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Update: As of 1:17 PM PST, ChatGPT seems to be back online, generating responses and reading uploaded files. The original report is as follows. If you’re struggling to access ChatGPT today, February 3, 2026, you’re not alone. OpenAI’s flagship chatbot is currently experiencing issues, flagged as “elevated error rates for ChatGPT users.” Users began reporting the outage on Down Detector at around 12:08 PM PST. At the time of writing this report, over 12,900 instances have been reported on the platform, 99% of which are related to ChatGPT. Over 13,000 service disruptions reported OpenAI has acknowledged the issue. “We have…
Let’s be honest: trying to get an entire household to agree on a fitness routine is usually a recipe for disaster. It often feels like trying to solve a puzzle where the pieces keep changing shape. You have adults balancing the stress of work and the exhaustion of parenting, kids who are glued to their screens, and grandparents who need something gentle but effective. Everyone has a different schedule, a different body type, and a drastically different idea of what “fun” looks like. For years, the “home gym” solution to this problem was to buy a treadmill that eventually turned…
There are headphone deals that are “nice,” and then there are deals that land in the zone where you stop browsing and actually buy. Beats Studio Pro at $169.95 is that second kind. It’s down from $349.99, a 51% discount, and it checks the boxes most people care about for everyday listening: long battery life, noise cancelling, and a clean setup whether you’re on iPhone or Android. What you’re getting Beats Studio Pro are wireless over-ear headphones with active noise cancelling and up to 40 hours of battery life (depending on how you use them). They also support USB-C lossless…
Some laptop deals are only good if you already know exactly what you want. This one is simpler: it covers a lot of use cases without asking you to compromise much. The Dell Plus Copilot+ 14-inch 2-in-1 is $499.99, saving you $350 off the $849.99 compared value. For a 2K touchscreen convertible with 16GB memory and 512GB storage, that’s the kind of price that makes it a very reasonable everyday upgrade in 2026. What you’re getting This is a 14-inch 2K 2-in-1 touchscreen laptop, meaning it can work as a standard laptop and flip into tablet mode when you want…
The robot vacuum category has two types of products: the ones you babysit, and the ones that actually remove work from your week. A self-empty model is the line between those two experiences. The bObsweep Bio Auto-Empty Robot Vacuum & Mop is $239.99, saving you $890 off the $1,129.99 compared value. That is a huge price cut, and it turns a “premium convenience” category into something that’s suddenly realistic for a lot more homes. What you’re getting This is a robot vacuum and mop with an auto-empty dock designed for up to 100 days of capacity. That’s the key feature,…
By all accounts, I am not the target audience for the Virtual Boy. The ancient VR console was launched and subsequently discontinued years before I was born. I’m extremely prone to motion sickness, and I wear glasses, which seldom fit in gaming headsets. Also, word on the street was that the console sucked, and that I wasn’t missing out on much.As such, I’ve never been interested in even trying it, and haven’t had many opportunities, but that changed last week. Nintendo flew me out to New York to play some upcoming Switch 2 titles, and I knew I had to…
Record labels still plan around iTunes, and it’s not because anyone misses the iPod era. Over 80% of iTunes users don’t subscribe to Apple Music, which leaves a large audience outside Apple’s streaming base. If you’re in that group, labels see you as a straightforward buyer during a new album’s first week. Release week is when sales totals shape headlines, chart positions, and perception. A paid download can spike those numbers quickly, without waiting for streams to accumulate, Bloomberg reports. Apple also argues iTunes is not just for replaying old favorites. It says half of iTunes customers began buying songs…
The Nintendo Switch is officially the company’s best-selling console ever, surpassing the Nintendo DS, which long held the record at 154.02 million units sold. As of December 31, 2025, 155.37 million Switch units have been sold, making it Nintendo’s best-selling console ever, according to the company’s latest financial earnings report. This doesn’t necessarily come as a surprise, as the Switch has been trending toward taking that top spot for a while now, but it is perhaps surprising that the achievement occurred after the launch of the Nintendo Switch 2 last summer. Of course, there are plenty of people still buying Switch…
Lenovo’s refresh of its Legion Y700 Android gaming tablet has been a long time coming. Last year, a leak first hinted that the company was working on the next-gen version featuring an upgraded chip and longer battery life. Now, Lenovo has officially confirmed that the upgraded Legion Y700 is on the way. The original Legion Y700 earned a following thanks to its compact size, sharp display, and gaming-focused design, making it a favorite among gamers who wanted a portable Android tablet capable of handling demanding titles. Lenovo’s refresh comes as interest in small, high-performance gaming tablets continues to grow. The…
Mario Kart World was the marquee launch title for the Switch 2 last summer, and to nobody’s surprise, it’s the best-selling game on the console. At 14.03 million units sold, including units sold with the Switch 2 bundle that included the game, Mario Kart World is far and away the best-selling software on Nintendo’s newest console. In fact, it nearly dwarfs second place by 10 million units. That second-place game is Donkey Kong Bananza, which launched in July, roughly a month after Mario Kart World – 4.25 million units have been sold as of December 31, 2025, according to Nintendo’s latest…