Category: Tech Made Simple

Amazon Cuts 14K Jobs to Make Way for AI, and More Could Come Next Year

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This week Amazon confirmed plans to lay off 14,000 people in corporate roles amid a continued push on AI, and even more cuts could be in store for 2026. As PCMag reports, the company is “reducing bureaucracy, removing layers, and shifting resources to ensure we’re investing in our biggest bets,” Beth Galetti, head of HR […]

Unimpressed with the Graphics Performance on your Pixel 10? Google promises More GPU Updates are Coming

Google Pixel 10 smartphone on display

There have been question marks around the graphics performance of the Pixel 10 series since before the phones were even official, but Google has promised that further updates for the GPU (Graphics Processing Unit) are on the way. As TechRadar reports, this comes from a statement given by a Google spokesperson to Android Authority, in response to a query about […]

Xbox is Revamping the Original Halo Game for Xbox, PC AND PS5

Halo Master Chief for Xbox

Rather than create a new Halo game, Microsoft will resurrect and modernize the original. As PCMag reports, on Friday, the company’s Xbox team announced it’s preparing a “full remake of the Halo: Combat Evolved campaign.” It will be available on the Xbox Series S/X and PC, but also the PlayStation 5 as part of Microsoft’s controversial strategy […]

Apple MacBook Pro M5 vs. M4: Is the New Chip Worth the Upgrade?

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The new 14-inch MacBook Pro has arrived, and with it comes the impressive new M5 chip, the most powerful Apple Silicon generation yet. But as PCMag reports, while the processor is new and the price is unchanged from $1,599, what is actually different about the latest MacBook Pro, and how exactly does it upgrade the experience? […]

OpenAI launches Atlas browser to compete with Google Chrome

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This week, OpenAI introduced its own web browser, Atlas, putting the ChatGPT maker in direct competition with Google as more internet users rely on artificial intelligence to answer their questions. As AP News reports, making its popular AI chatbot a gateway to online searches could allow OpenAI, the world’s most valuable startup, to pull in […]

The Nano Banana AI image maker is Coming to the Google Messages App

Google Gemini 2.5 Flash Image (Nano Banana) on smart phone

Google’s Nano Banana AI image maker is on its way to the Messages app, according to code (and an invisible banana button) found by Android Police.  As TechRadar reports, it seems users will be able to edit and possibly produce images with Nano Banana (part of Gemini 2.5 Flash) directly within chats on the app. The banana-shaped icon that appears […]

The AWS Outage – What Happened, and Why is it a Big Deal?

Magnifying glass over the Amazon Web Services website

A service disruption at Amazon Web Services (AWS), Amazon’s popular cloud hosting and data service, caused massive problems for internet users starting their workweek on Monday. Since AWS powers huge portions of the internet, the list of services and sites that suffered outages on Monday was pretty staggering. As Mashable reports, according to user-reported issues […]

Apple and Formula 1 Announce a 5-Year Partnership

2 F1 cars round the turn on Japanese speedway

Sometimes all the rumors do come true – Apple and Formula 1 have announced a new five-year partnership that will make Apple TV the exclusive home of all F1 races in the United States, starting in 2026. As TechRadar reports, as if Apple didn’t do enough last week after renaming Apple TV+ to Apple TV and then launching three […]

Can AI Detect Breast Cancer?

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Can AI help improve patient outcomes when it comes to breast cancer? Seven major medical centers have partnered on a $16 million study to find out. As PCMag reports, hundreds of thousands of mammogram images will be randomly assigned for interpretation by either a radiologist or a radiologist who’s assisted by Transpara, an FDA-approved AI […]

Verizon takes onn Starlink with AST SpaceMobile for Satellite Phone Service

Verizon logo on mobile phone

As SpaceX races to dominate satellite-to-phone services, Verizon is doubling down on rival AST SpaceMobile instead. As PCMag reports, last week Verizon announced it had signed a commercial agreement with the Texas-based AST SpaceMobile to supply satellite-to-phone connectivity starting next year.  Terms were kept under wraps. But the agreement promises to give Verizon customers a new way […]