AMD mulls dedicated NPUs for desktop PCs – like graphics cards, but for AI tasks – and this could be excellent news for PC gamers
AMD’s head of client CPUs says it’s looking into dedicated NPU accelerators These would be…
eBay launches pre-loved fashion partnership with Condé Nast
Published October 28, 2025 eBay and Condé Nast are joining forces. At the start of the week, the online marketplace and the renowned publishing house announced a partnership focused on “pre-loved fashion” across the US, UK, and Germany. The online marketplace is joining forces with the renowned publisher Condé Nast. – eBay Through this partnership,…
Finding return on AI investments across industries
The market is officially three years post ChatGPT and many of the pundit bylines have shifted to using terms like “bubble” to suggest reasons behind generative AI not realizing material returns outside a handful of technology suppliers. In September, the MIT NANDA report made waves because the soundbite every author and influencer picked up on…
One long walk beats short strolls for a healthy heart, study says
One longer walk a day is better for your heart than lots of short strolls, especially if you don’t exercise much, according to new research published in Annals of Internal Medicine. Walking for at least 15 minutes without stopping is ideal, it says. That’s about 1,500 steps in a row, which gives your heart a…
8 Things to Watch for the 2026 ACA Open Enrollment Period
The Affordable Care Act (ACA) Marketplace Open Enrollment season starts November 1, 2025 in most states. The premiums insurers charge are increasing. And, with enhanced premium tax credits set to expire at the end of the year, out-of-pocket premiums are expected to increase drastically. Additionally, changes to Marketplace enrollment and eligibility rules in this year’s…
“We will never build a sex robot,” says Mustafa Suleyman
In an ideal world, what kind of chatbot do you want to build? You’ve just launched a bunch of updates to Copilot. How do you get the balance right when you’re building a chatbot that has to compete in a market in which people seem to value humanlike interaction, but you also say you want…
OpenAI shares data on ChatGPT users with suicidal thoughts, psychosis
OpenAI has released new estimates of the number of ChatGPT users who exhibit possible signs of mental health emergencies, including mania, psychosis or suicidal thoughts. The company said that around 0.07% of ChatGPT users active in a given week exhibited such signs, adding that its artificial intelligence (AI) chatbot recognizes and responds to these sensitive…
VF Corp revenue totals $2.8 billion in Q2 FY26, net debt drops 21%
Published October 28, 2025 VF Corporation’s revenue reached $2.8 billion in the second quarter of the 2026 financial year, rising 2% year on year. The Vans, Timberland, The North Face, and Dickies owner also reduced its net debt by 21% compared to the same period last year, it announced on October 28. VF Corp owns…
Adobe MAX 2025: All the Top Announcements for Adobe’s Creative Suite
Adobe hasn’t shared a specific date yet, but Firefly Image Model 5 will launch “in the months to come” following Adobe MAX. Firefly Image Model 4 launched in April 2025, so it will likely be 2026 before we see a broad release of Image Model 5. Like Image Model 4, the updated model has a…
‘My wife died in childbirth but wasn’t told she’d been given labour drug overdose’
Lisa Summers,Scotland health correspondent and Andrew Picken Lori Quate Jacqui Hunter died giving birth to her stillborn daughter, Olivia Just a week before she was due to give birth, Jacqui Hunter was given the devastating news that her daughter had died in the womb. Less than 24 hours later, Jacqui was also dead. The 39-year-old…
Thais mourning Queen Mother’s death spark a run on black clothes
By Bloomberg Published October 28, 2025 Retail shops across Thailand are struggling to meet the demand for black outfits and muted wardrobes as people enter into mourning for the death Queen Mother Sirikit. Black clothing is traditionally worn to signify mourning in Thailand – Reuters It’s a result of two converging circumstances: the October 24…
