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Real-time technology is revolutionising film and theatre, with innovations like virtual production, AI-driven script analysis, and immersive AR and VR experiences. From The Mandalorian’s groundbreaking virtual sets to interactive stage designs, these advancements are redefining how stories are told and experienced, creating a new era for entertainment.

Microsoft has enhanced its Copilot AI chatbot to be more useful and autonomous for users. With newly added memory, the AI is now more personalized, can analyze surroundings in real time to answer complex prompts, and can take action on behalf of users.

Blackmagic has launched DaVinci Resolve 20, one of the most powerful software solutions for video, color, sound, and effects editing. New AI capabilities and vertical format support enable social media creators and filmmmakers to craft stories faster.

Midjourney V7 improves speed and realism while maintaining full compatibility with older sref codes. Rendering is faster, image detail is better, and human poses should look more natural. The upgrade to the AI image generator is primarily focused on workflow and quality.

MediaTek has unveiled its latest processor, the Kompanio Ultra. This SoC is specifically aimed at manufacturers of compact budget-oriented laptops rather than smartphone makers.

Adobe Premiere has gained new features that speed up video editing, improve color correction, and extend video clips using AI. After Effects has gained improved performance, new 3D tools, and live HDR preview capabilities.

CheckMag Apple's AI ambitions have hit a wall, with repeated delays and an underwhelming rollout of promised features like the Siri overhaul. While rivals push forward, Apple’s AI strategy seems tangled in internal struggles and cautious execution, raising doubts about its ability to compete in the evolving tech landscape.

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.

After being limited to subscription tier users, OpenAI's new GPT-4o powered image generator is now available for everyone to use. While the company hasn't announced it officially, CEO Sam Altman mentioned in a previous post on X that free users will have a limit of three image generations per day.

This year, Razer uses a significantly slimmer case in the Blade 16, even though this requires compromises in some places. The new model looks a bit like a downgrade overall.

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.

Garmin recently announced the introduction of a new subscription that will lock certain features behind a paywall. Unsurprisingly, smartwatch users aren’t happy about this change, as some are complaining about the termination of a previous agreement.

The MediaTek Dimensity 9400+ will not only bring improved CPU performance over the vanilla Dimensity 9400. In addition, the flagship chipset will offer better AI performance that also sees it surpass the Snapdragon 8 Elite in a new benchmark listing.

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.

Amazon US has launched the Interests AI to automatically discover new products tailored to user prompts around-the-clock. This reduces the time wasted searching through unrelated products.

The DeepSeek-V3-0324 release comes three months after the initial DeepSeek V3 launch in December 2024. This updated model has improved performance and capabilities, such as creating appealing web pages and well-written reports in Chinese.

Google has brought a slew of updates to Search, Maps, Lens, and Gemini to make vacation planning easier and simpler. Travelers can also track hotel pricing to find the best deal in their destination of choice.

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.

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.

RTX 30 and later desktop users can now speak with an AI assistant that runs off the GPU and can do quite a lot of things, including optimizing settings, controlling peripheral lighting, and overclocking. The feature is available through the Nvidia app.

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.

DeepSeek's AI tools are currently operating in People’s Liberation Army hospitals and support units, with military analysts expecting a transition to battlefield intelligence roles.

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.

The YU7 is now believed to be unleashed as Xiaomi's second-gen electric vehicle imminently. Its SUV form-factor is allegedly confirmed in a new leak, which also purports to outline where its badges, window tints and carbon-fiber accents will be found. The "Hyper Autonomous Driving" car will also have a lot of custom wheel options, apparently.

In the latest Bloomberg article, Mark Gurman has shed some light on Apple’s future plans for Apple Watches. The upcoming models may have cameras that can scan the surroundings and will likely be based on Apple’s in-house AI.

The Omni Health Ring is a smart ring equipped with AI-powered health coaching features, designed to help users improve their fitness through actionable tips for their lifestyle and diet. Fun games help maintain fitness using the built-in motion sensors.

SwamCam has unveiled an AI-powered, dual-camera pool monitoring system to prevent accidental deaths. Over 4,000 people drown yearly, and drowning is the leading killer of children under the age of four.

ChatGPT accused a Norwegian man of murdering his two sons and jail time of 21 years. OpenAI is now in trouble once again in Europe for producing egregious falsehoods under GDPR regulation.

Siri can’t seem to answer a simple question like “what month is it” or open apps that are already installed on the device. Hopefully, Apple Intelligence updates that are expected in the coming year will fix these issues.

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.

Despite impressive efficiency results in our review, AMD has now semi-officially confirmed that RDNA 4 will not make it to mobile devices in any way, not even as Zen 6 iGPUs. The good news is that this suggests AMD may eventually port FSR 4 to older generations, as the AMD Ryzen Strix Halo APU still uses RDNA 3.5 for its RTX 4060-tier iGPU performance, and the upcoming Medusa Halo iGPU is slated to deliver even more performance.

The Snapdragon option will be even more affordable than the AMD option while providing longer battery life and likely quieter fan noise.

At GTC 2025, Dell has unveiled its new Pro Max series, featuring the Tower T2, Slim, and Micro desktops. These new PCs look to combine AI-driven performance and eco-friendly computing.

HP has officially announced its next-generation ZBook 8 line-up, which includes both AMD and Intel CPUs, up to 64 GB of RAM, and even Nvidia RTX 500 Ada GPUs with up to 4 GB dedicated VRAM. These workstation laptops are available in both 14- and 16-inch variants.

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.

The HP ProBook 4 G1q 14 is powered by the Qualcomm Snapdragon X1P-26-100 that includes a 45 TOPS NPU. While the ProBook G1q does not come in a 16-inch variant, it offers USB4 and Wi-Fi 7 connectivity along with HP's suite of AI applications for business.

Cube 3D lets creators on the Roblox platform and elsewhere use generative AI to create 3D models with text prompts. The developers also plan on adding more complex and functional object creation down the line.

A new rumour from a trusted leaker says Samsung might scrap its 1.4 nm (SF1.4) node altogether. It was slated to enter mass production in 2027 alongside SF2A and SF2Z.

According to a typically reliable source, Apple will be bringing a major feature update to the AirPods Pro later this year. Linked to the rollout of upcoming OS upgrades like iOS 19, the new feature should transform Apple's earbuds into a real-life Babel fish.