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- Ukraine’s military robot surge aims to offset drone risks to humansby Jeremy Hsu on April 14, 2026 at 10:42 pm
Ukraine is replacing more soldiers with robots in the battlefield kill zone.
- Sony killing features for antenna, set-top box users of Bravia smart TVs in Mayby Scharon Harding on April 14, 2026 at 10:00 pm
Some 2023 and 2024 models are also affected.
- Americans ask AI for health care. Hospitals think the answer is more chatbots.by Beth Mole on April 14, 2026 at 8:30 pm
Do you trust AI chatbots for health advice? What about one in your patient portal?
- Two-year-old Surface PCs get $300 price hikes as sub-$1,000 models go awayby Andrew Cunningham on April 14, 2026 at 7:58 pm
“Paying more for the same stuff” is the story of consumer technology in 2026.
- Apple chooses Amazon satellites for iPhone, years after rejecting Starlink offerby Jon Brodkin on April 14, 2026 at 7:50 pm
Amazon announces $11.6B merger with Globalstar and satellite deal with Apple.
- UK gov’s Mythos AI tests help separate cybersecurity threat from hypeby Kyle Orland on April 14, 2026 at 7:11 pm
New model is the first AI system to complete a difficult multistep infiltration challenge.
- Google introduces “Skills” in Chrome to make Gemini prompts instantly reusableby Ryan Whitwam on April 14, 2026 at 5:00 pm
You can save custom prompts you find useful or grab a premade Skill from Google’s library.
- Physicists think they’ve resolved the proton size puzzleby Jennifer Ouellette on April 14, 2026 at 4:52 pm
“We believe this is the final nail in the coffin of the proton radius puzzle.”
- NASA chose the right crew to launch a new era of human space explorationby Stephen Clark on April 14, 2026 at 4:10 pm
“It’s a special thing to be human, and it’s a special thing to be on planet Earth.”
- Google will begin punishing sites for back button hijacking in Juneby Ryan Whitwam on April 14, 2026 at 3:48 pm
Google says it could penalize back button hijacking by demoting websites in search ranking.









