There’s no understating the influence of Jony Ive – the man responsible for designing so many iconic Apple products – in changing the way that manufacturers approached consumer and business electronics. “There is a beauty in simplicity, in clarity, in efficiency. True simplicity is derived from so much more than just the absence of clutter…

San Marcos councilors have approved new zoning laws that ban data centers The same zoning laws could be used by 352 cities across Texas But there are a few hurdles to jump through before anyone can celebrate San Marcos may have just answered the main question surrounding data center construction in US cities – how…

Qualcomm introduces High Bandwidth Compute (HBC) memory architecture It leverages a hybrid design stacking LPDDR memory in a 3D space, leveraging multiple layers to essentially replace what the current generation of High Bandwidth Memory (HBM4) does The move, which makes use of Qualcomm’s extensive experience with LPDDR, is not only power-efficient but also offers massive…

UBTech just introduced its most-human-yet robot The silicon skin is realistic and creepy It launches in China this year but there are also plans to customize the to look however you wish Ubtech, last seen deploying humanoid robots to patrol the China-Vietnam border, is back with its creepiest creation yet, the UWorld U1, its first…

Welcome to the June 2026 edition of the Blu-ray Bounty. This is where we review the latest 4K Blu-ray releases each month, judging each disc on its video and audio quality, to see if they’ll make a worthy addition to your collection. If you’re new to Blu-ray Bounty, you can check out previous editions here….

Two teams who booked their places in the last 32 with big wins meet in Seattle, as Belgium face Senegal at the FIFA World Cup 2026 — and you can live stream the match around the world for free. Belgium shrugged off underwhelming draws with Egypt and Iran to thrash New Zealand 5-1 and snatch…

Apple has added refurbished iPhone 16e models to its online store Savings range from $180 to $220 compared to the device’s MSRP Apple’s refurbishment process is known to be very thorough Apple’s recent price hikes have sparked dismay among consumers, with huge rises making their presence known across the board. Fortunately, none of the best…

VPN Super has released beta apps for Apple TV and Android TV The apps protect your streaming traffic They also rethink how your TV handles your data Streaming has become one of the main reasons people reach for a VPN, and providers have noticed. The latest example is VPN Super, which has just rolled out…

Anthropic has released Claude Sonnet 5, calling it its “most agentic Sonnet model yet” The new model is designed to make plans, use tools like browsers and terminals, and run more autonomously Sonnet 5 is available across Anthropic plans, and is now the default model for Claude Free and Pro users Anthropic has released a…

Bipartisan bill wants big tech companies to pay for the additional energy consumption and capacity fueled by data centers and AI demand Congress will begin consideration of the bill, before it moves on Electricity prices have risen dramatically in the US, primarily because of an explosion in new data center construction projects A bipartisan bill…