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Burger King will use AI to check if employees say ‘please’ and ‘thank you’
Burger King is launching an AI chatbot that will live in the headsets used by employees. The voice-enabled chatbot, called "Patty," is part of an overarching BK...
Instagram will alert parents if their kids ‘repeatedly’ search for self-harm topics
Starting next week, Instagram will notify parents to check on their teen searching for terms related to self-harm or suicide. Meta says a similar alert system f...
Google takes control of ‘Android of robotics’ project in quest for physical AI
Google is folding Alphabet's AI robotics "moonshot," Intrinsic, into the company after five years as an independent unit. The move marks a strategic shift as Go...
Why farmers in California are backing a giant solar farm
Many farmers have had to fallow land as a state law comes into effect limiting their access to water. There's now a push to develop some of that land… into sola...
New York sues Valve, alleging its loot boxes are ‘quintessential gambling’
New York Attorney General Letitia James is suing Valve for "illegally promoting gambling" through the loot box systems it has built for video games like Counter...
How the new Galaxy S26 phones stack up against each other on paper
Samsung has just announced its new Galaxy S26 lineup, which includes the S26, S26 Plus, and S26 Ultra. While they aren't radical departures from last year's mod...
Corsair is halting Drop sales after March 25th
The Drop store, which was acquired by gaming gear giant Corsair in 2023, was a haven for mechanical keyboard enthusiasts and audiophiles to discover and buy har...
The Peace Corps is recruiting volunteers to sell AI to developing nations
For more than six decades, the Peace Corps has represented itself as an agency focused on helping underserved communities around the globe. But a new initiative...
Trump claims he’ll make data centers pay for their own power supply
President Donald Trump tried to quell Americans' concerns about rising electricity costs during his State of the Union speech by claiming that he's negotiated a...
Here’s how the new Samsung Galaxy S26 compares with last year’s S25
Samsung unveiled its Galaxy S26 lineup at its recent Unpacked event in San Francisco. As expected, the new series consists of the baseline S26, which starts at...
Google and Samsung just launched the AI features Apple couldn’t with Siri
Google just announced that Gemini will soon be able to take care of some multi-step tasks on your phone, like ordering food or hailing a car, starting first wit...
Tipped workers expect tax boon this year, but not a long-term fix
In his State of the Union address on Tuesday night, President Trump once again touted new tax benefits for tipped workers, who like many Americans are feeling t...