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Musk Steps Back as DOGE Pushes Ahead with Cuts and Agency Overhauls

Digital Operations Government Efficiency, or DOGE, is an initiative that has come together very quickly. All of this change has been achieved since the abrupt departure of its founder, Elon…

Nintendo Confirms Free Upgrades for Select Games Ahead of Switch 2 Launch

Nintendo has revealed some pretty rad enhancements to a handful of big titles on the Switch. These improvements will take full advantage of the new capabilities of the recently announced…

China Imposes Anti-Dumping Duties on Plastics from U.S., EU, Japan, and Taiwan

On Sunday, China’s Ministry of Commerce dropped a major bombshell. They will slap millions of dollars in anti-dumping duties on plastic imports from United States, Japan, Taiwan, and multiple European…

OpenAI Introduces Codex AI Coding Assistant in ChatGPT

OpenAI has officially released Codex, its most advanced AI coding assistant so far. The new codex-1 model that powers Codex is fine-tuned on software engineering tasks. This innovative technology will…

Tesla Cybertruck Falls Behind in EV Truck Sales

As anyone in the T.C. auto industry will be quick to tell you, the automotive landscape is changing rapidly. By Q1 2025, Ford F-150 Lightning sales have greatly outpaced Tesla…

Acer Enters AI Wearables Market with Translation Earbuds and Smart Ring

Acer has introduced something totally new, though, with big implications going beyond PCs: Acer AI TransBuds. These cutting-edge translation earbuds would make conversations in other languages ridiculously easy. It’s a…

Nvidia Confirms It Won’t Send GPU Designs to China Amid New Shanghai Operation Reports

Like every other company, Nvidia is operating in a tough climate. The Trump administration has signaled its intention to remake the current regime governing technology exports to China. These new,…

Microsoft Seeks to Satisfy EU with Promise to Unbundle Teams and Office

Microsoft just threw down the gauntlet on the tech industry by committing to a significant change in policy. They will no longer bundle their Teams and Office products together globally.…

Taiwan President Strengthens Military Resolve Amid Potential Chinese Drills

Taiwan’s President Lai Ching-te visited military bases in Kaohsiung on Friday, expressing gratitude to army engineers and anti-submarine helicopter crews for their dedication ahead of the upcoming Dragon Boat Festival.…

Trump Factor Could Drive Gas Price Fluctuations This Summer, Analyst Warns

Gasoline prices might fluctuate a lot this summer. Roger McKnight, chief petroleum analyst with En-Pro International, explains that refinery capacities, factors in the market and geopolitics are essential drivers. That’s…

Apple Poised to Unveil AirPods Pro 3 Amidst Leak and Speculation

A new Apple-related leak has pointed to the potential arrival of AirPods Pro 3, marking nearly three years since the release of the current in-ear “Pro” version of Apple’s popular…

Telegram Bans Two Black Markets Involved in $35B of Stolen Data Sales and Crypto Laundering

Telegram has taken decisive action against two massive black markets operating on its platform, shutting down operations that have generated a combined $35 billion. These illicit markets were known for…

xAI Attributes Grok’s White Genocide Comments to Unauthorized Modification

xAI, Elon Musk’s artificial intelligence company, is looking into its chat bot Grok’s responses. An incomplete and unauthorized change allowed Grok to respond to inflammatory comments about white genocide in…

Sam Altman envisions ChatGPT remembering your entire life

OpenAI CEO Sam Altman laid out an ambitious future for ChatGPT at an AI event hosted by Sequoia earlier this month. When asked about how ChatGPT could become more personalized,…

FBI warns of hackers using AI-generated voice messages to impersonate US officials

Hackers have been utilizing AI-generated voice messages to impersonate senior US government officials in an attempt to breach the online accounts of both current and former officials, the FBI warned…

Instagram Threads introduces new feature for creators to share multiple links

Instagram Threads is launching a feature that lets creators share links to their other online interests and presences, taking aim at services like Linktree. The new feature will allow creators…

Roblox Introduces Feature Allowing Creators to Sell Physical Products Within Their Experiences

Roblox announced Thursday that creators can now sell physical merchandise directly within their games and experiences on the platform, thanks to the launch of new Commerce APIs. This new feature…

YouTube to Place Ads at the Most Engaging Moments in Videos

YouTube has introduced a new feature, Peak Points, that will insert ads at what it deems the “peak” moments of videos. This move, announced during the company’s Upfront presentation on…

South Korea Postpones Decision on Allowing Google to Move Hi-Res Map Data Abroad

South Korea has postponed its decision on whether to approve Google’s request to transfer high-precision map data of the country’s geography to its international servers. In February, Google sought approval…

Walmart Brings Back ‘Basket Fee’ for Certain Accounts, Rejects Link to Tariffs

Walmart recently reintroduced a “basket fee” for customers using government assistance programs, but the company insists that this decision is unrelated to President Trump’s tariffs. The company charges a $6.99…