DOJ looks into Nvidia’s $12.9B Hugging Face deal, Reuters reports
DOJ looks into Nvidia’s $12.9B Hugging Face deal, Reuters reports

The US Justice Department is asking how Nvidia’s $12.9B purchase of Hugging Face would affect competition in AI, including whether it would hand Nvidia a key distribution point for models. The questions run alongside a years-long probe into Nvidia’s co…

Discord messages from big public servers will show up in Google search
Discord messages from big public servers will show up in Google search

Messages posted in Discord’s largest public communities will start appearing in Google and other search engines from mid-December. Discord announced the change in a blog post on Tuesday, 27 October. It covers more than 63,000 Discoverable Servers. It i…

What’s the tech inside the touchscreen MacBook Pro’s ‘PROLED XDR’ screen? We explain all
What’s the tech inside the touchscreen MacBook Pro’s ‘PROLED XDR’ screen? We explain all

The first OLED MacBook Pro screen has a weird name — here’s what’s behind it, and the benefits it delivers

The Ultrahuman Ring Pro Hits US Shelves Amid Oura Lawsuit

It’s available online and in select stores, so you can check out the smart ring in person.

Amazon Leo wins FCC approval to buy iPhone satellite partner Globalstar
Amazon Leo wins FCC approval to buy iPhone satellite partner Globalstar

The US Federal Communications Commission has approved Amazon Leo’s $11.5bn purchase of Globalstar. Globalstar runs the satellite service behind Apple’s iPhone emergency features. On Tuesday, 27 October, the FCC’s Space Bureau cleared the transfer of ab…

LiberNovo Maxis review: A clever and comfortable office chair for big and tall users
LiberNovo Maxis review: A clever and comfortable office chair for big and tall users

The LiberNovo Maxis is a chair specifically engineered for big and tall users – and it packs in a raft features. But the premium price may make you think twice.

Google’s new Android XR tools let developers test apps without needing to buy expensive smart glasses

At the 2026 Android Dev Summit, Google has announced some interesting features coming to both Android XR and Android CLI. Developers can now build and test apps for smart glasses without owning the hardware, while Android’s command-line tools are getti…

Dems introduce new $15,000 EV tax credit bill that has no chance — and that’s a problem
Dems introduce new $15,000 EV tax credit bill that has no chance — and that’s a problem

Rep. Greg Landsman (D-OH) wants to bring back the federal EV tax credit and double it. His new bill, the “21st Century Vehicle Choice Act” (H.R. 10881), would offer up to $15,000 on a new electric vehicle and $8,000 on a used one, and it would make bot…

Foreign gadget bans: all the news about the FCC’s clampdown on Chinese tech
Foreign gadget bans: all the news about the FCC’s clampdown on Chinese tech

What do drones, routers, and Roombas have in common? The US government wants to keep Chinese ones from entering the country. They’re the first consumer gadgets that are facing de facto import bans because of the US government’s xenophobic stance — and they might not be the last. Originally, the US government was just worried […]

Palantir’s defence chief says the AI race raises the risk to Taiwan
Palantir’s defence chief says the AI race raises the risk to Taiwan

Palantir defence chief Mike Gallagher said the AI race makes it more tempting for Xi Jinping to seize Taiwan, home to TSMC, before China falls behind for good. He warned that Beijing could then hold the world economy hostage. US intelligence said in Ma…