zdnet

2026-08-18

Google's AI can see your business data by default in Workspace - unless you disable it

In Google Workspace, Gemini has access to Gmail, Docs, Calendar, Chat, and more by default. Here's why it matters, and how administrators can disable it today. [...]

qz

2026-08-18

The 5 quietest ceiling fans, according to Consumer Reports

Ceiling fans can hum or rattle enough to disrupt sleep or focus. Consumer Reports tested five models for airflow to find the quietest options [...]

Destination

2026-08-18

Edcafe AI Review: The Teacher Tool That’ll Save Your Sunday

Ask any teacher what actually eats their time, and it's rarely the hours in front of students. It's everything that happens before and after: building a quiz from scratch on a Sunday night, formatting flashcards for that same unit the next day, then doing it all again for the next lesson. Edcafe AI claims it can shrink that entire cycle into one workspace by handling planning, creating, [...]

Destination

2026-08-18

Perplexity’s Free Airtel Year Ends, and Its India Revenue Climbs

Perplexity's year-long bet on free access in India is starting to show its return. The AI search company's in-app revenue in the country rose roughly 60% in the months after its giveaway with telecom operator Airtel closed to new users, according to estimates from app intelligence firm Sensor Tower, even as its download numbers collapsed. The offer itself is documented on the record. In [...]

Destination

2026-08-18

Lucy Dacus Subway Takes episode has me staring at birds

Kareem Rahma's 'Subway Takes' interview with Lucy Dacus has me unable to focus on anything else. [...]

Destination

2026-08-18

Viral Disneyland Content Creator Defends Her ‘Special Friendship’ With Peter Pan

Disney superfan Toni Kulusich has been accused of stalking her favorite character, sparking discourse about boundaries with park actors. She tells WIRED the backlash is unfair. [...]

venturebeat

2026-08-18

85% of companies burned by an AI mistake are racing to cut the humans who might catch the next one

Enterprises that already got burned by an AI agent passing its evals and then failing in production are moving faster toward removing humans from deployment decisions, not slower — even as trust in automated evaluation is rising across the board, new VB Pulse research shows.In July, 13% of 108 enterprises surveyed said they trust automated evaluation, up from just 5% the month prior. Meanwhile, [...]

thenextweb

2026-08-18

Apple leaked a video of its camera-equipped AirPods in macOS Tahoe

Apple appears to have leaked its own camera-equipped AirPods. A demo video sat inside the macOS Tahoe 26.7 release candidate, and MacRumors found it there on Monday. Juli Clover reported that the earbuds look nearly ready to launch. The clip runs 13 seconds. A man holds up a book so the camera in the AirPods […]<br /> This story continues at The Next Web [...]

Destination

2026-08-18

Mirrorless vs DSLR: Which camera type is better?

The industry seems to be moving on from DSLR technology, but is it time to ditch your DSLR camera yet? [...]