Anker’s recent power bank recall involves over 481,000 units
Anker's recent power bank recall involves over 481,000 units The USCPSC has shared more details about Anker’s voluntary power bank recall earlier this year. | Image: Anker The US Consumer Product Safety Commission (USCPSC) has issued a formal notice with more details about the five power banks that Anker voluntarily recalled earlier this year. The […]
James Cameron on AI: it’s ‘just as creative’ as people, but with no ‘unique lived experience’
James Cameron on AI: it's 'just as creative' as people, but with no 'unique lived experience' James Cameron and Andrew Bosworth at Meta Connect. In December, Meta announced a multiyear partnership with James Cameron’s Lightstorm Vision to bring 3D entertainment to Meta’s Quest headsets. This week, Cameron joined Meta CTO Andrew Bosworth on stage during […]
You can turn off iOS 26’s obtrusive new screenshot previews
You can turn off iOS 26's obtrusive new screenshot previews Screenshots now dominate your screen in iOS 26 after they’ve been captured. | Image: Apple One of the many unpublicized changes introduced with the iOS 26 update released earlier this week is that screenshots now automatically open into a full-screen preview. The new approach provides […]
Google will use hashes to find and remove nonconsensual intimate imagery from Search
Google will use hashes to find and remove nonconsensual intimate imagery from Search On Wednesday, Google announced a partnership with StopNCII.org to combat the spread of non-consensual intimate imagery (NCII), the company announced today. Over the next few months, Google will start using StopNCII’s hashes to proactively identify nonconsensual images in search results and remove […]
Corsair’s new gaming mouse is as lightweight as $.35 in nickels
Corsair's new gaming mouse is as lightweight as $.35 in nickels Corsair wasn’t joking around when it named the new $99.99 Sabre V2 Pro Ultralight Wireless gaming mouse. At 36 grams, it weighs just a bit more than seven US nickels. Is that too light? Maybe. Most of Corsair’s competitors haven’t shipped a mouse much […]
Steam is dropping Windows 32-bit support in 2026
Steam is dropping Windows 32-bit support in 2026 Valve has announced that it will stop supporting 32-bit versions of Windows for its Steam app next year. Valve will continue to support 64-bit versions of Windows 10 and Windows 11 with Steam, but on January 1st 2026 it’s game over for 32-bit versions of Windows. Windows […]
Nothing wants you to talk to your earbuds’ charging case
Nothing wants you to talk to your earbuds' charging case So much for hands-free calls. Modern earbuds often tout how many microphones they have on each bud, each helping contribute to crystal-clear calls and heavy duty noise cancellation. Nothing’s Ear 3, announced today, may be the first to boast about how many they have on […]
Nvidia invests $5 billion into Intel to jointly develop PC and data center chips
Nvidia invests $5 billion into Intel to jointly develop PC and data center chips Nvidia is throwing Intel a $5 billion life raft, just weeks after similar stakes from the US government and SoftBank. Nvidia is investing $5 billion in Intel common stock in a collaboration that will see the pair “jointly develop multiple generations […]
Reddit wants a better AI deal with Google: users in exchange for content
Reddit wants a better AI deal with Google: users in exchange for content Reddit wants more users and more money from Google in exchange for an even bigger mountain of data feeding its AI machine, according to Bloomberg. The negotiation shows a new front in the struggle between Big AI and content providers as they […]
Samsung brings ads to US fridges
Samsung brings ads to US fridges What a lovely canvas for ads. | Image: Samsung A software update rolling out to Samsung’s Family Hub refrigerators in the US is putting ads on the fridges for the first time. The “promotions and curated advertisements” are coming despite Samsung insisting to The Verge in April that it […]