Apple launches the iPod Sock 2.0 for the iPhone—and it’s weird
While we’re waiting to see if there’s a new HomePod mini or Apple TV 4K update in store for this week, Apple on Tuesday released a surprising new product that no one saw coming: The…
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Apple TV suffers embarrassing outage as ‘Pluribus’ launches
After months of buildup and an omnipresent advertising campaign, Apple’s much-anticipated new show Pluribus made its debut on the company’s TV streaming service Thursday night. And the service promptly suffered a major outage across the…
OpenAI launches its own free ‘Atlas’ browser with ChatGPT built-in
OpenAI recently launched ChatGPT Atlas, which is “a new web browser built with ChatGPT at its core.” It’s based on Chromium—which is true of pretty much all browsers these days except Firefox and Safari—and its…
Broadcom launches next-gen Wi-Fi 8 silicon for home gateways, phones
Broadcom said Tuesday that it has already begun sampling the first Wi-Fi 8 silicon to select partners, as a precursor for rolling out the first Wi-Fi 8 consumer hardware at a future date. Broadcom actually…
Microsoft launches 365 Premium for consumers, retires Copilot Pro
If you want your household to be on the cutting edge of AI, Microsoft has a deal for you: Microsoft 365 Premium, which combines the Family plan with Copilot Pro. At a new price of…
Flurry of leaks point to imminent iPad Pro, MacBook Pro, Vision Pro launches
Last month’s “Awe Dropping” event saw the announcement of new iPhones, Apple Watches, and AirPods. But based on a flurry of new regulatory leaks, it looks like Apple isn’t ready to wrap up for the…
ExpressVPN launches EventVPN, a free VPN service built for privacy
ExpressVPN just announced a brand new free VPN service called EventVPN. This new service was created as a direct response to the flooding of the VPN market with low-quality free VPNs that harvest user data. It’s…
Anthropic launches Claude AI agent extension for Chrome
Yesterday, Anthropic unveiled Claude for Chrome, a brand-new browser extension that acts as an AI agent. In short, the extension allows you to chat with Claude in a side panel while using Chrome, and Claude…
Arc’s sister browser Dia launches paid plan for unlimited AI access
The Browser Company is best known for its Arc browser, which aims to both innovate and simplify, with a keen focus on usability. But they also have a second browser called Dia in the works,…
OpenAI launches GPT-5 free to all ChatGPT users
On Thursday, OpenAI announced GPT-5 and three variants—GPT-5 Pro, GPT-5 mini, and GPT-5 nano—what the company calls its “best AI system yet,” with availability for some of the models across all ChatGPT tiers, including free…