Anthropic’s new Claude feature is quietly selling you on AI At a time when AI backlash and data center protests are making headlines, Anthropic’s Claude is rolling out a new feature that subtly makes the case for why you should keep using it. On Thursday, the company introduced “Reflect,” a built-in dashboard that lets you track and visualize how you use Claude and your broader AI habits. On...

AI Overviews are coming to your Gmail at work During its Google Cloud Next conference on Wednesday, the company announced a slew of Workspace-focused updates, including the addition of its AI Overviews feature to Gmail. The feature, which today uses AI to summarize Google Search results, will now do the same for Gmail users in the workplace. According to Google, this will allow Gmail users to...

Israel strikes Syria after Druze clashesReutersIsrael says it will not tolerate Syrian attacks on the Druze minorityIsrael says it has carried out air strikes on Syrian government infrastructure in the south of the country, in response to what it described as attacks on Druze civilians in Suweida province.In a statement, the Israeli military said it hit a command centre and weapons stored at...

Apple’s OLED iPad Mini upgrade is on the way as prices continue to riseStevie Bonifield is a news writer covering all things consumer tech. Stevie started out at Laptop Mag writing news and reviews on hardware, gaming, and AI.The iPad Mini could get an OLED display upgrade as soon as October, according to Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman. It would be the most significant refresh for the Mini since its...

Google's New Gemini AI Model and Tools Are All About Agents Now Gemini 3.5 Flash, Gemini Spark and a reimagined Antigravity are designed to use AI to actually do things. Jon covers artificial intelligence. He previously led CNET's home energy and utilities category, with a focus on energy-saving advice, thermostats, and heating and cooling. Jon has more than a decade of...