Windows Search is being rebuilt to do things, not just find them
Microsoft is rebuilding Windows Search from scratch, and Insiders in the Experimental channel can start testing it today. The new version, announced in an official…
ChatGPT answers now come with charts, buttons and calculators, even on the free plan
OpenAI began rolling out GPT-6 with Intelligent UI to ChatGPT on October 7, 2026, and Free and Go users get it starting October 8. According…
ChatGPT’s new Intelligent UI turns answers into buttons, charts and calculators
OpenAI is rolling out GPT-6 with Intelligent UI in ChatGPT, which lets an answer arrive as charts, tappable buttons, forms and small interactive tools instead…
Samsung Wallet is adding USDC transfers for US Galaxy phones, but Samsung will not hold your money
Samsung Wallet stablecoin support is coming to eligible Galaxy owners in the US, starting in the last week of October 2026, according to Samsung’s US…
Skydance closed its Warner Bros. Discovery deal, and HBO Max and Paramount+ are headed for one service
Paramount has completed its Warner Bros. Discovery acquisition, and the combined company is now called Skydance, according to its October 6, 2026 press release. The…
ChatGPT can now turn a recorded meeting into notes, but only if you pay
OpenAI’s release notes for October 6, 2026 say ChatGPT can now take an audio file and turn it into a transcript, a summary, or answers…
Chrome, Brave, or Firefox: which browser actually deserves to be your default in 2026
Most people run Chrome out of habit rather than because they sat down and compared it to anything recently. It came preinstalled, or a friend…
iOS 27.2 changes the tracking prompt for iPhone users in five EU countries, and the US is not one of them
Apple’s iOS 27.2 beta 3 release notes confirm a reworked iOS 27.2 tracking prompt for iPhone users in France, Germany, Italy, Poland, and Romania, plus…
Free Gemini users are being cut down to Flash-Lite, and AI Plus loses Pro too
Google is narrowing Gemini model access for people on personal accounts, and the first cut lands on free users on October 9. According to Google’s…
Free Gemini users are down to one model, and everything stronger sits behind a plan
Google’s help page on Gemini model access says that starting October 9, 2026, people using Gemini without a plan will be limited to the Flash-Lite…