Author: Awais

One of the most common compliments – or complaints – that I often come across in the phone community is that the “iPhone just works.” It’s plenty fast, fluid, and user-friendly. For those who seek the power-user nirvana, Android is where you can tinker with custom ROMs and revel in the joys of customizability. That, however, doesn’t mean the iPhone can’t pull off its own tricks. On the contrary, it can pull off some seriously impressive multi-step automation wizardry. The best example? Shortcuts. The pre-installed app is pretty impressive, especially with its newfound AI chops. I recently created a “memory”…

Costco is no stranger to heat-and-eat meals, from fan-favorite take-and-bake entrées to restaurant-worthy prepared sides. Our editors swear by the pre-made enchiladas, and fans across the border in Canada consistently rave about the Chicken Taco Kit. Now, with the holidays in full swing, the warehouse grocer continues to deliver comforting dishes, such as Loaded Mashed Potatoes, to simplify holiday hosting. However, the latest offering from Costco’s deli to stop shoppers in their tracks is a new flavor of a long-time favorite dish—and, yes, the original variations are still on shelves.  Costco’s New Sriracha Salmon Poke Costco consistently delivers on high-quality seafood, including…

Search evolved quickly throughout 2025 as AI systems became a primary route for information discovery, which, in turn, reduced the consistency and predictability of traditional organic traffic for many brands. As blue‑link visibility tightened and click‑through rates became more erratic, CMOs found themselves under growing pressure to justify marketing spend while still demonstrating momentum. This shift required marketing leaders to think more seriously about resilience across their owned channels. It is no longer viable to rely solely on rankings. Brands need stable visibility across AI surfaces, stronger and more coherent content operations, and cleaner technical foundations that support both users…

The original version of this story appeared in Quanta Magazine.Here’s a test for infants: Show them a glass of water on a desk. Hide it behind a wooden board. Now move the board toward the glass. If the board keeps going past the glass, as if it weren’t there, are they surprised? Many 6-month-olds are, and by a year, almost all children have an intuitive notion of an object’s permanence, learned through observation. Now some artificial intelligence models do too.Researchers have developed an AI system that learns about the world via videos and demonstrates a notion of “surprise” when presented…

AI-focused memory production is limiting availability for consumer hardwareDRAM costs are climbing faster than most manufacturers anticipatedDell and Lenovo announce double-digit price increases for enterprise serversServer and PC manufacturers are facing a sharp rise in component costs, largely driven by memory shortages.Analysts warn that DRAM and HBM production is increasingly focused on AI servers, reducing availability for standard consumer hardware.TrendForce estimates that DRAM prices could climb between 8 and 13%, while Counterpoint predicts an even steeper increase. You may like Industry responses and price adjustmentsThis shift in production priorities has prompted companies to reconsider product lines, with some brands halting…

This year, my friends and I decided to get together for a special Christmas girls’ night. While we didn’t set any parameters for holiday cocktails, for food, we thought it would be fun to have everything be some sort of dip.  While classic crowd favorites like buffalo chicken dip and nacho dip were added to the menu immediately, we also wanted to ensure plenty of sweet and savory holiday dips were in the mix. The one dip I immediately knew I wanted to include was TikTok’s viral 3-ingredient Hot Cocoa Dip. Simply Recipes / Lauren Habermehl What Is Hot Cocoa…

A year after being pushed out of Intel, Pat Gelsinger is still waking up at 4 a.m., still in the thick of the semiconductor wars — just on a different battlefield. Now a general partner at venture firm Playground Global, he’s working with 10 startups. But one portfolio company has captured an outsized share of his attention: xLight, a semiconductor startup that last Monday announced it has struck a preliminary deal for up to $150 million from the U.S. Commerce Department, with the government set to become a meaningful shareholder. It’s a nice feather in the cap of Gelsinger, who…

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You’re glued to your TV with your favorite show. The ultimate plot twist is mere seconds away. And then your screen freezes. That tiny, spinning circle you see is usually the moment you dramatically declare your Roku dead and open a new tab to start shopping for a replacement. Over time, it’s common for technology to slow down or stop working as well as it once did, but you don’t have to tolerate constant stuttering and buffering. Before you declare your streaming stick obsolete and start comparison shopping for a new model, have you tried the ridiculously simple fixes? There are several…

The words “holiday baking” conjure visions of serene kitchens dusted with a tasteful snowfall of powdered sugar—but anyone who’s ever baked with kids knows the truth: It’s chaos in an apron. December is already packed with shopping, school concerts, and the annual scramble to locate the one ornament that definitely wasn’t broken last year. Add a few enthusiastic junior sous-chefs, and suddenly your countertops are a Jackson Pollock of frosting, your cookie cutters are in the heating vent, and someone is definitely eating raw dough. But that’s also the magic of it. Baking Christmas cookies with kids turns even the…