Apple has notified EU regulators that both Apple Maps and Apple Ads meet gatekeeper thresholds under the Digital Markets Act. The European Commission now has 45 days to investigate whether these services should face the same restrictions as Apple’s App Store and Safari browser.
A Chinese gaming PC featuring the Hygon C86-4G processor is reportedly performing on par with Intel’s Core i7 chips. The system handles Windows 11 and AAA games, but benchmark details raise questions. Here’s what we know about China’s latest domestic CPU effort.
A new McKinsey report shows AI will automate over half of work hours, but humans aren’t going anywhere. Physical jobs and uniquely human skills will actually become more valuable as automation takes over routine tasks.
Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella says up to 30% of code in some projects is AI-generated. The company’s developers are using GitHub Copilot agents to save thousands of hours on tasks like migrations and bug fixes. But there’s growing concern about what this means for junior developer roles.
Rebel Wolves’ debut RPG The Blood of Dawnwalker is taking a radically different approach to open world design. The game features no main quest, instead giving players complete freedom to approach objectives however they choose.
The GNU C Library is getting a massive performance upgrade with a new generic FMA implementation that delivers up to 12.9x speed improvements. The patch eliminates expensive floating-point rounding mode changes and introduces integer-based arithmetic. Additional optimized math functions are also bei
CloudKitchens is considering adding IQ tests to its hiring process according to CTO Brian Atwell. The ghost kitchen startup founded by Uber’s Travis Kalanick is running 20 experiments to improve interviews. Atwell says IQ tests could help weed out candidates early in the process.
HP has dropped a Windows laptop to Chromebook-level pricing during Black Friday. The $229 machine features a 15.6-inch touch display, AMD Ryzen 3 processor, and 128GB SSD storage.
Apple has quietly updated how the Clock app icon’s seconds hand behaves in iOS 26.1. The change makes the icon work more like an Apple Watch in low power states. It’s a clever detail that most users will never notice but shows Apple’s attention to consistency.
Xbox Cloud Gaming hours from Game Pass subscribers have increased by 45% compared to last year. The growth is largely driven by console players and recent expansion into markets like India.
