Google is scrapping Assistant’s ability to set location-based reminders
For people who know it exists, the ability to set location-based reminders is one of Google Assistant’s most useful features. It lets them specify a location,...
‘Queen of Our Times’ by Robert Hardman promises new insights into Elizabeth II as she celebrates her Platinum Jubilee
Queen of Our Times, by Robert Hardman (Pegasus) We’ve seen plenty of books coming out ahead of this weekend’s official celebration of Queen Elizabeth II’s Platinum...
Volodymyr Zelensky on War, Technology, and the Future of Ukraine
Ever since Russian forces started their all-out invasion in February, Ukraine has been hailed as an exemplar of how to defend against violent tyranny on the...
Population: One Is Getting 3 New Guns, Ranked Mode And More
Population: One’s June update will add new guns, a ranked mode and more next week. The update goes live at 12pm PT on June 7 and...
Jokha Alharthi’s new novel ‘The Bitter Orange Tree’ is ‘an elegant meditation on remembering and forgetting’
Jokha Alharthi achieved two significant firsts with her novel “Celestial Bodies.” She became the first author writing in Arabic to be awarded the Man Booker International...
Amazon employees call on Amazon to stop selling books deemed as anti-trans
In 2021, a handful of Amazon employees quit the company over its decision to sell books that suggest kids who identify as transgender are mentally ill....
Sheryl Sandberg and the Death of ‘The Deal’
Five years. That’s how long Sheryl Sandberg figured she’d be spending at Facebook, now called Meta, when she took the job as chief operating officer and...
Meta adds a new ‘Calls’ tab to Messenger
Meta’s Messenger app has become an incredibly popular way to make free voice and video calls. Now, a new design tweak will make the call button...