For most of the past decade, consumer electronics have marched toward ever-smarter, ever-more-personal roles in our daily lives. We followed the trends for many years, but the latest shift is more surprising than any step counter or sleep tracker: everyday gadgets are starting to behave like medical devices. The idea that a pair of mass-market earbuds can assist with mild hearing loss, or that a wristwatch can detect atrial fibrillation, […]

For a brief moment in early 2022, it felt as if humanity had finally learned to collaborate with one of the planet’s sharpest non-human minds. A tiny Swedish startup called Corvid Cleaning AB suggested a scheme so irresistibly clever that it launched a thousand headlines: teach wild crows to pick up cigarette butts, reward them with food, and watch as nature’s most mischievous problem-solvers outsmart our waste problem. It sounded […]

Adobe has expanded its ecosystem of AI-powered creative tools by integrating Google’s Gemini 3 (Nano Banana Pro) into Adobe Firefly and Photoshop. Announced on June 20, the update aligns with the company’s broader strategy of embedding multiple advanced AI models directly into its creative software, allowing users to develop and refine ideas without leaving Adobe’s environment. The integration reflects the growing trend among creative professionals to work with several AI […]

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WhatsApp has begun testing multi-account support on the iPhone, making the feature available to users participating in the app’s beta program. This development appears in a fully functional form, suggesting that an official release could happen soon. Until now, iPhone users who needed to operate multiple WhatsApp accounts often relied on WhatsApp Business or workarounds; the new feature removes this requirement by integrating account switching directly into the main app. […]