The best power banks and portable chargers for every device in 2025

On a recent work trip, I had plenty of things to worry about — but being able to recharge my two smartphones, laptop and iPad were not among my concerns. In my carry-on luggage, I had two medium-cap [...]

The best laptop power banks for 2025

There’s nothing worse than trying to get work done offsite and realizing your laptop is nearly dead. OK, there are plenty of worse things, but running out of battery when you’re not near an outlet [...]

Writer's AI harness cuts token spend nearly 40% — without sacrificing accuracy

Enterprise AI is facing an ROI paradox. While throwing more compute at the strongest foundation model works well in product experiments, the costs become unbearable when the product is deployed in pro [...]

Microsoft tells employees to stop tokenmaxxing, sets division-level AI budgets

Microsoft executive vice president Jay Parikh has told employees in an internal email that the company needs to rein in its AI token consumption, writing that “tokenmaxxing is not what we are optimi [...]

Uber’s tech chief says the AI ‘tokenmaxxing’ era is ending

The mood around corporate AI spending is turning, and Uber is saying so out loud. The company’s chief technology officer, Praveen Neppalli Naga, says the era of tokenmaxxing is coming to an end. The [...]

Netflix is getting rid of another of its game studios by selling it back to its founders

The developer of Cozy Grove and Alphabear is leaving Netflix. Spry Fox is being sold back to its original founders, Game File reports, and will continue to work on its upcoming "cooperative villa [...]

Spry Fox's next Netflix Games title is Spirit Crossing

Spry Fox announced its next game, which is "a cooperative village life sim designed to foster friendship, kindness, and community" titled Spirit Crossing. It has an art style that makes me t [...]

"Tokenmaxxing" spreads at Amazon as employees game internal AI leaderboards

Amazon employees are automating unnecessary tasks just to climb internal AI leaderboards.<br /> The article "Tokenmaxxing" spreads at Amazon as employees game internal AI leaderboards [...]

Meta shifts from "tokenmaxxing" to token managing as internal AI costs reportedly hit billions

An internal memo to 6,000 employees reveals Meta is heading toward billions in AI costs from internal use alone. Starting in 2027, budgets, allocations, and a central dashboard called "AI Gateway [...]