I tested Gemini on Android Auto and now I can't stop talking to it: 5 tasks it nails

I didn't see much benefit for Google's AI - until now. Here are my favorite ways to use the new Gemini integration in my car.
AOL

5 Android Apps That Are Probably Slowing Down Your Phone

a smartphone showing a list of installed apps and notifications on a home screen - Bbeiii/Shutterstock The apps you actively use and have installed on your phone can be the primary reason your phone ...
Neowin

Microsoft is testing a Steam-like game adding feature in the Xbox Windows app

Microsoft is testing a new feature on the Xbox app on Windows, and it should be familiar to Steam users. The Xbox app on Windows has been going through major transformations for some time now as ...
9to5google

Google details MCP-like ‘AppFunctions’ that let Gemini use Android apps

Following the Gemini automation announcement today, Google is detailing how all this works under the hood on Android. Google is “introducing early stage developer capabilities that bridge the gap ...
Tom's Guide

This is the running app I’m using to train for my sixth marathon, and it just got even better for beginners, too

Smartwatches I ran a half marathon with the Apple Watch Ultra 3 vs Garmin Forerunner 970 to test the GPS and heart rate accuracy — here’s the winner Fitness I’ve been using the same under-desk ...
Road to VR

‘Evangelion’ VR Game Will Primarily Use Hand-tracking, Increasing Ease-of-use at Cost of Interaction Fidelity

At the Neon Genesis Evangelion 30th Anniversary event in Tokyo this weekend, Pixelity showed off its upcoming XR game EVANGELION: Δ CROSS REFLECTIONS, revealing it’s going all-in on hand-tracking. On ...
Bleeping Computer

What 5 Million Apps Revealed About Secrets in JavaScript

Leaked API keys are nothing new, but the scale of the problem in front-end code has been largely a mystery - until now. Intruder’s research team built a new secrets detection method and scanned 5 ...
InfoWorld

WebMCP API extends web apps to AI agents

W3C proposal backed by Google and Microsoft allows developers to expose client-side JavaScript tools to AI agents, enabling collaborative workflows between users and agents within the same web ...
ZDNet

I used Claude Code to vibe code a Mac app in 8 hours, but it was more work than magic

Vibe coding trades creativity for coordination and oversight. Performance and UI issues still demand human judgment. AI shines when developers relentlessly lead, test, and correct. Over all my years ...
CNBC

AI startup Replit launches feature to vibe code mobile apps

Replit's new feature allows users to create publishable and monetizable mobile apps using only natural language prompts. As more vibe-coding products come online, some software companies could see one ...
Motor Trend

Best Tech 2026: After Using Rivian’s Phone App, You’ll Never Want to Own an Appless Car

What puts the Rivian app so far above the others we tried? First of all, it’s pretty. That’s not a necessary attribute for functionality, but isn’t an initial spark of attraction the first step toward ...
Wall Street Journal

ICE Is Using Facial-Recognition Technology to Quickly Arrest People

Crime is down. Migrant workers and customers are staying home. As part of our video series on Trump’s second term, The Wall Street Journal’s Michelle Hackman takes us inside the aftermath. Photo ...