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
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
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
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 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
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 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
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
Lei Jun, founder of Chinese smartphone brand Xiaomi, said he was ready to bring the company’s first electric vehicle to the market, having spent over 10 billion yuan (US$1.4 billion) developing a prototype with a team of 3,400 engineers. In an interview with China’s state broadcaster aired on Sunday, the entrepreneur said he was inspired … Read more
Apple’s iMac Pro has been shrouded in mystery ever since it was discontinued in 2021. Over the past year, it has swung back into the news as numerous leakers and analysts have claimed a new one is coming soon. But when exactly? That’s far from certain. Now, though, we might have moved a little closer … Read more
