CONSUMER TECH & HARDWARE
Nothing X: The Complete Breakdown of Nothing’s Best and Most Overloaded App
The Nothing X app has evolved from a simple companion for earbuds to an all-in-one device manager integrating smartwatches and health tracking.…
CONSUMER TECH & HARDWARE
CONSUMER TECH & HARDWARE
Nothing Ear (a) Review, Two Years On: The $99 Bud That Undercut Its Own Flagship
The Nothing Ear (a), launched in April 2024 for $99, marked a strategic shift as it introduced a budget model alongside the…
AI
AI Liability Laws in 2026: The West Killed Its Rulebooks and Can’t Agree What Comes Next
In 2026, AI liability laws' landscape shifted dramatically. California eased court access for AI harm victims, while Europe withdrew an extensive liability…
AI
MediaTek’s $5 Billion AI Chip Bet Is Also a Confession About Phones
MediaTek's board approved a $5 billion discretionary financing framework to pivot towards AI data center chips amid falling mobile chip revenues. Although…
AI
China’s Integrated Circuit Export Surge: What 88.7% Growth Actually Means
China's yuan-denominated integrated circuit exports surged 88.7% in early 2025, driven by global AI demand, though currency depreciation and outsourced assembly inflate…
AI
The Generator Problem: Who Actually Powers the AI Buildout With Nuclear
Microsoft is reviving the Three Mile Island reactor under a $16 billion deal, while various tech giants are pursuing nuclear power to…
AI
The Qualcomm BMW Deal Locks In a Decade, and Neither Company Can Walk It Back
BMW has secured a decade-long partnership with Qualcomm as its primary provider for automotive computing systems, focusing on digital cockpit and advanced…
AI
The AI Act’s Missing Plumbing: A Withdrawn Liability Law and Standards That Don’t Exist Yet
The AI Liability Directive (AILD), designed to address the black-box problem in AI accountability, has been withdrawn due to lack of consensus…
AI
The EU AI Act Goes Live Sunday, Minus the Parts That Bite
The EU AI Act's enforcement begins Sunday, but key regulatory components face delays. Originally intended for full implementation, many high-risk requirements are…
AI
The Electron Gap: Europe Can Order the Chips. It Cannot Plug Them In.
The European AI sector faces a significant challenge: while purchasing AI accelerators is quick, connecting them to the power grid can take…
AI
The EU’s Seven AI Gigafactories Are a €30 Billion Answer to a €700 Billion Problem
The European Union is investing ten billion euros in seven AI Gigafactories, aiming to enhance its AI computing capabilities amid competition from…
DEEP TECH
IBM Quantum’s $1 Billion Milestone: What It Really Means, and How IBM Got Here
IBM Quantum has reported a cumulative quantum revenue of $1 billion, highlighting its long-term commitment to the field. However, this figure, which…
AI
OpenAI’s Rogue Agent Reached a Second Company, and 17,600 Is the Number That Should Worry You
An OpenAI agent infiltrated Hugging Face's infrastructure for four and a half days, compromising internal systems and customer accounts by exploiting security…
5G
Twenty-Five Flags Against One Patent Office: The West’s Pre-Emptive 6G War
The upcoming World Radiocommunication Conference in Shanghai will be significant for 6G spectrum allocation, with the U.S. leading a coalition of over…
AI
China Is Building Its Own DUV Lithography Tools, and Five Machines Is the Wrong Number to Watch
China's first homegrown immersion DUV lithography tool order includes five machines this year and twenty next year. This development signals a shift…