Netflix is testing its own voice search feature and it sounds less frustrating

Netflix is testing a native AI-powered voice search that lets you find shows by mood or vibe, with text-based results and no personalization yet.

Meta wants an AI agent to go Instagram shopping for you and pull the whole agent stunt

Meta is reportedly building AI tools that can complete everyday tasks, including an Instagram shopping assistant planned for late 2026.

Wheel-E Podcast: Juiced returns, semi-solid state e-bike batteries, more
Wheel-E Podcast: Juiced returns, semi-solid state e-bike batteries, more

This week on Electrek’s Wheel-E podcast, we discuss the most popular news stories from the world of electric bikes and other nontraditional electric vehicles. This time, that includes new e-bikes from Juiced, Ride1Up and Jackrabbit, e-moto news from Se…

REALLY Quick Charge: The Mobility House, V2G, and building up the grid
REALLY Quick Charge: The Mobility House, V2G, and building up the grid

On this really quick episode of Quick Charge, we got the chance to sit down with The Mobility House North America’s director of marketing communications, Dylan Gasperik, who talks ACT, V2G integration with Kia, utility programs, and how EVs strengthen …

Korea welcomes robotic buddhist monk at a real monastery. It’s a sign of things to come.

South Korea’s largest Buddhist order has introduced Gabi, a humanoid robot monk, raising fresh questions about how AI and robotics may fit into spiritual life.

Apple’s education discount now requires proof that you’re a student
Apple’s education discount now requires proof that you’re a student

Apple now requires proof of eligibility from US customers who purchase products online at discounted education rates, which also apply to the Apple Watch for the first time. According to a new pop-up message displayed on Apple’s education webstore, Apple is directing students, parents, and teachers to verify their status via Unidays’ third-party verification service […]

OpenAI’s Codex just moved into Chrome, where the useful work and the risks live

OpenAI’s Codex Chrome extension pushes the coding agent into signed-in browser work, making it more useful for real tasks while raising new questions about access, approvals, and agentic AI risk.

This over-engineered smartwatch has two cameras and it morphs into an action cam

Huawei’s Watch Kids X1 Pro packs front and rear cameras, a detachable action-cam-style body, location tracking, video calls, and an 850mAh battery.

Sony’s PS5 sales plummet amid price rises and a memory crisis
Sony’s PS5 sales plummet amid price rises and a memory crisis

Sony sold just 1.5 million PS5 consoles in its most recent fourth fiscal quarter, down 46 percent year over year. The slump in PS5 sales comes after Sony raised the price of its PS5 consoles twice over the past year, pushing the price of the regular PS5 from $499.99 all the way up to $649.99. […]

MacBook Neo was such a smash hit for Apple that it might soon treat you to a price hike

Doubling production to 10 million units requires fresh A18 Pro chips from TSMC at full price rather than binned rejects, while DRAM costs surge 57% and 3nm capacity tightens.