Google used to be all about the 10 blue links, but that was then, and this is now. You have to scroll farther than ever to get to the links in Google search results, and now this trend is being taken to its ultimate conclusion. At I/O, the company has announced a major expansion of AI Mode search, which heralds a new era for its … Continue reading Google pretends to be in on the joke, but its focus on AI Mode search is serious

A summer reading insert recommended made-up titles by real authors such as Isabel Allende and Delia Owens. The Sun-Times and The Philadelphia Inquirer have apologized. Continue reading A.I.-Generated Reading List in Chicago Sun-Times Recommends Nonexistent Books

OpenAI said it was buying io, a start-up founded by Mr. Ive, the designer of the iPhone, to usher in a new era of artificial intelligence hardware. Continue reading OpenAI Unites With Jony Ive in $6.5 Billion Deal to Create A.I. Devices

SilverStone’s first ’80s throwback PC case started life as an April Fools’ joke, but the success of the FLP01 was apparently serious enough to merit a follow-up. The company brought another beige case to the Computex trade show this week, the vertically oriented FLP02 (via Tom’s Hardware). If the original horizontally oriented FLP01 case called to mind a 386-era Compaq Deskpro, the FLP02 is a … Continue reading SilverStone is back with a beige PC case that looks just like your crappy old 486

The company also said it would take several more weeks to resolve issues relating to the attack, which came to light last month. Continue reading British Retailer M&S Says Cyberattack Will Cost It $400 Million

Apple kicked the popular game out of the App Store nearly five years ago, prompting a court battle that was partially resolved on Tuesday. Continue reading Fortnite Returns to Apple’s App Store After Scoring a Legal Victory

AMD’s Radeon RX 9070 XT and RX 9070 were fairly well received when they were released in March, ably competing with Nvidia’s RTX 5070 and RTX 5070 Ti for the same or a little less money. We were impressed by the cards’ performance and power efficiency, even if they still have some of the same caveats as older Radeon cards (lack of DLSS upscaling and … Continue reading AMD’s $299 Radeon RX 9060 XT brings 8GB or 16GB of RAM to fight the RTX 5060

Self-hosting is having a moment, even if it’s hard to define exactly what it is. It’s a niche that goes beyond regular computing devices and networks but falls short of a full-on home lab. (Most home labs involve self-hosting, but not all self-hosting makes for a home lab.) It adds privacy, provides DRM-free alternatives, and reduces advertising. It’s often touted as a way to get … Continue reading Self-hosting is having a moment. Ethan Sholly knows why.

MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif.—Google rolled out early versions of Gemini 2.5 earlier this year. Marking a significant improvement over the 2.0 branch. For the first time, Google’s chatbot felt competitive with the likes of ChatGPT, but it’s been “experimental” and later “preview” since then. At I/O 2025, Google announced general availability for Gemini 2.5, and these models will soon be integrated with Chrome. There’s also a … Continue reading Gemini 2.5 is leaving preview just in time for Google’s new $250 AI subscription