CES 2024: All the News From Las Vegas
Photo: Jorge Jimenez / Gizmodo Now that CES 2024 is done and gone. I think it’s safe to say that there was a lot of news out of Las Vegas…
Google Will Now Back Right-to-Repair
Image: TimeStopper69 (Shutterstock) The right-to-repair movement continues to gain steam as another big tech company shows its support for letting people fix their own broken devices. Is Google’s New $1,800…
Chrome Users Now Worth 30% Less Money Thanks to Google’s Cookie Killing, Ad Firm Says
One week ago today, Google disabled tracking cookies for 30 million Chrome users, amounting to just 1% of the 3 billion people who use the internet’s most popular browser. By…
Google Assistant Is About to Lose a Ton of Features
Photo: OpturaDesign (Shutterstock) Google Assistant is about to lose 17 different features that the company says are “underutilized.” The changes come as the tech giant is in the midst of…
Google Assistant loses 17 features as the company lays off employees
Taylor Frint / Digital Trends Graphic In an attempt to streamline the platform and “focus on quality and reliability,” Google is axing 17 features from Google Assistant. The move corresponds…
Waymo’s 70-MPH Robot Roadrunners Hit Desert Highways This Month
If you’re driving on the freeway around Phoenix anytime soon, keep your eyes peeled for a car driving itself. Waymo will start testing its autonomous vehicles on Arizona highways this…
Dumbest Google Result of the Week: ‘JFK Death Penalty’ Brings Up Some Kid’s Middle School Essay
“JFK was an interesting man.” At least, that’s the first thing you read if you follow the top Search result for variations of “Did JFK support the death penalty?” Google…
Jeff Bezos is Betting This AI Startup Will Dethrone Google in Search
Photo: Dan Istitene (Getty Images) Google has been the dominant search engine since the early 2000s, but Jeff Bezos is betting that AI will change the way people find information…
Trend of the Week: Silicon Valley Has the Woke Mind Virus on the Brain
This week in trends, Big Tech bros could not stop talking about the woke mind virus. Many Silicon Valley leaders crowed that the ousting of Harvard’s President was the beginning…
What’s in my Backpack: CES 2024 Edition
Photo: Florence Ion / Gizmodo Every year I attend CES, I often regret leaving something behind. The thing is, I’m not a heavy packer; I’ve been at this work travel…