AI
Gemini 4 Argon Review: Google's New AI Model, Honestly Assessed
Google's Gemini 4 Argon is live worldwide. It leads on long documents, finance and coding, but loses several tests to rivals, and the price doubles on November 30.
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Games
CRUMB Advanced: The 3D Circuit Simulator's Huge 2.0 Upgrade Is Coming, Free for Owners
CRUMB, the 3D breadboard simulator on Steam, is being rebuilt as CRUMB Advanced (2.0), with emulated Arduino, ESP32 and Pi boards, robot physics and a built-in IDE. Owners of the original get it free.
Games
Black Ops Zombies Now Runs in Your Browser — and Activision Didn't Make It
A fan-made port puts Black Ops 1 Zombies in a browser tab, built from decompiled code and WebAssembly. Here's how it works, and why it's on borrowed time.
Phones
iPhone Duo vs Samsung Galaxy Z Fold8: Which Foldable Should You Buy?
Apple's first foldable takes on Samsung's lightest Fold yet. We compare price, screens, chips, cameras, battery and software to help you choose.
Games
Battlefield 6 vs Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4 — Which Shooter Should You Play This Fall?
Two giant shooters, two very different styles. Here's how Battlefield 6 and Modern Warfare 4 compare on scale, modes, platforms and Game Pass.
Weekly Roundup
This Week in Tech: iPhone Duo, Gears of War: E-Day, AI Price Wars and More (Oct 5–10)
The week's biggest stories in phones, games and AI — in one quick read. Plus what's coming next week.
AI
The Best Free AI Tools in 2026 — and What Each One Is Best At
ChatGPT, Gemini, Claude, Copilot, Perplexity and DeepSeek all have free versions. Here's what each one does best, so you can pick the right tool for the job.
Phones
How to Choose a Budget Phone in 2026: 10 Things That Matter More Than the Price
Cheap phones have never been better — but some are much smarter buys than others. Here are the 10 things to check before you spend your money.
Games
The Best Xbox Game Pass Games to Play Right Now (October 2026)
From Gears of War: E-Day to hidden indie gems, these are the best games on Xbox Game Pass right now — plus what's arriving and what's about to leave.
AI
DeepSeek Nears a $12 Billion Funding Round Backed by Tencent and CATL
China's DeepSeek is close to raising its first outside money — around $12 billion — with Tencent and battery giant CATL among the biggest backers, ahead of a planned 2027 IPO.
AI
Pentagon Says It Has Stopped Using Anthropic's AI, BBC Reports
A U.S. Defense Department official told the BBC the Pentagon has stopped using Anthropic's products — but sources say Claude was still in use until recently. Here's what we know.
AI
Mistral Large 4: Europe's 1-Trillion-Parameter Open-Weight AI Model, Explained
French AI company Mistral has launched a preview of Mistral Large 4, a huge multimodal model it promises to release as open weights. Here's what we know.