First look: Meta is rolling out two AI-powered tools designed to make game creation for Horizon more accessible: Horizon Create, a mobile app, and Horizon Studio, a browser-based tool with more granular controls. Games made with the tools will also reach users on Facebook and Instagram. Both products will initially be available through early access, […]
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MAXYZ, a group of former Balancer contributors, is asking for up to 6 million currently non-circulating BAL to seed a successor protocol. If the granted tokens reach other eligible holders before Balancer’s proposed wind-down redemption snapshot, the same treasury would be divided among more BAL. In exchange, MAXYZ proposes a contingent allocation from a future […]
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The takeaway: Two years ago, Microsoft and Qualcomm launched “Copilot+” as their take on what they and Intel called the “AI PC” era. However, the term “Copilot+” is nowhere to be found in the PR for Microsoft’s latest Surface devices. In fact, manufacturers across the board seem to be backing away from explicit AI PC […]
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US crypto exchange-traded funds have pulled in more than $3 billion this week as fresh demand spread beyond Bitcoin into Ethereum and altcoin products. Spot ETFs tracking Bitcoin, Ethereum, Solana, XRP and Zcash recorded about $3.04 billion of combined net inflows from Monday through Thursday, according to SoSoValue data. Bitcoin remained the dominant destination with […]
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We’re reimagining Microsoft Copilot to enable work as it evolves and to help expand what every individual and every organization can accomplish in the flow of human ambition. Today we’re introducing the new Copilot to connect the tools people rely on with the next generation of capabilities they’ll need to build, customize and scale AI […]
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Sovereignty has moved from a legal review item to an architectural constraint. A 2026 BARC study of 320 organizations found that half now rate data sovereignty as very important, up from 42% the year before, and three-quarters expect its importance to keep climbing. Yet only one in ten has a dedicated budget for it. That […]
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Facepalm: Samsung’s Bespoke AI Family Hub refrigerators are equipped with a Google Gemini-powered “AI Vision” feature that can recognize grocery items and suggest recipes based on what’s available. Many of these smart fridges stopped working earlier this week following a buggy firmware update. According to Seoul Shinmun, people across South Korea are reporting that their […]
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Bitcoin researchers have proposed a system for private transfers directly on the network without requiring a soft fork or changes to its consensus rules. The Sept. 24 paper from [[alloc] init] researchers Clara Shikhelman, Mikhail Komarov, and Aleksei Moskvin introduces Shielded Bitcoin, a metaprotocol designed to conceal transaction amounts, senders, recipients, and links between transfers while […]
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Sanuj Bhatia / Android Authority Google Messages is widely rolling out its redesigned long-press menu to stable users. The floating menu puts common message actions closer to your thumb and supports selective text copying. The features were previously made available to beta users in August, but the stable rollout still appears to be server-side. Long-pressing […]
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C. Scott Brown / Android Authority Add Android Authority on Google: Official-looking leaked marketing renders showcase the aluminum unibody designs of the Galaxy Tab S12 Plus and Ultra in Gray ahead of a reported October 7 launch. The 12.6-inch Tab S12 Plus features a dual-stereo speaker setup and a 10,600mAh battery, while the 14.6-inch S12 […]
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