Where is Trump’s phone? We will talk about it every week. This week, we explain how the president’s phone company connects with the legacy company that actually runs the show. We’ve long known that Trump Mobile has been associated with Liberty Mobile, a carrier that for years has traded on liberty-themed branding to sell cheap … Read more
You may have heard: Memory is expensive now. The price of RAM has tripled, quadrupled, even tripled depending on the type of chip, all because AI companies are gobbling it up. But you might have thought: I don’t buy pexe! I’m not building my own PC! It won’t affect me, will it? I’m here to … Read more
In September, Apple launched its latest batch of smartwatches, including the Apple Watch Series 11, SE 3, and Ultra 3. Each has its pros and cons, but the launch of Apple’s latest wearables also means there are now more Apple Watch models than ever before — and there are a lot more deals to be … Read more
The past few days have been a wild ride for xAI, racking up employee and co-founder departure announcements left and right. On Tuesday and Wednesday, co-founder Yuhuai (Tony) Wu announced his departure and that it was “time for (his) next chapter,” with co-founder Jimmy Ba following a similar post later in the day, writing that … Read more
In connection with the subscription service of HP notebooks, which was recently brought to light by as Linus technical tips video. And for good reason: everything seems to be subscription these days. But it’s not just a dystopian feeling that companies like to sell you access to movies, music, games, phones, printers and now laptops … Read more
After intense backlash over its partnership with Flock Safety, a tracking technology company that works with law enforcement, Ring announced it was canceling the integration. In a statement posted on Ringo’s blog and provided The Verge prior to the release, the company said: “After a comprehensive review, we determined that the planned Flock Safety integration … Read more
Ring’s new Search Party feature has once again drawn backlash from the company. The 30-second ad, which aired during Sunday’s Super Bowl, showed Ringo cameras “watching” neighborhoods to find a lost dog. In the current political climate, a prime-time ad celebrating neighborhood watch has struck a chord. People have expressed concern on social media that … Read more
Everyone who produced generative AI commercials for this year’s Super Bowl seems to have failed at making gene AI seem useful or something worth getting excited about. While we’ve seen plenty of AI-generated ads before (at previous Super Bowls, no less), this year’s event was oversaturated with them. That’s partly because image and video generation … Read more
It’s quite a coincidence that I installed Linux around the same time as my colleagues Nathan Edwards and Stevie Bonifield. A few months ago I decided to breathe new life into a 2019 Dell XPS 15 that had been gathering dust for a few years. Despite its (at the time) cutting-edge Core i7 processor and … Read more
Where is Trump’s phone? We will talk about it every week. We’ve reached out as usual to ask where Trump’s phone is. This time, surprisingly, we got an answer — and an interview. Trump’s phone is real – maybe, sort of, soon? — and I saw it. Not directly, but during an hour-long video call … Read more