Google is rolling out a suite of new Gemini AI features for Gmail users in the US starting today. Some tools are free, but key features like AI Overviews and a clutter-filtering AI Inbox require a paid Google AI Pro or Ultra subscription.
Security researchers are finding direct evidence that malware developers are using AI coding assistants, or “vibe coding,” in their work. The silver lining? The AI-generated code is often full of errors, creating what one expert calls “security theater.”
Microsoft has confirmed a new bug in Classic Outlook that prevents recipients from opening emails encrypted with “Encrypt Only” permissions. The issue appears after updating to Current Channel Version 2511, Build 19426.20218. Workarounds are available while a permanent fix is developed.
According to XDA-Developers, Windows is architecturally incapable of becoming an immutable operating system like modern Linux distros or macOS. Its core design, built on decades of backwards compatibility, assumes the OS can be modified at any time by applications and drivers. This fundamental mutab
In a major move, Accenture is acquiring UK-based AI company Faculty, a direct competitor to Palantir. The deal adds 400 employees and positions Accenture to capture more enterprise AI spend, potentially turning a partner into a rival.
Paramount Skydance is using the market’s tepid response to Comcast’s spin-off of Versant Media as fresh ammunition in its hostile takeover campaign for Warner Bros Discovery. The math suggests Warner’s planned spin-off, Discovery Global, could be worth less than $2 a share.
Alphabet’s market value closed at $3.89 trillion on Wednesday, edging past Apple for the first time since 2019. In a separate drama, a potential Netflix-Warner Bros. Discovery deal is reportedly facing a broader-than-expected regulatory review.
Lenovo is launching a SteamOS version of its high-end Legion Go 2 handheld in June. Valve is also laying the groundwork to bring its Linux-based OS to Arm devices, potentially opening up a whole new world of portable PC gaming hardware.
Microsoft is taking an unusual path for Windows 11 version 26H1. According to reports, it will launch this spring exclusively on new Arm-based PCs before a wider fall release.
Ubisoft has abruptly shut down its Halifax studio, resulting in 71 layoffs. The closure comes just 20 days after the studio’s developers successfully voted to unionize with CWA Canada. Ubisoft claims the decision was made “well before” the union vote.
