(Image credit: GlobalFoundries) In a surprising move, GlobalFoundries this week announced that Dr. Thomas Caulfield had been appointed executive chairman, while Tim Breen will become the new CEO, succeeding Caulfield, effective April 28, 2025. While leadership transitions happen occasionally, the Internet rumor mill (Reddit) reacted by speculating that Caulfield, who has been rumored to be… Read more
read more...Intel’s vacant CEO spot rumored to be filled by Toms Caulfield — abrupt GlobalFoundries shakeup sparks speculation
By: Tom's Hardware
Apple ordered to open encrypted user accounts globally to UK spying
By: The Verge
Apple has reportedly been ordered by the UK government to create a backdoor that would give security officials access to users’ encrypted iCloud backups. If implemented, British security services would have access to the backups of any user worldwide, not just Brits, and Apple would not be permitted to alert users that their encryption was… Read more
read more...Microsoft Edge now has an AI-powered scareware blocker
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Tom Warren is a senior editor and author of Notepad, who has been covering all things Microsoft, PC, and tech for over 20 years. Microsoft has started rolling out a new scareware blocker in its Edge browser this week. The AI-powered feature runs on Windows PCs and can identify and block existing scams, and even… Read more
read more...Sony apparently hates fun, axes the Bloodborne demake with another copyright claim
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Sean Hollister is a senior editor and founding member of The Verge who covers gadgets, games, and toys. He spent 15 years editing the likes of CNET, Gizmodo, and Engadget. Will Sony ever release a remake or remaster of Bloodborne, the Dark Souls successor that became one of our favorite games of 2015? Even Sony’s… Read more
read more...Nintendo patents show the Switch 2 Joy-Con may indeed work like a mouse — and so might a new controller
By: The Verge
Newly-published Nintendo patents show that the company has been exploring a version of its Joy-Con controllers that can work like a computer mouse, a feature Nintendo has hinted will be coming to the Switch 2. In its Switch 2 teaser video last month, Nintendo showed two Joy-Con controllers sliding along the ground, much like you’d… Read more
read more...Apple’s new iPhone SE might be announced next week
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Jay Peters is a news editor covering technology, gaming, and more. He joined The Verge in 2019 after nearly two years at Techmeme. Apple’s next iPhone SE might be announced “as early as next week” ahead of it being on sale later in February, Bloomberg reports. The new phone has already seemingly appeared in photos… Read more
read more...Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2 Handheld Performance Review
By: Tech Power Up
Introduction Kingdom Come: Deliverance II has landed almost exactly seven years after the original game. Henry of Skalitz is now a knight and has gathered tons of experience as a personal bodyguard of Hans Capon of Rattay. But due to an unfortunate turn of events in the spirit of Metroid games, he will be stripped… Read more
read more...Tinder adds new Explore categories to help you find likeminded dates
By: The Verge
Emma Roth is a news writer who covers the streaming wars, consumer tech, crypto, social media, and much more. Previously, she was a writer and editor at MUO. Tinder is updating its Explore page with new categories to help you find dates with similar relationship goals. With the update, you can now browse profiles in… Read more
read more...This Pixar-style dancing lamp hints at Apple’s future home robot
By: The Verge
We’ve got more evidence that Apple is developing a tabletop robot for the home, courtesy of a blog post published on Apple’s Machine Learning Research site. First spotted by MacRumors, the post summarizes a paper by an Apple research team that developed a robot with expressive movements to see how much more engaging it is… Read more
read more...Galaxy S25 Ultra Review: Stellar, but extremely boring
By: Pocket-Lint
Phones Sign in to your Pocket-lint account Summary The Galaxy S25 Ultra has a stunning design with minimized bezels and rounded edges. The phone’s camera quality is top-notch, offering great performance across the board. While lacking major new features, it’s great for users upgrading from older Galaxy S series phones. Samsung’s Galaxy S25 Ultra will… Read more
read more...AMC is upping the price for its A-List Stubs subscription
By: The Verge
Charles Pulliam-Moore is a reporter focusing on film, TV, and pop culture. Before The Verge, he wrote about comic books, labor, race, and more at io9 and Gizmodo for almost five years. Following AMC’s recent changes to its Stubs program — a set of perks that actually seemed like a solid way to get people… Read more
read more...Another bill wants to ban kids from social media
By: The Verge
Lawmakers’ efforts to limit the use of social media by kids are continuing into 2025 with the Kids Off Social Media Act (KOSMA). The bill, which would prevent kids under 13 from creating social media accounts, advanced through the Senate Commerce Committee on Wednesday, as reported earlier by Politico. Senators Brian Schatz (D-HI) and Ted… Read more
read more...Galaxy S25 Ultra Review: Stellar, but extremely boring
By: Pocket-Lint
Phones Sign in to your Pocket-lint account Summary The Galaxy S25 Ultra has a stunning design with minimized bezels and rounded edges. The phone’s camera quality is top-notch, offering great performance across the board. While lacking major new features, it’s great for users upgrading from older Galaxy S series phones. Samsung’s Galaxy S25 Ultra will… Read more
read more...Asus China compensates and assists owners with damaged GPUs due to PCIe Q-Release Slim mechanism — confirms revision on the way
By: Tom's Hardware
(Image credit: Asus) Asus China customer support is pulling out all the stops to care for victims affected by PCIe damage from its new Q-Release Slim mechanism. A screenshot of a tech support group chat shared by HXL on X allegedly reveals the measures that Asus China has taken to help users with the issue…. Read more
read more...Sonos explored creating a MagSafe speaker for iPhones
By: The Verge
Chris Welch is a senior reviewer who has worked at The Verge since its founding in 2011. His coverage areas include audio (Sonos, Apple, Bose, Sony, etc.), home theater, smartphones, photography, and more. Not long before last year’s software quagmire thrust the company into controversy, Sonos tinkered with an idea that some employees believed might… Read more
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