Snap is laying off 16 percent of its staff as it leans into AI
Snap is laying off 16 percent of its staff as it leans into AI

Snap is laying off roughly 16 percent of its global workforce in a cost-cutting effort to chase improved profitability with the help of AI. The cuts will impact around 1,000 full-time employees, according to a memo sent to staffers from Snap CEO Evan Spiegel. An additional 300 open roles are also being closed. “While these […]

Don’t hold your breath for a pocket-friendly PlayStation 6 Lite

Fresh PlayStation 6 speculation suggests a true budget PS6 Lite is unlikely, with handheld-style hardware creating too many performance and development tradeoffs, while a trimmed-down standard console looks like Sony’s more realistic path.

Nvidia rumors predict a fresh memory approach for rumored RTX 5060 Ti graphics

A fresh rumor suggests Nvidia may adopt 3GB GDDR7 modules on a rumored RTX 5060 Ti, pushing VRAM to 9GB but potentially cutting memory bandwidth in the process.

Spotify now sells printed books
Spotify now sells printed books

Spotify is rolling out some new updates for book lovers, expanding audiobook listening features and allowing users to buy physical publications through the platform. Readers in the US and UK can now purchase printed books via a new integration with Bookshop.org on the Android Spotify app, with support for iOS users expected to arrive next […]

Grok’s sexual deepfakes almost got it banned from Apple’s App Store. Almost. 
Grok’s sexual deepfakes almost got it banned from Apple’s App Store. Almost. 

Apple quietly threatened to kick Elon Musk’s AI app, Grok, from its App Store in January over its failure to curb the surge of nonconsensual sexual deepfakes flooding X, according to NBC News. It was a muted show of force from one of tech’s most powerful gatekeepers, made behind closed doors even as the undressing […]

FCC clears Netgear while the foreign-made router ban stays in place

Netgear is the first retail router brand to win an FCC exemption from the foreign-made router ban, giving it a clearer route to keep launching new models while rivals face tougher questions.

ChatGPT, Gemini, and other AI bots give bad medical tips half the time

A BMJ Open study found that five leading AI chatbots often returned flawed health advice, with open-ended questions triggering the worst answers and citation quality falling apart under scrutiny.