Category: Technology


  • Airbnb’s Anti-Party Tech: Not Just for Grinches This Halloween

    If you thought Halloween was all about spooky costumes and candy, think again! This year, Airbnb is serving up a heaping dose of “no fun allowed” with their anti-party tech. Forget about conjuring up a raging bash in your newly rented padโ€”Airbnb’s latest surveillance-like efforts are ready to put the kibosh on any skeletal soirees…

  • The Great Microsoft Pricing Heist: Australia Strikes Back!

    Hold onto your mice, techies! Australia is taking Microsoft to court over a price hike that makes your last impulse Amazon purchase look like chump change. Last year’s price increase for Microsoft 365 subscriptions hit users with a walloping 45% jumpโ€”thanks, Copilot! But here’s the plot twist: the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) is…

  • Meet the Phone 3A Lite: The New Kid on the Block

    Hold onto your hats, folks! The phone manufacturer whoโ€™s got more style than your last Tinder date is about to launch its *first* entry-level smartphone, the Phone 3A Lite. Itโ€™s set to drop this Wednesday, and guess what? It comes with a hint of that quirky Glyph lighting we all secretly love. Because whatโ€™s a…

  • Microsoft’s OpenAI: The World’s Best-Kept Mystery

    Microsoft and OpenAI have a relationship so convoluted, even a season finale of a reality show wouldnโ€™t come close. Investors are left scratching their heads as to whatโ€™s really going on behind the big corporate curtain. In its latest annual report, Microsoft decided to play hide-and-seek with details about its multi-billion dollar investment in OpenAI,…

  • Samsungโ€™s Design Game Gets a Glow-Up with Its New Chief

    Did you hear the news? Samsung, the tech giant known for making fancy phones and fridges you didnโ€™t ask for, has finally given its design department a glow-up. Enter Mauro Porcini, the newly minted Chief Design Officer flying in from the land of fizzy drinks, a.k.a. Pepsi. It seems like theyโ€™ve decided to take a…

  • Is Vapor Chamber Cooling the Hot New Feature for iPad Pro?

    Hold onto your styluses, folksโ€”Apple’s about to bring some serious chill to the next iPad Pro with vapor chamber cooling! Yes, you heard that right. No, weโ€™re not talking about the kind of vapor that comes from a rainy day; this is high-tech cooling that literally vaporizes heat. Itโ€™s genius, really. Apple already sprinkled this…

  • Need a Translation? Gemini’s Got Your Back in Half-Life Alyx!

    Ever found yourself cowering behind a pixelated box, wondering what those ominous warning signs in Half-Life Alyx really mean? Donโ€™t worry! Googleโ€™s Gemini is here to save the day (and your sanity) by helping you translate those pesky posters right from your VR headset. Thanks to Brad Lynch, a project manager at EOZ VR, we…

  • Snapdragon 6s Gen 4: The Budget-Midrange Mashup You Didnโ€™t Know You Needed

    Meet the Snapdragon 6s Gen 4, the chip that’s confidently strutting down the tech runway between budget and midrange. It’s like the fashionista of semiconductors that knows how to attract attention without sending your bank account into a tailspin. Packing some serious heat with a chic 4nm process, this new Qualcomm chip has four Cortex-A78…

  • The WordPress Trademark Showdown: Grab Your Popcorn!

    The WordPress trademark saga is dragging on longer than a snail marathon. Seriously, at this point, you might need a filing cabinet for all the legal drama. One year after the trademark showdown kicked off, Automattic, the company behind WordPress.com, has thrown down the gauntlet with counterclaims against WP Engine. Automattic is accusing WP Engine…

  • IBM and AMD: Quantum Computing’s Dynamic Duo

    Hold onto your bowler hats, folks! IBM and AMD are shaking hands over quantum computingโ€”a realm where the rules of reality seem to be decided by a committee of caffeinated squirrels. In a world where traditional chips can barely keep up with your grandma’s bingo nights, these tech giants are making waves by developing fault-tolerant…