Microsoft's open-weight AI push is so obviously an Azure play it hurts

Microsoft, along with Meta, Nvidia, and more than 20 other companies, is pushing for open-weight AI models in an open letter. The strategic logic is simple: the more models running on Azure, the less [...]

CES 2026: Shokz' new earbuds effectively reduce noise while keeping your ears open

Shokz may have made its name with bone-conduction headsets, but the company has also built open-style earbuds in recent years. At CES 2026, the company is debuting its most recent model, the OpenFit P [...]

Meta returns to open models with Zuckerberg's plan to out-copy China and sell compute by auction

Meta has released Muse Glimmer, the first open model from its new Superintelligence Labs. It's a 30B agent model that runs on consumer hardware once the weights are compressed, needing less than [...]

A Minecraft theme park will open in London in 2027

The best-selling game of all time is moving from the virtual to the physical. Minecraft World, a permanent Greater London theme park based on the game, is scheduled to open in 2027. The announcement c [...]

Why the Open Web Is at Risk in the Age of AI Crawlers

The Internet has always been a space for free expression, collaboration, and the open exchange of ideas. However, with persistent advances in artificial intelligence (AI), AI-powered web crawlers have [...]

Nintendo Switch 2 pre-orders open Thursday in the US starting at $450, plus everything else you need to know

Nintendo finally revealed when gamers in the US and Canada will be able to place their orders for Switch 2 consoles. Nintendo announced that Switch 2 pre-orders will open on April 24 in both regions. [...]

The Bose QuietComfort headphones drop to $199 in Best Buy's Black Friday sale

The Bose QuietComfort headphones (the non-Ultra variety) are on sale. Best Buy's early Black Friday sale has the comfy cans for 45 percent off, knocking their price down to $199. That matches the [...]

Gong launches ‘Mission Andromeda’ with AI sales coaching, chatbot and open MCP connections to rivals

Gong, the revenue intelligence company that has spent a decade turning recorded sales calls into data, today launched what it calls Mission Andromeda — its most ambitious platform release to date, b [...]

The first two Netflix entertainment complexes will open at the end of the year

Looking to grab an official Tires shirt or a sandwich based on Arnold Schwarzenegger's FUBAR? Netflix will have you covered in the near future. The streaming platform's long-promised Netflix [...]