‘Let it be their undoing’: Instagram Plus is rolling out globally, and users aren’t happy about the idea of paying for an app that’s always been free

Instagram Plus bulks up the app with numerous new and improved features for those prepared to pay, and early reactions haven't been positive. [...]

Trump officials fear a loophole let Chinese firms buy Nvidia Blackwells

The gap, officials worry, let Chinese companies acquire banned chips through overseas subsidiaries. New guidance is meant to close it, after the chips may already have moved. The export ban worked on [...]

Google experiments with sending Chrome searches straight to AI

Google seems to be testing a new feature that will take you to AI Mode by default when you do a search in Chrome. [...]

94% of CNET Readers Think New Apple CEO's Big Splash Will Come at WWDC

From potential MacOS nicknames to how many times "Apple Intelligence" will be mentioned during the WWDC keynote, here are CNET readers' contest guesses. [...]

The Steam Machine could be weeks away from launch, as Valve confirms it will ship 'this summer' — but there's still no price tag, and experts think it could start at USD 1,200

Valve's Steam Machine officially has a new release schedule, but still doesn't have a set price, and analysts hint at what gamers have feared the most. [...]

The Morning After: NVIDIA thinks its new chip will revolutionize PCs

NVIDIA launches a powerful AI-ready notebook chip, NASA ends a Mars mission and Meta's still looking into glasses-based facial recognition. [...]

Microsoft trained its MAI models on unlicensed web data despite promising "enterprise grade, clean and commercially licensed data"

Microsoft sells its LLM training approach as different from other AI companies. It isn't. The company trained its new MAI models partly on unlicensed web data like Common Crawl, despite claiming [...]

Masters of the Universe end-credits scene teases the long-overdue live-action debut of a popular He-Man character — and its director 'would love' to give them the big-screen treatment that they deserve

Travis Knight unpacks the most important of the new Amazon movie's three end-credits scenes. [...]

Dunkin' is giving away free donuts and dropping a Stoney Clover Lane collab for National Donut Day

The chain will hand out a free donut with any beverage purchase on June 5, alongside a new accessories collection with Stoney Clover Lane [...]