Framework found a way to make its new laptop cheaper, but don’t celebrate yet

Some Framework Laptop 13 Pro buyers will get upgraded from 500GB to 1TB SSD storage while also seeing their order price come down.

As AI voices get harder to spot, ElevenLabs adopts Google’s SynthID to help you sniff the fakes

AI-generated voices are becoming nearly impossible to identify. ElevenLabs is now embedding invisible watermarks into its audio so you’ll finally know when you’re listening to AI.

Samsung will soon start charging to access its smart home API
Samsung will soon start charging to access its smart home API

From October this year Samsung will roll out a variety of new paid tiers for access to its SmartThings API, including a $4.99 monthly plan for “non-commercial, individual developers.” It won’t just be developers that pay the price though. Some more advanced smart home users are likely to fall afoul of the rule change if […]

YouTube Shorts is getting 2x speed and a cleaner view, but it’s also ditching the dislike button

Four new Shorts updates landed today, and while 2x playback and Clear Screen mode are welcome, removing the dislike button will be a harder sell.

Apple’s most powerful Macs might be waiting until 2027 for big processor upgrades
Apple’s most powerful Macs might be waiting until 2027 for big processor upgrades

Apple is expected to shake up its usual Mac silicon release strategy, with Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman reporting that there won’t be Pro or Max versions of the upcoming M6 chip. Instead, Apple wants to “fast-track technologies that it originally planned to release later” with the M7 launch next year. The Cupertino company will reportedly only […]

Trump Mobile will take your $499 right now
Trump Mobile will take your $499 right now

Where’s the Trump phone? We’re going to keep talking about it every week. We still don’t have the phones we preordered yet, but this week the T1 hit open sale, no deposit required. Trump Mobile’s T1 Phone is now available for anyone to buy directly. The phone has previously trickled out to a small number […]

Android 17’s new foldable gaming mode could make flippy phones more fun
Android 17’s new foldable gaming mode could make flippy phones more fun

Android 17 is getting a dedicated gaming mode for foldables that will put a virtual gamepad with touch controls on half of your screen to theoretically make it easier to play games. With foldable gaming mode, which is set to launch in the coming months, the virtual controller emulates physical button presses at a system […]

YouTube updates Shorts to make it even more like TikTok
YouTube updates Shorts to make it even more like TikTok

YouTube is adding even more TikTok-like features to Shorts, including a new “clear screen” mode that removes the icons and text from the video you’re watching. In a blog post on Thursday, YouTube says it’s also replacing the “thumbs-up” button with a “heart” icon, and is introducing a new option that lets you watch Shorts […]

OpenAI will delay GPT-5.6 after Trump administration request
OpenAI will delay GPT-5.6 after Trump administration request

The Trump administration, apprehensive of potential security issues, has reportedly asked OpenAI to stagger the release of its next big-ticket model, GPT-5.6. The Information reported that OpenAI CEO Sam Altman told employees Wednesday in a company Q&A that it would release GPT-5.6 in limited preview form – granting access only to a small group of […]

Framework has good news and bad news
Framework has good news and bad news

Thanks to the component crisis, it’s a bad time to want a new computer. But if you are waiting on a preorder for the Framework Laptop 13 Pro – which Framework’s CEO has called the “MacBook Pro for Linux users” – the company shared good news on Thursday that might mean yours will cost less […]