Nvidia’s N1X processor for laptops could be right around the corner

Lenovo has accidentally confirmed it is working on laptops powered by Nvidia's unannounced N1X chip. Here is everything you need to know about the chip that could shake up Windows gaming laptops.

Rachit Agarwal     5 days ago

In a market where Mac has been aspirational, it’s somehow a better deal than windows machines now

MacBooks have long been treated as the expensive, aspirational laptop choice, but rising Windows laptop prices and Apple’s cheaper MacBook strategy are flipping this script.

Vikhyaat Vivek     6 days ago

HP’s new RTX 5070 laptop feels like the sweet spot between thin and bulky

HP has launched the new HyperX Omen 15 gaming laptop in the US, offering AMD and Intel variants paired with RTX 5070 graphics and a compact 15-inch design.

Varun Mirchandani     6 days ago

Corsair is putting Chinese RAM in mainstream market. It won’t quite end the crisis though

Chinese memory makers are pushing cheaper RAM and storage chips into the market, and major PC brands are starting to notice. The shift could eventually change hardware pricing in a big way — but not without complications first.

Shimul Sood     6 days ago

Orbot Robotics’ space robot has four arms, but its Goro physique has a purpose

In microgravity, legs do not do much. Orbit Robotics’ Helios replaces them with four arms built for movement and station work.

S. Kumar Manglam     6 days ago

This “normal” USB cable secretly wants to be a hacking tool

A new Kickstarter project called Hacknect hides a Wi-Fi-enabled hacking and automation platform inside what appears to be an ordinary USB cable.

Moinak Pal     May 23

Apple Preview is the most underrated Mac app. Here are 7 things you didn’t know you could do with it.

Apple Preview has quietly grown into one of the most powerful apps on your Mac. From editing PDFs to removing image backgrounds, here are 7 things it can do that might surprise you.

Rachit Agarwal     May 23

Google, Meta and Microsoft are getting worker data from sneaky bossware tools, report says

The software tracking your work hours may also be feeding data to Big Tech. A new Northeastern study shows how bossware is becoming a wider privacy problem.

S. Kumar Manglam     May 23

Mini PCs are the most boring exciting computers you can buy

Mini PCs are not glamorous, but that’s why they feel refreshing in a market full of expensive laptops, overbuilt towers, and computers trying too hard.

Paulo Vargas     May 23

Microsoft will let users disable the floating Copilot button in the Office app

Microsoft is rolling out an Office update in the last week of May 2026 that lets users move the floating Copilot button out of their documents and back to the ribbon.

Manisha Priyadarshini     May 23

I miss when tech looked cheap, plastic, and honest

Old plastic gadgets were chunky, strange, and sometimes ugly, but they had a tactile clarity modern tech keeps sanding away.

Paulo Vargas     May 23

This one new Raycast 2.0 feature is driving me mad

Raycast 2.0 is a great update, but one change to the clipboard history has completely broken my workflow. Here's what changed and how to fix it.

Rachit Agarwal     May 22

OLED MacBook Pros are almost here, and the display could be worth the wait

Samsung Display has hit a 90% yield on OLED panels destined for the MacBook Pro, and shipments could begin as early as next month.

Rachit Agarwal     May 22

You can now send Codex tasks from your phone even when your Mac is locked

OpenAI's Codex can now use apps on your Mac remotely from your phone, even when the screen is off and the Mac is locked. Here's how it works and what to keep in mind.

Rachit Agarwal     May 22

Someone built a map of the stars from Project Hail Mary, and it’s shockingly good

A developer used ESA's GAIA DR3 dataset, which maps 1.8 billion real stars, to recreate the Project Hail Mary star map. It's accurate, interactive, and completely free to explore.

Rachit Agarwal     May 22

Gemini allegedly broke production, then wrote itself the hero

A developer claims Gemini broke a live portal, then generated recovery notes that overstated its role. The incident shows why AI coding agents need tighter permissions, review, and rollback controls.

Paulo Vargas     May 22

AI chatbots are lying to you, and it was embarrassingly easy to make them do it

A BBC investigation found that AI chatbots can be easily manipulated into spreading misinformation. Google has now updated its policies, but experts warn you're still not safe.

Rachit Agarwal     May 22

Meta built a Reddit rival out of Facebook Groups

Meta’s new Forum app turns Facebook Groups into a standalone hub for questions, recommendations, and AI-powered search, giving the company a Reddit-like test built from communities it already owns.

Paulo Vargas     May 22

Memory prices are finally about to drop, and you can thank China for it

Memory prices have gone through the roof thanks to AI demand, but a former Samsung executive thinks Chinese production could bring them back down by late next year.

Rachit Agarwal     May 22

Google Health 5.0 is rolling out with its best feature up front and its worst problems buried

Google Health 5.0 is replacing the Fitbit app with a genuinely useful home screen widget, but the AI coach still hallucinates.

Shikhar Mehrotra     May 21

Spotify’s new AI app can generate daily briefings and personalized podcasts for you

Spotify's new Studio app uses AI to generate personal podcasts and daily briefings built around your listening history, calendar, and inbox.

Manisha Priyadarshini     May 21

ChatGPT comes to PowerPoint and its wants you to talk your way through slides

ChatGPT for PowerPoint is now in beta globally, letting users build, edit, and interrogate slide decks using natural language.

Shikhar Mehrotra     May 21

Microsoft is fixing a Windows 11 search issue that has probably troubled you a dozen times

Windows 11 Search may finally stop sending you to Bing when you are just trying to find local files on your PC. Microsoft is testing a fix that gives local results better priority.

S. Kumar Manglam     May 21

AI is turbocharging “wizards” on 4Chan who take orders to nudify images of women

A new ISD analysis and WIRED reporting show how 4chan users are turning nonconsensual AI nudes into a repeatable system built on requests, status, and private-platform spillover.

Paulo Vargas     May 21

AMD’s Ryzen AI Max 400 chip offers 192GB of memory, but getting your hands on one is another story

AMD's Ryzen AI Max 400 Gorgon Halo bumps unified memory to 192GB and claims it can run 300B+ parameter LLMs locally.

Shikhar Mehrotra     May 21

Thousands of Windows machines are being replaced in schools with MacBook Neo and iPads

Kansas City Public Schools is replacing thousands of Windows PCs and Chromebooks with MacBook Neo laptops and iPads, giving Apple a major classroom test as Intel pushes cheaper Windows rivals.

Paulo Vargas     May 21

The Vivaldi 8.0 update makes it harder than ever to go back to Chrome

Vivaldi 8.0 introduces a sweeping new Unified design, six preset layouts, and a look so polished it might finally convince you to make the switch.

Rachit Agarwal     May 21

CapCut is bringing its editing tools to Gemini, and your creative workflow will never be the same

CapCut is partnering with Google's Gemini app, letting you edit images and videos directly inside Gemini using CapCut's tools. No more app-switching mid-workflow.

Rachit Agarwal     May 21

Research shows educational institutes must not put too much faith in AI text detectors

A University of Florida study presented at the 2026 IEEE Symposium on Security and Privacy found commercially available AI text detectors have false positive rates up to 68.6%.

Shikhar Mehrotra     May 20

AI may have just won a literary prize. My heart weeps seeing it poison our love for books.

Three of five winning stories in the 2026 Commonwealth Short Story Prize have been flagged as AI-generated, and it's a lot bigger deal than you might think.

Rachit Agarwal     May 20

Canva and Adobe are coming to Gemini, and they want to make everything chatty

Adobe and Canva are coming to Google Gemini, turning the assistant into a starting point for design work while raising bigger questions about who controls the creative workflow.

Paulo Vargas     May 20

AI can pass the Turing Test in live chats and appear more human than us. I am spooked now

A UC San Diego study found GPT-4.5 was judged human more often than real people in live chats, raising sharper questions about AI disclosure, trust, and online identity.

Paulo Vargas     May 20

Google wants Gemini to help build the next big scientific breakthrough

Google’s Gemini for Science pushes AI beyond research summaries, with experimental tools for hypotheses, computational testing, and literature review. The bigger question is whether it can earn trust inside real labs.

Paulo Vargas     May 20

Discord calls finally get end-to-end encryption, but your DMs didn’t make the cut 

Discord completed its rollout of end-to-end encrypted voice and video calls in March 2026 using its open-source DAVE protocol, but text messages remain unencrypted.

Shikhar Mehrotra     May 20

OpenAI has a new website where you can check if an image is real or AI slop

OpenAI is teaming up with Google to make AI-generated images easier to spot using invisible watermarks, metadata, and a public verification tool you can use right now.

Rachit Agarwal     May 20

Google just gave Workspace a 24/7 AI agent that sends emails and books meetings while you sleep

Google announced five major Workspace updates: Gemini Spark, Gmail Live and Docs Live voice features, Keep voice notes, Google Pics image tool, and expansion of AI Inbox.

Shikhar Mehrotra     May 19

Gemini can now make videos, brief your morning, and do digital chores while you sleep

Google’s Gemini app is getting a major upgrade with cinematic video generation, morning briefs, richer answers, and a 24/7 agent that handles tasks.

Vikhyaat Vivek     May 19

Google Search is getting AI agents that will monitor the web for you

Google used I/O 2026 to announce a major overhaul of Search, adding background AI agents that monitor the web for you, a redesigned search box, and agentic coding that can build custom apps and dashboards on demand.

Pranob Mehrotra     May 19