Android 17's final beta arrives with a killer new feature for bloated, laggy apps

Is your favorite app about to get axed? Android 17's final beta is here, and it's bringing aggressive memory management and ...

I asked 5 data leaders about how they use AI to automate - and end integration nightmares

Tech executives explain how they're moving beyond legacy Excel mapping to build AI data pipelines that cut integration ...

Apple, Google, and Microsoft join Anthropic's Project Glasswing to defend world's most critical software

Is this AI's Manhattan Project? 12 tech rivals are banding together and using Anthropic's unreleased Mythos model to find ...
Android Authority

Samsung is already testing Android 17-based One UI 9 on your brand new Galaxy S26

Samsung has started developing One UI 9, its next major interface update based on Android 17, with early internal builds already appearing on company servers. The first firmware build (BZC5) for the ...
Android

Galaxy S26 & Gemini Bring the Sci-Fi AI Automation We've Been Promised

Google and Samsung have officially launched Gemini task automation for the Galaxy S26 series. This “screen automation” feature allows the AI to navigate apps like Uber, DoorDash, and Starbucks to book ...
Android Authority

Android 17 Beta 2 starts clamping down on apps that misuse accessibility services

Android 17 Beta 2 now enables a stricter Advanced Protection feature we previously spotted in development. When the mode is enabled, Android blocks apps that aren’t classified as accessibility tools ...
9to5google

Gemini can now order your lunch as Android app control rolls out on Galaxy S26 [Gallery]

Gemini has a new trick up its sleeve with agentic task automation, with the AI able to use an app on your behalf to perform certain tasks, and it’s now live on the Galaxy S26 series. Rolling out now ...
The Verge

Gemini’s task automation is here and it’s wild

The Galaxy S26 Ultra is one of the first devices to offer the feature. The Galaxy S26 Ultra is one of the first devices to offer the feature. is a senior reviewer with over a decade of experience ...
Semiconductor Engineering

Tool And Methodology Changes Coming In Fab And Package Automation

Experts at the table: Semiconductor Engineering sat down to discuss what’s changing in semiconductor fabs and packaging houses with Michael Lowman, senior product marketing manager for Data Analytics ...
eWeek

Google Expands Gemini on Android and Pixel With App-Running AI Feature

In this episode of eSpeaks, Jennifer Margles, Director of Product Management at BMC Software, discusses the transition from traditional job scheduling to the era of the autonomous enterprise. eSpeaks’ ...
9to5google

Google details MCP-like ‘AppFunctions’ that let Gemini use Android apps

Following the Gemini automation announcement today, Google is detailing how all this works under the hood on Android. Google is “introducing early stage developer capabilities that bridge the gap ...
MacRumors

iOS 26.4 Beta Adds End-to-End Encryption for iPhone-to-Android RCS Texts

With the second iOS 26.4 beta, Apple and Google have started testing end-to-end encryption (E2EE) for RCS messages exchanged between iPhone and Android users. Apple started testing E2EE for RCS in the ...