Author: Tech Drogo

Earlier this week, xAI saw another visible wave of exits from its early leadership circle. Cofounder Tony Wu reportedly left first. Within a day, Jimmy Ba updated his profile to show he had also moved on. Reports say Ba became the sixth person from xAI’s 12-member founding team to depart, and additional staff followed soon after. The pattern feels unusual because it suggests more than routine churn at a company still trying to scale quickly. People rarely announce messy details when they leave a high-profile startup. Still, when multiple founders and early employees exit in a short span, it raises…

For Valentine’s Day, I “went out” with a cognitive psychologist named John Yoon. He listened closely, showered me with attention, and missed a few cues like he couldn’t quite hear me. I sipped a cranberry cocktail and ate potato croquettes. He didn’t order a thing. He didn’t even blink. That’s because John wasn’t human. He was an AI character built by Eva AI, part of a growing wave of chatbot companions designed to feel personal, responsive, and emotionally engaging. A Pop-Up AI Café Turned Chatbots Into Public Dates This week, Eva AI staged a two-day pop-up “AI café” in New…

Meta is considering facial recognition in its smart glasses, and a leaked internal memo suggests the company wants to launch at a time when critics feel stretched thin. The memo, reported by multiple outlets, describes releasing the feature during a “dynamic political environment” so civil society groups may focus on other issues instead of organizing against Meta’s plans. (The Verge) Meta has explored face recognition for smart glasses for at least a year, even while acknowledging safety and privacy risks internally. Publicly, the company says it’s still evaluating options and will proceed “thoughtfully” if it launches anything. (The Verge) Meta’s…

If you’ve used Apple Home since the early HomePod era (2018), you probably haven’t felt pressure to change anything—your lights, plugs, and automations may still “mostly work.” But that comfort window just closed. Apple ended support for the older Apple Home / HomeKit architecture on February 10, 2026, and anyone who stays on the legacy system risks broken automations, unreliable remote access, and accessories that may stop responding. (Apple Support) Many users have already seen an in-app upgrade prompt from Apple. If you missed it, you can update manually in the Home app: open Home → More (three dots) →…

Samsung will unveil its next flagship Galaxy phones at Galaxy Unpacked on February 25, 2026, at 10 a.m. PT / 1 p.m. ET (streaming on Samsung’s site, Newsroom, and YouTube). (Samsung Global Newsroom) Leaks already sketch the direction: Samsung plans to make Galaxy AI the headline act, positioning the S26 as an “AI phone” that makes everyday tasks feel more automatic and personal. The official teaser language leans hard into “easy and effortless” AI-driven routines, so expect fewer fireworks on hardware and more time spent on software features, on-device privacy, and assistant-style experiences. (Samsung Global Newsroom) Galaxy S26 lineup and…

Wireless earbuds no longer stop at music. Brands now pitch them as health trackers, AI companions, and even “mini-computers” that sit in your ears. Some features feel gimmicky, but one use case is genuinely practical: better sleep. Instead of forcing you to wear bulky gear, sleep-focused earbuds aim to make rest simpler—either by tracking what your brain and body are doing, or by blocking the sounds that keep you awake. A new example comes from NextSense. The company’s “Smartbuds” place an EEG sensor inside the earbuds, letting them track sleep signals in real time rather than guessing based on movement…

Teachers often explain electricity by comparing it to water: voltage works like pressure, current behaves like flow rate, and wires act like pipes. This analogy helps people build intuition, but it can do more than explain concepts. Engineers and creators have proven you can build real logic and computation with fluids, not just with electrons. Projects like Steve Mould’s water-powered computer and historic tools such as the Soviet “water integrator” show that fluid-based systems can perform meaningful calculations, including solving complex math problems. Still, liquid water brings practical issues. Because water doesn’t compress, systems can suffer from pressure spikes (water…

Hearing it took two years might sound unreal, but it’s now official: Apple Vision Pro finally has a native YouTube app. Users can download “YouTube for visionOS” from the VisionOS App Store and watch standard videos plus 3D, 360°, and VR180 content in a more immersive format than Safari ever offered. (App Store) Until now, Vision Pro owners could still open YouTube in Safari, but that experience never felt like a true visionOS app. Many users relied on a third-party workaround instead—until it disappeared. Why YouTube Arrived So Late on Vision Pro For months, the unofficial app Juno filled the…

The Pentagon wants to scale generative AI far beyond today’s admin use cases—and it’s running into resistance from the very companies building the most capable models. U.S. defense officials are pushing to use “frontier” AI not only on unclassified systems, but across classified networks as well, with minimal product-level restrictions. In talks described by Reuters, officials argue they should be able to deploy AI for any purpose that remains legal under U.S. law, without heavy guardrails that limit how the models can be used. At the same time, the Pentagon has started expanding access to AI tools for everyday productivity…

Hindsight shows the problem clearly: the president is now pushing a strategic reserve to reduce the damage from last year’s critical-minerals disruption with China. This move aims to protect U.S. manufacturing from sudden shortages of rare earths and other essential inputs used in electronics, clean energy, and advanced industry. The warning signs weren’t new. As far back as 2019, China signaled it could respond to trade pressure by tightening access to minerals like dysprosium, terbium, indium, and yttrium—materials most people never think about, even though they sit inside everyday tech. Tungsten, for example, helps power devices many people carry daily,…