Google is embracing “agentic shopping” wherein users can easily make purchases through the Gemini app and AI Mode. UCP establishes a common language for agents and systems to operate together across consumer surfaces, businesses, and payment providers. So instead of requiring unique connections for every individual agent, UCP enables all agents to interact easily. Google

Whether you’re trying to hit New Year’s resolutions or just need a good workout or diet tracker, the best health and fitness apps can help you get there. And if you’re feeling overwhelmed (or underwhelmed) by the choices available, I’m here to share personally-tested workout and planning apps to get you started. Some people thrive

Do you love the privacy of local-first apps but hate having your data locked to one device? Want to access your Obsidian notes or KeePassXC passwords on all your devices without using the cloud? Here’s how Syncthing makes local-first apps work like cloud apps—while keeping your data private. What is the biggest problem with local-first

This is The Stepback, a weekly newsletter breaking down one essential story from the tech world. For more on the action (and inaction) of lawmakers seeking to rein in tech platforms, follow Lauren Feiner. The Stepback arrives in our subscribers’ inboxes at 8AM ET. Opt in for The Stepback here. In the offline world, age

The digital reading and viewing of the image of the Holy Shroud of Turin is an absolute novelty. In fact, it is possible to connect on Internet to the program from the website avvolti.org as from the official website sindone.org with any device: smartphone, tablet, computer, with access from all over the world. Pope Leo

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It’s hardly a revelation that we’re living in an era of distraction and smartphone addiction. Our phones interrupt us, hijack our attention, and tempt us into scrolling. Even when we aren’t interacting with them, their mere presence makes it difficult to concentrate. To address this, app developers have responded with a vast ocean of productivity

Welcome to Indie App Spotlight. This is a weekly 9to5Mac series where we showcase the latest apps in the indie app world. If you’re a developer and would like your app featured, get in contact. If you’ve ever found yourself looking into the sky and wondered “huh, that plane looks a little interesting’ – Zephy is a

CES always has its share of attention-grabbing robots. But this year in particular seemed to be a landmark year for robotics. The advancement in AI technology has not only given robots better “brains,” it’s enabled new levels of autonomy and given rise to an ambitious, if sometimes questionable, vision for our robot-filled future. From sassy

Chances are that you’re here because you’ve heard a virtual private network (VPN) can change your virtual location, and want to know what that means. If you know already, head over to my best VPN list to learn which services I recommend for changing your location. But if you’re clueless, read on. Whenever any device

Most people haven’t actively managed a firewall in at least a decade, assuming they ever have. But keeping track of which applications are using the internet—and how much data they’re using—is still useful at times, as is blocking apps from accessing the net entirely. While you’re traveling, for example, internet access might be limited, so

Elon Musk looks on as President Donald Trump speaks at the US-Saudi Investment Forum at the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts in Washington, Nov. 19, 2025. Brendan Smialowski | Afp | Getty Images Three Democratic senators are calling on Apple and Google to suspend the X and Grok apps from their stores,

A new year is the perfect time to get your spending in order, and if you’re not trying to build your own spreadsheet, budgeting apps are one of the best ways to do it. To save yourself some money in the process, you can pick up a year-long subscription to , one of , for

These are trying times for automotive bean counters in Detroit: Ford is recording $19.5 billion in losses and killed off the F-150 Lightning. Stellantis is dumping its plug-in hybrids. And General Motors yesterday tacked on a $6 billion loss to its 2025 balance sheet, yes, tied to its aggressive investments in battery-electric vehicles. But yesterday’s

After the 2022 removal and restoration for some users last year, Pixel Launcher search is once again letting you open apps using the keyboard. When you search for an app in the Pixel Launcher, Google will now highlight the first result in the application row and show an “open” prompt in the text field. Tapping the

In October, Apple caved to pressure from the Trump administration and removed ICEBlock — and similar apps which crowdsourced the location of Immigrations and Customs Enforcement activity — from its App Store. Apple’s stated rationale? The apps could “be used to harm law enforcement officers.” But armed-to-the-teeth ICE officers don’t need protection from civilians. Apple

ExpressVPN is again, and its two-year plans are up to 78 percent off right now. You can get the Advanced tier for $101 for 28 months. This is marked down from the $382 that this time frame normally costs. On a per-month basis, it works out to roughly $3.59 for the promo period. ExpressVPN We’ve

Dolby may have announced Dolby Vision 2 a few months ago, but the company gave the new platform its first big reveal at CES 2026. I got the chance to see the improvements in person for the first time, thanks to a variety of demos and Q&A sessions. Dolby Vision 2 will be available this

Even as CES 2026 wraps up soon, there’s no shortage of standout hardware hiding in plain sight. From genuinely quieter yard tools to ultra-light EVs and companion robots that want to remember your family, Day 3 was all about tech that felt a little more considered — and in some cases, refreshingly practical. If you