10 best laptops of 2023: tested and reviewed

To earn the crown as the best laptop in 2023, a device needs to have it all: gorgeous design, killer performance, a productive keyboard, long-lasting battery life, and much more. Each of the laptops below has been vetted thoroughly by us here at Digital Trends. Whether it’s an affordable Chromebook or a top-of-the-line gaming laptop, … Read more

Apple stops selling some Apple Watches on website over patent dispute

An Apple Watch Ultra 2 device is displayed for sale at The Grove Apple retail store on release day in Los Angeles on Sept. 22, 2023. Patrick T. Fallon | AFP | Getty Images Apple has stopped selling the Apple Watch Series 9 and Apple Watch Ultra 2 smartwatches on its U.S. website, CNBC checks … Read more

Latest Alibaba leadership reshuffle set to make China’s largest e-commerce market more tech-focused, analysts say

Alibaba Group Holding’s decision to put its e-commerce and cloud units under a single chief executive is set to make China’s largest online market more technology-driven and consumer-oriented as it seeks to fend off rising competition, according to analysts. Alibaba, owner of the South China Morning Post, on Wednesday named Eddie Wu Yongming, the co-founder … Read more

Tongue-tracking in VR has arrived

Meta A new face-tracking extension lets Meta Quest Pro users poke their tongues out at you in a wordless statement of their feelings or even blow a raspberry. How better to express a sweltering day or an exhausting workout? This could be the technology that revolutionizes VR in 2024. Am I being too tongue-in-cheek? Honestly, … Read more

Best gaming PCs for 2023: Dell, Origin, Lenovo, and more

If you’re looking for one of the best gaming PCs, you’re spoiled with options. We review dozens of gaming desktops each year from brands like Dell, HP, Lenovo, and Alienware, and we’ve rounded up the only gaming PCs you should consider this year. Our top pick is still the Lenovo Legion Tower 7i due to … Read more

OpenAI rival Anthropic in talks to raise $750 million funding round

Omar Marques | Lightrocket | Getty Images Anthropic, the OpenAI rival founded by ex-OpenAI employees, is in talks to raise a $750 million funding round led by Menlo Ventures, a person with direct knowledge of the matter told CNBC. The round would value Anthropic at up to $18.4 billion, per the source familiar — nearly … Read more

Arm laying off and relocating over 70 engineers in China amid cutbacks in chip industry, including at Qualcomm

Arm Holdings has recently laid off over 70 software engineers in China though it will relocate some of the roles outside of the Asian nation, according to people with knowledge of the move. The British firm’s actions mirrored those of major chip companies including Qualcomm that have cut back on the global staffing level earlier … Read more

Best printers with cheap ink from Brother, Epson, and HP

Buying one of the best printers is always a good move but it can prove expensive in the long term. While the initial outlay might seem affordable, you have to keep your printer stocked up with ink on a regular basis. Printer ink can be incredibly expensive over a long period of time and can … Read more

Apple aiming to launch Vision Pro by February, report claims

Apple is aiming to launch its Vision Pro headset “by February,” according to new information from reliable Apple tipster Mark Gurman. The tech giant unveiled the $3,499 mixed-reality headset to great fanfare in June, and said at the time that it would launch first in the U.S. in “early 2024.” Since then, multiple reports suggested … Read more

Electric scooter company Bird files for bankruptcy

A banner for electric scooter rental company Bird is displayed outside of the New York Stock Exchange as the company goes public via a SPAC on Nov. 5, 2021. Spencer Platt | Getty Images The electric scooter company Bird, once valued at $2.5 billion by investors, filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection in Florida federal … Read more