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Microsoft just killed its biggest Xbox project, but here's why it's brilliant
By Luke James published
A surprising new partnership could turn Microsoft into gaming's most flexible force.

A simple mistake in the Meta AI app could expose your deepest secrets
By Nick Lucchesi published
The Meta AI app launched in April, and users are inadvertently sharing embarrassing, private questions to the Discover feed because of poor design choices by Meta that have still not been fixed.

It's not just you, ChatGPT isn't talking to us either
By Rael Hornby last updated
A global ChatGPT outage has the world's most popular AI chatbot tongue-tied, leaving users with errors instead of answers this morning.

ChatGPT may be the smartest software ever, but this Pong-era game console can do something it can't
By Rael Hornby published
A 48-year-old game console has outsmarted ChatGPT in "The Game of Kings," but its victory may be short-lived.

Sony's rumored plan to "downgrade" PS5 performance might actually be genius
By Madeline Ricchiuto published
Those "nerf" rumors may not be as bad as they seem.

Sam Altman's vision for the future: "A significant fraction of the power on earth should be spent running AI"
By Madeline Ricchiuto published
AMD CEO Lisa Su brought OpenAI's Sam Altman on stage during the Advancing AI 2025 keynote on Thursday, and one exchange from their brief chat now lives rent-free in my mind. For better or worse.

Nvidia RTX 5050 GPU leaks suggest a generational leap at a budget price
By Luke James published
This 50-class GPU might be the sleeper hit of Nvidia’s next-gen laptop line-up.

How to turn any laptop into an RTX gaming rig for only $2.39
By Stevie Bonifield published
Cloud gaming isn't new, but it's cheaper than ever before with Nvidia GeForce Now day passes. They might just be the cheapest way yet to get into PC gaming.
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