A lot of you panic-bought PCs to avoid RAMaggedon 2026

The specter of price hikes caused by the current AI-driven demand for memory and storage appears to have convinced a fair share of people to buy a new computer. According to data analyzed by Counterpoint Research, global PC shipments grew around 3.2 percent year-over-year in Q1 2026, “driven by pre-emptive buying before memory-led price increases … Read more

Sam Altman’s ‘human verification’ company thinks its eye-scanning orbs could solve ticket scalping

Sam Altman’s ‘human verification’ company thinks its eye-scanning orbs could solve ticket scalping

,Among them, is a new tool called Concert Kit that could help bands and artists fight back against ticket scalping bots.  The new feature relies on the revamped World ID, the orb-based verification system that scans users eyeballs and faces to create a “proof of human” signature that lives on users’ mobile devices. “It’s basically … Read more

Exit 8 is cinema for the livestreaming era

Exit 8 is cinema for the livestreaming era

The rules of Exit 8, both the cult indie game and the recent film adaptation, are simple: You’re stuck in a subway station that loops around endlessly. If you notice any anomalies on your current loop, you turn around. If everything is the same, you keep going forward. Each successful guess takes you to a … Read more

Anthropic now has a design assistant too

Anthropic now has a design assistant too

In hindsight, I suppose it was only a matter of time after Anthropic made Claude capable of generating charts and diagrams that the company would then begin offering a more robust image editor. Now, a little more than a month after that release, Anthropic has announced Claude Design, a new research preview that allows subscribers … Read more

Roblox agrees to a $12 million settlement with Nevada

Amidst ongoing legal trouble with several states and more than 100 pending lawsuits, this week Roblox announced a $12 million settlement with Nevada, allowing the company to avoid going to trial in this case. Following the agreement, Nevada Attorney General Aaron Ford said “this settlement will create a safer environment for our children online, and … Read more

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