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Banner showing day-one Xbox Game Pass games (Image source: Xbox Wire)

Arkane Studios founder suggests day-one Xbox Game Pass games contributed to loss of Microsoft jobs

Some critics claim that Xbox Game Pass played a role in Microsoft closing more game studios. Raphael Colantonio, the founder of Arkane Studios, doesn't think the service benefits developers. As day-one Xbox Game Pass games attract...

Adam Corsetti, 05 Jul 2025 22:00

Jensen Huang, CEO of Nvidia giving a speech (Image source: CNA)

Nvidia becomes most valuable company ever at $3.92T, leaving Microsoft and Apple behind

Yesterday, Nvidia's market cap hit $3.92 trillion, making Nvidia the most valuable publicly traded company in history. The previous record was set by Apple on December 6, 2024, when its market cap hit $3.915 trillion.

Chibuike Okpara, 04 Jul 2025 21:10

Mainland China’s path to foundry supremacy. Pictured: SMIC's silicon wafer (Image source: SMIC)

China’s foundry capacity set to hit 30 percent by 2030

Mainland China is on track to capture 30 percent of global semiconductor foundry capacity by 2030, driven by state-backed investment and a surge of mature-node fabs. While this shift boosts supply resilience, leading-edge producti...

Nathan Ali, 04 Jul 2025 17:17

The Nothing Phone (3) will come in two colorways: black and white (Image source: Notebookcheck)

Nothing reveals why the Phone (3) took 2 years to arrive and it isn't what we expected

Nothing posted a video on its YouTube channel two days ago, officially announcing the Nothing Phone (3), Nothing also explained why it waited 2 years to bring it — a wait Nothing said is equivalent to a 'death sentence' to consume...

Chibuike Okpara, 04 Jul 2025 12:19

Romoss's global storefronts remain stocked and active. (Image Source: Romoss)

Power bank maker Romoss dismisses bankruptcy rumors after certifications get withdrawn over quality issues

Reports from Chinese media indicate Romoss has halted production of its power banks following the withdrawal of 3C's certificates. The company is widely claimed to be facing bankruptcy as a result, but has now issued an official s...

Ricci Rox, 04 Jul 2025 11:57

Goal reached: One million signatures have been collected. (Image source: Stop Killing Games)

EU initiative "Stop Killing Games" reaches one million signatures

For a long time, it looked as though the EU initiative "Stop Killing Games" was doomed to fail. Initially, all metrics pointed to success, but then the curve flattened. Shortly before the end, the final hurdle was cleared, with an...

Andreas Sebayang, 04 Jul 2025 09:29

The Starlink Performance kit for enterprise customers. (Image source: Starlink)

Starlink drops Performance dish price by $500 to make room for gigabit speed model

Starlink has a new rugged Performance dish in store that is ready for the gigabit satellite Internet speeds upgrade that is coming in 2026. Its predecessor is now being deeply discounted for a limited time.

Daniel Zlatev, 03 Jul 2025 19:15

“No subscriptions. No loot boxes. No battle pass,” says Subnautica 2 dev. (Image Source: Unknown Worlds)

"Nothing has changed," Subnautica 2 devs reassure fans after leadership overhaul

Following Krafton’s sudden removal of Subnautica’s founding leadership, Unknown Worlds has issued a community letter reassuring fans that development on Subnautica 2 continues unchanged. The core team remains intact, Early Access ...

Nitisha Upadhye, 03 Jul 2025 18:28

Phil Spencer (left), Sarah Bond (middle), and Matt Booty (right) in an Xbox podcast. (Image source: Xbox on YouTube)

Report: Microsoft tying to move towards AI agents amid mass layoffs

The mass layoffs at Microsoft have shut down a lot of upcoming projects and dismantled several established development teams. One developer has now stated that the company is looking to replace its workforce with AI agents whereve...

Vineet Washington, 03 Jul 2025 17:26

AMD CEO Lisa Su showcases a Ryzen processor. Her 2025 pay package has been raised to $33 million. (Image source: AMD)

AMD boosts CEO Lisa Su’s paycheck to $33M — still below Nvidia’s Huang

AMD has raised CEO Lisa Su’s compensation to $33 million for the upcoming year, including a base salary increase to $1.32 million. However, her new package remains well below that of Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang, whose total pay has su...

Andrew Sozinov, 03 Jul 2025 14:04

Aito M6 tipped to launch as EV with next-gen Sodium New Energy battery

The Aito M9 is an electric vehicle with an advanced silicon-carbon (SiC) battery rated to have an energy density of up to 200 watt-hours per kilogram (Wh/kg). Its successor might be even more powerful thanks to cutting-edge sodium...

Deirdre O'Donnell, 02 Jul 2025 20:48

Microsoft lays off 9000 employees, Xbox division hit hard

Microsoft is cutting 9000 more jobs as part of a major restructuring, with its Xbox and gaming divisions among the hardest hit. The layoffs mark another major workforce reduction as the company seeks to streamline operations despi...

Andrew Sozinov, 02 Jul 2025 19:33

Tesla announces delivery of 384,000 vehicles in Q2 2025, a 13.5% YoY drop in sales

Tesla just announced on X that it produced 410,244 vehicles in the second quarter of 2025 and sold 384,122. This marks a significant drop in sales compared to the second quarter of 2024.

Chibuike Okpara, 02 Jul 2025 17:49

Subnautica 2 leadership replaced by Krafton ahead of early access release

Krafton has abruptly removed Subnautica’s original creators from Unknown Worlds, replacing the entire leadership team with Steve Papoutsis of Callisto Protocol fame. The unexpected move comes months before Subnautica 2’s early acc...

Nitisha Upadhye, 02 Jul 2025 15:51

According to a new study by Seer Interactive, LLMs value up-to-date content. (Image source: DallE3)

AI favors fresh content – new study highlights recency as key to digital visibility

A new study by Seer Interactive shows that AI systems particularly favor up-to-date content. Regular updates are especially important in fast-moving sectors such as finance, while long-lasting evergreen content can still be effect...

Marius Müller, 02 Jul 2025 14:53

Control centers: Helping users control their laptop or manfuacturers control their customers?

Lenovo and other laptop makers abuse their control centers by placing ads, as seen on the Legion Pro 5

The control center of laptops is a central hub for users. These are developed by manufacturers themselves and increasingly abused in order to place ads or even collect user data. Lenovo is just one example.

Christian Hintze, 02 Jul 2025 01:31

Non-technical/specialized jobs like customer service are the most at risk of getting replaced by AI. A phone displaying an Unemployed message pictured. (Image source: Pixabay)

AI reportedly wreaks havoc on the entry-level job market in the UK

AI is reportedly making some big changes to the UK's job market. According to data collected by Adzuna, the availability of entry-level jobs in the UK has crashed by a third since the release of ChatGPT in 2022.

Fawad Murtaza, 01 Jul 2025 19:57

OnePlus is still owned by parent company Oppo, which also owns Realme. (Image source: OnePlus)

OnePlus risks US sales ban for allegedly sending sensitive data to China without permission

OnePlus is the latest Chinese company to be caught between souring Chinese and US relations. According to US lawmakers, OnePlus is transferring 'sensitive personal information and screenshots' to Chinese servers without seeking us...

Alex Alderson, 01 Jul 2025 18:06

New Starlink customers in three US states are getting hit with a $1,000 surcharge. (Image source: SpaceX)

Starlink will make you pay a $1000 surcharge in three US states just to sign up

Starlink has jacked up its demand surcharge fee to a staggering $1,000 for new Residential customers in parts of Washington, Oregon, and Idaho. The congestion fee has tripled over the past month alone, as SpaceX struggles to manag...

Kristen Spradlin, 01 Jul 2025 15:59

The Starlink Standard Kit dish for Residential plans. (Image source: SpaceX)

Starlink sets out $15/month Residential Lite Internet plan price for eligible New Yorkers

Starlink subscribers don't have to live in India to get cheap Internet plans. While India is only rumored to get a $10/month plan, eligible citizens of the state of New York can get Starlink Internet for $15/month right now.

Daniel Zlatev, 01 Jul 2025 15:27

A promotional image for Cloudflare's Content Independence Day initiative displaying an orange flag with the symbol of a pen. (Image Source: Cloudflare)

Cloudflare will now block AI web scrapers that don't pay for data

American web services provider Cloudflare has announced it plans to block all AI web crawlers by default unless the companies using them pay the original creators.

Rohith Bhaskar, 01 Jul 2025 13:56

Lenovo ThinkPad P14s Gen 6 AMD in the sunlight (image source: Benjamin Herzig)

Weird segmentation: Lenovo keeps 2.8K OLED screen from Ryzen AI 9 ThinkPad laptop for no apparent reason

The Lenovo ThinkPad P14s Gen 6 AMD is available with both AMD Ryzen AI 9 HX CPUs and 2.8K OLED screens - but not at the same time. For some strange reason, Lenovo only offers the higher resolution screens on lower-end Ryzen 5 and ...

Benjamin Herzig, 01 Jul 2025 12:42

Nintendo Switch OLED with Canadian maple leaf (Image source: Nintendo of Canada with edits)

Nintendo is adjusting Switch pricing in Canada for console and games, but changes won't affect Switch 2

While some older generation consoles receive price cuts, the Switch could become more expensive in Canada. On August 1st, Nintendo will release an updated MSRP for the console, Switch games, and accessories. Nintendo fans suspect ...

Adam Corsetti, 30 Jun 2025 21:21

The new kind of foldable touchpad. (Image source: Seenda)

Seenda Foldable Bluetooth Keyboard debuts as travel accessory with touchpad

The travel collapsible keyboard with Bluetooth for devices such as smartphones and tablets is not exactly a new concept. Seenda claims to have created the best example thus far, as this one integrates its own touchpad. It is still...

Deirdre O'Donnell, 30 Jun 2025 19:50

Donkey Kong Bananza Switch 2 edition. Official teaser. (Image source: Nintendo of America)

Nintendo Switch 2 launch on Amazon fell apart over pricing of cheap imports

The reason why Amazon didn't take part in the biggest console launch ever has been revealed. For now, only a few original Nintendo Switch 2 games are available on Amazon.

Daniel Zlatev, 30 Jun 2025 17:59

Xiaomi YU7 deliveries will take more than a year (Image source: Xiaomi Motors)

Xiaomi YU7 buyers will have to wait a year as Xiaomi is overwhelmed with orders

Following a blockbuster launch for its first-ever SUV, Xiaomi is now facing a new challenge — a production bottleneck that will keep early buyers waiting for up to a full year to receive their new YU7 electric vehicle.

Chibuike Okpara, 29 Jun 2025 16:51

Praise the Fool. One of the anime's key characters pictured. (Image Source: Crunchyroll)

Polarising 'Lord of Mysteries' anime debut raises questions over popularity potential

Lord of Mysteries, a Chinese web novel, is widely regarded as one of the best of its kind. An animated adaptation finally premiered yesterday after months of hype by an overly excited fanbase, but how much of a success is it going...

Ricci Rox, 29 Jun 2025 16:19

You'll own nothing - stop killing games ft. Ross of Accursed Farms (Image source: GNCA on YouTube)

GNCA talks to Ross Scott about game ownership, digital rights, and the EU petition to save endangered games

GNCA interviews Ross Scott of Accursed Farms to discuss the Stop Killing Games campaign and its push for legal protections when online-only games are shut down. The focus is a European Citizens’ Initiative that would require publi...

Sebastian Jankowski, 28 Jun 2025 22:03

HDMI 2.2 Specification released with up to 96Gb/s bandwidth

The world's latest and potentially most powerful standard for HDMI equipment has now officially been released. The 2.2 Specification allows for double the maximum bandwidth of its predecessor, and may as such pave the way for new,...

Deirdre O'Donnell, 28 Jun 2025 15:47

The App Store makes some changes. (Image source: Apple)

Apple unveils new Core Technology Commission for non-App Store purchases

Epic Games' CEO Tim Sweeney has lambasted Apple's new Digital Markets Act (DMA) compliance measures as "a mockery of fair competition in digital markets" due to new charges on app purchases made outside the App Store. The Cupertin...

Deirdre O'Donnell, 27 Jun 2025 20:45

German authorities have requested that Deepseek be removed from app stores. (Image source: AI generated)

Ban impending: German authorities call on Google and Apple to remove Deepseek from their app stores

Since Chinese AI language model Deepseek has been forwarding user data from Europe to China, German authorities are now attempting to ban the app. Apple and Google have now been officially requested to ban the app from their store...

Christian Hintze, 27 Jun 2025 12:40

Turn 10 Studios and Playground Games logos (Image source: Turn 10 Studios, Playground Games)

Microsoft is rumored to cut up to 2000 Xbox Gaming jobs, with Forza Motorsport and potentially Horizon studios impacted

Gamers may see future first-party Xbox games developed by fewer studios. Microsoft appears ready to cut up to 2000 Xbox Gaming positions. Turn 10 and Playground Games, the developers of Forza Motorsport and Forza Horizon titles, c...

Adam Corsetti, 26 Jun 2025 20:57

DeepSeek allegedly bypassed U.S. export controls on Nvidia chips

U.S. officials accuse AI firm DeepSeek of willingly aiding China’s military-intelligence networks and scheming through shell companies in Southeast Asia to bypass export controls for Nvidia’s top-tier chips.

Nathan Ali, 26 Jun 2025 11:06

Morning Midas cargo ship on fire 300 miles (482.8 kilometers) south of Adak, Alaska (Image source: U.S. Coast Guard)

Another EV fire sinks cargo ship with 3,000 cars, highlighting growing EV transport risks

A car carrier transporting about 3,000 vehicles across the Pacific was abandoned after an uncontrolled fire broke out onboard. The ship, named Morning Midas, was carrying around 750 electric and hybrid vehicles when smoke was firs...

Chibuike Okpara, 25 Jun 2025 21:32

The price of several Philips Hue products is expected to rise in the US. (Image source: Philips Hue)

Philips Hue product prices rising soon in the US

The prices of various Philips Hue products are about to rise in the US. Signify, the company behind the smart lighting and home security brand, first informed customers of the price increase in a marketing email. In a new statemen...

Polly Allcock, 25 Jun 2025 19:44

Ryzen 9 CPU makes this Lenovo ThinkPad stand out: Compact mobile workstation offers the most CPU performance of any 14-inch ThinkPad laptop

Lenovo has many, many laptops with AMD Ryzen AI CPUs. But there is only a single 14-inch Lenovo ThinkPad with the twelve core variant of Strix Point: The Lenovo ThinkPad P14s Gen 6 AMD offers the most CPU performance out of any 14...

Benjamin Herzig, 25 Jun 2025 17:38

The Omni chair. (Image source: LiberNovo)

LiberNovo Omni debuts as Dynamic Ergonomic Chair with 'world-first' motorized back-rest

LiberNovo asserts that its Omni is far from the average desk furniture - and not just due to its Dynamic Support System touted to actively adapt to every user's spine for optimal comfort throughout the day. The chair comes with "w...

Deirdre O'Donnell, 25 Jun 2025 17:23

T-Mobile's T-Satellite with Starlink service is nearing launch. (Image source: T-Mobile)

T-Mobile sets Starlink satellite data service launch date for X or WhatsApp use on phones without carrier coverage

T-Mobile will offer popular chat or social network apps even in areas without cellular coverage, thanks to its newly minted free T-Satellite with Starlink service on the Experience Beyond plan. It has now set the dates when both s...

Daniel Zlatev, 25 Jun 2025 16:02

Neura Robotics’ 4NE1 is set to launch in 2025, aiming to bring humanoid robots to the mass market. (Image source: Neura Robotics)

Germany’s answer to Musk’s Optimus: Neura’s 4NE1 robot promises ironing, lifting and unloading the dishwasher

Neura Robotics has unveiled the third-generation 4NE1 humanoid at Automatica 2025 – a versatile, AI-powered partner designed for homes, workplaces and service environments. Scheduled to launch later this year, the robot promises t...

Marius Müller, 25 Jun 2025 13:18

As Microsoft Gaming cuts more jobs, Xbox consoles and games may disappear in parts of Europe

Buyers in Central Europe may soon find even fewer Xbox games and consoles on store shelves. Accompanying the Microsoft Gaming job cuts, the company plans to shut down some distribution networks. Xbox now favors cross-platform digi...

Adam Corsetti, 25 Jun 2025 00:27

The CTL 12.2-inch Chromebook PX121E laptop is designed for educational environments with durability and low cost-of-ownership in mind. (Image source: CTL)

CTL 12.2-inch Chromebook PX121E debuts with MIL-STD-810H drop durability, spill-proof keyboard, and Wi-Fi 6E

CTL’s Chromebook PX121E targets educational institutions with a rugged 12.2-inch design, Intel N150 processor, and ChromeOS updates through 2035. It offers Wi-Fi 6E, multiple ports, and spill-resistant features, with extended warr...

David Chien, 24 Jun 2025 22:30

Fortescue's Infinity Train is set to run entirely without fossil fuels or intermediate charging. (Image source: DallE3)

Infinity Train: This electric train is set to never need recharging

The so-called “Infinity Train” from Australian mining company Fortescue is a battery-electric freight train that recharges itself through regenerative braking on downhill stretches. In an initial test run, the prototype covered mo...

Marius Müller, 24 Jun 2025 16:48

The Starlink Residential Kit satellite Internet dish. (Image source: SpaceX)

Starlink ups congestion fee to $750 in some states

With the removal of waitlists, Starlink began to manage satellite Internet demand and supply in the US via the so-called 'demand surcharge.' The congestion fee now reaches a jaw-dropping $750 in certain high-demand areas.

Daniel Zlatev, 23 Jun 2025 15:40

Since December 2024, the company has lost almost a quarter of it market value. Pictured - an Apple store. (Image source: Pexels)

Apple sued by shareholders for misleading AI progress claims

A group of Apple shareholders, led by Eric Tucker, sued the company for allegedly downplaying the time it would take for the integration of advanced artificial intelligence into Siri, Apple’s integrated virtual assistant. The acti...

Daniela Morales Soler, 21 Jun 2025 12:36

Huawei announces HarmonyOS 6. (Image source: Huawei)

HarmonyOS 6 debuts with Star Shield security and AI agent support

Huawei's latest Developer Conference has just seen the unveiling of the company's latest software for smartphones, tablets and other devices. HarmonyOS 6 is rated to confer improved, hardware-focused security on compatible devices...

Deirdre O'Donnell, 20 Jun 2025 21:04

The gen-to-gen performance-per-watt gains are shown in full force with Dell's latest 14-inch business refresh (Image source: Dell)

Dell Pro 14 Premium perfectly exemplifies one of the major benefits of Intel Lunar Lake

The business subnotebook offers significantly faster integrated graphics performance over the previous generation Latitude 14 7440/9440 series while consuming much less power in the process.

Allen Ngo, 20 Jun 2025 19:51

Switch 2 console teaser (Image source: Nintendo)

Nintendo Switch 2 tops Xbox Series S|X and PS5 Digital sales in Japan

Nintendo's latest console has a lot of promise in its home territory. The Switch 2 has already sold more than 1.1 million consoles in the crucial territory of Japan, surpassing numbers of both the less-popular PlayStation 5 Digita...

Rahim Amir Noorali, 20 Jun 2025 17:57