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Google is investing heavily in overhauling the Gemini app’s user interface for Android and web, as confirmed by Logan Kilpatrick, lead product for Google AI Studio and Gemini API. This follows critiques comparing it unfavorably to ChatGPT. The company is also developing a native Gemini app for macOS and a mobile app for Google AI Studio on iPhone and Android.
Google has implemented incremental...
Sony Bank, the online lending subsidiary of Sony Financial Group, is pursuing a U.S. banking license and partnering with U.S. stablecoin issuer Bastion to develop a dollar-pegged stablecoin scheduled for launch in 2026. This initiative aims to facilitate payments within Sony’s U.S. ecosystem, including purchases of PlayStation games, subscriptions, and anime content.
The stablecoin will integrate...
The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) in Israel is expanding its restrictions on mobile phone use by banning Android devices for official purposes among officers ranked Lieutenant Colonel and above, citing heightened risks of data leaks and remote malware installation compared to iPhones.
The IDF’s updated policy requires these senior officers to use only iPhones for official communications, as...
On November 30, 2022, OpenAI launched ChatGPT, describing it as “a model which interacts in a conversational way.” This introduction marked the debut of a tool that rapidly gained global traction and influenced multiple sectors.
ChatGPT’s release reshaped business and technology landscapes by offering accessible AI interactions that users adopted for tasks ranging from writing assistance to...
Amazon Web Services (AWS) has introduced “Accelerated Recovery” for Amazon Route 53, a significant architectural update designed to decouple global DNS management from the fragility of its US East-1 (N. Virginia) region. Announced on November 26, 2025, this feature addresses a critical vulnerability exposed during the massive October 20, 2025 outage, where a DNS resolution failure within the...
Google announced on a support page, first spotted by 9to5Google, that it will replace Google Assistant with Gemini on Android Auto starting as early as March 2026. This change targets Android Auto, a service that mirrors Android smartphone content to vehicle infotainment systems, to enable more natural speech interactions and reduce smartphone handling for driver safety.
The support page...
Amazon has unveiled Leo Ultra, formerly part of Project Kuiper, as a satellite internet terminal for organizations operating in areas with inadequate existing networks. The device provides download speeds up to 1 Gbps and upload speeds up to 400 Mbps to enable reliable connectivity across remote locations through a low-Earth-orbit satellite network.
The terminal supports more than 80 planned...
OpenAI has terminated its partnership with analytics firm Mixpanel following a data breach that exposed the personal information of developers using its API platform. The incident, which OpenAI publicly disclosed on November 27, 2025, stems from an unauthorized intrusion into Mixpanel’s systems on November 9, 2025. While Mixpanel alerted OpenAI to the investigation shortly after the breach, the...
Asus has issued a critical security advisory regarding a high-severity vulnerability in its router firmware that exposes users to remote code execution (RCE) attacks. The flaw, assigned the identifier CVE-2025-593656, holds a severity score of 9.2 out of 10 and specifically compromises the AiCloud remote-access feature.
The core issue resides in the firmware’s interaction with Samba file-sharing...
Visa has partnered with crypto infrastructure company Aquanow to expand stablecoin settlement in Central and Eastern Europe, the Middle East, and Africa, driven by demand for faster cross-border payments, through integration of approved stablecoins like USDC to reduce costs and settlement times.
The partnership, announced on Thursday, enables Visa to settle transactions using stablecoins such as...