Meta is testing an AI bot to unleash the same online stupidity that is AskGrok on X

Meta is testing an AI bot on Threads that works just like Grok on X, responding publicly to user mentions in conversations.

Hyundai IONIQ 9 2026 Review: The three-row EV most families have been waiting for
Hyundai IONIQ 9 2026 Review: The three-row EV most families have been waiting for

I drove the IONIQ 9 for more than 600 km across a mix of highway and city driving, and I enjoyed the package Hyundai has put together. The E-GMP platform, the cabin space, and the seat quality are all class-leading or close to it. A few software-layer …

AMD’s FSR 4.1 upscaling tech is coming to older graphics cards
AMD’s FSR 4.1 upscaling tech is coming to older graphics cards

AMD is bringing its FSR 4.1 upscaling tech to older graphics cards. In an announcement on X, Jack Huynh, AMD’s head of computing and graphics, says FSR 4.1 will roll out to RDNA 3 GPUs in July, followed by a launch on RDNA 2 chips in early 2027. This summer’s update will allow Radeon RX […]

Framework is raising the price of RAM and storage modules, again

Framework’s monthly price update is here, and storage is taking the biggest hit. The cheap 2025 inventory is nearly gone, and a full reprice is coming next month.

Dell is bringing Alienware laptops to budget-friendly gamers, even if it means older chips

Dell has launched the Alienware 15 alongside the Dell 14S and 16S, focusing on more accessible pricing, AI features, and balanced performance across different user segments.

Dyson put a camera on its purifier so fresh air can follow you around the room
Dyson put a camera on its purifier so fresh air can follow you around the room

Dyson has announced a new air purifying bladeless fan that’s its first to incorporate an AI-powered camera for tracking the location of people in a room. Dyson already uses a mix of cameras and AI in its robovacs, but since the new Find+Follow Purifier Cool is stationary and not at risk of running into abandoned […]

This boomer rep mocked a child about the $4 trillion debt she saddled him with
This boomer rep mocked a child about the $4 trillion debt she saddled him with

An 82 year old Congressional representative is getting heat for an embarrassing letter she wrote to a well-meaning 10 year old constituent on the topic of electric cars and climate change, where she seems to brag about saddling his generation with debt…

Dell and RAMageddon are watering down the Alienware brand
Dell and RAMageddon are watering down the Alienware brand

I remember a time when Alienware refused to make a thinner laptop – the company didn’t want to compromise on its builds. But today, Dell is slapping the Alienware name on a piece of hardware that sounds utterly watered down. It’s partly RAMageddon’s fault. The new five-pound Alienware 15 is supposedly an entry-level gaming laptop, […]

AT&T, T-Mobile, and Verizon team up to eliminate coverage dead zones
AT&T, T-Mobile, and Verizon team up to eliminate coverage dead zones

AT&T, T-Mobile, and Verizon have agreed to work together under a new joint venture that aims to end wireless dead zones in the US. The partnership was announced today as an “agreement in principle,” but if finalized would see the three carrier companies pooling their ground-based spectrum resources together to increase coverage in rural areas. […]

AMD brings Zen 5 and 3D V-Cache to Ryzen Pro 9000 series workstation chips

3D V-Cache was a gaming party trick. AMD just crashed into the workstation segment with six new Ryzen PRO 9000 chips, two with X3D stacking, the flagship hitting 128MB of L3 cache at 170W.