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No fans. No noise. Silent cooling is the future of gaming handhelds
Silent gaming handhelds? It sounds like pure fiction, but at CES 2026, that idea felt a little more real. A company called Ventiva caught my colleague Adam Patrick Murray’s attention when he tried out their fanless cooling tech running on a Lenovo Legion Go 2. And yes—it was actually silent....

Former Bolt CEO Maju Kuruvilla’s startup triples to $100M valuation

AI stock battle: Buy, sell or hold Nvidia, Intel, and AMD

Nigerian author Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie 'devastated' by death of young son
The Half of a Yellow Sun and We Should All Be Feminists writer's twin boys were born in 2024.

AMD claps back at Intel claims that it uses ‘ancient silicon’ in PC gaming handhelds
Intel launched its long-awaited Core Ultra Series 3 “Panther Lake” mobile chips at CES 2026 this week, promising an alluring blend of long battery life and shockingly great integrated graphics performance thanks to its new Arc Xe3 graphics cores. (It’s true! We benchmarked Panther Lake gaming performance ourselves.) Core Ultra Series...

Reality TV star Spencer Pratt announces run for LA mayor
His longshot bid comes on the anniversary of a wildfire that destroyed his home in the Pacific Palisades area.

Large vegetation fire blazes on Wallaceville Hill
Fire and Emergency New Zealand (FENZ) said the fire was reported at around 11.10pm and was contained by the early hours of Friday morning.

Google’s Gmail just got a big AI upgrade and it’s (mostly) free
This shouldn’t come as a surprise–AI is omnipresent these days–but Gmail is getting a big old AI upgrade, and this time Google’s taking a hammer to its paywall. During a press briefing led by Ross Reichardi from Gmail PR and Blake Barnes, head of Gmail product, Google announced a wide rollout...

Unloved in PE, ignored at top - what is cross country's future?
Cross country evokes miserable school memories for many, while top athletes focus on Olympic disciplines instead - what is its future?

Microsoft confirms bug with encrypted emails in classic Outlook app
Encrypted emails in Microsoft’s older email client—called “classic Outlook” as opposed to “new Outlook”—have once again encountered problems. The company confirms on this support page that users of the latest version of classic Outlook (version 2511) may find that they can’t open encrypted emails even after confirming their identity. Microsoft The cause...

Government accused of dragging its heels on deepfake law over Grok AI
The End Violence Against Women Coalition said it had been a year since the inital law was suggested

Save $451 on this Asus gaming laptop with Ryzen 9 and RTX 5070 today
As the RAM shortage deepens and PC makers warn that prices will go up by 20% or more in the coming months, the perfect time to get a new laptop is… now! The Asus ROG Strix G16 is an excellent candidate if you’re in the market for a gaming machine,...

Score 2 super-fast USB-C charging cables for just $9 right now
If you’re reading this, I’m willing to bet you have a whole stash of “just in case” USB cables in the back of a drawer somewhere. While those cables are good to have, you also deserve a few high-speed USB cables that can deliver the speedy charging you deserve for...

Nvidia, AMD consider reviving old chips to combat soaring PC costs
At CES 2026, AMD and Nvidia both signaled that they’re considering bringing back older chip technologies to battle the sudden shortages and extreme price hikes battering the PC ecosystem right know. I warned y’all this could happen. We were chatting about reports of AMD resurrecting older B650 motherboards in a recent episode...

England show fight but fall short as Australia seal 4-1 Ashes win
After bowling England out for 342, Australia chase down their winning target of 160 with five wickets in hand to win the fifth Ashes Test on the final day in Sydney, sealing a 4-1 series win to retain the urn.