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Google adds your Gmail and Photos to AI Mode to enable "Personal Intelligence"
22 January 2026 @ 4:35 pm
Personal Intelligence is optional and rolling out first to AI Pro and AI Ultra subscribers.
Finally, a new controller that solves the Switch 2's "flat Joy-Con" problem
22 January 2026 @ 4:15 pm
But Nyxi's Hyperion 3 upgrade comes with a pretty high asking price.
eBay bans illicit automated shopping amid rapid rise of AI agents
22 January 2026 @ 3:56 pm
New policy requires "buy for me" AI tools and chatbots to obtain permission before accessing the platform.
All sorts of interesting flags and artifacts will fly to the Moon on Artemis II
22 January 2026 @ 2:41 pm
More than 2,300 commemorative items fill the duffel bag-size pouch.
Meta wants to block data about social media use, mental health in child safety trial
22 January 2026 @ 2:25 pm
Company is pulling out all the stops to protect itself in advance of New Mexico trial.
Judge orders stop to FBI search of devices seized from Washington Post reporter
21 January 2026 @ 11:33 pm
Order says gov't must stop search while court reviews Washington Post motions.
Millions of people imperiled through sign-in links sent by SMS
21 January 2026 @ 11:22 pm
Even well-known services with millions of users are exposing sensitive data.
mRNA cancer vaccine shows protection at 5-year follow-up, Moderna and Merck say
21 January 2026 @ 10:51 pm
The vaccines are tailor-made to target each patient's unique cancer.
Trump FCC threatens to enforce equal-time rule on late-night talk shows
21 January 2026 @ 9:50 pm
FCC disputes long-standing view that the shows are exempt from equal-time rule.
Why adding modern controls to 1996's Tomb Raider simply doesn't work
21 January 2026 @ 9:03 pm
For our C:\ArsGames series, we look at the controls conundrum of early 3D.