Adobe Illustrator (2026) review

Another year, another major Adobe Illustrator update. Have they finally fixed some long-standing glitches? Do I think the new tools and features will be worth your while? Read on to find out… [...]

Forced Windows updates can now be paused forever

No more getting caught by a forced Windows 11 update while you're in the middle of a meeting or a match. Microsoft announced some major changes coming to Windows Update on its blog, including the [...]

Today's NYT Mini Crossword Answers for Monday, April 27

Here are the answers for The New York Times Mini Crossword for April 27 [...]

Sereact raises $110 million Series B to build robots that simulate the consequences of their actions before they act

The round is led by Headline, with new investors Bullhound Capital, Felix Capital, and Daphni. Valuation is undisclosed. Sereact’s vision language action models already run in BMW, Daimler Truck, an [...]

Exclusive: Piaggio Fast Forward is back with another Star Wars cargo robot — and this time it gets a Grogu makeover

Piaggio Fast Forward is back with a new Star Wars cargo robot, turning its gitamini into a Grogu-themed follow-me companion ahead of May the 4th and The Mandalorian and Grogu. [...]

'A price that seems like a mistake': I've tested tons of open earbuds, and Earfun's new clip-style buds are the best cheaper pair I'd actually recommend — here's my full review

The Earfun Clip 2 are clip-on open earbuds that cost a fraction of the competition and pack in AI translation, Hi-Res audio and decent bass. [...]

‘We will learn quickly and course-correct’ — Sam Altman says this is OpenAI’s future, but it’s not the one it started with

OpenAI published a new document called ‘Our Principles’ over the weekend, and I’m still not sure what its principles are after reading it. [...]

Got a new Samsung Galaxy A37? I've found the best cases to keep it looking scratch-free and super stylish

Sturdy and stylish Samsung Galaxy A37 cases, from reliable brands. [...]

RAG precision tuning can quietly cut retrieval accuracy by 40%, putting agentic pipelines at risk

Enterprise teams that fine-tune their RAG embedding models for better precision may be unintentionally degrading the retrieval quality those pipelines depend on, according to new research from Redis.T [...]