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AI search is rapidly becoming the default, whether users like it or not. In just a year’s time, Google’s AI-generated answers in search, known as AI Overviews, have gone from appearing in 15% of searches to 43%, according to a new report, driving a shift in how web users consume

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ASUS has announced a new server portfolio based on 6th Gen AMD EPYC 9006 processors, built specifically around the efficiency-optimized SP8 socket rather than the 256-core SP7 flagship. The lineup includes dual-socket RS700A and RS720A systems designed for maximum compute density

Pacsun debuted a limited-edition fashion and beauty collaboration centered around self-expression with Ulta Beauty, according to a Monday press release. The collaboration includes two curated beauty essentials kits featuring brands such as Drunk Elephant, NYX Professional Makeup,

Why an MMO mouse isn’t just for gaming — make use of the myriad of buttons for enhancing your productivity workflows in popular software applications The mouse that can do more than just game What kind of mouse do you employ for your daily PC or laptop usage? Is it a simple two-b

AI doesn’t run on code alone — it requires massive amounts of power, and that demand is increasingly becoming a critical bottleneck. At TechCrunch Disrupt 2026, the Smart Systems Stage will be where energy, infrastructure, and technology collide, covering everything from fusion b

Screen-time apps aren’t effective for many people because, in the end, they depend on your willpower. They remind you to stop scrolling or let you set timers, but such notifications can be easy to ignore. Autonomous Key takes a different approach to this issue simply by being a p

VAST Data has expanded its collaboration with AMD around AI infrastructure for cloud providers and enterprises deploying training, inference, retrieval-augmented generation, and agentic AI services. The effort combines the VAST AI Operating System with 6th Gen AMD EPYC processors

Upgrading an MSI Claw 8 EX AI+ handheld gaming PC with a 2TB SSD If you do a lot of gaming, 1TB might not be enough default storage. I recently tested the MSI Claw 8 EX AI+ handheld gaming PC, and came away incredibly impressed with its performance. Put simply, it has no rival in

I’ve liked the Framework Laptop 13 since the first time I used it, partly because I just think the idea of a repairable and upgradeable laptop is cool and partly because it’s not Yet Another Ultraportable Trying To Be A MacBook Air Clone. But the design has always had real shortc

After two years in stealth, Safe Superintelligence, the AI lab founded by former OpenAI co-founder and alignment lead Ilya Sutskever, has announced a long-term partnership with Nvidia as it prepares to scale to its next phase. The deal, which includes an undisclosed investment, w

Intel unveiled its iconic Core 2 Duo family 20 years ago — legendary chip dethroned AMD Athlon, restoring the chipmaker’s performance lead Team Blue crowed these efficient 65nm CPUs were “simply the best processors in the world” and reviewers tended to agree. Today marks 20 years

Dive Brief: - About 40% of parents expect to be more financially stressed this back-to-school shopping season compared to last year, according to a survey from Omnisend released Thursday. - The survey of 1,075 U.S. consumers found that 45% of households plan to use buy now, pay l

Tom's Hardware Verdict The Framework Laptop 13 Pro's sturdy design, haptic trackpad, and bigger battery feel like they should have been there all along. This is the definitive version of the system, though it can get warm and is very expensive. Pros - +Improved, sturdier design t

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Yinka’s view For years, the case for US investment in Africa has run into the same wall: Companies and financiers argued the regulations, infrastructure, and technical capacity needed to make projects bankable simply weren’t there. The US State Department thinks it finally has th

Texas Pushes AI Data Centers to Pay Their Own Grid Costs PUCT outlines new interconnection rules, cost reforms and planning changes following Gov. Abbott’s order to protect ratepayers and the ERCOT grid. Texas is tightening AI data center rules after Gov. Greg Abbott ordered regu

A monster wildfire engulfing parts of France's Bordeaux region has claimed hundreds and thousands of acres of land and forced one of the largest evacuations in the country. The fire began in the Southwest of France in Gironde last Wednesday and has burned nearly 104,000 acres in

African startup funding dipped by 6% year on year to $1.4 billion in the first six months of 2026, after the number of early-stage companies securing venture capital investment fell, data from Africa The Big Deal shows. The largest agreement for the year so far happened in June,

Senegal’s President Bassirou Diomaye Faye founded a new political party, deepening his split with former Prime Minister Ousmane Sonko and setting the stage for a reelection bid. Faye will lead the new Kiiraay party in local and legislative polls ahead of national elections in 202

Uganda hired two lobbying firms in Washington, DC as Kampala seeks to combat criticism of its rights record and make the case for ending Ebola-related restrictions. The push comes as American lawmakers question the outsized role of Chief of Defense Forces Muhoozi Kainerugaba — Pr

Chinese infrastructure and energy investment in Africa nearly tripled in the first half of 2026, rising to $33.5 billion — the highest half-year total on record and by far the strongest performance of any region under Beijing’s Belt and Road Initiative, a new report found. The su

The sales and GTM sessions at SaaStr AI 2026 in San Mateo was all about where to take agents next. No one was still debating whether to put agents in the revenue org. They had already done it, and they brought the war stories. What broke, and what they would do differently next t

Lighthouse or Landgrab? How to Pick Your AI Sales Strategy Your buyer doesn't purchase the future; they purchase either proof or math. America | Tech | Opinion | Culture | Charts That logo you’re chasing is costing you your market. Founders with great AI products are spending mon

As long as there have been vaccines, there have been people who doubted their science and safety. Back in 19th-century England, people rioted against a mandatory smallpox vaccine, claiming that it violated civil rights and was an affront to human bodily integrity. In the United S

Modernizing the skies: NOAA and Google Cloud collaborate to advance weather forecasting Brent Mitchell Vice President, Go-to-Market, Google Public Sector The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) is embarking on a transformative journey to redefine how we underst

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Extreme weather events triggered by a particularly powerful El Niño weather pattern could cost African economies $10 billion to $20 billion and spark mass migration, the African Development Bank’s top climate expert said. Extreme droughts and flooding threaten food and water secu

Nvidia weighs $250 billion guarantee so OpenAI can lease SoftBank's 10-gigawatt Ohio campus, report claims — Nvidia also said to be discussing $350 billion deal to finance chips for the site Every partner lease guarantee Nvidia has disclosed adds up to $3.5 billion. OpenAI is in