Technology
- I did not expect this Amazfit watch to match my Garmin in functionality – but it delivered June 3, 2026I've spent the past few weeks using the new Amazfit Cheetah 2 Pro for all my activities, including running and golfing. Here's how it fared in my Garmin's place.
- I compared Claude Opus 4.8 with 4.7 in a 10-round honesty test – and a legal prompt broke it June 3, 2026The latest models were pitted against coding, medical, finance, and legal traps, then I cross-checked the results with multiple AIs.
- I saw the first Nvidia RTX Spark laptops – these 4 models will lead the new ultrabook boom June 3, 2026Nvidia just announced its new RTX Spark CPU on models from all the major PC brands. These ones look the most interesting.
- Samsung Galaxy S26 Ultra vs. Vivo X300 Ultra: My results after camera-testing the Android phones June 3, 2026I expected the Vivo X300 Ultra to wipe the floor with Samsung's Galaxy S26 Ultra, but the latter impressed me in ways I didn't expect.
- AI Model Release Tracker: Microsoft AI's first reasoning model arrives June 2, 2026Not every new model is all it's cracked up to be. Our tracker keeps each release in context with its peers, so you know which models are worth your time.
- Build 2026: Microsoft's MDASH exits preview with 100+ specialized threat-hunting AI agents June 2, 2026Microsoft's Build 2026 security news centers on an agentic AI vulnerability system designed to find real exploitable flaws, connect them to Defender and GitHub, and help developers fix them faster.
- Microsoft's first reasoning model is one of 7 AIs just released at Build – what we know so far June 2, 2026Microsoft AI has fully joined the conversation with MAI-Thinking-1, alongside new coding, image, and voice models.
- Work IQ is Microsoft's big bet on agent-first enterprise IT, and I have questions June 2, 2026Microsoft's Work IQ could make enterprise AI agents dramatically smarter, but the shift to agent-first IT brings serious questions about cost, governance, data exposure, and operational risk.
- Your car is following you – how to reclaim your data privacy on the open road June 2, 2026Today's vehicles know where we live, how much we weigh, and what we had for dinner. Here's what happens to all that information, and how you can reduce the data flow.
- I'm a phone reviewer – these are the 5 early Prime Day phone deals I'd recommend June 2, 2026Amazon Prime Day is still weeks away, but top phone deals from Samsung, Google, and Motorola are already live.
- Amazon has discounted this 75-inch Hisense TV by over $500 – and I highly recommend it June 2, 2026The Hisense U6 Pro is a solid midrange Mini LED TV, and an even better buy at this price.
- Forget Amazon – these are the best Costco deals I've found this week June 2, 2026Prime Day may be coming soon, but Costco already has great discounts live on home essentials, top tech, and more.
- I found 15 Amazon deals on editor-approved tech already live for Prime Day June 2, 2026Amazon's Prime Day sale returns this month. These are our favorite early deals you can shop now.
- Amazon Prime Day is June 23-26: Everything to know about start times, deals, and more June 2, 2026Here's everything we know about Amazon's June Prime event – including confirmed dates, how to prep for early deals, and how it compares to previous July sales.
- Ubuntu 26.04 is the OS for the AI agentic era, says Canonical's Mark Shuttleworth – here's why June 2, 2026Canonical's pitch starts with snaps and security.
- Why I never let my Android recycling bin sit full for 30 days – and how I empty it June 2, 2026Android keeps deleted files in the Trash for 30 days, but I don't wait that long. Here's why I clear them manually.
- Best Buy slashed this 64GB Kingston DDR5 RAM kit by almost $200 – and I recommend it June 2, 2026This 64GB Kingston Fury Beast DDR5 RAM kit is the latest memory deal that I've actually considered at Best Buy.
- Prime Day 2026 is coming in June and will be 4 days long – here's what Amazon just unveiled June 2, 2026The retailer just revealed the sale dates for Amazon Prime Day, which is set to kick off June 23.
- This easy prompt trick gave me better AI-generated images – no matter the model June 2, 2026Having trouble getting the right image out of ChatGPT, Gemini, or another AI tool? Try this foolproof prompt.
- I finally bought the Transmit MacOS app, and that 16x faster transfer speed is just the beginning June 2, 2026If you spend a good amount of time transferring files to and from your MacOS machine, do yourself a favor and grab a copy of Transmit.
Technology
- Q&A with labor economist Kathryn Anne Edwards on why much of the AI jobs panic is overblown, why the US should start planning for AI job loss outcomes, and more (Casey Newton/Platformer) June 3, 2026Casey Newton / Platformer: Q&A with labor economist Kathryn Anne Edwards on why much of the AI jobs panic is overblown, why the US should start planning for AI job loss outcomes, and more — Labor economist Kathryn Anne Edwards isn't worried AI will create a new class of permanently idle Americans …
- The UK CMA says publishers in the country will be allowed to opt out of Google AI search results, giving the company nine months to implement the changes (Imran Rahman-Jones/BBC) June 3, 2026Imran Rahman-Jones / BBC: The UK CMA says publishers in the country will be allowed to opt out of Google AI search results, giving the company nine months to implement the changes — Online publishers can choose not to appear in the AI Overviews of Google search results n the UK, the Competition and Markets […]
- London-based Gigaton, which is developing AI to automate industrial control systems for cement, steel, glass, and chemicals plants, raised a $26M Series A (Mike Butcher/Pathfounders) June 3, 2026Mike Butcher / Pathfounders: London-based Gigaton, which is developing AI to automate industrial control systems for cement, steel, glass, and chemicals plants, raised a $26M Series A — Gigaton, the London-based AI startup formerly known as Carbon Re, has raised a $26 million Series A to take on one of industry's …
- French quantum computing startup Quobly, which is developing silicon-based quantum computers, raised a €115M Series A led by Bpifrance, SEALSQ, and STMicro (Tamara Djurickovic/Tech.eu) June 3, 2026Tamara Djurickovic / Tech.eu: French quantum computing startup Quobly, which is developing silicon-based quantum computers, raised a €115M Series A led by Bpifrance, SEALSQ, and STMicro — Quobly has secured Series A funding to advance the industrialisation of its silicon-based quantum computing technology …
- How India's ambitions to build and export a sovereign AI template are colliding with structural constraints, including a dependence on foreign AI infrastructure (Saritha Rai/Bloomberg) June 3, 2026Saritha Rai / Bloomberg: How India's ambitions to build and export a sovereign AI template are colliding with structural constraints, including a dependence on foreign AI infrastructure — India hopes to build an AI model for the Global South, but a late start and dependence on foreign AI infrastructure are testing that vision.
- UnearthInsight: Indian IT companies have spent $7.1B on acquisitions since the start of 2025 to gain clients, as AI-led pricing pressure weakens organic growth (Shristi Achar/The Economic Times) June 3, 2026Shristi Achar / The Economic Times: UnearthInsight: Indian IT companies have spent $7.1B on acquisitions since the start of 2025 to gain clients, as AI-led pricing pressure weakens organic growth — Indian IT firms are buying smaller companies to boost growth. Acquisitions are happening due to AI's impact on pricing and organic growth.
- Mastercard says it plans to offer on-chain settlement using several regulated USD stablecoins, initially supporting USDC, PYUSD, USDG, USDP, RLUSD, and SoFiUSD (Helene Braun/CoinDesk) June 3, 2026Helene Braun / CoinDesk: Mastercard says it plans to offer on-chain settlement using several regulated USD stablecoins, initially supporting USDC, PYUSD, USDG, USDP, RLUSD, and SoFiUSD — The company plans to offer stablecoin, weekend and holiday settlement as demand grows for real-time movement of money. … What to know:
- Google says it is testing a new toggle inside its Search Console with some UK domain owners, letting them decide whether their sites appear in AI search results (Igor Bonifacic/Engadget) June 3, 2026Igor Bonifacic / Engadget: Google says it is testing a new toggle inside its Search Console with some UK domain owners, letting them decide whether their sites appear in AI search results — The company says opting out won't impact placement in regular searches. — More than three years after it began rolling …
- Sources: DeepSeek is set to raise ~$7.4B in its first funding round from investors including Tencent and CATL at a valuation of between ~$52B and ~$59B (Reuters) June 3, 2026Reuters: Sources: DeepSeek is set to raise ~$7.4B in its first funding round from investors including Tencent and CATL at a valuation of between ~$52B and ~$59B — Chinese AI startup DeepSeek is set to raise about 50 billion yuan ($7.4 billion) in its first funding round from investors including Tencent Holdings …
- Current and former Meta employees detail Alexandr Wang's efforts to revive Meta's AI edge, as Muse Spark boosts confidence despite lagging rivals in coding (Hannah Murphy/Financial Times) June 3, 2026Hannah Murphy / Financial Times: Current and former Meta employees detail Alexandr Wang's efforts to revive Meta's AI edge, as Muse Spark boosts confidence despite lagging rivals in coding — Muse Spark model has brought momentum, but doubts linger over whether billionaire prodigy can close the gap with rivals.
- University of Toronto researchers claim to have developed a "worm" powered by open source AI that exploits known flaws and tailors attacks for each computer (Cade Metz/New York Times) June 3, 2026Cade Metz / New York Times: University of Toronto researchers claim to have developed a “worm” powered by open source AI that exploits known flaws and tailors attacks for each computer — Researchers at the University of Toronto showed how hackers could use artificial intelligence to create a program …
- Sensor Tower: ChatGPT has become the fastest app to hit 1B global MAUs by far; ChatGPT's MAUs are up 62% YoY in Q2 to date, Claude's MAUs are up 640% YoY to 56M (Harshita Mary Varghese/Reuters) June 3, 2026Harshita Mary Varghese / Reuters: Sensor Tower: ChatGPT has become the fastest app to hit 1B global MAUs by far; ChatGPT's MAUs are up 62% YoY in Q2 to date, Claude's MAUs are up 640% YoY to 56M — OpenAI's ChatGPT has crossed 1 billion global monthly active app users, becoming the fastest app ever […]
- Source: SpaceX plans to raise $75B in its IPO by selling 555.6M shares at $135 each, an unusual move since most companies set a price range before the roadshow (Echo Wang/Reuters) June 3, 2026Echo Wang / Reuters: Source: SpaceX plans to raise $75B in its IPO by selling 555.6M shares at $135 each, an unusual move since most companies set a price range before the roadshow — SpaceX plans to raise $75 billion in its initial public offering by selling 555.6 million shares at a target price of […]
- Source: Google asked Google Play app devs to join a "confidential content offer pilot", offering to pay for access to codebases to use them to train AI tools (Jason Koebler/404 Media) June 3, 2026Jason Koebler / 404 Media: Source: Google asked Google Play app devs to join a “confidential content offer pilot”, offering to pay for access to codebases to use them to train AI tools — Google is trying to buy code from some Android developers as part of a “confidential” program.
- Google selling $10B of equity to Berkshire is fascinating and functions as a signal that AI demand is high, in a world where the most cash buys the most compute (Ben Thompson/Stratechery) June 3, 2026Ben Thompson / Stratechery: Google selling $10B of equity to Berkshire is fascinating and functions as a signal that AI demand is high, in a world where the most cash buys the most compute — What does the most beautiful business model of all time look like? — First, imagine that your supply is free.