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Google wants to help businesses operate more efficiently with the help of Gemini AI and deeper integrations into Workspace tools. Workspace Flows is the latest feature that allows automating multi-step processes.

Commercial Times reports many companies have suspended shipments to the US following President Trump's tariff announcement. Some of the affected parts will include laptops, smartphones and networking gear.

Reuters says the US Commerce Department could fine TSMC up to $1 billion for violating export control laws. This is related to the incident from last year, when TSMC accidentally made high-end chips for a proxy company that eventually ended up in Huawei's hands.

Razer is the latest manufacturer to suspend laptop sales for US customers. Razer Blade models are unavailable but remain in stock in Canada and other regions. The company has yet to explain its response to the latest Trump tariffs.

Apple stores are seeing a drastic increase in foot traffic and purchases as buyers try to preempt any potential iPhone price hikes. The White House administration has raised the tariff on China-sourced goods, and there may be more increases in store.

When it comes to laptops equipped for a hybrid work environment, few brands meet the performance, reliability, security, remote management, battery life, and performance requirements quite as well as Dell, HP, Microsoft, and Lenovo.

Vehicles that can be powered by renewable energy alone have seen another breakthrough, according to a new report. The motorcycle looks more than a little ungainly thanks to its own on-board generator for solar and wind power, but is indeed touted to be able to use them to power its battery for up to 31 miles at a time.

The tariffs recently imposed on vast numbers of countries and territories throughout the world by the second Trump administration, major tech and industry centers such as China and Taiwan included, have been received as a potentially significant threat to consumers in terms of the price of the goods that they buy - iPhones included, according to a new report.

Microsoft has launched its first own mini PC. Unlike regular devices for consumers, this machine is supposed to be very easy to use as it directly connects to the cloud, which could potentially make it more secure.

Add Razer to the list of businesses leaving San Francisco due to high costs and empty streets that the city never fully recovered from post Covid.

The Nintendo Switch 2 price is already significantly higher than the launch cost of the Switch. Fresh Trump tariffs on Vietnam will impact where Nintendo manufactures many consoles.

StationPC touts its new PocketCloud as a new kind of portable standalone back-up solution that can go anywhere with the user. It is rated to support up to 16TB of storage with its optional modular dock, which also adds Ethernet to its I/O options along with SD cards, USB and Wi-Fi 6. The PocketCloud has already attracted nearly 20 times its original goal as a result of its ongoing crowdfunding campaign.

The new Analyst and Research agents in Microsoft 365 Copilot perform data analysis and business research much like junior consultants do, potentially saving business users time and money while helping them tackle complex business challenges.

Hydrogen could play an increasingly important role in the efficient storage of electricity. But so far, storing and transporting the energy source has been a safety challenge. However, a recent project in Germany claims to have developed a safe and cost-effective method of transporting hydrogen using oxidised iron nuggets.

The Denali mobile food recycler separates expired and damaged foods from their packaging and produces organic output that can be used as feed or compost, diverting unsalable foods from supermarkets from going into landfills during natural disasters.

Raspberry AI gets new features that may help you eliminate the cost of on-site fashion shoots by replacing real models and locations with virtual counterparts. The service can be used 24/7 without the need to take breaks or wait for optimal lighting conditions.

The xMEMS Lassen is a MEMS micro-tweeter that can be used in wireless earbuds, reproducing audio with higher detail and better clarity than conventional cone drivers. The speaker does not require a separate piezo amplifier chip, enabling smaller earbud designs.

The Lenovo ThinkPad X9-14 Gen 1 Aura Edition seems like an interesting hybrid of different Lenovo laptop lines: In terms of looks, it could be a Lenovo Yoga. In terms of the features, it could be a ThinkBook. But in terms of quality, it has all the hallmarks of a ThinkPad.

Elon Musk's xAI company has acquired X for $33 billion in stocks. Some speculate xAI's Grok will soon get a more extensive access to user chats and personal information as a result.

Ubisoft is spinning off a new subsidiary with a 25% stake from Tencent to accelerate development of its three major franchises viz. Assassin's Creed, Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six, and Far Cry. CEO Yves Guillemot said that this strategic move will help in better quality titles while helping the company consolidate its debt.

Asus has started selling the ProArt PA32UCDM globally. Based around a 32-inch, 4K and 240 Hz OLED panel, the professional monitor is already available for a healthy discount in the Eurozone.

New leaks have now provided some more insight into both Qualcomm and MediaTek's plans for their next-gen flagship chipsets, including their architecture and core configuration. Interestingly, too, both companies could be set to launch two flagship SoCs this year.

Our review of the Surface Laptop with Intel’s Lunar Lake clearly shows that it's the better device overall. Instead of pushing Windows on ARM at the expense of customers, Microsoft should offer both versions and let buyers choose.

Samsung Electronics has confirmed the death of its co-leader in hospital. Han Jong-Hee oversaw the part of the OEM's business that pertained to its mobile devices and chip-making concerns. His abrupt passing leaves his fellow co-chief executive officer (CEO) Jun Young-hyun solely in charge of the tech giant.

The Lunar Lake-powered EliteBook Ultra G1i is an impressive high-quality business laptop, but compared to the more traditional EliteBook X notebooks, certain compromises had to be made.

Volvo Trucks has now specified when it will start taking orders for its latest all-electric heavy goods vehicle (HGV). The new FH Aero Electric is rated to be able to cover up to 600 kilometers (~373 miles) of road on a single charge, which can be done at ultra-fast rates and also over CCS. The truck is also backed to haul a load of about 50 tons.

There is a new Starlink dish in the works that will increase the satellite Internet download speeds from the current 200 Mbps average to the gigabit level. Besides kits for gigabit downloads, SpaceX is preparing a new and improved Starlink Mini dish, too.

The company signed an agreement with the Israeli cybersecurity startup for $32 billion, marking the biggest acquisition made by Google to date.

Ant Group now trains AI models on homegrown Chinese chips, cutting costs by 20 percent compared to Nvidia hardware while achieving competitive results. This marks a significant step toward China's technological self-sufficiency amid US export controls.

Dell's habit of slapping "Pro" and "Premium" onto its product names may make us roll our eyes, but the Dell Pro 13 Premium is still an almost ideal business laptop. Why the "Premium" label is justified is explained in our review summary below.

CheckMag In the rapidly evolving realm of quantum computing, photonic systems—those that utilize light particles, or photons, for data processing—are emerging as a promising frontier. Unlike traditional quantum computers that rely on superconducting qubits requiring ultra-cold environments, photonic quantum computers operate effectively at room temperature, offering a scalable and energy-efficient alternative.​

HP has launched the EliteBook 6 G1 laptops targeted at professionals. The laptops come in AI and Next-gen AI flavors with Intel/AMD CPU options for the former and AMD/Qualcomm chips for the latter.

With the G5 OLED TV series release, LG announced plans to become the world leader in premium TV production, despite it historically trailing Samsung in mini LED TV shipments. To achieve this, LG intends to compete on processing hardware and TV operating system software fronts.

Assassin's Creed Shadows has reached an important player base milestone less than 24 hours into the title's official launch. The news, which comes to us via Ubisoft, is significant as AC Shadows has been grappling with controversies since the initial trailers.

The wait is over: Lenovo's premium business flagship, the ThinkPad X1 Carbon Gen 13, is finally available with more hardware options in the USA. The Lenovo US shops now allows buyers to customize the ThinkPad laptop, adding Ultra 5 CPUs, 16 GB RAM, an IPS screen and the haptic Sensel touchpad option.

Oxford BioTherapeutics partners with Roche in a deal worth potentially over $1 billion to develop novel cancer antibody treatments.

EliteBook 8 instead of EliteBook 800: HP's most important business laptop series launches in 2025 with a new name. HP also uses this opportunity to introduce a new design. Additionally, there are many new processor options, including Krackan Point and Lunar Lake.

The DGX Station is Nvidia's second AI supercomputer for the desktop. The earlier 20-core DGX Spark enabled the development of 200-billion-parameter large-language models locally, and the 72-core Station is built to handle significantly larger ones.

Dell has shown off two new workstation-grade laptops, the Dell Pro Max 16 Plus and Dell Pro Max 18 Plus. Both support up to 256 GB of CAMM memory, 12 TB storage and come with an Arrow Lake-HX CPU and an RTX Pro 5000 Blackwell GPU.

The Pro Max 14 and 16 are Dell's latest entry-level enterprise-grade laptops. They are powered by Arrow Lake-based Intel Core Ultra processors and can be configured with Nvidia Pro Blackwell GPUs. The OEM has now finally revealed when they will start to show up on the market in 2025.

Dell has announced Premium versions of its new Pro Max 14 and 16 enterprise-grade laptops. They are equipped with tandem OLED displays of up to 4K in resolution, driven by next-gen RTX Pro Blackwell graphics. The PCs will also have Thunderbolt 4 to 5 ports to go with their HDMI 2.1, WiFi 7 and Bluetooth 5.4 specs.

SpaceX has introduced a new, 5x cheaper Starlink satellite Internet plan for those who only need their dish for the occasional trip out in the boondocks or as a backup Internet source. The cheapest Starlink plan comes with a metered amount of data, and a low price for each gigabyte of overages after.

Epson PaperLab machines allow businesses to collect used paper from their branch offices and recycle them into new printer paper.

Samsung's chip exports to China hit a record $44.6 billion in 2023—a 53.9 percent jump from the previous year and more than its US shipments. China's $20 billion economic stimulus boosted demand for memory in consumer electronics, though US sanctions threaten Samsung's momentum in this crucial market.

A new tech demo from Nvidia offers a glimpse into the future of game graphics the way Team Green envisions it. Built on Unreal Engine 5, it showcases neural rendering, a technology designed to deliver superior image quality while boosting performance.

Although Huawei HiCar will be introduced with BMW Neue Klasse models made in China starting next year, the fruits of the collaboration between the two giants are already showing up. BMW Digital Key, for example, arriving later this year, allows users to lock/unlock and start their cars remotely using Huawei smartphones.