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The HP EliteBook X G2 is one of the sleekest business laptops we’ve ever seen
HP’s new EliteBook X G2 series isn’t trying to reinvent the business laptop, but it is trying to quietly raise expectations. Announced at CES 2026 and already picking up an Innovation Award, the EliteBook X G2 positions itself as a future-facing work machine built around AI performance, mobility and serviceability, rather than flashy consumer features.…
The Qualcomm Snapdragon X2 Plus could redefine mid-range laptop battery life
Qualcomm has unveiled the Snapdragon X2 Plus at CES 2026, and while the headline features include faster performance and built-in AI, it’s battery life that could end up being the platform’s most disruptive contribution – particularly for mid-range Windows laptops. Positioned as the newest and most accessible entry in the Snapdragon X Series, the X2…
Here’s an early look at HP’s CES 2026 laptop range
HP’s CES 2026 lineup leak shows a broad push into AI PCs, OmniBook revival, Chromebooks, and refreshed OMEN gaming gear. The leak includes EliteBook X G2 variants, four OmniBook models, four Chromebooks, new OMEN laptops, and several accessories. A major CES 2026 refresh It would seem that HP plans a major refresh across business, mainstream,…
Leading AI expert delays timeline for its possible destruction of humanity
Former OpenAI employee Daniel Kokotajlo says progress to AGI is ‘somewhat slower’ than first predicted A leading artificial intelligence expert has rolled back his timeline for AI doom, saying it will take longer than he initially predicted for AI systems to be able to code autonomously and thus speed their own development toward superintelligence. Daniel…
World ‘may not have time’ to prepare for AI safety risks, says leading researcher
AI safety expert David Dalrymple said rapid advances could outpace efforts to control powerful systems The world “may not have time” to prepare for the safety risks posed by cutting-edge AI systems, according to a leading figure at the UK government’s scientific research agency. David Dalrymple, a programme director and AI safety expert at the…
The cost of AI slop could cause a rethink that shakes the global economy in 2026
Revenues may be rising rapidly, but not by nearly enough to cover the wild levels of investment under way The US dictionary Merriam-Webster’s word of the year for 2025 was “slop”, which it defines as “digital content of low quality that is produced, usually in quantity, by means of artificial intelligence”. The choice underlined the…
‘Just an unbelievable amount of pollution’: how big a threat is AI to the climate?
Defenders say AI can do good to fight the climate crisis. But spiralling energy and water costs leave experts worried During a golden sunset in Memphis in May, Sharon Wilson pointed a thermal imaging camera at Elon Musk’s flagship datacentre to reveal a planetary threat her eyes could not. Free from pollution controls, the gas-fired…
Elon Musk’s Grok AI generates images of ‘minors in minimal clothing’
Lapses in safeguards led to wave of sexualized images this week as xAI says it is working to improve systems Elon Musk’s chatbot Grok posted on Friday that lapses in safeguards had led it to generate “images depicting minors in minimal clothing” on social media platform X. The chatbot, a product of Musk’s company xAI,…
The office block where AI ‘doomers’ gather to predict the apocalypse
Safety researchers feel excessive financial rewards and an irresponsible work culture have led some to ignore a catastrophic risk to human life On the other side of San Francisco bay from Silicon Valley, where the world’s biggest technology companies tear towards superhuman artificial intelligence, looms a tower from which fearful warnings emerge. Right in the…