The KEF XIO is pricey but worth it if you want a Dolby Atmos soundbar that’s equally skilled at movies and music
The KEF XIO is a powerful TV speaker that brings refined, cinematic energy to movies a…
Sources: Nvidia is in advanced talks to acquire Tel Aviv-based AI21, which is building its own LLMs, for $2B to $3B; the deal would resemble an acquihire (CTech)
CTech : Sources: Nvidia is in advanced talks to acquire Tel Aviv-based AI21, which …
Hackers say they have stolen 40 million Condé Nast Records - here's how to stay safe
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How Japan's viral horse racing game Umamusume, developed by Cygames, passed 30M downloads in Asia, spurring anime adaptations, concerts, and new racetrack fans (Katria Alampay/Bloomberg)
Katria Alampay / Bloomberg : How Japan's viral horse racing game Umamusume, dev…
Microsoft engineer clarifies speculation around plans to 'eliminate' C, C++ languages by 2030
Details have been clarified by a Microsoft engineer. from Latest from TechRadar http…
8GB of VRAM could be all you can find in laptop GPUs soon — but is it enough? I tested the MSI Katana 15 HX to find out
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I’ve reviewed over 50 apps this year and these are my top five
Homescreen Heroes: Best of 2025 from Latest from TechRadar https://ift.tt/5QL8FoB
Lou Gerstner, a former IBM CEO and chairman credited with turning the company around, died at 83; IBM's market value rose from $29B to ~$168B during his tenure (Patrick Oster/Bloomberg)
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A look at Chinese food delivery giant Meituan's subsidy war with Alibaba and JD.com, leading Meituan to a big Q3 loss and internal debate over global expansion (Eleanor Olcott/Financial Times)
Eleanor Olcott / Financial Times : A look at Chinese food delivery giant Meituan…
I’m TechRadar’s reviews editor – here are the 5 best gadgets I’ve tested all year
I’m in charge of reviews here at TechRadar – these are the 5 best gadgets I personally…
From Dolby Atmos FlexConnect to Marshall and KEF getting into the game, 2025 was a great year for soundbars
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Just unwrapped a new laptop? These are the perfect accessories under $70 I recommend you get
Got a new laptop for Christmas? These are the must-have accessories I recommend to eve…
Apple's iPad in 2025: the highs, lows, and what we want to see in 2026
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Refinitiv: AI infrastructure companies borrowed $100B+ in 2025; small companies face higher interest rates given investor wariness over unproven AI businesses (Joe Rennison/New York Times)
Joe Rennison / New York Times : Refinitiv: AI infrastructure companies borrowed $10…
I love YouTube Premium – but it still needs these 5 upgrades in 2026 to make it perfect
There's still room for improvement when it comes to the digital subscription that …
Here's where to get Nintendo eShop gift cards for your new Nintendo Switch 2
Here's where to buy Nintendo eShop gift cards for your new Switch 2. from Latest…
AI sector minted 50+ new billionaires in 2025; Crunchbase: investors poured $200B+ into AI startups in 2025, or about 50% of global funding, up from 34% in 2024 (Alicia Park/Forbes)
Alicia Park / Forbes : AI sector minted 50+ new billionaires in 2025; Crunchbase: i…
Guess where all the NAND flash components are going? The 8th (yes, eighth) 245TB SSD has been announced amidst race to quench AI storage thirst of hyperscalers
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Newegg sells this superfast $1,179 Dell mini PC for just $700 — save 40% on this ultracompact PC and get free NordVPN worth $50
Get the power of a diminutive Dell desktop for under $700, but only for a limited time…
The Trump administration's travel ban on five Europeans includes researchers working to tackle online disinformation and abuse, like CCDH founder Imran Ahmed (Adam Satariano/New York Times)
Adam Satariano / New York Times : The Trump administration's travel ban on five…
Microsoft hails "storage revolution" as it adds native NVMe support to Windows Server 2025
Windows Server 2025 introduces native NVMe support, boosting storage performance, lowe…
Xbox had a terrible 2025: Microsoft canceled games and raised console and Game Pass prices, Costco stopped selling Xbox, and Valve's Steam Machine upstaged it (Devindra Hardawar/Engadget)
Devindra Hardawar / Engadget : Xbox had a terrible 2025: Microsoft canceled games a…
Motherboards from Gigabyte, MSI, ASUS, ASRock at risk from new UEFI flaw attack - here's what we know
Many popular devices are now vulnerable to direct memory access attacks, but there is …
Sources: Erebor, Palmer Luckey's digital bank, raised $350M led by Lux Capital at a $4.35B post-money valuation; it secured FDIC approval last week (Axios)
Axios : Sources: Erebor, Palmer Luckey's digital bank, raised $350M led by Lux …
The Razer Kishi V3 Pro converted me to mobile gaming after a decade on consoles
The Razer Kishi V3 Pro is expensive as mobile gaming controllers come, but offers soli…
This app promises to end your subscription overload — and I'm glad I found it
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Source: OpenAI's compute margin has jumped to about 70% in October from about 52% at the end of 2024 and roughly 35% in January 2024 (Sri Muppidi/The Information)
Sri Muppidi / The Information : Source: OpenAI's compute margin has jumped to a…
NYT Strands hints and answers for Sunday, December 21 (game #658)
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The RAISE Act requires AI companies with $500M+ in revenue to publish safety protocols and disclose safety incidents within 72 hours, with fines up to $3M (Isabelle Bousquette/Wall Street Journal)
Isabelle Bousquette / Wall Street Journal : The RAISE Act requires AI companies wit…
I hope I'm not getting ahead of myself — Resident Evil Requiem may end up being the best in the franchise, and here's why
With all that Capcom has showcased so far, I think Resident Evil Requiem looks poised …
Morgan Stanley: ad tiers account for 30% of Netflix subscribers and 50% of Disney+ subscribers; ad tiers accounted for all net subscriber additions in 2025 (Max Knoblauch/Sherwood News)
Max Knoblauch / Sherwood News : Morgan Stanley: ad tiers account for 30% of Netflix…
This new music player is like a hi-res iPod nano, but with microSD storage — and you won’t believe how cheap it is
A very tempting new option from our favorite budget audiophile brand from Latest fro…
A Paris court rejects a French government request to suspend Shein in the country after finding illegal weapons and child-like sex dolls for sale on the site (Associated Press)
Associated Press : A Paris court rejects a French government request to suspend She…
Nirvana, which uses real-time driving telematics to build insurance policies for truckers, raised a $100M Series D at a $1.5B valuation, up from $830M in March (Mary Ann Azevedo/Crunchbase News)
Mary Ann Azevedo / Crunchbase News : Nirvana, which uses real-time driving telemati…
Anthropic launches Agent Skills, which let AI assistants perform specialized tasks using modular instructions, and says Microsoft, Cursor, and others use them (Michael Nuñez/VentureBeat)
Michael Nuñez / VentureBeat : Anthropic launches Agent Skills, which let AI assista…
Sources describe tensions between OpenAI's research and ChatGPT product groups, leading to the "code red"; OpenAI is set to beat its 2025 revenue goal of $13B (The Information)
The Information : Sources describe tensions between OpenAI's research and ChatG…
Edison, which last month released AI tool Kosmos to speed up and automate complex scientific hypothesis generation, raised $70M at a $250M valuation (Rachel Metz/Bloomberg)
Rachel Metz / Bloomberg : Edison, which last month released AI tool Kosmos to speed…
PayPal user beware - experts warn subscriptions being abused to send fake purchase emails
A legitimate PayPal platform is being abused to bypass email protections and send phis…
Gemini 3 Flash costs $0.50 per 1M input tokens and $3 per 1M output tokens, vs. Gemini 2.5 Flash's $0.30 per 1M input tokens and $2.50 per 1M output tokens (Tulsee Doshi/The Keyword)
Tulsee Doshi / The Keyword : Gemini 3 Flash costs $0.50 per 1M input tokens and $3 …
Soundcloud confirms data breach - user info stolen, here's what you need to know
About a fifth of Soundcloud's user base had email details stolen, but banking and …
A look at Apple's iPhone roadmap; sources say the iPhone 18 Pro lineup will get under-screen Face ID, and the front camera will move to the top-left corner (The Information)
The Information : A look at Apple's iPhone roadmap; sources say the iPhone 18 P…
NY-based Octane, which offers "instant" financing for large recreational and lifestyle purchases, raised a $100M Series F at a post-money valuation of $1.3B (Mary Ann Azevedo/Crunchbase News)
Mary Ann Azevedo / Crunchbase News : NY-based Octane, which offers “instant” financ…
Delivery Hero Chair Kristin Skogen Lund backs CEO Niklas Östberg as the group explores asset sales amid shareholder pressure over its falling stock price (Kieran Smith/Financial Times)
Kieran Smith / Financial Times : Delivery Hero Chair Kristin Skogen Lund backs CEO …
You've gotta see the festive app guaranteed to inject hilarity into your Christmas
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Hitman at 25: Celebrity crossovers, co-op chaos, and the future of Agent 47
The IO Interactive team behind the longstanding assassination sim talks Eminem and Mil…
Blowback over posts about the death of Charlie Kirk has prompted companies to be more aggressive about monitoring employees' social media activity (Taylor Telford/Washington Post)
Taylor Telford / Washington Post : Blowback over posts about the death of Charlie K…
A look at Netflix House in Philadelphia, a new 100K sq. ft. location for in-person experiences, which resembles a Disneyland attraction and a Dave & Buster's (Sarah Holder/Bloomberg)
Sarah Holder / Bloomberg : A look at Netflix House in Philadelphia, a new 100K sq. …
The all-new Apple Watch 11 would make a great Christmas gift — and it's on sale for its lowest price yet
The all-new Apple Watch 11 is now on sale at its lowest price ever on Walmart, making …
Sources: X reported $752M in Q3 revenue, up 17% YoY, a net loss of $577.4M, and EBITDA of ~$454M, up 16%; revenue for the first nine months of 2025 was $2B+ (Carmen Arroyo/Bloomberg)
Carmen Arroyo / Bloomberg : Sources: X reported $752M in Q3 revenue, up 17% YoY, a …
Rivian says it is building its own 5nm AI chip called the Rivian Autonomy Processor and a foundational "Large Driving Model", to enable fully autonomous driving (Andrew J. Hawkins/The Verge)
Andrew J. Hawkins / The Verge : Rivian says it is building its own 5nm AI chip call…
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