Amazon Alexa+ is now available in Canada

Amazon has launched Alexa+, its next-generation digital assistant, in Canada. The company unveiled the new assistant in February, and it has been making its way to more and more people since. Canada i [...]

A $100 Million AI Super PAC Targeted New York Democrat Alex Bores. He Thinks It Backfired

Leading the Future said it will spend millions to keep Alex Bores out of Congress. It might be helping him instead. [...]

The Morning After: European policymakers scale back AI and privacy laws

Happy Friday! As the annual tech discount chaos of Black Friday approaches (good deal here and here and several more here), European policymakers have proposed easing some of the EU’s strictest regu [...]

Will Apple block Google’s new AirDrop trick for Android phones? Here are 3 reasons why it might not pull the plug

Android’s Quick Share now works with AirDrop. Here’s why Apple might allow that to continue. [...]

Black Friday Apple deals include the Apple Watch SE 3 for $200

Black Friday is almost here, but you can already save on some sought-after tech. Case in point: the new Apple Watch SE 3. Apple's most affordable smartwatch is even cheaper right now, down to jus [...]

New York bans AI in primary school, three months after Norway did

New York City is imposing a one-year moratorium on generative AI for pupils from 2-K through eighth grade, removing student-facing AI software and companion chatbots for around 600,000 children. Norwa [...]

Agentic coding goes hands free as OpenAI brings GPT-Live's full duplex voice control to Codex and ChatGPT on the desktop

Two weeks after debuting its more naturalistic GPT-Live audio AI model with full-duplex capabilities (listening and speaking at the same time), OpenAI is bringing it directly into developer workflows. [...]

OpenAI unveils GPT-5.6 Sol, Terra and Luna models — but only accessible to limited preview partners for now, per US Gov

OpenAI is announcing a limited preview of its next-generation GPT-5.6 model series today, introducing three distinct, capability-tiered models—Sol, Terra, and Luna—designed to re-engineer develope [...]

Valve's latest Steam beta lets you add your PC's specs to game reviews

An upcoming update to Steam includes a helpful improvement to game reviews. As part of the Steam Client Beta update Valve released on February 12, users will now be able to attach information about th [...]