From ExtremeTech: It's been a while since the tech world heard about a brand-new 2.5-inch hard drive. The technology seemed to peter out at 5TB long ago, while the rise of SSDs made 2.5-inch hard drives a dead-end technology. That is apparently not the case, however, as Western Digital has unveiled...

From PC Mag: Don’t be surprised if ChatGPT starts referencing Reddit posts. OpenAI has reached a deal with Reddit to bring its user-generated content to the popular chatbot.

The partnership will let OpenAI’s ChatGPT and other programs pull content from Reddit, an online forum with over 267.5...

From PC World: In the new Firefox version 126.0, Mozilla developers have fixed several vulnerabilities in the browser. Better data compression should load Facebook pages faster. Even more tracking parameters are blocked when copying web addresses. Updates to Firefox ESR 115.11 and Tor Browser 13.0.1...

From PC Mag: A researcher who just resigned from ChatGPT developer OpenAI is accusing the company of not devoting enough resources to ensure that artificial intelligence can be safely controlled.

"These problems are quite hard to get right, and I am concerned we aren't on a trajectory to get there...

From AnandTech: As part of the second leg of TSMC's spring technology symposium series, the company offered an update on the state of its 3nm-class processes, both current and future. Building on the back of their current-generation N3E process, the optical shrink of this process technology, N3P, is...

From ComputerWorld: Digital payments company Visa has said it’s leveraging AI to share consumer shopping preferences with merchants, which could enhance personalized shopping experiences.

The company plans to utilize its proprietary token service, which currently secures 29% of its transactions by...

From The Verge: Samsung heard that Apple managed to upset a lot of people with the “Crush” ad revealed last week that smushed instruments, arcade games, and sculptures into a shiny new OLED-screened iPad Pro, and apparently just had to get into the conversation. Apple eventually apologized, with an...

From PC Mag: SpaceX's Starlink is no longer bundling a Wi-Fi router with the flat high-performance (HP) dish, forcing users to pay for the additional hardware.

Starlink's checkout page now says: "Please note Flat HP kits no longer include a router."

Instead, buyers will need to spend an extra $250...

From ExtremeTech: Intel has announced a new feature for Thunderbolt designed to make life easier for folks with both a laptop and a desktop (or just two different PCs they use frequently). Thunderbolt Share allows two PCs to be "networked" together via Thunderbolt to share files, their screens, and...

From PC Mag: Asus this week apologized for terrible user experiences with its product warranty and return service, but it may not be enough to restore its reputation.

The company issued the apology days after hardware review outlet Gamers Nexus published a video titled "Asus Scammed Us," which...