Valve explains why it isn’t subsidizing the Steam Machine
…It starts at $1,049 for a 512GB model, and a 2TB model costs $300 more. Configurations with a bundled Steam Controller cost an extra $79 each. Despite Valve offering a console…
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The Hisense UR9 is a great first shot against OLED’s bow
RGB LED TVs have been the talk of the TV world this year, with models coming from all the manufacturers, and the first one of 2026 is here — the Hisense UR9. It…
If Google can’t make AI agents useful, maybe no one can
…The model is supposed to have significantly better coding capabilities than Gemini 3, which was released to great fanfare last November. It’s clearly intended to leapfrog updates from Anthropic, which is…
LG will release the first 1000Hz, 1080p gaming monitor this year
…So far, the 1,000Hz models we’ve seen have only been capable of 720p at the most, but this 24.5-inch IPS display does not have that limitation, as the…
Sony’s new Xperia phone gets an overdue redesign
…OS updates, and six of security patches, fewer than almost any other comparable flagship. The Xperia 1 VIII starts from £1,399 / €1,499 (about $1,765) for the standard model with…
Meta launches cheaper smart glasses without Ray-Ban
…the first model out of Meta’s Superintelligence Labs. (It’ll also be arriving on older Ray-Ban and Oakley glasses in the US and Canada via a software update.) Supposedly, that…
Google Pics is a new app that tries to fix AI image editing
…Pics is powered by a mix of Gemini and Google’s Nano Banana 2 image model. In a demo shown to reporters, a Google employee working on an invite for a child…
Google DeepMind workers are unionizing over AI military contracts
…Shortly after, Google — alongside OpenAI and Nvidia — signed deals that reportedly allow the US Department of Defense to use their AI models for “any lawful government purpose.” In 2024, the company fired…
The future of Google is a search box that does everything
…Take the trusty Google search bar itself, something Google is generally hesitant to update, which is getting some updates. It will “dynamically” expand as you type longer queries. It will offer “AI…
Apple’s most powerful Macs might be waiting until 2027 for big processor upgrades
The upcoming M6 chip update will reportedly only get a base model.