Author: The Tech Guy
Illustration by Tag Hartman-Simkins / Futurism. Source: Getty Images US employers announced over 108,000 layoffs across January, in the highest to start the year since the depths of the Great Recession in 2009. Many executives were quick to blame AI for the layoffs, though the real reason might be simpler: companies just aren’t optimistic about the direction the economy is heading. According to new reporting by CNBC, layoffs are up 118 percent from January, 2025, and a whopping 205 percent compared to December 2025. Throughout the month, US corporations tracked by analyst firm Challenger, Gray and Christmas only reported 5,306…
The battle for the cheaper tablet rages on, but it looks like Samsung’s won this round with its phenomenal Galaxy Tab A11. Even though there are heaps of cheap tablets now from the likes of Amazon, Honor and Xiaomi, it’s Samsung that’s just managed to outdo the competition by offering up a phenomenal Android tablet with such an impressive feature set. Once going for as much as £159, you can now get the Samsung Galaxy Tab A11, Android Tablet with a sleek design, 128GB Storage and 8GB Memory for just £119. That’s £30 off the current £149 recommended retail price,…
Spotify is rolling out a new “About the Song” feature that lets users explore the stories behind the music they’re listening to, the company announced on Friday. The feature displays short story cards that users can swipe through and rate with a thumbs up or down. These short swipeable stories are summarized from third-party sources to highlight interesting details and behind-the-scenes moments, the company says. With this new feature, Spotify is giving its users access to a feature that isn’t available on rival platforms like Apple Music. About the Song is rolling out in beta on mobile in English for…
Rita El Khoury / Android AuthorityTL;DR Android owners installing Google Play system updates noticed their software date rolling back to November from January. Google now characterizes the appearance of that November date as a “display-only” issue. Google is working to fix the update so it starts showing the correct date. Software updates are supposed to be pretty straightforward, right? A new one comes out, we install it, and we’re running the latest and greatest code — until the next update arrives, anyway. But the path we’re walking is always supposed to be a forward one — version numbers get higher…
Home » Artificial intelligence » SpaceX is Worth More than Tesla Tesla is down to $1.24 trillion in market capitalization. After SpaceX bought XAI a few days ago the valuation of SpaceX is $1.25 trillion. Brian Wang is a Futurist Thought Leader and a popular Science blogger with 1 million readers per month. His blog Nextbigfuture.com is ranked #1 Science News Blog. It covers many disruptive technology and trends including Space, Robotics, Artificial Intelligence, Medicine, Anti-aging Biotechnology, and Nanotechnology. Known for identifying cutting edge technologies, he is currently a Co-Founder of a startup and fundraiser for high potential early-stage companies.…
Civilization VII Apple Arcade is now available on iPhone, iPad, and Mac, so you can start a campaign on your phone and keep it going on a larger screen later. It’s the closest thing to true pocket Civ on Apple hardware, without ads, upsells, or a separate purchase for each device. The appeal is simple. Civ rewards short bursts and long nights, and this version finally lets you do both with the same save. But it also draws a clear line around what it can’t do yet. The portability comes with limits Your progress syncs across Apple devices, so a…
Before anyone gets up in arms, I’m aware that there’s a certain irony in wanting more features out of an e-reader. The point of one is to provide the conveniences of digital reading without major distractions, and without worrying so much about battery life. It’s hard to add a lot without turning a Kindle into an iPad, not only defeating the point, but raising its price. It’s hard to deny, though, that Kindles aren’t exactly the most exciting and innovative devices these days. There’s no immediate crisis in sales or anything — but I could see them falling out of…
A potent winter storm in late January 2026 left much of North Carolina dealing with significant snow accumulations. Though the state is no stranger to snow, such widespread coverage is unusual. This image, acquired on February 2 with the MODIS (Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer) on NASA’s Terra satellite, reveals a nearly continuous blanket of white stretching from mountain cities in the west to beachfront towns in the east. According to the North Carolina State Climate Office, measurable snow fell in all 100 counties for the first time in more than a decade. Snowfall in North Carolina typically requires cold air funneled in from the north…
Honor is unveiling the Magic V6 foldable smartphone at MWC in Barcelona in a few weeks, and ahead of that, the device has seemingly now been certified for sale in China by 3C. This process reveals two model numbers: PNM-AN10 and PNM-AN20. The former is believed to be the regular model, while the latter will offer satellite connectivity. Most intriguingly, however, this certification also reveals that the Magic V6 will support 120W wired charging. That’s the fastest we’ve ever seen on a foldable smartphone, and should pair very well with the Magic V6’s battery capacity, which is 7,150 mAh. These…
There are a lot of big TV shows that depict what the world will be like after the end of civilization, and it’s usually pretty rough. The Walking Dead tortured its characters for 11 straight seasons and is still at it in spinoffs. In Fallout, characters live in the post-apocalyptic wasteland, which is about as cheery as it sounds. And HBO gave us its own vision of the grittiness at the end of the world with The Last of Us, which had diminishing returns in its second season. But HBO gave us an even better post-apocalyptic limited series a couple…