Tech Releases

“It’s a lemon”—OpenAI’s largest AI model ever arrives to mixed reviews

Google will finally fix awesome (but broken) song detection feature for Pixels

Now the overclock-curious can buy a delidded AMD 9800X3D, with a warranty

Max is pulling CNN and sports from some US subscribers on March 30

Pixel Watch 3 gets FDA approval to alert you if you’re dying

Framework, known for upgradable laptops, intros not-particularly-upgradable desktop

Framework Laptop 12 is a cheaper, more colorful take on a repairable laptop PC

Qualcomm and Google team up to offer 8 years of Android updates

Hands-on: This 3.5-inch smart display makes my digital calendars more digestible

Nothing on Phone 3a Pro design: “Some people will hate it”

Google plans to stop using insecure SMS verification in Gmail

Asus’ new “Fragrance Mouse” is a wireless mouse that also smells

As the Kernel Turns: Rust in Linux saga reaches the “Linus in all-caps” phase

HP realizes that mandatory 15-minute support call wait times isn’t good support

Nvidia GeForce RTX 5070 Ti review: An RTX 4080 for $749, at least in theory

Small study suggests dark mode doesn’t save much power for very human reasons

Apple, Lenovo lead losers in laptop repairability analysis

Amazon remembers it has an Android app store, kills it

“Truly a middle finger”: Humane bricking $700 AI Pins with limited refunds

Apple announces “iPhone 16e” to replace iPhone SE, starts at $599 for 128GB

Dozens of things you can do to clean up a fresh install of Windows 11 24H2 and Edge

Nvidia’s 50-series cards drop support for PhysX, impacting older games

Acer CEO says its PC prices to increase by 10 percent in response to Trump tariffs

Review: Asus’ ROG Flow Z13 tablet takes the asterisk off integrated GPUs

X is reportedly blocking links to secure Signal contact pages

Reddit mods are fighting to keep AI slop off subreddits. They could use help.

Asahi Linux lead resigns from Mac-based distro after tumultuous kernel debate

What we know about AMD and Nvidia’s imminent midrange GPU launches

Reddit plans to lock some content behind a paywall this year, CEO says

Arm to start making server CPUs in-house

Streaming used to make stuff networks wouldn’t. Now it wants safer bets.

Apple now lets you move purchases between your 25 years of accounts

An update on highly anticipated—and elusive—Micro LED displays

When software updates actually improve—instead of ruin—our favorite devices

Google Chrome may soon use “AI” to replace compromised passwords

iOS 18.3.1 update fixes security flaw used in “extremely sophisticated attack”

Handful of users claim new Nvidia GPUs are melting power cables again

Developer creates endless Wikipedia feed to fight algorithm addiction

Report: iPhone SE could shed its 10-year-old design “as early as next week”

AMD promises “mainstream” 4K gaming with next-gen GPUs as current-gen GPU sales tank

Let’s Encrypt is ending expiration notice emails—for some very good reasons

As Internet enshittification marches on, here are some of the worst offenders

Many Americans still don’t understand how easily IoT devices can get bricked

Framework Laptop’s RISC-V board for open source diehards is available for $199

Popular Linux orgs Freedesktop and Alpine Linux are scrambling for new web hosting

Microsoft 365’s VPN feature will be shut off at the end of the month