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ThinkPad X1 Nano successor: With a sub 1 kg weight, the Lenovo X1 Carbon Gen 13 is the X1 Nano replacement (image source: Benjamin Herzig)

ThinkPad X1 Nano successor: With a sub 1 kg weight, the Lenovo X1 Carbon Gen 13 is the X1 Nano replacement

When Lenovo did not announce a ThinkPad X1 Nano Gen 4 this year, people wondered what would happen with the most compact and lightweight ThinkPad laptop. With the ThinkPad X1 Carbon Gen 13 on the market now, it is clear that the s...
Benjamin Herzig, 19 Dec 2024 16:06
Apple and Meta duke it out over EU's interoperability mandate (Image Source: Apple)

Apple and Meta duke it out over EU's interoperability mandate

It's no secret that Apple isn't the biggest fan of the EU's interoperability mandates in the Digital Markets Act (DMA) and is now using Meta's interoperability requests as an example against it.
Rohith Bhaskar, 19 Dec 2024 15:30
GitHub announces a free version of Copilot for VS Code (Image Source: GitHub)

GitHub announces a free version of Copilot for VS Code

Microsoft-owned code repository GitHub has announced a free version of its AI code completion tool Copilot for Visual Studio Code. The company also announced that it now had 150 million developers on the platform.
Rohith Bhaskar, 19 Dec 2024 12:17
Intel Arrow Lake vs AMD Zen 5 sales battle appears extremely one-sided in Germany. (Image source: Notebookcheck, Intel, Pixabay, edited)

Embarrassing Arrow Lake sales result in AMD accounting for 93% of total Mindfactory CPU sales for past three weeks

Intel CPUs are not exactly fan favorites at the moment, as Mindfactory's CPU sales data for the past three weeks shows AMD dominating the charts. The situation is so bad for Intel that the new Arrow Lake chips account for a fracti...
Fawad Murtaza, 19 Dec 2024 11:51
Motorola and Ericsson are engaged in a patent lawsuit. (Image Source: Florian Schmitt / Notebookcheck)

Motorola smartphones could be banned in the US for violating patents

Swedish networking company Ericsson has won an initial ruling in a patent infringement lawsuit against Motorola and Lenovo. If the ruling is upheld, Motorola could face a sales ban in the US.
Kristen Spradlin, 19 Dec 2024 10:26
Elon Musk is apparently planning a particularly purist webmailer that could be called "X Mail" and compete with Gamil. (X (formerly Twitter) / Google)

X Mail – Elon Musk talks about simplified Gmail competitor

Rumors about a Gmail alternative from X have been circulating for a while. Recently, Musk hinted in discussions on his social media platform that a webmailer is in the works, designed to be exceptionally minimalist and user-friend...
Marius Müller, 18 Dec 2024 14:40
Meta fined €251 million over 2018 Facebook security breach (Image Source: Timothy Hales Bennett on Unsplash)

Meta fined €251 million over 2018 Facebook security breach

Ireland's Data Protection Commission has fined Meta €251 million for a 2018 Facebook security breach affecting 29 million users. Hackers exploited Facebook's View As feature, which lets users see a public view of their profiles. ...
Rohith Bhaskar, 18 Dec 2024 11:27
Lenovo ThinkCentre Neo Ultra review: Fresh new design with more power than before

77% Lenovo ThinkCentre Neo Ultra review: Fresh new design with more power than before

A strong Mac Studio alternative. The ThinkCentre Neo Ultra drops the boring rectangular black design of a traditional ThinkCentre for a more modern and cleaner aesthetic. Businesses will love the performance and lack of a power brick, but its desktop-class components can be quite warm and power-hungry.
Intel Core i7-14700 | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 | 3.5 kg
Allen Ngo, 17 Dec 2024 20:58
Matt Mullenweg’s actions follow his public frustrations over the court decision that directed him to remove a prior checkbox that required users to affirm they were not affiliated with WP Engine. (Image source: Wordpress)

"Pineapple is delicious on pizza" checkbox shows up on the WordPress login page

WordPress co-founder Matt Mullenweg added a “pineapple is delicious on pizza” checkbox after a court order removed a prior login prompt. The move has sparked criticism over professionalism and leadership in the community.
Anubhav Sharma, 17 Dec 2024 18:44
The joint venture is about to receive more cash than originally hoped - but so much later than anticipated (Image source: Ford.com)

Historic $9.63 billion loan to boost US battery production

In a move to enhance domestic electric vehicle (EV) production, the U.S. Department of Energy has finalized a groundbreaking loan of $9.63 billion to the BlueOval SK joint venture, a collaboration between Ford Motor Company and So...
Alexander Frolov, 17 Dec 2024 14:46
Meta will pay $50 million to Australians impacted by Cambridge Analytica (Image Source: Huffington Post)

Meta will pay $50 million to Australians impacted by Cambridge Analytica

In a landmark settlement with OAIC, Meta has agreed to a $50 million payout for Australians impacted by the Cambridge Analytica scandal in 2018.
Rohith Bhaskar, 17 Dec 2024 13:23
Ray-Ban Meta Glasses updated with Live AI, Translation, and Shazam support (Image Source: Meta)

Ray-Ban Meta Glasses updated with Live AI, Translation, and Shazam support

Meta's new software update for Ray-Ban smart glasses adds live AI, live translations, and Shazam integration. Live AI and live translation are early access previews, and voice commands are limited to English, French, and Italian.
Rohith Bhaskar, 17 Dec 2024 11:28
Lockheed Martin's new subsidiary will help defense companies incorporate AI (Image Source: Generated with DALL-E 3)

Lockheed Martin's new subsidiary will help defense companies incorporate AI

American aerospace and defense manufacturer Lockheed Martin has set up a new subsidiary, Astris AI, to help adopt AI solutions in US defense industrial bases and companies with high assurance requirements.
Rohith Bhaskar, 17 Dec 2024 10:34
Alphabet's Waymo will test autonomous cars in Tokyo next year (Image Source: Waymo)

Alphabet's Waymo will test autonomous cars in Tokyo next year

Waymo, Google parent Alphabet's autonomous driving arm, will begin testing self-driving cars in Japan's capital next year, marking the company's first international expansion after operating in the US since 2009.
Rohith Bhaskar, 17 Dec 2024 09:49
Iris² is set to rival Starlink in a few years (Image source: SpaceX)

Iris² Starlink alternative from Europe receives 10.6 billion euros in funding

At present, Starlink is virtually unrivaled when it comes to fast internet via satellite, apart from mobile communications and fiber optics. The EU is now striking back and, together with private satellite operators, is investing ...
Hannes Brecher, 17 Dec 2024 01:50
Finally good battery life with Intel: Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Carbon Gen 13 shows off Intel's efficiency progress (image source: Benjamin Herzig)

Finally good battery life with Intel: Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Carbon Gen 13 shows off Intel's efficiency progress

Intel laptops of the last few years had bad battery life. At long last though, it seems there is a light at the end of the tunnel: Intel Lunar Lake improves the power efficiency and thus battery life. The Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Carbon...
Benjamin Herzig, 16 Dec 2024 22:59
Gree Electric could challenge AMD and Intel in the coming years (Image source: Generated using DALL·E 3)

Intel and AMD might face a new Chinese competitor soon

While no details about the particular processor (or processors) developed so far, Chinese media has just unveiled that Gree Electric is now producing its own chips, six years after announcing its plans in this field. All research,...
Codrut Nistor, 16 Dec 2024 20:28
OpenAI takes on Google's NotebookLM with ChatGPT Projects (Image Source: OpenAI)

OpenAI takes on Google's NotebookLM with ChatGPT Projects

OpenAI has released ChatGPT Projects, an organizational tool for your chats and files, similar to Google's NotebookLM. The feature lets you organize all your chats and documents into separate groups for easier management.
Rohith Bhaskar, 16 Dec 2024 13:30
Starlink satellite constellation on a low Earth orbit (Image source: Generated using DALL·E 3)

Starlink could hit South Africa by mid-2025

Thanks to the changes in licensing requirements announced by the local Department of Communication and Digital Technologies, Starlink could enter South Africa next summer. However, this is not certain yet, although Elon Musk's sat...
Codrut Nistor, 16 Dec 2024 10:34
Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Carbon Gen 13 Aura Edition laptop review: The X1 Carbon is finally back

90% Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Carbon Gen 13 Aura Edition laptop review: The X1 Carbon is finally back

Ultralight business warrior. Intel Lunar Lake and the X1 Carbon seems to be a match made in heaven. For years, this flagship ThinkPad suffered from heat and endurance issues due to inefficient Intel CPUs. The Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Carbon Gen 13 Aura Edition finally solves those issues.
Intel Core Ultra 7 258V | Intel Arc Graphics 140V | 14.00" | 982 g
Benjamin Herzig, 13 Dec 2024 21:02
Starlink kit (Image source: SpaceX)

Update | Starlink expands to 4 new markets in 5 days

Starlink has recently expanded its coverage to include four new markets. Over the last few days, Elon Musk's satellite internet service officially arrived in Cape Verde, Timor-Leste, Nauru and Armenia. Starlink keeps expanding its presence and is now available to over 4 million users across more than 100 countries. Update: Apparently, things took longer than expected to work out in Armenia. Starlink's official X account only confirmed the news in March 2025.
Codrut Nistor, 13 Dec 2024 19:57
The upcoming YU7. (Image source: Xiaomi)

Xiaomi EV global roll-out to start small in select regions

Xiaomi has indicated that it does indeed plan to release its electric vehicles outside China. Cars such as the SU7 will start out with limited availability in some regions over time, building up to full-scale automotive sales over...
Deirdre O'Donnell, 13 Dec 2024 19:01
Texas AG will investigate 14 platforms including Character.ai, Instagram, and Reddit to see if they comply with SCOPE and TDPSA (Image Source: Character.ai)

Texas AG will investigate 14 platforms including Character.ai, Instagram, and Reddit to see if they comply with SCOPE and TDPSA

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton has announced investigations into fourteen online platforms, including Character.ai, Reddit, Instagram, Discord, and others, over child safety and privacy concerns.
Rohith Bhaskar, 13 Dec 2024 11:03
US to double solar tariffs on Chinese materials to 50 percent despite limited trade impact (Image source: Karsten Würth, Unsplash)

US to raise solar import tariffs on Chinese components to 50 percent in 2025

U.S. plans to double tariffs on Chinese solar materials to 50 percent starting 2025, targeting key components like polysilicon and wafers. While aimed at reducing China's market dominance, experts suggest limited impact as U.S. so...
Nathan Ali, 12 Dec 2024 19:15
LG discontinues Blu-ray player production (Image source: LG)

LG exits Blu-ray player market

LG ends Blu-ray player production, following previous exits by Oppo and Samsung. Despite superior video quality over streaming services, declining sales and shifting consumer preferences mark another milestone in physical media's ...
Nathan Ali, 12 Dec 2024 17:50
Lenovo ThinkPad X13 2-in-1 Gen 5 laptop review: The high-performance Yoga convertible successor

85% Lenovo ThinkPad X13 2-in-1 Gen 5 laptop review: The high-performance Yoga convertible successor

2-in-1 Yoga. Lenovo has changed the naming scheme. The company's convertible laptops are now supposed to have "2-in-1" in their names, meaning the ThinkPad X13 Yoga Gen 4's successor is called ThinkPad X13 2-in-1 Gen 5. The system is based on the Intel Core Ultra 7 165U; this review explores if that's the right choice and what else has changed apart from the naming structure.
Intel Core Ultra 7 165U | Intel Graphics 4-Core iGPU (Arc) | 13.30" | 1.3 kg
Christian Hintze, 12 Dec 2024 16:33
Price comparison websites want EU to investigate Google Search changes (Image Source: Google)

Price comparison websites want EU to investigate Google Search changes

Price comparison websites across Europe have banded together to criticize Google's proposed Search changes and want the EU to investigate and impose charges on the company, citing antitrust violations.
Rohith Bhaskar, 12 Dec 2024 15:18
Apple is making its own AI server chip with Broadcom (Image Source: Apple)

Apple is making its own AI server chip with Broadcom

According to a report from The Information, Apple has partnered with Broadcom to produce in-house AI server chips. Codenamed 'Baltra,' the chips will be ready for production in 2026.
Rohith Bhaskar, 12 Dec 2024 13:39
Google announces Gemini 2.0 models for 'the agentic era' (Image Source: Google)

Google announces Gemini 2.0 models for 'the agentic era'

Google has announced the next generation Gemini 2.0 family of AI models built for "the agentic era." Gemini 2.0 Flash is available in Google AI Studio and Vertex AI.
Rohith Bhaskar, 12 Dec 2024 12:44
Russia joins hands with BRICS partners for AI development (Image Source: Kremlin.ru)

Russia joins hands with BRICS partners for AI development

Russian President Vladimir Putin said the country will develop AI with its BRICS partners to "participate on equal terms in the global race."
Rohith Bhaskar, 12 Dec 2024 11:58
Major Chinese tech firm shifts to state control after US trade ban (Image source: SMIC)

China's leading chip design firm transfers control to state-owned enterprise following US sanctions

China's largest EDA software company Empyrean Technology transitions to state control under China Electronics Corporation following US trade restrictions. The move gives the state-owned enterprise majority board control and signal...
Nathan Ali, 11 Dec 2024 20:35
Microsoft AI chief envisions conversational AI replacing traditional web browsers (Image source: Andy Kelly, Unsplash)

Microsoft AI chief: Conversational AI will replace web browsers by 2029

Microsoft's AI chief envisions conversational AI replacing traditional web browsers within three to five years while also focusing on reducing AI hallucinations and developing emotionally intelligent AI companions.
Nathan Ali, 11 Dec 2024 18:10
TSMC founder criticizes Intel's foundry pivot; says AI focus was crucial (Image source: Intel)

TSMC founder: Intel should have prioritized AI over foundry business

TSMC founder Morris Chang criticizes Intel's focus on becoming a contract chipmaker rather than developing AI capabilities, highlighting the challenges faced by the struggling tech giant following CEO Pat Gelsinger's departure and...
Nathan Ali, 11 Dec 2024 16:29
Tesla's humanoid Optimus robot is now able to walk autonomously over rough terrain. (Image source: X / Milan Kovac)

Tesla Optimus: AI-powered robot masters uneven terrain

Tesla appears to have made significant progress toward preparing the Optimus robot for mass production. In a newly released video, the android navigates up and down a mulched hill independently - despite currently lacking vision c...
Marius Müller, 11 Dec 2024 15:03
Amazon Autos is now available in 48 cities in the USA. (Image source: Amazon)

Amazon Autos - car buying goes digital

The automotive market, long considered a traditional and slow-moving industry, may be on the brink of transformation. Amazon Autos, the e-commerce giant’s new platform for buying new cars, aims to bring the ease and convenience of...
Marius Müller, 11 Dec 2024 15:03
Yelp announces new AI-based discovery and connection features (Image Source: Yelp)

Yelp announces new AI-based discovery and connection features

Yelp, the crowd-sourced business reviews service, has launched AI-based features for the platform. The main highlight is Review Insights, which uses an aggregate of user reviews and AI smarts to score businesses.
Rohith Bhaskar, 11 Dec 2024 14:28
OpenAI Sora official website, service not available in some markets (Image source: Own)

Text-to-video generator OpenAI Sora launches as expected

Introduced earlier this year, the Sora AI model for generating videos from text has moved up to Sora Turbo, which is much faster. Now, it comes as a standalone product available at Sora.com for ChatGPT Plus and Pro users. The vide...
Codrut Nistor, 11 Dec 2024 14:22
Both Sharp P601Q and P721Q laser projectors have motorized lens shift (horizontal and vertical). (Image source: Sharp)

Sharp's super-bright P601Q and P721Q 4K laser projectors with up to 7200 ANSI lumens now available for purchase

Sharp's P601Q and P721Q projectors are now available on online stores. They feature 4K UHD resolution, laser technology, and up to 7200 ANSI lumens of brightness. Both models come with flexible installation and durability for prof...
Anubhav Sharma, 11 Dec 2024 13:39
FTC sends out refunds to Fortnite players tricked by Epic (Image Source: Epic Games)

FTC sends out refunds to Fortnite players tricked by Epic

The FTC has begun sending out the first wave of refunds to Fortnite players tricked into making unwanted purchases by Epic. Players charged between January 2017 and September 2022 are eligible for refunds.
Rohith Bhaskar, 11 Dec 2024 13:12
Lam Research introduces Dextro cobot to enhance semiconductor manufacturing maintenance (Image source: Lam Research)

Lam Research's Dextro robot brings 2x precision to semiconductor maintenance

Lam Research's new collaborative robot Dextro brings automation to semiconductor fab maintenance, offering twice the precision of manual work and innovative cleaning solutions. Already deployed globally, it reduces downtime and er...
Nathan Ali, 11 Dec 2024 11:48
OpenAI CFO sees Donald Trump as 'president of this AI generation' (Image Source: Dall-E 3)

OpenAI CFO sees Donald Trump as 'president of this AI generation'

OpenAI CFO Sarah Friar said Donald Trump could be the "president of this AI generation" during an interview at the Reuters NEXT conference in New York. Frair also believes that Musk will act in the national interest.
Rohith Bhaskar, 11 Dec 2024 10:58
Google wants FTC to stop Microsoft's cloud partnership with OpenAI (Image Source: Microsoft)

Google wants FTC to stop Microsoft's cloud partnership with OpenAI

Google has reportedly asked the FTC to investigate Microsoft's exclusive access to OpenAI technologies on its cloud platforms. The FTC questioned Google on Microsoft's practices as part of a broader investigation.
Rohith Bhaskar, 11 Dec 2024 09:10
Elegoo partners with Micro Center. (Image source: Elegoo)

Elegoo Mars 5 Ultra released to brick-and-mortar Micro Center stores

Elegoo has secured a new retail partnership by which its products will be available through all of Micro Center's 28 stores across the US. There increasingly well-known 3D printer brand will be able to put five of its most recent ...
Deirdre O'Donnell, 10 Dec 2024 18:58
20 years ago, IBM sold the ThinkPad: How Lenovo used the it to become the PC juggernaut (image source: Benjamin Herzig)

20 years ago, IBM sold the ThinkPad: How Lenovo used it to become the PC juggernaut

CheckMag December 2004: IBM, one of the founding fathers of the personal computing world, announces that its ThinkPad business is being sold to a then little known entity called Lenovo. 20 years later, the combined company is the largest P...
Benjamin Herzig, 10 Dec 2024 18:02
The CS2150. (Image source: PNY)

PNY CS2150 SSD debuts with up to 10GB/s read speed thanks to PCIe Gen5 upgrade

PNY touts its latest solid-state drive (SSD) as capable of "Next-Gen Speeds" thanks to its new NVMe PCIe Gen5 x4 interface. The OEM asserts that it is the ideal new PC upgrade for professionals with its TCG Opal 2.0 spec. The CS21...
Deirdre O'Donnell, 10 Dec 2024 17:39
China orders antitrust probe into Nvidia for anti-monopoly violations (Image Source: Generated with Dall-E 3)

China orders antitrust probe into Nvidia for anti-monopoly violations

China has ordered an antitrust probe into Nvidia, accusing the company of potentially violating the anti-monopoly laws. The main focus is the $6.9 billion acquisition of Israeli networking products company Mellanox Technologies in...
Rohith Bhaskar, 10 Dec 2024 13:07
Amazon opens a new AI-agent R&D lab in San Francisco (Image Source: Amazon Science)

Amazon opens a new AI-agent R&D lab in San Francisco

Amazon has established a new AI-agent-focused R&D lab in San Francisco. The lab, led by David Luan, co-founder of AI startup Adept, will build "foundational" capabilities for AI agents.
Rohith Bhaskar, 10 Dec 2024 11:52
Hyundai Motor and Kia preview the X-ble Shoulder wearable robot to aid industrial workers during overhead work. (Image source: Hyundai)

Hyundai Motor and Kia unveil X-ble Shoulder industrial wearable robot

The companies' Robotics LAB has developed a passive wearable to reduce shoulder strain for industrial personnel who frequently work on overhead items. The lightweight robot can be worn all day long without the need for recharging.
David Chien, 10 Dec 2024 08:59
Oregon approves largest US solar project (Image source: American Public Power Association, Unsplash)

Oregon greenlights 1,200 MW Sunstone Solar project, America's largest solar farm

The Sunstone Solar project will generate 1,200 megawatts—enough to power 800,000 homes—while investing millions in local agriculture to ensure sustainable development.
Nathan Ali, 09 Dec 2024 17:15
Google Docs now uses AI to create formatted documents (Image Source: Google)

Google Docs now uses AI to create formatted documents

Google Docs will now use Gemini to create formatted documents based on your Workspace files. The feature is currently limited to desktop users and is rolling out gradually.
Rohith Bhaskar, 09 Dec 2024 11:47
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