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Gemini Now Lets You Upload Documents for Free, But NotebookLM is Better
Google is pretty late in offering file uploads for free Gemini users, but here we are finally. You can now upload documents on Gemini, including PDFs, Word documents, PPT, TXT files, and more, without paying for the Gemini Advanced subscription plan. Gemini already had support for image analysis. Besides that, you can connect your Google Drive and share Google Docs…
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uTag lets you use Samsung’s SmartTags trackers with any Android device
Samsung’s SmartTags trackers and Galaxy Find network offer similar functionality to Apple’s AirTags and Find My network, including precision finding using ultra wideband (UWB) radios. The downside is that they only work with Samsung Galaxy devices. A free open-source app called uTag (short for Universal Tag), developed by Kieron Quinn, lets Samsung’s SmartTags trackers work with Android devices that run…
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Discord now lets you quietly block people
Discord is offering users a new way to block people without the confrontational nature of an actual block. The new feature, called Ignore, is essentially a mute function that can hide annoying or abusive users without attracting unwanted attention — thus avoiding unnecessary anxiety or flare-up drama. You can apply the new Ignore feature by going to a user’s profile,…
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Brave now lets you inject custom JavaScript to tweak websites
Brave Browser is getting a new feature called ‘custom scriptlets’ that lets advanced users inject their own JavaScript into websites, allowing deep customization and control over their browsing experience. The new feature is coming in Brave Browser version 1.75 for the desktop and is very similar to the popular TamperMonkey and GreaseMonkey browser extensions, which allow users to create “user…
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Tapestry Lets You Combine Social Media, Blogs, and Videos to Create Your Own Timeline
As convenient as the internet is, when big tech companies chase endless growth, that can mean bloat. Nowadays, it feels like every company wants to lure me into an algorithm trap, convince me to use their AI services, or try to make me pay a premium to browse like I used to. One of my favorite tools for fighting back…
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iPhone SE 4 vs. iPhone 17: Let’s compare the rumored specs
An iPhone SE 4 vs. iPhone 17 comparison may be on the early side given Apple’s likely release schedule. But as I’ve noted previously, we’re expecting to see a lot of new phones from Apple this year and having a sense of how they might compare could help give you a sense of which iPhone you should plan to buy…
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GitHub’s new ‘Agent Mode’ feature lets AI take the reins for developers
GitHub has launched a new agentic AI tool for developers, dubbed ‘Agent Mode’, alongside a raft of updates to the Copilot service. Agent Mode enables Copilot to iterate on its own outputs and complete entire user requests in one go, thereby automating broader aspects of the development process. It can also automatically fix errors, suggest terminal commands, and assess run-time…
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Threads now lets you share your custom feeds
Threads will now let you share the custom feeds you’ve created, Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg announced on Tuesday. This means other users can pin your custom feed to their homepage, giving them access to the same stream of curated content. Threads first rolled out custom feeds in November, which you can use to track your favorite topics or accounts on…
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This Free Browser Extension Lets You Bookmark Bluesky Posts
Bluesky has steadily been replacing X (formerly Twitter) for me, but I’ve really missed the ability to bookmark posts for future reference. While X still has Twitter’s old bookmarks feature, the only way to save a Bluesky post is to like it, since you can access a list of your liked posts on your profile page. That’s not always convenient—what…
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This Experimental Google Feature Lets You Send Robocalls to Local Businesses
Usually, it’s the businesses that are behind robocalls, but if you work at a nail salon or an auto repair shop, get ready for customers to start sending hordes of AI Karens your way. Google’s latest experimental AI feature, available to those who sign up for “Ask for me” on Google Search Labs, is aiming to be a sort of…
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