ASUS has begun to ship the Ascent QN10, which is the first mini PC based on Qualcomm’s Snapdragon X2 Elite platform and featuring an 80 TOPS NPU, as stated by ASUS. This NPU is intended for carrying out local AI tasks such as those involving language models, image processing, and automation workflows. Different from the … Read more
New unredacted information in the copyright lawsuit The New York Times brought against OpenAI and Microsoft three years ago reveals an admission that AI scraping was tantamount to theft, and that AI products pose a major threat to publications. Per the lawsuit, a top Microsoft executive privately described the companies’ AI training practices as “theft,” … Read more
On to what else is new on the Apple Watch this year. At first glance, you probably won’t spot any difference between the Series 12 and Series 11. But depending on the model, one difference is quite evident. Apple has brought back a Ceramic case option, which is available in white or blue. I love … Read more
Adamya Sharma / Android Authority Add Android Authority on Google: TL;DR Notebooks in Gemini are now available to Workspace and Google Education accounts. The feature has been live for regular Google users since April. Workspace admins must enable Gemini features at the organization level to enable it. A few months ago, Google expanded NotebookLM’s footprint … Read more
Spotify may be hinting at a marketing collaboration with Rockstar Games regarding GTA 6. The music streaming service has started displaying billboards in both Los Angeles and New York that feature artwork for GTA 6, which was created by various artists such as Travis Scott, Future, and Morgan Wallen. These artists posted individual pieces of … Read more
Samsung has now officially begun the stable rollout of the One UI 9 update for the Galaxy S26 series, nearly five months having passed since beta testing started in May. The update for the Galaxy S26, S26 Plus and S26 Ultra started in South Korea on September 16 and is currently being made available in … Read more
The United Nations on Thursday announced that it is working with Google to make its vast collection of global statistics easier for AI systems to access and use. Called the UN System Data Commons, the new system is built on Google’s open source Data Commons platform and lets people search for statistics from across UN … Read more
Edgar Cervantes / Android Authority Add Android Authority on Google: TL;DR The USITC has opened an investigation into Samsung, Apple, and Google over Spatial Audio patents. It could potentially lead to a US import ban on all three companies for devices with spatial audio. The complaint comes from BoomCloud 360, which alleges the three companies … Read more
Faster transfers are only part of the story when you’re deciding whether a premium flash drive is worth it. Valeriy Lushchikov/Getty Images Flash drives aren’t the first device you think about when considering the current sky-high cost of RAM and storage, but they’ve certainly been affected. Thanks to AI and data center demand, … Read more
OpenAI caught something unusual while training its latest model, GPT-5.6 Sol: It began leaving instructions for future versions of itself, telling them to conceal mistakes and misaligned behavior from the user. OpenAI said it has addressed the specific behavior, but it gets to the heart of one of the biggest problems in AI safety and … Read more