Microsoft’s Windows Dev Kit 2023 lets developers tap AI processors on laptops

At its Build conference in May, Microsoft debuted Project Volterra, a device powered by Qualcomm’s Snapdragon platform designed to let developers explore “AI scenarios” via Qualcomm’s Neural Processing SDK for Windows toolkit. Today, Volterra — now called Windows Dev Kit 2023 — officially goes on sale, priced at $599 and available from the Microsoft Store…

‘Succession’ Season 4 trailer: the Roy family power struggle is about to get uglier

“I’m a hundred feet tall. These people are pygmies.” Trust Logan Roy to tease Succession Season 4 with a quote that’s both magnificently egotistical, utterly dismissive of his children, and offensive in a hilariously outdated way. The 30-second trailer for the highly anticipated fourth season, which aired before the House of the Dragon finale on…

Black Friday is already here at Best Buy: Save on Dyson vacuums, an Xbox Series S bundle, and more

Best Buy is once again scrapping the Black Friday playbook. The electronics retailer announced in early October plans to offer Black Friday deals “almost every week” in the lead-up to its main event in November, citing a desire to bring shoppers “good tidings and great prices.” (And to compete with equally impatient competition, probably.) After…

Our VPN testing results are in and you’ll absolutely guess who’s number one!

It’s that time again! We’ve cracked away at hours upon hours of testing security, monitoring speeds, review privacy policies, streaming movies and TV, installing apps … it’s exhausting! But the time has come, and we can finally divulge our list of 2022’s best VPN. We did again find ourselves very much in a “no news…

Fallout 4’s PS5 and Xbox Series X upgrades may point to things to come

Fallout 4 will receive a free next-gen upgrade in 2023, which will be available for Xbox Series X|S, PS5 and PC, Bethesda has confirmed.  Seven years after Fallout 4 was first released, Bethesda announced the update as part of its Fallout 25th Anniversary celebrations, revealing that the free upgrade will introduce “performance mode features for…

Investors need to be prepared for the Fed to keep rates at 5% for up to a year, and that will hurt stocks, Wells Fargo chief macro strategist says

Andrew Burton/Getty Images Stocks will be hurt by the Fed leaving interest rates higher for a longer period, Wells Fargo’s Mike Schumacher says.  The key rate could stay at 5% for up to a year, Mike Schumacher told Bloomberg TV.  “Ultimately, the destination matters,” for the fed funds rate, he said.  The Federal Reserve is…