Best Apple deal: Save $50 on AirPods Pro 2

Best Apple deal: Save  on AirPods Pro 2

SAVE $50: As of March 5, AirPods Pro 2 are on sale for $199 at Amazon. That’s 20% off their list price of $249. No matter if you spend a lot of time at home or on the go, earbuds are a great investment so you can enjoy your favorite music, audiobooks, and podcasts in … Read more

ARM to sign $250M chip deal with Malaysia

ARM to sign 0M chip deal with Malaysia

Malaysia has become a hotspot for chip manufacturing due to increasing tensions between the U.S. and China, especially around the development of semiconductors used for AI applications. Predictably, tech firms around the world have been looking to diversify their source of chips, and ARM Holdings is now hoping to make the most of this opportunity. … Read more

The Retroid Pocket Classic resurrects the Game Boy design

The Retroid Pocket Classic resurrects the Game Boy design

TL;DR Retroid revealed a new vertical handheld called the Retroid Pocket Classic. First teased in February, it’s the first vertical handheld from Retroid since 2020. It features a Game Boy-like design with a square screen and no joysticks. Retroid has been incredibly active this year, announcing the clamshell Retroid Flip 2 and a mysterious vertical … Read more

China May Be Ready to Use Nuclear Fusion for Power by 2050

China May Be Ready to Use Nuclear Fusion for Power by 2050

China plans to commercialize nuclear fusion for emissions-free power generation by 2050, with its first operational project expected around 2050 after a demonstration phase starting in 2045. Bloomberg reports: China National Nuclear Corp. (CNNC) last year formed an industry alliance and set up a new national fusion company, the China Fusion Corp. It has attracted … Read more

Eerily realistic AI voice demo sparks amazement and discomfort online

Eerily realistic AI voice demo sparks amazement and discomfort online

An example argument with Sesame’s CSM created by Gavin Purcell. An example argument with Sesame’s CSM created by Gavin Purcell. Gavin Purcell, co-host of the AI for Humans podcast, posted an example video on Reddit where the human pretends to be an embezzler and argues with a boss. It’s so dynamic that it’s difficult to … Read more

Mozilla Thunderbird 135 Is Here, Switching to Monthly Updates by Default

Mozilla Thunderbird 135 Is Here, Switching to Monthly Updates by Default

Thunderbird, the desktop and Android email client from Mozilla, just got an update to version 135. This is the start of another transition for Thunderbird: monthly major releases by default, matching the Firefox web browser. Mozilla Thunderbird is available in different release channels, just like the Firefox web browser, giving people more choices in features … Read more

World Engineering Day Focuses on Shaping a Sustainable Future

World Engineering Day Focuses on Shaping a Sustainable Future

This is a guest post. The views expressed here are the author’s own and do not represent positions of IEEE Spectrum, The Institute, or IEEE. A human’s well-being and socioeconomic progress are deeply connected to the environment. People’s livelihoods, businesses, industries, and biodiversity depend on a stable and healthy environment. Sustainability is the foundation of … Read more