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Real-time user reports indicate significant problems at X which was formerly known as Twitter. If you are asking yourself is X down right now you are not alone in this experience. Twitter is down as users report X outages Data from Downdetector shows a sharp increase in problem reports over the last 24 hours. While sporadic issues are common throughout the day, the current volume suggests a wider...
ASUS has ceased production of NVIDIA RTX 5070 Ti and RTX 5060 Ti 16GB graphics cards due to a memory supply shortage, placing the RTX 5070 Ti into end-of-life status, as reported by YouTube channel Hardware Unboxed. Hardware Unboxed detailed in its latest video that ASUS explicitly informed the channel of the RTX 5070 Ti’s supply shortage. The company stated the model is currently facing this...
Paramount Global raised Paramount+ subscription prices effective January 15, 2026, the first increase since 2024. Announced during the Q3 2025 earnings report in November 2025, changes coincide with the end of new subscriber free trials and precede the premiere of Star Trek: Starfleet Academy’s first season and UFC 324 on January 24, 2026. The price adjustments affect all plans in the United...
Capcom hosted the Resident Evil Showcase on January 16, 2026, at 2 p.m. PT, 5 p.m. ET, and 10 p.m. UK time to present brand new gameplay and news for Resident Evil: Requiem, followed by a post-show discussion stream. Resident Evil: Requiem launches on February 27, 2026, for Xbox, PC, PlayStation, and Nintendo Switch 2. Prior trailers revealed Leon S. Kennedy as a playable character and suggested...
China is drafting rules to regulate purchases of Nvidia H200 AI chips by local firms, allowing limited sales from foreign makers like Nvidia rather than an outright ban, Nikkei Asia reported on January 15 citing two sources familiar with the matter. The Chinese central government aims to control the total volume of cutting-edge AI chips that domestic companies can acquire. This approach permits...
Demis Hassabis, CEO of Google DeepMind, stated on CNBC‘s podcast “The Tech Download” that Chinese AI models trail U.S. and Western capabilities by merely months, countering perceptions of a larger gap. Hassabis made this observation during the podcast, which launched on Friday. He specified that Chinese AI models stand closer to U.S. and Western levels than anticipated one or two years prior. “...
Spotify will raise its Premium subscription prices by $1 to $2 starting this February in the U.S., Estonia, and Latvia. Subscribers there receive email notifications about their February bills. The company states the increases reflect the value delivered, aim to improve user experience, and benefit artists. These adjustments follow a similar price hike Spotify implemented in 2024. The company...
Ashley St. Clair, mother of one of Elon Musk’s children, sued xAI in New York state court on Thursday, alleging negligence and emotional distress from the AI tool Grok enabling deepfake sexually explicit photos of her, despite her prior complaints to the company. The lawsuit details how users of Grok created deepfake images depicting St. Clair as a child stripped down to a string bikini and as an...
At CES 2026 in Las Vegas, Samsung announced a refresh of its Mobile Gaming Hub for smartphones to provide more personalized and faster ways to play games while emphasizing upcoming titles, as explained by Jong Woo, VP of Game Services, in an Engadget interview. Samsung showcased new televisions, monitors, and additional hardware products during the event. The company simultaneously revealed...
Netflix and Sony Pictures Entertainment announced a new agreement granting Netflix first-to-stream rights for Sony films worldwide. The deal expands Netflix’s prior exclusive U.S. rights and covers upcoming releases such as the live-action adaptation of The Legend of Zelda and four biopics about The Beatles. Sony films will become available on Netflix during the Pay-1 window, defined as the...