Month: November 2025

Wordle has become part of many people’s morning routine, including me and my dad, with whom I differ on tactics. But now there’s a new twist for those who fancy themselves as question masters. Instead of only solving the daily word, you can make them yourself.

According to The New York Times, which acquired the game in 2022, it has added a new feature called Create Your Wordle Puzzle to its Games app on iOS or Android, or through the website. If you’re an All Access or Games subscriber, you’re able to design custom challenges using any four- to seven-letter word. You can then send it to your friends and family, who don’t need to be NYT Games subscribers to play it.

During an earnings call in April, Google CEO Sundar Pichai confirmed that Gemini would replace Google Assistant in vehicles that connect to phones later in the year. Since then, Android Auto users have been eagerly waiting for the upgrade. After all of the months of waiting, Gemini is finally starting to roll out for some Android Auto users.

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Voice assistants from tech brands like Google and Amazon have recently undergone significant enhancements powered by AI. Both Alexa+ and Gemini, which has replaced Google Assistant, are now available to users for testing and critique. In the meantime, Apple’s ambitions to catch up to its competitors with Siri continue to drag on. Facing challenges in developing a conversational AI chatbot over the past several months, Apple reportedly considered partnering with other AI companies, such as OpenAI, Anthropic, or Google, and was later believed to have chosen a partner.

Over the weekend, Bloomberg‘s Mark Gurman reported that with the expected timeline for releasing a revamped Siri drawing closer, Apple has decided to use Gemini to power Siri’s next generation. In a more recent update, Gurman shares additional details about the deal, including Apple’s plans to pay $1 billion annually to Google for deploying an AI model to power up Siri.

Samsung‘s flagship phones don’t have a reputation for cutting-edge camera hardware compared to rivals. Earlier Galaxy S26 Ultra leaks suggest that we won’t see massive changes this time, either, and a leaker has now corroborated these claims.

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Google and Epic Games may finally be close to ending their long-running legal dispute over the Play Store. Both companies have jointly filed a proposed settlement with the court, which could bring about big changes to how Android and Google Play operate in the US.

YouTube TV has emailed Disney, proposing to restore both ABC and ESPN networks while negotiations between the two companies continue. The move comes after Disney requested that Google temporarily restore ABC on YouTube TV for Election Day coverage in the public interest.

Following YouTube TV’s loss of Disney-owned channels, many subscribers are now looking elsewhere, and DirecTV Stream seems to be the platform that most folks are switching to right now.

Google appears to be getting ready to add a handy feature called “Express Transit Card” to Google Wallet. The new option will allow users to pay for transport using a specific card, without needing to unlock their phones.

YouTube TV is apparently offering users a $10 monthly credit for six months to compensate for the recent loss of over 20 Disney channels.