Author: The Tech Guy

We live in age when scientists are often scrutinised on social media, their advice ignored and events that happened ‘debunked’ (see Kim Kardashian’s latest thoughts about the ‘supposed’ moon landing). We seem to live in a world where nothing happened the way it was, if you believe the conspiracy theorists. And sure, from the perspective I write about, which is TV and audio, there’s a similar stance that’s taken. Can you really believe that ANC headphones cancel noise two million times per second? Is that TV really that bright, etc, etc? Some of it is all marketing hype, and in…

When OpenAI launched GPT-5 about two weeks ago, CEO Sam Altman promised it would be the company's "smartest, fastest, most useful model yet." Instead, the launch triggered one of the most contentious user revolts in the brief history of consumer AI.Now, a simple blind testing tool created by an anonymous developer is revealing the complex reality behind the backlash—and challenging assumptions about how people actually experience artificial intelligence improvements.The web application, hosted at gptblindvoting.vercel.app, presents users with pairs of responses to identical prompts without revealing which came from GPT-5 (non-thinking) or its predecessor, GPT-4o. Users simply vote for their preferred…

My colleagues swear by productivity mice, like Logitech’s MX Master 4, while Mac users tend to go for Apple’s baffling Magic Mouse. However, I usually prefer gaming models because of their high performance and in-depth customization options. Until now, I’d never considered ergonomic vertical mice because I didn’t feel wrist pain or fatigue after hours of play — I just didn’t see the point. That’s probably why I thought they were a bit gimmicky and trying to create a problem to solve. I still love testing new electronics and decided to try a vertical mouse to see if it could…

For more than three decades, modern CPUs have relied on speculative execution to keep pipelines full. When it emerged in the 1990s, speculation was hailed as a breakthrough — just as pipelining and superscalar execution had been in earlier decades. Each marked a generational leap in microarchitecture. By predicting the outcomes of branches and memory loads, processors could avoid stalls and keep execution units busy. But this architectural shift came at a cost: Wasted energy when predictions failed, increased complexity and vulnerabilities such as Spectre and Meltdown. These challenges set the stage for an alternative: A deterministic, time-based execution model.…

Real estate sites are filling up with glaringly AI-altered images that dress up run-down properties as being in much better shape than they actually are. Landlords are using AI to populate rooms with nonexistent furniture, move walls around, dream up imaginary facades, rooflines, and landscaping, and brighten up rooms that are in reality devoid of sunlight. Case in point, a Zillow listing recently identified by children’s book illustrator DeAnn Wiley, recently interviewed by Slate, shows an AI-yassified facade of a rental property in Detroit, Michigan that’s smoothed over to a comical degree. It was an astonishing makeover: rooms didn’t show…

Enlarge Image The two-tone orange/black paint job is a $745 option. Steven Ewing/CNETThe Nissan Rogue gets a major improvement this year, but it’s not something you’ll notice right away. Peep under the hood and you’ll find a brand-new 1.5-liter turbocharged inline-3 engine — a small but mighty powerplant that gives Nissan’s best-selling SUV a nice bump in power while also returning better fuel economy. Like Excellent turbo engine Solid fuel economy Comfortable interior Good list of standard driving aids Don’t like No hybrid or plug-in option Outdated infotainment tech This new triple uses the same variable compression technology as Nissan’s…

Printing seems like something that’s limited to your PC, but that’s not the case. In fact, printing from your phone is quick and easy; you don’t have to boot up your computer to print a document you need on short notice. While exact functionality depends on your printer, modern units make printing from Android or iPhone simple. The easiest solution: seamless Wi-Fi printing While you can connect your printer to your computer with a USB cable, this isn’t the most efficient way to use it. Instead, you’ll have an easier time by connecting your printer to Wi-Fi. Screenshot by Ben…

According to podcastatistics.com, there are “over 4.52 million podcasts worldwide, with nearly 487,200 new shows launched in just the past three months.” In the US alone, around 158 million people listen to podcasts every single month. Podcast popularity shows no signs of slowing, with the industry expected to reach $39.63 billion by the end of 2025, up from $30.72 billion in 2024.With so much hype and interest around podcasts and podcasting, I thought it was high time that I jumped on the bandwagon and turned my skills towards hosting my own show. Now, it’s worth saying that before this experience,…

Presented by HPCreativity is quickly becoming the new measure of productivity. While AI is often framed as a tool for efficiency and automation, new research from MIT Sloan School of Management shows that generative AI enhances human creativity — when employees have the right tools and skills to use it effectively. That’s where AI PCs come in. These next-generation laptops combine local AI processing with powerful Neural Processing Units (NPUs), delivering the speed and security that knowledge workers expect while also unlocking new creative possibilities. By handling AI tasks directly on the device, AI PCs minimize latency, protect sensitive data,…

Home » Artificial intelligence » SpaceX Going to the Moon and Tesla Robotaxi Sending Share Price to the Moon. $2000 in 2026 Aggressive Tesla FSD and Robotaxi rollout can send Tesla shares to $2000 in 2026. SpaceX released more details of the plan to return the moon and Brian Wang goes over the critical factors for SpaceX to help the US beat China to the moon. 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…