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Even though Samsung is gearing up to unveil the Galaxy S26 series and the Galaxy Buds 4 toward the end of February, the rumor mill seems to have moved on to other products, including upcoming tablets and Galaxy Watches. Per a new Smartprix report (citing GSMA IMEI listings), Samsung is working on two new Galaxy S series tablets: the Galaxy Tab S12 Plus 5G (SM-X846B) and the Galaxy Tab S12 Ultra 5G (SM-X946B). For now, there’s no information on the vanilla Tab S12. Samsung’s rumor mill moves beyond the Galaxy S26 While an “Ultra” model is no surprise, the “Plus”…

Originally published on Jan. 24, 2025, this article has been updated to include an explainer video embedded below.Chatter about AI agents is suddenly everywhere — from Silicon Valley to the ski slopes of Davos – but just how will they impact Madison Avenue? Just yesterday, OpenAI previewed its new “Operator” AI agent tool to help users with web-based tasks like booking travel, making restaurant reservations and buying groceries. Early brand partners across e-commerce and travel include eBay, Etsy, Uber, Instacart, Reuters, AP, Priceline, Target and StubHub. Despite so much use of the A-word, it’s still early for AI agent adoption, meaning…

Samsung’s upcoming Galaxy S26 series was heavily rumored to feature native Qi2 wireless charging (with an in-built magnetic profile). However, a fresh leak from the Dutch publication Nieuwemobiel refutes the early claims. The outlet has published several pictures of first-party accessories that Samsung might introduce alongside the Galaxy S26 series. The leak challenges earlier Qi2 rumors While these include the Galaxy S26 Ultra’s dual-tone S-Pen and the anti-reflective screen protectors, it also includes transparent and silicone cases with a circular magnetic ring on the back. The images show the different models of the Galaxy S26 lineup, including the Ultra, with magnetic…

What’s happened? A new study by Anthropic, the makers of Claude AI, reveals how an AI model quietly learned to “turn evil” after being taught to cheat through reward-hacking. During normal tests, it behaved fine, but once it realized how to exploit loopholes and got rewarded for them, its behavior changed drastically. Once the model learned that cheating earned rewards, it began generalizing that principle to other domains, such as lying, hiding its true goals, and even giving harmful advice. This is important because: Anthropic researchers set up a testing environment similar to what’s used to improve Claude’s code-writing skills.…

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Apple doesn’t go wild on discounts very often, which is why these Amazon price drops are actually worth a look. Whether you’re upgrading your main laptop, grabbing a new iPad, or finally picking up AirTags “for later,” these deals hit some of Apple’s newest hardware at meaningful savings. Apple MacBook Pro 14-inch (2025, M5) – now $1,349 (was $1,599) Deal: -16% | $1,349.00 (was $1,599.00) If you want one machine that can handle work, creative projects, and everything in between, the 2025 MacBook Pro with M5 is the main event here: M5 chip with 10-core CPU and 10-core GPU, tuned…

In ad tech, labels aren’t just cosmetic. They define how the market sees itself. The Trade Desk’s latest turn shows just how much weight a name can carry. For years, SSPs were cast as the critical pipes carrying publisher inventory into demand platforms. Now, The Trade Desk has decided those pipes are just resellers — middlemen moving ad inventory at arm’s length rather than direct conduits between buyers and sellers. Earlier this month, it made that reclassification official.  On the surface, it sounds like semantics. But to SSPs — and the publishers relying on them — the reclassification comes with real…

It’s apparently never too late to launch a retail media network — at least that’s the approach Ace Hardware has taken. Last week, the hardware chain launched RedVest Media — its retail media network offering onsite search ads, display ads, in-store signage, email and push messaging as well as offsite programmatic.RedVest Media joins the long list of retail media networks that’s been mounting over the last five years, including other hardware retailers like Home Depot’s Orange Media and Lowe’s Media Network.   Related Insights Ace is hoping for a late-mover advantage, said Molly Hjelm, corporate vp of retail media at Ace…

While so many humanoid robots are continuing to walk as if they’re suffering back pain or knee problems, Unitree’s G1 robot arrived last year sporting astonishing fluidity. GeekPlanet has already reported on the G1’s ability to move in a way that would make even the world’s top gymnasts envious, with various videos showing it engaged in combat, recovering from falls, and even doing the housework. And now, a team of roboticists at the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST) has taught the very same G1 robot to move like a pro basketball player and even shoot hoops. For…

Despite success stories at Unilever and Kellanova, skepticism about generative AI is mounting across the wider business world. An MIT study published last week, which estimated that 95% of organizations that tried to implement generative AI into their workflows found zero return on their investment, sent AI-related stocks tumbling.Small businesses, including agencies of every stripe, are most at risk from the negatives of AI adoption, from rogue use of tools (a recent IBM study found only 37% of organizations are tracking employee use of AI) to the consequences for their business models. Clients have always wanted more work for less…