Alan Velasco

Google’s Gemini AI continues to be integrated throughout the company’s portfolio of apps and services. This time around, the AI assistant is making its way to Waze, which is used for up-to-date traffic data based on the information provided by its users. There are two new features available, one of which is possible thanks to Gemini, which are intended to “keep drivers up to date on their journeys.” The first new feature, dubbed Conversational Reporting,

In what feels like a serious case of déjà vu, a piece of Android malware initially discovered two years ago, and spotted this time by cybersecurity firm Zimperium, is making the rounds again with a new version sporting several alarming advancements. While the malicious app has a new coat of paint, the aim is still the same, the theft of a victim’s information, alongside trying to steal funds from bank accounts. In the version seen

Google Maps is getting a fresh set of AI features, powered by Google’s Gemini models, that aim to make using the service easier and more immersive for its 2 billion monthly users. The company says that it uses AI “to analyze billions of images, alongside data from local partners and our community,” which helps keep Maps current and make these new features possible. One of the new additions is the ability for users to ask

OpenAI appears to be challenging Google and Bing in the search space, as it adds search functionality to ChatGPT. The company says that “thanks to feedback from the SearchGPT prototype, we brought the best of the SearchGPT experience into ChatGPT.” This new feature will be available across OpenAI’s web, desktop, and mobile ChatGPT offerings for Plus and Team users alongside those on the SearchGPT waitlist. Edu and Enterprise users will get the feature “in the

Nintendo fans hoping for a new console will need to continue waiting patiently, as the company’s latest announcement still has nothing to do with its next generation Switch. Although the wait should be a little more bearable with the company’s latest project, Nintendo Music, which is an app available now for iOS and Android, that allows Nintendo Online members to stream tracks from its vast catalog. Subscribers to both the individual and family plans will

Google apparently isn’t resting on its laurels, as Chrome continues to dominate the web browser space. It’s adding several new features, which it hopes will help alleviate different performance issues its users might run into while browsing the world wide web. The company says that these updates will “give you even more control over how Chrome uses resources on your desktop.” One of these new features is the Performance Detection Tool, which will spot possible

Firewalk Studios, makers of the ill-fated first-person shooter Concord, has been shut down by Sony after the game was taken offline mere weeks after launching on PlayStation 5 and PC. The announcement of the closure was made by CEO of the Studio Business Group at Sony Interactive Entertainment, Hermen Hulst, in an internal e-mail to employees that was later released to the public. In the e-mail, Hulst says that Sony “spent considerable time these past

As gamers wait with bated breath for the eventual reveal of Nintendo’s next console, which has already seen several leaks, the company is reaching back into the Wii U catalog to bring another fan favorite to the Nintendo Switch. Sci-Fi RPG Xenoblade Chronicles X: Definitive Edition is coming in March of 2025 with several upgrades, including updated visuals, new story elements, and other features not found in the original release. It’s exciting to see Nintendo

There have been several leaks of Apple’s upcoming iPhone SE 4, including a 3D mockup showing its updated design which appears to reuse the body of the iPhone 14. Now, thanks to X leaker Jukanlosreve, who often releases information on Apple’s products, there’s now more information available about the device’s possible specs and potential pricing. In a post on social media platform X, Jukanlosreve shared a full rundown of what to expect when Apple finally

OpenAI continues its relentless push forward as it its next model, codenamed Orion, appears on track for release before the end 2024 according to a new report out of The Verge. The company is reportedly planning to release Orion in December, with early access for close partners before it becomes more widely available to the public. However, OpenAI and its CEO, Sam Altman, are pushing back on the claims and not committing to such an early