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Maxell MXCP-P100 Puts a Modern Twist on the Portable Cassette Player by Adding USB-C and Bluetooth Connectivity

Maxell MXCP-P100 Puts a Modern Twist on the Portable Cassette Player by Adding USB-C and Bluetooth Connectivity

Cassette tapes, those chunky ‘80s and ‘90s throwbacks, are sneaking back into the spotlight. Riding the wave of vinyl’s comeback…
Microsoft’s custom AI chip hits delays, giving Nvidia more runway

Microsoft’s custom AI chip hits delays, giving Nvidia more runway

Microsoft’s push into custom artificial intelligence hardware has hit a serious snag. Its next-generation Maia chip, code-named Braga, won’t enter…
Between utopia and collapse: Navigating AI’s murky middle future

Between utopia and collapse: Navigating AI’s murky middle future

AI is disrupting the world, but it also presents an opportunity to ask what we are here for, and our…
This Secret Menu Shows You Everything Running on Your PC

This Secret Menu Shows You Everything Running on Your PC

When your PC encounters a problem, seeing how everything is running can help you troubleshoot the issue. And when all…
Identity theft hits 1.1M reports — and authentication fatigue is only getting worse

Identity theft hits 1.1M reports — and authentication fatigue is only getting worse

Why the authentication tug-of-war between friction and freedom will be won by those who can walk the tightrope between both.Read…
OpenAI reportedly ‘recalibrating’ compensation in response to Meta hires

OpenAI reportedly ‘recalibrating’ compensation in response to Meta hires

With Meta successfully poaching a number of its senior researchers, an OpenAI executive reportedly reassured team members Saturday that company…
OpenAI Leadership Responds to Meta Offers: ‘Someone Has Broken Into Our Home’

OpenAI Leadership Responds to Meta Offers: ‘Someone Has Broken Into Our Home’

Mark Chen, the chief research officer at OpenAI, sent a forceful memo to staff on Saturday, promising to go head-to-head…
The Winner Will Surprise You

The Winner Will Surprise You

With so many web apps replacing old-school apps, you can do just about everything in a mobile browser, and most…
Trump says he’s found a buyer for TikTok

Trump says he’s found a buyer for TikTok

A group of “very wealthy people” is set to buy short-form video app TikTok, according to President Donald Trump. “We…
Hollywood’s pivot to AI video has a prompting problem

Hollywood’s pivot to AI video has a prompting problem

It has become almost impossible to browse the internet without having an AI-generated video thrust upon you. Open basically any…