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This hidden Android feature stops people from snooping around your phone
By Tom Pritchard published
Guest Mode lets someone else use your phone without ever being able to see the rest of your phone. Here's how it works.

I use ChatGPT every day — but Gemini and Claude keep beating it in these key areas
By Amanda Caswell published
A major shift in how Gemini and the new Claude 4.8 Opus handle massive, long-horizon tasks is quietly driving power users away from OpenAI. Here is the one thing ChatGPT must fix next.

Does Google's Intelligent Eyewear have what it takes to beat Ray-Ban Meta smart glasses? Here's what we know
By Lloyd Coombes, Jason England published
Which pair of AI smart glasses will reign supreme in 2026: Ray-Ban Meta Gen 2 or Google's new Intelligent Eyewear? Let's face them off.

Buying a new phone? Here's how to avoid paying for pricey storage upgrades
By Tom Pritchard published
Storage upgrades on phones can add several hundred dollars onto the total cost, but there are ways to avoid the extra expense.

I discovered a hidden Android feature that shows which apps are watching me, and what it revealed was startling. Here's how to take back control of your phone
By Kaycee Hill published
Learn how to access Android's Privacy Dashboard to see exactly which apps are accessing your location, camera, microphone, and more.

Google may have its own MacBook Neo in the works: what's next for the Chromebook successor
By Scott Younker published
Google is launching its new Googlebook laptops at a premium but promises cheaper versions will come down the line.

Google’s AI can’t spell its own name — and that’s a terrifying sign for the future of search
By Amanda Caswell published
Google’s AI Overviews can confidently fix your typos but struggles to spell basic words. Here is why this funny glitch points to a much bigger trust problem for the future of search.

Pope Leo XIV warns that AI must be “disarmed” and cites Gandalf from LOTR to make his point
By Elton Jones published
Pope Leo XIV’s first encyclical shares lengthy passages that provide warnings about the use of AI and mentions a powerful line from a famous fictional character.
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