Emerging Technologies
Why open-source AI became an American national priority
Want smarter insights in your inbox? Sign up for our weekly newsletters to get only what matters to enterprise AI, data, and security leaders. Subscribe Now When President Trump released the U.S. AI Action Plan last week, many were surprised to see “encourage open-source and open-weight AI,” as one of the administration’s top priorities. The…
Nothing Phone 3 review: Not quite a flagship
Nothing did things differently with its third generation of phones. First came the midrange Nothing Phone 3a (and 3a Pro), which combined stylish hardware with a competitive price. Now, the company has launched the Nothing Phone 3, which it’s calling its first “true flagship.” At $799, it’s Nothing’s most expensive phone yet, featuring a bigger…
I'll Never Go Camping Without This Backpack That Can Charge My Phone 18 Times
CNET’s key takeaways This solar-rechargeable power station is also a backpack that can carry my camping essentials. I was able to charge my laptop six to nine times, my phone 18 times and my drone five times in one charge cycle. The Bluetti Handfree 2 backpack costs $599 at full price, but it is often…
How to watch ‘The Life of Chuck’: One of our top movies of the year is now streaming
Table of Contents Table of Contents Table of ContentsWhat is The Life of Chuck about?Is The Life of Chuck worth watching?How to watch The Life of Chuck at homeThe best Hulu streaming dealsFrequently Asked Questions When you hear about a Mike Flanagan and Stephen King collab, you automatically assume it’s a horror flick. But The…
Here’s the Best Amazon Echo for Your Home
Other Alexa (or Alexa Compatible) Speakers Amazon Echo Pop for $40: The Echo Pop is a perfectly fine little speaker, and the cutest one in Amazon’s lineup. Does it have great sound? No. It’s fine enough for background tunes or if you’re limited to a dorm room, but you’ll get much better sound for a…
Positron believes it has found the secret to take on Nvidia in AI inference chips — here’s how it could benefit enterprises
Want smarter insights in your inbox? Sign up for our weekly newsletters to get only what matters to enterprise AI, data, and security leaders. Subscribe Now As demand for large-scale AI deployment skyrockets, the lesser-known, private chip startup Positron is positioning itself as a direct challenger to market leader Nvidia by offering dedicated, energy-efficient, memory-optimized…
Apple iOS 26 public beta is live, here’s everything you need to know about the new iPhone features and how to use them
Liquid Glass is a huge new change coming to iOS 26. (Apple) The wait for accessing all the new Apple iOS 26 features is still a couple months away. However, you can now download and install the public beta if you’re itching to see what’s coming this fall. Prefer more of a guided tour? Check…
The Gamesir G7 Pro Is Almost the Perfect Pro Controller… Almost
GameSir G7 Pro Controller Pros Sleek design Great ergonomics Solid hardware Good accessories included Cons Basic software Limited design customizations No wireless Xbox support The term “pro” gets thrown around a lot, especially with tech gear, and it typically refers to a version of something with more features or more power than a stripped-down base…
Nothing’s new, eye-grabbing headphones are impressive, but not in the ways you expect
Table of Contents Table of Contents Table of ContentsNothing Headphone (1) wireless headphones specs and setupA meticulous, yet polarizing designGreat sound and even greater noise cancellationUnpolished areas and other concernsAre the Nothing Headphone (1) worth it?How We Tested Rarely does a headphone release generate massive buzz off its design alone. The Nothing Headphone (1) did…
Trump’s Anti-Bias AI Order Is Just More Bias
On November 2, 2022, I attended a Google AI event in New York City. One of the themes was responsible AI. As I listened to executives talk about how they aligned their technology with human values, I realized that the malleability of AI models was a double-edged sword. Models could be tweaked to, say, minimize…