Microsoft is experimenting with a top menu bar for Windows 11
Microsoft is experimenting with a top menu bar for Windows 11 Microsoft’s PowerToys team is contemplating building a top menu bar for Windows 11, much like Linux, macOS, or older versions of Windows. The menu bar, or Command Palette Dock as Microsoft calls it, would be a new optional UI that provides quick access to […]
One of the biggest manga piracy networks has been shut down
One of the biggest manga piracy networks has been shut down Japan’s anti-piracy coalition says that one of the world’s largest manga piracy networks has been shut down following a coordinated investigation between Japanese publishers and Chinese authorities. The Content Overseas Distribution Association (CODA) announced the arrest of an individual on suspicion of copyright infringement […]
Crimson Desert Deep Dive: Is the Hype Real?
Crimson Desert Deep Dive: Is the Hype Real? Crimson Desert Deep Dive Tries to Prove Its Crazy Potential Is Reality The highly anticipated PlayStation 5 title, Crimson Desert, has once again captured the gaming world’s attention with the release of its first deep dive gameplay video. Developed by Pearl Abyss, known for the visually stunning […]
Apple just had a record-breaking iPhone quarter
Apple just had a record-breaking iPhone quarter iPhone 17 Pro Apple says the iPhone had its “best-ever” quarter, with revenue hitting more than $85.3 billion over the past few months. The company announced the news as part of its Q1 2026 earnings report, which also revealed record-breaking revenue of $143.8 billion, up 16 percent when […]
The weirdest headphones at CES will launch on Kickstarter next month
The weirdest headphones at CES will launch on Kickstarter next month There’s never a shortage of weird tech debuting at CES every year. A new company called Tomorrow Doesn’t Matter, or TDM, announced a peculiar pair of headphones at the show earlier this month with a feature no one has tried before. The Neo headphones […]
Elon Musk’s SpaceX and xAI might merge into one company
Elon Musk's SpaceX and xAI might merge into one company SpaceX and xAI, which are both led by Elon Musk, are “in discussions to merge” ahead of SpaceX’s IPO that’s planned for later this year, Reuters reports. The merger would help with SpaceX’s plans to launch data centers into space, according to the publication. The […]
Apple’s second biggest acquisition ever is an AI company that listens to ‘silent speech’
Apple's second biggest acquisition ever is an AI company that listens to 'silent speech' Apple’s biggest acquisition ever is still its $3 billion Beats buy in 2014, but now the second biggest deal is bringing in Q.ai, a four-year-old AI audio startup. Apple did not disclose the terms, but Financial Times reports that Apple is […]
Everything is gambling now: the latest news on prediction markets like Polymarket and Kalshi
Everything is gambling now: the latest news on prediction markets like Polymarket and Kalshi Prediction markets will let you bet on just about anything, from how many tweets Elon Musk will post this week to the next president of the United States, with predictions sometimes showing shockingly (or suspiciously) spot-on accuracy. Polymarket’s CEO Shayne Copland […]
Google’s AI helped me make bad Nintendo knockoffs
Google's AI helped me make bad Nintendo knockoffs This week, a new generative AI tool from Google let me create bad knockoffs of 3D Nintendo worlds. Check out my version of something like Super Mario 64: I didn’t like Metroid Prime 4: Beyond, but it’s better than my version of a Metroid Prime experience: Or […]
Linux gaming developers join forces to form the Open Gaming Collective
Linux gaming developers join forces to form the Open Gaming Collective Gaming on Linux has already come a long way over recent years, with improvements to Valve’s Proton and more gamers switching to Linux, but the newly-formed Open Gaming Collective (OGC) is aiming to take it even further. Universal Blue, developer of the gaming-focused Linux […]