Tag: PCMag

Meta’s Ray-Ban Display Smart Glasses are Proving Hard to Get

Meta Ray Ban Smart Glasses on display in Meta store

Eager to try Meta’s new Ray-Ban Display augmented-reality glasses? Better hope you live near the limited number of stores that have them in stock. As PCMag reports, Meta only started selling these $799 smart glasses last week, each equipped with a computer, camera, and microphone, plus a tiny display embedded in the right lens. But it’s not following […]

YouTube’s “Beyond the Beat” Feature means AI Can Talk to You About Music

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YouTube is currently trialing a new feature that will generate AI “hosts” that can comment on the music you’re listening to. As PCMag reports, the new feature is dubbed, “Beyond the Beat,” these AI music hosts are designed to deepen your listening experience by sharing relevant stories and fan trivia about what you’re listening to on the […]

Hot on the Heels of Nvidia’s Investment, OpenAI’s Sam Altman wants to ‘produce a gigawatt of new AI infrastructure every week’

Sam Altman next to smartphone showing OpenAI

OpenAI CEO Sam Altman has a lofty new vision to “create a factory that can produce a gigawatt of new AI infrastructure every week.” As PCMag reports, Altman’s Tuesday blog post is light on details, but it’s safe to say he’s talking about finding ways to satisfy the company’s never-ending need for more computing power for its latest […]

Do You TikTok on the Toilet?  New Study Says it Increases Your Risk of Getting Hemorrhoids

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Do you have a habit of sitting on the toilet, scrolling through your phone? You might want to stop. As PCMag reports, a team of researchers surveyed 125 adults at a Boston area medical center and found a correlation between using a phone while pooping and an increased risk of developing hemorrhoids.  “Smartphone use on the toilet […]

US Electric Car Sales Hit Record High in August, But It Might Not Last

Ford EV Lightning truck

Following an early 2025 decline in EV sales, Americans bought more electric cars in August than ever before, making up 9.9% of all new cars sold, according to Kelly Blue Book. As PCMag reports, shoppers could be trying to buy before the $7,500 federal tax credit expires on Sept. 30 as dictated by Trump’s “Big Beautiful Bill.” The $4,000 used EV […]

Microsoft Announces 2 Free Options for Those Who Want to Keep Using Windows 10, but You Have to do it Before October Deadline

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Microsoft officially ends support for Windows 10 on Oct. 14, but those who don’t want to move to Windows 11 yet have a few ways to stay on the OS, and two of them are free. As PCMag reports, the company’s Extended Security Updates (ESU) program provides critical and important security updates for unsupported OSes, but does not include […]

IFA 2025 – Biggest Tech and Gadget Announcements This Year

Depending on who you ask, IFA stands for either “Innovation for All” or “Internationale Funkausstellung.” The latter, which translates to “International Radio Exhibition,” reflects the show’s origins as a radio and broadcasting event when it first launched in 1924. As PCMag reports, over the past 101 years, however, IFA – which kicked off last Friday and concludes […]

Melania Trump Carves Out New Role for Herself: “First Lady of Technology”

Melania Trump

Melania Trump is carving out a new role in the Trump administration as the first lady of Technology, the New York Post reports. She will focus on advancing AI technology, first by leading the Presidential AI Challenge. As PCMag reports, the competition invites school-aged children to submit projects related to “the study, development, or use of an AI method or […]

Elon Musk to Take on Microsoft With ‘Macrohard’

Elon Musk in front of Tesla X backdrop

Elon Musk’s latest AI venture, Macrohard, takes a playful swipe at Microsoft while aiming to compete in AI‑driven software development. As Windows Central reports, Elon Musk is doubling down on his efforts in the generative AI landscape. On top of his xAI company, which recently acquired X (formerly Twitter) for $33 billion, the billionaire announced plans to […]

Verizon Wants to Reinvent the Home Phone Number With a ‘Family Line’

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Verizon’s updated online safety and digital wellness tools for families include a feature that may only resonate with those over a certain age: a reboot of the “landline.” As PCMag reports, the new Verizon Family Plus, announced Thursday, combines software for parents to monitor kids’ online use and real-world locations and spot and block online scams, among other things. But it […]