Got a Pixel 10? Google’s Android Phone Can Now Share Files With Apple’s AirDrop

You can now share deets (and other digital treats) across the mobile divide.

4 People Indicted in Alleged Conspiracy to Smuggle Supercomputers and Nvidia Chips to China

A federal prosecutor alleged that one defendant boasted that his father “had engaged in similar business for the Chinese Communist Party.”

Hands On With Google’s Nano Banana Pro Image Generator

Google’s latest AI image model is vastly better than the previous release at generating text in images. You can expect companies to go buck wild with this update.

A Viral Chinese Wristband Claims to Zap You Awake. The Public Says ‘No Thanks’

The maker of the eCoffee Energyband says it electrically stimulates your nerves to keep you alert. Researchers are skeptical, and critics see it as a way for China’s bosses to keep workers productive.

Instead of Fitbit’s AI Health Coach, You Could Just Have Friends

I used the public preview of Fitbit’s new AI Health Coach and became both faster and noticeably weirder.

This Hacker Conference Installed a Literal Anti-Virus Monitoring System

At New Zealand’s Kawaiican cybersecurity convention, organizers hacked together a way for attendees to track CO2 levels throughout the venue—even before they arrived.

A $100 Million AI Super PAC Targeted New York Democrat Alex Bores. He Thinks It Backfired

Leading the Future said it will spend millions to keep Alex Bores out of Congress. It might be helping him instead.

Apple’s Most Overlooked App Just Got a Lot Better

Apple Shortcuts, which lets users write custom automations, recently earned some new capabilities thanks to Apple Intelligence. Here,s how to make the most of this upgrade.

NordPass Review: An Almost Flawless Password Manager

NordPass is swift and packed with features, but the lack of support for TOTP code storage puts it slightly behind the competition.

A Computer Science Professor Invented the Emoticon After a Joke Went Wrong

In 1982, Carnegie Mellon University professor Scott Fahlman suggested using 🙂 for humorous comments after his colleagues took a joke about mercury seriously.