Two MIT alumni brothers accused of $25 million crypto fraud in record time
Both are facing decades in prison if convicted
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Winamp music player will soon become an open-source project
Holy Llamas!: Winamp is being relaunched as an all-around music platform for creators and artists, but the old desktop player isn't disappearing anytime soon. The corporation owning the brand has now announced that the program's code will soon be offered through an open-source license.
Archie, the first search engine, has been resurrected
A monthslong search uncovers a pivotal piece of internet history
Raspberry Pi launches budget-friendly $12 M.2 add-on board
Add an NVMe drive or AI accelerator to your Raspberry Pi 5
Tech firms including Microsoft, Apple, and SpaceX lose senior staff over return-to-office mandates, claims study
Taking their productivity levels with them
The History of Handheld Gaming PCs: From Humble Beginnings to the Future of PC Gaming
The dream of the handheld gaming PC is alive thanks to the Steam Deck and its ilk, but that road has been dotted with broken promises, unrealistic expectations, and some cool yet impractical machines.
The US and China are meeting in Switzerland today to discuss the dangers of AI
Something both countries can agree upon
Sam Altman envisions a future where universal basic income is a "slice of GPT"
Altman fears the AI he created will lead to mass job losses
What Ever Happened to MapQuest?
Today, you can simply type the name of a destination and instantly get a map with turn-by-turn directions to get there. These advancements predated the smartphone, thanks to a service called MapQuest.
From nostalgia to necessity: why floppy disks refuse to fade away
Still spinning in the age of cloud storage
RETRO-TASTIC It's been close to fifteen years since the last new floppy disk was manufactured by Sony. That's a long time by any standard, and it's especially lengthy in the ever-advancing tech world. But despite the finite number of disks decreasing every year, there are those who still hold on to floppies, whether for nostalgia-fuelled pleasure or necessity.
Programmer creates AI-powered image generator for Commodore 64
It works, but is very slow
Define irony: OpenAI, sued repeatedly for copyright infringement, files claim against subreddit before backing down
Even Musk thought it was hypocritical
Are we circling back around to cable? Disney+, Hulu, and Max ad-free bundle is coming
Ad-supported and ad-free tiers will be available
Apple's new iPad Pro ad sparks backlash over "crushing creativity" claims
Did Apple hit the wrong note?
Resident Evil, SimCity, and three others enter the Video Game Hall of Fame
If you're as old as me, all of these are a blast from your past
Dell to implement "color-coding" system to categorize hybrid workers' onsite attendance
Big Brother Dell is watching
FTX customers could get back all the money they lost in the scam
The actual investors, however, may not be the real beneficiaries
Understanding teen gaming: The positive, negative, and complex realities
Directly from the source
Customs stop two Tesla Cybertrucks being smuggled into Russia
The EVs have previously been spotted in the country
Samsung launches a 114-inch Micro LED TV so expensive, buyers receive a free $8,000 8K TV
You also get a discount on speakers and a free $2,200 hotel stay
TikTok and ByteDance sue US government over forced sale, claim free-speech violations
"There is no question: the Act will force a shutdown of TikTok"
Cheyenne supercomputer sold to the highest bidder for $480,000
The super-system has been sold "as is," with water leaks, packaged cable bits, and everything else
Visa: Not all stablecoin transactions are "real"
Visa challenges the legitimacy of stablecoins as a payment technology
Robert Dennard, inventor of DRAM and pioneer of semiconductor scaling, dies at 91
His impact on computing lives on