Google Home Speaker (2026) review: Smarter and punchier, with a subscription pinch

The latest edition of the Google Home Speaker serves a compelling mix of rewarding voice controls, surprisingly punchy audio output, and the most advanced suite of smart home features that you can get on a speaker under a $100 budget.

Anthropic is giving away Claude Fable 5 at no extra cost for a limited time

Anthropic is offering paid Claude subscribers free access to Claude Fable 5 until July 19, after which continued use will require separate usage credits.

Scammers are now cloning trusted news websites to steal your money

Cybercriminals are cloning trusted news websites using AI-generated content to promote fake investment schemes, making it harder than ever to distinguish legitimate journalism from scams.

AI has already fallen into the wrong hands and they’re using it to make bombs

Researchers say popular AI tools have reportedly been misused by terrorist groups despite built-in safeguards, highlighting the darker side of generative AI.

Google’s new Magic Pointer Play Store listing reveals a Gemini shortcut built for Googlebooks

Google’s newly surfaced Magic Pointer listing reveals a Gemini-powered cursor for Googlebooks, but incompatible Android devices mean the feature remains an early preview rather than something consumers can try today.

Your Google Voice calls just got an AI note-taker, and a cheaper price tag

Google Voice is bringing Gemini’s AI note-taking to phone calls, plus new standalone plans that let anyone with a Gmail account run a professional phone system without Workspace subscription.

My old Pixel keeps getting AI features Apple wants a newer iPhone for

My Pixel 8a keeps gaining AI tools while Apple’s newest model leaves the standard iPhone 17 behind, and that gap says plenty about long-term support.

Claude Reflect is here. It’s your usual yearly Wrapped, but with Anthropic’s AI

Anthropic launched Claude Reflect, a usage dashboard that tracks your AI habits over time and then asks if you want to pull back.

Google’s own Photos app just gave Android users another reason to envy iPhone

Google Photos for Android is finally getting the floating redesign iPhone users have had for months, making the app cleaner while giving Gemini-powered Ask Photos a more prominent spot.

AI image generators have escaped nightmare fingers and entered the fake premium era

I tested Meta Muse, Gemini Nano Banana 2, and ChatGPT Images 2.0. The obvious AI failures are fading, but the new flaws are harder to laugh off.