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OnePlus Open Kerry Wan/ZDNETA killer new deal has cropped up for the OnePlus Open More

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<!–> ZDNET’s key takeaways The Mobvoi TicNote is available now for $159.99, but monthly and annual subscription plans apply to most features. The TicNote’s AI features are impressive, the hardware is small and light, and recordings are accurate, even from across the room. The Pro subscription model appears overwhelming, but TicNote users get 300 credits […] More

Dan Kitwood/Getty Images The fight over the future of TikTok’s US operations has been a roller coaster, to say the least. In January, the Supreme Court upheld the decision to ban the app in the US because its Chinese owner, ByteDance, had failed to sell it to a US-based company. However, President Donald Trump granted […] More

Aleksandra Konoplia/Getty Images Linux isn’t the first platform most folks associate with gaming. Back in the day, Linux was lucky to get Frozen Bubble or Tux Racers. But then came Loki Games to prove gaming could be a real thing for the open-source operating system. (But then Loki folded, and that was that.) But there […] More

FangXiaNuo/Getty Images Those who like to fly American Airlines will soon get a long-awaited new perk. Starting in January 2026, the airline will offer free Wi-Fi to AAdvantage members courtesy of high-speed satellite connections. Touting the freebie in a news release published Tuesday, American explained how it would work. You’ll need to become an AAdvantage […] More

Jorg Greuel/Getty Images Following the launch of a brand new family of GPT-4.1 models, a new report from The Information claims OpenAI will soon release two new models capable of performing a task typically reserved for humans — coming up with scientific experiments.  The new models, dubbed o3 and o4-mini, would be additions to OpenAI’s existing line […] More

Artie Beaty / Elyse Betters Picaro / ZDNETGemini integration is officially rolling out to Google Photos. The feature has been in beta testing for a while, but it is now available to most users.Also: You can ask Google Maps questions now, thanks to GeminiIf you open your Photos app, there is a good chance you will see that the classic search button on the bottom right is now a new “Ask” button. Tap on that button, and it opens Gemini. How Gemini works in Google PhotosAn official Google support page explains that you can ask Gemini to search for your face or other faces you have saved in Photos, the location or date you took a photo, or a description of what is in the photo. Also: The top 20 AI tools of 2025 – and the No. 1 thing to remember when you use themThose options work much like the classic Google Photos search, but it is how you can further those questions that makes this feature unique. Google offers several example prompts, including “What are some things we ate in Mexico City,” “What is my driver’s license number,” and “What themes have we had for my kid’s birthday parties?” Trying Gemini in Google PhotosTo test it out, I made a simple request first: “Show me recent selfies.” Gemini showed a dozen selfies I had taken, and while they were recent — all from 2025 — they were not my most recent. It selected a range from different ones this year. I followed up with a request of “Show me selfies I took in a museum.” The initial results were not great. Gemini picked a few dozen selfies, including a few I had taken inside museums, but it also included parks with my kids, a selfie with the New York City skyline from a recent trip, and a family selfie from a recent wedding. Also: Why Gemini Deep Research is my new favorite rabbit hole finder – and it’s freeGemini quickly narrowed those results down, though, and explained, “Here are a few selfies you have taken in museums, including one at the Museum of Modern Art in New York City.” Attempting the same search in classic mode yielded no results at all. Asking “What did we eat in New York City?” returned not just a compilation of all my food photos, but a written list of items like “towering pastrami sandwiches,” “street food (gnocchi and a sausage, egg, and cheese croissant),” and “lobster mac and cheese in a traditional dining room at Fraunces Tavern.” It was pretty impressive that Gemini not only tracked down my food-related photos from my recent trip but was able to identify the foods each time.Also: This simple trick helps me tame my chaotic camera roll in just a few minutes More