CES 2026 is shaping up to be an AI hardware extravaganza. Companies are pushing everything from AI-powered smart glasses to humanoid robots, but the gap between flashy demos and real-world usefulness remains a huge challenge.
Intel’s Arc Alchemist GPUs can now use the newer Xe kernel driver on Linux instead of the legacy i915. Benchmarks show a performance uplift, but the latest kernel broke support for higher-end cards. The transition to modern drivers is proving messy.
A major custom PC company is now letting customers mail in their own RAM kits for new builds. This bizarre workaround highlights a severe, multi-year shortage that’s sending memory prices through the roof and scrambling the entire industry.
According to a new report, 2026 is set to be the year customers get their hands on the first error-corrected quantum computers. This marks a critical shift from today’s noisy machines toward more reliable, logical qubits.
The explosive growth of AI and hyperscale cloud workloads is transforming data center network design. A new whitepaper argues that managing fiber polarity is no longer a minor detail but a foundational requirement for reliability at scale.
Apple is taking its time with AI, pushing a major Siri overhaul to 2026. The delay follows a muted WWDC and hints at a potential partnership with Google’s Gemini to catch up.
Google has pushed back its deadline to replace Google Assistant with Gemini on mobile devices. The switch, originally slated for late 2025, is now officially delayed until 2026. This gives Assistant a temporary stay of execution on phones like Samsung Galaxies.
Microsoft is rolling out a new “Explainer” feature for PowerPoint, powered by Copilot. It lets users right-click on dense slides for instant, simplified breakdowns. This could be a game-changer for deciphering jargon-heavy presentations.
2025 was a turbulent year for clean energy under President Trump, who called renewables a “scam” and signed a tax bill slashing subsidies. Yet, solar and storage still made up 85% of new grid power, proving economic fundamentals can trump politics.
In a wild experiment, a tech journalist tried to infect a Windows XP virtual machine with modern malware. Surprisingly, much of it simply wouldn’t run, crashing due to missing system features or 64-bit requirements. But this doesn’t mean the 23-year-old OS is safe.
