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The Browser Company’s new AI-powered browser is now available in an invite-only beta. Called Dia, the browser was first announced towards the end of 2024, and is built around the deep integration of what its maker calls “the most personal AI on the market”.
Dia allows you to “chat with your tabs” and will adapt and learn the more you use it. You can open an AI chat on any webpage without having to leave the tab, where the built-in bot can search the web, compare websites, answer questions about the content displayed, and even draft a document in the tone of a specific webpage. You can set preferences to customize the chatbot’s tone and style for writing tasks, as well as its coding language and how it talks to you.
All of these features live within Dia’s URL bar, with the idea being that you don’t need to visit dedicated pages for other LLM chatbots such as ChatGPT to get things done with AI. The Browser Company has plenty of rivals, though, not least Google, which last month announced that it will soon bring its Gemini AI assistant to Chrome, which will be able to do many of the same things as Dia’s own chatbot. Opera’s upcoming Neon browser also comes with an integrated AI and is being billed as “fully agentic”.
Back in May, The Browser Company confirmed that it had stopped active development on its Arc web browser, shifting its focus to Dia instead. Arc members get instant access to the new browser and invite friends to join once they’re signed up to Dia. If you’re not a member of either browser you can join the waiting list here.
This article originally appeared on Engadget at https://www.engadget.com/ai/the-browser-companys-new-ai-browser-rolls-out-to-private-beta-testers-170311014.html?src=rss
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With iOS 26, Apple is introducing a host of changes through the iPhone’s operating system. There’s the controversial Liquid Glass UI, which you can “fix” if you’d like; a redesigned Phone app, complete with Google-like call screening features; and a minimalist Camera app that hides most of your settings and tools until you need them. It’s a sizable update to be sure.
But every year, there are features that don’t make it into Apple’s big keynote presentation. These smaller changes are sometimes my favorite, because while they aren’t flashy enough to get a spotlight during the event, many are quirky, fun, or otherwise worth highlighting in their own right.
The Camera app has one such feature. Despite Apple’s focus on the app during the keynote, this feature wasn’t mentioned directly. Instead, Apple included it in a slide of 36 iOS 26 features they didn’t have time to talk about. I’m not sure why they didn’t take ten seconds to show it off during the Camera app segment, because not only is it a small change, it’s a very helpful one at that. With iOS 26, the Camera app will now alert you when your camera lens is dirty.
You can see how this works in this Reddit post. When iOS 26 detects that the lens is smudged or otherwise obstructed, it’ll display a small pop-up at the top of the viewfinder. In this case, it reads “Clean Back Camera,” but I presume it will also issue a similar warning for the front camera when taking a selfie.
From various Reddit discussions, it does appear that this feature isn’t available on all iPhones running iOS 26. While Apple supports devices as old as the iPhone 11 with this latest OS, the oldest iPhone I’ve seen mentioned that’s compatible with this feature is the iPhone 15 Pro. That user suggests it might be an AI feature, which makes sense—Apple reserves Apple Intelligence features for iPhone 15 Pro and newer.
Again, this is an iOS 26 feature, which means you won’t see it on your compatible iPhone until either Apple releases the OS in the fall, or you decide to install the iOS 26 beta on your device. I don’t recommend the latter, though, as the current developer beta comes with too many risks that might result in a glitchy iPhone or even data loss. If you want to try out iOS 26 early, I recommend at least waiting until the public beta, which Apple says will launch next month.
While the alert has an X you can tap to dismiss it when it appears, Apple also has a new on/off toggle for this option if you’d prefer not to see it all. To find it, head to Settings > Camera, then scroll down until you see Lens Cleaning Hints. Tap the toggle to enable or disable the feature.
On Tuesday, OpenAI announced that o3-pro, a new version of its most capable simulated reasoning model, is now available to ChatGPT Pro and Team users, replacing o1-pro in the model picker. The company also reduced API pricing for o3-pro by 87 percent compared to o1-pro while cutting o3 prices by 80 percent. While “reasoning” is useful for some analytical tasks, new studies have posed fundamental questions about what the word actually means when applied to these AI systems.
We’ll take a deeper look at “reasoning” in a minute, but first, let’s examine what’s new. While OpenAI originally launched o3 (non-pro) in April, the o3-pro model focuses on mathematics, science, and coding while adding new capabilities like web search, file analysis, image analysis, and Python execution. Since these tool integrations slow response times (longer than the already slow o1-pro), OpenAI recommends using the model for complex problems where accuracy matters more than speed. However, they do not necessarily confabulate less than “non-reasoning” AI models (they still introduce factual errors), which is a significant caveat when seeking accurate results.
Beyond the reported performance improvements, OpenAI announced a substantial price reduction for developers. O3-pro costs $20 per million input tokens and $80 per million output tokens in the API, making it 87 percent cheaper than o1-pro. The company also reduced the price of the standard o3 model by 80 percent.
It’s been five years since the Steven Universe saga ended, via a final season and movie that took the story into the future. Now, it’s coming back, according to a report by Deadline. Prime Video is working on a sequel series, with franchise creator Rebecca Sugar in tow as an executive producer (and hopefully as a songwriter.)
This doesn’t look to be a straight sequel series, in that the focus is shifting away from Steven, the Crystal Gems and Beach City. Instead, the tentatively-titled Steven Universe: Lars of the Stars will follow punk rock slacker Lars Barriga and his ragtag band of space pirates.
Spoiler time: Just about every character got a cool arc in the main series, but Lars was one of the standouts. He started as a selfish jerk stuck at a dead-end job, but finished the show as the captain of an actual starship trying to make a difference in the universe.
Deadline says the new episodes will follow the “space outlaw as he and his pirate crew smuggle contraband, evade the authorities and uncover the darkest secrets of the fallen Gem Empire.” So this looks to be a series that will largely take place in space, exploring the fallout of the final episodes of the main show. We don’t know which, if any, of Steven Universe’s main characters will show up or in what capacity.
The news was revealed by Sugar at the Annecy International Animation Film Festival. She went on to say that she misses “my world and my characters” and that she “can’t wait to share [the sequel] with you and can’t thank you enough for all your support.” Sugar’s long-time production partner, Ian Jones-Quartey, is also involved.
We don’t have a release date for this, which gives you plenty of time to catch up on the OG show and the movie. There are 160 episodes, so buckle up. Once that’s done, there are several affiliated video games to dig into.
This article originally appeared on Engadget at https://www.engadget.com/entertainment/tv-movies/theres-a-steven-universe-sequel-series-in-the-works-at-prime-video-164211472.html?src=rss
HP has unveiled the first commercial hardware for Google Beam, the Android-maker’s 3D video conferencing technology formerly known as Project Starline, with a price tag of $24,999. The HP Dimension features a 65-inch light field display paired with six high-speed cameras positioned around the screen to capture speakers from multiple angles, creating what the companies describe as a lifelike 3D representation without requiring headsets or glasses.
The system processes visual data through Google’s proprietary volumetric video model, which merges camera streams into 3D reconstructions with millimeter-scale precision at 60 frames per second. Beyond the hardware cost, users must purchase a separate Google Beam license for cloud processing, though pricing for that service remains undisclosed.
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The Sony SRS-XE300 is now down to $88 from its original $199.99 on Amazon (its lowest price ever, according to online price tracking tools), making it a decent time to check it out if you’ve been thinking about a portable speaker that can handle the occasional splash and still keep the music going.
Sony gave the outdoor-friendly XE300 a different design approach than most speakers: It’s shaped to stand upright but also works fine lying on its side. Inside are dual drivers with passive radiators at each end, aimed at giving you deeper bass and less distortion. The sound, though, is more directional than Sony probably intended—better aimed at you than trying to fill a big space.
It defaults to mono audio, but you can switch to stereo using the app if you prefer. It also supports LDAC for high-res Bluetooth streaming if you have an Android device, though it skips the AptX codec. The companion app isn’t much to look at, but it gives you access to an adjustable EQ and other sound tweaks, notes this PCMag review. Where the XE300 really holds up is in how tough it is. It has an IP67 rating, so dust, rain, or a quick dip in the pool won’t faze it. As for battery life, Sony claims up to 24 hours of usage, but your mileage will vary depending on volume and settings.
Sound-wise, it delivers decent bass and clear highs, though the directional setup means you’ll get a better experience when it’s aimed right at you. Also, the stereo mode doesn’t dramatically widen the soundstage, but in a multi-speaker setup, it holds up well. At moderate volumes, it puts out a nice thump and keeps the highs clear without much distortion creeping in. It’s not going to give you a wall-shaking, subwoofer feel, but for a speaker you can toss in a bag and forget about until you need it, the XE300 handles itself well, especially at this price. For more options, check out our roundup of the best Bluetooth speakers.
Tesla CEO Elon Musk says that Robotaxi service is “tentatively” set to begin in Austin, Texas on June 22. This comes after the company said last month that it had already begun testing driverless Model Ys in Austin. Shortly after that, Bloomberg reported that Tesla had internally discussed a launch date of June 12, though the only publicly shared timeline has been sometime in June.
The first Robotaxi Model Y operating without a person in the driver’s seat was spotted on South Congress in Austin yesterday. It sported a decal on the side of the vehicle that read “Robotaxi” in the same font as Tesla’s stylized version of Cybertruck. In the video, a person sitting in the passenger seat can be seen, though it’s unclear what their role is.
HOLY CRAP ITS A #ROBOTAXI!!@SawyerMerritt @WholeMarsBlog @DirtyTesLa @niccruzpatane pic.twitter.com/slfAsu0AQl
— Terrapin Terpene Col (@TerrapinTerpene) June 10, 2025
The driverless Model Y was followed closely behind by a Model Y with a driver, though again, their role and identity are unclear. Musk had previously said that Robotaxis will be remotely monitored at first and geofenced to areas of Austin that are the safest for the vehicles to navigate.
Musk, who has a history of playing fast and loose with timelines, had originally promised in 2019 that there would be one million Robotaxis on the road by 2020. He now says the company will start with about 10 taxis in Austin, before expanding rapidly.
Reuters recently attempted to gather more information on Tesla’s planned launch and vehicles from the City of Austin, but city officials were blocked from releasing any information by Tesla and the Texas Attorney General.
This article originally appeared on Engadget at https://www.engadget.com/transportation/evs/tesla-will-start-offering-public-robotaxi-rides-in-austin-on-june-22-says-elon-musk-161801916.html?src=rss
Amid all the Gemini hype at Google I/O last month, the company also turned one of its experiments into a (kind of) real product. Project Starline was reborn as Google Beam, a 3D video conferencing system that makes it look like you’re in the same room with the other party. Google said HP would reveal the first Beam setup, and now it has. The HP Dimension is coming this year, and the price tag is a predictably hefty $24,999.
Google Beam calls for a lot of advanced hardware, so the high price isn’t a surprise. The HP Dimension uses six high-speed cameras positioned around the display to capture the speaker from multiple angles. This visual data is then fed into Google’s proprietary volumetric video model, which merges the streams together into a 3D reconstruction of the speaker.
Eventually, there will be Beam systems of various sizes, but the HP model comes with a big 65-inch display. All Beam systems will use light field screen technology, which can show the volumetric model in 3D, eliminating the need to wear a headset or glasses for the 3D effect. Google says Beam can show minute details at 60 fps with millimeter-scale precision.
The Vera C. Rubin Observatory in Chile will begin full operations in the coming months with the world’s largest digital camera, capturing 3,200-megapixel images that would require several hundred HD television screens to display at full resolution. The $810 million facility will map the entire southern sky every three to four nights, observing each location approximately 800 times over its planned decade of operations.
The telescope’s unusual design allows it to photograph an area equivalent to 45 full moons in each shot and swing between different sky locations every 40 seconds. Its digital camera, roughly the size of a small car, will generate eight million alerts per night when it detects astronomical objects that move or change brightness, according to Tony Tyson, the University of California, Davis astronomer who conceived the project in the 1990s. Astrophysicist Federica Bianco, who received a preview of the telescope’s first full-color image, described her reaction simply: “There are so many stars!” The team plans to unveil that inaugural image on June 23.
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Even if you’re shopping for yourself instead of a dad, Father’s Day is one of the best times of year to buy tools. To upgrade your tool kit or to get a start on your DIY adventures, Lowe’s has deals on hand tools and cordless power tools up to 54% off this week. Here are some of the best savings.
DeWalt is a trusted brand in power tools, specializing in cordless tools as well as miter saws. For a home shop, a decent saw and a cordless tool set are indispensable. Here are a few of the best deals on DeWalt tools.
The DeWalt 12-inch, 15-amp miter saw is on sale for $399, 36% off its regular price. This saw can cut compound angles and comes with a starter blade and a dust bag. This is a corded tool, so you’ll need power to use it on moulding, shelving, and all your other DIY projects.
The DeWalt 20-volt cordless oscillating tool is on sale for $99, 54% off its usual price. This is a versatile tool that can be used for plunge cutting, sanding in tight corners, and on a variety of materials. The set comes with one battery, a charger, a wood-cutting blade, a multi-material blade, an accessory adapter, and a tool bag.
The DeWalt 20-volt cordless drill is on sale for $99, 37% off its usual price. A good quality drill can be used for driving hardware as well as drilling holes, and is an essential part of a cordless tool set. This set comes with a 20-volt battery, a charger, and a tool bag.
If you’ve had a cordless tool set for a few years, your batteries could be wearing out and need replacing. New batteries are often one of the most expensive and overlooked costs of owning a cordless tool set, as are accessories for your tools. Here are a few of the best deals from Lowe’s on power tool accessories for Father’s Day.
A four-pack of 20-volt DeWalt batteries is on sale for $149, 54% off its regular price. The set includes two 2-amp-hour batteries and two 4-amp-hour batteries, but no charger, so this is only a good deal if you already have a DeWalt set.
A two-pack of DeWalt 8-amp-hour batteries is on sale for $199, 33% off its usual price. This is a good set if you want to work for longer without a power source, as higher capacity batteries will last longer. This set is battery-only, so you’ll need a 20-volt DeWalt charger for them.
The DeWalt 110-piece bit set is on sale for $29.98, 40% off its typical price. The set includes a variety of bit heads, a magnetic extension sleeve, and a variety of drill bits. This is a good set for regular maintenance around the house.
Hand tools are an indispensable part of your home shop set-up. Whether you plan to do simple maintenance or larger projects, having the right wrenches and drivers is key. Here are some of the best deals on hand tools on sale at Lowe’s for Father’s Day.
The Craftsman 230-piece SAE wrench set is on sale for $99, 50% off its regular price. This set includes three sizes of ratchets, a range of sockets, a driver base, a set of box wrenches, and a toolbox. It’s a great starter set of wrenches.
The Craftsman 20-piece SAE ratchet set is on sale for $19.98, 46% off its usual price. This is a set of sockets and a ratchet, a good addition to a small maintenance kit or an expansion of a larger tool kit.
The Craftsman ⅜-inch drive torque wrench is on sale for $54.98, 44% off its typical price. A torque wrench is good for vehicle maintenance and can be used to apply a specific amount of pressure when driving nuts.
Not all tools need to cost a lot of money, and in fact, some of the most useful ones are really rather cheap. Here are the best budget-friendly tool deals under $5 at Lowe’s for Father’s Day.
The Craftsman 3 ½-inch changeable bit screwdriver is on sale for $4.98, 54% off its regular price. This tool has swappable bits that you can use to drive a variety of hardware types.
The Craftsman metric Allen key driver set is on sale for $4.98, 58% off its usual price. This set includes a variety of metric sizes that fold into a handle.
The Craftsman Torx key driver set is on sale for $4.98, 58% off its typical price. This set includes a variety of Torx sizes that fold into a handle.
DAMON is a nifty data access monitoring solution for the Linux kernel developed by Amazon and other parties for system monitoring and performance/efficiency optimizations and more. But it’s not so ground-breaking that it’s worth enabling by default in all Linux kernel builds, Linus Torvalds has decided…
Disney and NBCUniversal have filed a joint suit against AI company Midjourney alleging copyright infringement on their various properties. The complaint, filed in federal district court in Los Angeles, includes images created by Midjourney that feature a wide variety of protected characters from each company’s various properties, including Star Wars, Shrek, The Simpsons, Despicable Me and others. The 110-page suit alleges that the AI company “helped itself to countless” copyrighted works when training its models that have been creating and disseminating “innumerable” copies of these characters via AI-generated images.
In the lawsuit Midjourney is described as “the quintessential copyright free-rider and a bottomless pit of plagiarism.” Disney and NBCUniversal are the first major Hollywood players to enter the now crowded field of AI copyright infringement lawsuits; it comes against the backdrop of similar lawsuits against OpenAI, Meta and Perplexity AI.
The intersection of art and artificial intelligence continues to be battled out in court, though a suit brought by two of the largest names in media properties carries immense weight. “We are bullish on the promise of A.I. technology and optimistic about how it can be used responsibly as a tool to further human creativity,” said Horacio Gutierrez, Disney’s general counsel, in an email to The New York Times. “But piracy is piracy, and the fact that it’s done by an A.I. company does not make it any less infringing.”
In a separate email to The New York Times, Kim Harris, general counsel for NBCUniversal, said, “We are bringing this action today to protect the hard work of all the artists whose work entertains and inspires us and the significant investment we make in our content.”
We’ve reached out to Midjourney for comment and will update if we hear back.
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Disney and NBCUniversal have filed a copyright infringement lawsuit against AI image generator firm Midjourney in U.S. District Court in Los Angeles, marking the first time major Hollywood studios have taken legal action against a generative AI company.
The entertainment giants accuse Midjourney, founded in 2021, of training its software on “countless” copyrighted works without permission and enabling users to create images that “blatantly incorporate and copy” famous characters including Darth Vader, the Minions, Frozen’s Elsa, Shrek, and Homer Simpson.
The companies claim they attempted to resolve the matter privately, but Midjourney “continued to release new versions” with “even higher quality infringing images” according to the complaint. Disney’s general counsel used the word “piracy,” to describe Midjourney’s practice, while NBCUniversal’s general counsel characterized it as “blatant infringement.”
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The Apple TV streaming box has a relatively small user base, and as such, it doesn’t get as much of Apple’s attention at the company’s big keynotes. WWDC 2025 was no different, but tvOS 26 is still getting quite a few fun new features that are worth highlighting. Here are the biggest new tvOS 26 features coming to your Apple TV this fall.
On the Apple TV, Apple Music is getting a new karaoke feature called Sing. This lets you use your iPhone as a mic and tasks you to sing along to lyrics displayed on the Apple TV. The streaming box will then amplify your voice, making for a fun way to host a karaoke party at home. Of course, you’ll need to be running iOS 26 on your iPhone in addition to tvOS 26 on the Apple TV to access this. Additionally, foreign lyrics will be translated into your language and even come with pronunciation guides.
tvOS 26 is also on the Liquid Glass train, and the TV may just be the place where this design philosophy will truly shine. With the bigger screen comes bigger design elements, where those new translucent widgets and icons should feel right at home. Plus, Apple is promising you’ll be able to see more shows and movies at once.
Each time you wake your Apple TV from sleep mode, you’ll be able to choose to show the profile selection page. This is great for a device that’s meant to be shared between multiple members of a household, so that each person can get back to the content on their respective watch list.
This is possibly my favorite upcoming Apple TV feature. You’ll be able to go to tvOS Settings and choose to permanently connect to your favorite speaker. This way, each time the Apple TV wakes up, it’ll pick the right speaker without requiring you to fiddle with settings or manually connect to it. The only catch is that the speaker needs to support AirPlay for this feature to work.
If you use your Apple TV for calls, then you’ll be happy about this. Apple is promising call notifications for the device, which means that you’ll be able to answer calls using your Apple TV. The redesigned contact cards from the Phone app will also come to tvOS 26. Separately, FaceTime on tvOS 26 will support more Live Captions languages.
One of my favorite Apple TV features is the video screensavers that display a slow overhead shot of various locations when the TV is not in use. It’s an incredibly aesthetic choice that makes my living room feel a lot more peaceful. With tvOS 26, Apple TV is getting new aerial screensavers from India, which is quite exciting as someone who lives in the country. India’s natural beauty and geographical variety is unrivaled, and it’s nice to see some of that coming to the Apple TV.
