Instagram Reels went from TikTok clone to a $50 billion business for Meta
Video has become Meta's biggest growth engine
DarkSpectre quietly infected millions through seemingly legit browser extensions
A sprawling campaign that hid in plain sight for years
HP plans EliteBook X laptops with AMD, Intel, and Qualcomm chips in one lineup
New NPUs target Windows 11's AI workloads
Microsoft Office is down to $35 for a lifetime license
TL;DR: If you're looking for a powerful productivity suite without paying any subscriptions, Office 2021 is now available for just $35. All the essential tools you need for work or personal projects at over 80% off the regular price.
While the world cools on EVs, Norway pushes to 96% electric sales
Strong subsidies keep Tesla on top in Norway
Robots are getting neuromorphic skin that can feel pain
Artificial skin translates pressure into spiking signals, bringing robots closer to human-like touch
GPD Win 5 handheld PC reaches 70-90% of PS5 performance
Twice as fast as the Asus ROG Ally X, but potentially twice the price
Raycast launches on Windows with native design and instant file search
Raycast is a fast keyboard-first command center that replaces clicking with instant action. A favorite among Mac users, it's now available in public beta on Windows. Raycast lets you launch apps in milliseconds, search files system-wide, control settings, browse Clipboard History, run scripts, and tap into a growing ecosystem of extensions, all from one streamlined interface.
Pebble revives its iconic round smartwatch for the modern era
A decade of technological advances
PlayStation 5 ROM keys may be out in the wild, opening new possibilities for emulation
What we know so far: Over the past few days, unknown hackers have leaked the security keys Sony uses to safeguard the PlayStation 5's chain of trust. Known as BootROM keys, the data could – at least in theory – dramatically accelerate the PS5 hacking scene, cracking open what has long been a black box of custom hardware logic and tightly controlled encryption methods.
Neuralink wants to automate brain surgery and mass produce implants by 2026
Moving from limited trials to high-volume production
Dell could bring back XPS laptops powered by Intel Panther Lake at CES 2026
Will Inspiron, Latitude, Precision, and OptiPlex also make a comeback?
AMD CPUs surge to 47% user share as Intel continues to slip in Steam survey
AMD looks set to overtake Intel this year
What just happened? December's Steam survey results have arrived, and what a month it was for AMD's CPUs. Team Red saw an unusually large increase in user share, taking it to within 8% of Intel. Elsewhere, the most popular GPU changed once again.
Asus blames the AI boom for looming PC hardware price hikes
Absolutely no customers asked for this, and yet here we are
Americans lost $330 million to Bitcoin ATM scams last year, FBI says
The FBI said the rise is "not slowing down"
AI hardware demand could push consumer tech prices up 20% in 2026
AI's appetite for chips is squeezing the market
Starlink to lower SpaceX satellites as near-misses pile up in low Earth orbit
Low Earth orbit is getting very crowded
Instagram CEO says in the age of AI, you can't assume what you see online is real
Exec calls for "credibility signals" as the line between authentic and synthetic images disappears
Essential Apps to Install on Windows and macOS
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INDUSTRY
AI data centers are turning to jet engines and diesel because the grid can't keep up
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BENCHMARKING
Cinebench 2026 launches with support for next-gen GPUs
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SCIENCE
Researchers build world's smallest autonomous robots
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LOOK MA, NO CHIPS
The myth of China's stolen EUV machine meets reality
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YOUTUBE
More than 20% of YouTube's feed is now "AI slop"
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HARDWARE
The Best GPU at Every Price Point
OpenAI's employee compensation dwarfs every major tech IPO of the past 25 years
Equity pay packages are 34 times higher than pre-IPO tech norms
Bottom line: OpenAI's financial model reflects the intense pressure to retain the people driving its breakthroughs. The company's willingness to spend aggressively on equity has redefined what competitive pay looks like in artificial intelligence – and raised the stakes for every firm vying to shape the field's future.
A microwave-sized factory is now running in space and can hit 1,000°C
The goal is making far purer semiconductors in microgravity
Doom can now run as your Windows screen saver
A fun, although not entirely original project featuring id's legendary FPS
Used Nintendo 3DS consoles are commanding nearly Switch 2 prices amid retro gaming boom
Prices are only expected to rise in 2026
A $5,000 RTX 5090? New reports warn of steep GPU price hikes
As if things weren't bad enough already
Florida is building a highway that can wirelessly charge EVs while you drive
Delivering 200kW charging - with caveats
New York wants social media to carry tobacco-style health warnings
Governor Hochul stated that New Yorkers deserve safety and transparency
Play physical SNES games on your PC with Epilogue's SN Operator
Easily digitize your SNES game collection
Intel and Nvidia's superchip plans blend CPUs, GPUs, and big money
Nvidia's $5 billion Intel deal is starting to look like a bargain
Asus teases "Neo" AM5 motherboards with vapor chamber cooling, improved cable management
Set to debut at CES 2026
Experimental camera can focus on multiple planes simultaneously
Foreground, middle ground, and background appear sharp in the same photo
Wired subscriber data exposed as hackers claim to have stolen 40 million Condé Nast records
Hackers say the Wired leak is only a small part of a larger cache
Nvidia's $4 trillion rise raises questions about financing its own customers
Inside the financial web behind Nvidia's AI dominance
Bottom line: Nvidia's explosive rise to become the world's most valuable company has come with an uneasy question from investors: how much of its record-breaking growth depends on financing its own customers? Now worth more than $4 trillion, Nvidia designs the specialized silicon and software that power AI systems, from data centers hosting ChatGPT to national AI computing hubs. But behind that scale lies a complicated web of investments that critics say resembles vendor financing – a practice in which a company lends money to customers who use those funds to buy its products.
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