Android 17 launches with new multitasking tools as Google expands Gemini features

Google has released Android 17 and Wear OS 7, introducing new multitasking features, parental controls, security tools, and smartwatch upgrades. The launch is also accompanied by a Pixel Drop that brings Google’s latest AI models to its devices.

AI Made Content Abundant. For Creators, Voice Is Now The Scarce Asset

AI made content abundant. A 2026 survey of 16,000 creators shows voice and judgment, not volume, are now the scarce asset

AI And Your HVAC Guy: HBS Founders Reveal Inside Business Strategies

AI startups succeed by solving real industry problems, prioritizing adoption, trust, workflows, and revenue.

Apple 2027 rumors: AirPods with cameras for AI and the second folding iPhone
Apple 2027 rumors: AirPods with cameras for AI and the second folding iPhone

Now that we’re clear of WWDC and all of the new AI-powered features coming to Apple’s platforms, Bloomberg reporter Mark Gurman has more details about rumored new hardware, like the camera-equipped AirPods he’d previously written about. He says they are currently on schedule for a late 2027 launch, and that while we’re checking out beta […]

Qualcomm’s latest chip hints that more powerful smart glasses could be on the way
Qualcomm’s latest chip hints that more powerful smart glasses could be on the way

Smart glasses are still a nascent category, but chipmaker Qualcomm is hard at work upgrading the silicon to power the next wave of XR devices: the Snapdragon Reality Elite. Although Qualcomm is announcing the chip today at Augmented World Expo, we’ve technically already gotten a hands-on with a device powered by the new chip at […]

Sixty percent of U.S. consumers say ‘AI’ in brand messaging is a turnoff, survey finds

WordPress VIP’s latest survey suggests consumers are wary of AI-generated answers even as companies increasingly view AI search as an important referral channel.

DOJ claims xAI’s unpermitted gas turbines are a matter of ‘national, economic, and energy security’

The Justice department says the Pentagon needs xAI to keep using its unpermitted gas turbines.

Plaud says its software business topped $100M in ARR after shipping over 2M AI notetakers

Plaud is trying to make a mark in a crowded market full of AI-powered meeting notetakers.

Robinhood’s note on 10% layoffs shows blaming AI isn’t cutting it

Unlike many of his tech industry peers who have cut thousands of jobs citing the need to restructure to make the most of AI, Robinhood’s CEO Vlad Tenev conspicuously made no mention of AI in his note about layoffs.

The End Of One-Size-Fits-All Software

AI is ushering in a third software era where intelligent agents replace one-size-fits-all SaaS, creating customized systems that can adapt to each business.