With giant TVs, triple-folding phones, slim laptops, and robots galore hogging up all the attention, it’s easy to overlook the bazaar of desktop-PC gear that flies under the radar at CES. But as PCMag reports, fresh and flashy desktops, graphics cards, processors, and other PC components had a banner year at 2026’s show. Below, you’ll find a modern […]
Grok, the built-in chatbot on Elon Musk’s X, has confirmed that it generated and shared an AI image of two young girls, with an estimated age of between 12 and 16, in sexualized attire following a user’s prompt. As PCMag reports, in a post on X, Grok admitted that the post both “violated ethical standards” […]
It’s time once again for a final look back at the technology that said farewell in 2025. From stalwarts like Skype to Facebook Fact-checking, here are some of the most notable tech devices and services that PCMag reports have gone the way of the DoDo Bird this year. Don’t know what a DoDo Bird is? […]
Instacart has ended its AI-powered pricing tests following backlash after a study reported customers were shown different prices for the same items from the same store. As PCMag reports, the company said in a blog post, “Effective immediately, Instacart is ending all item price tests on our platform. Retailers will no longer be able to use Eversight […]
The artificial intelligence boom has become truly unavoidable, even for those who don’t use AI in their daily lives at all. Case in point: The world of personal computers, especially laptops and smartphones. As Mashable reports, we’re in the midst of a worldwide memory shortage, due in large part to the sudden explosion of AI data centers […]
Whether you’re reading dense, challenging 19th-century classics or the latest thriller, sometimes even the best readers lose track of what’s actually going on, such as who’s who or how characters relate to each other. Now, as PCMag reports, Amazon is rolling out a new feature via the Kindle iOS app that uses AI to give […]
Nvidia has developed location tracking for its GPUs in an effort to prevent smugglers from reselling its devices in territories where they’re restricted. Citing sources familiar with the matter, Reuters reports that the tracking would be optional for customers and taps into technology that otherwise monitors a chip’s performance. It would roll out first to Nvidia’s Blackwell chips. “We’re […]
Emergency calls can be stressful, and in some instances, it’s easier to show than tell what’s going wrong. That’s why Apple shipped an emergency live-video option with iOS 18 last year, and why Google is now rolling out its own Emergency Live Video feature for Android phones to assist in reporting an emergency or getting real-time help with such […]
Samsung’s upcoming AI companion robot Ballie has had an odd journey on its road to release, and the wait for it to arrive is set to continue. As PCMag reports, Ballie was first teased for a US and South Korea release during the first six months of 2025, before later being delayed until an undisclosed date in […]
Meta is reportedly set to delay its “Phoenix” mixed reality glasses until the first part of 2027. As PCMag reports, the glasses were originally pegged to land sometime in the latter part of 2026, but according to an internal memo sent to employees and seen by Business Insider, the change will give the company “a lot […]