AMD finally puts a price tag on the Ryzen 9 9950X3D2 and it’s hefty

AMD has priced its Ryzen 9 9950X3D2 at $899, targeting power users who want top-tier performance without rebuilding. Dual 3D V-Cache and AM5 support promise gains, but real-world results still need to prove it.

Spotify now lets you turn off all its videos
Spotify now lets you turn off all its videos

Spotify is adding new toggles to stop any and all video from playing inside the app, for both music and podcasts. The controls are rolling out worldwide, work across all platforms and devices, and can be used by managers of Family Plans to limit video content for every member on the subscription. The new controls […]

Crimson Desert is finally running on Intel Arc GPUs after early snub

Crimson Desert now runs on Intel Arc GPUs thanks to a new driver, but early reports highlight visual glitches, missing XeSS support, and crashes tied to certain settings, making this a promising yet unfinished step forward.

DJI’s e-bike drive maker Avinox launches new ultra-high-power motor systems
DJI’s e-bike drive maker Avinox launches new ultra-high-power motor systems

Avinox is back with its next-generation e-bike drive systems, and if the numbers are anything to go by, the company is definitely targeting the higher performance end of the market.

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This robotic dog talks with ChatGPT magic and guides the visually impaired

Binghamton University researchers have developed a robotic guide dog system that uses GPT-4-powered voice interaction to help visually impaired users navigate

NotebookLM arrives inside Gemini notebooks starting today

NotebookLM now lives inside Gemini, turning saved notes into active AI context. The update links chats and research in one place, pushing Gemini toward a more persistent, workspace-style experience.

Amflow’s latest e-bikes with Avinox motors raise the bar again
Amflow’s latest e-bikes with Avinox motors raise the bar again

Amflow, the e-bike brand spun out of DJI, is back with two impressive electric mountain bike ranges built around its incredibly dense Avinox motors. The e-MTBs aim to break the traditional tradeoff between power, range, and weight. Even better, if Amflow’s bikes don’t appeal to you then over 60 other e-bike makers have adopted Avinox […]

Norway just ordered 20 ‘flying’ electric ferries in historic deal
Norway just ordered 20 ‘flying’ electric ferries in historic deal

Norway is doubling down on electric maritime transport in a big way, placing an order for 20 of Candela’s P-12 electric hydrofoil ferries in what’s being described as the largest deployment of its kind to date.

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Gemini gets notebooks to help you organize projects
Gemini gets notebooks to help you organize projects

Google’s Gemini is getting a feature called “notebooks” to help you organize things about certain topics in a single place while using the AI chatbot, the company announced on Wednesday. You can pull in things like files, past conversations, and custom instructions into notebooks that Gemini can then use as context while you’re talking with […]

Dyson made a handheld version of its iconic fans
Dyson made a handheld version of its iconic fans

Nearly 17 years after Dyson first announced its Air Multiplier fans – one of its first big consumer products after vacuums – the company has miniaturized their design to create a handheld personal cooler called the HushJet Mini Cool. Like Dyson’s larger Air Multipliers, humidifiers, air purifiers, and heaters, the HushJet Mini Cool doesn’t have […]