Brian Fagioli 
LG is expanding its xboom by will.i.am lineup with four new speakers aimed at parties, outdoor adventures, and everyday listening, all wrapped in AI powered features that promise smarter sound and longer battery life.
MSI announces two new 4K QD-OLED monitors aimed at fixing real world OLED annoyances like washed out blacks and jumpy HDR brightness.
Zohran Mamdani’s NYC mayoral inauguration includes an unusual security rule banning Raspberry Pi and Flipper Zero devices, placing common hobbyist tech alongside weapons, drones, and explosives on the prohibited items list.
SoftBank has finalized its $40 billion OpenAI investment, closing a $22.5 billion second round and emerging with roughly 11 percent ownership in the AI company.
Samsung is expanding its budget lineup with the Galaxy A17 5G smartphone and Galaxy Tab A11+ tablet, aiming to bring modern displays, long battery life, and extended software support to more affordable devices. Rather than chasing flagship specs, both products focus on reliability, durability, and everyday usability for phones and tablets that are meant to be used and shared.
Truth Social has entered the ETF market with five America First themed funds now trading on the New York Stock Exchange. Backed by Yorkville America Equities, the ETFs target sectors like defense, energy, real estate, and US focused companies, blending political branding with rules based investing.
Amazfit Active Max leans into practicality with a bigger screen, long battery life, and broad fitness tracking at a sensible price.
The real danger of AI is not what it does, but what happens when Americans forget how to function without it.
The Transcend DrivePro Body 10D is a compact, rugged body camera built for law enforcement and security work, emphasizing battery life, low-light recording, and durability.
OWC is tackling one of Thunderbolt 5’s biggest challenges with a fully certified 2 meter cable that promises full speed data display performance and power delivery without compromises.
Cloudflare insists it does not censor the internet, but its H1 2025 transparency report shows how abuse enforcement, piracy takedowns, and government geoblocking now happen at infrastructure scale. From automated copyright removals to phishing interdiction and firm resistance to DNS blocking, the report reveals how much influence now sits quietly inside the plumbing of the modern web.
South Korea is making a serious play for AI independence. SK Telecom’s 519B parameter A.X K1 model is not about consumer hype, but about building national AI infrastructure outside US and Chinese control.