5 Hidden Android 17 Features You Actually Need to See

Discover the best new additions to Android 17, from split-screen gaming on foldables to customizable dark modes and a hidden ...
IEEE

Intelligent Reflecting Surface-Aided Wireless Communications: A Tutorial

Abstract: Intelligent reflecting surface (IRS) is an enabling technology to engineer the radio signal propagation in wireless networks. By smartly tuning the signal reflection via a large number of ...
Tech Xplore

Robot 'Floaty' rides the wind like a bird, staying stable without propellers

Drones with propellers, for instance, are very agile and able to hover; however, they use up a lot of energy. Airplanes, on ...
Android

Google Chrome Tests a Floating 'Ask Gemini' Toolbar for Selected Text: Speeding Up AI Research

Google is testing a new floating “Ask Gemini” toolbar in Chrome Canary that triggers automatically when users highlight text on a desktop webpage. This “Inline Cue Menu” instantly transfers the ...

Google’s June 2026 Pixel Drop arrives with floating app bubbles, screen reactions and many new AI tools

Google has started rolling out Android 17 and its June Pixel Drop update, which adds Bubbles, Screen Reactions, AI music creation, smarter calling features, and new Pixel Watch safety tools.The Latest ...
The New York Times

4 Easy Ways to Make Sure No One Can Read Your Text Messages

We independently review everything we recommend. When you buy through our links, we may earn a commission. Learn more› By Max Eddy Max Eddy is a writer who has covered privacy and security — including ...

Android 17 Is Here: Google Adds Floating Apps, Screen Reactions, Smarter AI and New Security Features

Android 17 marks Google’s biggest AI push yet, debuting on Pixel devices with Gemini Omni for conversational video editing, Lyria 3 for AI-generated music, and AudioLM-powered speech translation.
Reuters

Norway parliament vote on subsidies review casts doubt on floating wind project

OSLO, June 9 (Reuters) - Norway's parliament on Tuesday ordered the government to review its planned subsidy for the country's first commercial floating offshore wind farm, raising concerns of a full ...
Indiatimes

A floating city: Inside $16 billion megaship that could house 80,000 people, complete with schools, restaurants and a 15,000-seat stadium

Imagine living in a city that never stays in one place. Instead of being built on land, it floats across the world's oceans, carrying tens of thousands of residents while offering schools, restaurants ...
Reuters

Philippines takes diplomatic action against China over floating structure in South China Sea

MANILA, June 9 (Reuters) - The Philippines' foreign ministry has undertaken appropriate diplomatic action against China in connection with the "illegal presence" of a floating structure in a disputed ...
IEEE

A Tutorial on IEEE 802.11ax High Efficiency WLANs

Abstract: While celebrating the 21st year since the very first IEEE 802.11 “legacy” 2 Mbit/s wireless local area network standard, the latest Wi-Fi newborn is today reaching the finish line, topping ...