Tech layoffs jump in January as Alphabet, Meta, Microsoft reach high

Tech layoffs jump in January as Alphabet, Meta, Microsoft reach high

L-R: Mark Zuckerberg, CEO of Facebook, Satya Nadella, CEO of Microsoft, and Sundar Picahi, CEO of Google. Reuters | Getty Images | Getty Images The S&P 500 is trading at a record and the Nasdaq is at its highest in two years. Alphabet shares reached a new pinnacle on Thursday, as did Meta and Microsoft, … Read more

Tech war: US wants cloud firms to report foreign users tapping their computing power for AI applications

Tech war: US wants cloud firms to report foreign users tapping their computing power for AI applications

United States Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo said her department is exploring how to force cloud companies to disclose when a foreigner taps their computing power to fuel artificial intelligence (AI) applications, signalling the next phase of the tech war between Washington and Beijing. “We’re beginning the process of requiring US cloud companies to tell us … Read more

This underrated AMD GPU beats the RTX 4070 Ti Super

This underrated AMD GPU beats the RTX 4070 Ti Super

Jacob Roach / Digital Trends The RTX 4070 Ti Super and RX 7900 XT are unlikely rivals when shopping for the best graphics card in 2024. Price shifting and market repositioning have placed these two GPUs in direct competition, both targeting gamers looking for a premium 4K gaming experience without spending over $1,000. Both graphics … Read more

The ROG Ally 2 is coming, and that’s a great sign

The ROG Ally 2 is coming, and that’s a great sign

Jacob Roach / Digital Trends It’s no surprise that Asus is already working on the next generation of its gaming handheld, the ROG Ally — but I never expected it to be this fast. According to Asus, the next-gen ROG Ally is likely to be released this year. That might feel a little rushed, but … Read more

Intel has worst day since 2020 on weak outlook

Intel has worst day since 2020 on weak outlook

Intel CEO Pat Gelsinger speaks during an event called AI Everywhere in New York, Thursday, Dec. 14, 2023.  Intel shares slumped 12% on Friday for their steepest drop since July 2020, after the chipmaker issued a forecast for the current quarter that came in far short of analysts’ estimates. In its earnings report late Thursday, … Read more

Samsung to integrate Baidu’s AI model into new Galaxy S24 handsets, as mainland Chinese rivals push new smartphones with similar tech

Samsung to integrate Baidu’s AI model into new Galaxy S24 handsets, as mainland Chinese rivals push new smartphones with similar tech

Under a strategic partnership between Samsung’s China arm and Baidu AI Cloud, the recently unveiled Galaxy S24 series will deploy the Ernie LLM to perform the handset’s new “Circle to Search” feature that enables users on the mainland to search texts, images or videos via hand gestures, with results provided by the Chinese online search … Read more

HP wants to make printers somehow even more frustrating

HP wants to make printers somehow even more frustrating

Tracey Truly / Digital Trends Printers already have a reputation for being a nuisance, but HP might be attempting to use cybersecurity concerns as a reason to make things worse, looping customers into buying a subscription service for ink. The company’s CEO, Enrique Lores, recently addressed the controversy surrounding HP’s latest practice of bricking printers … Read more

Canon Maxify GX2020 review: all your home office needs

Canon Maxify GX2020 review: all your home office needs

Canon Maxify GX2020 MSRP $379.99 “The Canon Maxify GX2020 has everything a home office printer needs.” Pros Excellent photo prints, even on plain paper Good print speed and quality Generous 250-sheet paper tray Fast 600 dpi scans Quick and easy set up Cons No borderless photo prints Couldn’t print an envelope Canon’s Maxify GX2020 is … Read more

Bitcoin turns positive for the week as investor worries about GBTC sell pressure subside

Bitcoin turns positive for the week as investor worries about GBTC sell pressure subside

Jonathan Raa | Nurphoto | Getty Images Bitcoin pushed higher to end the week as investors took some comfort in the idea that outflows from the Grayscale Bitcoin ETF (GBTC) could be starting to taper off. The price of the cryptocurrency climbed more than 5% to $41,828.37 according to Coin Metrics, bringing its weekly gains … Read more

China approves 115 video games for January, the most in 18 months, in supportive sign after December market rout

China approves 115 video games for January, the most in 18 months, in supportive sign after December market rout

China approved 115 new video game titles in the first month of 2024, the largest batch of approvals in 18 months, in a supportive gesture to the industry. Among this month’s approvals is a mobile game Tencent developed in collaboration with the American sport league National Basketball Association (NBA), which has a dedicated following in … Read more