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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...

T-Mobile users thought they had a lifetime price lock—guess what happened next

"T-Mobile will never change the price you pay," the carrier told users in 2017. When T-Mobile announced price hikes of up to $5 per line on older...

The Google Pay app is dead

Google Wallet takes over app duties, but it looks like Google is quitting P2P payments. Google has killed off the Google Pay app. 9to5Google reports Google's old...

Apple unveils “Apple Intelligence” AI features for iOS, iPadOS, and macOS

Apple debuts new catchall AI branding, generative features during WWDC 2024 keynote. On Monday, Apple debuted "Apple Intelligence," a new suite of free AI-powered features...

Elon Musk is livid about new OpenAI/Apple deal

Elon Musk attacks Apple/ChatGPT integration as “creepy spyware.” Elon Musk is so opposed to Apple's plan to integrate OpenAI's ChatGPT with device operating systems that he's seemingly...

Google’s Pixel 8 series gets USB-C to DisplayPort; desktop mode rumors heat up

Grab a USB-C to DisplayPort cable and newer Pixels can be viewed from your TV or monitor. Google's June Android update is out, and it's...

iOS 18 is all about customization, but also improves Android users’ SMS life

Mail gets categories, Messages gets more tapbacks, and apps can now be locked. The biggest feature in iOS 18, the one that affects the most...

Apple’s new Vision Pro software offers an ultrawide virtual Mac monitor

visionOS 2 offers iterative improvements and refinements, plus new developer APIs. CUPERTINO, Calif.—Apple kicked off the keynote for its annual developer conference by announcing a...

Microsoft Gaming CEO: “I think we should have a handheld, too”

More than just streaming, playing games locally "is really important" to Spencer. The extremely long-standing rumors regarding Microsoft making a portable game console got a strong shot...

Microsoft reveals first disc-less Xbox Series X

But don't worry, Microsoft isn't abandoning the console disc drive entirely. A new version of Microsoft's top-end Xbox Series X will launch without a disc...

Google avoids jury trial by sending $2.3 million check to US government

Google gets a bench trial after sending unexpected check to Justice Department. Google has achieved its goal of avoiding a jury trial in one antitrust...

Report: New “Apple Intelligence” AI features will be opt-in by default

Apple reportedly plans to announce its first big wave of AI features at WWDC. Apple's Worldwide Developers Conference kicks off on Monday, and per usual,...

Microsoft is reworking Recall after researchers point out its security problems

Windows Hello authentication, additional encryption being added to protect data. Microsoft's upcoming Recall feature in Windows 11 has generated a wave of controversy this week...

SpaceX’s Starship took a beating, but held on for first return from space

"I think we should try to catch the booster with the mechazilla arms next flight!" SpaceX demonstrated Thursday that its towering Super Heavy booster and...

US agencies to probe AI dominance of Nvidia, Microsoft, and OpenAI

DOJ to probe Nvidia while FTC takes lead in investigating Microsoft and OpenAI. The US Justice Department and Federal Trade Commission reportedly plan investigations into...
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