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The White House has signed a new executive order on AI and cybersecurity, though it's notably lighter than many in the industry expected. Under the order, AI developers can voluntarily submit their models to the government for review thirty days before release. The word there is voluntarily — which raises real questions about how much oversight this actually provides.
Shifting to hardware, MSI turned heads at Computex with three new WiFi seven gaming routers, led by their flagship RadiX BE nineteen thousand. That top-tier model promises wireless speeds up to nineteen gigabits per second, sports eight antennas, and includes a built-in SSD slot for what MSI is calling a NAS Lite experience — essentially a light home server baked right into your router. It's a lot of capability in one box, assuming the price doesn't scare you off.
And for handheld gaming fans, Computex two thousand twenty six delivered a meaningful leap forward. Several new portable gaming PCs were unveiled, packing considerably more processing power than their predecessors. The trade-off, as always, is cost — these machines are more capable, but your wallet will feel it.
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