Tech & Ai

May 2, 2026
Abigail Avery
Tech & Ai

Disneyland Now Uses Face Recognition on Visitors

A gunman attempted to enter the White House Correspondents’ Dinner in Washington, DC, last weekend, while President Donald Trump, Vice President JD Vance, and other administration officials were in...

May 2, 2026
Abigail Avery
Tech & Ai

The best AI dictation apps, tested and ranked

AI dictation apps have come a long way in a short time. For years they were slow and inaccurate — unless you spoke with a particular accent and enunciated...

May 2, 2026
Abigail Avery
Tech & Ai

Billions of Chrome Users Urged to Update After Google Patches 30 Security Flaws

Google patched 30 Chrome vulnerabilities, including four Critical flaws. Here’s what users should know and how to update Chrome and Firefox. The post Billions of Chrome Users Urged to...

May 2, 2026
Abigail Avery
Tech & Ai

The Academy rules AI performances are ineligible for Oscars

The Academy won’t be handing over the golden statuette to robots anytime soon. In new rules announced May 1, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences has ruled...

May 2, 2026
Abigail Avery
Tech & Ai

Tovala Family Meals Review: Good Food, Lots of Salt

A garlic-herb salmon with risotto was probably the best among the family meals I tried. The chopped asparagus was less than visually appealing when drizzled in garlic butter, but...

May 2, 2026
Abigail Avery
Tech & Ai

Meta buys robotics startup to bolster its humanoid AI ambitions

Meta has acquired humanoid robotics startup Assured Robot Intelligence (ARI) for an undisclosed sum, the social media giant said. “We acquired Assured Robot Intelligence, a company at the frontier...

May 2, 2026
Abigail Avery
Tech & Ai

UK Tech Ministers Opposing Government Plans to Align with EU AI Rules

UK technology ministers are briefing against government plans to adopt EU regulations, arguing that it could restrict the growth of Britain’s tech and AI sector. The post UK Tech...

May 2, 2026
Abigail Avery
Tech & Ai

The best new Lego sets as of May 2026: Botanicals plants, Disney, and F1 sets now available

Table of Contents Table of Contents Table of ContentsBest new Lego sets as of May 2026Best Lego sets coming soonBest new Lego sets as of April 2026Best new Lego...

May 2, 2026
Abigail Avery
Tech & Ai

An Editor’s Picks: The Best Gifts for Bird Lovers

You may be familiar with the various memes detailing the fact that once you reach middle age, you’re automatically sorted, Harry Potter hat–style, into one of a handful of...

May 2, 2026
Abigail Avery
Tech & Ai

Uber wants to turn its millions of drivers into a sensor grid for self-driving companies

Uber has a long-term ambition that goes well beyond shuttling passengers: the company eventually wants to outfit its human drivers’ cars with sensors to soak up real-world data for...