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Snap has unveiled SPECS Intelligence, a personal AI assistant that isn't supposed to wait for specific questions. Instead, the system aims to understand habits, goals and schedules, proactively surface relevant information and even handle smaller tasks on request.

Anthropic is folding Claude Cowork into ordinary chat. Pro and Max accounts move first, in stages over the next few weeks. Claude Docs and Claude Slides arrive in beta on the paid plans. Accounts that have moved cannot switch back. Here is how to tell whether yours has.

The video game industry has shed tens of thousands of jobs since 2022, but the impact has been concentrated in North America and Europe. Data from an industry layoffs tracker shows Japanese publishers such as Nintendo, Capcom and Konami have largely avoided the same wave of cuts, and there are a number of reasons for this.

Lenovo and HP both have excellent 14-inch business laptops with Intel Panther Lake. Both the Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Carbon Gen 14 and HP EliteBook X G2i 14 are great choices for a work device.

Companies are working to reduce the steel industry’s heavy emissions. The world’s largest “green,” or near-zero-emission, steel plant is now set to begin operations in Sweden with Google’s help.

We loved the HP EliteBook X G2i 14 in our review, but our review device had one weakness: its screen. The HP SureView display offers a useful privacy feature, but impacts usability greatly.

AMD could reportedly raise prices for some chips by roughly 10 % in the fourth quarter as TSMC wafer costs increase. Ryzen CPUs have not been specifically confirmed as affected, but the reported increase could eventually push up prices for AMD processors and other components.

OpenAI has turned off automatic escalation to Thinking for ChatGPT Plus and Pro. Asking the model to think harder no longer changes anything. The stronger answer is still there, but you have to pick the level yourself. Plus accounts also run into a ceiling below the top steps.

AI’s data-center buildout could triple global e-waste over the next 25 years, according to a new report. The forecast highlights growing concerns about how discarded AI servers and related infrastructure will be repaired, reused or recycled.

When Intel announced its Intel Panther Lake CPU generation, also known as Core Ultra 300, they promised the same efficiency as Intel Lunar Lake with a significantly higher performance. A promise that Intel is able to keep, as the HP EliteBook X G2i laptop review demonstrates.

For many years, repairability in laptops had to take a back-seat to slimmer, more integrated designs. A trend towards the opposite direction seems to be finally emerging - not just with the prominent Framework Laptop, but also other examples: Like the user-removable keyboard of the HP EliteBook X G2i.

The iPhone Air was just $100 cheaper than the iPhone 17 Pro at launch last year, but that price tag fails to reflect on Apple's new trade-in program for the iPhone Duo and iPhone 18 Pro phones.

Installing wind turbines often requires heavy-haul transportation, but moving their enormous rotor blades can be challenging. Goldhofer has unveiled a new vehicle with a track width that can be adjusted under full load, improving lateral stability and potentially enabling shorter routes.

The Geekom IT13 2026 Edition remains true to its familiar NUC design but receives a significant hardware update. With the Intel Core Ultra 7 356H from the Panther Lake generation, the integrated graphics unit in particular is expected to offer significantly more performance. At the same time, there is a more affordable version with the Core i5-13500H.

About 347,000 Trezor newsletter subscribers received a warning about a fake hardware defect, sent from the real address mailing@trezor.io. It passed every authentication check because the newsletter provider Brevo had been breached. BitBox and CoinTracking were hit too. Here is what actually protects you.

Rebel Wolves, the studio behind Blood of the Dawnwalker, is looking for a new lead writer to work on the narrative for a sequel to the game. The game has been both a critical and commercial success, and the studio is reportedly looking to start work on the sequel as soon as possible.

Lenovo has taken the No. 1 spot in global x86 server shipments for the first time, IDC's figures suggest, helped by a sharp rise in demand for servers used to run AI workloads.

With the new EliteBook X G2i 14, HP has introduced a completely new keyboard design for this premium business laptop. After our review, we can say that HP made the right choice - hopefully, this design is coming to all HP EliteBook laptops soon.

GMX and WEB.DE are allowed to empty an unused free mailbox after 6 months and hand the address to another user after 12. Section 5.3 of their terms says so at both providers. Anyone still using that address at a shop, an insurer or an old account is sending their password resets to a stranger.

U.S. Senator Cynthia Lummis has warned that legal uncertainty could make stablecoin issuers and crypto exchanges hesitant to freeze funds suspected of being linked to illicit activity.

Bitcoin (BTC) briefly recovered toward the $80,000 level before losing momentum, with the cryptocurrency trading around $77,700 after a 1.4% decline over 24 hours. Glassnode analysts now identify the $83,000 to $86,000 region as a major hurdle for Bitcoin, while weak spot-market demand could make the recovery harder to sustain.

Hunter Biden’s $LAPTOP memecoin has suffered a dramatic collapse shortly after launching, falling 97.8% from its early peak as trading activity exposed the token’s extremely thin liquidity. Despite the sharp decline, the foundation behind the project says it is continuing to support $LAPTOP.

The HP EliteBook X G2i 14 plays in a completely different weight class than its predecessor - but not actually in terms of weight, but in terms of performance. This is thanks to the new Intel Panther Lake platform.

A study by review platform Trustpilot shows that how companies handle returns is a major negative factor in customer ratings. This makes the after-sales process increasingly critical to building brand and customer trust. What does this mean in practice?

It could be so simple: Instead of being confronted with a cookie banner on every website, some even misleading, users could set their cookie preferences, including exceptions, once in their browser and be done with it. But the tracking industry (with Google in front) is pushing back against the European Commission’s proposal. Scientists, NGOs and companies have now joined forces in a coalition calling for the proposal to be implemented.

Recent Nintendo Direct events didn’t generate much excitement from investors. Even with a Zelda Switch 2 console and a crowded lineup of announced games, Nintendo's stock price declined sharply. Over the two days, shares in Japan fell nearly 9%.

Google will invest €13 billion in Finland over the next two years, turning the country into a strategic AI hub in Europe. The money is primarily a bet on AI infrastructure, with the company simultaneously investing in power generation, grids, and energy storage.

Strategy CEO Phong Le has used the rising price of a Chipotle burrito to illustrate the difference between holding U.S. dollars and holding Bitcoin (BTC), arguing that the cryptocurrency has dramatically increased purchasing power when measured against everyday goods.

The crypto sector is beginning to heat up. In fact, it may already be there. Trading activity is picking up across the market, exchanges are adding more products, and the line between crypto and traditional finance continues to become increasingly blurred.

Intel is reportedly preparing another 10% price increase for its PC processors on October 5. The move could further raise PC prices as Intel focuses on higher-margin products while memory and other component costs continue to rise.

At IFA, Xgrids showcased a spatial camera that goes beyond photos and basic 2D video. Using LiDAR, the camera creates interactive 3D models with an incredibly wide range of applications. The only catch is the price.

OpenAI announced GPT-6 Astra for all ChatGPT Plus subscribers. The model does not appear in the ordinary chat window, where GPT-5.6 Sol remains the top option. Plus covers Astra in Work and Codex. Reaching it in Chat takes a Pro plan. OpenAI is banking one usage reset for every day a paying user waits.

GTA VI's Netflix-paywalled trailer, EA's $55B go-private buyout, Marvel's Wolverine backlash, Elden Ring hitting Switch 2, free Witcher 3 expansions, a leaked DLSS 5, Valve's Steam Frame, and a wild month for fighting games. August 2026 had it all, and we're breaking it down in one massive recap.

OpenAI has released GPT-6 Astra, the company's most power AI to date. Astra is so capable at developing zero day exploits and hacking targets that it has been given a Critical cybersecurity threat rating, requiring additional safeguards prior to its release.

ChatGPT, Claude and Grok all went down within hours of each other on Wednesday. How often that happens is public: OpenAI reports 99.64 percent uptime for ChatGPT over 90 days, Anthropic 99.4 percent for claude.ai. That works out to roughly 8 and 13 hours. Here is where the numbers live and what to do next time.

Microsoft is ending unlimited cloud streaming on Xbox from November, capping Game Pass Ultimate at 15 hours a month, Premium at 10 hours, and Essential at 5 hours, with extra playtime sold as top-up bundles through the Xbox Store. The company blames rising server infrastructure costs and says the caps will affect around 4 percent of subscribers.

The incentive also includes covering up to $1,170 per year for offsetting charging costs at Tesla's Supercharger and other networks. The goal is to lower the number of busy rideshare vehicles with internal combustion engines.

CD Projekt has reported first-half 2026 revenue of PLN 435 million, roughly $116.4 million, up 23% year on year, with net profit up 37% to PLN 249 million and a net margin of 57%. The result beat analyst forecasts by around a quarter. Licensing brought in PLN 95 million across more than 100 partners, while development spending reached PLN 385 million in the same six months.

The man who spent five years building Saudi Arabia's gaming empire is stepping aside right as its biggest purchase yet closes. The move is interesting considering its timing and broader context, as Turqi Alnowaiser, deputy governor of Saudi Arabia's PIF, takes over.

DDR4 memory prices have hit record highs as the AI boom puts increasing pressure on global memory supplies. The average price of an 8Gb DDR4 chip has now reached $25 — 8.6 times higher than a decade ago.

After struggling to keep pace with Insta360 and others over the past few years, GoPro is now shifting its focus. Following an acquisition, the company plans to focus on military technology and AI data centers rather than action cameras.

China’s largest DRAM manufacturer, CXMT, is suing the Pentagon over its designation as a Chinese military company, arguing that the label lacks factual evidence and relies solely on alleged government affiliations. The lawsuit seeks removal from the Section 1260H list, citing reputational harm while leaving CXMT’s commercial chip sales unaffected.

Tim Cook is stepping down as Apple CEO after 15 years, with hardware chief John Ternus set to take over on September 1. Cook will remain with Apple as executive chairman, marking the end of an era for the company.