The National Highway and Traffic Safety Administration is investigating the remote parking features in some Tesla vehicles. The tools in question are Smart Summon and the unfortunately acronymed Actual Smart Summon, which uses cameras in the car to automatically control the parking pr
Meta’s Instagram has been blocking LGBTQ-related hashtags for months, according to reporting by User Mag. This was done under the company’s “sensitive content” policy as an attempt to restrict “sexually suggestive content.” The blocked hashtags included stuff like #lesbian, #gay, #bisexualpride, #transwomen and dozens more. Those hashtags don’t seem that sexually suggestive to me bu
CUDA is NVIDIA's language for GPU programming, allowing you to mix write CPU and GPU code in C++ in one file. By chaining a few projects that compile CUDA to OpenCL, then Vulkan, then WebGPU, you can experiment with this GPGPU language on any hardware.
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On January 7, Mark Zuckebrerg made a not-so-stunning announcement.
The Meta CEO said that his company is ending its third-party fact-checking program, declaring that “experts, like everyone else, have their own biases and perspectives.” Instead, it’ll allow “more speech” and rely on a user-generated community notes feature like Elon Musk’s X already does.
This is a culmin
Next time someone claims staying in and playing video games is bad for you, direct them to this study that suggests open-world games might actually improve your mental health.
Researchers from Imperial College London and the University of Graz in Austria surveyed over 600 postgraduate students about their experiences with open-world games and the emotional impact of these sessions. Their findings? Games like The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild, The Legend of Zelda: Tears of
Meta, the parent company of Instagram and Facebook, is facing backlash for its handling of LGBTQIA+ content on its platforms.
Journalist Taylor Lorenz first reported in her Substack publication User Mag that the platform had restricted LGBTQIA-related hashtags for months under its so-called “sensitive content policy.” The restrictions, which had been in place for months, were autom
Could mouth tape, magnesium spray, or a cushiony sleep mask be the key for deep sleep? Young social media users are picking up on the importance of a good night’s sleep following what’s felt like an especially stressful few years.
Many are hopping on the “sleepmaxxing” trend that shares steps that are supposed to hack a perfect night of sleep. Thousands of videos and millions of viewers now fall under hashtags like #sleeph
U.S. President-elect Donald Trump on Tuesday announced a $20 billion new investment to build data centers across the United States.
At a news conference at his home in Palm Beach, Florida, Trump said the investor is Emirati billionaire Hussain Sajwani, chairman of DAMAC properties.
Trump introduced Hussain Sajwani, chairman of DAMAC Properties, as “one of the most respected business leaders in the Middle East,
CNET's Eli Blumenthal checks out the new Lenovo ThinkBook Plus Gen 6, which has a built-in gesture-controlled, rollable display. https://www.cnet.com/videos/see-lenovos-gesture-controlled-rollable-thinkbook-laptop-in-action/#ftag=CADf328eec
Portable game consoles abound at CES, even if Nintendo's rumored Switch successor remains a mystery. https://www.cnet.com/tech/gaming/lenovos-legion-go-2-has-detachable-controllers-and-could-rival-the-nintendo-switch-2/#ftag=CADf328eec
The wave of the future or the stuff dreams are made of? Get your eyeballs all over these top finds from one of the largest tech shows on the planet. https://www.cnet.com/tech/suction-cup-tv-stretchable-screens-and-more-wild-new-products-from-ces-2025/#ftag=CADf328eec
New year, new foldables... from everyone but Apple. Yet leaks and rumors continue about the iPhone Flip. https://www.cnet.com/tech/mobile/iphone-flip-the-apple-foldable-may-still-be-coming-as-competition-grows/#ftag=CADf328eec
The new OnePlus phones have a lot in common but also a number of differences -- the biggest of which is a $300 difference in price. https://www.cnet.com/tech/mobile/oneplus-13-vs-oneplus-13r-heres-what-to-know-about-their-specs-and-features/#ftag=CADf328eec
It's got the power and the looks, but disappointing cameras and battery life mean this $900 phone lacks the fanfare it needs. https://www.cnet.com/tech/mobile/oneplus-13-review-this-flagship-phone-desperately-needs-a-reason-to-exist/#ftag=CADf328eec
The power station is super reliable and now it's down to its record-low price. https://www.cnet.com/deals/prime-members-can-score-the-ecoflow-river-3-portable-power-station-for-100-off/#ftag=CADf328eec
If you receive SSDI, you may need to file taxes this season. https://www.cnet.com/personal-finance/taxes/ssdi-beneficiaries-might-need-to-file-taxes-this-year-heres-how-to-find-out/#ftag=CADf328eec
This impressive vacuum cleaner with a 100-day bin capacity usually costs $729, but it can be yours today for only $200. https://www.cnet.com/deals/we-love-the-bobsweep-orb-i-robot-vacuum-and-its-now-a-door-busting-529-off-at-best-buy/#ftag=CADf328eec
Habitually getting up to pee in the middle of the night can impact sleep quality. Here's how to cut down on these nighty interruptions. https://www.cnet.com/health/sleep/waking-up-to-pee-too-often-at-night-tips-for-reducing-nightly-bathroom-trips/#ftag=CADf328eec
Hello, my friend. Stay awhile and play these games. https://www.cnet.com/tech/gaming/play-the-original-diablo-ufc-5-and-more-on-xbox-game-pass-soon/#ftag=CADf328eec
Two weeks before a second Trump term begins, Mark Zuckerberg says "free expression" is the way to go. https://www.cnet.com/tech/services-and-software/meta-ditches-fact-checking-program-wants-you-to-pitch-in-with-community-notes/#ftag=CADf328eec
You don't need an electrician to install BioLite's backup battery system, which can keep at least a few of your appliances on when the power goes out -- like your refrigerator. https://www.cnet.com/home/energy-and-utilities/this-slim-little-battery-i-saw-at-ces-2025-is-like-a-tesla-powerwall-for-your-fridge/#ftag=CADf328eec
CNET's David Katzmaier takes a tour of Samsung's CES booth and checks out the company's newest innovations on display for the crowd at CES. https://www.cnet.com/videos/watch-our-tour-of-samsungs-ces-booth/#ftag=CADf328eec
A new government seal will help consumers identify connected devices that meet minimum standards for digital security and privacy. https://www.cnet.com/tech/services-and-software/white-house-officially-launches-u-s-cyber-trustmark-program/#ftag=CADf328eec
Nvidia has a raft of fresh technology to make RTX 5000 graphics cards work better, and it all sounds very impressive, at least on paper.
The new Onkyo Creator Series promises big sound and myriad connectivity options.
It's enough to give poor flatulent Fido a complex.
Meta has officially discontinued the sale of its Quest Pro headset.
So-called Playfulghost attackers use both SEO poisoning and phishing tactics to spread malware. Here's all you need to know.
Asus' productivity machines show that CES 2025 isn't all about the RTX 5090.
It's a huge day: Technics' update to the excellent EAH-AZ80 earbuds is here –behold, the EAH-AZ100!
CES 2025 is continuing in Las Vegas, and the TechRadar team is busy picking out the highlights of the show.
https://www.techradar.com/tech-events/the-best-of-ces-2025-day-2
Microsoft once again tries to push users towards Windows 11 as Windows 10 EOL looms.
https://www.techradar.com/pro/microsoft-really-wants-you-to-update-to-windows-11-in-2025
Google vs Microsoft fight gets ugly as Chrome boss accuses company of 'spoofing the Google homepage'.
Powered by AMD Ryzen AI Max+ PRO 395, the HP Z2 Mini G1a offers 128GB memory and 8TB storage.
Nvidia officially launched the GeForce RTX 5000 series graphics cards for both desktop and laptop at CES today in Las Vegas.
Asus announced a sleek new line-up of Vivobooks at CES 2025. Here's a look at the new specs, design, and release dates.
The Asus Zenbook A14 is the lightest Copilot+ PC to date, with configurations set to launch in January and March starting at $899. But is it worth your time? Let’s find out.
The Zenbook Duo meets Intel's Core Ultra 9 285H
https://www.laptopmag.com/laptops/asus-zenbook-duo-laptop-ai-processor-ces-2025
Asus is updating the Zenbook 14 OLED with new Intel and AMD processors, and a new, slick Ceraluminum chassis. And we're already pretty psyched.
Lenovo revealed a bunch of new Legion gaming PCs at CES 2025, including the flagship Legion Pro 7i 16 (Gen 10). It's more powerful than ever, but the upgraded design removes one of my favorite features.
https://www.windowscentral.com/hardware/laptops/lenovo-legion-pro-7i-16-gen10-ces-announcement
At CES 2025, Lenovo revealed a multitude of Intel-powered laptops, including the incredibly premium and shiny Lenovo Yoga Slim 9i 14 Aura Edition.
https://www.windowscentral.com/hardware/lenovo/lenovo-yoga-and-thinkpad-announcements-ces-2025
Pre-built PCs often make sacrifices in the name of style, but MAINGEAR looks to have perfected both with its new APEX RUSH and APEX FORCE gaming desktops.
https://www.windowscentral.com/gaming/pc-gaming/maingear-apex-rush-force-ces-announcement
The Legion Go 2 is technically just a prototype right now, but we know enough of the current specs that we can compare it against the new Legion Go S.
https://www.windowscentral.com/gaming/lenovo-legion-go-2-vs-legion-go-s
It's finally happening! Snapdragon X powered mini PCs are going to take over in 2025, and Lenovo is joining the fray with its new IdeaCentre Mini X and ThinkCentre Neo 50q.
Not sure which Legion Go to get? Specs for the new Legion Go S have been revealed. Here's how this new device compares against the original Legion Go.
https://www.windowscentral.com/gaming/lenovo-legion-go-s-vs-legion-go
Steam Deck is no longer the only SteamOS handheld on the market. Here's how the Legion Go S compares to it.
https://www.windowscentral.com/gaming/legion-go-s-vs-steam-deck
Lenovo unleashed its next generation of gaming hardware at CES 2025, including the sleek Legion Go S with SteamOS and a Legion Go (Gen 2) prototype.
https://www.windowscentral.com/gaming/pc-gaming/lenovo-legion-go-announcements-ces-2025
At CES 2025 in Las Vegas, Lenovo introduced its ThinkBook Plus (Gen 6) with a 14-to-16.7-inch rollable OLED display.
https://www.windowscentral.com/hardware/laptops/lenovo-thinkbook-plus-ces-2025
id Software and Bethesda Softworks' DOOM: The Dark Ages supports path tracing and DLSS 4 on Windows PC.
https://www.windowscentral.com/gaming/xbox/doom-the-dark-ages-path-tracing-dlss-4
ASUS just announced an $899 laptop that blew the press away. It's super light, has extreme battery life, and is actually affordable.
https://www.windowscentral.com/hardware/laptops/asus-zenbook-a14-ces2025-announce
During CES 2025, ASUS has announced the new ROG Flow Z13, a Surface Pro-like tablet designed from the ground up with gaming in mind — and it's powered by AMD.
https://www.windowscentral.com/hardware/asus/asus-rog-flow-z13-announcement-ces-2025
Just a couple of years ago it seemed like folding screens were the new big thing for laptops. Instead, the success of dual-screen PCs has pushed ASUS and Lenovo to refresh last year's models. Here's the news coming out of CES 2025.
https://www.windowscentral.com/hardware/laptops/asus-lenovo-dual-screen-laptops-ces-2025
During its CES 2025 conference, PlayStation maker Sony announced that both Helldivers 2 and Starship Troopers are getting film adaptations.
Over the last few years, it feels like gaming laptops have grown up a bit. They’ve become a bit broader in their appeal, a little less “futuristic jukebox” and a little more “boardroom bling.” But MSI just said nuts to all that and plastered their newest gaming laptop in dragons, presumably while blasting a Def Leppard album. Somewhere out there, Seto Kaiba is noddin
The InkPoster, unveiled at CES 2025, aims to revolutionize the display market with a low-power, high-resolution alternative to power-hungry LCD displays. Developed through a collaboration between PocketBook, E Ink, and Sharp, these new screens combine eco-conscious technology with artistic sophistication to introduce the world’s first digital color ePaper poster.
AOSU has announced the HomeCortex, a new smart home security hub set to debut at CES 2025. The system promises to simplify home security with centralized management, using advanced AI to coordinate devices and analyze events. It also breaks from the subscription-based model by providing up to 16TB of local storage, making it a compelling choice for homeowners looking
Instead of a light that you mount on a wall, Nanoleaf is debuting a light you can wear, with the smart lighting brand unveiling its first LED face mask at CES.
Besides its eye-catching light therapy mask, Nanoleaf is also showing off a Matter-enabled floor lamp, new TV and PC light strips, and something that might be a little less welcome: a subscription p
It’s a new year! And that means it’s finally time to upgrade that monitor of yours, especially if you can’t even remember when you got it.
It just so happens that this gorgeous 32-inch Samsung Odyssey Neo G8 is currently $597 off on Amazon, with Samsung slashi
Asus has fronted CES 2025 in Las Vegas with a strong lineup of Vivobook laptops, once again making its presence known in the lightweight and portable laptop category for creators, gamers, and casual users.
The lineup includes refreshed models featuring new Qualcomm, AMD, and Intel processors that put AI power as well as power efficiency on display. Power ef
We were wowed by laptops in 2024 with two-day battery lives. Now, Asus has gone one better, unveiling the Qualcomm-powered Zenbook A14, which boasts a 32-hour battery life – that’s almost three days of glorious runtime.
The Zenbook A14 is the highlight of Asus’s new 2025 Zenbook lineup, which it unveiled at CES 2025 this week, not just because of its insane
Road warriors don’t believe in a laptop that’s too light. Such principles are why we have designs like the ThinkPad X1 Nano, the LG Gram, and, of course, Apple’s Macbook Air series. Asus’ Zenbook designs has done sleek and light for a long time, but the new Zenbook A14 is stepping things up with an incredible mix of longevity and light weight.
I’ll start w
It’s price-hike-o’clock for Discovery+ subscribers, with the streaming service poised to raise the rates for both its ad-free and ad-supported plans.
Starting now, the price for the ad-free version of Discovery+ will go up to $9.99 a month, up a buck from
CES is kind of huge this year. We’ve got big new announcements from almost every major PC company, including new GPUs from both Nvidia and (to an admittedly lesser extent) AMD. And their OEM partners are showing off their stuff on the floor, too. MSI has Nvidia cards, Gigabyte has both of them, and Adam Patrick Murray got to check them all out.
First up we
The ROG Rapture GT-BE19000AI is a premium Wi-Fi 7 router targeting gamers who require unparalleled speeds
Elaborate Chinese rebranding scheme, which was used to funnel glide bomb and kamikaze drone components to Russia, is uncovered.
The Blade 16 is the thinnest gaming laptop ever from Razer, and it still manages to pack in high-end hardware from AMD and Nvidia
Gigabyte just launched 27 new Nvidia RTX 50-series models at CES 2025, giving us a ton of new GPUs to choose from.
Nvidia's RTX 5090 Founders Edition is the first and only 90-class flagship GPU that is small enough to fit in Nvidia's SFF-Ready guidelines.
Asus is introducing a new Snapdragon X-powered laptop that’s incredibly lightweight and promises really long battery life, a colorful screen, and all of the ports you need.
Lenovo is launching the ThinkCentre neo 50q QC and IdeaCentre Mini x mini-PCs, both of which are powered by Qualcomm Snapdragon X chips.
Netgear's Orbi 870 costs $1,299 for a three-pack
Nvidia has introduced Blackwell to mobile with RTX 5090, 5080 and 5070/Ti models arriving in March and April.
AMD has shared a few snippets of all processors that it launched at CES.
How are you ever going to improve your Elo if you can’t stop shivering or sweating in your gaming seat? Razer’s latest innovation is Project Arielle, a gaming chair that sports integrated temperature controls, plus the company’s signature pretty lighting of course.
Evolved from the Fujin Pro, Razer’s breathable mesh chair, Project
Sony has announced the latest additions to its Midnight Black Collection for the PS5. The new accessories join existing
Sony had a lot of entertainment news to share during its CES 2025 press conference, especially when it came to movies and shows based on PlayStation properties. The company is also expanding its anime streaming service, Crunchyroll,
The Lenovo Legion Go is sort of like the SUV of gaming handhelds. It’s big and beefy and comes with extra equipment like detachable controllers, a kickstand and vertical mouse functionality that lets it adapt to all sorts of situations. Unfortunately, those features made it kind of bulky too, so at CES 2025, Lenovo is announcing a slightly more portable v
Lenovo has made history with its new Yoga Slim 9i laptop, which has an under-display camera similar to the Samsung Galaxy Z Fold phone. In other words, the 32-megapixel camera is situated beneath the screen where you can’t see it, but it can capture video and images just fine. The
Maingear is one of the original boutique PC makers that popularized water-cooled rigs more than 20 years ago. However, after focusing more on air-cooled systems over the past few years, at CES 2025 the company is returning to its roots with two stunningly-crafted machines in the Apex Force and Apex Rush.
Based on Phanteks’ NV9 case, the Apex Force is the unquestionable flagship in Maingear’s new 2025 lineup. It weighs upwards of 50 pounds and has pre-bent hardline tubes that have been
One of the things I love the most about CES is finding all the silly one-offs and concept products that might never see full production. At CES 2025, in addition to its big, RTX-powered gaming laptop announcements, MSI showed off something truly joyful: a custom CPU cooler that features a built-in turntable.
The water block’s official name is
If 2024 was the year augmented reality glasses started to feel real, 2025 is already shaping up to be a really interesting year for AR, with a number of smaller companies showing off AR at CES 2025. Chinese company
The price hikes for streaming services have already started for 2025. Discovery+ has announced its plans are increasing in price for all US subscribers. The Discovery+ plan with ads will go up to $6
The list of titles coming to Game Pass this month is a bit on the paltry side, aside from one massive exception. The original 1996 Diablo hits PC Game Pass on January 14, so those of us who have been living under a rock since Bill Clinton’s first term can finally see what all of the fuss is about.
What can I say about Diablo that hasn’t been sai
Lenovo is already announcing one new handheld (or two depending on how you’re counting) at CES 2025. However, that isn’t stopping the company from looking ahead to its next portable gaming device by teasing an early prototype of the Legion Go 2.
Right off the bat it’s important to note that this successor to the original