Google is finally giving users control over who can message them on Google Chat. A new setting lets you restrict 1:1 conversations and space invites to “Known senders only,” sending all other requests to spam. The feature is rolling out now and should be widely available by early next week.
November 2024 was the worst month for U.S. video game hardware sales since 1995, and Xbox was hit hardest. Series console dollar sales crashed 70% year-over-year, setting a new all-time low for Xbox in November. With repeated price hikes and a shift away from exclusives, the brand’s hardware future
Google has updated Meet to allow presenters to share audio directly from their computer. This fixes a long-standing limitation in the platform’s screen-sharing capabilities. It’s a small but crucial update for collaborative meetings.
As AI hits physical limits on Earth, a radical solution is gaining traction: putting data centers in space. Google and SpaceX are leading the charge, with a prototype planned for 2027. The potential upsides are huge, but so are the challenges.
Ankar, an AI platform for patent management founded by Palantir veterans, has secured a €17 million Series A. The funding, led by Atomico, will fuel US expansion and team growth. This is part of a broader wave of investment into AI-powered legal and IP tech in Europe.
A new AI framework from Duke University can analyze chaotic systems like double pendulums or global weather and spit out simple, human-readable equations that describe their behavior. It’s a major step toward “machine scientists” that don’t just predict, but help us fundamentally understand.
Xiaomi’s next camera-centric flagship, the 17 Ultra, is getting a global version. FCC certification for model 2512BPNDAG confirms it will launch internationally with Android 16 and HyperOS 3.
A Senate probe led by Elizabeth Warren is demanding answers from seven major tech companies about their data center energy use. The senators allege secretive deals and lobbying are forcing Americans to subsidize the AI boom’s massive power demands.
A new partnership aims to tackle the massive energy needs of AI data centers. Addionics and PNT are joining forces to develop and manufacture cheaper, high-performance LFP battery cells for large-scale energy storage systems.
The AI boom is moving from training models to running them, and the hardware needs are shifting fast. Now, NVIDIA and SK hynix are reportedly teaming up on a new type of storage to fuel that next phase, and it could upend the entire memory market.
