SpaceX scrubs Starship V3 test flight after last-minute launch tower issue
A hydraulic pin that failed to retract stopped the launch
Memory prices tipped to fall as China starts flooding the market with DRAM and NAND chips
Relief for consumers or just another pipe dream?
The US government is spending $2 billion on quantum computing, while taking stock in the companies it funds
IBM gets $1 billion, with the rest spread across eight firms under the Chips Act
Microsoft Office is down to $29 for a lifetime license
TL;DR: If you're looking for a powerful productivity suite without paying for any monthly subscriptions, Office 2021 is now available for just $29. All the essentials you need for work or personal projects at 80% off the regular price.
Flipper One is a next-gen Flipper Zero with a Linux brain and serious hardware upgrades
Making personal computing (and white-hat hacking) personal again
The quiet reinvention of search in the age of AI
How APIs and developer tools are quietly reshaping the way search works
Tech layoffs have already passed 100,000 in 2026 as the industry cuts jobs to fund AI
Meta, Cisco, Intuit, and PayPal lead a wave – 2026 is shaping up to be brutal
A hot potato: Tech sector job losses in early 2026 have already surged past 100,000, and the past month suggests the trend is not subsiding. While AI automation is likely not the sole cause, aggregated reports suggest it is the leading factor, with Meta's transition into an "AI-first" company headlining May's damage to the job market.
Meta launches Forum, an app for Facebook Groups offered as a Reddit alternative
Facebook Groups gets another standalone app, years after Meta shut the last one down
Firefox is getting a major redesign with one-click controls to disable all AI features
Mozilla is rebuilding settings, tabs, and customization tools while giving users a universal toggle for current and future AI features
Meta settles a lawsuit that said it addicted students and left schools to deal with the damage
The Kentucky district claimed addictive design features forced schools to divert resources from education
Philips made a monitor with screens on both sides, and it's actually kind of brilliant
Potentially perfect for collaboration, presentations, front desks, and saving desk space
AMD's 256 core Epyc Venice enters production on TSMC's 2nm node
The Zen 6 server chip promises major gains in AI throughput, memory bandwidth, and power efficiency
Steve Wozniak told graduates they have "actual intelligence," and they loved it
Woz mentioned AI in graduation speech and gets cheers instead of boos
Nvidia RTX 5070 Ti vs AMD Radeon 9070 XT: Massive 52 Game Benchmark
We benchmark the Radeon RX 9070 XT and GeForce RTX 5070 Ti across 52 games, testing rasterization and ray tracing performance at 1440p and 4K.
SpaceX files for record-breaking IPO with rockets, AI, and Mars ambitions at the center
Starlink growth is funding massive AI and Starship spending, for now
Bottom line: SpaceX has filed for an IPO that could become the largest in history, giving investors a detailed look at a business that spans rockets, satellite networks, and AI infrastructure. The filing portrays a company growing quickly but spending heavily.
Lenovo-branded retro handheld comes pre-loaded with tons of Nintendo ROMs
The white-label product is likely illegal, but Lenovo still approved the marketing move
Taiwan is cracking down on AI chip smuggling
Three people are facing detention in Taiwan for allegedly sneaking Nvidia-powered servers into China
Google accidentally published a four-year-old Chromium security bug, then tried to hide it again
Discovered in 2022 and rated high priority, it still hasn't been fixed
Facepalm: The open-source Chromium project provides the foundation for Google Chrome and many other popular web browsers like Microsoft Edge, Opera, and Brave. When a serious security flaw is discovered in the shared codebase, it can quickly become a widespread threat affecting millions of devices across multiple computing platforms.
Samsung's new 32-inch 6K gaming monitor is the first of its kind – if you ignore the one Samsung made last year
High resolution, and likely a high price tag to match
Intel says 14A is on track for 2028 risk production, 10A and 7A now in development
Intel's latest products are manufactured on the 18A node
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FUTUROLOGY
Researchers hit 112Gbps over wireless in a breakthrough that could shape 6G
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NEW RECORD
Nvidia hits $81.6 billion revenue, AI boom shows no sign of slowing
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SECURITY
Microsoft is pulling the plug on SMS codes, wants you to switch to passkeys
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INDUSTRY
RAM makers are taking on massive debt to keep up with AI's chip appetite
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SOFTWARE
A Windows speed boost is coming very soon, along with a taskbar you can finally move
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INTEL INSIDE
Asus and HP unveil Wildcat Lake laptops starting at $449 to rival MacBook Neo
Intuit cuts 3,000 jobs as it refocuses on AI, but says layoffs are "not about AI"
The cuts affect thousands of workers across the TurboTax, Mailchimp, and Credit Karma parent
Vivaldi 8 brings a redesigned interface and smarter tab tools
Vivaldi 8 introduces a refreshed desktop interface focused on faster navigation and deeper customization, while continuing the browser's power-user approach to tab management and productivity.
China built a gaming GPU: Lisuan's LX 7G100 performs like an RTX 3060 but costs almost $500
The 12GB card runs modern games with few crashes, but Nvidia and AMD have little reason to worry about
Samsung's strike was called off at the last minute, now workers have to vote on the deal
A 10.5% profit share and bonus cap removal are on the table
A Lord of the Rings open-world RPG is coming from the Kingdom Come: Deliverance studio
Warhorse Studios also confirmed that another Kingdom Come game is in development
Nvidia hits record $81.6 billion revenue as AI boom shows no sign of slowing
"Customers do not buy GPUs; they build AI factories"
What just happened? If the AI boom really is a bubble that will one day pop, it hasn't happened yet. Nvidia, the driving force behind the hardware powering most of the AI industry, once again surpassed Wall Street expectations in its quarterly results, hitting a record $81.6 billion in revenue.
Google is remaking Search in ChatGPT's image
A chatbot-style Search launches today, with AI agents arriving this summer
Why it matters: Google is determined to make its search engine about more than providing links in response to keywords. Facing competitive pressure from ChatGPT, Copilot, and many others, Google Search will become a portal to the company's generative AI toolchain.
ASML says first silicon from its latest $400M High-NA EUV machines is just months away
"Coming soon to a fab near you"
Redditor creates ungodly gaming PC with 13 internal screens and 15,000 looping GIFs
"I would not recommend this type of pc build project to anyone"
Herman Miller's new Coyl gaming desk starts at $1,095
Optional accessories push the price to nearly $2,000
Sony cuts prices on flagship WH-1000XM6 and XM5 headphones
Sony's premium wireless headphones, the WH-1000XM6 and WH-1000XM5, are currently down to $400 and $250 respectively, following the debut of the 1000X The ColleXion lineup. Both remain among the top ANC headphones available, offering strong audio quality, and long battery life.
Jeff Bezos isn't worried about the AI bubble: "the good ideas will pay for all of the losers"
The Amazon founder argues speculative AI spending could leave behind infrastructure and breakthroughs long after investors take losses
Sounding off: Concerns over an AI bubble have intensified as OpenAI, Anthropic, Google, Microsoft, and Amazon collectively pour hundreds of billions into data centers, chips, and model development. But Jeff Bezos believes that even if the boom collapses financially, the long-term technological gains could still justify the frenzy. His comments arrive at a moment when OpenAI alone is reportedly valued at $852 billion and looking to IPO, underscoring just how unprecedented the AI spending race has become.
Microsoft is pulling the plug on SMS codes, wants you to switch to passkeys
The future of login is "passwordless, secure, and user-friendly"
CrystalDiskInfo update adds fake Samsung SSD detection
CrystalDiskInfo 9.9.0 adds a new feature to help users spot counterfeit Samsung SSDs, an increasingly common problem as fake high-end drives are becoming more convincing. The utility can flag suspicious drives by checking hardware identifiers and firmware data.
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