​Microsoft issues emergency Windows 11 update to fix its record-breaking patch 

​ Microsoft has started rolling out an emergency out-of-band update to fix problems with its record-breaking September patch Tuesday update. The software giant patched nearly 1,000 flaws in its biggest update ever this month, but it also introduced some bugs that have affected businesses, developers, and gamers. The September patch Tuesday affected folder shares on […]

​Volvo’s plug-in hybrid XC60 and XC90 can really go the distance 

​ Most plug-in hybrid electric vehicles (PHEV) today get an average of around 30-50 miles of battery-only range: decent, but not mind-blowing. With hybrid sales dominating the market today, Volvo is out to prove that its PHEVs can push the limits of what’s possible. Today, the Swedish automaker revealed the updated PHEV versions of its […]

​Valve is still figuring out ‘how and when’ to do Steam Deck 2 

​ Now that Valve has finally launched its entire 2026 hardware lineup – the Steam Controller, the Steam Machine, and today’s Steam Frame – are we any closer to a next-gen Steam Deck handheld? Valve isn’t saying so yet. The company is figuring out “how and when we can deliver something like that,” Valve designer […]

​Is Big Tech’s AI slowdown a safety pact or a cartel? 

​ When OpenAI CEO Sam Altman, Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei, Google DeepMind cofounder Demis Hassabis, and SpaceX head Elon Musk loosely agreed over the weekend to slow down AI development, skeptics spotted an ulterior motive immediately. The AI titans had declared that their aim was to “pace the frontier,” signing on at least partially to […]

​Trump throws out power plant climate pollution rules 

​ The Environmental Protection Agency announced its plans today to kill any remaining standards on how much greenhouse gas pollution power plants are allowed to emit in the US. The move will only make electricity dirtier as AI, electric vehicles, and a revival of domestic manufacturing drive up power demand. The EPA’s proposal today is […]