Google Home Speaker review: nice hardware, but Gemini for Home is a work in progress

Smart speakers have spent the past few years searching for a compelling second act. Beyond music, timers, and controlling your lights, they’ve struggled to justify taking up space on the kitchen counter. AI promised to change that. Amazon debuted its new hardware powered by a revamped Alexa last fall, and now it’s finally Google’s turn.

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Meta Puts Rate Limits On Its Smart Glasses’ Conversation Focus Feature

You’ll have to pay for the $20-a-month Meta One Premium plan if you need it longer than three hours a month. Meta Meta has quietly applied rate limits to its smart glasses’ Conversation Focus feature. As The Verge reports, the company’s help page for the Meta One subscription tiers contains information about those

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Anthropic’s New Sonnet 5 Model Is Better At The Tasks That Are Running Up Enterprise Bills

This version of Claude should offer more efficient performance at lower costs. Anthropic Anthropic has released a new version of Claude that’s aimed at handling queries not just from human users, but from agentic AI. The company says its new Sonnet 5 model is capable of handling agentic tasks and delivering performance specs

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Sensitive iPhone Supplier Details Were Part Of Last Week’s Data Leak At Tata Electronics

Some of Apple’s corporate secrets aren’t so secret any more. onapalmtree/Shutterstock On top of leaks around its next smartphone generation, Apple has had sensitive details about its manufacturing processes revealed. Reuters reported that the documents posted on “the dark web” allegedly show information about both components and their suppliers for the iPhone 18

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These camera-free smart glasses made me feel like Tony Stark

Xgimi, the Chinese company known for its all-in-one smart projectors, is expanding its portfolio with a new line of screen-equipped smart glasses that first debuted at CES 2026. Unlike AR glasses from companies like Meta and Snap, Xgimi’s new privacy-focused MemoMind One skip cameras for a lighter and more discreet design that helps hide their

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Should You Still Worry About OLED Burn-In In 2026?

Burn-in is often overblown, but understanding the phenomenon is still important. Peter Macdiarmid/Getty Images Organic Light-Emitting Diode (OLED) televisions have revolutionized the home viewing experience. By ensuring that every pixel in your display is individually illuminated, OLED screens enhance images by providing deeper contrasts, fast refresh rates, and wide viewing angles. Despite these

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