Google gives Family Link a new look and plans new supervision tools

Google gives Family Link a new look and plans new supervision tools

What you need to know Family Link is getting a design refresh, reorganizing the app into three pages: Screen Time, Controls, and Location. School time will come to Android phones managed with Family Link starting next week. Parent-managed controls will hit Family Link devices “in the coming months.” Google is refreshing the design of the … Read more

Google unifies Gmail’s UI with even more menu icons

Google unifies Gmail’s UI with even more menu icons

Edgar Cervantes / Android Authority TL;DR Google is updating Gmail’s interface with additional iconography. You’ll now start seeing icons associated with options in the overflow menu accessed while viewing emails. We’re not yet seeing this on all devices, however, so Google may be slowly enabling the change on its own end. It’s difficult to overstate … Read more

Apple Releases Safari Technology Preview 213 With Bug Fixes and Performance Improvements

Apple Releases Safari Technology Preview 213 With Bug Fixes and Performance Improvements

Apple today released a new update for Safari Technology Preview, the experimental browser that was first introduced in March 2016. Apple designed ‌Safari Technology Preview‌ to allow users to test features that are planned for future release versions of the Safari browser. ‌Safari Technology Preview‌ 213 includes fixes and updates for CSS, Editing, Forms, HTML, … Read more

This is what happens ‘when you get two uber-geeks in space at the same time’

This is what happens ‘when you get two uber-geeks in space at the same time’

 During NASA’s first-ever Twitch livestream from the International Space Station (ISS) on Wednesday, current station inhabitant Don Pettit and recent returnee Matthew Dominick talked about what it’s like to live and work in a satellite 250 miles up. It’s worth noting that both Pettit and Dominick have solid reputations as ace space photographers, their … Read more

Apple TV+ Has Finally Landed on Android Phones

Apple TV+ Has Finally Landed on Android Phones

Apple TV+ has been around for years, but Apple has been extremely reluctant to launch an Android version of the app. It’s available on Google TV/Android TV, but not on regular Android phones—the convenience of watching the service on the go has so far remained iPhone-only. Now, at long last, we have an Android version. … Read more

IEEE Unveils the 2025–2030 Strategic Plan.

IEEE Unveils the 2025–2030 Strategic Plan.

IEEE’s 2020–2025 strategic plan set direction for the organization and informed its efforts over the last four years. The IEEE Board of Directors, supported by the IEEE Strategy and Alignment Committee, has updated the goals of the plan, which now covers 2025 through 2030. Even though the goals have been updated, IEEE’s mission and vision … Read more

Ex-Google boss Eric Schmidt fears for ‘Bin Laden’ AI scenario

Ex-Google boss Eric Schmidt fears for ‘Bin Laden’ AI scenario

The former chief executive of Google is worried artificial intelligence could be used by terrorists or “rogue states” to “harm innocent people.” Eric Schmidt told the BBC: “The real fears that I have are not the ones that most people talk about AI – I talk about extreme risk.” The tech billionaire, who held senior … Read more

Housemarque announces Saros, its Returnal successor

Housemarque announces Saros, its Returnal successor

At today’s State of Play event, the “one more thing” closing the show was the reveal of a new game from Housemarque. The new title, Saros, was only shown in a cinematic trailer that revealed little about the gameplay, but did tease details about the story and setting and that the gameplay will build on … Read more

The brightest flashlights of 2025: Expert recommended

The brightest flashlights of 2025: Expert recommended

Bright flashlights that have a high lumen output are good for some scenarios, but they are most certainly not always the best. Short said super bright flashlights can actually make it harder to see.  “Brightest isn’t always best for a lot of people. When flashlights are really bright, you get a lot of the beam … Read more