Rob Thubron

What just happened? The FTC’s enforcement of the amended Negative Option Rule, often known as the click-to-cancel rule, has been delayed by two months after the agency voted to defer the compliance deadline. The rule will likely be welcomed by […]

What just happened? Samsung Electronics has announced that its co-CEO, Han Jong-Hee, has passed away. Han died from cardiac arrest this week, aged 63. His passing leaves Jun Young-hyun, who was appointed co-CEO last week, solely in charge of the

Forward-looking: Given the recent disaster that was the Ai Pin, it’s easy to imagine that companies would want to steer clear of artificial intelligence wearables. But Apple is reportedly confident it can bring AI features to its smartwatches, thanks to

WTF?! Even as generative AI becomes more widespread, the systems remain prone to hallucinations. Advising people to put glue on pizza and eat rocks is one thing, but ChatGPT falsely telling a man he had spent 21 years in prison

WTF?! It’s almost impossible to find an RTX 5080 or RTX 5090 outside of auction sites right now, especially at MSRP – unless, that is, you happen to be an attendee at Nvidia’s 2025 GPU Technology Conference, where they can

In a nutshell: While both Nvidia and AMD are facing supply issues with their latest graphics cards, Team Red seems to be making the most of a bad situation. That’s even true in Japan, where AMD’s GPU market share has

A hot potato: In a move that makes you wonder if Google paid any attention at all to Microsoft’s Recall controversy, the company has announced an update to the Gemini 2.0 model that includes the ability to browse your Search

In a nutshell: AMD has called the demand for its RX 9070 and RX 9070 XT graphics cards “really unprecedented” in a new interview. Finding one of the RDNA 4 cards in stock at a retailer right now, especially at

WTF?! In a perfect illustration of the state of the RTX 5000 launch, AIB partner Colorful has teamed up with an Indian retailer for an RTX 5080 competition. But the three winners don’t actually receive a free card; they get

In a nutshell: The FTC wants a judge to delay the agency’s trial against Amazon over allegations it used deceptive marketing practices for its Prime subscription program. The reason for the request is that Elon Musk and the Trump administration’s