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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...

Amazon’s advertising revenue tops $12 billion in the third quarter

BARCELONA, SPAIN - MARCH 2: The Amazon ads logo, the advertising solutions service formerly known as AMD or Amazon Marketing Services, during the Mobile...

Google Fiber is getting outrageously fast 20Gbps service

For now this is early access, but "most" customers will get upgraded eventually. 117WITH Google Fiber is still operating in a handful of cities, and now the...

Apple raises prices of Apple TV+ and other services

The Apple One bundle is getting pricier, too. 166WITH Apple announced monthly price hikes for several online services on Wednesday, including its catchall Apple One subscription...

Motorola demos smartphone that can wrap around your wrist (again) 

Don't expect this wearable smartphone to be released any time soon, though. Lenovo's Motorola mobile brand is resurfacing the idea of the bendable, bracelet-like smartphone. Demoed at...

Even Google CEO Sundar Pichai doesn’t understand Google’s privacy controls

Pichai told Congress users could "clearly see" what data Google is collecting. 77WITH No one in the world seems to know how Google's privacy controls work,...

“Scary Fast”: Apple will stream a new product event on October 30

Rare evening presentation is most likely to focus on refreshed Macs, say rumors. 160WITH Apple is squeezing one more round of product announcements into October after...

Factorial Energy opens solid-state battery plant, the largest assembly line of its kind in US

Solid-state battery developer Factorial Energy announced it has begun operations at its new state-of-the-art facility in Massachusetts. The new facility serves as a key milestone as...

Apple’s rumored October Mac launch may happen after all

Mark Gurman says a launch event this month could bring a new 24-inch iMac and new MacBook Pros. This month has been filled with conflicting...

Google ordered to pay $1 million to female exec who sued over gender discrimination

Google Cloud engineering director Ulku Rowe alleged the company paid her less because of her gender, and denied her promotions. Google will have to pay...

NASA’s John Mather keeps redefining our understanding of the cosmos

Before helping get the JWST off the ground, his work with COBE confirmed the Big Bang theory. Space isn't hard only on account of the...

Next year, SpaceX aims to average one launch every 2.5 days

The rollout of Starlink-for-phones will add new demands to SpaceX’s launch schedule. 75WITH Earlier this week, SpaceX launched for the 75th time this year, continuing a...

More Google layoffs: Google News cuts dozens of jobs

40–45 jobs are cut, one employee says. "We're definitely worse off without them." 52WITH Google used to be a company that rarely did layoffs, but this...

Windows 11’s adoption continues to lag Windows 10’s, but it’s hard to compare

Leaked internal data claims Windows 11 is running on 400 million active PCs. 103WITH As we've written before, Windows 11's adoption among PC users has been...

Android will now scan sideloaded apps for malware at install time

Sideloaded app installs can be delayed by a fullscreen virus-scanner interface. 47WITH The Google Play Store might not be perfect for stopping Android malware, but its...
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