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Computex 2026: All the news and announcements

  • Technology
  • Stevie Bonifield
  • Jun 1, 2026

Computex 2026 is kicking off in Taipei, Taiwan this week, where Nvidia, AMD, Qualcomm, Intel, and other tech brands are announcing new laptops, handhelds, chips, and more.  Nvidia unveiled RTX Spark,...

AI is blowing up music. How should the Grammys handle it?

  • Technology
  • Nilay Patel
  • Jun 1, 2026

Today I’m talking with Harvey Mason Jr., who is CEO of the Recording Academy — that’s the outfit that puts on the Grammy Awards. I last talked to Harvey in 2024, when it was obvious that generative AI...

Strava blames zero-code AI apps and scrapers as it tightens API access

  • Technology
  • Emma Roth
  • Jun 1, 2026

The popular fitness-tracking platform, Strava, is restricting access to its API as part of efforts to clamp down on AI scraping, as reported earlier by TechCrunch. Developers who want to build an app...

Xbox and PlayStation have a lot to prove

  • Technology
  • Andrew Webster
  • Jun 1, 2026

Things are bad out there. Despite 2026 shaping up to be a great year when it comes to actual games, it couldn't really be worse for the people that make them or the industry as a whole. Hardware price...

Microsoft could be the next Big Tech antitrust target

  • Technology
  • Lauren Feiner
  • Jun 1, 2026

Over the past several years, Microsoft has largely managed to withstand populist calls to break up Big Tech while peers faced sweeping lawsuits. But a probe by the Federal Trade Commission suggests th...

These are the first Nvidia RTX Spark laptops

  • Technology
  • Jess Weatherbed
  • Jun 1, 2026

Nvidia has officially entered the world of consumer laptop chips with the RTX Spark, and several device makers already have hardware lined up for it. Microsoft, Asus, HP, MSI, Lenovo, and Dell are exp...

Asus just announced the OLED Xbox Ally X of my dreams

  • Technology
  • Sean Hollister
  • Jun 1, 2026

If you asked me what I'd change about the Xbox Ally X handheld - aside from fixing Windows, I mean - I'd tell you two key things. First, give me a bigger, better screen. Even a little bit bigger, so g...

One by one, U.S. civil rights agency dismantles tools to fight discrimination

  • Business
  • Andrea Hsu
  • Jun 1, 2026
  • US

The EEOC is seeking to overturn rules created decades ago to tackle discrimination in employment. The Trump administration says those rules have led to more discrimination —against white people.

This is the Microsoft Surface Laptop Ultra with Nvidia RTX Spark

  • Technology
  • Sean Hollister
  • Jun 1, 2026

Once upon a time, Microsoft had to write off $900 million betting an Arm-based Nvidia chip could power its first flagship Windows portable, the original Microsoft Surface. But today, it's trying again...

Nvidia announces RTX Spark as ‘the most efficient PC chip ever built’

  • Technology
  • Sean Hollister
  • Jun 1, 2026

This fall, Nvidia will officially become a consumer PC chipmaker like Intel, AMD, Apple, and Qualcomm, putting a complete computing chip - not just graphics - into the very heart of laptops and mini-P...

AMD’s new pitch: our old tech is so good you should just keep using it

  • Technology
  • Sean Hollister
  • Jun 1, 2026

Computex 2026 is underway in Taiwan, and we're expecting all manner of flashy computers with jaw-dropping pricetags (or no pricetags at all) as the entire industry navigates RAMageddon. But for deskto...

Dell is bringing back the XPS 13 as a MacBook Neo competitor — with a temporary discount to $599

  • Technology
  • Antonio G. Di Benedetto
  • May 31, 2026

Dell is making good on its tease from CES and finally announcing a new XPS 13. The XPS 13 returns as a budget-friendly option, launching in July at a promotional student price of $599 - though that in...