From ComputerWorld: US President Donald Trump signed an executive order Thursday directing the Justice Department to challenge state artificial intelligence laws the administration says threaten US competitiveness.

In his order, Trump is taking issue with state “requiring entities to embed...

From TechCrunch: Google is rolling out a beta experience that lets you hear real-time translations in your headphones, the company announced on Friday. The tech giant is also bringing advanced Gemini capabilities to Google Translate and expanding its language-learning tools in the Translate app...

From PC Mag: A new lawsuit accuses OpenAI of exacerbating a Connecticut man’s paranoia via ChatGPT, leading him to murder his mother.

On Thursday, the estate for the deceased mother sued OpenAI in San Francisco Superior Court, claiming the company should be held liable for product defects...

From PC World: Framework is a unique company, offering modular laptops designed for easy repairs and near-infinite upgrades. But it’s also a small company, much more susceptible to market changes brought on by things like capricious tariffs. Though it’s tried to insulate itself from skyrocketing RAM...

From Tom's Hardware: As we inch closer to CES 2026 next month, the rumor mill surrounding Intel's upcoming Arrow Lake refresh churns intensely. Just a few days ago, we covered the Core Ultra 7 270K Plus appearing on Geekbench for the first time, and now that same chip, alongside the rumored flagship...

From Corsair Press Release: CORSAIR (Nasdaq: CRSR) today expanded its XENEON EDGE 14.5" LCD Touchscreen lineup with two new colorways: Atomic Purple and White. These finishes give PC builders, enthusiasts, and creators more ways to personalize their setups while retaining the same compact, versatile...

From CNET: Disney is bringing more than 200 of its biggest characters, from Marvel to Star Wars and Pixar, to OpenAI's Sora AI social media app and AI images in a $1 billion equity investment deal, the companies announced Thursday. That means Sora users will soon be able to generate AI videos...

From PC Mag: US Secretary of State Marco Rubio has very strong feelings about the typeface used in his department, and has demanded that diplomats dump Calibri and return to Times New Roman, according to a memo obtained by The New York Times.

Rubio calls Calibri "informal" compared to Times New...

From ExtremeTech: Although the Trump administration plans to allow Nvidia to sell its powerful H200 AI GPUs to China, chip smuggling remains a major problem. And as it turns out, Nvidia has been working on a technology that could help combat that problem. Reuters, which broke the story, notes that...

From PC World: YouTube TV is about to get skinny—that is, it’s set to add skinny bundles of live streaming TV channels next year, including a sports package with every ESPN network.

More than 10 of these “genre-specific” bundles are coming to YouTube TV next year, but for now, YouTube is only...