LG is escalating the gaming monitor wars with a new UltraGear evo series announced just days after Samsung’s Odyssey refresh. The headliners are a massive 52-inch 5K2K monitor and a 39-inch Tandem OLED ultrawide. All three models will be shown at CES 2026 starting January 6th.
When Apple warns a user they’ve been targeted by mercenary spyware, it directs them to a small nonprofit helpline. That team, spread across Costa Rica, Manila, and Tunisia, sifts through hundreds of cases to find the real infections.
A proposed California ballot measure would impose a one-time 5% tax on billionaires, aiming to raise $100 billion. Tech titans like Peter Thiel and Larry Page are already threatening to leave the state. The drama mirrors similar fights in New York, but data from Massachusetts suggests the wealthy do
A tech journalist argues that the current focus on social media and AI can leave tech enthusiasts feeling empty. He found that Linux offers a more participatory, creative, and genuinely social alternative to passive consumption.
The CEO of Professor Layton studio Level-5 has clarified viral comments about AI writing 80% of their code. He says the claim was about a single, unreleased AI-themed project and was taken out of context. Still, he argues AI is a powerful tool that could let AAA games release every two years instead
We’re still using powerful AI models like glorified search engines. But the underlying tech is racing toward voice, video, and real-time interaction. The next wave of adoption depends on breaking free from the text box.
TADA, a ride-hailing app that uses blockchain and charges drivers a tiny flat fee instead of a commission, is planning a launch in New York City this June. The Singapore-based company, which pulled in a record $19.8 million in revenue last October, is betting its model will appeal to drivers fed up
Samsung’s next affordable 5G phone is shaping up. A new certification reveals it will pack a much larger battery, though other specs might stay the same.
The US government is launching a new initiative to recruit high-skilled tech workers for two-year stints. The challenge? Competing with Silicon Valley salaries and a rigid hiring process.
New FCC rules blocking foreign-made drones could make Seattle a major drone manufacturing hub, creating tens of thousands of jobs. But the move, targeting China’s DJI, also promises higher prices and a multi-year scramble to build a domestic supply chain.
