Venezuela’s President Nicolás Maduro has been detained by US military forces, sparking a leadership transition with Vice President Delcy Rodríguez acting as interim president and opposition leader Edmundo González declaring himself commander-in-chief. [1][2] This follows the disputed 2024 election, where Western governments recognized González’s victory; […]
Month: January 2026
No, Microsoft didn’t rebrand Office to Microsoft 365 Copilot
Microsoft has got the internet confused, again. Over the past couple of days posts on Reddit, Hacker News, and X have claimed Microsoft has rebranded Microsoft Office to Microsoft 365 Copilot. As much as Microsoft loves to shove its Copilot branding everywhere, Office hasn’t been […]
Is this the folding iPhone’s creaseless display?
Samsung Display showcased a new foldable OLED panel at CES that doesn’t have a visible crease – something that currently blights every foldable phone on the market. This could be our first look at the panel used in the next generation of Samsung’s Galaxy foldables […]
Meta hits pause on Ray-Ban Display expansion plans
International customers who had their sights set on Meta’s Ray-Ban Display smart glasses will have to wait a little longer. Meta announced that it’s pausing plans to launch the glasses in France, Italy, Canada, and the UK by early 2026, due to “unprecedented demand and […]
U.S. Captures Venezuelan President Maduro, Sparks Global Diplomatic Backlash – 1/6/2026, 4:24:22 PM
Based on the latest news reports, here are the major global developments: Venezuela and US Military Action The U.S. has captured Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro and his wife following military attacks on the country[1][2]. Despite this action, President Trump stated the U.S. is not at […]
These open-ear buds actually have decent noise reduction
My biggest gripe about open-ear buds is that they’re rotten for loud city commutes. Cue a pedantic audiophile pointing out that the whole premise of open-ear buds is to not block out sound. Yes, yes. But the unfortunate truth is that often means if you […]
The taint bandaid has evolved into the taint zapper
Six years ago, I first laid eyes upon the taint bandaid. It was the first night of CES 2020. In a corner of the inaugural CES Unveiled showcase, there was a lonely booth. Upon a sparse table lay a mannequin with its smooth Ken doll […]
SanDisk says goodbye to WD Blue and Black SSDs, hello to new “Optimus” drives
Optimus SSDs will continue with the same model numbers that the WD SSDs used.
Stewart Cheifet, PBS host who chronicled the PC revolution, dies at 87
Cheifet produced more than 400 episodes of TV tracing the rise of personal computing.
AMD reheats last year’s Ryzen AI and X3D CPUs for 2026’s laptops and desktops
But it may become slightly cheaper to buy AMD’s fastest integrated Radeon GPUs.