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Intel’s comeback has become one of the market’s biggest surprises. Its stock has risen nearly 490% over the past year, pushing the company back into record territory and reviving confidence in a chipmaker many had written off. The problem is that Intel still has little product success to justify that excitement. Is Intel’s stock rally running ahead of its chip business? Most of the momentum is tied to expectations around Intel Foundry, government backing, and a handful of major partnerships rather than clear wins in chips. A big part of that optimism comes from Intel’s manufacturing progress. The company has…

If you’ve ever wished your work desk had a dedicated screen for reviewing your system’s performance, chat windows, or streaming controls, so that you don’t have to disturb your main monitor, Asus has heard you.  The ROG Strix XG129C is a 12.3-inch secondary display with a touchscreen, designed to sit beneath your primary monitor and handle everything that could be a distraction on your main screen, and it costs $199.  What exactly does the Strix XG129C do? The Strix XG129C is a 1920 x 720 IPS panel carrying a 24:9 aspect ratio, making it wide but short in height, exactly…

Mercedes-AMG doesn’t do things quietly, and its latest behind-the-scenes video is a testament to that. The automaker has published an 11-minute video on its official YouTube channel, giving us an extended look at the development of the AMG GT 4-Door Coupe, its first car built on the new AMG.EA electric platform.  It is being framed as the most ambitious undertaking in the automaker’s entire history, which, in my opinion, is a bold claim for a company that’s been building performance cars for over 55 years.  What makes the AMG.EA platform different from other electric cars? Unlike the company’s existing EQ…

Samsung’s purported Galaxy Z Fold 8 Wide is still months away from its expected debut, but the phone’s case makers apparently couldn’t wait.  Earlier today, trusted tipster Ice Universe (on X) posted pictures of third-party protective cases for the Fold 8 Wide, which are already listed on Alibaba (a Chinese e-commerce platform). What do the leaked case pictures tell us about the design? For the uninitiated, case makers only receive a phone’s exact dimensions and design blueprints once the hardware is finalized. This is why early case listings are important, as they showcase the production-ready design.  In this case, we’re…

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If you wanted a snapshot of what it looks like when a tech giant tries to force-feed its workforce an AI future, look no further than Meta right now. The company that built its empire on knowing everything about its users has turned that same appetite inward, and its employees are not happy about it. Last month, Meta quietly informed tens of thousands of its U.S. workers that their corporate laptops would begin tracking their keystrokes, mouse movements, clicks, and screen activity. The purpose was to feed that behavioral data into Meta’s AI models so they could learn how people…

Robots are incredibly precise, but being gentle is not always their strong suit. A machine that can build a car with near-perfect accuracy can still apply too much pressure when working in places where even the smallest mistake matters, like inside a human eye or during delicate surgery. That is why researchers at Shanghai Jiao Tong University are developing a new type of force sensor that could help robots “feel” what they are touching more accurately. The sensor is tiny, about the size of a grain of rice at just 1.7 millimeters wide, making it small enough to fit inside…

Recently, Google launched the Fitbit Air as a direct rival to the Whoop screenless fitness band, rebranded the Fitbit app to Google Health, and released a Gemini-powered AI coach. Exactly one day later, Whoop has responded with on-demand video consultations with licensed clinicians for US users.  The contrast is hard to ignore. While Google is betting on AI as your general health advisor, Whoop is doubling down on real, licensed doctors, and making the case that they can serve its fitness-focused users considerably better (via CNBC). What exactly is Whoop offering? Whoop has launched an in-app consultation feature that starts…

Samsung’s stable One UI 8.5 software has finally started reaching Galaxy S25 series devices after initially being introduced alongside the Galaxy S26 lineup in February. The update adds several new features, including upgraded Photo Assist, smarter Quick Share, Audio Broadcast, Storage Share, and new security tools. But it also leaves out several Galaxy S26 features that many Galaxy S25 users were expecting. Unsurprisingly, it has left many of them disappointed. What did Galaxy S25 owners actually miss out on? Posts on Samsung’s Korean community forum, along with feature lists shared by users who installed the stable build, point to at…

There is no app that lets you pull up someone else’s call history. There never has been, and there almost certainly never will be — carriers don’t expose that data, and no third-party developer has the access required to retrieve it. This is not a grey area; it is simply not possible. And yet, 7.3 million people, according to welivesecurity have downloaded apps that claimed to do exactly that. Security researchers at ESET spent months untangling a sprawling family of 28 fraudulent Android apps they collectively dubbed CallPhantom — apps that promised users a window into anyone’s phone activity: call…