NAACP sues xAI over data center pollution - Engadget
NAACP sues xAI over data center pollution The AI startup is accused of violating the Clean Air Act to power one of its data centers. By Ian Carlos Campbell April 14, 2026…
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Perplexity brings its Personal Computer AI assistant to Mac - Engadget
…The software, which is available starting today for Mac, builds on the multi-model orchestration capabilities the company debuted with Perplexity Computer at the end of February . Like Claude Cowork (and, as…
Google unleashes a native Gemini app for the Mac - Engadget
…That's intriguing, given that Apple's long-delayed, generative AI revamp of Siri may finally debut at WWDC in June . Apple's retooled chatbot, which is slated to have deep integration…
Microsoft's Surface RTX Spark Dev Box will handle tougher AI workloads - Engadget
…Announced at Build today, it's basically a desktop version of the Laptop Ultimate built for sustained AI work like "long-running training jobs, agentic Al pipelines and local model fine-tuning…
Spotify's new verification badge shows that music is not AI-generated - Engadget
Spotify's new verification badge shows that music is not AI-generated By Steve Dent April 30, 2026 9:00 am EST Spotify and other streaming music sites are now being inundated…
Qualcomm's new Arduino Ventuno Q is an AI-focused computer designed for robotics - Engadget
…generative AI and prototyping at the edge, according to Arduino. "With Ventuno Q, AI can finally move from the cloud into the physical world," Qualcomm wrote. "This platform enables building machines that…
Google is reportedly considering working with SpaceX on orbital data centers - Engadget
…However, experts Engadget spoke to in February expressed doubts whether it's possible to carry out AI inference in space at scale. GPUs in satellites would be subjected to constant cosmic radiation…
Blackmagic's DaVinci Resolve 21 takes on Adobe Lightroom with a new Photo page - Engadget
…At the same time, the new version introduces video AI tools that can age a subject or reshape their facial features. DaVinci Resolve has always let you edit photos as clips on…
Apple said to be talking to Intel and Samsung about building key device processors - Engadget
…resources being diverted towards AI products. Apple has previously expressed concern about supply disruptions should China ever invade Taiwan. TSMC now builds some of Apple's chips at its Phoenix, Arizona plant…
The Morning After: NVIDIA thinks its new chip will revolutionize PCs - Engadget
…NVIDIA says it will offer unprecedented levels of AI computing power in a low-power mobile device. RTX Spark is the portable sibling of NVIDIA's existing DGX Spark AI mini-desktop…