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6 design misses stopping Gemini from catching up to ChatGPT

Android Authority Dec 14, 2025 | 04:00 am

What's holding back Gemini is Gemini itself.

I’m using Samsung’s One UI 8.5 beta, and there’s one feature every Android skin needs to copy

Android Authority Dec 14, 2025 | 03:30 am

This is how Android's Quick Settings should be.

Google Messages has a major problem, and I’m sick of it

Android Authority Dec 14, 2025 | 03:00 am

You're getting there, Google, but you have some work to do.

Android 16 QPR2 has breathed new life into my Google Pixel 9 Pro

Android Authority Dec 14, 2025 | 02:30 am

With every Android 16 update, I notice that my Pixel 9 Pro XL gets even more interesting.

This cheap Android clamshell let me relive the Nintendo DS glory days, and it felt like coming home

Android Authority Dec 14, 2025 | 02:15 am

The closest I’ve gotten to reliving the DS era without dusting off my original hardware.

Survey suggests users are slowly ditching Plex for its big rivals

Android Authority Dec 14, 2025 | 02:00 am

Competition in the personal streaming market has never been stronger.

This one feature fixed the worst part of using Android and Apple together

Android Authority Dec 14, 2025 | 02:00 am

A rare Apple-Android truce that actually helps.

The Samsung Galaxy S26 is already the worst phone of 2026

Android Authority Dec 13, 2025 | 05:00 am

This level of stagnation is unforgivable.

Will Google’s Android XR glasses be better than the Meta Ray-Bans?

Android Authority Dec 13, 2025 | 05:00 am

We break down Google’s Android XR glasses, Apple and Google’s new data transfer partnership, and Android’s NameDrop clone.

Android 17 could mimic this helpful iOS feature to reduce motion sickness

Android Authority Dec 13, 2025 | 05:00 am

Android 17 may add support for Motion Assist, a feature that helps reduce motion sickness while you’re in a moving vehicle.

Sharks and rays gain landmark protections as nations move to curb international trade

Ars Technica - All content Dec 13, 2025 | 04:00 am

Gov'ts agree to ban or restrict international trade in shark meat, fins, and other products.

OpenAI built an AI coding agent and uses it to improve the agent itself

Ars Technica - All content Dec 12, 2025 | 14:16 pm

"The vast majority of Codex is built by Codex," OpenAI told us about its new AI coding agent.

Reminder: Donate to win swag in our annual Charity Drive sweepstakes

Ars Technica - All content Dec 12, 2025 | 13:35 pm

Help raise a charity haul that's already past $11,000 in just a couple of days.

Google Translate expands live translation to all earbuds on Android

Ars Technica - All content Dec 12, 2025 | 12:44 pm

Expanded live translation will come to iOS in the coming months.

Ukrainians sue US chip firms for powering Russian drones, missiles

Ars Technica - All content Dec 12, 2025 | 11:49 am

Lawsuits may force Intel, AMD, and Texas Instruments to do more to control chip supply chains.

Scientists built an AI co-pilot for prosthetic bionic hands

Ars Technica - All content Dec 12, 2025 | 11:14 am

Managing each finger separately can, with the right sensors, ease control issues.

A study in contrasts: The cinematography of Wake Up Dead Man

Ars Technica - All content Dec 12, 2025 | 10:58 am

Ars chats with cinematographer Steve Yedlin about bringing Rian Johnson's Gothic vision to life.

Trump tries to block state AI laws himself after Congress decided not to

Ars Technica - All content Dec 12, 2025 | 10:29 am

Trump claims state laws force AI makers to embed "ideological bias" in models.

Man shocks doctors with extreme blood pressure, stroke from energy drinks

Ars Technica - All content Dec 12, 2025 | 09:33 am

His blood pressure was 254/150. Readings of 180/120 are considered an emergency.

Apple loses its appeal of a scathing contempt ruling in iOS payments case

Ars Technica - All content Dec 12, 2025 | 08:00 am

But Sweeney warns iOS devs are still afraid of "totally illegal" retaliation by Apple.

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Serious Internets

6 design misses stopping Gemini from catching up to ChatGPT

I’m using Samsung’s One UI 8.5 beta, and there’s one feature every Android skin needs to copy

Google Messages has a major problem, and I’m sick of it

Android 16 QPR2 has breathed new life into my Google Pixel 9 Pro

This cheap Android clamshell let me relive the Nintendo DS glory days, and it felt like coming home

Survey suggests users are slowly ditching Plex for its big rivals

This one feature fixed the worst part of using Android and Apple together

The Samsung Galaxy S26 is already the worst phone of 2026

Will Google’s Android XR glasses be better than the Meta Ray-Bans?

Android 17 could mimic this helpful iOS feature to reduce motion sickness

Sharks and rays gain landmark protections as nations move to curb international trade

OpenAI built an AI coding agent and uses it to improve the agent itself

Reminder: Donate to win swag in our annual Charity Drive sweepstakes

Google Translate expands live translation to all earbuds on Android

Ukrainians sue US chip firms for powering Russian drones, missiles

Scientists built an AI co-pilot for prosthetic bionic hands

A study in contrasts: The cinematography of Wake Up Dead Man

Trump tries to block state AI laws himself after Congress decided not to

Man shocks doctors with extreme blood pressure, stroke from energy drinks

Apple loses its appeal of a scathing contempt ruling in iOS payments case