YouTube is set to celebrate its 20th anniversary next month, and if there’s one message the company wants to convey, it’s the sheer scale of its presence. The figures are impressive, but what do they actually signify? Over the past two decades, YouTube has solidified its position as one of the most dominant digital platforms.…

“There are three kinds of lies: lies, damned lies, and statistics,” Mark Twain famously said over a century ago. While I wouldn’t outright accuse Nvidia of deception regarding its recent statement on the ongoing shortage of GPUs, the explanation feels a bit too reliant on carefully framed statistics. At a pre-Game Developers Conference event, Justin…

The signs had been clear for some time, but now it’s official: The Google Assistant era has come to an end. In a blog post on Friday, Google confirmed plans for the final phase-out of Google Assistant, beginning with mobile devices and gradually extending to tablets, cars, and mobile-connected accessories like headphones and tablets. Ultimately,…

Sony hasn’t given up on Blu-ray just yet. Just two months after announcing its exit from the recordable Blu-ray business, Sony has unveiled an unexpected addition: its first new Blu-ray player in nearly five years. However, when it comes to features, it’s best to manage expectations. Set to launch in Japan between April and May,…

Windows 11 appears to be facing issues with Nvidia GPUs, as reported by Neowin. Users in the Windows Insider program on the Canary channel have encountered problems launching applications, seemingly due to an incompatibility with DirectX 9 and crashing D3D9 DLL files. The issue affects anything that relies on DirectX 9, including applications, games, PowerPoint…

Walmart has found itself caught in the middle of an intensifying trade war between the United States and China. Chinese officials confirmed on Thursday that they had met with executives from the U.S. retail giant following reports that Walmart had pressured its Chinese suppliers for discounts to offset rising tariffs imposed by Donald Trump. “Our…

Citigroup (C.N) is making a major shift in its approach to information technology, significantly reducing its dependence on external contractors while hiring thousands of in-house IT employees. The move comes as the bank faces regulatory scrutiny over deficiencies in data governance and risk controls. Citigroup’s head of technology, Tim Ryan, recently informed employees that the…

U.S. officials have yet to determine who was responsible for an apparent cyberattack on the social media platform X that disrupted access for thousands of users, according to a Trump administration official familiar with the ongoing investigation. The official, who was not authorized to speak publicly and requested anonymity, described Monday’s outage as a cyberattack…

U.S. Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy criticized Verizon on Tuesday, stating that the company is “not moving fast enough” in fulfilling its $2.4 billion, 15-year telecommunications contract with the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA). Duffy, who intends to request tens of billions of dollars from Congress to modernize air traffic control, spoke following last week’s denial from…