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TECHNOLOGY

Microsoft’s OS-level upscaling challenges Nvidia and AMD’s dominance

Microsoft is now rolling out Automatic Super Resolution (Auto SR), an upscaling technology that competes with Nvidia's DLSS, for the Xbox Ally X, Xbox Ally X20, and select Windows Copilot Plus PCs, the company announced today. Auto SR is also getting some new features alongside this official release

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Microsoft’s OS-level upscaling challenges Nvidia and AMD’s dominance

The Verge·12h ago

TECHNOLOGY

Amazon’s early Black Friday push reshapes holiday retail competition

For die-hard Amazon shoppers, the retail giant starts Black Friday deals on November 19. But you can already stock up on early deals now.

Wired·14h ago

TECHNOLOGY

Extremist factions see GOP takeover as unfinished MAGA project

MAGA failed because it didn’t go far enough, right-wing extremists say—and following devastating midterm losses, they see an opportunity to take over.

Wired·20h ago

TECHNOLOGY

Tech industry’s 10-to-1 spending rout against California billionaire tax

California voters rejected Proposition 40, the one-time 5% tax on billionaires, the AP reported Monday. Tech leaders outspent backers roughly 10 to 1 to defeat it, and the founders and economists TechCrunch interviewed before the vote were split on whether it would have driven out wealthy residents

TechCrunch·1d ago

TECHNOLOGY

DeepMind uses AI to formally prove Signal Protocol encryption is secure

DeepMind researchers were able to formally verify that the widely used encryption protocol works as intended. Their stretch goal? Do the same for “all the software of the world.”

Wired·1d ago

TECHNOLOGY

How a semiconductor CEO’s fall from grace became instant meme fodder

The internet is having a field day with Nvidia's Jensen Huang's alleged honeypot scandal.

TechCrunch·1d ago

TECHNOLOGY

Sonnenfeld’s 50-50 call on Jensen Huang signals real board uncertainty about Nvidia’s CEO

Nvidia’s board is investigating Jensen Huang over his relationship with a suspected Chinese spy, and Yale’s Jeffrey Sonnenfeld thinks it’s roughly a coin flip whether Huang stays on as CEO.

TechCrunch·2d ago

TECHNOLOGY

Counter-apps promise to break the doomscroll habit. Will they work?

It's hard to break the cycle of doomscrolling, but there are plenty of apps that can help you spend more time on content that’s engaging and productive.

TechCrunch·2d ago

TECHNOLOGY

Desktop speakers stage a quiet comeback as work-from-home reshapes audio priorities

After testing 30 pairs of computer speakers, these are the best computer speakers—from stereo speakers to subwoofers to surround sound systems.

Wired·3d ago

TECHNOLOGY

Midterms reshape regulatory terrain for Musk’s data center ambitions

On Equity, we unpacked what the midterms mean for the tech industry.

TechCrunch·3d ago

TECHNOLOGY

China allegedly recruited tech exec to gather intelligence on Nvidia CEO

A memo circulated earlier this year reportedly claimed that China’s Ministry of State Security recruited a female technology executive to spy on Nvidia's CEO.

TechCrunch·3d ago

TECHNOLOGY

The kid-phone market is filling Apple and Google’s parental control gap

As parents look for alternatives to unrestricted smartphones, a growing number of companies are building phones designed specifically for kids, from feature-limited mobile devices to minimalist home phones.

TechCrunch·3d ago

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Microsoft’s OS-level upscaling challenges Nvidia and AMD’s dominance

The Verge·12h ago

TECHNOLOGY

Amazon’s early Black Friday push reshapes holiday retail competition

For die-hard Amazon shoppers, the retail giant starts Black Friday deals on November 19. But you can already stock up on early deals now.

Wired·14h ago

TECHNOLOGY

Extremist factions see GOP takeover as unfinished MAGA project

MAGA failed because it didn’t go far enough, right-wing extremists say—and following devastating midterm losses, they see an opportunity to take over.

Wired·20h ago

TECHNOLOGY

Tech industry’s 10-to-1 spending rout against California billionaire tax

TechCrunch·1d ago

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SCIENCE

Roman Space Telescope reaches L2 after decades of budget battles and delays

After funding struggles and a name change, the Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope has been successfully launched. It will now make a three-month, one-million-mile journey to its orbit at the second Sun-Earth Lagrange point (L2) beyond the Moon. From this vantage point, Roman will conduct an unprecede

The Verge·August 30, 2026

SCIENCE

Google embeds student tools into Gemini to recapture homework search

As we're gearing up for back-to-school season, Google is rolling out a new dedicated student hub in Gemini. It's a one-stop repository for collecting research in a study notebook, creating flashcards, taking practice quizzes, and more. Google is also enhancing its study notebooks with support for gr

The Verge·August 19, 2026

SCIENCE

Coyote vs. Acme is even funnier because Warner Bros. Discovery tried to kill it

There's an argument to be made that people wouldn't be all that interested in Coyote vs. Acme if it weren't for the way David Zaslav tried to kill it. By trying to shelve the project, Warner Bros. Discovery only drew attention to its habit of disappearing nearly completed movies in order to cash in

The Verge·August 18, 2026

SCIENCE

CMF’s budget clip earbuds challenge the audio trade-offs of open-ear design

Clip earbuds are an exercise in compromise. It's an inherent aspect of their design - and physics. They can be more comfortable for people that don't like something jammed in their ear, but sound response suffers. Ambient awareness is great because you can easily hear the sound around you, which mea

The Verge·August 14, 2026

Microsoft’s OS-level upscaling challenges Nvidia and AMD’s dominance

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Microsoft’s OS-level upscaling challenges Nvidia and AMD’s dominance

Amazon’s early Black Friday push reshapes holiday retail competition

Extremist factions see GOP takeover as unfinished MAGA project

Tech industry’s 10-to-1 spending rout against California billionaire tax

DeepMind uses AI to formally prove Signal Protocol encryption is secure

How a semiconductor CEO’s fall from grace became instant meme fodder

Sonnenfeld’s 50-50 call on Jensen Huang signals real board uncertainty about Nvidia’s CEO

Counter-apps promise to break the doomscroll habit. Will they work?

Desktop speakers stage a quiet comeback as work-from-home reshapes audio priorities

Midterms reshape regulatory terrain for Musk’s data center ambitions

China allegedly recruited tech exec to gather intelligence on Nvidia CEO

The kid-phone market is filling Apple and Google’s parental control gap

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