MSI unveils a barrage of laptops with up to RTX 5090 graphics and Intel Arrow Lake chips

With competitors already out the door with Arrow Lake-HX Plus laptops, MSI has arrived with a 13-strong lineup ranging from entry-level Cyborgs to RTX 5090-toting Raiders and Titans.

Ford dissolves EV unit, Doug Field out as Farley chases 8% margin
Ford dissolves EV unit, Doug Field out as Farley chases 8% margin

Ford is dissolving its standalone electric vehicle division — and losing the executive who built it. The automaker said today that Doug Field, its chief EV, digital, and design officer, will leave the company next month after nearly five years leading …

YouTube now lets you turn off Shorts
YouTube now lets you turn off Shorts

YouTube’s time management settings now have an option to put a zero-minute time limit on Shorts, effectively removing them from your app in Android and iOS. The option is an update to the Shorts timer YouTube originally announced in October; the lowest previous option was 15 minutes. The feature was expanded in January to give […]

Google’s Gemini just gatecrashed Apple’s Mac party, and it beat Siri to the door

Google’s Gemini has arrived on Mac as a native app, free, feature-packed, and accessible with a single keyboard shortcut, beating Apple’s long-delayed Siri overhaul

Nothing’s Warp app promised to fix cross-platform file sharing, then vanished within hours

Android’s freshest AirDrop alternative lasted less than a day on the Play Store. Nothing’s Warp app went from launch announcement to unexplained takedown in a single news cycle.

Ford’s EV and software chief Doug Field is leaving the company
Ford’s EV and software chief Doug Field is leaving the company

Ford is shaking things up as it relates to its EV and software teams. Doug Field, who left Apple five years ago to helm Ford’s multibillion-dollar bet on electric vehicles and software, is stepping down next month. Getting a promotion will be Alan Clarke, the ex-Tesla engineer who now leads Ford’s California-based skunkworks lab. Clarke’s […]

Ticketmaster is an illegal monopoly, jury finds
Ticketmaster is an illegal monopoly, jury finds

Live Nation-Ticketmaster is an illegal monopolist, a Manhattan jury found, according to Bloomberg. The jury found the company liable on three counts: illegally monopolizing the market for live event ticketing, amphitheaters, and tying its concert promotions business with the use of its venues, Bloomberg reported. The verdict, reached after several days of deliberation, leaves the […]

Solid-state EV batteries are coming sooner than expected after another breakthrough
Solid-state EV batteries are coming sooner than expected after another breakthrough

After achieving a breakthrough earlier this week, Greater Bay Technology said it aims to launch the world’s first mass-producible all-solid-state battery this year.

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FTC pushes ad agencies into dropping brand safety rules
FTC pushes ad agencies into dropping brand safety rules

The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) and a group of eight states have announced a proposed settlement with big ad agencies that will prevent them from working together to avoid certain platforms like X based on their political viewpoints. In a complaint, the FTC argues that ad agencies violated antitrust rules by agreeing to a common […]

Google launches a Gemini AI app on Mac
Google launches a Gemini AI app on Mac

Google is launching a new Gemini app on Mac that allows you to interact with the AI assistant without switching windows on your desktop. With the app, you can use the Option + Space shortcut to pull up a floating chat bubble, where you can ask Gemini questions and share your window. Before sharing your […]