Amazon recently unveiled its refreshed Kindle lineup introducing a new basic Kindle, Paperwhite, and Colorsoft. The new Kindle Colorsoft starts at $290, while the Signature Edition, which I’ve spent the past few weeks testing, costs $320. The base model comes with 16GB of storage, while the Signature Edition doubles that…
US government grounds all flights across the United States ‘due to extraordinary circumstances’
The Federal Aviation Administration said Friday afternoon that it has grounded all flights across the United States due to “extraordinary circumstances” and issues related to safety. The FAA’s website said the cause is an “equipment outage.” The site itself was down for a brief period at the time of publication, with…
AI agent startup LangChain hits $3B valuation
Agent management startup LangChain has raised a $300 million Series C at a $3 billion valuation led by CapitalG, with participation from investors, including Singapore’s GIC, DFJ Growth, IVP, and Sapphire Ventures, the company announced on Friday. That’s more than double its $1.25 billion valuation when it raised $125 million about a…
Plex just added 9 more free live TV channels to its lineup
I’ve been shifting my streaming habits more and more toward free streaming services this year, and, truth be told, I wish I had done this a long time ago. It’s no secret that streaming costs have risen rapidly over the past few years, with major services like Netflix, HBO Max,…
This young startup wants to power floating data centers with the ocean’s heat, and investors are already on board
Anyone who has weathered a hurricane can tell you that the oceans — which fuel the storms — contain a tremendous amount of energy. Thanks to global warming, they’re holding more than ever. A new startup wants to harness that energy to power data centers. Drogue, which has kept a…
6 secret Roku menus you can unlock with your remote
I have a few Roku devices scattered throughout my house, including a Roku Ultra, a Roku Streaming Stick Plus, and an older Roku Premiere, and while there’s a lot to like about Roku devices, such as all the free live TV channels they offer, one thing I’ve always particularly appreciated…
Export-banned Nvidia chips are behind China’s most powerful AI models — uh oh, Jensen!
The leading open-weight models developed by Chinese companies were trained on Nvidia chips that the U.S. government restricted from shipping to its largest geopolitical rival, a new research effort claims. The apparently widespread access to Blackwell GPUs among Chinese frontier labs shows the magnitude of the problem facing the leading…
I found out 3D Blu-ray is still alive in 2026
Blu-ray 3D is a rather intriguing optimal disc format. As an extension of standard Blu-ray, Blu-ray 3D first hit the scene in 2010, capable of delivering stereoscopic 3D video to compatible home entertainment systems. Blu-ray 3D works by encoding two separate 1080p FHD video streams (one targeted for the left…
Uber confirms hackers stole thousands of drivers’ license information in data breach
Uber is notifying thousands of drivers that their personal and driver’s license information was stolen during an October data breach at one of the company’s tech providers. In notices filed this week with several U.S. attorneys general, including California, the ride-hail giant said it was notified on October 9 by…
Your 4K Blu-ray discs have an expiration date
When it comes to physical media formats, it seems like 4K UHD Blu-ray is going to be the last one for a long time. For several years now, physical media’s market share has been shrinking. This has led many people to believe that 4K Blu-ray will be our endgame, and…