Author: Hunter

Google’s AI Overviews in Search now have “1.5 billion users per month,” CEO Sundar Pichai said in a statement as part of Alphabet’s Q1 2025 earnings. Google started to widely roll out AI Overviews last May. Despite some awkward suggestions found shortly after their launch, the company has continued to expand upon the tool with… Read more

Donald Trump will sign an executive order that will target online election fundraising platforms that may allegedly process foreign campaign donations – an action specifically aimed at curtailing the activities of ActBlue, the primary online fundraising platform for the Democratic Party.  Politico first reported that the executive order was imminent, was aimed at launching an… Read more

Zencoder acquires Machinet to strengthen its position in the rapidly consolidating AI coding assistant market, expanding its JetBrains ecosystem integration while outperforming competitors like GitHub Copilot with innovative features such as Repo Grokking and Coffee Mode.Read More Read more

Meta is ramping up efforts to rid Facebook of spammy content, the company announced on Thursday. It’s cracking down on accounts that try to “game” the Facebook algorithm with lengthy posts and numerous hashtags. The platform is also taking action against accounts that create posts with captions completely unrelated to an image. Now, if Meta… Read more

Switch 2 preorders are sold out online everywhere. But some people have managed to snag one using once conventional but now antiquated means: going to GameStop and preordering one in store.  In addition to offering online preorders for the Switch 2, its Mario Kart World bundle, and the various Switch 2 accessories, GameStop also allowed… Read more

Lip-Bu Tan, the new CEO of Intel, sent out a blunt message to employees saying the company has to reorganize to be more efficient.Read More Read more

Today is Intel’s Q1 2025 earnings call, and the first we’re truly hearing from new Intel CEO Lip-Bu Tan, who took over the company on March 18th. But he didn’t wait until the call to announce major changes at Intel, nor did he begin his reign by laying off 20 percent of the company’s employees,… Read more

Nintendo’s GameCube controller for the Switch 2 will cost $64.99, according to the controller’s listing on the company’s website. The controller releases on June 5th, the same day as the Switch 2, but Nintendo will be making it available to order ahead of that date. Initially, the controller will be available to buy from May… Read more

Companies around the globe are developing artificial intelligence (AI) applications with the goal of improving productivity, enhancing customer satisfaction, and boosting profitability. In many cases, adopting AI agents will mean replacing human workers for some tasks. But that raises a question: Should AI be given worker protections and rights? At least one major AI company… Read more

Bowers & Wilkins’ new PX7 S3 are slimmer than the S2e, and include a smaller carrying case. | Image: Bowers & Wilkins We called Bowers & Wilkins’ PX7 S2e the “best-sounding wireless headphones” in our  noise-canceling headphones buyer’s guide, but the company’s latest could be a new contender for that title. Bowers & Wilkins says… Read more