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Supreme Court hears oral arguments
Tik Tok creators gather before a press conference to voice their opposition to the "Protecting Americans from Foreign Adversary Controlled Applications Act," pending crackdown legislation on TikTok in the House of Representatives, on…
Skate City: New York review: the best mobile skateboarding game has a sequel
For me, skateboarding has always been about getting into a flow state. Much like playing Tetris, I’m at my best when I’m skating almost subconsciously, not thinking and acting in the moment. It’s not an easy zone to get into, and music…
TSMC beats sales estimates as AI chip boost continues
The logo for Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company is displayed on a screen on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange on Sept. 26, 2023.Brendan Mcdermid | ReutersTaiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. posted December quarter…
Wildfire evacuation alert for all of Los Angeles was sent by mistake
After two days of dealing with wildfires that have burned thousands of acres, residents across Los Angeles County received a wildfire evacuation alert on Thursday afternoon that was a mistake. Shortly after, officials sent a follow-up…
Nvidia’s tiny $3,000 computer for AI developers steals the show at CES
Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang speaks about the Project Digits personal AI supercomputer for researchers and students during a keynote address at the CES tech conference in Las Vegas, Jan. 6, 2025.Patrick T. Fallon | Afp | Getty ImagesNvidia…
Amazon to expand ad unit by letting retailers use ad tools on stores
BARCELONA, SPAIN - MARCH 2: The Amazon ads logo, the advertising solutions service formerly known as AMD or Amazon Marketing Services, during the Mobile World Congress 2023 on March 2, 2023, in Barcelona, Spain. (Photo by Joan…
Up close with the Nvidia GeForce RTX 5090 FE, an incredibly compact flagship video card
We might be skeptical of some Nvidia’s claims, like whether a $549 RTX 5070 will truly deliver the performance of a $1599 RTX 4090. But it’s almost impossible not to be impressed by the RTX 5090 Founder’s Edition, where Nvidia fit 575…
Tencent shares fall 8% in Hong Kong after U.S. designates it a Chinese military company
Jonathan Raa | Nurphoto | Getty ImagesShares of Chinese tech heavyweight Tencent Holdings tumbled nearly 8% in Hong Kong after the company was added to a list of "Chinese military companies" by the U.S. Department of Defense.The move…
Microsoft teases ‘major’ Surface business announcement for January 30th
Microsoft is preparing for a “major” Surface announcement later this month. The software giant has started teasing “a major announcement from Surface for Business” this week in a LinkedIn post spotted by Windows Central. The announcement…
Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang is ‘dead wrong’ about quantum: D-Wave CEO
D-Wave Quantum CEO Alan Baratz said Nvidia's Jensen Huang is "dead wrong" about quantum computing after comments from the head of the chip giant spooked Wall Street on Wednesday.Huang was asked on Tuesday about Nvidia's strategy for…
Musk and Trump, EU AI Act
U.S. President-elect Donald Trump and Elon Musk watch the launch of the sixth test flight of the SpaceX Starship rocket in Brownsville, Texas, on Nov. 19, 2024.Brandon Bell | Via ReutersThe U.S. political landscape is set to undergo some…
Nvidia’s Jensen Huang hints at ‘plans’ for its own desktop CPU
It’s long been rumored that Nvidia is planning to break into the consumer CPU market in 2025, and we may have already had our first look at its new processor.On Monday at CES, the company unveiled Project Digits, a $3,000 personal AI…
OpenAI’s Sam Altman denies sexual abuse allegations made sister, Ann
OpenAI CEO Sam Altman visits "Making Money With Charles Payne" at Fox Business Network Studios in New York on Dec. 4, 2024.Mike Coppola | Getty ImagesOpenAI CEO Sam Altman's sister, Ann Altman, filed a lawsuit on Monday, alleging that…
Blue Ghost Lunar Lander scheduled to launch on January 15th
SpaceX’s Falcon 9 is scheduled to launch at approximately 1:11 AM EST, and will not only have Firefly Aerospace’s Blue Ghost 1 lander on board, but also the Resilience lander from the Japanese robotic spacecraft firm iSpace. It will take…
Bitcoin drops below $98,000 as Treasury yields pressure risk assets
Nicolas Economou | Nurphoto | Getty ImagesBitcoin slumped on Tuesday as a spike in Treasury yields weighed on risk assets broadly.The price of the flagship cryptocurrency was last lower by 4.8% at $97,183.80, according to Coin Metrics.…
Latin American Stripe rival dLocal acquires UK payments license
DLocal is one of Latin America's most prominent payment players. It specializes in cross-border payments for emerging markets such as Brazil, Mexico, Colombia and its home country, Uruguay.Sopa Images | Lightrocket | Getty ImagesLONDON —…
Philips Hue is getting an AI-powered lighting assistant
Philips Hue users will soon be able to create their own AI-powered lighting scenes, the company announced on Tuesday.Philips Hue’s new generative AI lighting assistant lets users create personalized lighting scenes based on occasion,…
UFC’s Dana White joins Meta’s board weeks before Trump takes office
Mark Zuckerberg posing with UFC president Dana White during a UFC Fight Night event.Jeff Bottari | Ufc | Getty ImagesDana White, CEO of the Ultimate Fighting Championship and a longtime friend of President-elect Donald Trump, is joining…