Qualcomm's New Midrange Chips Add Wi-Fi 7, Improve Gaming for Lower-Cost Phones
The two new processors could bring several flagship-phone features down to more affordable devices.
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Five architects of the AI economy explain where the wheels are coming off
Earlier this week, five people who touch every layer of the AI supply chain sat down at the Milken Global Conference in Beverly Hills, where they talk…
Today's NYT Connections Hints, Answers and Help for May 6, #1060
Here are some hints and the answers for the NYT Connections puzzle No. 1,060 for Wednesday, May 6. It's a doozy.
Today's NYT Mini Crossword Answers for Thursday, May 7
Here are the answers for The New York Times Mini Crossword for May 7.
Ex-OpenAI CTO Mira Murati Testifies About Sam Altman Allegedly Lying to Her
She just transformed a known anecdote into a deposition given under oath.
Anthropic’s C.E.O. Says It Could Grow by 80 Times This Year
The chief executive, Dario Amodei, said the rapid growth had exponentially increased the start-up’s need for more computing power.
Making Sense of AT&T's Hiked Prices for Legacy Phone Plans
Did your older AT&T wireless plan jump in price in April? Here's what's going on.
Snap Kitchen Makes Meals Easy. Is the Prepared Meal Delivery Service Worth the Cost?
As Snap Kitchen expands to 32 states starting May 15, we retested the meals to see how they hold up.
How to Track Your Blood Pressure Right From Your Apple Watch
Here's how to use your Apple Watch to keep an eye on your blood pressure between doctor's visits.
Elon Musk’s Confidante Shivon Zilis Is Cast as His Inside Source at OpenAI
Shivon Zilis worked closely with Elon Musk while she was on OpenAI’s board. Her ties to the world’s richest man were detailed in a landmark trial on W…
Musk’s biggest loyalist became his biggest liability
I sat down in the Musk v. Altman trial courtroom today, painfully aware that no one was going to ask Shivon Zilis the question on everyone's minds: Gi…
Michael Saylor’s Bitcoin Treasury Company Posts $12.5 Billion Loss, Boasts That People Are Still Giving It Money
The company, Strategy, is effectively a levered play on bitcoin.
Roomba Inventor Now Wants You to Own an AI Robot Pet
If your apartment doesn't allow pets, you may want to consider owning a Familiar.
A Star Fox remake is heading to Switch 2 on June 25
The reimagining of the N64 game offers a more cinematic take.
Energizer releases coin lithium batteries that won't cause burning if accidentally swallowed
The Ultimate Child Shield batteries also turn the victim's mouth blue.
After Sales Stall at the Start of 2026, Lucid Drops Production Target
Lucid saw a quarterly net loss of about $1 billion.
Amazon Blink Unveils Its Most Advanced Video Doorbells for New Budget Choices
Blink's security line adds doorbells with 2K resolution at prices under $50.
Surprise! Nintendo's StarFox Remake Hits Switch 2 on June 25
It looks like a remake of StarFox 64, but the visuals look impressive.
A 20-minute pitch wins Indian startup Pronto backing from Lachy Groom
The investment comes as Pronto scales to 26,000 daily bookings and the market heads toward a potential $18 billion size.
SpaceX is starting to move on from the world's most successful rocket
Vandenberg Space Force Base in California is set to become SpaceX's busiest launch site—for now. It is far too soon to mention retirement, but astute …
Today's NYT Connections: Sports Edition Hints and Answers for May 7, #591
Here are hints and the answers for the NYT Connections: Sports Edition puzzle for May 7, No. 591.
Google Search Will Start Showing You More Ways to Go Down Rabbit Holes
The AI-generated search results will offer related information and include first-person advice from Reddit and other online forums.
Anthropic raises Claude Code usage limits, credits new deal with SpaceX
Deal follows others with Microsoft, Amazon, and more. SAN FRANCISCO—At its Code with Claude developer conference on Wednesday, Anthropic announced a d…
Nintendo announces a new Star Fox for the Switch 2
It turns out Fox McCloud's appearance in the Super Mario Galaxy Movie was a tease of things to come: Nintendo just surprise announced the first new St…
Every Day Is a Perfect Day to Watch ‘Redline’
Nearly two decades later, Studio Madhouse's high-octane sci-fi anime racing film still feels like the future of animation.
Barry Diller trusts Sam Altman. But ‘trust is irrelevant’ as AGI nears, he says.
Barry Diller defended OpenAI CEO Sam Altman, while warning that AGI remains an unpredictable force needing guardrails.
TSMC taps wind power as AI chip demand soars, Taiwan feels energy crunch
TSMC backs renewables during record demand for energy-hungry chip manufacturing. Taiwanese chipmaker TSMC is raking in record profits during the AI bo…
Snap says its $400M deal with Perplexity ‘amicably ended’
The deal, announced last November, would have seen Perplexity's AI search engine integrated directly into Snapchat.
Court strikes down FCC anti-discrimination rule opposed by Internet providers
Chairman Brendan Carr celebrates FCC court loss in case over Biden-era rule. An appeals court today struck down federal rules that prohibit discrimina…
Is xAI a neocloud now?
xAI's real business may be more about building data centers than training AI models.
Google Chrome Might Have Installed an AI Model Onto Your Device Without You Knowing
Here's how to figure out if you have the 4GB AI model and how to get rid of it.
Canadian officials claim OpenAI violated federal and provincial privacy laws
Regulators took issue with the amount of personal data the company collected and its approach to consent.