ChatGPT can now build and co-edit your slide deck, but only some plans get it
ChatGPT Slides can now build a deck from a conversation, a set of files or a rough outline, and your team can edit it together…
Google’s Universal Cart carries your shopping from Search to Gemini, with price alerts built in
Google Universal Cart is rolling out in the U.S. across Search and the Gemini app, giving you one shopping cart that holds items from different…
Windows 11 will let you trim the File Explorer right-click menu and reinstall without a USB drive
Microsoft is testing a faster, less cluttered Windows 11 File Explorer context menu that you can customize command by command, in Release Preview build 26200.9807…
TIME just honored the Galaxy S26 Ultra, and the Privacy Display is the reason
TIME has named the Samsung Galaxy S26 Ultra to its Best Inventions of 2026 list, and the reason it gives is one feature. The entry,…
Apple tightens App Store rules on AI nude images and apps that change after approval
Apple revised the App Store’s App Review Guidelines on October 16, 2026, and the headline changes target AI “nudification” apps and apps that change after…
Qualcomm says Snapdragon 8 Elite Extreme Gen 6 overheating reports are wrong, and Samsung’s Ultra hangs on it
Qualcomm says reports that its Snapdragon 8 Elite Extreme Gen 6 overheats are inaccurate. A Qualcomm spokesperson gave 9to5Google that statement on October 17, 2026,…
Android’s new scam defenses reach texts, links and bank calls, but timing depends on your phone
Google announced a new set of Android scam protections on October 14, 2026, covering Google Messages, unfamiliar links, screen sharing, call forwarding and calls that…
Using one number on two iPhones costs $10 a month on Verizon, twice what T-Mobile charges
Verizon will charge $10 a month for iPhone Handoff, the iOS 27 feature that lets one phone number run on two iPhones, according to Verizon’s…
Android 17 QPR2 Beta 7.1 goes after Pixel freezes, and that is the only fix Google lists
Google released Android 17 QPR2 Beta 7.1 on October 16, 2026, and its one listed fix targets severe UI stuttering and multi-second freezes on Pixel…
Edge is testing updates that install while you work, and the restart prompt is the target
Microsoft Edge updates may soon install without asking you to restart. In a post dated October 15, 2026, the Edge team showed a working prototype…