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Published Jun 1, 2026, 4:28 AM

This fall, Nvidia will officially become a consumer PC chipmaker like Intel, AMD, Apple, and Qualcomm, putting a complete computing chip - not just graphics - into the very heart of laptops and mini-PCs. After many months of leaks, it's finally announcing the RTX Spark, the first in a family of chips that will meet or beat the most powerful thin-a…
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Published May 31, 2026, 8:20 PM

Watch the stream below. | Image: NVIDIA 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 embedded below. Rumors have been flying about what to expect from today's presentation, but the big one is the possibility of a partnership with Microsoft and a rene…
Published May 31, 2026, 3:30 PM

On the latest episode of Equity, we debate whether tech CEOs are "uniquely prone to AI psychosis."
Published May 31, 2026, 9:00 AM

From specialized motors to the use of machine learning algorithms, Turkey’s billion-dollar hair-transplant industry is the result of a constant process of innovation.
Published May 30, 2026, 4:30 PM

The golden age of Microsoft's Github Copilot appears to be at an end.
Published May 30, 2026, 3:59 PM

Meta seems to be making big bets on AI-powered hardware.
Published May 30, 2026, 3:30 PM

Gemini Spark helps automate everyday tasks, from inbox summaries to local event planning, but it’s unclear why Google made it a separate product.
Published May 30, 2026, 2:49 PM

"If you're 22 years old in San Francisco and building something in AI, there may be a seed term sheet in your inbox — but if you're 19, oh my God, this means you're really good; you might already have a Series A [offer]," said one, half-kiddingly.
Published May 30, 2026, 1:00 PM
TikTok sellers that appear to be AI generated, in tears. | The Verge Aliyah, a light-skinned Black woman dressed in country-western gear, is struggling to sell metal buckles she handmade on TikTok. In a video for the social media platform from March, she cries to the camera and pleads for views: "Even as a black woman, I have more faith that white…
Published May 30, 2026, 1:00 PM

A good time with old maps. | Image: Past Maps Craig Campbell walked away from the river of investor money flowing into AI to create, of all things, a website. Sure, Campbell probably could have started an AI company. He's a former engineer at Meta and an experienced tech founder who in 2022 sold his last venture - an e-commerce tool for businesses…
Published May 30, 2026, 9:30 AM

I tested Wispr Flow and various AI-powered transcription software to see whether you should bother subscribing or stick with free services.
Published May 29, 2026, 11:03 PM

Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang with an RTX laptop at CES 2025. | Image: Getty Images 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, Nvidia, and Arm are all openly teasing the announcement. The Windows and Nvidia GeForce accounts on X both posted "A new era…
Published May 29, 2026, 10:14 PM

While AI is helping coders produce code faster, it may not be producing better code, researchers warn. And that could cause problems down the road for them.
Published May 29, 2026, 8:56 PM

Loryn Brantz created The Good Advice Cupcake for BuzzFeed years ago. The company licensed the character for a new Amazon series—made with AI—without her consent.
Published May 29, 2026, 7:07 PM

Google’s new AI agent combed through my emails, documents, and calendar to plan a birthday party and still didn’t clock the person most important to me.
Published May 29, 2026, 7:01 PM

The Acer Nitro Blaze Link might run on Linux, but it's no Steam Deck. Acer says it's a "streaming-first handheld and companion device," like a PlayStation Portal for your PC. Announced ahead of Computex on Friday, it's launching in Q4 2026 with a 7-inch (1920 x 1200) display, Wi-Fi 6, just 1GB of LPDDR4 RAM, and 8GB of eMMC storage. That's technic…
Published May 29, 2026, 6:49 PM

The rise of AI has brought an avalanche of new terms and slang. Here is a glossary with definitions of some of the most important words and phrases you might encounter.
Published May 29, 2026, 5:57 PM

The people deciding that AI can replace your job are also the ones least likely to understand what your job truly involves, according to Box founder Aaron Levie, who pointed to this as an example of “AI psychosis.” Indeed, ClickUp recently cut 22% of its workforce for AI agents, tech layoffs in 2026 are already nearly matching all of 2025, […]
Published May 29, 2026, 5:27 PM

Chipmaker Groq is looking to raise $650 million in internal funding as it pivots from hardware to focus more on AI inference, the process of refining the way AI models respond to prompted requests, per Axios.
Published May 29, 2026, 4:30 PM

A book about how AI shapes perceptions of reality came under fire for using AI-generated quotes. Its problems go beyond that.