ROG Xbox Ally X review

As I began writing my review of the ROG Xbox Ally X, I went to my closet and pulled out my Game Boy, Switch, PlayStation Vita, and PSP Go, placing them next to me. Each of these handheld consoles belongs to a different era in gaming, and each brought with it new experiences. I have … Read more

DeepSeek’s new AI model can generate 200K pages of training data daily on a single GPU | Technology News

Chinese AI startup DeepSeek has released a new multimodal AI model, which it said is capable of processing large and complex documents using significantly fewer tokens. The Huangzhou-based company said that DeepSeek-OCR uses visual perception as a medium to compress text for large language models (LLMs) more efficiently. Both the source code and weights of … Read more

2 minute-trick to boost your memory: Scientist shows how micro-rests are key to mental health | Technology News

Is there a way to boost your memory simply by doing nothing? If you’re scratching your head for an answer, science has got your back. In the age of instant gratification, retaining information can be challenging. However, a study published in Nature Reviews Psychology suggests that even two minutes of rest with your eyes closed … Read more

Chip crunch: How the AI boom is stoking prices of less trendy memory | Technology News

The global rush by chipmakers to produce AI chips is tightening supply of less glamorous chips used in smartphones, computers and servers, spurring panic buying by some customers and a surge in their prices, industry executives and analysts said. The unexpected ripple effect of the AI boom is giving a much-needed boost to memory chipmakers, … Read more

After backlash, Apple will let users tone down the Liquid Glass look with a new ‘Tinted’ option | Technology News

When Apple revealed Liquid Glass as part of the interface design revamp at WWDC earlier this year and later rolled out the iOS 26 update, it was meant to offer clarity and fluidity. However, Apple was heavily criticised for the move. Now, Apple has introduced a new feature that makes it easier to customise Liquid … Read more

Instagram shows more ‘eating disorder adjacent’ content to vulnerable teens, internal Meta research shows | Technology News

Meta researchers found that teens who report that Instagram regularly made them feel bad about their bodies saw significantly more “eating disorder adjacent content” than those who did not, according to an internal document reviewed by Reuters. The posts shown to those users featured “prominent display” of chest, buttocks, or thighs, “explicit judgement” about body … Read more

Amazon says AWS cloud service is back to normal after outage disrupts businesses worldwide | Technology News

Amazon.com cloud service returned to normal operations on Monday afternoon, the company said, after an internet outage that caused global turmoil among thousands of sites, including some of the web’s most popular apps like Snapchat and Reddit. Still, Amazon said some AWS services had a backlog of messages that would take a few hours to … Read more

Wikipedia loses traffic as AI chatbots replace search visits | Technology News

Wikipedia, the free-to-use online encyclopedia platform that gets billions of pageviews from all around the world, is losing a significant portion of its traffic because of AI-generated summaries. In a blog post, Wikimedia, the foundation that owns the online encyclopedia, says that its algorithms, which classify its algorithms into humans and bots, noticed a sudden … Read more

This kitchen assistant can help you get any recipe right | Technology News

Sometimes technology takes interesting turns that leave you wondering what the future could hold. In my books, Upliance 2.0, an ‘AI-powered’ kitchen companion, falls in that category. This device, the second from Indian startup upliance.ai, is actually a bit like technology flexing its muscles to show the world what it can do, whether the world … Read more

WhatsApp revises business API terms to ban AI chatbot rivals like ChatGPT, Perplexity | Technology News

In a major crackdown on its rivals, WhatsApp has updated its business API policy to ban general-purpose AI chatbots from operating on its platform. The Meta-owned chat app has added a new section in its business API terms that specifically prohibits AI model providers from distributing their AI assistants via WhatsApp. However, this change will … Read more