Many of us work from home, and so one of the most important places in those homes is our workspaces — in other words, our desks. Everyone’s workspace is different. What kind of desk — and desk chair — do you use? Is your workspace neat and organized or filled with tchotchkes and toys? Do you have an old-fashioned wooden desk or a mechanized standing desk? Are you sitting on a stool or the latest Herman Miller desk chair? Is your workspace filled with this year’s high-end tech for working and gaming, or are you happy with a five-year-old laptop and a pair of headphones? In our “What’s on your desk?” series, we look into how people organize and use…

Microsoft has announced an update to Windows 11 that allows iPhone users to access their devices directly from the Start menu, bringing feature parity with its existing Android phone integration. The new functionality lets you view your device's battery status, cellular connectivity, and recent activities without leaving the Windows environment. You can also access messages, calls, and file sharing capabilities directly from the Start menu interface. Setting up the integration is straightforward. Just open the Start menu and select "iPhone" from the right-side pane, then follow the on-screen instructions to establish the connection between your iPhone and PC. The feature is currently rolling out to Windows Insiders in both Dev and Beta channels. To access the new functionality, you must…

Up $6.41 or 2.88% on the day to $229.19 Apple on Monday roared past Nvidia to once again retake the mantle of The World’s Most Valuable Company with a commanding market cap of $3.447 trillion as investors flee to the safe harbor operating out of Cupertino. China’s new AI model DeepSeek is wreaking havoc in stocks focused on artificial intelligence, especially in Generative AI (GenAI). Nvidia plummeted $22.83, off 15.96% to $119.79 for a market cap of $2.937 trillion. Microsoft, which today has currently shed $16.83 (-3.79%) is now a distant No.2 in market value at $3.177 trillion. Jasmine Wu and Deirdre Bosa for CNBC: ‎ A little-known artificial intelligence lab out of China has ignited panic throughout Silicon Valley…

Ultra Accelerator Link Consortium (UALink) has announced the expansion of its Board of Directors with the election of Alibaba Cloud Computing, Apple, and Synopsys. The new Board members will leverage their industry knowledge to advance development and industry adoption of UALink – a high-speed, scale-up interconnect for next-generation AI cluster performance. “Alibaba Cloud believes that driving AI computing accelerator scale-up interconnection technology by defining core needs and solutions from the perspective of cloud computing and applications has significant value in building the competitiveness of intelligent computing supernodes,” said Qiang Liu, VP of Alibaba Cloud, GM of Alibaba Cloud Server Infrastructure, in a statement. “The UALink consortium, as a leader in the interconnect field of AI accelerators, has brought together key…

Transfer files seamlessly between your iPhone and Windows PC with an upcoming update to Microsoft's Phone Link software. (via Cult of Mac - Apple news, rumors, reviews and how-tos)

Microsoft has discontinued its Surface Studio 2+, marking the end of the company's only direct competitor to Apple's iMac, leaving a gap in the Windows ecosystem for high-end all-in-one PCs. Microsoft has confirmed to Windows Central that it has ended production of the Surface Studio 2+, a premium all-in-one desktop designed for creative professionals. With remaining stock now limited to retailers and partners, there is likely no successor to the Studio 2+ planned. This effectively ends Microsoft's efforts to compete in the high-end all-in-one market dominated by Apple's ‌iMac‌, a fixture of creative workspaces for decades. First introduced in 2016, the Surface Studio formed an attempt to challenge Apple's hold on the creative professional market. Its standout feature was a…