Google is upgrading Translate with a powerful new live speech-to-speech feature powered by Gemini AI. It offers real-time translation through headphones, complete with voice “style transfer” to sound more natural. The beta is available now on Android in the US, Mexico, and India.
Airspan Networks has scored a key Open RAN radio deal with Rakuten Mobile in Japan. The deployment is supported by US NTIA grants and marks a strategic milestone for the recently bankrupt company.
Costco reported strong quarterly results, with digital sales exploding by 21%. The retailer is seeing early benefits from major tech investments in checkout speed, AI for pharmacy, and its retail media platform.
Larian Studios has revealed its next project is a new game in the Divinity universe. The tease follows a multi-week mystery involving a statue in the California desert. The studio is moving on from Baldur’s Gate, leaving the D&D IP behind.
The CyberVolk hacktivist group has returned with a new ransomware-as-a-service operation run entirely through Telegram. In a major blunder, they shipped their malware with the master encryption key hardcoded inside, potentially allowing victims to unlock their files without paying.
Google has urgently released Chrome 143.0.7499.109 for desktop and corresponding mobile versions to patch three vulnerabilities, one a high-risk 0-day already being exploited. Other Chromium browsers like Microsoft Edge and Brave have updated, but Vivaldi and Opera are on different version tracks. D
Colocation giant Equinix is reportedly planning a massive new data center campus in the Netherlands. The 150MW, €1.5 billion project in Lelystad will be built in phases through 2028/2029.
Workplace surveillance tech is getting more advanced, letting bosses track location via WiFi and archive texts on work phones. It’s part of a post-pandemic power shift, and workers are right to be concerned about where the line is drawn.
The long-standing recommendation of GIMP as the free Photoshop alternative is being challenged. A new analysis points to Photopea, a browser-based tool, as a more intuitive and capable option for most users, especially those dealing with PSD files.
Internal code from a pre-release iOS 26 build has reportedly revealed Apple’s 2026 iPad roadmap. The next entry-level iPad, codenamed J581/J582, is tipped to get the flagship A19 chip with 8GB RAM, marking a major shift in strategy.
