Chips
* Key Takeaways: * AMD’s Ryzen 9850X3D is positioned as a premium gaming CPU but carries a $499 price tag. * The review finds clear gains in gaming scenarios, yet tradeoffs reduce its overall appeal. * For some gamers the 9850X3D will be worth the cost; for others the compromises make it hard
AI
* Auto Browse places a generative-AI agent inside Chrome to navigate websites on the user's behalf. * The feature aims to automate tasks like reading, summarizing, and retrieving information, while raising privacy and security questions. * Users are expected to remain passengers with controls to start, pause, or stop the agent;
Chips
* Builds on the excellent Ryzen 7 9800X3D with focused refinements * Uses the same cache technology gamers value, with smarter tuning for modest gains * Price rises modestly but positions the 9850X3D as a top choice for high-end gaming rigs What the 9850X3D changes The Ryzen 7 9850X3D does not try to
Software
* Apple has packaged several of its popular creative apps into a new Creator Studio software bundle sold as a recurring subscription. * The move is a strategic test for Apple’s growing services business, aiming to turn first‑party apps into steady revenue. * Creator Studio adds convenience inside Apple’s ecosystem
AI
* Key Takeaways: * Models that improve themselves promise faster capability gains and continuous learning without human retraining cycles. * Autonomous improvement could boost productivity and adaptation but also creates new failure modes, security and governance challenges. * Monitoring, robust evaluation, and governance frameworks will be essential to manage drift, reward hacking, and misuse.
Security
• Key Takeaways: * Clawdbot has rebranded itself as Moltbot, positioning the product as an agentic personal assistant. * The relaunch is massively hyped, but security experts are publicly questioning why anyone would install the software. * Critics point to the general risks of agentic assistants: autonomous actions, broad access permissions, and potential privacy
Gadgets
• Key Takeaways: • Samsung’s Galaxy Z Trifold will cost $2,900 in the United States. • The trifold device goes on sale in the US on January 30. • The product represents Samsung’s premium, experimental approach to foldable smartphones. What’s been announced Samsung’s newest foldable, the Galaxy Z Trifold,
Enterprise
* Anthropic has embedded Slack, Figma, Asana and Amplitude directly inside Claude. * The integrations use Anthropic’s open Model Context Protocol (MCP) to let teams create projects, send messages and analyze data without leaving chat. * The change turns Claude from an AI assistant into an interactive enterprise workspace and reduces context
Gadgets
* Key Takeaways: * Samsung released teaser videos highlighting a new “Privacy Display” for the Galaxy S26. * The teasers show the feature limiting off‑angle viewing to keep on‑screen content private. * Privacy Display could combine hardware and software to reduce shoulder‑surfing on public screens. * The feature is positioned as a
Gadgets
* Apple may release an iPhone Fold and a touchscreen MacBook this year, blurring device categories. * A foldable iPhone provides tablet-sized screens in a phone form factor; touch MacBooks cover casual tablet use on laptops. * If shipped, these moves could cannibalize iPad sales but won’t immediately replace features like Apple
AI
* Google’s research introduces a new method for extracting user intent aimed at improving on-device AI responsiveness and privacy. * The approach prioritizes lightweight, context-aware models to reduce latency and limit cloud dependency. * Expected benefits include better Assistant interactions, more personalized features, and reduced data exposure. * The work suggests developer opportunities
AI
* AI Overviews has been upgraded to the Gemini 3 model. * The product also introduces a new "AI Mode" option. * The move is intended to improve accuracy and the quality of generated overviews. * Users can expect better reliability and clearer summaries, though details and timelines remain limited. What changed