Author: The Tech Guy

We’re living in a golden age of entertainment, yet somehow, finding what to watch has turned into one of the week’s most annoying tasks. With so many streaming services overflowing with content, having no specific title in mind often means you end up lost in a sea of thumbnails, scrolling until your snacks run out. That “decision fatigue” people talk about is very real, and it’s quietly killing the fun of watching TV. So I decided to call for backup and hand over the tough choices to a neutral party: Reelgood Roulette. It’s a free streaming aggregator that pulls together…

Why you can trust TechRadar We spend hours testing every product or service we review, so you can be sure you’re buying the best. Find out more about how we test. Dell Chromebook 3120: Two-minute reviewThe Dell Chromebook 3120 is a small but tough laptop designed to withstand the rigors of student life.Its compact and rounded design is certainly different. The softer material around its edges help protect it from impacts, making the Chromebook 3120 tougher than many others in this field.Not only is it more rugged than the best Chromebook constructions, it’s also easier to repair, thanks to its…

The buzzed-about but still stealthy New York City startup Augmented Intelligence Inc (AUI), which seeks to go beyond the popular "transformer" architecture used by most of today's LLMs such as ChatGPT and Gemini, has raised $20 million in a bridge SAFE round at a $750 million valuation cap, bringing its total funding to nearly $60 million, VentureBeat can exclusively reveal.The round, completed in under a week, comes amid heightened interest in deterministic conversational AI and precedes a larger raise now in advanced stages.AUI relies on a fusion of the transformer tech and a newer technology called "neuro-symbolic AI," described in…

As global demand for computing continues to explode, the carbon footprint of data centers is a growing concern. A new study outlines how hosting these facilities in space could help slash the sector’s emissions.Data centers require enormous amounts of power and water to operate and cool the millions of chips housed within them. Current estimates from the International Energy Agency peg their electricity consumption at around 415 terawatt hours globally, roughly 1.5 percent of total consumption in 2024. And the Environmental and Energy Study Institute says that large data centers can use as much as five million gallons per day…

Honor launched the Magic8 and Magic8 Pro in China in mid-October, and the company is now gearing up for the international launch of the latter. The Magic8 Pro will begin its journey outside of China in Malaysia, where it’s already being teased by Honor’s local arm. There’s no exact launch date yet, only a “coming soon” notice posted to Honor’s Malaysian X account, as you can see below. The Magic is Coming ✨A New Era of Master-Grade Imaging Flagship begins with the all-new HONOR Magic8 Pro and is ready to redefine every shot. Coming soon. https://t.co/9rERsc5aRB#HONORMalaysia #HONORMagic8Pro #HONORMagic8ProMY pic.twitter.com/677KviFEMh— HONOR…

A quiet revolution is reshaping enterprise data engineering. Python developers are building production data pipelines in minutes using tools that would have required entire specialized teams just months ago.The catalyst is dlt, an open-source Python library that automates complex data engineering tasks. The tool has reached 3 million monthly downloads and powers data workflows for over 5,000 companies across regulated industries including finance, healthcare and manufacturing. That technology is getting another solid vote of confidence today as dltHub, the Berlin-based company behind the open-source dlt library, is raising $8 million in seed funding led by Bessemer Venture Partners. What makes this…

Samsung’s upcoming tri-fold smartphone was showcased in late October, but it’s still not properly official. We might not have very long to wait, however, as it’s now apparently been spotted in the Bluetooth SIG’s certification database. Interestingly, multiple model numbers were certified – SM-D6390, SM-D639N, SM-D639U, SM-D639U1, and SM-D639B. The fact that we have all these model numbers implies rather wide geographical availability, including in North America, China, and Korea. The model ending in “B” is generally Samsung’s global version of a device, but of course that doesn’t really tell us exactly how many countries it will launch in, and…

I’m thrilled to announce a fantastic new addition to our leadership team: Karyne Levy is joining VentureBeat as our new Managing Editor. Today is her first day.Many of you may know Karyne from her most recent role as Deputy Managing Editor at TechCrunch, but her career is a highlight reel of veteran tech journalism. Her resume includes pivotal roles at Protocol, NerdWallet, Business Insider, and CNET, giving her a deep understanding of this industry from every angle.Hiring Karyne is a significant step forward for VentureBeat. As we’ve sharpened our focus on serving you – the enterprise technical decision-maker navigating the…

Since it was first spotted in early July, scientists have been fascinated by 3I/ATLAS — the third object in history to have been spotted cruising through our solar system from interstellar space. The visitor, which is generally suspected to be a comet, has been racing through our star system at a blistering velocity, reaching its closest point to the Sun on October 29. During that close approach, scientists were surprised to note that 3I/ATLAS brightened much faster than they anticipated. Comets commonly form a tail of gas and dust as they approach the Sun, as its radiation causes solid ice…

Why you can trust TechRadar We spend hours testing every product or service we review, so you can be sure you’re buying the best. Find out more about how we test. Two-minute reviewThe Lomography Lomourette is a compact half-frame camera built for the fun of film photography. Lightweight, inexpensive and simple, it strips the analog shooting experience down to its creative essentials. With a fixed f/8 plastic lens, manual focus dial and two-position shutter speed lever, it’s all about finding the joy and beauty in imperfection.In the hand, it feels every bit a toy camera. The build borders on cheap…