Since Google rolled out the first version of Android in 2008, it has mostly released one major update each year. But this often resulted in fairly new Android phones having to wait months to receive the latest version of the OS after it landed on Pixel devices. Read Entire Article
Amazon is building AI “factories” to run Trainium and GPU racks inside customer data centers
One of the biggest challenges in rolling out AI across enterprise environments is fully tapping into each organization's unique requirements, data sets, and existing infrastructure. If you're a startup with no legacy systems to plug into, every new AI product can look like a perfect fit. Established companies, however, don't......
xAI employee praised by collegues for working 36 hours without sleep
xAI employee Parsa Tajik wrote on X that he recently left the company's office after 36 hours of working without sleep. "Although I was dead, I was also super energized. Incredibly grateful to be a part of this team. Happy Thanksgiving!" he wrote. Read Entire Article
Microsoft Teams may soon tell your boss when you enter or leave the office
A Microsoft Teams update planned for January 2026 will automatically update users' locations to indicate which building they are located in. Although the feature will likely facilitate office coordination, it could also help bosses enforce stricter surveillance. Read Entire Article
Steam could be headed to phones, tablets, and other Arm hardware
Valve recently told The Verge that it has spent years funding the development of emulators and translation layers to make x86 games playable on Arm chips. Work by developers both inside and outside the company could make Windows titles run smoothly on Android and other platforms without porting or streaming....
India orders mandatory security app on phones, Apple refuses to comply
The Indian government wants all major smartphone makers operating in the country to install a state-sponsored app for "security" purposes. Sources speaking with Reuters said India's telecom ministry privately pressed manufacturers to support the tool, which the sources described as behaving like persistent malware that users cannot easily remove. Read...
No, ChatGPT is not starting to show users ads, says OpenAI
A screenshot showing ChatGPT suggesting the Peloton app during an unrelated conversation blew up the internet on Monday. Many users feared the chatbot had begun displaying ads – even for paying customers. The screenshot, shared on X by AI enthusiast Kol Tregaskes, showed what appeared to be an ad for...
Nvidia dominates discrete GPU market with 92% share despite shifting focus to AI
According to a new report from Jon Peddie Research, Nvidia held a 92 percent share of the discrete GPU market in Q3 2025, down from 94 percent in the previous quarter. AMD grew its market share to seven percent, registering a 0.8 percent sequential increase, while Intel gained 0.4 percent......
Ex-Intel CEO Pat Gelsinger is back in chipmaking with an xLight deal worth up to $150M
The funding comes from the 2022 Chips and Science Act, specifically from a tranche reserved for early-stage companies developing technologies that could reshape advanced manufacturing. Read Entire Article
Raspberry Pi 5 gets a new 1GB model – and a wave of price hikes
In announcing the new variant, founder Eben Upton also revealed price increases for select Raspberry Pi 4 and 5 models. He said the hikes are intended to offset the unprecedented rise in the cost of LPDDR4 memory, and largely mirror adjustments made to their Compute Module products earlier in the...