Windows Recall ‘gradually’ rolling out in April 2025

After several cybersecurity-related delays, Microsoft is finally releasing its controversial Recall feature for Copilot Plus PCs. Starting Thursday, April 10, Microsoft began gradually rolling out a preview of Recall, which records a user’s activity by taking continuous screenshots of their computer screen (via The Verge). Those screenshots then become searchable, letting users recall past activity. … Read more

Heist game ‘Monaco 2’ launches on Steam, PS5, Xbox

About a dozen years after the first game, and three years after it was announced, Monaco 2 has finally arrived. The new co-op heist game from developer Pocketwatch Games and publisher Humble Bundle launched on Thursday, April 10 on Steam, PS5, and Xbox Series consoles for $24.99. Set in a colorful, isometric world with a … Read more

Tesla stops selling U.S.-made models in China

Tesla is no longer taking orders for its Model S and Model X electric vehicles in China, Reuters reports. However, Elon Musk’s EV company is still selling other Tesla models in China. So, why remove those specific vehicles from Tesla’s website in China? While Tesla has not provided an official reason, both the Model S … Read more

‘Love on the Spectrum’ star, Waymo collab in new Autism Acceptance Month video

Waymo, the autonomous driving tech company behind the human-less ride shares taking over America’s major cities, is celebrating Autism Acceptance Month with everyone’s favorite wholesome show: Netflix’s Love On The Spectrum. In the latest episode of Driven — Waymo’s celebrity video series hosted by TV personality Andrew Freund — the company shines a spotlight on … Read more

OpenAI is retiring GPT-4 from ChatGPT

OpenAI’s GPT-4 model will soon be “fully replaced” by its natively multimodal GPT-4o model. According to ChatGPT’s release notes (via TechCrunch), “GPT-4 will be retired from ChatGPT” on April 30. The model, which was released over two years ago, will still be available in the API, but recent updates to GPT-4o have rendered GPT-4 somewhat … Read more

All the tariff-related tech price hikes confirmed so far

President Donald Trump’s tariff policies have only just gone into effect, and we’re already seeing price hikes across consumer tech. President Trump has imposed a huge tariff rate of 145 percent on China (where many tech products are manufactured), as well as smaller global tariffs on most other countries on the planet. That means importing … Read more

Report: Dell, HP, Lenovo pause laptop shipments to U.S.

UPDATE: April 12, 2025, 4:00 p.m. Smartphones and laptops are officially off the hook — for now. According to Mashable’s CJ Silva, U.S. Customs and Border Protection has exempted 20 products, including semiconductor and flat-panel display modules, from the newly imposed 125% China tariffs. You can read our original story below. As the trade war … Read more

Report: Used Teslas flooded the market in March 2025

Tesla’s very bad 2025 is far from over. The latest setback: Current Tesla drivers are ending their relationship with the brand in record numbers. In March 2025, the number of used Tesla vehicles for sale on the popular automotive marketplace Autotrader reached a record level, according to new data from its parent company Cox Automotive. … Read more

Tech CEO promised AI but hired human workers, FBI claims

The former CEO of fintech app Nate has been charged with fraud for making misleading claims about the app’s artificial intelligence technology — or lack thereof. In a bizarre twist from the usual AI narrative, the FBI alleges that this time human beings were doing the work of AI, and not the other way around. According … Read more