From CNET: The Spotify podcasting world is evolving. The audio-streaming platform announced a new Memberships program on Tuesday that allows creators to offer monthly subscription plans to their fans. The program is rolling out immediately in the US, UK, Canada and dozens of other markets...

From Corsair Press Release: CORSAIR today announced the SABRE v3 PRO PureVector Wireless Gaming Mouse series. The pro-grade mouse series marks the debut of PureVector, a CORSAIR-exclusive innovative technology codeveloped with Aimlabs, designed to significantly increase aiming speed and overall...

From TechCrunch: The U.S. has ordered federal civilian agencies to stop purchasing services and products developed by Chinese AI startup DeepSeek and remove them from government IT systems over national security concerns tied to the Chinese AI startup’s operations in China, according to the...

From PC Mag: If you’re on a Spotify Premium Family plan, you may soon be required to verify your membership by scanning a QR code on the plan manager’s phone. The move is part of Spotify’s crackdown on Family plan sharing, and some users have already received a notification to complete the...

From The Verge: AMD has just revealed that it’s bringing its latest upscaling technology, FSR 4.1, to the Xbox Series S and X consoles, as well as laptops, 6000-series GPUs, and handhelds like the Xbox Ally X devices. FSR 4.1 will start appearing for Radeon RX 6000-series GPUs today, as well as...

From Tom's Hardware: The current and expected power draw of AI data centers has been the subject of strong discussion, but today, there appears to be some good news. Three U.S. nuclear reactors are being restarted after many years offline, expected to bring 2.25 GW total to the grid. According to a...

From The Verge: Adobe announced yesterday that the mobile version of Lightroom, available for iOS, iPadOS, and Android, can now open closed eyes in photos using generative AI with just a single tap. When the app detects a person, or a group of people, have their eyes closed in a photo it will...

From PC Mag: A bug in some Google Home speakers is causing them to download large amounts of data for no clear reason. The issue doesn’t affect all Google speakers, but multiple reports from Reddit and media outlets suggest its newest speaker may be the most affected.

9to5Google found that one of...

From TechCrunch: As competition in the smart ring market escalates, Oura is introducing two new features to give people more insight into their workouts and how they impact their bodies. The company announced on Tuesday it’s rolling out Cardio Effort and VO₂ max metrics to expand workout tracking...

From PC World: After installing update KB5127648, which was released on October 13th for Windows 11 versions 24H2, 25H2, and 26H2, fixes certain bugs like mouse glitches while gaming and black screens after logging on, but it also introduces another problem involving the “Smart App Control” feature...