My 2026 Headphones Forecast Might Surprise You, but It's an Open Secret

CES 2026 was a little light on new headphones, but several open earbuds were announced, as companies bet that more people will transition away from noise-isolating buds to open designs. [...]

How to cancel CyberGhost and get a refund

I came out of my CyberGhost review with a positive opinion, feeling it had earned its spot in my best VPN roundup. However, even an expert review is subjective, and there's a chance CyberGhost wi [...]

How to pair AirPods with any device

AirPods work most smoothly with Apple hardware, but they also connect reliably to Android phones, Windows laptops and other Bluetooth devices. The pairing process depends on the platform in use althou [...]

Nvidia releases open model PersonaPlex, a voice AI that listens and talks at the same time

Nvidia has released a new conversational AI model designed to eliminate a fundamental trade-off in existing systems. PersonaPlex enables natural real-time conversations with customizable voices and fr [...]

Allen AI's SERA brings open coding agents to private repos for as little as $400 in training costs

Allen AI's new SERA coding agents can be trained on private code bases for as little as $400, putting custom AI development tools within reach for small teams.<br /> The article Allen AI� [...]

Google brings its Nano Banana image generator to Chrome

Following its recent AI makeover of Gmail, Google is bringing more Gemini-powered tools to Chrome. Starting today, a host of new features are rolling out for the browser, with more to come over the ne [...]

Alibaba's open Qwen 3.5 takes aim at GPT-5 mini and Claude Sonnet 4.5 at a fraction of the cost

Alibaba has introduced the new Qwen 3.5 model series. It comprises four models: Qwen3.5-Flash, Qwen3.5-35B-A3B, Qwen3.5-122B-A10B and Qwen3.5-27B.<br /> The article Alibaba's open Qwen 3.5 [...]

How to share your location via satellite on iPhone

Apple’s satellite features are designed for situations where cellular and Wi-Fi coverage are unavailable. In supported regions, compatible iPhone 14 or later models can connect directly to a satelli [...]

Bytedance's open-weight Helios model brings minute-long AI video generation close to real time

Bytedance researchers say Helios is the first 14-billion-parameter video model to hit 19.5 FPS on a single GPU while generating minute-long clips. Code and weights are publicly available.<br /> [...]