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Musk says he’s building Terafab chip plant in Austin, Texas
Elon Musk announced plans to build a Terafab plant in Austin, Texas, that will be jointly run by Tesla and SpaceX. The goal is to eventually build chips at scal...
The secret story of the vocoder, the military tech that changed music forever
The vocoder was never supposed to be a revolution in music. It wasn't supposed to be anything in music, really. Its development began a century ago, when an eng...
The pint-sized Sonos Roam 2 is more over 20 percent this weekend
Sonos is no stranger to the occasional sale. The iconic audio company routinely runs sales around Black Friday, Amazon Prime Day, and the Super Bowl, though it’...
Online age checks came first — a VPN crackdown could be next
This is The Stepback, a weekly newsletter breaking down one essential story from the tech world. For more news about online age verification and your privacy, f...
AI was everywhere at gaming’s big developer conference — except the games
AI was everywhere at the GDC Festival of Gaming this year. Vendors at the event pitched generative AI tools for things like making AI-driven NPCs and even entir...
Halide co-founder is suing former partner for bringing source code to Apple
Lux Optics co-founder Sebastiaan de With made headlines when he joined Apple in late January. The company was behind Halide, one of the most popular photography...
Reddit is weighing identity verification methods to combat its bot problem
There could be one more step required before creating an account and posting on Reddit in the future. According to Reddit's CEO, Steve Huffman, the social media...
What to read this weekend: Revisiting Project Hail Mary and The Thing on the Doorstep
Need something new for your reading list? Here are two titles we think are worth checking out. This week, we've got Andy Weir's Project Hail Mary and The Thing...
Apple considered buying Halide to upgrade its native Camera app
A legal feud between the co-founders of Lux Optics, the developer behind the Halide camera app, revealed that Apple was close to acquiring the company. As first...
A Minecraft theme park will open in London in 2027
The best-selling game of all time is moving from the virtual to the physical. Minecraft World, a permanent Greater London theme park based on the game, is sched...
The AirPods Pro 3 are $50 off right now, nearly matching their best-ever price
Less than a week ago, Apple announced the forthcoming AirPods Max 2, a pair of over-ear headphones that leverage the company’s H2 chip for AI-powered live trans...
OpenAI reportedly plans to double its workforce to 8,000 employees
While other tech companies have been laying off employees year after year, OpenAI is doing the opposite. According to a report from the Financial Times, the AI...