The US version of TikTok is once again experiencing issues due to an Oracle outage, just a month after coming back online from a similar outage in February. The service disruption, impacting Oracle’s Ashburn, Virginia data center, began early Tuesday afternoon, with Downdetector reports spiking around 1PM Eastern. TikTok USDS confirmed in a post on…
Apple has introduced updated MacBook Air and MacBook Pro models powered by its new M5 family of chips, bringing performance improvements, expanded storage options, and updated wireless connectivity across its laptop lineup. M5 MacBook Air The new MacBook Air with M5 starts at $1,099, reflecting a $100 increase over the previous M4 generation. However, the…
Core AI is a modern framework built for LLMs and generative AI rather than traditional machine learning.
Microsoft has added two high-profile RPGs to Xbox Game Pass: Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2 and Final Fantasy III Pixel Remaster. Both titles became available on March 3 across the Ultimate, Premium, and PC Game Pass tiers. The additions land just hours before Microsoft is expected to reveal its Wave 1 lineup for March 2026. Xbox…
Unlike its predecessor, the iPhone 17E supports MagSafe. | Image: Apple The iPhone 17 lineup now has a “budget” option. Announced this week, the iPhone 17E will hit stores on Wednesday, March 11th, starting at $599, with preorders opening on March 4th. The 6.1-inch phone joins the rest of Apple’s iPhone 17 lineup, which includes…
Availability is planned around Q3 2026.
At MWC 2026 in Barcelona, Lenovo showed me one of the most impressive hardware experiments on its booth floor: the ThinkBook Modular AI PC Concept. At first glance, it looks like a fairly standard 14-inch notebook. Clean lines, a thin chassis, and a business-friendly design. Nothing unusual. Then you turn it around. On the back…
Anthropic’s Claude has climbed to the number one spot among free apps in Apple’s U.S. App Store, overtaking OpenAI’s ChatGPT. Google’s Gemini currently sits further down the rankings. The surge marks a notable shift in the AI chatbot race, with Claude gaining momentum at a time when public scrutiny around AI partnerships and government use…
Why is this outdoor kitchen? | Image: Sonos An unannounced Sonos speaker called Play has been spotted on the Canadian Best Buy site. The Sonos Play looks like a slightly shrunk-down version of the Move 2 with a loop on the back for toting it around. While nothing is confirmed yet, it’s listed at CAD…
The Blackview XPLORE 2, a specialized rugged smartphone designed for outdoor enthusiasts and remote professionals who require portable projection capabilities, caught some attention at MWC 2026. Combining a durable chassis with high-end internal specifications, the device, which also showed up at the Showstoppers event, functions as both a communication tool and a mobile media hub….
