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Microsoft updates Intel-based Surface PCs, if you can pay for them

Businesses often use hardware and software that still needs x86 to run properly. Microsoft's new Surfaces are all business. Credit: Microsoft Microsoft switched the Surface Pro tablet and both sizes of Surface Laptop from...

Apple chips can be hacked to leak secrets from Gmail, iCloud, and more

Side channel gives unauthenticated remote attackers access they should never have. Apple is introducing three...

Nvidia GeForce RTX 5090 costs as much as a whole gaming PC—but it sure is fast

Even setting aside Frame Generation, this is a fast, power-hungry $2,000 GPU. Credit: Andrew Cunningham Nvidia's...

Cutting-edge Chinese “reasoning” model rivals OpenAI o1—and it’s free to download

DeepSeek R1 is free to run locally and modify, and it matches OpenAI's o1...

Trump issues flurry of orders on TikTok, DOGE, social media, AI, and energy

A roundup of executive orders issued by Trump after his second inauguration. US President Donald...

Microsoft updates Intel-based Surface PCs, if you can pay for them

Businesses often use hardware and software that still needs x86 to run properly. Microsoft's new Surfaces are all business. Credit: Microsoft Microsoft switched the Surface Pro tablet and...

Apple chips can be hacked to leak secrets from Gmail, iCloud, and more

Side channel gives unauthenticated remote attackers access they should never have. Apple is introducing three M3 performance tiers at the same time. Credit: Apple Apple-designed chips powering...

Nvidia GeForce RTX 5090 costs as much as a whole gaming PC—but it sure is fast

Even setting aside Frame Generation, this is a fast, power-hungry $2,000 GPU. Credit: Andrew Cunningham Nvidia's GeForce RTX 5090 starts at $1,999 before you factor in...

Cutting-edge Chinese “reasoning” model rivals OpenAI o1—and it’s free to download

DeepSeek R1 is free to run locally and modify, and it matches OpenAI's o1 in several benchmarks. Credit: Wong Yu Liang On Monday, Chinese AI lab DeepSeek released its...

Trump issues flurry of orders on TikTok, DOGE, social media, AI, and energy

A roundup of executive orders issued by Trump after his second inauguration. US President Donald Trump after being sworn in at his inauguration on January...

Report: Apple Mail is getting automatic categories on iPadOS and iPadOS

It's pretty smart, but it doesn't require Apple Intelligence. Credit: Apple A report from Mark Gurman in Bloomberg makes the very reasonable suggestion that automatic email categorization in...

TikTok is mostly restored after Trump pledges an order and half US ownership

Users are in, new downloads are paused, and Trump's order will face scrutiny. Some users, particularly outside the U.S., are seeing restoration of their TikTok...

Elon Musk complains about China’s ban on X

"Something needs to change," he posted on X. Credit: Getty Images | NurPhoto Elon Musk has objected to a lack of reciprocity in the US-China tech...

iOS 18.3 beta disables news notification summaries after high-stakes errors

Summaries are often incorrect or strange; Apple is working on improvements. iPhones running iOS 18. Credit: Apple Apple released new beta versions of iOS 18.3 to developers...

TikTok loses Supreme Court fight, prepares to shut down Sunday

TikTok has said it's preparing to shut down Sunday. A TikTok influencer holds a sign that reads "Keep TikTok" outside the US Supreme Court Building...

With Bitcoin near $100,000, even pension funds are buying cryptocurrency

Michigan's and Wisconsin's state employee pension funds among top holders. Credit: Aurich Lawson / Getty Pension funds are dipping their toes into buying bitcoin, in a...

Google loses in court, faces trial for collecting data on users who opted out

Judge: Reasonable juror may find Google profited from misappropriation of data. Credit: Getty Images | Josh Edelson A federal judge this week rejected Google's motion to...

Italy’s plan to buy Starlink data deals a serious blow to European space network

"We are strong if we remain united and defend our infrastructure." Elon Musk raises a glass at the Atreju convention in Rome, Italy, on Saturday,...

After embarrassing blunder, AT&T promises bill credits for future outages

If you lost service but only 9 cell towers went down, you won't get a bill credit. Credit: Getty Images | Bloomberg AT&T, following last year's...
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