Forget bitcoin. The US government is building a better nickel – CNET

A government agency is designing cheaper new metal alloys inside a computer.

Microsoft agrees to acquire AI startup Bonsai to boost Azure smarts – CNET

Machines that think better are a huge deal in computing these days.

Loupedeck upgrades its Lightroom photo editing console – CNET

The Loupedeck+ brings spruced-up hardware and software -- and a price cut to $229.

Ad-blocking Brave browser starts testing its own ads – CNET

Eventually, you'll get a share of the revenue from the online ads.

An IBM computer debates humans — and wins — in a new, nuanced competition – CNET

Welcome to computational argumentation. IBM's Project Debater won a convincing victory in one debate but a…

Arm chips, like those in your phone, will power massive Astra supercomputer – CNET

Hewlett Packard Enterprise's Astra machine will study nuclear weapons' safety and reliability. It'll be fast, but…

JPEG XL could let you pack twice as many photos into your phone – CNET

But there's a war brewing, and JPEG XL isn't alone. Apple and Google have their own…

We aren’t ready for a solar storm smackdown – CNET

From CNET Magazine: The sun is constantly sending out megatons of charged particles that could crash…