The hits keep coming: Dell, HP, Lenovo pause laptop shipments to U.S.
A Taiwanese newspaper reports that laptop makers are hitting the pause button. UPDATE: April 12, 2025, 4:00 p.m. Smartphones and laptops are officially off the hook — for now. According to Mashable’s CJ Silva, U.S. Customs and Border Protection has exempted 20 products, including semiconductor and flat-panel display modules, from the newly imposed 125% China […]
Updating: All the tariff price increases in the tech world so far
GPUs, TVs, laptops, and beauty tech are all affected. President Donald Trump’s tariff policies have only just gone into effect, and we’re already seeing price hikes across consumer tech. President Trump has imposed a huge tariff rate of 145 percent on China (where many tech products are manufactured), as well as smaller global tariffs on […]
OpenAI is retiring GPT-4 from ChatGPT
Thanks for the memories, GPT-4. OpenAI’s GPT-4 model will soon be “fully replaced” by its natively multimodal GPT-4o model. According to ChatGPT’s release notes (via TechCrunch), “GPT-4 will be retired from ChatGPT” on April 30. The model, which was released over two years ago, will still be available in the …
‘Love on the Spectrum’ star discusses autism independence in new Waymo video series
The autonomous vehicle company celebrates Autism Acceptance Month with Netflix star Connor Tomlinson.
Tesla stops selling U.S.-made models in China
Amid the trade war between Trump and China, Elon Musk’s EV company makes some changes. Tesla is no longer taking orders for its Model S and Model X electric vehicles in China, Reuters reports. However, Elon Musk’s EV company is still selling other Tesla models in China. So, why remove those specific vehicles from Tesla’s […]
Fujifilm’s quirky new compact just leaked – and it could be 2025’s most fun camera
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Microsoft’s record-everything Recall feature is rolling out now
After several delays, Microsoft’s controversial Recall is ‘gradually’ rolling out as an opt-in feature. After several cybersecurity-related delays, Microsoft is finally releasing its controversial Recall feature for Copilot Plus PCs. Starting Thursday, April 10, Microsoft began gradually rolling out a preview of Recall, which records a user’s activity by taking continuous screenshots of their computer […]
The Google Pixel 9a is available now: How to buy
A brand new “budget” Pixel phone is here. And it’s packed with power. AVAILABLE NOW: Get the Google Pixel 9a smartphone for $499 at the Google Store. It’s been just over six months since Google launched the new Pixel 9 generation of Android smartphones. On February 25, Google announced the Pixel 9a. Now, the wait […]
Audeze’s new cheaper planar magnetic headphones look like a dream for mid-range audiophiles
These new wired over-ear headphones could be a SLAM dunk
Two tempting budget Bluetooth turntables just landed in the UK, in time for Record Store Day 2025
Majority launches two vinyl players for Record Store Day and every other day, and you can choose with or without speakers
