ASUS is reportedly planning no new smartphone launches for 2026, halting its ROG and Zenfone lines. The decision is driven by a massive spike in component costs and brutal market competition. The company will continue after-sales support for existing devices.
Major tech vendors are pushing “agentic AI,” but experts argue today’s tools are just simple automations. Real autonomy requires solving core problems in long-term reasoning and memory, which could take five years or more.
Forcing employees back to the office full-time is creating chaos, from a lack of desks to internal protests. Workplace strategists argue companies are ignoring a fundamental cultural shift and need a completely new model, not a return to 2019.
Elias Toufexis, the voice of Adam Jensen, dashed fan hopes for a new Deus Ex game in 2026. He blamed the “psychopaths” in charge, referencing Embracer Group’s control and a canceled 2024 project.
According to Computerworld, speculation suggests Apple’s 2026 operating system releases should follow the pattern of macOS Snow Leopard from 2009. This would mean a focus on refinement and stability across macOS, iOS, iPadOS, watchOS, tvOS, and visionOS, rather than a rush of new features.
According to a WSJ report, India is weathering President Trump’s 50% tariffs by turbocharging its domestic consumer economy. With consumer spending making up three-fifths of GDP, tax cuts and rate cuts are insulating the country, even as trade talks with the U.S. remain deadlocked over agriculture.
PC hardware reviews are essential, but they create unrealistic expectations. Performance in your case is affected by thermals, software, and imperfect part pairings that reviews can’t capture.
The AI industry is in an awkward phase, defined by low-quality “slop” and massive hype. But key questions about data, regulation, and profitability remain stubbornly unanswered as we head into 2026.
In the race for AI inference dominance, a new report highlights a staggering performance gap. NVIDIA’s Blackwell-based GB200 NVL72 racks are shown to massively outperform AMD’s current best, reshaping the economics of running large AI models.
Even tech giants with billions to spend can create legendary flops. Some CPUs, like Intel’s Prescott and AMD’s Bulldozer, were so bad they nearly killed their companies. Let’s look back at the silicon that failed spectacularly.
