Meta repents again to Republicans in hearing over moderation, while Google stands its ground
Meta repents again to Republicans in hearing over moderation, while Google stands its ground At a Senate hearing Wednesday on government censorship of tech platforms, a Meta executive expressed regret to Republican lawmakers for failing to speak out more against the Biden administration’s requests that it remove health and election misinformation, including satire. Google, meanwhile, […]
Mark Zuckerberg is excited to add more AI content to all your social feeds
Mark Zuckerberg is excited to add more AI content to all your social feeds Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg is getting ready to dump even more AI-generated posts into your social feeds. During an earnings call on Wednesday, Zuckerberg said the company will “add yet another huge corpus of content” to its recommendations system as AI […]
Xbox sales continue to tank
Xbox sales continue to tank Xbox sales have been tanking for a while now — and the story hasn’t gotten any brighter. Microsoft just released its Q1 2026 earnings and Xbox hardware revenue was down 29 percent year-over-year. Last quarter, it was down 22 percent. Down 29 percent in the first two quarters of 2025, down […]
Bending Spoons is buying AOL for some reason
Bending Spoons is buying AOL for some reason AOL will soon have a new owner. Bending Spoons, the Italian software company that has bought up a range of other digital businesses like Evernote, MeetUp, WeTransfer, and soon Vimeo, announced plans to purchase AOL from Yahoo after securing a $2.8 billion debt financing package. Over the […]
Anker’s fast 2-in-1 USB-C cable is less than $20 right now
Anker's fast 2-in-1 USB-C cable is less than $20 right now Finally cut down on that rat’s nest of cables. | Image: The Verge The thing about carrying multiple devices is you usually end up hauling a nest of cables along with them. Now imagine trimming your kit down to a single, versatile cord that […]
A massive Microsoft Azure outage is taking down Xbox and 365
A massive Microsoft Azure outage is taking down Xbox and 365 Microsoft Azure, the company’s cloud computing service, is experiencing an outage just one week after issues with AWS took out swaths of the internet. The issues appear to be impacting Microsoft’s services that run on Azure, including Microsoft 365, Xbox, and even Minecraft. Microsoft […]
LG’s G5 65-inch OLED 4K TV is the most affordable it’s ever been
LG's G5 65-inch OLED 4K TV is the most affordable it's ever been The high-end OLED TV is 41 percent off. | Image: LG If you want one of the best home theater experiences LG can provide, the 65-inch LG G5 OLED is down to a new record low price. Regularly $3,399.99, you can buy […]
Older Google Pixel phones can’t precisely locate UWB trackers
Older Google Pixel phones can't precisely locate UWB trackers Google introduced support for the ultra-wideband (UWB) wireless protocol with the Pixel 6 Pro in 2021. But if you’ve been struggling to get your Pixel phone to precisely locate one of the few Android-compatible trackers that support UWB, it’s because that feature is only enabled on […]
Nvidia is officially a $5 trillion company
Nvidia is officially a $5 trillion company Nvidia has become the world’s first $5 trillion company. Shares soared by up to 5 percent to over $211 around 9:30AM ET on Wednesday morning, according to Bloomberg, marking the latest milestone for a company that only just hit the $4 trillion mark in July. Nvidia shares have […]
Google Gemini for Home is rolling out in the US — here’s how to get early access
Google Gemini for Home is rolling out in the US — here's how to get early access Google smart home users in the US can now get an early taste of the new Gemini for Home assistant, which began rolling out in early access on Tuesday. It’s slated to replace the current Google Assistant on […]