Microsoft introduces cheaper Surface devices with half the memory
Microsoft just added a cheaper 12-inch Surface Pro and 13-inch Surface Laptop to its lineup. Both models come equipped with 8GB of RAM instead of 16GB, costing $849 for the specced-down Surface Pro and $949 for the Surface Laptop, as spotted earlier by Windows Central. When the 12-inch Surface Pro and 13-inch Surface Laptop […]
Charlie Kirk’s legacy is a 30-year sentence for moving zines
Just days after a gunman killed conservative activist Charlie Kirk, it became clear that President Donald Trump would use the assassination to fuel a crackdown on free speech. To avenge Kirk’s death, the administration vowed to go after so-called “antifa” (otherwise known as antifascist) terrorists. Now that promise is bearing fruit. This week, eight […]
Congresswoman denies staff used AI to write defense funding amendment
Rep. Anna Paulina Luna (R-FL) says her staff used AI for “spellcheck” in an amendment summary for a major defense bill, but denies it was used for the bill text itself and says “NO Legislation is ever drafted with AI.” Luna issued the response after accounts on X began sharing screenshots of an amendment […]
A new paper argues Microsoft exaggerated its quantum claims a year ago
Microsoft’s Majorana 1 processor. | Image: Microsoft A critique published in Nature Wednesday calls the basic technology behind Microsoft’s “breakthrough” quantum computing chip the Majorana 1 into question. Microsoft unveiled the chip in February 2025 and said it featured a brand-new technology known as a topological qubit. Topological qubits, they said, would be the […]
GTA VI is a worrying sign for the future of physical games
Rockstar Games has finally given Grand Theft Auto VI a price ahead of the game’s November 19th launch. But while announcing that the game would cost $79.99, Rockstar also confirmed that the physical versions of GTA VI won’t include a disc, and instead will only contain a download code inside the box. Not only […]
The $27 million Al proxy war over Alex Bores ends in a draw
Alex Bores (D-NY) enters his watch party at The Freehand Hotel after conceding the congressional race to Micah Lasher who will replace Rep Jerry Nadler (D-NY) in NY’s 12th Congressional District on June 23, 2026 in New York City. | Photo by Laura Brett/Getty Images. The expensive, $27 million political proxy war between Anthropic […]
