FCC listing suggests the Trump T1 phone is somehow actually real

The Trump T1 smartphone saga has dragged on for almost a full year since its announcement last summer, and at every step of that process, it’s felt like a fake product that will never come out… until now. In its endless quest to document this elusive smartphone, The Verge found a series of FCC listings for a phone […]

Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2 translator says developers fired him to use AI

In the latest iteration of “AI comes for our jobs,” the English translator for Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2 now claims that the game’s developers, Czech-based Warhorse Studios, are planning to replace all translation work with artificial intelligence, making his job “obsolete.”  Max Hejtmánek, the game’s long-time English translator, took to Reddit earlier today to announce […]

Mini Kindle Pods are trending on TikTok, but these devices arent what they seem

Among passionate TikTok communities, BookTok, may be the most influential. BookTok is where book lovers and e-reader obsessives to come together to discuss their favorite books and device hacks. For readers who use e-readers, Kindle, Kobo, and Boox lead the charge as the most popular devices, so it’s notable when a new device goes viral. […]

Meta to fund natural gas plants to power its largest data center

Meta, one of the mega-corporations advancing artificial intelligence the fastest, has agreed to underwrite the energy costs of its newest and largest data center in Northeast Louisiana, according to the Wall Street Journal. Currently under construction in Richland Parish, Louisiana, the new data center is projected to cost $27 billion and consume up to 5 […]

First Western Digital, now Sony: The tech giant suspends SD card sales

The global memory shortage due to rapid AI data center expansion is hitting everyone, even the biggest tech companies in the world. Case in point: Sony is suspending orders for almost all SD card sales from both vendors and consumers, per PetaPixel. The announcement was made on Sony’s Japanese website, and explicitly blamed the lack […]

Apple blocks developer from updating Mac app because its similar to a defunct feature

Mac users mourning the loss of Launchpad have found solace in a few third-party apps that replicate its functionality. However, one popular replacement, AppGrid, is now being blocked by Apple from receiving updates in the App Store. Why? According to the app’s developer, Apple told them it’s too similar to Launchpad, which, again, no longer […]

Victim of Jeffrey Epstein files class-action lawsuit against Google

There’s more legal trouble brewing for Google, as a victim of Jeffrey Epstein has filed a class action suit against the world’s largest search engine, alleging its AI Mode improperly published personal information about sex trafficking victims. The problem began with the Department of Justice, whose rollout of the Epstein files, following the passage of […]