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Google’s AI Mode can now track flight prices, help book hotels, and more

Google is adding new ways for users to plan and book trips through AI Mode, its conversational search experience, the company announced on Thursday. Users will now be able to ask AI Mode to track flight prices, book hotels, and see the cost of flights and hotels in points or miles.

The updates indicate that Google is looking to position AI Mode as an AI travel agent of sorts, as it’s moving beyond simply helping users find information to actually handling parts of the trip-planning and booking process itself.

Users can now describe to AI Mode when and where they want to fly, and the tool will display the best options available with the latest prices from more than 300 airlines and travel sites. If they’re ready to book, they can go ahead and build their itinerary in AI Mode. If they want to wait and see if prices drop,...

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5 biggest iPhone 18 rumors rated — what to really expect at next week's Apple event

We’ve been hearing about the iPhone 18 series since even before the iPhone 17 landed, and if you include the foldable iPhone Ultra — which is said to finally be launching this year — then leaks and rumors have been circulating for literally years. So, there’s a lot to sift

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Clucky’s new alarm app wakes you up with a crowing rooster

I was yelled at by a rooster this morning. And no, I don’t live on a farm. The culprit was a newly launched iPhone app I downloaded. Meet Clucky, a new alarm app for habitual snoozers that gives you the option of being woken up by a rooster and

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CD sales are booming as physical media continues its resurgence

Terrence O'Brien is the Verge’s weekend editor. He’s covered the tech industry for over 18 years and knows a thing or two about synths. According to the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA), CD sales exploded in the first half of 2026. A new report from

CERN is moving more than 2,200 specialized computers from RHEL to Debian

Serving tech enthusiasts for over 25 years. TechSpot means tech analysis and advice you can trust. Looking ahead: CERN engineers have unveiled a complex plan to move a number of computers to a new Linux distribution. The upgrade is required to prevent older, specialized hardware from becoming obsolete, though it&

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5 biggest iPhone 18 rumors rated &mdash; what to really expect at next week's Apple event

Clucky’s new alarm app wakes you up with a crowing rooster

CD sales are booming as physical media continues its resurgence

CERN is moving more than 2,200 specialized computers from RHEL to Debian

5 biggest iPhone 18 rumors rated — what to really expect at next week's Apple event