Tech

Roblox banned in Russia, local media says
Russia’s communications agency cited the presence of LGBTQ content on the platform as one of the reasons behind the ban.

Could MrBeast IPO? His CEO wants fans to have ‘a chance to be owners of the company’
Three years ago, the idea of a YouTuber with a $1.5 billion valuation left some onlookers incredulous — but Beast ...

Meta poaches Apple design exec Alan Dye
Dye led Apple’s user interface team for the last decade.

Amazon hopes to jump start its AI coding tool Kiro by giving it away to startups
Can Kiro win the hearts of startup founders above the many AI coding tools they already have? Amazon hopes a ...

iPhone 17e display details leak
The iPhone 17e is expected to arrive in the first months of 2026, and a new report from Korea today ...

Google Drive is getting better search, but it will cost you
If you’ve ever found searching through your folders on Google Drive to be a chore, the company has good news. ...

VCs deploy ‘kingmaking’ strategy to crown AI winners in their infancy
While VCs have long used big investments to spur category winners, they are taking this strategy to new extremes.

OnePlus Ace 6T debuts with Snapdragon 8 Gen 5 SoC and 8,300mAh battery
After weeks of teasers, OnePlus has officially launched the Ace 6T in China. It happens to be the first phone ...

WordPress’s vibe-coding experiment, Telex, has already been put to real-world use
Though WordPress’s Telex is still an experiment, the vibe-coding software has already been used to help build real-world websites.

Trump administration rolls back fuel economy standards, again
The regulatory decision would make it harder for future administrations to implement stricter fuel efficiency standards.

XREAL’s new 1S glasses and NEO hub promise to solve a major problem with the Nintendo Switch 2
The new 1S glasses borrow a fan-favorite feature from the competition.

Andy Jassy says Amazon’s Nvidia competitor chip is already a multi-billion-dollar business
Can any company, big or small, really topple Nvidia’s AI chip dominance? Maybe not entirely but Amazon is already making ...

One UI 8.5 changelog leaks: improvements to battery management, DeX, AI and more
Samsung has been testing One UI 8.5 for a while, though not everything is going to plan. But now we ...

DeepSeek v3.2: Whats new and how does it compare to ChatGPT?
Remember DeepSeek, the large language model (LLM) out of China that was released for free earlier this year and upended ...

Your yearly Google Photos recap is here and it’s finally worth sharing
It has a few extras this year that makes it before than the last iteration.

Company backed by Donald Trump Jr.’s firm nabs $620M government contract
Vulcan Elements, a rare-earth magnets startup, has secured a $620 million contract from the U.S. defense department.

‘End-to-end encrypted’ smart toilet camera is not actually end-to-end encrypted
Kohler, the makers of a smart toilet camera, can access customers’ data stored on its servers, and can use customers’ ...

The 40-inch Samsung Odyssey G7 curved gaming monitor is still at a record-low price after Cyber Monday
SAVE $503: The 40-inch Samsung Odyssey G7 curved gaming monitor is on sale for $696.99, down from the list price ...

Geekbench reveals the differences between the Snapdragon 8 Gen 5 and 8 Elite Gen 5 GPUs
Qualcomm unveiled the Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 earlier this year, promising a 20% increase in CPU and a 23% ...

Anthropic hires lawyers as it preps for IPO
Anthropic is reportedly prepping for an IPO that could come as early as 2026.

Energy department hands out $800M in grants for small nuclear reactors
The Tennessee Valley Authority and Holtec were awarded substantial grants to build one reactor in Tennessee and two more in ...

Fintech firm Marquis alerts dozens of US banks and credit unions of a data breach after ransomware attack
Marquis said ransomware hackers stole reams of banking customer data, containing personal information and financial records, as well as Social ...

CR: Samsung breaks record for most foldable smartphone shipments in Q3
Global shipments for foldable smartphones were up 14% in Q3 2025, reaching record quarterly levels, and Samsung was the undisputed ...

The best Cyber Monday deals on portable power stations: Jackery, Bluetti, and DJI at record lows
The best Cyber Monday power station deals at a glance: Best Jackery Deal Jackery Explorer 240D $159 (save $50) Get ...

The final 3 best Cyber Monday laptop deals still alive
The best Cyber Monday laptop deals still live: Best MacBook deal Apple MacBook Air, 13-inch (M4, 16GB RAM, 256GB SSD) ...

Nows your chance to get the PlayStation VR2 “Horizon Call of The Mountain” Bundle for a record-low price
SAVE $100.99: The PlayStation VR2 Horizon Call of The Mountain Bundle is on sale at Amazon for $299, down from ...

AWS doubles down on custom LLMs with features meant to simplify model creation
AWS is launching more capabilities in both Amazon Bedrock and Amazon SageMaker AI to make building custom models easier.

Sony’s а7 V brings 33MP partially-stacked sensor, AF and video improvements
After more than a year of rumors and immense fan expectations, Sony finally announced the а7 V, the latest in ...

Check out the first droolworthy pictures of the upcoming Motorola Edge 70 Ultra flagship!
Now this looks like a very different kind of Android high-ender than what we’re normally used to.

Samsung’s Galaxy Z TriFold wows – but I’m not sold on it as the future
A triple-foldable isn’t practical – it’s a statement. Here’s why.


