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Tariffs didn’t bring manufacturing jobs back to the US
Today, I’m talking with Evan Smith, who is cofounder and CEO of Altana, a company that develops software tools to manage big, messy supply chain networks around the world. We last had Evan on in...
Samsung’s 27-inch QD-OLED gaming monitor is priced right at $299.99
The cost of QD-OLED gaming monitors is going down, even as many other PC components are still soaring above their normal prices. If your budget is locked at $300, Samsung’s 27-inch 1440p model costs...
SDCC 2026’s best trailers are heavy on cyberpunk and sci-fi
San Diego Comic-Con took place over the weekend, and as per usual it was full of tidbits of news across film, TV, and gaming. Marvel revealed the next Ghost Rider (Ryan Gosling) and Black Panther...
Chinese RAM company CXMT makes a $484 billion stock market debut
The China-based memory firm ChangXin Memory Technologies (CXMT) had a massive first day on the Shanghai stock exchange after its shares surged 466 percent, as reported earlier by The Wall Street...
Nevada Kalshi suspend contempt hearing while geofencing rollout moves ahead
Nevada and Kalshi have agreed to put an escalating contempt fight on hold after jointly asking the court to cancel a scheduled hearing and instead oversee the rollout of stronger geofencing...
Nvidia, Microsoft launch open AI security alliance – without OpenAI, Google, or Anthropic
Nvidia on Monday said it is joining forces with Microsoft, SpaceX, IBM, and other tech companies to build and share open-source AI security tools. The new Open Secure AI Alliance said open tools are...
With smart glasses, Meta holds all the cards but fails to play them well
We’re leaning in with the playing card metaphor. Across New York City, London, and Washington, DC, ads for Meta's smart glasses have been plastered over with satirical posters from activist groups....
Meta glasses are killing the vibe
Meta glasses are much maligned. Is it fair? | David Paul Morris/Bloomberg via Getty Images The comical charm of Meta’s new AI-enhanced, smart glasses is that they’re seemingly made for someone...
NVIDIA launches ‘Open Secure AI Alliance’ initiative to improve cyber defense
NVIDIA has gathered together some of the biggest tech companies in the world to form the Open Secure AI Alliance with the aim to improve cybersecurity.
Why the right is freaking out about “third worldism”
The American right has a new enemy. In a new report on Cuba, the State Department argued that Havana has become “the beating heart of a new and distinct kind of Marxism” — which the State Department...