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Qualcomm's Elite sound chip tackles wireless audio's longest unsolved problem
Qualcomm's new Elite sound chip aims to finally kill wireless audio's biggest problem: the connection drops the moment you walk away from your phone. ...
ComputingThe photomask holding back big AI dies gets bigger in 2031
The 6x12 photomask transition for High-NA EUV has ASML, TSMC, Samsung and Intel aligned. Pilot line in 2031, production around 2033. Here is why it ...
ComputingOracle's Stargate data centre force majeure signals infrastructure ambitions meeting reality
Oracle just filed force majeure protection on its New Mexico Stargate data centre project, essentially saying they can't guarantee meeting the 2028 ...
ComputingNexterity tackles industrial robotics' toughest problem: Bolts and pipes
Nexterity's new robot specialises in something most robotics startups ignore: automatically tightening and loosening bolts on industrial pipes, four ...
ComputingMicrosoft quietly retires Copilot Plus PC brand after two and a half years
Microsoft is quietly retiring the Copilot Plus PC brand after two and a half years, admitting that the AI feature differentiation never really stuck ...
ComputingF-Droid's biggest update in a decade signals open Android ecosystem momentum
F-Droid, the privacy-focused alternative to Google Play Store, just got its most significant overhaul in ten years with a completely rebuilt ...
ComputingWi-Fi 7 routers worth buying in 2026, and when Wi-Fi 6E still wins
The best Wi-Fi 7 router for your home depends on broadband speed and device count. Here is what MLO actually fixes, and when Wi-Fi 6E is the smarter ...
ComputingXPRIZE wildfire competition shows detection works, but prevention still doesn't
XPRIZE Wildfire competition winners proved they could spot fires in under 10 minutes using AI and sensors, but that's only half the battle. The real ...
ComputingSalesforce Headless 360 MCP exposes 60 tools so ChatGPT can drive the CRM
Salesforce Headless 360 MCP exposes more than 60 tools so agents in Claude, ChatGPT or Gemini can drive Salesforce directly, with no bespoke ...
ComputingMicrosoft updates Surface devices with Qualcomm's X2 Plus: More horsepower, same questions
Microsoft updated its smaller Surface devices with Qualcomm's faster X2 Plus processor, continuing its bet on ARM-based Windows laptops. It's a ...
ComputingMeta's new VR glasses skip the headset straps and the camera too
Meta unveiled new VR glasses that look like regular glasses, ditch the cameras entirely, and offer up to 12 hours of battery life. It's a deliberate ...
ComputingMeta's Muse AI agent gets a Tamagotchi moment with Charm hardware
Meta just made its new Muse AI agent into a wearable device called Charm, a cute gadget positioned as your portable AI companion. It's another ...
ComputingHow much RAM you need in 2026, now that it costs this much
DRAM prices are up 171 percent year over year, so how much RAM you need in 2026 is now a budget question, not a spec sheet question. Here are the ...
ComputingA 2nm chip has nothing on it that is 2 nanometres wide
A 2nm chip has no feature 2 nanometres wide. Node names are foundry labels now, and the real gain from N2 is roughly 15 percent in one direction you ...
ComputingQualcomm's Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 6 pushes AI onto your phone
Qualcomm's new flagship phone chip can run a 30 billion parameter AI model entirely on your device, no cloud required. This isn't just faster ...
ComputingDiscord rolls out age verification despite community backlash
Discord is now rolling out age verification for certain users, despite community concerns about privacy and identification data. About 90 percent of ...
ComputingvLLM vs Ollama is the wrong question if you own spare machines
vLLM vs Ollama is the usual local LLM argument, but LocalAI and exo solve different problems. Here is how to pick a serving layer for your hardware.
ComputingApple's new Mac Studio tops out at 512GB of memory, and 5,499 dollars
The M5 Max and M5 Ultra Mac Studio ship September 22 with a Neural Accelerator in every GPU core, up to 512GB of unified memory and a starting price ...
ComputingKairos power lands 100 million dollar nuclear deal to power Google's AI ambitions
Kairos Power just landed up to 100 million dollars from Samsung to build its first nuclear reactor, and Google's the customer. This isn't hype. This ...
ComputingApple's first folding iPhone costs 1,999 dollars, and pre-orders start October 16
The iPhone Duo, Apple's first foldable, opens pre-orders October 16 and ships October 23, priced from 1,999 dollars with a titanium book-style hinge ...
ComputingGoogle's Gemini laptops start at 899 dollars, and they need your Android phone
Googlebook is Google's first laptop line built around Android phone pairing and on-device Gemini, launching October 4 from 899 dollars.
ComputingCalifornia tightens AI data centre rules to protect power grid and water supply
California just signed seven bills that tell data centre companies they can't build without proving they won't crash the power grid or drain water ...
ComputingThreadripper Halo Station has no price, but the parts add up to 150,000 dollars
AMD Threadripper Halo Station price is unannounced, but 96 cores, dual MI350P accelerators and 2TB of DDR5 put the parts bill close to 150,000 ...
ComputingAmazon's 20 million dollar Colorado River investment dodges the real question
Amazon pledged 20 million dollars to Colorado River conservation, which sounds good until you realise they still haven't disclosed how much water ...
ComputingVocci's new ring records meetings, raising privacy questions
Vocci just released a ring that secretly records meetings and transcribes them, raising questions about consent, privacy law, and what happens when ...