The price point Valve originally planned for its Steam Machine was reportedly almost 30% lower before the global RAM crisis pushed memory costs to the next level. In an interview with our IGN colleagues last week, Valve engineers Pierre-Loup Griffais and Yazan Aldehayyat said that the difference between the Steam Machine‘s pre- and post-memory crisis […]

Liquid AI, founded by former MIT computer scientists, today released its smallest AI language model yet, LFM2.5-230M, and enterprises would do well to consider it for their uses in data extraction and local deployment on smartphones, laptops and robotics. This is a 230-million-parameter foundation model explicitly designed for on-device agentic workflows, and as Liquid states […]

Bogdanv/Getty Images One of the best ways to enjoy summer in Europe is to go on an epic road trip and visit multiple countries. Along the way, though, you may find yourself behind a truck and staring at the stickers on the back, which will often include […]

New research from MIT provides a proof of concept for an innovative approach to structural design, arguing that if the technology is widely adopted, it could have a major impact on climate change. The production of construction materials is one of the largest single contributors to carbon emissions, accounting for 7-9% of overall emissions. While […]

K-FK/Shutterstock SUVs and pickup trucks continue to dominate the car market in the United States, with drivers seemingly preferring larger vehicles that offer reliability and capability. The reasons for SUVs’ continued popularity aren’t surprising. First, Americans feel safer inside these boxy beasts, which often have higher safety […]

Shopping for a new car in 2026 is a bit daunting, to say the least. For one, we’re not exactly spoiled for choice; while yes, a lot of models have been discontinued this year, we’ve also got a plethora of new and interesting vehicles on the horizon, from the barebones […]

I wasn’t sure what to expect from the Dreame Z50 Station vacuum cleaner when it first launched earlier this year, but its spec sheet was impressive. With industry-leading 330 air watts of suction power, I was hoping it would clean better than the 315AW Dyson V16 Piston Animal… and, boy, did it impress! It put […]

Apple raised iPad prices today, but Amazon’s $299 iPad deal is still available, reflecting a $150 discount off the new MSRP. Plus save on iPad mini, Air, and Pro models for a limited time. Prime Day ends tomorrow, and Amazon’s top iPad deals are likely to expire as well. That’s because Apple raised prices across […]

Alibaba’s Qwen team released Qwen-AgentWorld on Tuesday — two models trained not to act inside agent environments, but to predict what those environments return. The release covers seven domains under a single architecture: MCP, Search, Terminal, Software Engineering, Android, Web, and OS. The release extends Alibaba’s recent push into autonomous agents. Qwen3.7-Max, released in May, […]

When Apple finally caved to the memory crisis and increased prices across Mac and iPad on June 25, 2026, most people reacted with disbelief, frustration, or resigned acceptance. Mine was a quiet, slightly wicked smile, and in about two to three minutes, you’ll understand exactly why. My M1 MacBook Air (8GB, 256GB) has been showing […]