Photos to add more context to responses [...]

2025-03-05

Yes, Banking Apps Are Safe. But You Still Need to Be Careful

Banking apps have lots of features to keep your information secure. However, you have to take some precautions, too. [...]

2025-03-05

Android 's Find My Device can now let you track your friends – and I can't decide if that's cool or creepy

Android's Find My Device network now lets you track friends and family alongside your belongings, thanks to a new beta feature. And that sounds both useful and slightly creepy. [...]

2025-03-05

Cisco warns some Webex users of worrying security flaw, so patch now

A low severity flaw grants threat actors access to sensitive data in Webex, Cisco warns. [...]

2025-03-05

A cheaper YouTube Premium Lite plan just rolled out in the US – but you’ll miss out on these 4 features

YouTube has announced that its cheaper Premium Lite plan is getting a full rollout in the US– with other countries getting it later "this year". Here's how it compares to full Premium. [...]