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A fresh supply chain shock may be brewing for the tech industry, and it could eventually affect the price of PCs, smartphones, and other consumer electronics. According to a new report from DigiTimes, semiconductor manufacturers are facing sharp increases in the cost of key materials used in chip production. The spike is being driven by geopolitical instability and tightening supply chains, particularly for metals used in compound semiconductors. One metal drawing particular attention is gallium, a critical element used in advanced semiconductor technologies. Market data show gallium prices have surged dramatically in recent months, reaching roughly $2,100 per kilogram in…

Microsoft is quietly preparing Windows 11 for a new class of ultra-fast gaming monitors, even if most gamers won’t see them anytime soon. According to a recent Windows Insider blog post, new Release Preview builds 26100.8106 and 26200.8106 introduce support for monitors that report refresh rates higher than 1,000Hz. The change effectively removes a previous limitation in Windows’ display stack that prevented the operating system from properly recognizing extremely high refresh-rate panels. Microsoft appears to be future-proofing Windows as monitor manufacturers push refresh rates beyond current limits. While displays this fast are still rare, the software groundwork suggests Microsoft expects…

Legendary filmmaker Steven Spielberg voiced concerns about the growing role of artificial intelligence in creative industries during an appearance at SXSW in Austin. Speaking during an interview session at the 2026 event, Spielberg made it clear that while he supports technology in many fields, he strongly opposes AI replacing human creativity in filmmaking. Spielberg Draws A Line On AI In Creative Work During the discussion, Spielberg revealed that he has never used AI in any of his films, a statement that drew enthusiastic applause from the audience. The director emphasized that although artificial intelligence can be useful in certain disciplines,…

Independent testing has recently uncovered what it describes as a potential CPU mislabeling issue affecting multiple Chuwi laptops. In its latest report, Notebookcheck found that the Chuwi CoreBook Plus, which is marketed as using an AMD Ryzen 5 7430U, actually shipped with the older Ryzen 5 5500U processor instead. What makes the situation more unusual is that the laptop’s packaging, product pages, BIOS, and even Windows system tools reportedly identify the chip as a Ryzen 5 7430U, making it difficult for buyers to detect the discrepancy without deeper inspection. The discovery has raised concerns about transparency in the budget laptop…

Microsoft’s Gaming Copilot AI Assistant is coming to the Xbox Series X and Series S consoles by the end of this year. It will improve your console experience  by adding an AI-powered helper or assistant. The announcement comes from Xbox’s gaming AI partner group product manager, Sonali Yadav, at the Game Developers Conference panel. While the feature is already available (in beta) on computers, mobile, and the ROG Xbox Ally, it will, for the first time, expand to consoles (via GamesRadar).  What does Microsoft’s Gaming Copilot AI Assistant do? For those catching up, the Gaming Copilot AI assistant is like…

Meta is pulling the plug on one of Instagram’s most secure messaging feature, and the company has a good reason for you to accept it. End-to-end encryption (E2EE) in DMs is going away from the popular photos and videos sharing platform after May 8, 2026, i.e., in less than two months.  For those catching up, E2EE is a feature that encrypts messages so that only the sender and the receiver can see them. No platform, no advertiser, and no government agency gets to peek inside; just the two people messaging each other. The feature everybody needed, but nobody used? The…

Microsoft may soon allow PC players to enjoy original Xbox and Xbox 360 games thanks to an official emulator for Windows. While the talk of the town is the upcoming Project Helix, a new report suggests that we might get the classic Xbox experience before the next-gen Xbox platform. It seems like the company is exploring emulation as a way to improve backwards compatibility across platforms, especially as the company continues to blur the lines between Xbox consoles and Windows PCs. Why Microsoft might pursue emulation Over the last decade or so, Microsoft has been slowly pushing toward a unified…

Honda is scrapping three electric vehicles that were headed for North American production, a decision that’ll trigger its first annual loss as a publicly traded company in nearly seven decades. The Japanese automaker confirmed Thursday it’s killing the Honda 0 SUV, Honda 0 Saloon, and Acura RSX, absorbing a financial blow that could hit 2.5 trillion yen, or roughly $15.7 billion, across this fiscal year and the next. The move comes as the company gets squeezed from two directions at once. EV demand in the States has softened considerably, while in China it’s losing ground to domestic competitors like BYD…

Motorola has expanded the mid-range Fusion lineup with a brand-new model. The Edge 70 Fusion+ just debuted in Brazil, positioned right above the standard Edge 70 Fusion. The big highlight here is the addition of a telephoto lens, bringing a versatile photography experience. You also get a slightly faster Snapdragon chip. What’s on offer for around $500? The company unveiled the Motorola Edge 70 Fusion+ with a triple camera setup on the rear. This consists of a 50MP Sony LYT710 main camera with OIS, a 50MP ultra-wide-angle lens, and a 10MP telephoto shooter with 3x optical zoom. In comparison, the…

That stutter in your favorite mobile game might not be your phone’s fault. It could be how the game was built. Google and Samsung just teamed up to help Android studios catch those performance problems before you ever hit download. The result is Sokatoa, a GPU profiler announced March 10 by Samsung’s Austin Research and Development Center and Advanced Computing Lab. But Samsung didn’t build it alone. The tool was developed in collaboration with Google and LunarG, a company deeply involved in Vulkan graphics development. The tool is aimed at Android game developers, though anyone building graphics-heavy apps for the…