Author: Geek Planet

Artificial intelligence is no longer just writing emails, generating images, or powering chatbots. Researchers are now increasingly using AI to unlock historical secrets hidden inside centuries-old manuscripts, damaged letters, and handwritten archives that humans have struggled to understand for generations fully. According to a recent report from the BBC, historians and computer scientists are combining machine learning with historical research to decode ancient documents ranging from medieval diplomatic letters to forgotten love notes and political conspiracies. The technology is helping researchers recover information from texts that are faded, incomplete, damaged, encrypted, or written in handwriting styles that are difficult for…

Apple’s next-generation Pro iPhone could arrive with one of the biggest camera upgrades the company has introduced in years. But according to new analyst reports quoted by Forbes, that improvement may also come with a significant increase in manufacturing costs – raising fresh questions about whether future iPhone prices could climb even higher. The focus of the latest leak is the iPhone 18 Pro and iPhone 18 Pro Max, which are expected to debut a new variable aperture camera system. Supply chain analyst Ming-Chi Kuo claims the upgraded camera module could cost Apple roughly 50 percent more than the camera…

Alienware has released four new gaming monitors at Computex. The highlight of the show is the world’s first 39-inch 5K OLED gaming monitor with RGB stripe technology, and if the specs are anything to go by, it might just be the most impressive display Alienware has ever made. What’s special about the new 39-inch OLED monitor? If you have ever used an OLED monitor, you know how good it looks. The problem is that OLED monitors’ lower peak brightness has always been their weak point in brighter environments. Alienware is fixing that with RGB stripe tandem OLED technology, which stacks…

Apple’s long-delayed AI overhaul may finally be starting to take shape, and the company appears ready to push Siri far deeper into its ecosystem than before. According to a new report from Mark Gurman, Apple is developing a major Siri upgrade that will synchronize AI conversations across devices through iCloud, turning the assistant into a more persistent and connected AI system inside Apple’s tightly controlled ecosystem. The upcoming Siri redesign is reportedly being prepared as part of Apple’s broader iOS 27 and iOS 28 strategy, with the company positioning the assistant more directly against AI products like Google Gemini and…

This republished article first appeared in the National Review. Assisted suicide is not discussed much at the federal level. But at a recent Senate committee hearing, Senator James Lankford (R., Okla.) asked HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. about his thoughts on assisted suicide. Kennedy was unequivocal (starting at minute 3:30): Langford: I want to switch to an issue we have not had a lot of time to talk about and that is assisted suicide. We now have three states, California, Colorado, and Vermont that disability groups are filing against some of the assisted suicide laws because it seems to…

For years, tech companies have tried making AI assistants sound warmer, friendlier, and more emotionally human. But new research suggests that approach may actually backfire more often than companies expect. A recent study highlighted by Tech Xplore found that people generally prefer AI chatbots whose personalities mirror their own communication style rather than assistants that act excessively cheerful or overly friendly all the time. According to the findings by the Northeastern researchers challenge one of the biggest assumptions driving modern AI development is that making chatbots more emotionally expressive automatically improves user experience. People prefer AI that feels familiar, not…

Apple’s long-rumored foldable iPhone may have just taken another step closer to reality – or at least another step closer to the internet’s imagination. A newly leaked replica model, believed to represent Apple’s upcoming “iPhone Ultra” foldable device, is now circulating online, revealing what could be one of the company’s boldest design shifts in years. According to a report from Notebookcheck, the replica showcases a foldable phone with curved edges, a slim profile, and a surprisingly familiar design language that many users are already comparing to existing Android foldables. If the leak turns out to be accurate, Apple’s first foldable…

David and The Flesh Fair: A Dubious Trick David has been captured by a group of hunters and taken to something called a “flesh fair,” a place where humans destroy robots in a number of inventive ways to scream their defiance at the powers that be. He’s placed in a cage and begins watching the other robots being torn apart in a number of inventive ways. One of the major problems with this scene is the bizarre clash of tones. On the one hand, the audience is meant to feel sorry for the robots, but on the other, the designs of…

If you have ever typed a file name into Windows Search but stopped midway because you only remembered part of it, Microsoft has something for you.  In its latest Windows 11 Insider Preview build, Microsoft has added a focused but genuinely useful improvement to the way Windows Search finds your files. It is one of those fixes that makes me wonder why it took so long.  What is Search by Substring and why does it matter? Released on May 29 to both the Experimental and Beta channels, the new feature is called Search by Substring, and what it does is…

Apple is reportedly preparing to turn the iPhone into an even bigger financial hub with a new built-in bill splitting feature designed for group dinners, travel expenses, and shared payments. According to a report from Mark Gurman, the company plans to announce the feature at WWDC next week as part of iOS 27. The new tool would allow users to photograph a restaurant receipt, automatically calculate individual shares including tax and tips, assign items to specific people, and send payment requests directly through Apple Cash. The feature is expected to work inside both the Wallet app and Messages, with payment…