Mashable Monday December 22, 2025
Last May, Google announced a new product called the "Android XR glasses," without saying much about the specs or giving us a launch date. Now, notes Mashable, Google is sharing more. The company recently clarified that it's working on two types of smart glasses, both developed in partnership with Samsung, Gentle Monster, and Warby Parker. One uses a built-in speaker, microphones, and camera, to let you interact with Google's AI assistant Gemini and take photos. Those are coming in 2026. The other product features in-lens display that can privately show you stuff like turn-by-turn navigation. Read the full Story >>
The New York Times Monday December 22, 2025
TikTok has signed agreements with three major new investors to help form an American version of the platform, bringing it one step closer to completing a deal to keep the app operating in the United States. The agreements do not mean that a deal for an American version of TikTok is done, as these investors would form only 45 percent of the new ownership, notes The New York Times. The deal is an attempt to comply with a federal law that requires TikTok to reduce its Chinese ownership or face a ban in the United States. Read the full Story >>
THE VERGE Monday December 22, 2025
Entrenching generative AI into its creative software ecosystem is paying off for Adobe, notes The Verge: While its share price has fallen by more than 37 percent this year, the company is reporting a bump in annual profits driven by record revenue of $23.77 billion for 2025 — an 11 percent increase year-over-year that the company is attributing largely to AI. Adobe’s Digital Media segment led the growth, generating $17.65 billion in revenue and marking an 11% increase compared to 2024, notes DIY Photography. Read the full Story >>
TIME Monday December 22, 2025
Time magazine has chosen the “Architects of AI” as its 2025 Person of the Year, and to visualize ”the incredibly complex technological revolution that is currently underway” editors turned to London-based illustrator and graphics animator Peter Crowther and digital painter Jason Seiler. Crowther’s image casts AI in scaffolding, while Seiller’s hand-painted cover recreates the famous 1932 photograph Lunch atop a Skyscraper, replacing construction workers with AI tech lords. Read the full Story >>
