AI and neural networks

Apple will open CarPlay to third-party AI assistants

Services

Spotify launches ‘About the song’ feature with stories and facts about tracks

Space

Astronomers discover lava tsunamis on a distant exoplanet

Gadgets

Asus unveils ROG Strix Aiolos external enclosure for M.2 SSDs with speeds up to 20 Gbps

Services

Nvidia launches beta of native GeForce NOW app for Linux

PC and laptops

Lenovo refreshes ThinkBook 14+ and 16+ with new AMD Ryzen AI 7 H 450 processor

Appliances

Samsung preps its first Ultra robot vacuum with steam cleaning and AI

Gadgets

Sony confirms announcement date for new flagship WF-1000XM6 earbuds

Smartphones and phones

iPhone 18 Pro Max may get bigger battery and Apple A20 chip for improved battery life

AI and neural networks

Anthropic unveils Claude Opus 4.6 with agent commands and PowerPoint integration