GTA V now has DLSS 4 Multi Frame Generation support
Rockstar Games is adding Nvidia’s DLSS 4 Multi Frame Generation support to Grand Theft Auto V Enhanced today. Nvidia is also releasing a new Game Ready driver today that will…
Ford is doubling down on EVs — the timing is awful
On Monday, Ford introduced an innovative new manufacturing process that it says will help make its EVs more sustainable, more desirable, and more importantly, more affordable. The timing couldn’t have…
Epic says Fortnite is coming back to iOS in Australia
Epic Games has announced that it’s bringing Fortnite back to iOS in Australia, after the country’s federal court ruled that Apple and Google’s app marketplaces are anticompetitive. Epic CEO Tim…
That viral video of a ‘deactivated’ Tesla Cybertruck is a fake
Did Tesla remotely deactivate a Cybertruck in the middle of a highway because the owner featured it in an unauthorized music video? The story already seemed highly unlikely, and on…
AOL is finally shutting down dial-up
AOL dial-up is ending on September 30th according to a statement posted on the company’s website. It marks the end of the service that was synonymous with the internet for…
We found stuff AI is pretty good at
Tech companies keep telling everyone that this or that AI feature is going to change everything. But when you press them for examples, real, concrete examples of how those AI…
7 password managers to help keep your apps safe
Passwords still seem to be the most popular method of ensuring that the right person is using the right app or service, despite the slow adoption of passkeys, which are…
How big trucks and SUVs gobbled up the entire auto industry
How it started When I was growing up in the Midwest, everyone I knew drove small cars. My dad had a light pink Volvo 240, my mom drove a Dodge…
Inside the automated warehouse where robots are packing your groceries
It’s the lack of noise you notice first. There’s no clatter of equipment, rumble of engines, or chatter of coworkers. Only the low hum of electronics. For an industrial space,…
RFK Jr. wants a wearable on every American — that future’s not as healthy as he thinks
Kennedy asserts that wearables will help Americans “take control” of their health. It’s not that simple. I keep hearing the same sentence repeating in my head. “My vision is that…
Aura’s Aspen impressive digital frame is the most affordable it’s been
Returning to work or school from summer vacation is never easy, but the Aura Aspen could help you hold onto your favorite memories by putting them front and center. And…
Why Donald Trump’s environmental data purge is so much worse this time
Now that we’re about halfway into the first year of President Donald Trump’s second term, we can take stock of his administration’s destruction of online environmental resources. It’s worse than…
I went camping in a heat dome, and these five gadgets saved my vacation
This EcoFlow portable power station was a huge help in making sure my family didn’t breakdown during sweltering temps in the Tennessee mountains. | Photo: Jennifer Pattison Tuohy / The…
Is This Seat Taken? makes seating fussy people fun
Creating seating arrangements can be pretty stressful; the empath part of me strives to find the perfect seat for every person even if it’s a nearly impossible task. If it’s…
ChatGPT is bringing back 4o as an option because people missed it
OpenAI is bringing back GPT-4o in ChatGPT just one day after replacing it with GPT-5. In a post on X, OpenAI CEO Sam Altman confirmed that the company will let…
The best Android phones
The Android ecosystem is all about choice. While iPhone owners have a smaller pool of new devices to pick from when it’s time to upgrade, there’s a wider range of…
A decade later, Windows is still bringing Control Panel features to the Settings app
I kid you not, we wrote these words in 2014: Microsoft has tried to dumb down its Control Panel with a simple UI over the years, rather than a list…
How Wikipedia is fighting AI slop content
With the rise of AI writing tools, Wikipedia editors have had to deal with an onslaught of AI-generated content filled with false information and phony citations. Already, the community of…
Microsoft’s new Copilot 3D feature is great for Ikea, bad for my dog
Is that a back penis? While Microsoft was busy updating Copilot yesterday with OpenAI’s new GPT-5 model, it also quietly launched Copilot 3D. It’s a free-to-use feature that can transform…
Sony insists Xperia phones are ‘very important’ to it
This year’s Xperia 1 VII has been plagued by problems. CFO Lin Tao mentioned Sony’s beleaguered phone brand at the company’s recent financial results presentation, calling it “a very important…
Apple’s lock on iPhone browser engines gets a December deadline
Japan doesn’t want Apple to give it the EU treatment. We might finally see the first iPhone browsers built on top of third-party engines now that Japanese regulators have taken…
OpenAI gives some employees a ‘special’ multimillion-dollar bonus
The day before the launch of GPT-5, OpenAI CEO Sam Altman surprised employees with a message in the company’s Slack. “As we mentioned a few weeks ago, we have been…
OpenAI gets caught vibe graphing
Something’s off with that chart on the left. During its big GPT-5 livestream on Thursday, OpenAI showed off a few charts that made the model seem quite impressive — but…
Meta illegally collected Flo users’ menstrual data, jury rules
Yet another reason to be wary of period tracking apps. A California jury has found that Meta illegally collected user health data from the Flo period-tracking app, violating the state’s…
The lawyer who beat Tesla is ready for ‘round two’
The day after he won an unprecedented $243 million verdict in a wrongful death case against Tesla, attorney Brett Schreiber posted a reel on Instagram celebrating the victory. His song…
Apple’s mysterious chip tech will help Samsung make iPhone image sensors in Texas
Sony is currently Apple’s sole image sensor supplier. Apple is teaming up with Samsung to produce digital image sensors for future iPhone models, according to The Financial Times. This is…
OpenAI’s new GPT-5 models announced early by GitHub
GitHub has accidentally announced OpenAI’s new range of GPT-5 models. A now-deleted GitHub blog post reveals that GPT-5, which will be available in four different versions, offers “major improvements in…
Nvidia rejects US demand for backdoors in AI chips
Nvidia’s chief security officer has published a blog post insisting that its GPUs “do not and should not have kill switches and backdoors.” It comes amid pressure from both sides…
Microsoft makes OpenAI’s new open model available on Windows
OpenAI released a new free and open GPT model yesterday that can run on a PC, and now Microsoft is making that easy to do for Windows users. The lightweight…
Microsoft’s plan to fix the web with AI has already hit an embarrassing security flaw
Researchers have already found a critical vulnerability in the new NLWeb protocol Microsoft made a big deal about just just a few months ago at Build. It’s a protocol that’s…