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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 new R1 model family under an open MIT...

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...

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...

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,...

Elon Musk complains about China’s ban on X

"Something needs to change," he posted on X. Credit: Getty Images | NurPhoto Elon Musk has...

Rumors say next-gen RTX 50 GPUs will come with big jumps in power requirements

We'll likely find out more about Nvidia's next GPUs at CES next week. Nvidia's RTX 4090. Credit: Sam Machkovech Nvidia is reportedly gearing up to launch the first few...

Power company hid illegal crypto mine that may have caused outages

Russia's crackdown on illegal mines outs power provider as unexpected accomplice. Credit: shaunl | iStock / Getty Images Plus Ahead of a major crackdown on illegal cryptocurrency mines...

FTC launches probe of Microsoft over bundling

Redmond's packing of Office with security, cloud computing services under scrutiny. Credit: Jeremy Moeller/Getty Images The Federal Trade Commission is investigating Microsoft in a wide-ranging probe that...

YouTuber won DMCA fight with fake Nintendo lawyer by detecting spoofed email

Gamer urges YouTube to change DMCA takedown process to end copyright abuse. Credit: PHILIP FONG / Contributor | AFP A brave YouTuber has managed to defeat a...

Startup set to brick $800 kids robot is trying to open source it first

Most owners still won't be refunded for the emotional support toy. Credit: Embodied Earlier this month, startup Embodied announced that it is going out of business...

Google will apparently offer “AI Mode” right on its main search page

The most direct push for Google's Gemini chat so far. I've ingested all this information for you, won't you please ask for it, in a...

Intel Arc B580 review: A $249 RTX 4060 killer, one-and-a-half years later

Intel has solved the biggest problems with its Arc GPUs, but not the timing. Intel's Arc B580 design doesn't include LEDs or other frills, but...

Google steps into “extended reality” once again with Android XR

No pricing or availability, but there's new competition in headsets and glasses. Rendering of "Project Moohan," the likely first AR headset that will run Android...

YouTube TV is hiking prices again after denying “erroneous” report days ago

$83/mo price lines up with Hulu TV Live, and not as far below traditional cable. Credit: Getty Images YouTube TV, now one of the country's leading cable...

iOS 18.2, macOS 15.2 updates arrive today with image and emoji generation

Nearly 3 months in, Apple has added most of the initial Intelligence features. Credit: Apple Apple has announced that it will be releasing the iOS 18.2,...

TikTok’s two paths to avoid US ban: Beg SCOTUS or woo Trump

TikTok loss could lead to US ban next month. Credit: NurPhoto / Contributor | NurPhoto On Friday, a US appeals court upheld a federal law that could...

Microsoft discontinues lackadaisically updated Surface Studio all-in-one desktop

This expensive all-in-one's unique screen was the only thing going for it. RIP to Microsoft's Surface Studio all-in-one desktop. Credit: Microsoft Microsoft has formally discontinued its Surface Studio...

Lower-cost sodium-ion batteries are finally having their moment

World's largest battery maker touts second-generation sodium-ion battery. CATL's first-generation sodium-ion battery. Credit: CATL Sodium-ion batteries for electric vehicles and energy storage are moving toward the mainstream....

Broadcom reverses controversial plan in effort to cull VMware migrations

Broadcom will only hog 500 of VMware's biggest customers instead of 2,000. Credit: Getty Broadcom will no longer take VMware's biggest 2,000 customers directly. Instead, it will...
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