If TikTok is eventually banned in the U.S., at least Pavement will have a gold record to show for it. The acerbic Stockton indie rockers, beloved for their spiky guitar interplay and frontman Stephen Malkmus' bone-dry wit, released a number of rock-critic-beloved albums in the '90s for indie label Matador, and returned as festival favorites in the 2010s. The group's influence far outstripped its record sales, though, until the distant hand of the algorithm decided that Gen Z was primed for the...
HP has announced two notebooks with Snapdragon X Elite chips. The HP OmniBook X AI PC and the HP EliteBook Ultra AI PC will both start shipping in mid-June with a starting price of $1,149.99.
The average 401(k) balance for Gen Z increased 15% to $11,300, compared to an 11% increase to $59,800 for millennials, Fidelity said.
With his party slowly sinking in opinion polls, British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has decided on a damage limitation strategy, calling an early summer election rather than clinging on to the last possible moment. The BBC reported earlier that it will be held July 4, anticipating Sunak's official announcement outside a rain-soaked 10 Downing Street. — Read the rest
The original post can be found here: Marvel announces Ultraman x Avengers crossover Having been collaborating on Ultraman comics since 2019, Marvel and Tsuburaya Productions have now announced that Japan’s greatest hero is set to join forces with Earth’s Mightiest for a crossover of epic proportions with Ultraman x Avengers. The first ever crossover between Ultraman and the Marvel Universe will see the return of writers Kyle Higgins […] Read the original post here: Marvel announces Ultraman x...
After over 4 months, social platform X remains blocked in Pakistan. Citizens are forced to use VPN apps to bypass restrictions, but laws are changing.
We knew more computers were coming that would feature a native version of Microsoft’s AI Copilot toolset, but we didn’t quite know how many were set to be announced. It’s practically an AI avalanche. Companies like Dell, Acer and HP have all just announced computers that have adopted Microsoft’s AI software and NVIDIA’s AI hardware. The age of the AI PC is upon us. These Copilot+ PCs could really change how we interact with computers, bringing natural language nuance to a bevy of everyday...
The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Maritime Administration (MARAD) has announced plans to allocate $4.8 million in Fiscal Year 2024 funds to the United States Marine Highway Program (USMHP). The amount
The PM calls an early summer poll in a rain-soaked speech outside 10 Downing Street.
Rishi Sunak has vowed to “fight for every vote” as he called an early UK general election for Thursday 4 July, the BBC reports. In a surprise announcement, the PM said he would go to the polls this summer as he bids to win a fifth term in office for the Conservatives. It overturned expectations …
Sunak revealed the date in a rain-soaked Downing Street speech, as Labour's 1997 election anthem blared from a nearby street.
It seems that Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 4 could be so expensive that it might force some companies to switch chipsets.