The Samsung Galaxy S25+ Is One of the Best Premium Android Phones, and It’s $250 Off Right Now

The Galaxy S25+ is an alternative to the Samsung Ultra.

I Upgraded From the Garmin Forerunner 165 to the 970, and It Was Worth the Cost for Me

But going from one of Garmin’s entry-level running watches to their top-of-the-line model won’t be for everyone.

?? Tutorial: Replace Your $2K/month Video Editor With AI (Claude Code)

PLUS: everything you need + all prompts inside…

Redefining the future of software engineering

Software engineering has experienced two seismic shifts this century. First was the rise of the open source movement, which gradually made code accessible to developers and engineers everywhere. Second, the adoption of development operations (DevOps) and agile methodologies took software from siloed to collaborative development and from batch to continuous delivery. Now, a third such…

The Download: the state of AI, and protecting bears with drones

This is today’s edition of The Download, our weekday newsletter that provides a daily dose of what’s going on in the world of technology. Want to understand the current state of AI? Check out these charts.  If you’re following AI news, you’re probably getting whiplash. AI is a gold rush. AI is a bubble. AI is taking your job. AI can’t even…

AI Project Management Is Changing What “Priority” Means

AI project management is moving project teams past static spreadsheet planning. It’s turning prioritization into a living system that updates as conditions change, meaning it can adapt to shifting capacity and demand. AI productivity tools and AI workflow automation can do more than speed up admin. They can support intelligent task prioritisation by scanning signals […]

From Floor Plan to 3D View: Why Visualizing Your AV Space Saves You from Costly Mistakes

? Kristian McCann speaks with Ryan Holmes, Digital Workspace Solution Architect at New Era Technology, about how 3D visualization is helping enterprises plan AV refreshes with far more confidence than traditional 2D drawings. Traditional 2D plans can look polished on paper, but they often miss the messy reality of how people actually use meeting rooms. […]

Advocacy groups warn against adding facial recognition to Meta AI glasses

A coalition of civil liberties, domestic violence, reproductive rights, LGBTQ+, labor and immigrant advocacy groups has expressed concerns, according to Wired.

NiemanLab offers advice for posting news on X

In addition, X’s Head of Product Nikita Bier offered advice on how publications can better engage with the app’s user base.

Lucent VR Is The Prettiest Quest 3 Experience I’ve Ever Played

Lucent VR, a recently-released exploration experience, is one of the most technically stunning and artfully inspired destinations on Quest 3.

Deep Sea Puzzler Echoes Of Mora Delayed To Q3 2026

Echoes of Mora, a story-based underwater puzzle game, has been delayed to later this year.

The XR Week Peek (2026.04.13): Android XR adds autospatialization of 2D apps, Meta announces new AI for glasses, and more!

Today was a stimulating day for me: I participated in the INVELON ITALIA SUMMIT, moderating a round table about the use of XR in culture and tourism, trying demos, meeting new people… and enjoying some free food (the most interesting part of every event)! It has been my first XR event of the year, and […]

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Blackmagic Unveils VR Camera for Live Immersive Broadcasts, Coming Later This Year for $26K

Blackmagic Design unveiled its next VR camera, the URSA Cine Immersive 100G, which is targeting live immersive video production specially for Apple Vision Pro. The new VR camera system pairs dual 8K×8K RGBW sensors with a 100G Ethernet interface, which the company says is designed to handle the bandwidth required for stereoscopic, high–frame rate capture—up to 90 […]

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One of VR’s Most Modular Headsets Gets a Little Less Modular Following Key Component Switch

Pimax recently announced it was being forced to change a key component in all Crystal Super PC VR headsets and display accessories moving forward, effectively making one of VR’s most modular headsets decidedly less so. The News Crystal Super is renowned for being highly modular thanks to its ability to swap optical engines, which includes […]

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Expedition 74 Opens Cygnus XL and Unpacks Advanced Science Gear

The hatches are open between Northrop Grumman’s second Cygnus XL cargo spacecraft and the International Space Station following its robotic capture and installation on Monday. The Expedition 74 crew is now beginning to unload some of the new science and crew supplies delivered on Monday.

Canadarm2 Installs Cygnus XL Cargo Craft to Unity Module

Northrop Grumman’s Cygnus XL spacecraft has been installed to the Unity module’s Earth-facing port of the International Space Station. The mission is known as NASA’s Northrop Grumman Commercial Resupply Services 24, or Northrop Grumman CRS-24. Filled with more than 11,000 pounds of research and supplies, the Northrop Grumman Cygnus XL spacecraft, carried on a SpaceX Falcon […]

Elon Musk’s XChat Claims to Offer ‘Private’ Messaging (but Is Reserving the Right to Collect Your Data)

End-to-end encryption? Check. Privacy? Not necessarily.

This Is Your Chance to Get the AirPods Pro 3 for $200

Apple’s newest AirPods Pro are back to their lowest price ever.

?? OpenAI’s Sam Altman Hit With Second Attack at Home in 48 Hours

PLUS: Google Just Merged Gemini and NotebookLM Into One Research Powerhouse…

Why opinion on AI is so divided

This story originally appeared in The Algorithm, our weekly newsletter on AI. To get stories like this in your inbox first, sign up here. In an industry that doesn’t stand still, Stanford’s AI Index, an annual roundup of key results and trends, is a chance to take a breath. (It’s a marathon, not a sprint, after…

Want to understand the current state of AI? Check out these charts.

If you’re following AI news, you’re probably getting whiplash. AI is a gold rush. AI is a bubble. AI is taking your job. AI can’t even read a clock. The 2026 AI Index from Stanford University’s Institute for Human-Centered Artificial Intelligence, AI’s annual report card, comes out today and cuts through some of that noise. …

Monday.com’s Shift Away From SMBs Signals a SaaS Industry Realignment

In Feb 2026, Monday.com delivered what looked, on paper, like a strong quarter. Full-year revenue had crossed $1.23 billion, up 27% year-on-year. Earnings per share beat analyst estimates by 73%. Gross margins held firm at 90%. Investors responded by wiping 13.3% off the company’s stock price. Buried inside the earnings commentary was a strategic shift. […]

Zscaler Sounds Alarm on Security Threats as Enterprise AI Usage Surges

Employees are now using more than 3,400 AI apps at work — most outside IT visibility. According to Zscaler, that surge is creating a major shadow AI compliance & security challenge, as sensitive company data flows into tools that many IT teams cannot fully monitor. As Jay Chaudhry, CEO and Founder of Zscaler, said on the […]

X boosts incentives for original content creators

The platform wants to update its revenue share scheme in order to direct more money to users who author a post, rather than aggregator accounts.

Snap partners with Qualcomm on Specs hardware

The AR development arm of Snapchat’s parent company announced a multi-year strategic deal to power its upcoming wearables products.