Microsoft is rolling out Xbox mode to all Windows 11 PCs, bringing a full- screen Xbox PC app interface similar to Steam's Big Picture Mode. "Some players in select markets will be able to download the Xbox mode experience today, with availability expanding to more players in those markets over the next several weeks," says the Xbox team. The Verge reports: Xbox mode aims to try and bridge the gap between Xbox consoles and Windows, but its original debut felt like a beta on the Xbox Ally ..

The AirPods Max are the only full-sized headphones Apple has ever made. It was certainly a surprise when the original model first dropped back in 2020, still bearing the AirPods name despite not being particularly pod-like. At $549, they were also expensive, even compared to the other premium wireless headphones on the market. And then they just sat there without receiving many updates, with the 2024 iteration only introducing a USB-C port and new colors. Six years from that original release, ..

CNBC's Jim Cramer looks to the jam-packed earnings week ahead and explains what he's looking for.

The academy that controls the Oscars on Friday issued new award eligibility requirements around the use of artificial intelligence in film.

As adult riders report new age-verification checks, the self-driving car company says its continuing to refine its system in places where kids arent allowed to ride alone.

Overtuning can cause models to "prioritize user satisfaction over truthfulness.

Hackers used vehicle-mounted SMS blasters to impersonate networks, disrupt millions of connections, and infiltrate thousands of devices across Toronto streets.

Op-ed: Valve has made a dent in Windows' gaming share, but can it keep going?

joshuark shares a report from Live Science: An AI coding agent designed to help a small software company streamline its tasks instead blew a hole through its business in just nine seconds. PocketOS founder Jer Crane, said that the AI coding agent Cursor --powered by Anthropic's Claude Opus 4.6 model -- deleted the company's entire production database and backups with a single call to its cloud provider, Railway, on April 24. [...] "This isn't a story about one bad agent or one bad API ..

Apple's entry-level $599 Mac mini with 256GB of storage and 16GB of RAM is no longer available.

ChatGPTs new privacy policy states how the company uses cookies for tracking, to turn free users into paying subscribers.

CEO Mike Cannon-Brookes touts 'largest ever quarter for competitive displacements' The chase is on. Atlassian reported its largest-ever quarter for taking share from a major IT service management provider, CEO Mike Cannon- Brookes said on the company's fiscal third-quarter earnings call Thursday, escalating its rivalry with ServiceNow.

The solar-powered iLamps will have a built-in Nvidia chip but there are questions over their security and scalability.

The US military has agreed eight new contracts with big tech firms as it expands its artificial intelligence capabilities.

Doctors suspect three factors, each unremarkable on its own, contributed to his fate.

The Pentagon says it has reached deals with seven AI companies -- SpaceX, OpenAI, Google, Nvidia, Reflection AI, Microsoft, and AWS -- to deploy their tools on classified Defense Department networks. The odd one out is Anthropic, which remains excluded after being labeled a supply-chain risk amid a dispute over military-use guardrails. Reuters reports: SpaceX, OpenAI, Google, Nvidia, Reflection, Microsoft, and Amazon Web Services (AWS), several of which already work with the Pentagon, will be ..

Will that stop them from taking over?

A rendering bug is causing an infinite loop of YouTube web player animations, and it's making videos a laggy mess.

The compact desktop Mac now starts at $799 and comes with 512GB of storage.

Spotify has started to verify non-AI artists, in a bid to increase "authenticity and trust for the artists behind the music". It's also a surefire way to imply that any artist who isn't verified is most likely AI. The Verified by Spotify badge will signify that the artist in question has consistent listener activity and engagement over time, a good standing with Spotify's platform policies, and "an identifiable artist presence both on and off-platform, like concert dates, merch, and linked ..

The exploit, dubbed CopyFail and tracked as CVE-2026-31431, allows hackers to take over PCs and data center servers. The Linux vulnerabilities have been patchedbut many machines remain at risk.

Build American AI, a nonprofit linked to a super PAC bankrolled by executives at OpenAI and Andreessen Horowitz, is funding a campaign to spread pro-AI messaging and stoke fears about China.

The Steam Controller is getting a third-party buddy that mounts your phone.

On its quarterly earnings call, Apple said revenue growth in the current quarter would be between 14% and 17%, well above analysts' estimates.

A month after Apple's AirPods Max 2 went on sale, there's a lot to like, but little of it is new, and there's not much reason to upgrade from the original model. AirPods Max 2 review: Almost identical to the OG model That's the uncomfortable truth that I came to after spending a few weeks with Apple's premium headphones. But it also shouldn't be a surprise for anyone who took even a cursory glance at the specs sheet. Any second-generation product takes what the first-gen model did well and then ..

Meta expands its AWS partnership by renting tens of millions of Graviton cores, signaling a shift toward infrastructure over direct hardware ownership.

Apple has quietly pushed the Mac mini entry price higher, as the once-standard $599 base model is no longer available on its U.S. online store. M4 Mac mini As of May 1, the $599 Mac mini configuration isn't available to order through Apple's primary online store. The 256GB model doesn't appear as a selectable option there. Higher-priced configurations now define the main lineup, with listed pricing starting at $799, though availability across configurations continues to fluctuate. Continue ..

Roblox is facing over 140 federal lawsuits accusing it of failing to prevent child exploitation, and last month settled with Alabama and West Virginia.

ICANN has opened applications for new generic top-level domains for the first time since 2 . The Register reports: ICANN hasn't offered new gTLDs since 2 , but on Thursday opened applications for new domains in 27 scripts. A 439-page Applicant Guidebook explains the process. The Register suggests paying attention to the string evaluation FAQ, which explains which gTLDs are valid, and those ICANN will likely frown upon. An FAQ describes this round of applications as giving "businesses, ..

Atlassian's stock has been hit hard in the "SaaS-pocalypse" sweeping software names as AI threatens to disrupt their business models.

Canonical under sustained DDoS attack as Ubuntu 26 releases

A Chinese electric cargo ship with 19 megawatt hours of batteries is completing trials, combining large-scale energy storage and automation.

The outage has hampered communication concerning a critical vulnerability that gives root.

After a big week of mega-cap tech earnings, investors are starting to differentiate AI tech winners from those still proving themselves.

Lettuce Grows Farmstand is sure to impress, and its 20 percent off for Mothers Day.