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AMD needs a big quarter to escape Intel’s fate as AI fears grow
AMD reports third-quarter results on Tuesday after its shares fell about 17% in two days alongside Intel. Analysts expect revenue to rise 41%, but investors say AMD needs a big be…
How to make your older Android phones last longer
Your Android phone can last much longer if you take steps to protect and optimize it. Try these tactics to extend your phone's life.
Netflix will show you themed recommendations through a new ‘AI Discover’ tab
Netflix's TV app is getting a new "AI Discover" tab where the company will show experimental, AI-powered features to help you find new shows and movies to watch. The first of thes…
CrowdStrike to shell out nearly $500M for 2 AI security startups as the market for securing agents takes off
CrowdStrike said it will buy Fiddler AI, which makes AI agent observability software, and Dreadnode, which helps companies automate AI security testing.
Google will let schools skip AI tools, but they have to give up search, too
Google will offer schools AI tools that purportedly don't give away the answers.
Don't throw away your old AirPods — do this instead
AirPods aren't useless even after you've had them for years and get a new pair. Repurpose them with a few tricks.
UK’s ARIA will test Lumai’s light-based AI servers in a data centre
ARIA’s Scaling Inference Lab will deploy Lumai’s Iris servers, which use beams of light to run AI calculations, as its first optical platform. Lumai claims big energy savings, but…
Moft’s new origami case adds a kickstand and grip to the iPhone Duo
Originally released in early 2025 as an accessory for the iPad, Moft has redesigned its Dynamic Folio as a case for the iPhone Duo that does more than just protect Apple's folding…
Another child dies of measles as CDC reportedly holds up health alert
NY gov. pointed to Kennedy's long-standing anti-vaccine work as spurring outbreaks.
The Xbox Nano has a hidden cloud secret
Microsoft is about to launch its new Xbox Nano controller tomorrow, and the tiny device has a little secret. The Nano can connect directly to Xbox Cloud Gaming over Wi-Fi to impro…
How to choose the right gaming monitor for you
If you're looking for a gaming monitor upgrade (or even your first), here's what you should consider.
UiPath will charge per document for its new finance AI agents
UiPath plans to charge companies for each document its new finance agents process, instead of selling them a software project. Mircea Giurcan, a senior transformation director at …
Google says students in schools that ban AI won't have access to Search
This is another example of how closely Google Search is tied to the company's AI products.
Google dismantles botnet secretly running on 1.3 million Android TV boxes
Google has cut ties with the company behind the botnet campaign.
Anthropic is still grappling with the economics of compute
At a moment when Anthropic's compute margins should be getting better, they’re getting worse.
The next Elder Scrolls game is officially called Sentinel
There's still no word on when The Elder Scrolls VI will arrive.
Meta pays up to borrow $15B as investors grow wary of AI debt
Meta is selling at least $15B of dollar bonds in a deal expected to reach at least $20B with a first euro note, Bloomberg reports. It is offering much higher yields than in April,…
Microsoft has listed some concrete ways that Windows 11 is getting better with 8GB of RAM
Windows 11 users with 8GB of RAM should start noticing improved performance in a wide range of apps.
Google is entirely disabling Search in schools that don’t want AI
Google is completely turning off Search in schools that reject its AI features, the company told The New York Times. The decision was also shared in a broader education-related up…
Windows 11 is now ‘up to 40 percent faster’ on PCs with 8GB of RAM
Microsoft has been doing a lot of work to improve memory usage and increase performance on Windows 11 PCs over the past year. Last month the company revealed Windows 11 is now "mo…
Xbox’s smallest-ever controller is surprisingly comfortable
Even though I knew Microsoft's new Xbox Nano controller was tiny, I still gasped when I unboxed it a few days ago. The compact controller is small enough to slip into a pocket unn…
With World of Warcraft: Forever, Blizzard had to reconnect with what made WoW great in the first place
Making World of Warcraft: Forever was a unique challenge for Blizzard's developers.
Binance Reveals How Fake Job Interviews and AI Tool Abuse Led to $6.43 Billion Theft
Binance on Tuesday said the record-setting theft of $6.43 billion in assets from the world's largest cryptocurrency exchange was the culmination of a "sophisticated, multi-stage c…
This space company is betting its future on a propellant available everywhere
Is that water in your spacecraft, or are you just happy to see the delta-V?