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OpenAI made $13 billion in 2025 and lost $21 billion doing it
Posted on Wednesday June 17, 2026
Revenue growth has been dramatic. OpenAI generated $3.7 billion in revenue in 2024 before jumping to $13.07 billion in 2025. By the end of that year, monthly revenue was approaching $2 billion, suggesting demand continued to accelerate. OpenAI says ChatGPT now has more than 900 million weekly users, though only about 50 million subscribe to paid tiers.Read Entire Article Continue Reading »
Chrome update fixes 33 security flaws, including seven critical bugs
Posted on Wednesday June 17, 2026
Google Chrome remains the default browser for billions of users. Latest release 149.0.7827.156 is largely a security update, but a significant one, fixing 33 vulnerabilities including seven rated critical and numerous high-severity flaws tied to memory corruption, WebRTC, extensions, passwords, and authentication systems.Read Entire Article Continue Reading »
The White House app could soon be auto-installed on every DHS work phone
Posted on Wednesday June 17, 2026
The notice described it as a convenient way to access official White House communications, including announcements, executive actions, speeches, livestreams, videos, and other updates.Read Entire Article Continue Reading »
Apple's AI hardware roadmap: camera-equipped AirPods, smart glasses, and foldable iPhones
Posted on Wednesday June 17, 2026
The most striking product is a new version of AirPods with cameras in the stems, code-named B798. It's now tracking toward a late-2027 launch after slipping from an original 2026 target, reports Bloomberg, which cites people familiar with the plans.Read Entire Article Continue Reading »
Microsoft refreshes Surface Pro and Surface Laptop with Snapdragon X2 chips, longer battery life, and higher prices
Posted on Wednesday June 17, 2026
The new Surface Pro is the 13-inch 12th Edition model, while the Surface Laptop is now in its 8th Edition and remains available in 13.8-inch and 15-inch sizes.Read Entire Article Continue Reading »
"The retail SSD market has almost disappeared" Silicon Motion says, as OEMs take what's left
Posted on Wednesday June 17, 2026
During Computex 2026, Silicon Motion senior VP Nelson Duann told Tom's Hardware that NAND shortages over the past year have nearly eliminated the direct-to-consumer market for SSDs. The company's SSD controllers, which previously ended up in drives sold at retail, now mostly go to companies such as Dell and Asus.Read Entire Article Continue Reading »
Snap says its $2,195 Specs are AR glasses for the post-smartphone era
Posted on Wednesday June 17, 2026
Introduced at AWE 2026 in Long Beach, Specs are now available for pre-order with a $200 refundable deposit and are expected to ship this fall in the US, UK, and France.Read Entire Article Continue Reading »
AMD quietly disabled RAM encryption on some Ryzen CPUs and users want to know why
Posted on Wednesday June 17, 2026
The change came to light in April, when Ben Kilpatrick installed a new OS on a Ryzen 7 9700X system built on AMD's Zen 5 architecture. He describes himself as a "privacy-conscious Linux hobbyist," and part of his routine is to verify that hardware security features are switched on. To...Read Entire Article Continue Reading »
Sony patents PlayStation controller buttons that get harder, softer, and grab your fingers
Posted on Wednesday June 17, 2026
The patent, spotted by Cheat Happens, is titled Operation device, information processing apparatus, control method thereof, and program.Read Entire Article Continue Reading »
AMD Zen 6 desktop CPUs may ditch integrated graphics for a built-in NPU
Posted on Tuesday June 16, 2026
AMD is expected to launch its Zen 6 "Morpheus" processors later this year or in early 2027 at the latest. The new CPU line is shaping up to bring meaningful changes on both the architectural and platform fronts. Now, a fresh leak suggests the Ryzen 10000 desktop series will also...Read Entire Article Continue Reading »