What you need to knowA tipster alleges that Google is working on a “cursor mode” for Gboard that would turn its keyboard into a trackpad.Users would be granted a trackpad that lets them slide around their text placement indicator to quickly arrive at the right spot for edits and more.Gboard’s previous updates include real-time translation capabilities and a smarter suggestion box for the emoji kitchen.Rumors for Google’s keyboard are back in play, with a report claiming that there may be better text management for users.Tipster AssembleDebug, with Android Authority, reportedly discovered Google’s development of a “cursor mode” for Gboard. From…
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If you live in a metro and frequently go out for eating out, your cafe and restaurant bills could stack up over time. However, you can be smart and take advantage of these partnerships that restaurant and cafes usually have with payment providers, card providers and point program to save significant amount. One of my motto is money saved is money earned, and even though it’s a good idea to have abundant mindset, it is equally good practice to be mindful of your spending habits. Now, I’m not too supportive of spending quality time in finding the discount offers, and…
WooCommerce is approaching a turning point in 2026 thanks to the Model Context Protocol and the convergence of open source technologies that enable it to function as a layer any AI system can plug into, helping store owners and consumers accomplish more with less friction. Automattic’s Director Of Engineering AI, James LePage, discussed what’s possible right now, what’s coming in the near future, and why the current limitations are temporary. WooCommerce Because WooCommerce is built on WordPress and is highly extensible through plugins, APIs, and now MCP, it is rapidly evolving into a coordination layer where AI-based systems can plug…
Director of the Final Fantasy 7 remake trilogy, Naoki Hamaguchi, has spoken about the series going multiplatformHe stresses that going multiplatform “will not in any way lower the quality of the third installment”Part 3 is largely speculated to launch in 2027 or 2028Final Fantasy 7 Remake director Naoki Hamaguchi has spoken about the upcoming finale of the remake trilogy, as well as the impact of a potential multiplatform release across PC, PS5, Xbox Series X and S, and Switch 2.Speaking to Automaton, Hamaguchi noted the concern about the remake series shifting to a multiplatform release. “However,” he said, noting the…
Ravie LakshmananFeb 17, 2026Enterprise Security / Artificial Intelligence New research from Microsoft has revealed that legitimate businesses are gaming artificial intelligence (AI) chatbots via the “Summarize with AI” button that’s being increasingly placed on websites in ways that mirror classic search engine poisoning (AI). The new AI hijacking technique has been codenamed AI Recommendation Poisoning by the Microsoft Defender Security Research Team. The tech giant described it as a case of an AI memory poisoning attack that’s used to induce bias and deceive the AI system to generate responses that artificially boost visibility and skew recommendations. “Companies are embedding hidden…
Summary Opera’s Web Rewind: an interactive, nostalgic playground of the internet’s baby photos. Tell your favorite web memory in ≤500 chars (pics/video Three winners win a trip to CERN to visit the Web’s birthplace and LHC before June 30, 2026. The speed of the internet feels like a double-edged sword. On one hand, you’re never more than a week away from the newest trend, meme, or in-joke to hit the internet; on the other, things get buried so quickly that you don’t have much time to savor things before they’re already passe. So, how about going back in time and…
Quantum computing is often treated as a distant, theoretical cybersecurity issue. According to Ronit Ghose, Global Head, Future of Finance of Citi Institute, that mindset is already putting financial institutions at risk. The biggest misconception, he says, is that quantum threats begin on a single future Q-day, when quantum machines suddenly crack encryption. In reality, adversaries can harvest encrypted data today and decrypt it later, creating long-term exposure for banks handling sensitive identity and transaction data. Ghose argues that quantum risk is both an immediate confidentiality problem and a systemic trust crisis. When you talk to financial leaders about quantum…
For all the work that Google has put into improving the Messages app, it still misses the mark in certain aspects, which negatively affect the overall experience. One of them is the inability to selectively copy a part of the text. Thankfully, it seems Google has finally decided to address this pain point. Right now, if you long-press a message in Google Messages and tap the copy option, it copies the entire text. That’s frustrating when you only need a specific portion. Due to this, you have to copy the full message, paste it into another app, and manually delete…
Dutch authorities arrested a 40-year-old man after he downloaded confidential documents that had been mistakenly shared by the police and refused to delete them unless he received “something in return.” Police detained the suspect at his Prinses Beatrixstraat residence in Ridderkerk on Thursday evening for computer hacking after the failed “extortion” attempt, searching his home and seizing data storage devices to recover the files. The incident began when the man contacted police on February 12 about images he had that may be relevant to an ongoing investigation. An officer responded to his inquiry but, instead of sending a link to upload…
Brady Snyder / Android AuthorityTL;DR Nothing has officially confirmed a launch event for March 5, 2026, just one day after Apple’s iPhone 17e event. CEO Carl Pei teased the date by digitally spray-painting the word “Nothing” over Apple’s March 4 event invite. The Phone 4a and 4a Pro are rumored to feature Snapdragon 7s SoCs, up to 12GB of RAM, and updated camera setups. Don’t want to miss the best from Android Authority? Nothing co-founder and CEO Carl Pei took to X to share the company’s latest guerrilla marketing tactic: digitally spray-painting Apple’s March 4 event invite with “Nothing” and…