AI voice chats still feel awkward because assistants don’t know when to talk

Thinking Machines Lab is testing full duplex AI that can listen and respond at the same time, but the real test is whether faster voice chats feel useful once people can try them.

Claude just took over the data center Grok needed most

Anthropic’s SpaceX deal gives Claude a major compute boost from the Memphis data center xAI arguably needed most, exposing how brutally infrastructure now shapes the race between Grok and its rivals.

Asus ProArt PX13 GoPro Edition review: The only laptop to woo me away from Apple 

Armed with an AMD Ryzen AI Max+ 395 chip and an unprecedented 128GB of RAM, the Asus ProArt PX13 GoPro Edition PX13 wants to be a creator’s best friend — at a sweet premium, that is!

Forget the MacBook Air — here’s why the MacBook Pro is the better value option this week

The latest MacBook Pro 14 has several record-low price cuts this week — enough to tempt you into upgrading from the Air.

Google Gemini can turn your pile of handwritten notes into a full study guide in seconds

Gemini can now scan your physical handwritten notes and turn them into a structured study guide or flashcards.

Digg tried to beat Reddit and failed. Here’s what it’s doing instead

Digg shut down just months after launch. Now it’s back as an AI news tracker that monitors X engagement in real time. Here’s what the new Digg looks like.

Is Google down? Widespread outages reported across APAC, search broken for many users

Outage tracker sites Downdetector and IsDown have collected thousands of user reports from mid-afternoon Tuesday, Sydney time — though the search giant has yet to confirm any issues.

Still haven’t upgraded to full fibre NBN? From next year, NBN Co will make it mandatory for some premises

It’s a move designed to ensure as many Australians as possible have access to the best-possible internet access, and the clock is ticking.