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Microsoft has reversed course on its aggressive AI integration strategy for Microsoft Teams, announcing that users will now be able to turn off Copilot, Facilitator, and Intelligent Recap features following what sources described as a widespread user revolt. The decision marks a significant retreat from the company’s push to embed its AI assistant across the […]

Skyrocketing DRAM prices have driven at least one maker to an extreme workaround: constructing a 64-bit magnetic core memory module from salvaged Russian computer parts and turning it into a working USB drive. The project, reported by Tom’s Hardware, is a pointed response to the ongoing RAMpocalypse — a prolonged period of high memory prices […]

The premium AI chatbot market has settled into a multi-tier pricing structure ranging from US$8 to $300 per month (approximately GBP 6 to 240), according to a pricing breakdown by CNET that compared six major platforms: ChatGPT, Google Gemini, Microsoft Copilot, Perplexity, Claude, and Grok. The comparison reveals that while the basic subscription tiers are […]

Toyota Motor Corporation and Joby Aviation have formalized a strategic manufacturing alliance aimed at scaling commercial production of all-electric vertical take-off and landing (eVTOL) aircraft, bringing the vision of urban air taxis closer to everyday reality. The partnership builds on nearly a decade of collaboration between the two companies. Toyota has been supplying expertise in […]

Well-known Chinese tipster Digital Chat Station (DCS) has published new details on the Xiaomi 18 Pro Max, reconfirming and expanding on a series of leaks that have emerged since April 2026. The device is expected to feature a custom flat 6.9-inch 2K OLED display with rounded corners and narrow, evenly sized bezels on all four […]

Aerospace materials manufacturer Toray CMA has introduced a fast-cure version of its 3960 pre-preg system that reduces composite curing time by up to 45 percent, offering a potential solution to one of the most persistent bottlenecks in aircraft production. The new material, designated 3960-FC, is designed for primary aircraft structures, rotorcraft components, mid- to large-sized […]

OpenAI CEO Sam Altman has described the technology industry’s embrace of full remote work as “one of the tech industry’s worst mistakes in a long time,” reigniting the debate over whether pandemic-era work arrangements should survive into the post-pandemic era. Speaking at a Stripe conference in San Francisco, Altman argued that the belief that startups […]

Junyang Lin, the former technical lead of Alibaba’s Qwen project, has published a detailed critique of the hybrid thinking approach that powered the Qwen3 generation of models — and laid out why he believes agentic thinking, not longer reasoning chains, is the correct path forward. Lin stepped down from his role at Alibaba in March […]

Junyang Lin, the former technical lead of Alibaba’s Qwen project, has published a detailed critique of the hybrid thinking approach that powered the Qwen3 generation of models — and laid out why he believes agentic thinking, not longer reasoning chains, is the correct path forward. Lin stepped down from his role at Alibaba in March […]

Two robotics stories this week capture the field’s widening gap between spectacle and substance: a viral video of a humanoid robot “attacking” coworkers in an Indonesian office was exposed as a choreographed stunt, while researchers at the University of Basel published work on a miniature dental robot small enough to fit inside a patient’s mouth. […]