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Sam Altman defends Trump’s AI chip deals with UAE and Saudi Arabia, calls critics “naïve”

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Sam Altman defends Trump’s AI chip deals with UAE and Saudi Arabia, calls critics “naïve”

Max Headroom 2025.05.19

During his tour of the area last week, Trump announced a series of agreements with Gulf states,...

Printer manufacturer infected customer PCs for months

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Printer manufacturer infected customer PCs for months

Max Headroom 2025.05.19

Purchasing computer peripherals like printers should be a relatively safe experience. However, tech hobbyist Cameron Coward recently...

Six weeks on, Amazon Alexa+ shows few signs of public adoption

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Six weeks on, Amazon Alexa+ shows few signs of public adoption

Max Headroom 2025.05.19

In February, Amazon confirmed the long-running rumors that it would be releasing a new Alexa assistant with...

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Microsoft Build 2025: From chatbots to digital coworkers, and the “agentic” web

Max Headroom 2025.05.19

The buzzword Microsoft used at Build was the “agentic web.” However, the agent-based opportunities the company described...

Sony WH-1000XM5 sees major discount following XM6 launch

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Sony WH-1000XM5 sees major discount following XM6 launch

Max Headroom 2025.05.19

Sony recently launched the WH-1000XM6 with some upgrades, but they also come with a steeper $449 price...

Vivaldi 7.4 updates address bar, adds per-site shortcut controls

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Vivaldi 7.4 updates address bar, adds per-site shortcut controls

Max Headroom 2025.05.19

Vivaldi 7.4 introduces customizable keyboard shortcuts for individual websites, a revamped and more functional address bar, and...

Fusion breakthrough: NIF achieves 8.6 megajoules, shattering previous record

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Fusion breakthrough: NIF achieves 8.6 megajoules, shattering previous record

Max Headroom 2025.05.19

The National Ignition Facility (NIF), based at the US Department of Energy’s Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, has...

Sam Altman defends Trump’s AI chip deals with UAE and Saudi Arabia, calls critics “naïve”

Printer manufacturer infected customer PCs for months

Six weeks on, Amazon Alexa+ shows few signs of public adoption

Microsoft Build 2025: From chatbots to digital coworkers, and the “agentic” web

Sony WH-1000XM5 sees major discount following XM6 launch

Intel demos Panther Lake chips, promises Arrow Lake performance with Lunar Lake efficiency

Vivaldi 7.4 updates address bar, adds per-site shortcut controls

China launches the first 12 satellites of a massive computing constellation in space

Fusion breakthrough: NIF achieves 8.6 megajoules, shattering previous record

Microsoft is working on a new wireless file transfer option for Windows 11