Google Assistant can now create custom shortcuts to Android app actions

Voice-controlled virtual assistants like Google Assistant, Amazon Alexa, and Apple Siri have changed the way many of us interact with our phones, the Web, or even our homes. Whether it’s searching for some trivial information, reading a bedtime story, or dimming the lights for movie time, these AI-powered helpers try to make life less stressful by removing the need to … Continue reading

Netflix is raising prices in Canada

Netflix is jacking up prices on some of its plans in Canada. The standard HD, two-screen subscription is going up from $14CAD to $15. The premium 4K HDR plan, which allows members to stream shows and movies on four screens simultaneously, is increasi…

AMD's Ryzen 9 5900X is its first Zen 3 CPU

How can AMD follow up its successful third-gen Ryzen 9 CPUs? Last year, it was clear that the company was seriously bringing the fight to Intel, especially when it came to gaming and heavy-duty computing workloads. So for its new Zen 3 architecture,…

AMD teases its next-gen Radeon GPU's 4K performance

We’ll have to wait until October 28th to get a full look at AMD’s new Radeon 6000-series GPUs, but the company offered a tease of what we can expect from its latest graphics cards at the end of its Zen 3 keynote.AMD showed off a benchmark of a ‘Big N…

Google Assistant finally works with some third-party apps

Before today, if you ask Siri or the Google Assistant to “check the news on Twitter,” you’ll either be shown the @CHEK_News account on the Twitter website or articles about the social network on Apple News. For Android users, voice commands are about…

New Android feature alerts you to smoke alarms and other 'critical' sounds

Google has been adding a few new accessibility features to its products lately and today’s update is something for those who might want help hearing things around them. Sound Notifications is rolling out to Android (and Wear OS) devices and it’ll use…

Twitter Bugs Out, Wants Jeff Goldblum To Play Mike Pence’s Fly On ‘SNL’

The actor, who starred in the 1986 horror film “The Fly,” has “gotta play the fly on SNL, right?” one user wrote.

Michigan Militia Plotted To Kidnap Gov. Gretchen Whitmer, FBI Says

Six defendants have been charged in a kidnapping scheme targeting the Michigan Democrat.

GOP Senator Called Fascist After Declaring The U.S. Isn’t A Democracy

Sen. Mike Lee tweeted that the United States is not a democracy during the vice presidential debate on Wednesday.

Prince William Recruits Leaders To Launch Global Environmental Prize

Yao Ming, Shakira, Queen Rania of Jordan and Jack Ma are just a few of the big names attached to the project.