The company claims that a text query now burns the equivalent of 9 seconds of TV. Andrew Ferrer– Aug 22, 2025 So far this year, electricity use in the US is up nearly 4 percent compared to the same period the year prior. That comes after decades of essentially flat use, a change that has been […]
Google says it dropped the energy cost of AI queries by 33x in one year Read More »
Around 175,000 households still use dial-up Internet in the US. Andrew Ferrer– Aug 18, 2025 After decades of connecting Americans to its online service and the Internet through telephone lines, AOL recently announced it is finally shutting down its dial-up modem service on September 30, 2025. The announcement marks the end of a technology that served as the
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Intel says it’s still on track to launch its first 18A Core Ultra chips in 2025. Andrew Ferrer– Aug 15, 2025 Intel has a lot riding on “18A,” its next-generation manufacturing process for silicon chips that the company claims will help it catch up to the lead that competitors like TSMC have built up over the
Report: Intel struggles with new 18A process as it cuts workers and cancels projects Read More »
Expect Apple’s next-gen iPhones, software release dates, and some other devices. Andrew Ferrer– Aug 23, 2025 Apple is hosting its next product event on Tuesday, September 9, at 10 am Pacific and 1 pm Eastern, the company announced today. Though Apple’s event announcements rarely indicate what the company plans to talk about, the company’s September events
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Gemini will remember this, so it’s time to check your privacy settings. Andrew Ferrer– Aug 13, 2025 As Gemini is increasingly woven into the fabric of Google, the way the chatbot accesses and interacts with your data is in a constant state of flux. Today, Google is announcing several big changes to how its AI adapts to you,
Google Gemini will now learn from your chats—unless you tell it not to Read More »
Google may soon be ordered to sell Chrome, and Perplexity is ready. Andrew Ferrer– Aug 12, 2025 In the wake of its big antitrust loss, Google could soon find itself forced to sell one of its crown jewels. Among the government’s proposed remedies in the search case is a requirement that Google divest its market-leading Chrome browser, and
Perplexity offers more than twice its total valuation to buy Chrome from Google Read More »
Microsoft bought GitHub for $7.5 billion in 2018. Andrew Ferrer– Aug 11, 2025 Microsoft has owned GitHub since 2018, but the widely used developer platform has operated with at least a little independence from the rest of the company, with its own separate CEO and other executives. But it looks like GitHub will be more fully
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“I want my GPT-4o back, and I’ll do anything to get it.” Andrew Ferrer– Aug 8, 2025 After months of hype and anticipation, OpenAI released its new GPT-5 model family this week. Promising massive upgrades across the board, the company is already working to roll out the new AI to everyone. Some dedicated ChatGPT users wish it would
ChatGPT users hate GPT-5’s “overworked secretary” energy, miss their GPT-4o buddy Read More »
Sonos expects to spend $5 million on tariffs this quarter. Andrew Ferrer– Aug 8, 2025 During what’s supposed to be a year of redemption, Sonos has announced that its gadgets will become more expensive this year, complicating the company’s comeback plans. Tariffs that US President Donald Trump announced last week take effect today, including a 19 percent tariff
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Size matters most for Framework’s first stab at a desktop workstation/gaming PC Andrew Ferrer– Aug 8, 2025 Framework’s main claim to fame is its commitment to modular, upgradeable, repairable laptops. The jury’s still out on early 2024’s Framework Laptop 16 and mid-2025’s Framework Laptop 12, neither of which has seen a hardware refresh, but so far,
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