Tech Rookies Staff 
New PS5 games continue to launch as 2023 marches on. There’s still a major first-party release, as well as several third-party titles that should round things out nicely. When looking at this year as a whole, it’d be hard to argue that it hasn’t been one of the best in recent memory for Sony’s PlayStation … Read more
Kneron, which is developing AI chips to power self-driving cars, among other autonomous machines, today announced that it raised $49 million in an extension to its Series B round from investors including Foxconn, Alltek, Horizon Ventures, Liteon Technology Corp, Adata and Palpilot. Kneron’s CEO, Albert Liu, says that the new tranche, which brings Kneron’s total … Read more
Windows 11’s next big update – not the annual one for 2023, mind, that comes later – is rolling out today, and there’s some buzz on the rumor mill about what will be included with this upgrade. PhantomOfEarth, a regular leaker on X (formerly Twitter) with their ear to the ground on all things Windows, … Read more
Telegram, the popular messenger with 800 million monthly active users worldwide, is inching closer to adopting an ecosystem strategy that is reminiscent of WeChat’s super app approach. Certain aspects of the ecosystem will be decentralized with help from two heavyweights: Telegram’s crypto partner TON Foundation and WeChat’s owner Tencent. Telegram has been working on a … Read more
If you’re running iOS 17 on your iPhone, double-check your privacy settings because they might have just changed without your permission. This word of warning comes from Mysk, a pair of iOS developers and cybersecurity researchers, on X (the platform formerly known as Twitter). They claim upgrading to iOS 17 may reactivate Significant Locations plus … Read more
Pre-ordering the Pixel 8 Pro might give you a free Pixel Watch 2. That nugget of information comes from industry insider Kamila Wojiciechowska who recently posted a massive leak for the Pixel 8 series on X (the platform formerly known as Twitter). The image she posted appears to be a screenshot from a promo video … Read more