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SpaceX and Tesla’s merger seems like a stroke of genius, doesn’t it? Elon Musk, the visionary, wants to spread the light of consciousness across the cosmos, or so he says. But does anyone really believe he’ll get us to Mars with just a committee and a $40 billion loan for Nvidia chips? Let’s dissect this…
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The FCC has flexed its muscles, declaring that it can now block gadgets containing computer chips deemed threats to national security. On October 13th, the FCC granted itself the power to ban gadgets based on any chip from a list of potential threats. Today, the agency exercised this new authority for the first time, blocking…
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Meta has re-enabled Muse sharing after security researchers pointed out that public conversation links were too easy to find. The researchers discovered Muse pages such as a marketing company’s internal revenue review and a small business owner’s loan application. Researchers at Claroc reported earlier this week that Muse’s web addresses for shared conversations were named…
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Meta’s AI could still scrape news sites, legal experts say. While Meta updated its business terms to remove language suggesting unrestricted training of its AI models on news sites like The Verge, legal experts argue these tweaks fall short of addressing their concerns. James Grimmelmann, a digital and information law professor at Cornell Law School,…
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Every company is suddenly an AI company. Compute is an asset. Cars are flying. We’ve been promised robots — again. It’s time again to dig through earnings reports, listen to investor calls, and call out the latest wins and losses from around the tech sector and what it means for where the companies go next.…
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Global PC shipments plummeted by a whopping 21 percent year-over-year in Q3 20​26, according to Counterpoint Research, in a trend that mirrors earlier reports from IDC and Omdia. The decline wasn’t limited to PCs alone; smartphone shipments also hit a 14-year low during the same quarter. Counterpoint pinned the blame on soaring component prices—RAM, SSDs,…
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Canva’s first AI image model, Canva Craft, promises to revolutionize design by planning layouts before generating images, much like a meticulous architect sketching blueprints before construction. With its two-stage architecture, Canva Craft aims to deliver greater precision, consistency, and control compared to rivals like OpenAI, Microsoft, and Google. The model boasts the ability to generate…
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The next Xbox, according to Fortune’s report citing Microsoft insiders, is set to hit the shelves in 2028 with a price tag ranging from a hefty $1,200 to a jaw-dropping $1,800. First off, who in their right mind would shell out $1,800 for a gaming console? That’s enough to buy a small island or at…
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Spotify’s co-CEO, Alex Norström, recently revealed on the earnings call that the company is cracking down on users of the Family Plan who share the subscription with non-household members, using a new QR code verification method that requires the plan manager to scan their phone. TechCrunch reports that Norström described this as a “routine improvement”…
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Etsy, the beloved marketplace for handcrafted treasures and vintage wares, has finally decided to tackle the AI-generated listings that have been cluttering its aisles like unsolicited spam in an inbox. According to the platform, buyers are struggling to distinguish AI-crafted items from the genuine artisanal pieces, while sellers fret that their handiwork is being lumped…