New leaks point to Samsung making the Galaxy Z Flip 8 considerably thinner next year. The company is also tipped to upgrade the display and performance, likely with the Exynos 2600 chip.
A new round of benchmarks pits Intel’s Granite Rapids against AMD’s Turin in a 128-core duel. Using Ubuntu 25.10 and the Linux 6.18 kernel, the results show a significant shift from launch-day numbers. Power efficiency is a major point of contention.
The explosive growth of AI is putting unprecedented strain on power grids, echoing the energy crisis sparked by early refrigerators. The solution lies in a massive, rapid push for efficiency and smart grid integration that the industry is just starting to figure out.
The Asahi Linux project has finally gotten the microphone working on Apple’s M2 Pro and Max chips. However, full support for the newer M3 family is still a work in progress.
Samsung’s follow-up to its Galaxy Ring is hitting major roadblocks. Sluggish sales and a nasty patent fight with market leader Oura are forcing a rethink of the launch timeline.
The flood of AI-powered bots is creating a massive trust problem for online merchants. A new partnership between Visa and Akamai aims to verify which AI agents are legitimate and which are just scammers.
Samsung’s major One UI 8 Watch update is expanding its reach to Galaxy Watch 5 owners in Europe. The update is a substantial 1.8GB download and includes the October 2025 security patch. Owners can manually check for the update via the Galaxy Wearable app.
Cloudflare, the infrastructure giant used by six billion people monthly, is now at the center of a fight over AI and content. CEO Matthew Prince, who owns a local newspaper, is letting publishers block AI crawlers unless companies like Google and OpenAI pay for access.
The UK government is consulting on a plan to give leaseholders of flats a formal right to request gigabit-capable broadband. The move aims to bypass landlord objections that have stalled fiber installations in many buildings.
A new phenomenon called “semantic leakage” is causing AI to produce subtly corrupted mental health guidance. It happens when a word from earlier in a chat improperly influences later advice, and users often have no idea it’s happening.
