Author: Geek Planet

HP’s OMEN 15 2026 might be headed to CES 2026, based on information Windows Latest says it got from sources. If that’s accurate, it’s a return for a line that launched in 2020, got a refresh in 2021, then was phased out in 2022 as HP pushed the OMEN 16 instead. HP OMEN 15 2026 is supposed to bring newer silicon, an OLED screen, and a few latency focused upgrades, without turning into a totally different laptop. If you’re shopping right now, the real question isn’t whether the specs sound good. It’s whether they’re worth waiting for when prices, power…

Stony Brook University neurosurgeon Michael Egnor and I argue—from modern neuroscience evidence—that the human mind is not merely what the brain does; it is immaterial and immortal… We steadied ourselves for pushback from atheists, whether they were Oxford dons or bloggers. But that’s not what has happened. I was surprised by the polite reception that the book has received from unexpected quarters. For example, when Dr. Egnor discussed our approach with well-known skeptic Michael Shermer and leading neuroscientist Christof Koch on Shermer’s podcast in June, the conversation was notably polite and productive. And when he discussed it—again with Michael Shermer—on Piers Morgan’s show in…

The data shows us that young men in America are struggling. Bereft of life purpose, they are gaming, binging on porn, isolating themselves from society, and overall, are giving up on life. Social scientists and authors like Scott Galloway have argued vehemently that the “war on men” isn’t helping anyone of either sex. And the situation for men is worse than many people think. A new essay from Harper’s by Daniel Kolitz tells the tragic story of a movement of young men essentially organizing their entire lives around pornography consumption. After COVID, male isolation and unhealthy tech dependency has only…

Virtually every business has an IT asset of some kind. From the smallest “mom and pop” grocery store to the biggest multinational conglomerates, you will find all types of digital devices, cloud-based tools, on-prem software, and more. In short, information technology has become an inseparable part of life for businesses of all sizes. However, another common theme for many businesses (even very large and successful ones) is the complete lack of an IT asset management strategy. What is IT asset management? How does managing IT assets help companies protect themselves? Why should your own company care about IT asset management? What…

A groundbreaking discussion is coming up at COSM 2025 between Eric Schmidt, former chairman and CEO of Google, and George Gilder on today’s burgeoning space industry. Earlier this year, Schmidt acquired a controlling interest in Relativity Space, which is “on a mission to better connect humanity to space and the universe beyond our planet.” Sounds far out? You’re right. But the remarkable fact is that routine commercial space travel is also really starting to happen. With what implications? At Ars Technica, senior space editor Eric Berger commented earlier this year, It is not immediately clear why Schmidt is taking a…

Rumble (NASDAQ: RUM), the video-sharing platform and cloud services provider, has announced the purchase of approximately 188 Bitcoin, valued at around $17.1 million, as part of its previously disclosed Bitcoin treasury strategy. Acquired at an average price of approximately $91,000 per coin, this purchase is a part of the company’s plan to allocate up to $20 million into Bitcoin. “We are excited to announce these purchases and allocation of Bitcoin as part of our treasury strategy as well as a larger strategic move as we further expand our ties to the crypto industry,” said Rumble Chairman and CEO Chris Pavlovski.…

Large language models (LLMs) create an illusion of intelligence by generating glib, confident responses to almost any user prompt. The reality behind the illusion is that LLMs do not understand how the text they input and output relate to the real world; thus, they are consequently prone to factual and logical errors (for example, here and here). True believers note that LLMs have improved over time and argue that they will become more intelligent as they continue to scale up by increasing the amount of data they train on, the size of the model (number of parameters), and the computational…

The Baltimore city government is recovering from a devastating ransomware attack that has locked up its systems, but officials in the city faced a new problem today. As first reported by The Baltimore Sun, Google blocked city departments from using Gmail accounts created as a workaround. RANSOMWARE ATTACK HIT MAY 7TH On May 7th, a ransomware attack froze government systems, including email, and demanded the city hand over bitcoin to reverse the hack. Weeks later, the city is still recovering from the attack, which has also shut down systems for paying water bills and some other services. While officials deal with the problem, which…

LG just revealed its 2026 Gram lineup, and the big talking point right now is weight. These new Gram laptops take the idea of an ultra-portable laptop further by using a newly developed material called Aerominum, which makes the chassis exceptionally light while remaining tough and durable. It also resists scratches better and meets strict military-grade standards for ruggedness. The result is what LG is calling the world’s lightest 17-inch laptop with dedicated RTX graphics, a claim that immediately grabs attention for anyone who hates lugging heavy gear around. What’s new in the 2026 Gram laptops? The new Gram series…

Recently, figures like Richard Dawkins and Steven Pinker — household names among popular science fans — have been Canceled in various venues because they refuse to deny that humans — like all primate mammals in our body plan — are sex binary. These former luminaries are discovering that, in emotionally charged matters, atheism and materialism are not the highroad to reality-based thinking that they have supposed. Most of their Cancelers agree with them that there probably is no God. And that the human brain is a randomly evolved structure that may or may not apprehend the world correctly. The Cancelers…