I can't believe I'm saying this, but a more expensive MacBook Air M5 is wonderful news — here's why

The MacBook Air M5 is more expensive than the M4 version, but there is an important silver lining that may make you think differently about the new 13-inch laptop. [...]

AI data centers could reduce power draw on demand, study says

Apparently, AI data centers are capable of sucking less (power, that is). A recent UK trial demonstrated that they can adjust their energy demands dynamically without disrupting critical workloads. Th [...]

Pixel Watch Now Warns of Earthquakes and Left-Behind Phones

Google rolls out a new batch of features for the Pixel Watch as part of its latest Pixel Drop. [...]

Samsung's Privacy Display Is the Coolest S26 Ultra Feature. I've Just Seen What's Next

The Privacy Display might feel brand new, but Samsung is already working to improve it. Here's what to expect. [...]

OpenAI's AI data agent, built by two engineers, now serves thousands of employees — and the company says anyone can replicate it

When an OpenAI finance analyst needed to compare revenue across geographies and customer cohorts last year, it took hours of work — hunting through 70,000 datasets, writing SQL queries, verifying ta [...]

Drinkbox Studios' Blighted will be out for Switch 2 and PC this fall

During today's Nintendo Indie World presentation, we got a narrower time frame for when and where we'll be able to play the next project from Drinkbox Studios. The team announced that Blight [...]

Nvidia on top, Palantir stock soars, and Meta's bee problem: AI news roundup

Plus, Trump's election win could take the U.S.-China chip war to a new level [...]

What we can learn from scientific analysis of Renaissance recipes

Multispectral imaging, proteomics, historical texts yield new insights into 16th-century medical manuals. [...]

Meta signs a multimillion dollar AI licensing deal with News Corp

Meta has signed an AI licensing deal with News Corp that will allow the Meta AI maker to use content from The Wall Street Journal and other brands in its chatbot responses and for training of its AI m [...]