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Microsoft and Asus have just announced two ROG Xbox Ally devices that include a new full-screen Xbox experience for handhelds. After promising to combine “the best of Xbox and Windows together” for handhelds this year, Microsoft is now revealing exactly how it is overhauling the Xbox app, Game Bar, and Windows itself to better to compete with SteamOS, The Verge reported.
President Donald Trump signed an executive order Friday that revises and rolls back cybersecurity policies set in place by his Democratic predecessors, Barack Obama and Joe Biden, TechCrunch reported.
WWDC 2025, Apple’s annual developers conference, starts at 10 a.m. PT/ 1p.m. ET Monday. Last year’s event was notable for its focus on AI, and this year, there is considerable pressure on the company to build on its promises. TechCrunch reported.
A bitter political clash exploded between President Trump and Elon Musk, with Trump calling Musk “CRAZY” and vowing to end billions in federal contracts for Tesla, SpaceX, and other Musk-run ventures. The feud stems from Musk’s opposition to Trump’s massive budget bill, which slashes electric vehicle credits. Musk retaliated with accusations, including a shocking Epstein-related claim and calls for Trump’s impeachment. Tesla shares plummeted as tensions rose, threatening Musk’s extensive federal ties.
Early this morning UK time, OnePlus released orders for the Pad 3, delivering what looks to be a premium tablet at a less-than-premium price. The third iteration of the Pad series, it comes with some decent specs on paper. Qualcomm Snapdragon Elite Mobile processor, up to 16 GB RAM and 512 GB of storage, and a large 13.2" 144 Hz screen with a resolution of 3392 x 2400 pixels giving 315 ppi. That's a big detailed screen in a device a smidge thinner than 6mm. I'm showing my age, but it's strange to think that my first desktop PC came with a 14" monitor and here's a tablet that's almost the same size. But I digress...
The Washington Post reported: The fate of genetic data belonging to millions of 23andMe customers is again up in the air, as the bankrupt company seeks a judge’s permission to consider another bid from its co-founder and undisclosed financial backers after previously accepting an offer from Regeneron Pharmaceuticals. A nonprofit research institute backed by Anne Wojcicki, 23andMe's co-founder and former
Reddit is suing AI startup Anthropic for using the online discussion site’s data without a licensing agreement, a new front in the battle over how artificial-intelligence companies train their models, The Wall Street Journal reported. Reddit said the AI company unlawfully used Reddit’s data for commercial purposes without paying for it and without abiding by the company’s user data policy,