From CNET: Google is introducing a new Gemini AI feature to the Google Maps app on Thursday called Ask Maps. Described as a "conversational experience," the feature allows users to interact naturally with the app -- asking follow-up questions, rephrasing queries and exploring new prompts -- similar...

From PC World: When was the last time you bought a PC game at a brick-and-mortar retail store? I know I bought the original Gears of War on sale sometime around 2008. Since then, I think it’s all been digital downloads, mostly from Steam. In 2025, Valve’s dominating platform delivered 100 exabytes...

From PC Mag: Epic Games says the cost of running Fortnite has increased enough to trigger price changes for its in-game currency. The most basic V-Bucks package will soon get you 20% less in-game currency than previously.

Fortnite’s price is normally $8.99 for 1,000 V-Bucks, but that’s moving to...

From CNET: AT&T on Tuesday announced it will spend $250 billion from now until 2030 to beef up its fiber and wireless networks, expand rural coverage for its satellite partnership with AST SpaceMobile and make other improvements to its US connectivity offerings.

The company, which has 100 million...

From PC Mag: Much like voice assistants on smartphones, AI chatbots are beginning to offer song identification tools to help you learn about new artists or jog your memory about an older song you've listened to.

ChatGPT now has a new way to identify song titles, artists, and other key details by...

From PC World: Who is Conduent? If you asked that question this past week, you’re not alone. Hackers stole sensitive information on a sizable portion of U.S. residents from this major data processor, with the original estimate to be about 10.5 million back in October. But recent disclosures have...

From CNET: The latest batch of Google updates to its workspace tools highlights AI's promise to automate mundanity in the workplace. Google Docs, Slides, Sheets and Drive all have new AI-powered features, the company announced Tuesday. The one thing all these updates have in common? Gemini is using...

From PC Mag: In a world of AI buildout-induced shortages, gaming beggars can't be choosers, and the venerable RTX 3060 might soon be one of the best value GPU buys in 2026. Nvidia is reportedly reviving the card as soon as next week, with Samsung now ramping up its classic 8nm fabrication line to...

From PC World: Mozilla’s Firefox web browser is slated for a comprehensive facelift, according to an exclusive sneak peek by web developer Sören Hentzschel (machine translated). Mozilla has reportedly begun work on a major redesign of their web browser’s user interface.

The new design is codenamed...

From CNET: Microsoft Copilot probably isn't something you think about a lot, unless your company pays for you to use it at work. Microsoft has been fighting for consumers whose hearts and minds were quickly captured by other AI tools like ChatGPT and Gemini. The company's latest wave of agentic...