Author: The Tech Guy

As Gen Z rethinks the point of online dating, Tinder is trying to stay in the game by expanding its in-person events to dozens of new cities by September, the company told analysts on its second-quarter earnings call on Tuesday. Match Group (Tinder’s owner) reported its flagship dating app saw revenue decline in the quarter, which sent the company’s stock down by over 10% in after-hours trading. Nevertheless, Match still appeared to be bullish on its Tinder turnaround efforts. CEO Spencer Rascoff spoke of narrowing Tinder’s declines in monthly active users, which were down 7% in Q2, slightly better than…

For a long time, I’ve been recommending Roku’s streaming devices to friends and family for a few simple reasons. For one, they’re easy to use and reliable. Second, The Roku Channel is filled to the brim with free content to watch. And third, arguably the most important point, Roku devices have always been really affordable. But it’s that last point, affordability, that’s unfortunately starting to change. Recently, Roku announced that it is raising prices across its hardware lineup in response to the ongoing global memory shortage, largely driven by the AI boom, which has caused component prices to soar. Roku…

While testing the capabilities of frontier AI models, the AI Security Institute (AISI) observed first-hand how Anthropic Mythos 5 and OpenAI’s GPT-5.6-Sol went rogue and targeted real people and organizations over the internet. AISI’s disclosure comes fresh on the heels of Anthropic and OpenAI disclosing that their models broke loose and hacked several organizations. The institute was evaluating the cyber capabilities of Mythos 5 and GPT-5.6-Sol models that did not have cyber classifiers (mechanisms to prevent misuse) enabled. It ran a challenge 122 times, and in 10 runs “an AI agent took autonomous, unsanctioned action on the live internet.” Over…

Every time you ask ChatGPT a question, computer chips in a massive data center whirl into action. In the blink of an eye, they ping back answers. Behind the scenes, though, AI data centers consume enormous amounts of electricity, heat, and water.The AI boom is impacting communities. After welcoming 37 data centers, residents in Virginia’s Henrico County were hit with skyrocketing electrical bills. Schools and government buildings were asked to turn off lights, shut down computers, and avoid using space heaters to ease strain on the power grid and keep costs down.Henrico isn’t alone. A growing backlash is prompting many…

Microsoft Edge has long held one unusual advantage over Chrome on Windows. It could stream Netflix at the full resolution of your expensive 4K monitor. However, Chrome is finally crashing into that exclusive club. Netflix has updated its system requirements to list Google Chrome 117 or later as supporting playback at up to Ultra HD 2160p on compatible Windows computers. Netflix has updated its system requirements to list Google Chrome 117 or later as supporting playback at up to Ultra HD 2160p on compatible Windows computers. Previously, Windows users generally needed Edge or the Netflix app to stream at 4K,…

Prompt engineering was briefly the face of the AI jobs boom.In 2025, technology recruitment firm SPG Resourcing reported that UK job listings for AI prompt engineers had grown by 180% over the previous year.It was an eye-catching figure that captured the mood of the first commercial wave of generative AI. Businesses were trying to understand how to talk to LLMs and turn early experiments into something useful.Latest Videos FromTechRadarThat requirement has not disappeared. Tobie Morgan Hitchcock Social Links Navigation CEO & Co-Founder of SurrealDB. With job site postings for specialist AI roles in the UK rising by 61% from last…

Runtime security company Oligo Security today announced raising $60 million in a new funding round that brings the total to $140 million. Ballistic Ventures, Canon Capital, Greenfield Partners, Lightspeed Venture Partners, Red Dot Capital, TLV Partners, and angel investors participated in the round. Founded in 2022, Tel Aviv-based Oligo has built a security platform covering application code, cloud workloads, and AI systems that provides deep runtime visibility and real-time protection. Through code execution observability, the platform enables organizations to block exploit attempts, prioritize risky vulnerabilities, and automate response. As the window between vulnerability disclosure and exploitation has diminished significantly in…

Sign up to see the future, today Can’t-miss innovations from the bleeding edge of science and tech For certain BMW owners, enormous car payments aren’t the only rude reminder that they don’t actually own their ride yet: now, irritating in-vehicle commercials will send them the same message. Starting last week, the German automaker started blasting a promotion for the new Spider-Man movie into its customers’ cars without warning — because nothing says riding in luxury like a full-vehicle pop-up ad. BMW, showing that it was about as in-touch as its drivers are familiar with turn signals, teased the promotion as…

Amazon’s Prime Video streaming service will be the first one to use Samsung’s newest HDR10+ Advanced format on “supported titles globally” beginning later this month. You will need a Samsung TV from the Korean company’s 2026 lineup to take advantage of the new format. As the name implies, HDR10+ Advanced is an upgrade to the HDR10+ format. It brings Enhanced Overall Brightness, which uses extended statistical metadata to “make fuller use of today’s premium TV brightness capabilities, delivering brighter, more precise HDR across the full tonal range”, the official press release states. There’s also “AI-driven” tone mapping to preserve shadow…

I have always liked the idea of a whole-home audio system, but it usually means investing in an expensive ecosystem, such as a multi-speaker Sonos setup. What I really wanted was something that would sync all the mismatched audio gear I already owned, and Snapcast offered an intriguing solution. This open-source multi-room audio system distributes music from one source across multiple perfectly synced devices, and after some tinkering, I achieved exactly that. Snapcast works with the speakers you already own The clients do the clever work, so almost any speaker can be synced I approached Snapcast without a shred of…