In 1997, as the term “dotcom” came to describe a wave of internet start-ups, web portal king Yahoo! acquired a free web email service called RocketMail and launched Yahoo! Mail, a service to compete with Microsoft’s recently acquired Hotmail. Seven years later, Google would launch Gmail with a gigabyte of free storage, a bold move…
It’s looking a bit quiet on the deals front over at Amazon UK this weekend, but I’ve still had my regular look through the retailer’s sale section and uncovered a handful of offers that are worth your money. Check out my 15 top picks right here, including laptops, appliances, smart home tech, and more from…
The British reality show Gladiators has become a Saturday night sensation, averaging 5.3 million viewers and becoming the most-watched entertainment series on BBC iPlayer. Season 3, which premiered on January 17, is continuing that momentum thanks to new games and events. But can you watch Gladiators season 3 in the US, Australia, Canada or beyond?…
The 31st season of Super Rugby Pacific will once again see 11 teams compete in a round-robin format, playing 14 matches each (seven home, seven away), with two byes. It features teams from Australia, Fiji, New Zealand and a combined team from Samoa, Tonga and other Pacific Island nations, and the Crusaders are the defending…
ChatGPT’s enormous global user base has created infrastructure demands that far exceed subscription income OpenAI’s rising compute and energy expenses are pushing the company to explore ads and new revenue models. OpenAI is reshaping its business model and strategy to sustain AI access as usage continues to grow Running the world’s most widely used AI…
Phil Spencer steps down and retires from Microsoft Asha Sharma is the new EVP and CEO of Microsoft Gaming She’ll provide the new leadership and direction of everything Xbox gaming It’s a new dawn for Xbox and its millions of devoted fans. Microsoft announced on Friday (February 20) that longtime Xbox chief Phil Spencer is…
With the world wide web booming in the late 1990s, two entrepreneurs pounced on the situation to sell domains on the cheap while others forked out incredible sums. The .to domain, the internet country code top-level domain (ccTLD) of the Kingdom of Tonga, a tiny island nestled in the heart of the Pacific Ocean, became…
This week, things were a little quieter as we await the reveals of Samsung Unpacked next week, but that’s not to say it was boring. YouTube went down, Apple teased its next product event, and Discord rivals crashed under the weight of new users fleeing to their platforms. To catch up on this and more,…
Intel predicts AI-enabled PCs will comprise over half of total shipments in 2026 AI silicon can perform basic tasks locally without relying on cloud processing Current buyers prioritize speed and battery over AI-specific capabilities in laptops Intel is forecasting a major shift in personal computing, predicting that AI-enabled PCs will account for more than half…
Researchers have made a breakthrough in anode-free lithium-ion batteries A new gel electrolyte could solve one of the technology’s biggest problems This could unlock improved longevity and safety for the lithium-ion EV cells Researchers at the Columbia University School of Engineering and Applied Science claim to have developed a new gel electrolyte that will help…