Category: Hardware


  • Three senior execs to retire from Intel Foundry, including respected semiconductor veteran Gary Patton

    Intel on Friday informed its staff that three high-ranking executives from its manufacturing arm, Intel Foundry, are set to retire, Reuters reports. The exit of three corporate vice presidents will have a significant impact on the internal structure of Intel Foundry. Two of the three senior executives, Kaizad Mistry and Ryan Russell, are corporate vice…

  • Best 5 VPNs for streaming Netflix and other services

    VPNs aren’t just useful for keeping your online activities safe and private, they’re also a great way to bypass restrictions on streaming content in other countries. The top VPN providers continue to stay one step ahead of streaming services in a never-ending cat-and-mouse game, ensuring that you always have access to your favorite content no…

  • ChatGPT is crushing all other AI chatbots, and the numbers prove it

    It might seem that “ChatGPT” is all you ever hear about when discussing AI chatbots, also known as LLMs. As it turns out, that’s reflected in the real world, too. Statcounter, which tracks the market share of operating systems, browsers, social media sites, and more, has begun tracking the number of sessions by users who…

  • ChatGPT users shocked to learn their chats were in Google search results

    Faced with mounting backlash, OpenAI removed a controversial ChatGPT feature that caused some users to unintentionally allow their private—and highly personal—chats to appear in search results. Fast Company exposed the privacy issue on Wednesday, reporting that thousands of ChatGPT conversations were found in Google search results and likely only represented a sample of chats “visible…

  • Best Web Hosting for E-Commerce in 2025

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  • Nintendo has announced that the price of the original Nintendo Switch will change in the United States, citing “market conditions” as the reason for its decision. The new pricing will apply from August 3, and will affect the regular Switch, the Switch Lite and the Switch OLED, as well as select accessories for the console.…

  • Amazon is considering shoving ads into Alexa+ conversations

    Since 2023, Amazon has been framing Alexa+ as a monumental evolution of Amazon’s voice assistant that will make it more conversational, capable, and, for Amazon, lucrative. Amazon said in a press release on Thursday that it has given early access of the generative AI voice assistant to “millions” of people. The product isn’t publicly available…

  • X-Sense XS01-M Interconnected Smart Smoke Alarm review: Meshed fire safety

    At a glance Expert’s Rating Pros Petite, unobtrusive hardware Wi-Fi connectivity and interconnected features work well Very affordable Cons Doesn’t detect the presence of carbon monoxide No battery backup on the hub; any power outage means no push notifications We encountered a minor operational problem during testing Our Verdict This three-alarm smoke detection system offers…

  • X-Sense XS01-M Interconnected Smart Smoke Alarm review: Meshed fire safety

    At a glance Expert’s Rating Pros Petite, unobtrusive hardware Wi-Fi connectivity and interconnected features work well Very affordable Cons Doesn’t detect the presence of carbon monoxide No battery backup on the hub; any power outage means no push notifications We encountered a minor operational problem during testing Our Verdict This three-alarm smoke detection system offers…

  • Anthropic studied what gives an AI system its ‘personality’ — and what makes it ‘evil’

    On Friday, Anthropic debuted research unpacking how an AI system’s “personality” – as in, tone, responses, and overarching motivation – changes and why. Researchers also tracked what makes a model “evil.” The Verge spoke with Jack Lindsey, an Anthropic researcher working on interpretability, who has also been tapped to lead the company’s fledgling “AI psychiatry”…