Author: The Tech Guy
Over the past several weeks, I’ve taken the time to upgrade my online account security. This started with changing the app I keep two-factor authentication codes in; while doing this, I also decided to add passkeys to as many accounts as possible. I like the idea of passkeys, and I’m glad to have the option. But as I worked through dozens of accounts, I wondered why something designed to simplify the complexities of passwords is implemented in such an inconsistent manner. The quest to upgrade all my account security Back in September, I wrote about how I was switching my…
Kaitlyn Cimino / Android AuthorityTL;DR Fitbit is developing an experimental, generative AI feature called “Plan for Care.” The feature could seemingly analyze symptoms to suggest possible conditions and urgency, and create a prep sheet for doctor visits. The feature could be restricted to legal adults in the US whenever it initially rolls out. Update: Fitbit has officially announced the feature. Update, November 21, 2025 (05:45 AM ET): Fitbit has officially announced the Plan for Care lab feature. As we predicted, Plan for Care helps get personalized support when assessing symptoms at home and preparing for an upcoming doctor’s visit.A select…
Infographics rendered without a single spelling error. Complex diagrams one-shotted from paragraph prompts. Logos restored from fragments. And visual outputs so sharp with so much text density and accuracy, one developer simply called it “absolutely bonkers.”Google DeepMind’s newly released Nano Banana Pro—officially Gemini 3 Pro Image—has drawn astonishment from both the developer community and enterprise AI engineers. But behind the viral praise lies something more transformative: a model built not just to impress, but to integrate deeply across Google’s AI stack—from Gemini API and Vertex AI to Workspace apps, Ads, and Google AI Studio.Unlike earlier image models, which targeted casual…
A host of startups are racing to achieve commercial fusion power. Zap Energy just drew a line in the sand after announcing its latest device recorded the highest-ever plasma pressures for its particular class of reactors.Getting atoms to fuse typically requires you to subject an ionized gas, known as a plasma, to extreme heat and pressure. This normally involves massive rings of powerful magnets or enormous laser arrays. But Zap Energy is pursuing a novel approach known as a sheared-flow-stabilized Z-pinch configuration, which uses electrical currents to compress and heat the fuel.The company says this should make its devices much…
Why you can trust TechRadar We spend hours testing every product or service we review, so you can be sure you’re buying the best. Find out more about how we test. The first thing that struck me in Stalker 2: Heart of Chornobyl – recently released on PlayStation 5 – wasn’t the claws of a mutated creature or a bandit’s hail of bullets, but the first-person shooter’s stunning visual presentation.Incredibly atmospheric, brimming with absorbing details, and endlessly immersive, GSC Game World’s passion project immediately places you in a brutal, believable post-apocalyptic world capable of conjuring a lifetime of nightmares.Review infoPlatform…
After YouTube discontinued its private messaging feature in 2019, the platform is now reintroducing this functionality for a select group of users. Users with access to the test are able to share videos directly on the mobile app, including long-form videos, Shorts, and even livestreams. They’ll be able to tap the Share button to open a full-screen chat within the app, allowing them to start a private one-on-one conversation or a group chat. Friends can reply with a video of their own, or simply type a response or use emojis. The test is now available to users who are 18…
Perhaps one of the most maddening things about troubleshooting modern tech — be it phones, computers, or sometimes even game consoles — is that there can be several culprits for the same problem. Recently, for example, I’ve been having trouble with one of my favorite games, PUBG. The issue initially seemed to be new graphic drivers. But I tried rolling them back, and then updating to the absolute latest ones, and nothing has worked so far. In fact the game outright refuses to load now, so I’m thinking this one is on the developers. How do you know if it’s…
Elon Musk's frontier generative AI startup xAI formally opened developer access to its Grok 4.1 Fast models last night and introduced a new Agent Tools API—but the technical milestones were immediately subverted by a wave of public ridicule about Grok's responses on the social network X over the last few days praising its creator Musk as more athletic than championship-winning American football players and legendary boxer Mike Tyson, despite having displayed no public prowess at either sport.They emerge as yet another black eye for xAI's Grok following the "MechaHitler" scandal in the summer of 2025, in which an earlier version…
Illustration by Tag Hartman-Simkins / Futurism. Source: Yui Mok / Pool / AFP via Getty Images On Wednesday night, Nvidia released its highly anticipated-slashed-dreaded quarterly earnings report — and Wall Street let out a sigh of relief, at least initially. The multitrillion dollar chipmaker at the center of the AI boom reported a ludicrous $57 billion in quarterly revenue, netting it nearly $32 billion in profit. Compared to the same quarter from the year before, it amounted to a 62 percent surge in sales, and a further 65 percent increase in profit. Nvidia’s stock spiked by over four percent when…
Samsung makes some of the best foldables around – but considering it was one of the first companies to release foldables back in 2019, it shouldn’t be any surprise. This year’s iterations, the Galaxy Z Fold 7 and Z Flip 7, represent some of the best foldable tech around – and there’s a very tempting offer on the latter that makes it a must-have. Amazon has slashed the price of the Galaxy Z Flip 7 from £1049 to just £849, representing a huge £200 saving on a flip-style foldable that only made its debut in July. That’ll net you the…