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Sam Rivera

Sam Rivera covers consumer technology, gadgets, and hands-on product analysis for Newzlet. Articles under this byline are produced by Newzlet's AI-assisted editorial process and checked against our published editorial standards; see our AI Disclosure for how the newsroom works.

Areas of focus: Consumer tech, gadgets & reviews, smart home

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AI & Machine Learning

Google I/O 2026 Was About 900M Gemini Users, Not Demos
Google I/O 2026 Was About 900M Gemini Users, Not Demos

The Numbers That Reframe Everything Google revealed two numbers at I/O 2026 that should have dominated every headline:…

May 20, 2026  ·  9 min read

Consumer Tech

RuView Uses WiFi Signals to Sense Rooms Without Cameras
RuView Uses WiFi Signals to Sense Rooms Without Cameras

The Core Idea: Turning Radio Waves Into a Room-Scale Sensor Every WiFi router already bathes a room in…

May 20, 2026  ·  9 min read

AI & Machine Learning

Musk v. Altman: How AI Power and Politics Are Merging
Musk v. Altman: How AI Power and Politics Are Merging

The Credibility War: What the Musk v. Altman Trial Is Really About By the third week of the…

May 20, 2026  ·  9 min read

Cybersecurity

AI Agent Marketplaces Have a 13% Critical Vulnerability Rate
AI Agent Marketplaces Have a 13% Critical Vulnerability Rate

The dirty secret of AI agent marketplaces: a 13% critical vulnerability rate More than one in eight skills…

May 20, 2026  ·  8 min read

Gadgets & Reviews

Smart Grills in 2026 Are Temperature Computers First
Smart Grills in 2026 Are Temperature Computers First

The Grill Is No Longer Just a Grill For most of grilling’s history, temperature was a negotiation —…

May 19, 2026  ·  10 min read

AI & Machine Learning

AI Deepfakes Target Adult Creators—And You’re Next
AI Deepfakes Target Adult Creators—And You’re Next

The Double Threat: Old Content Weaponized, New Content Fabricated Adult content creators face a threat that operates on…

May 19, 2026  ·  10 min read

Cybersecurity

Twins Left Teams Call Recording On Mid-Crime
Twins Left Teams Call Recording On Mid-Crime

The Incident: What Actually Happened in That Teams Call The twin suspects coordinated their criminal activity over a…

May 19, 2026  ·  9 min read

Consumer Tech

Files.md Makes the Case for Plain-Text, Local-First Notes
Files.md Makes the Case for Plain-Text, Local-First Notes

What Files.md Actually Is — and What It’s Quietly Challenging Files.md is an open-source Markdown editor built for…

May 19, 2026  ·  9 min read

AI & Machine Learning

The Hard Problem of Consciousness Is a Philosophical Trap
The Hard Problem of Consciousness Is a Philosophical Trap

The Hard Problem Was Always a Cultural Reflex, Not a Scientific One Carlo Rovelli, the theoretical physicist behind…

May 19, 2026  ·  9 min read

Crypto & Fintech

Grinex Hack Exposes the Lies Behind Sanctioned Crypto Exchanges
Grinex Hack Exposes the Lies Behind Sanctioned Crypto Exchanges

The Basics: What Actually Happened at Grinex Grinex, a cryptocurrency exchange registered in Kyrgyzstan and operating under US…

May 19, 2026  ·  8 min read

AI & Machine Learning

Musk Lost on a Technicality — OpenAI’s Future Is Still Unsettled
Musk Lost on a Technicality — OpenAI’s Future Is Still Unsettled

The Verdict in Plain English: Why Musk Lost on a Technicality — Not the Merits Nine California jurors…

May 18, 2026  ·  8 min read

AI & Machine Learning

Brockman Reclaims OpenAI Product Role as Simo Steps Back
Brockman Reclaims OpenAI Product Role as Simo Steps Back

The Official Story: Brockman Steps Up While Simo Steps Back Greg Brockman, OpenAI’s co-founder and president, has taken…

May 18, 2026  ·  8 min read