Daniel Garrido/Getty Images The last time I booked a vacation flight, I literally spent over an hour finding the cheapest ticket to Hawaii with two criteria in mind: that it wasn’t a red-eye flight, and it only had one layover. At least one layover was to be expected (at LAX) because Kentucky is a long […] More
ZDNETSpending long hours in front of a computer screen trying to plan vacations could soon become a thing of the past.The travel industry has enthusiastically embraced generative AI in recent years. Expedia, for example, integrated a ChatGPT-powered customer service chatbot into its app in early 2023. Kayak did something similar one year later, launching an AI platform trained on customer data and designed to provide personalized, real-time travel recommendations.Also: Are AI subscriptions worth it? Most people don’t seem to think so, according to this studyNow, an up-and-coming player in the industry is aiming to take things one step further, using AI to automate every step of the trip-planning process, from brainstorming to booking, for free.Launched in public beta in December, Airial Travel positions itself as an automated travel agent that helps users customize and plan travel itineraries based on their interests.Also: ChatGPT was downloaded 30 million times last month – but its user base data is more shockingAirial was founded by former engineers from Google, Meta, and Waymo, and leverages its proprietary AI model. The company has reportedly raised $3 million in seed funding.However, Airial doesn’t have the market for end-to-end travel planning cornered because platforms like Mindtrip and Layla offer similar services. More
Apple / Elyse Betters Picaro / ZDNETApple is launching a new version of its annual Replay playlist called Replay All Time. Interestingly, instead of only tracking the tunes you’ve streamed most in the past calendar year, it goes all the way back to when you first subscribed. Also: iOS 26 just solved one of my biggest pain points with Apple MusicSo, if you’ve been an Apple Music user since the service first launched, you should see a consolidated view of your decade-long listening habits. The timing is no coincidence: Apple Music is now 10 years old. Replay All Time is here to celebrate that milestone — by giving die-hard fans a deep data dive as well as a nostalgic trip through every era of their Apple Music journey to date. How to find your Replay All Time playlist Subscribers can stream their Replay All Time playlist right from the Home tab in Apple Music. Just open the latest version of the Apple Music app, tap Home at the bottom (or side), and scroll until you spot Replay All Time. Once you see it, tap it, and then you can hit Listen to your Playlist to start streaming your decade’s most-played tracks. Also: How to use the viral AutoMix feature on iOS 26 (and which iPhone models support it)Want to save it for later? Tap the ••• menu in the top-right corner and choose Add to Library (or Add to a Playlist). Once it’s in your library, Replay All Time works like any other playlist: You can shuffle the songs, view play counts, and share it with friends. Spotify Wrapped, who? Apple Music Replay is Apple’s answer to Spotify Wrapped — the annual heavyweight that drops every December since 2016 with shareable, story-style recaps of your year’s top streams. YouTube Music, Tidal, and Deezer all offer their own annual recaps, but none pack a full decade into a single playlist like Replay All Time now does. More
gyro/Getty Images Those of you who use Microsoft Authenticator as a password manager will have to find another option, and soon. That’s because an upcoming change will pull the plug on the ability to use the Authenticator app to store and autofill passwords. In a recent support document, Microsoft revealed the timeline for Authenticator’s retirement […] More
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Brands like Hisense, Samsung, and more have introduced truly cinema-sized TVs with new 98- and 115-inch size classes. These gigantic TVs offer movie theater-quality experiences in the comfort of your own home, with object-tracking sound support, enhanced picture quality, and support for thousands of streaming apps to turn your home theater into the ultimate entertainment hub.Many 98-inch TVs are also great for console gaming, with high refresh rates and VRR support to prevent screen tearing and stuttering. What is the best 98-inch TV right now? I chose the Hisense U8K More
Kyle Kucharski/ZDNETImagine this: a MacBook running on iPhone hardware. It sounds like a far-fetched idea at first glance, but it could soon become a reality.Also: Every iPhone model that can be updated to iOS 26 (and which ones don’t support it)Notable Apple insider Ming-Chi Kuo took to X and wrote a short post claiming that Apple is working on a “more-affordable MacBook” that’ll run an A18 Pro chipset instead of an M-series processor like other recent MacBooks. The A18 Pro is the same type of hardware found in the iPhone 16 Pro.Early cluesHints of this device first appeared in July 2024 when MacRumors analyst Aaron Perris discovered various upcoming iPhone, Mac, and iPad models after scouring through macOS 15.1. Much of the unearthed information was not revealed at the time. However, MacRumors has suggested that one particular MacBook, Mac17,1, is the mystery new computer that runs on the A18 Pro. More
