From Tom's Hardware: Synology has backtracked on its controversial self-branded drives-only policy, restoring the ability to use third-party and certified HDDs and SSDs on its 2025 Plus series NAS units. With the launch of its latest DiskStation Manager 7.3, users can once again use 3.5-inch hard...

From CNET: A new law signed by California Gov. Gavin Newsom will outlaw advertisements on streaming platforms that are louder than the content they're sandwiched between.

Senate Bill 76, which goes into effect July 1, 2026, outlaws ads that are set at a louder volume than other content on...

From InfoWorld: OpenAI has launched apps inside ChatGPT, a new feature allowing users to discover and use third-party applications directly within the chat interface.

ChatGPT can suggest relevant apps during a conversation, or users can invoke them by name, enabling tasks like browsing data...

From CRN: Qualcomm said Tuesday that it has reached an agreement to acquire open-source hardware and software firm Arduino in a move to boost its edge business.

The San Diego-based chip designer said the move will build upon the recent integrations of its Edge Impulse and Foundries.io acquisitions...

From CSO Online: Google DeepMind has introduced an AI agent that automatically found and fixed software vulnerabilities in open source projects, submitting 72 security patches over the past six months to codebases including some as large as 4.5 million lines of code.

The tool, called CodeMender...

From PC World: After more than 25 years, audio editing software Audacity is undergoing a major overhaul with version 4, scheduled for release in early 2026, to simplify the user experience and modernize its interface, which has been criticized for becoming increasingly clunky over time.

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From CNET: Jony Ive, designer of the iPhone and iPod, is working on a new product with OpenAI but is running into technical challenges, according to a report from the Financial Times on Sunday.

(Disclosure: Ziff Davis, CNET's parent company, in April filed a lawsuit against OpenAI, alleging it...

From TechCrunch: Anthropic co-founder and CEO Dario Amodei is in India this week, with plans to set up an office in Bengaluru and explore a partnership with Mukesh Ambani’s Reliance Industries, TechCrunch has learned. The move signals the AI startup’s push to deepen its presence in its second...

From Lexar Press Release: Lexar is excited to announce the ES5 Magnetic Portable SSD. Designed to deliver portable storage this SSD provides powerful speeds up to 2000MB/s read and 2000MB/s write1 to enhance creative workflows.

Available in capacities up to 4TB, The Lexar® ES5 Magnetic Portable...

From Corsair Press Release: Elgato today unveiled Wave Mic Arm MK.2 and the standalone version of Voice Focus, Elgato’s AI-powered VST plugin that cleans up a mic signal in real time to deliver vocal booth–quality audio. Together, these releases remove common barriers between creators and great...