From PC World: It’s finally time to bling out your PC! Microsoft has begun testing its Dynamic Lighting feature for the PC’s RGB hardware, as well as a prettier File Explorer and updated emoji.

Windows 11 Insider Preview build 23475 for the Dev Channel adds support for the Dynamic Lighting feature...

From The Verge: Sony could be about to announce a successor to 2021’s excellent WF-1000XM4 earbuds, which we rank as the best true wireless earbuds currently on the market. The Walkman Blog, typically a reliable source of Sony audio leaks, has published a spec sheet for the upcoming WF-1000XM5...

From PC World: Intel has discontinued what appears to be the last of its 11th-gen Core “Tiger Lake” processors, potentially identifying them as targets for upcoming sales during the holidays and earlier.

Toms Hardware originally noted the change, which has been publicly confirmed on Intel’s website...

From CNET: The newly debuted Volvo EX30 is many things. It's the Swedish automaker's newest dedicated EV model. It's the new entry point for the brand and, with a surprisingly affordable price tag, Volvo expects it will eventually be one of its best sellers. The EX30 is also the brand's smallest SUV...

From The Verge: Western Digital is offering some much-needed competition in the Xbox expandable storage card market today. Western Digital is now offering its own 512GB and 1TB expansion cards for Xbox Series S / X consoles. It’s the first time we’ve seen Xbox expandable storage that’s not...

From PC Mag: Apple is expanding the MacBook Air line with a 15-inch model that launches next week starting at $1,299. It’s also prepping a Mac Pro that’ll run an Apple-designed Arm chip for the first time.

The new MacBook Air, announced today at Apple's Worldwide Developers Conference (WWDC), is...

From CNET: For Mac owners who need top speed, Apple unveiled its new M2 Ultra on Monday, a processor that jams two M2 Max chips together into one bigger electronic brain for the Mac Studio and new Mac Pro desktop computers.

The Mac Studio debuted in 2022 with M1 Max and M1 Ultra options. It's been...

From TechCrunch: Just a few months after announcing a significant wave of layoffs, Spotify plans to conduct another round of layoffs. This time, the job cuts will affect the podcast division as part of a corporate reorganization. In particular, the company plans to merge Parcast and Gimlet Studios...

From PC World: Microsoft launched Cortana as an AI assistant and the flagship feature of Windows 10 in 2015. Now, eight years later, Microsoft is pulling the plug.

In a support document, Microsoft said that it’s ending support for the Cortana app, Cortana’s only remaining presence within Windows...

From CNET: Intel's Arrow Lake processor for 2024 PCs will get a speed boost thanks to a new technique sending electrical power through its chips.

In tests detailed Monday, Intel said a technology it calls PowerVia offered a 6% speed boost on test chips. Another big change called RibbonFET that's...