As Muse privacy issues raise alarm, Meta is giving it to businesses you probably visit each day
Meta's Muse AI agent now serves small businesses with Shopify, Slack, and QuickBooks integrations, despite ongoing privacy and security concerns.
ChatGPT’s $200 Pro plan is returning with a change you’ll want to know about
OpenAI is bringing back its $200 Pro subscription, but the way your usage is calculated is changing.
Scientists find insomnia is linked to stroke risks. No, your smartwatch or ring is not going to cut it
New research links chronic insomnia to a 26% higher stroke risk, showing wearable sleep trackers can't diagnose the real danger.
File-notification systems can expose your activity across popular operating systems, even when attackers can’t access your files
TU Graz researchers found file-notification flaws letting apps track your Windows, Linux, Android, or macOS activity without file access.
AI giants are probing ‘tens of thousands’ of security incidents triggered by rogue AI
Frontier AI labs such as OpenAI (the maker of ChatGPT) and Anthropic (which offers the Claude series of AI models), along with independent security firms, are looking into thousands of “episodes.”
Meta’s newest AI features aren’t here yet, but you can try them early
Want to try Meta's newest Muse features before everyone else? Getting in line is as easy as asking the AI itself.
OpenAI’s risky AI agents crossed another line, this time with US government systems
OpenAI's rogue agents interacted with several US government websites, adding another chapter to a rapidly expanding investigation.
OpenAI has a rogue AI problem and ChatGPT users are now caught in it
OpenAI's rogue agent problem has reached ChatGPT users, with 53 images transferred to third-party services.
Ray-Ban Meta Gen 3 vs. Gen 2: It’s better, but I wouldn’t rush to upgrade
Ray-Ban Meta Gen 3 brings better battery life, improved calls, and a new button, but is it worth upgrading from Gen 2?
The Pentagon wants an AI lie detector, despite an old problem it can’t ignore
The Pentagon has proposed Polygraph Next, a new AI-powered lie detector that would analyze body signals and help decide whether someone may be telling the truth during federal security screenings.
China is building an AI movie factory, one subsidy at a time
China is pouring subsidies, cheap compute and rent support into AI filmmaking as production costs collapse and hundreds of thousands of AI shows flood Chinese platforms.
A disembodied AI robot hand just learned to walk, and it looks horrifying (for a purpose)
Engineers have taught a disembodied robotic hand to walk on its fingers, recover from falls, press keyboard keys, and manipulate objects without an arm.
Google Pixel 11 can now make phone calls for you with Gemini
Google is testing a new Gemini feature that can call businesses and speak to them on your behalf, while you follow along from your Pixel.
Google just made its powerful AI video generator free for everyone
Google is opening Vids to everyone, bringing free AI video generation and surprisingly detailed creative controls to regular Google accounts.
Scammers are luring the AI-pilled through their emails with a $200 Claude Max subscription
A fake Claude Max giveaway phishing scam uses a browser-in-the-browser trick to steal Google account login credentials.
Four iPhones are all it takes to turn almost anywhere into a motion capture studio
MAMMA uses four iPhones and markerless tracking to reconstruct complex human movement, showing how smartphone cameras could make motion capture far more accessible.
Scientists turned a regular camera into a much cheaper solar-panel testing tool
Researchers showed that modified consumer camera hardware can measure solar-cell performance data normally gathered using much more expensive scientific imaging equipment.
Digital Trends Readers’ Choice Awards 2026: It’s time to pick your favorite tech brands
Dear readers, we need your votes to pick the brands that won you over and crown the winners for the 2026 edition of Digital Trends Reader's Choice Awards.
SpaceX is giving away the Starlink Mini to cheaper subscribers, but there’s a catch
A support document change and new promotional emails suggest SpaceX is widening eligibility for its free Starlink Mini rental.
Meta’s Muse AI agent is a big hit, and it just had a big security alarm go off, too
Meta's new AI agent is having a fantastic start. A newly discovered security flaw is giving it an uncomfortable reality check.
I thought I had AI prompts figured out. Research says it’s not a level playing field for women.
Being a little too polite with an AI chatbot might have consequences you’d never expect.
Anthropic’s CEO wants to slow down the AI race, but it’s apparently eyeing another superpowerful AI model release
Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei wants the AI race to slow down, but the company is reportedly considering another major model amid pressure from OpenAI.
Humans are bringing their own AI to work, but not without doubts and woes
Workers are increasingly bringing their own AI tools to work, but new research shows adoption remains slow, uneven and often ahead of company policies
Oh hey, Google’s Gemini AI also hacked other companies
Google's Gemini AI was unintentionally given access to the internet, and it broke into the systems of three companies, following similar instances of hacking by OpenAI and Anthropic's AI models.
Who needs another sports subscription? Samsung TV Plus has something free
Samsung TV Plus adds Front Office Sports Tonight on September 18. Find out where to watch the free sports news show and when on-demand episodes arrive.
Meta’s new AI agent can now get things done across your Mac
Meta’s Muse AI agent has arrived on Mac, where it can work directly with your files and apps to get everyday tasks done.
Google’s new AI agent wants to take the stress out of running a family
Google is turning CC into a shared AI assistant that can help families stay on top of schedules, chores, forms, and more.
LG says its AI found a new hair-loss ingredient after searching 420,000 candidates in a day
LG’s EXAONE Discovery screened 420,000 compounds in a day to identify a potential hair-loss ingredient, as the company prepares an autonomous laboratory run by AI and robots.
Scammers are teaching AI to sound like you, and research says our brains are falling for it
New research suggests realistic AI-generated accents can make synthetic voices seem more human and trustworthy, giving scammers another powerful way to make fraudulent calls feel legitimate.
Scientists found a way to turn plastic bottles into cookies you can actually eat
Scientists have engineered yeast that can turn plastic bottle waste and crop leftovers into food ingredients, including proteins, fats, vitamins, and flavorings.
Students who use AI every day may be falling behind, while moderate users pull ahead
A new PISA 2025 study of 760,000 students across 91 countries links daily AI use in schoolwork to lower test scores.
XPENG just put its humanoid robot on the production line, and it walked itself out
XPENG’s IRON humanoid has walked off a newly commissioned production line, with the automaker targeting mass production this year and commercial deliveries in China and overseas markets in 2027.
An AI-designed drug might help slow aging, but we’re not there yet
A new study suggests Insilico Medicine’s AI-designed lung drug may slow biological aging, though more research is needed.
Google and Cathay Pacific are using AI to tackle aviation’s overlooked climate problem
Google is partnering with Cathay Pacific to test AI-guided contrail avoidance across Asia-Pacific, building on trials that cut warming impact by roughly 40%.
The best tech of IFA 2026: A repairable laptop, liquid-cooled power bank, AI toothbrush, and more
IFA 2026 brought repairable laptops, tiny ANC earbuds, liquid-cooled batteries, enormous projectors, and even an AI toothbrush. These are the products that impressed us most.
OpenAI admits it needs to rethink what happens when AI goes rogue
OpenAI says it needs a better way to disclose when its AI models behave unexpectedly in the real world. A new framework is now on the way.
AI has a safety problem nobody is ready for
AI companies are racing to make their models safer, but those protections don’t appear to work equally well everywhere.
The IFA 2026 Publisher Award Winners Bring Fresh Ideas to Everyday Tech
The most interesting technology does not always reinvent everyday life, and IFA brings no shortage of futuristic ideas. Take a look at the Publisher Award winners finding smarter ways to move everyday tech forward.