Summer Game Fest 2026: All the news from gaming’s busiest week
Get ready for some gaming news. It’s officially June, which means splashy new events from PlayStation, Xbox, and gaming hype man Geoff Keighley. But t...
An affordable, long-lasting AirTag alternative is $15 right now
There are many solid Bluetooth trackers for iPhones that tap into Apple’s expansive Find My network. Some are thin, some are a bit chunkier. And, evid...
The next big career move for young Hollywood? Reading audio smut
Though Gen Z has developed a reputation for being so disinterested in sex that they don't even want to see it on TV, the popularity of series like Hea...
Microsoft to unveil new AI models and Windows improvements at Build
Microsoft is heading to San Francisco this week in a bid to win back developers at its Build conference. I've been attending Build since the days when...
Computex 2026 is kicking off in Taipei, Taiwan this week, where Nvidia, AMD, Qualcomm, Intel, and other tech brands are announcing new laptops, handhe...
Strava blames zero-code AI apps and scrapers as it tightens API access
The popular fitness-tracking platform, Strava, is restricting access to its API as part of efforts to clamp down on AI scraping, as reported earlier b...
AI is blowing up music. How should the Grammys handle it?
Today I’m talking with Harvey Mason Jr., who is CEO of the Recording Academy — that’s the outfit that puts on the Grammy Awards. I last talked to Harv...
Microsoft could be the next Big Tech antitrust target
Over the past several years, Microsoft has largely managed to withstand populist calls to break up Big Tech while peers faced sweeping lawsuits. But a...
Things are bad out there. Despite 2026 shaping up to be a great year when it comes to actual games, it couldn't really be worse for the people that ma...
Nvidia has officially entered the world of consumer laptop chips with the RTX Spark, and several device makers already have hardware lined up for it. ...
Asus just announced the OLED Xbox Ally X of my dreams
If you asked me what I'd change about the Xbox Ally X handheld - aside from fixing Windows, I mean - I'd tell you two key things. First, give me a big...
This is the Microsoft Surface Laptop Ultra with Nvidia RTX Spark
Once upon a time, Microsoft had to write off $900 million betting an Arm-based Nvidia chip could power its first flagship Windows portable, the origin...
Nvidia announces RTX Spark as ‘the most efficient PC chip ever built’
This fall, Nvidia will officially become a consumer PC chipmaker like Intel, AMD, Apple, and Qualcomm, putting a complete computing chip - not just gr...
AMD’s new pitch: our old tech is so good you should just keep using it
Computex 2026 is underway in Taiwan, and we're expecting all manner of flashy computers with jaw-dropping pricetags (or no pricetags at all) as the en...
Apple’s strategy for smart glasses is the same as smart watches
Apple isn't just looking to take on Meta in the smart glasses market; it's looking to upend eyewear as a whole, according to Bloomberg's Mark Gurman. ...
NVIDIA's CEO Jensen Huang is set to take the stage for his GTC Taipei keynote at 8PM PT / 11PM ET. You can watch all the announcements here and embedd...
Dell is bringing back the XPS 13 as a MacBook Neo competitor — with a temporary discount to $599
Dell is making good on its tease from CES and finally announcing a new XPS 13. The XPS 13 returns as a budget-friendly option, launching in July at a ...
Here’s your first look at ‘A Minecraft Movie Squared’ with Kirsten Dunst as Alex
The A Minecraft Movie sequel officially has a title: A Minecraft Movie Squared. What's more, we now know that Kirsten Dunst will star as Alex, the gam...
United flight forced to turn around because of a Bluetooth speaker name
United flight 236 from Newark to Palma de Mallorca on Saturday night was forced to turn around just an hour after takeoff due to security concerns aro...
On Saturday, at around 2:06 pm ET, a meteor streaked over the northeastern US and exploded north of Cape Cod Bay. The fireball was caught on camera by...
Feeble Little Horse leans into digital weirdness on bitknot
From the opening moments of bitknot, it's obvious that Feeble Little Horse has found an entirely new gear. Where on Girl with Fish the blown-out textu...
Backrooms is a certified blockbuster with a $38 million opening day
The Kane Parsons' film Backrooms is expected to earn up to $90 million in its opening weekend after pulling down $38 million on Friday alone. That's n...
Microsoft is threatening legal action for disclosing exploits
Microsoft is facing criticism for its handling of zero-day exploits. Someone going by the name Nightmare Eclipse has been publicly feuding with the co...
Listen to the new Steam Controller buzz to the tune of Doom
You may have heard that Valve's new Steam Controller can ring like a telephone or do the Wilhelm scream. But did you know it can sing songs, too? Let ...
The Mercedes CLA offers great EV specs for an average price
Despite headwinds from the current administration, automakers continue to release well-equipped EVs with bigger battery packs and increasingly faster ...
This extravagant gaming laptop could ruin other screens for you
My eyes have seen the PC gaming promised land, and it's a beautifully bright world without a shred of blurriness. It's warm, it looks lovely, and it's...
Some of our favorite art TVs are more than 40 percent off this weekend
Art TVs aren’t exactly known for being affordable, which is why Woot’s latest sale is notable. Now through June 26th, the retailer is discounting Sams...
007 First Light is already discounted for the PS5 and Steam
IO Interactive’s 007 First Light is here, and it’s just as stunning a James Bond mov — err, video game — as we hoped it would be. Pardon the confusion...
Nvidia, Microsoft, and Arm are all teasing Nvidia’s new N1X laptop processors
It's the world's worst kept secret that Nvidia is about to announce its own Arm-powered laptop chips at Computex this weekend, and now Microsoft, Nvid...
The Pentagon awarded SpaceX a $4.16 billion contract to build missile-tracking satellites linked with President Donald Trump's planned "Golden Dome" d...
