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I just finished a group video call with my siblings in an utterly dark cabin surrounded by pine trees. And for the first time, I didn’t hear a complaint that goes something like “please turn up the brightness, I can’t see your darn face.”  It was the same Mac as usual, my go-to video call app, and a familiar cellular internet situation. The only difference this time around was the new display-driven light fill feature that has arrived with the macOS 26.2 update, which is now rolling out widely to Mac users.  Apple calls it Edge Light. Think of it…

Google is trying out a major tweak to how AI works inside Chrome, specifically by mashing up Google Lens with the browser’s native AI side panel. Right now, this is popping up in Chrome Canary – the experimental playground where Google tests new features before they go mainstream. The big shift here is that Lens isn’t just acting as a standalone tool for looking up images anymore. Instead, it now triggers Chrome’s full AI interface right in the side panel, blending image search, page reading, and chat into one unified spot. In this new setup, activating Lens does more than…

Google is quietly laying the groundwork to turn Health Connect into a far more comprehensive health hub on Android, going well beyond basic fitness tracking. New discoveries in recent Android builds show changes to the interface, smarter permission controls, and early signs of support for tracking alcohol intake and medical symptoms. Health Connect Gets Smarter and More Central in Android What happened: Health Connect, Google’s backend service for syncing your health apps, is getting a serious glow-up in Android 16. It started back in 2022 as a way to just move data around, but now it’s becoming much more powerful.…

Google is rolling out a major upgrade to Translate, using its Gemini AI models to deliver more natural text translations, real-time speech translation through headphones, and expanded language-learning tools. The changes aim to help users understand not just words, but intent, tone, and cultural nuance. What Happened: Google Translate Gets Gemini-Powered Text and Live Speech Translation Google has begun deploying state-of-the-art translation improvements across Google Search and the Translate app, powered by Gemini. The most immediate change is smarter text translation that better understands context, idioms, slang, and local expressions. Instead of literal word-for-word translations, Gemini analyzes meaning and intent…

If you’ve nothing better to do in the run-up to Christmas, then how about enjoying a mesmerizing hour-long video of a humanoid robot sorting packages? The clip was posted by the founder and CEO of Figure AI, the California-based company behind the Figure humanoid robot. Brett Adcock was responding to a post on X by AI commentator Mehmet Aykul, in which he questioned the ability of Figure’s robot to handle “boring” tasks like sorting “10,000 messy packages without a single error.” Adcock shot back with a video showing Figure sorting packages for a full 60 minutes, adding: “Boring enough for…

Dubai, UAE – Iconic House, a Dubai-founded commercial and industrial property firm, has announced its expansion into Cairo as part of a broader regional framework introduced under the “Iconic MENA” platform. The move marks the company’s first step towards building an integrated regional presence connecting major commercial hubs across the Middle East. Iconic House has established a steady footprint in Dubai’s competitive property sector by facilitating access to warehouses, plots, labour accommodation, showrooms, restaurants, and business acquisition opportunities. In a statement from Mr.Moustafa Khater, Founder and CEO of Iconic House, said the decision aligns with ongoing economic developments in Egypt.…

It’s update time. Apple has just publicly rolled out incremental updates across its hardware portfolio. On your Apple device, head over to the Settings app to download the new iOS 26.2, iPadOS 26.2, macOS 26.2, watchOS 26.2, and visionOS 26.2 updates.  There are a bunch of new features, fixes for a few bugs, and a handful of security enhancements, as well. Notably, it plugs over 20 vulnerabilities, two of which “may have been exploited in an extremely sophisticated attack,” according to Apple. Talking about security, the update fortifies the file-sharing process through AirDrop. And while at it, the tweak makes…

This week we’re following a bit of a theme and discussing some of the top recommended TVs available. These questions came from viewers of our previous best TVs video, so think of this as a continuation. That video covered our picks in three different price tiers. As many have pointed out, there might be some holes, so I recommend watching that one as well to get the whole picture. This probably won’t be the last time we revisit the topic. It’s shopping season, and once the 2026 TVs are announced and become available, the best 2024 and 2025 TVs could…

Chances are, if you’ve played a multiplayer game online, you’ve experienced lag in some way, shape, or form. Rubber-banding, delayed inputs, and framerate drops are all consequences of broader connectivity problems, and they can make gaming a miserable and frustrating experience.  More often than not, lag shuts down a player’s success in a competitive setting due to mere microsecond delays that result in missed shots or an inability to react in time. These moments can feel inevitable, resulting in paranoia that makes it feel like interruptions are always looming on the horizon, waiting to strike. As it turns out, however,…

Google is working on a native fix for one of the most annoying parts of using a phone: getting carsick while doom-scrolling in the back of an Uber. The feature, currently called Motion Cues, looks like it will drop in a future update – probably Android 17 – and it’s all about making it easier to read or watch videos without your stomach turning. What Google Is Working On What happened: Motion Cues is Google’s attempt to fix “sensory conflict.” That’s the fancy term for what happens when your eyes tell your brain you are sitting still (staring at a…