Google now lets users jump from AI Overviews into AI Mode conversations
The tech giant also announced that it’s making Gemini 3 the new default model for AI Overviews globally.
The promise and peril of a new online shooter
The routine is familiar by now. A new online shooter with bright, colorful graphics launches and rockets up the charts despite the fact that you maybe haven’t even heard of it. Or maybe it just has a really forgettable name. But everyone seems to be talking about it, and it’s free, so you figure you […]
Google Search now lets you ask AI Overviews follow-up questions
Google is making Search less about links and more about AI. The company is upgrading its AI-powered search features, adding Gemini 3 to AI Overviews and letting users ask follow-up questions “seamlessly” to make sure Search can answer “whatever’s on your mind,” a move that feels closer to using an AI chatbot than a search […]
Indian states weigh Australia-style ban on social media for children
Any move to restrict children’s access to social media in India would carry significant implications for global technology companies, for which the South Asian nation is a critical growth market.
I grew up with Alex Pretti
The day Alex Pretti was shot 10 times in the street by federal agents, I was delivering a eulogy for my grandfather, who died the way we’re supposed to: old, asleep, surrounded by family. Because it’s my job to coordinate visuals for this website, I locked myself in a bathroom stall, watched a video of […]
Pornhub will block new users in the UK next month
Pornhub will soon begin restricting UK users from accessing its website in response to the country’s “failed” online safety regulations, according to an announcement on Tuesday. The site’s owner, Aylo, says it will block users who haven’t already verified their age on the platform starting February 2nd, 2026, as reported earlier by 404 Media. As […]
Dozens of nudify apps found on Google and Apple’s app stores
Removing or restricting access to Grok’s AI image editor might not be enough to stop the flood of nonconsensual sexualized images being generated by AI. A report from the Tech Transparency Project (TTP) released on Tuesday found dozens of AI “nudify” apps similar to Grok on Google and Apple’s platforms, as previously reported by CNBC. […]
Amazon is closing its physical Amazon Go and Amazon Fresh stores
These retail closures will not impact customers who use Amazon for grocery delivery.
Risotto raises $10M seed to use AI to make ticketing systems easier to use
Designed to autonomously resolve help desk tickets, Risotto has raised $10 million in seed funding in a round led by Bonfire Ventures.
You’ll be able to change the color of Virtual Boy games on Nintendo Switch Online
Following the initial reveal last September, Nintendo has released a new trailer detailing which Virtual Boy games will be available to Switch Online subscribers starting on February 17th alongside revamped headsets, and which titles will launch later this year. The company also revealed some new features for the games, including the option to change the […]