# technology

How to share audio from your Android phone to multiple earbuds (and why it's genius)

Android's Audio sharing lets two people listen on separate earbuds, if your devices support it.

Stanford’s annual AI report finds a widening gap between AI insiders and everyone else

The 2026 AI Index from Stanford’s Institute for Human-Centered AI documents a deepening disconnect between expert optimism and public anxiety. Gen Z anger about AI is rising fast. Employment in AI-exposed fields among younger workers is already declining. And the US has the lowest trust in its gover

Chrome's new 'Skills' update lets you save AI prompts now - for one-click reuse

Google is launching the feature with a library of Skills for common tasks and everyday topics. Here's how it all works.

France bets €500 million that quantum computing is the tech race Europe can finally win

Europe has spent a decade watching American and Chinese companies capture every major technology wave, cloud, mobile, social, AI. Quantum computing may be the exception. A cluster of French startups, backed by €500 million in government funding and underpinned by some of the world’s strongest physic

I tested every 'allergy-friendly' smart home gadget - these 6 actually keep the pollen out

Here's how my smart home became my best defense against brutal spring allergies - and pollen.

Helical closes $10M seed to turn bio foundation models into systems

The Luxembourg-founded startup is already in production with multiple top-20 global pharma companies, including a public collaboration with Pfizer. Its $10M seed round is led by redalpine, with the CEOs of Cohere and HuggingFace among the angel investors. Helical, a London-based pharma AI startup fo

You can try Linux 7.0 now on these distros - here's what's new

The latest Linux kernel boasts full Rust support and a greatly improved scheduler to speed up your work and your games.

Hexagon acquires Waygate Technologies from Baker Hughes for $1.45 billion

Waygate generates approximately $630 million in annual revenue with around 1,500 employees across 25 locations. The deal gives Hexagon’s Manufacturing Intelligence division computed tomography, radiography, and remote visual inspection technology with 130+ years of combined heritage. Hexagon, the St

Is your Pixel battery draining faster lately? These 4 temporary fixes helped me

These tweaks don't specifically target issues from the March Pixel Drop, but they can help extend your phone's battery life until there's a fix.

Amazon agrees to acquire Globalstar in an $11.6B deal

Amazon and Apple have also signed a separate agreement for Amazon Leo to continue powering satellite features on iPhone and Apple Watch. The deal gives Amazon the spectrum, infrastructure, and operational expertise to launch direct-to-device satellite services from 2028, and compresses years of deve

Tired of Gemini interrupting you? This Google Home update fixes that and more

Google Home's latest update should make your Gemini experience more reliable. Look for these other improvements and bug fixes too.

Synera raises $40M to bring agentic AI into engineering workflows at NASA, BMW, Airbus, and Hyundai

The Bremen startup’s platform deploys teams of AI agents that autonomously execute engineering tasks across more than 75 existing tools, without replacing any of them. Revaia led the Series B; Capgemini joined through its ISAI Cap Venture vehicle. All Series A investors returned. Synera, the Bremen-

I love Sony's new Bluetooth turntable, so why do I feel so conflicted using it

Sony's latest turntable is an easy-to-setup upgrade with impressive sound, but a few concerns hold it back.

AppDirect buys PartnerStack to complete its ‘everything store’ for B2B software distribution

In short: AppDirect has acquired Toronto-based PartnerStack, the partner relationship management platform with 138,000+ B2B partners and ~50% market share in the PRM category. Terms were not disclosed. The deal is AppDirect’s sixth acquisition in 12 months, following Tackle.io (cloud go-to-market, $

I swapped my Sony WH-1000XM6 for lower-end JBL headphones, and they still sounded great

The JBL Live 780NC are a home run for midrange headphones, offering premium features at a competitive price point.

YouTube will now pause livestream ads when chat engagement peaks

YouTube will now automatically hold back advertisements during livestreams when its systems detect that chat engagement has peaked, a change that prioritises collective viewer experience over ad impressions in real time. The platform announced the feature on Monday alongside a suite of updates to it

Setting a MagSafe charger on my nightstand was the iPhone upgrade I didn't know I needed

Sure, using a charging cable works great. But a MagSafe wireless setup offers even more benefits, including greater safety.

Science Corp is preparing to place its first brain sensor in a human, betting biology will beat electrodes

Science Corporation, the BCI company founded by ex-Neuralink president Max Hodak, is preparing to place a pea-sized, 520-electrode sensor on a human brain’s surface during already-scheduled surgery. Yale neurosurgery chair Murat Günel will lead the programme; trials could begin in 2027. The company

A data removal service helped me reclaim my privacy - see if you need one, too

Data removal services automate the removal of your information from the web, but their biggest benefit is something else.

This simple email trick saves me from annoying marketing spam (and it's free to do)

There's an easy way to curb ads and marketing emails in your inbox you've probably never thought of.