AI industry finds its 2026 narrative as OpenAI and Microsoft argue users are the bottleneck, not models

OpenAI product head Fidji Simo explains why 2026 will be the year in which the gap between AI capabilities and actual use will be closed - and ChatGPT will become a "super assistant".<br [...]

AI agents aren't replacing software engineering but expanding it far beyond code, researchers argue

The popular story goes that AI agents are swallowing up more programming work and developers are headed for obsolescence. A new paper from researchers at Chalmers University of Technology and the Volv [...]

AI agents aren't replacing software engineering but expanding it far beyond code, researchers argue

The popular story goes that AI agents are swallowing up more programming work and developers are headed for obsolescence. A new paper from researchers at Chalmers University of Technology and the Volv [...]

Meta, TikTok argue YouTube should be included in Australia's under-16 social media ban

Late last year, Australia passed a law banning social media for all people under 16 years old. Now, some of those companies — namely Meta, TikTok and Snap — are not happy at one exception: YouTube [...]

Layoffs looming, Xbox union members argue for transparency and good-faith bargaining

Xbox union members argue for transparency and good-faith bargaining. [...]

Apple AirPods Max 2 review: Better late than never

I’m honestly shocked the AirPods Max 2 even exists. After Apple only added a USB-C port and a few new colors to its over-ear headphones in 2024, I thought it had given up on delivering a proper upgr [...]

How to use lossless audio on the AirPods Max

When the AirPods Max arrived in late 2020, there wasn’t much spatial audio content for Apple’s high-end headphones. What’s more, there wasn’t any support at all for lossless audio. The company [...]

Apple's Liquid Glass is Windows Vista done well

It's hard to look at Apple's new "Liquid Glass" aesthetic and not think about Windows Vista, Microsoft's much-maligned OS which also touted transparencies and glass-like effec [...]

iPhone 17 Pro and Pro Max review: An impactful redesign

For the sake of this iPhone 17 Pro review, I’ve developed a gaming addiction. <br /> I don’t mean triple-A games like Destiny: Rising and Genshin Impact, or even double-A or non-A titles lik [...]