Last week, Amazon announced it planned to invest up to $25 billion in the artificial intelligence (AI) start-up Anthropic. As The Motley Fool reports, the deal, which includes a $5 billion initial investment and up to $20 billion tied to commercial milestones, significantly deepens the relationship between the two companies. It builds on the e-commerce […]
If you’re a hardware aficionado, or keeping a close eye on console prices, you’ve likely noticed how the global RAM shortage is driving up hardware prices. As PCMag reports, global PC shipments grew 3.2% year over year in Q1 2026 to reach 63.3 million units, and pre-emptive buying ahead of memory-led price increases was one of the key […]
AI firm Anthropic has a new tool it says can help those without a design background bring their ideas to life, or assist time-strapped designers prototype more ideas. As PCMag reports, Claude Design, powered by Anthropic’s latest Claude Opus 4, “gives designers room to explore widely and everyone else a way to produce visual work,” the […]
Allbirds, the sustainable sneaker company once known for making Silicon Valley’s go-to shoe, suddenly suddenly announced last week that it was turning its focus to… artificial intelligence? As Yahoo Finance reports, the reaction to the news of this publicly traded company was swift. First, on Wednesday, the stock soared nearly 600% on news of the […]
Apple CEO Tim Cook is officially stepping down from his role on September 1, the company announced yesterday, while current SVP of hardware engineering John Ternus will take over as the new CEO. As Endgadget reports, Cook will still be a part of Apple, as he transitions to a new role as executive chairman of Apple’s […]
Last week, the Roblox Corporation said it will introduce new age-based accounts for young users as the company seeks to step up safety measures on its online gaming platform. As CBS News reports, Roblox said the accounts, which will roll out in early June, will tailor content, communication and parental controls more closely to users’ ages. […]
The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) is moving to overhaul decades-old rules to “supercharge” satellite internet speeds for SpaceX’s Starlink and Amazon’s Leo, which could potentially lower their costs and spur new competition. As PCMag reports, on April 30, the agency will vote on an order intended to modernize how older geostationary satellite systems share radio spectrum with […]
We’ve witnessed another hint that the RAM crisis is deescalating — at least a touch. Additionally, as TechRadar reports, there’s also an interesting move by the Korean government to try to protect consumers from the worst excesses of PC component price hikes. Tom’s Hardware flagged up a DigiTimes report that claims the spot price of a 16GB DDR4 chip […]
Google has a new way for people to use Gemini models to organize their digital lives. As TechRadar reports, Google’s new “notebooks” feature inside the Gemini app provides a central depot for storing conversations, files, and instructions for ongoing projects. Gemini then uses the notebooks, chats, and documents to give more context for its answers. Google calls them “personal […]
Yet another streaming service has decided to implement a rate hike. YouTube Premium is raising their prices as its US subscribers get set to pay an extra $2 per month, which is about a 15% increase. As PCMag reports, in a statement released on Friday, April 10, YouTube said, “this change allows us to maintain the features our […]