Boone Ashworth

14 pts Google is sprucing up its Gemini models, revamping search, and enabling AI agents in everything. There are also some spiffy new smart glasses coming this fall.

A nonprofit in the city’s most troubled district has turned to robotic meal prep tech to make up for a dearth of human volunteers.

A nonprofit in the city's most troubled district has turned to robotic meal prep tech to make up for a dearth of human volunteers.

11 pts These display smart glasses can connect to a phone, laptop, or gaming handheld and project the screen to your eyeballs.

6 pts In the social event planner's first major move toward monetization, Partiful is getting ticketing directly in the app.

11 pts I put my family on a private social network, and all I got was this lousy group chat. At least it's secure.

You can tap the star-shaped, NFC-enabled wand at terminals to make contactless payments. It's the first of several tap-to-pay hardware doodads coming from Cash App.

You can tap the star-shaped, NFC-enabled wand at terminals to make contactless payments. It's the first of several tap-to-pay hardware doodads coming from Cash App. Mobile Apps & Add-Ons

19 pts The annual developer event is where Apple announces operating system updates—like iOS 27—and maybe even teases future hardware. Here's how to see it all.

9 pts The popular wildfire tracking app is adding flood monitoring to its platform. It's the first new disaster alert on the service, with many more to come.