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• Jeep's first EV is the $72,000 Wagoneer S: 300-mile range, 600 horsepower
  By Shawn Knight, May 31, 2024
• Tech companies form the "Ultra Accelerator Link" group to create an open connectivity standard for AI accelerators
  By Alfonso Maruccia, May 31, 2024
• Panic somehow recovered $400,000 of stolen Playdate handhelds after botched delivery
  By Cal Jeffrey, May 31, 2024
• Google set to phase out Manifest V2 in a few days, breaking many ad blockers
  By Alfonso Maruccia, May 31, 2024
• Ubisoft's free-to-play FPS XDefiant debuts to mixed reviews
  By Ivan Franco, May 31, 2024
• Spotify gives in, will refund Car Thing buyers following criticism
  By Shawn Knight, May 31, 2024
• Apple to give Siri a major AI revamp with iOS 18
  By Kishalaya Kundu, May 31, 2024
• .NET framework brought to life on the NES console by Microsoft programmer
  By Alfonso Maruccia, May 31, 2024
• TikTok denies report it is cloning its algorithm, potentially for a US-only version of the app
  By Rob Thubron, May 31, 2024
• Google discloses how they mistakenly erased $135 billion cloud customer account
  By Zo Ahmed, May 31, 2024
• Nvidia GeForce RTX 5090 tape-out rumors: smaller than the 4090, 448-bit bus, monolithic die
  By Daniel Sims, May 31, 2024
• Activision awarded $14.5 million in lawsuit against Call of Duty cheat maker
  By Rob Thubron, May 31, 2024
• This $1,900 laptop ditches the physical display for a pair of AR glasses
  By Zo Ahmed, May 31, 2024
• Sony confirms September PC launch for God of War: Ragnarok, will require PSN account
  By Rob Thubron, May 31, 2024
• Graphics card and motherboard China import tariffs pushed back by another year
  By Daniel Sims, May 30, 2024
• Extraordinarily bright galaxy breaks the record for most distant celestial object ever observed
  By Cal Jeffrey, May 30, 2024
• Microsoft is bringing Tencent's Android games to Windows
  By Alfonso Maruccia, May 30, 2024
• Microsoft DirectSR aims to unify competing upscaling technologies under a single DX12 graphics library
  By Alfonso Maruccia, May 30, 2024
• Meta deleted over 2,000 accounts last quarter for posting fake content, Israel identified as major source
  By Rob Thubron, May 30, 2024
• 8BitDo announces IBM M-inspired retro mechanical keyboard, matching keypad sold separately
  By Shawn Knight, May 30, 2024
• Minecraft is getting an animated series on Netflix
  By Erik Orejuela, May 30, 2024
• Prisoners prepare for the world outside using VR to learn auto repair jobs
  By Zo Ahmed, May 30, 2024
• New York plans to ban smartphones in schools, allowing basic phones only
  By Rob Thubron, May 30, 2024
• Arm unveils new CPU cores and GPU designs for flagship and mid-range devices
  By Kishalaya Kundu, May 30, 2024
• GPD shows off new foldable dual-screen OLED laptop
  By Daniel Sims, May 30, 2024
• This is how Apple ensures the iPhone's durability and water resistance, an inside look
  By Rob Thubron, May 30, 2024
• PS5 becomes Sony's biggest money maker, cruising past PlayStation sales
  By Zo Ahmed, May 30, 2024
• Which iPad Model Is Right for You?
  By Amir Shoam, May 30, 2024
• More than 3 years after release, CDPR finally ends work on Cyberpunk 2077 and moves on to other titles
  By Rob Thubron, May 30, 2024
• Framework Laptop 13 gets a new Core Ultra model with a 120Hz VRR display and improved webcam, current users can also upgrade
  By Daniel Sims, May 30, 2024
• PC compatibility for PS VR2 is one step closer with recent adapter certification
  By Cal Jeffrey, May 29, 2024
• Microsoft aims to make Edge faster with the WebUI 2.0 project
  By Alfonso Maruccia, May 29, 2024
• Infineon is cooking up 12 kW power supplies for energy-hungry AI data centers
  By Alfonso Maruccia, May 29, 2024
• Japan reveals new robot to clean up melted fuel at Fukushima
  By Skye Jacobs, May 29, 2024
• Leaked documentation uncovers some of Google's secret recipe for website ranking in search results
  By Alfonso Maruccia, May 29, 2024
• Multi-day DDoS attack targets Internet Archive and Wayback Machine
  By Shawn Knight, May 29, 2024
• Former iPhone 7 owner? You may be eligible to receive up to $349 from Apple
  By Kishalaya Kundu, May 29, 2024
• Cracking the code: How researchers recovered millions from a decade-old, password-protected crypto wallet
  By Shawn Knight, May 29, 2024
• Facebook will soon use your posted content to train its AI, and opting out isn't easy
  By Rob Thubron, May 29, 2024
• Security flaw in this TP-Link Archer router receives 10 out of 10 severity rating
  By Zo Ahmed, May 29, 2024
• Samsung Electronics is facing its first worker strike in its 55-year history
  By Rob Thubron, May 29, 2024
• AMD might have renamed its upcoming Ryzen AI mobile chips (again) to one-up Intel's numbering scheme
  By Daniel Sims, May 29, 2024
• Hackers exploited free VPN services to build a massive botnet, used home PCs to commit fraud
  By Zo Ahmed, May 29, 2024
• "Lies" and "psychological abuse": former OpenAI board members' reasons behind Sam Altman's firing and return
  By Rob Thubron, May 29, 2024
• Call of Duty: Black Ops 6 to launch on Game Pass from day one
  By Daniel Sims, May 28, 2024
• Ask away... Microsoft has added a Copilot chatbot to Telegram
  By Ivan Franco, May 28, 2024
• Opera adds Google Gemini to its browser for image generation and voice features
  By Ivan Franco, May 28, 2024
• 2K Sports may be developing FIFA 2K25, set for release later this year
  By Cal Jeffrey, May 28, 2024
• Microsoft shares first 12 games that use Automatic Super Resolution (Auto SR) out of the box
  By Shawn Knight, May 28, 2024
• Windows 11 LTSC 2024 for IoT devices includes very permissive hardware requirements
  By Alfonso Maruccia, May 28, 2024
• UK Parliament approves law to strictly regulate Big Tech companies
  By Alfonso Maruccia, May 28, 2024
• MIT researchers develop active noise-canceling fabric using piezoelectric fiber
  By Shawn Knight, May 28, 2024
• Elon Musk repeats claim that WhatsApp exports user data nightly, sparking online debate
  By Rob Thubron, May 28, 2024
• Windows 11's Recall feature can be enabled on PCs without an NPU
  By Kishalaya Kundu, May 28, 2024
• Colorado to deploy drones as first responders to 911 calls
  By Rob Thubron, May 28, 2024
• Magnetic tape shipments reached a record 152.9 exabytes in 2023
  By Alfonso Maruccia, May 28, 2024
• Ad blocker users say YouTube videos are skipping to the end, playing without audio
  By Rob Thubron, May 28, 2024
• Would 3D V-Cache Help Intel CPUs? 14th-gen Cores vs. Cache
  By Steven Walton, May 28, 2024
• Gigabyte's Zen 5 motherboard supports graphics cards weighing up to 128 pounds
  By Rob Thubron, May 28, 2024
• Doom: The Dark Ages could be the next major title in the popular gaming franchise
  By Alfonso Maruccia, May 27, 2024
• This desk hides a full gaming PC, RTX 4090, and widescreen OLED monitor included
  By Skye Jacobs, May 27, 2024
• Popular recording software used in courtrooms infected by password-stealing backdoor
  By Alfonso Maruccia, May 27, 2024
• The buckets of AI and where Nvidia is crushing it
  By Jonathan Goldberg, May 27, 2024
• Netflix CEO: AI won't steal creatives' jobs, but those skilled on AI might
  By Rob Thubron, May 27, 2024
• Valve confirms your Steam account cannot be transferred to anyone after you die
  By Kishalaya Kundu, May 27, 2024
• Elon Musk's xAI emerges as serious OpenAI rival with $6 billion funding round, supercomputer plans
  By Rob Thubron, May 27, 2024
• Accounts that track celebrity jets could struggle following privacy changes to FAA bill
  By Rob Thubron, May 27, 2024
• AMD: Increasing compute efficiency by 30x is nice, but what about 100x?
  By Stan Goldyn, May 26, 2024
• In the race for the most advanced chips, TSMC shows off cutting-edge roadmap
  By Skye Jacobs, May 26, 2024
• As Valve's Deadlock game details leak en masse, company remains suspiciously silent
  By Zo Ahmed, May 25, 2024
• South Korea looks beyond NAND, wants tech companies to increase their focus on processors
  By Daniel Sims, May 25, 2024
• Google is building the first fiber optic cable connecting Africa and Australia
  By Skye Jacobs, May 25, 2024
• Iconic 90s messenger ICQ logs off for good after nearly 30 years
  By Zo Ahmed, May 25, 2024
• IT admins can now delay Windows 11 feature updates
  By Daniel Sims, May 25, 2024
• Google search AI Overviews uses terrible information sourcing to give you terrible answers
  By Cal Jeffrey, May 24, 2024
• Atari buys Intellivision, bringing an end to the original console war
  By Alfonso Maruccia, May 24, 2024
• Sony shows off futuristic PlayStation controller concept in new video
  By Kishalaya Kundu, May 24, 2024
• PC gamers face higher hardware costs as tariffs on Chinese goods set to return
  By Rob Thubron, May 24, 2024
• Spotify is shutting down Car Thing in December, and owners are begging for an SDK
  By Shawn Knight, May 24, 2024
• US Department of Justice files antitrust lawsuit against Ticketmaster owner Live Nation
  By Rob Thubron, May 24, 2024
• Mass layoffs hit the gaming industry: 10,100 jobs lost this year so far, compared to 10,500 in all of 2023
  By Rob Thubron, May 24, 2024
• AMD Radeon Anti-Lag 2 debuts in Counter-Strike 2
  By Daniel Sims, May 24, 2024
• Netflix reveals first footage of Liam Hemsworth as the new Witcher
  By Rob Thubron, May 24, 2024
• Windows 11 24H2 enters Release Preview channel, adding HDR backgrounds, Sudo, 7z, and more
  By Daniel Sims, May 23, 2024
• VMware price hike forces Australian company with 24,000 virtual machines to jump ship
  By Alfonso Maruccia, May 23, 2024
• AI companies sign new voluntary commitments pledging AI safety
  By Alfonso Maruccia, May 23, 2024
• MSI built a desktop motherboard that supports CAMM2 memory
  By Shawn Knight, May 23, 2024
• Astronomers discover potentially habitable Earth-sized exoplanet 40 light-years away
  By Shawn Knight, May 23, 2024
• Asus is launching the world's first dual-mode LCD and glossy WOLED gaming monitors
  By Rob Thubron, May 23, 2024
• Nvidia reports record revenue amid global AI boom, up 262% year-over-year
  By Kishalaya Kundu, May 23, 2024
• US government funds $50M to develop hospital IT auto-patching technology
  By Alfonso Maruccia, May 23, 2024
• Snapdragon X Windows PCs should run over 1,000 games at playable framerates, super resolution improves performance
  By Daniel Sims, May 23, 2024
• Former Google CEO predicts nuclear-powered AI systems on military bases surrounded by machine guns
  By Rob Thubron, May 23, 2024
• Nvidia could be working on "AI PC" chips to compete with Intel, AMD and Qualcomm next year
  By Daniel Sims, May 23, 2024
• Why everyone wants to be a chief AI officer or "CAIO" – this is what it takes
  By Julio Franco, May 23, 2024
• 'I Am Not a Typo' campaign fights autocorrect "bias" against names
  By Rob Thubron, May 23, 2024
• 6 Cores vs. 16 Cores: How Well Have Ryzen 5 CPUs Aged?
  By Steven Walton, May 23, 2024
• From Nvidia to The Trump Organization: The best and worst reputable companies in 2024
  By Rob Thubron, May 23, 2024
• From the WTF dept: Cooler Master's "AI" thermal paste comes in six different colors
  By Shawn Knight, May 22, 2024
• Windows PowerToys adds Advanced Paste with AI features
  By Ivan Franco, May 22, 2024
• DEA busts the head of $100M drug-selling platform Incognito Market
  By Cal Jeffrey, May 22, 2024
• Google is now the world's third-largest data center processor designer
  By Alfonso Maruccia, May 22, 2024
• Dell showcases hybrid AI approach, merging cloud and on-premises solutions
  By Ivan Franco, May 22, 2024
• Microsoft Edge beta introduces built-in RAM limiter feature
  By Ivan Franco, May 22, 2024
• Noctua expands product line to help DIYers beat the heat
  By Shawn Knight, May 22, 2024
• DDR6 RAM could double the data rate of the fastest DDR5 modules
  By Alfonso Maruccia, May 22, 2024
• Prepare for battle: This zero-gravity gaming chair has tank treads and Gatling guns
  By Shawn Knight, May 22, 2024
• Amazon looks set to launch a paid-for, generative AI-powered Alexa this year
  By Rob Thubron, May 22, 2024
• AMD unveils new Epyc 4004 server CPUs spanning a range of price points
  By Kishalaya Kundu, May 22, 2024
• Mozilla is adding vertical tabs, profile management, and local AI to Firefox
  By Alfonso Maruccia, May 22, 2024
• Pioneer of minicomputer revolution Gordon Bell dies at 89
  By Zo Ahmed, May 22, 2024
• Humane, maker of the critically savaged Ai Pin, is looking to sell the company for up to $1 billion
  By Rob Thubron, May 22, 2024
• HP introduces Omni and Elite PCs, retires Pavilion, Spectre, Envy, and Dragonfly brands
  By Kishalaya Kundu, May 22, 2024
• Windows 11 File Explorer adds version control, 7z, and TAR compression support
  By Zo Ahmed, May 22, 2024
• China's rail gun fires smart bomb at Mach 5 nine miles into the air, test declared a failure
  By Rob Thubron, May 22, 2024
• Qualcomm is offering a NUC-like Snapdragon X mini desktop for Windows developers
  By Daniel Sims, May 22, 2024
• Snapdragon X Elite-powered Microsoft Surface laptop tests show impressive results, with a caveat
  By Rob Thubron, May 22, 2024
• Microsoft Edge will use AI to translate and dub YouTube and other videos in real time
  By Daniel Sims, May 21, 2024
• Sonos Ace are the company's first headphones, starting at $449
  By Ivan Franco, May 21, 2024
• TSMC's EUV machines have a remote kill switch should China attempt a hostile takeover
  By Shawn Knight, May 21, 2024
• Apple's secret meeting with TSMC could be a move to lock down chipmaker's 2nm tech
  By Zo Ahmed, May 21, 2024
• Prism emulator will make x86 applications run faster on Arm-based Copilot+ PCs
  By Alfonso Maruccia, May 21, 2024
• Autonomous trucking gets real with Volvo and Aurora's production-ready driverless big rig
  By Zo Ahmed, May 21, 2024
• Vanishing act: A quarter of all web pages that existed between 2013 and 2023 are gone
  By Shawn Knight, May 21, 2024
• CEO pay hits record highs: Meet the top earners
  By Rob Thubron, May 21, 2024
• Microsoft Recall AI will log everything you do on Windows
  By Zo Ahmed, May 21, 2024
• Here are all the new Copilot+ AI laptops powered by Snapdragon X processors
  By Kishalaya Kundu, May 21, 2024
• This 8KB USB drive will outlive you and your grandkids
  By Zo Ahmed, May 21, 2024
• Ghost of Tsushima is PlayStation's most successful single-player release on Steam
  By Daniel Sims, May 21, 2024
• OpenAI removes Scarlett Johansson-like voice from ChatGPT after actress hires legal counsel
  By Rob Thubron, May 21, 2024
• Microsoft Copilot AI will offer tips in PC and Xbox games like Minecraft
  By Daniel Sims, May 21, 2024
• How the Dreamcast almost bankrupted Nvidia before a Sega executive saved the company
  By Rob Thubron, May 21, 2024
• HandBrake 1.8.0 adds FFV1 encoder support, TrueHD and FLAC audio
  By Ivan Franco, May 21, 2024
• The OLED Burn-In Test: Three Month Update
  By Tim Schiesser, May 21, 2024
• Dune's iconic stillsuit has been recreated, allowing wearers to drink their own sweat
  By Rob Thubron, May 21, 2024
• Microsoft's Arm-powered Surface Pro gets an OLED display, serious AI processing power
  By Shawn Knight, May 20, 2024
• Hertz gets caught charging multiple Tesla renters for not returning the EVs with a full tank of gas
  By Cal Jeffrey, May 20, 2024
• College students find exploit to run laundromat machines for free or add money to an account without paying
  By Cal Jeffrey, May 20, 2024
• Fake OS update screens let procrastinators buy extra break time
  By Shawn Knight, May 20, 2024
• Decades-old programming languages Fortran and Cobol are still thriving
  By Alfonso Maruccia, May 20, 2024
• AWS plans major European expansion with €7.8 billion investment in sovereign data center
  By Zo Ahmed, May 20, 2024
• Council of Europe's international AI treaty is the first of its kind
  By Alfonso Maruccia, May 20, 2024
• Neuralink receives FDA approval for second human brain chip implant
  By Shawn Knight, May 20, 2024
• Dangerous nostalgia: Taking Windows XP online will result in auto-installed viruses in a matter of minutes
  By Kishalaya Kundu, May 20, 2024
• Lego contraption shatters mouse-clicking speed records at 70+ clicks per second
  By Zo Ahmed, May 20, 2024
• Samsung introduces world's first QD-LED display: The tech that could replace OLED
  By Rob Thubron, May 20, 2024
• Windows XP can run on an Intel CPU from 1989 thanks to dedicated modder
  By Zo Ahmed, May 20, 2024
• The future of gaming monitors? TCL unveils 1,000Hz 4K display
  By Rob Thubron, May 20, 2024
• Unbuilt data centers in high demand as firms secure space years in advance
  By Zo Ahmed, May 20, 2024
• Godfather of AI Geoffrey Hinton says universal basic income needed in face of AI-related job losses
  By Rob Thubron, May 20, 2024
• Why is Apple making a data center chip?
  By Jonathan Goldberg, May 20, 2024
• Acoustic attacks could be a serious threat to the future of underwater data centers
  By Rob Thubron, May 20, 2024
• First gaming handheld featuring Intel's Lunar Lake chips has been spotted
  By Erika Morphy, May 19, 2024
• A thinner, more expensive iPhone may be joining Apple's lineup
  By Erika Morphy, May 19, 2024
• New AI headphone prototype filters out noise, focuses on voices
  By Zo Ahmed, May 18, 2024
• WD's large-capacity portable hard drives are back with new 6TB models
  By Daniel Sims, May 18, 2024
• Slack has been siphoning user data to train AI models without asking permission
  By Zo Ahmed, May 18, 2024
• Six ways to eliminate the unhelpful "AI Overviews" in Google search results
  By Cal Jeffrey, May 18, 2024
• Valve's next game is a hero shooter called Deadlock – mixes Overwatch, Valorant, DOTA, and others
  By Daniel Sims, May 17, 2024
• Microsoft plans to make the next Call of Duty a day-one release on Xbox Game Pass
  By Alfonso Maruccia, May 17, 2024
• NASA's Juno images hint at shifting ice shell over Europa's underground ocean
  By Zo Ahmed, May 17, 2024
• Sony doesn't want companies to use its music to train generative AI algorithms
  By Alfonso Maruccia, May 17, 2024
• OpenAI partners with Reddit to put users' posts in ChatGPT
  By Rob Thubron, May 17, 2024
• TikTok is testing a new option to upload 60-minute videos, YouTube style
  By Alfonso Maruccia, May 17, 2024
• Plug-in hybrids are driving EV sales growth, but industry faces roadblocks ahead
  By Zo Ahmed, May 17, 2024
• Two MIT alumni brothers accused of $25 million crypto fraud in record time
  By Kishalaya Kundu, May 17, 2024
• Rockstar narrows down GTA 6 launch window to fall 2025
  By Shawn Knight, May 17, 2024
• Ampere announces monstrous 256-core 3nm CPU, teams up with Qualcomm for AI
  By Zo Ahmed, May 17, 2024
• Winamp music player will soon become an open-source project
  By Alfonso Maruccia, May 17, 2024
• Archie, the first search engine, has been resurrected
  By Daniel Sims, May 17, 2024
• 'Lunar Lake' Intel Core Ultra shown packing hefty 32GB LPDDR5X RAM on-chip
  By Zo Ahmed, May 17, 2024
• Ghost of Tsushima on PC allows simultaneous use of Nvidia DLSS upscaling and AMD FSR 3 frame generation
  By Rob Thubron, May 17, 2024
• Pushy Microsoft app wants you to "repair" your PC by switching to Bing
  By Zo Ahmed, May 17, 2024
• Are 6 Core CPUs Enough for PC Gaming?
  By Steven Walton, May 17, 2024
• Asus issues apology, promises changes after RMA and repair cost outrage
  By Rob Thubron, May 17, 2024
• Dragon Age Inquisition is free for a week as part of Epic's Mega Sale
  By Daniel Sims, May 16, 2024
• AT&T wants to turn every smartphone into a satellite phone by no later than 2030
  By Cal Jeffrey, May 16, 2024
• Google's Trillium TPU achieves unprecedented performance increase for AI workloads
  By Alfonso Maruccia, May 16, 2024
• TSMC's performance-boosting 3nm N3P node on schedule for late 2024
  By Zo Ahmed, May 16, 2024
• Intel Thunderbolt Share aims to simplify connection and resource sharing between multiple PCs
  By Alfonso Maruccia, May 16, 2024
• Dangerously thin iPad Pro proves surprisingly robust in bend tests
  By Shawn Knight, May 16, 2024
• Classic gaming emulators RetroArch and PPSSPP finally land on iOS
  By Zo Ahmed, May 16, 2024
• Intel N250 "Twin Lake" CPU could replace Alder Lake-N for low-power laptops
  By Kishalaya Kundu, May 16, 2024
• Android 15 new privacy push includes theft detection and secret app locker
  By Zo Ahmed, May 16, 2024
• Microsoft asks staff in China to relocate amid escalating Washington-Beijing tech tensions
  By Rob Thubron, May 16, 2024
• Microsoft's Proteus is a snap-together Xbox controller for accessibility
  By Zo Ahmed, May 16, 2024
• International Monetary Fund warns AI "tsunami" could impact 6 out of 10 jobs in advanced economies
  By Rob Thubron, May 16, 2024
• iPhone users report resurfacing deleted photos after iOS 17.5 update
  By Zo Ahmed, May 16, 2024
• Google search "Web" filter takes users back to 10 blue links – no AI, no BS
  By Daniel Sims, May 16, 2024
• Samsung mocks Apple, again, with UnCrush video in response to controversial iPad Pro ad
  By Rob Thubron, May 16, 2024
• GenAI improvements bring back the promise of truly useful digital assistants
  By Bob O'Donnell, May 16, 2024
• Telegram boss throws accusations at Signal, claims rival has ties to US government
  By Rob Thubron, May 16, 2024
• Assassin's Creed Shadows explores feudal Japan – Ubisoft releases first trailer, coming this November
  By Daniel Sims, May 15, 2024
• Control your iPhone and iPad using your eyes and voice with Apple's upcoming AI patches
  By Cal Jeffrey, May 15, 2024
• European supercomputer Jupiter's CPU Rhea1 gets a spec bump – and a delay
  By Alfonso Maruccia, May 15, 2024
• AMD's Ryzen 5700X3D is now available for just $209
  By Ivan Franco, May 15, 2024
• Firefox adds support for RTX Video, upscaling up to 4K HDR
  By Ivan Franco, May 15, 2024
• With Project Gameface, Google lets you control Android games with your gestures and head movement
  By Alfonso Maruccia, May 15, 2024
• Raspberry Pi launches budget-friendly $12 M.2 add-on board
  By Shawn Knight, May 15, 2024
• Astronomers discover "super fluffy" exoplanet with cotton candy-like density
  By Shawn Knight, May 15, 2024
• Tech firms including Microsoft, Apple, and SpaceX lose senior staff over return-to-office mandates, claims study
  By Rob Thubron, May 15, 2024
• VMware Workstation and Fusion Pro desktop hypervisors are now free for personal use
  By Alfonso Maruccia, May 15, 2024
• Waymo under NHTSA investigation following multiple crashes, reported traffic violations
  By Rob Thubron, May 15, 2024
• AMD launches Ryzen 7 8700F and Ryzen 5 8400F "Hawk Point" CPUs: budget processors lacking iGPUs
  By Kishalaya Kundu, May 15, 2024
• Nvidia CEO's compensation increases 60%, Jensen Huang is now the 18th richest person in the world
  By Rob Thubron, May 15, 2024
• The History of Handheld Gaming PCs: From Humble Beginnings to the Future of PC Gaming
  By Goran Damnjanovic, May 15, 2024
• Internet use can have positive effects on your well-being, according to study
  By Rob Thubron, May 15, 2024
• Google Search will soon incorporate AI-generated summaries everywhere, but flaws to that plan immediately emerge
  By Daniel Sims, May 15, 2024
• Fallout 4 on Android manages 30fps through Windows translation layer
  By Daniel Sims, May 14, 2024
• Google Photos is getting a major Gemini AI feature called 'Ask Photos'
  By David Matthews, May 14, 2024
• Apple TV wants to pay actors and producers based on how their content performs
  By Cal Jeffrey, May 14, 2024
• Amazon orders Tomb Raider TV series for Prime Video following Fallout's success
  By Shawn Knight, May 14, 2024
• Google issues yet another Chrome update to fix a high-severity, zero-day vulnerability
  By Alfonso Maruccia, May 14, 2024
• Google is working to add ChromeOS support to Android devices
  By Alfonso Maruccia, May 14, 2024
• Comcast streaming bundle to include Netflix, Apple TV+, and Peacock at "vastly reduced price"
  By Shawn Knight, May 14, 2024
• Arm expects more vendors to enter Windows PC chip market alongside Qualcomm Snapdragon
  By Alfonso Maruccia, May 14, 2024
• Nvidia says its Blackwell GPUs offer massive power and performance gains over Hopper
  By Kishalaya Kundu, May 14, 2024
• The US and China are meeting in Switzerland today to discuss the dangers of AI
  By Rob Thubron, May 14, 2024
• Snapdragon X Elite laptops from Dell are launching soon, leaked docs claim nearly double the battery life
  By Daniel Sims, May 14, 2024
• PlayStation 5 surpasses Xbox One in lifetime sales but still misses Sony's revised yearly target
  By Rob Thubron, May 14, 2024
• iPad Pro M4 first reviews: Still aiming to blur the line between tablets and laptops
  By Ivan Franco, May 14, 2024
• Avast Free Antivirus: Testing its features and learning about the six layers of protection
  By Rob Thubron, May 14, 2024
• PlayStation emulator Gamma lands on the Apple App Store
  By Shawn Knight, May 14, 2024
• Google and Apple establish new standard to alert users of suspicious Bluetooth trackers
  By Rob Thubron, May 14, 2024
• OpenAI launches faster and free GPT-4o model – new voice assistant speaks so naturally you will think it's hoaxed
  By Cal Jeffrey, May 13, 2024
• Pasting into Microsoft Word no longer ruins your formatting by default
  By Daniel Sims, May 13, 2024
• Fallout 4 surfs tidal wave of renewed interest to the top of UK's best seller list for April
  By Cal Jeffrey, May 13, 2024
• Nintendo 64 modding tool makes it easy to create native PC ports
  By Shawn Knight, May 13, 2024
• Proton Mail provided user data that led to an arrest in Spain
  By Alfonso Maruccia, May 13, 2024
• Nuclear fusion edges closer to reality thanks to new tungsten reactor
  By Zo Ahmed, May 13, 2024
• Analysts believe SpaceX's Starlink internet service is finally profitable
  By Alfonso Maruccia, May 13, 2024
• Oracle CEO Safra Catz unpacks TikTok data security, generative AI's promise, and tech diversity
  By Zo Ahmed, May 13, 2024
• Intel-powered Aurora is now the fastest AI supercomputer in the world
  By Kishalaya Kundu, May 13, 2024
• God of War Ragnarok could hit PC as soon as this month
  By Zo Ahmed, May 13, 2024
• Strix Point APUs could mark the end of Windows 10 support from AMD as the company focuses on AI
  By Rob Thubron, May 13, 2024
• World's "largest" air vacuum fires up in Iceland, will suck CO2 from air and bury it
  By Zo Ahmed, May 13, 2024
• Sam Altman envisions a future where universal basic income is a "slice of GPT"
  By Rob Thubron, May 13, 2024
• Cyberpunk 2077 pulls off greatest redemption arc in gaming with "Overwhelmingly Positive" Steam reviews
  By Zo Ahmed, May 13, 2024
• What Ever Happened to MapQuest?
  By Amir Shoam, May 13, 2024
• From nostalgia to necessity: why floppy disks refuse to fade away
  By Rob Thubron, May 13, 2024
• US to impose new tariffs on Chinese clean-energy imports including EVs
  By Erika Morphy, May 12, 2024
• Samsung steps up its timeline to enter the semiconductor glass substrate market
  By Erika Morphy, May 11, 2024
• Petition urges Canadian government to mandate end-of-life protections for video games
  By Zo Ahmed, May 11, 2024
• FDA recalls faulty iOS app that injured hundreds of insulin pump users
  By Erika Morphy, May 11, 2024
• Groundbreaking 3D brain scan generated 1.4 petabytes of data from millimeter-sized sample
  By Zo Ahmed, May 11, 2024
• Classic FPS Marathon is now available for free on Steam, sequels coming soon
  By Daniel Sims, May 11, 2024
• Intel's answer to PCIe 6 heat concerns is a driver that throttles bus speeds
  By Zo Ahmed, May 11, 2024
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• Latest CO2 increase marks largest rise ever in world's atmosphere
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• Define irony: OpenAI, sued repeatedly for copyright infringement, files claim against subreddit before backing down
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• Are we circling back around to cable? Disney+, Hulu, and Max ad-free bundle is coming
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• EA wants to place ads in full-price games, again
  By Rob Thubron, May 10, 2024
• Apple's new iPad Pro ad sparks backlash over "crushing creativity" claims
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• BenQ Zowie XL2586X Review: A Beastly Esports Gaming Monitor
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• OpenAI considers letting users create AI-generated porn
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• Nvidia's RTX 5080 could launch before the 5090, next-gen AI GPUs arriving in late 2025
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• Unity 6 is now available featuring new rendering systems
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• Resident Evil, SimCity, and three others enter the Video Game Hall of Fame
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• Dell to implement "color-coding" system to categorize hybrid workers' onsite attendance
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• More than a quarter of advanced chip production to occur on US soil by 2032
  By Shawn Knight, May 09, 2024
• Complex adversarial attacks can force generative AI services to bypass security filters and limitations
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• FTX customers could get back all the money they lost in the scam
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• Understanding teen gaming: The positive, negative, and complex realities
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• International cybercrime taskforce places $10 million bounty on the head of LockBit leader
  By Cal Jeffrey, May 09, 2024
• iTunes for Windows adds support for latest iPad Air and Pro models
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• Intel Arrow Lake-S desktop CPU leak includes a 24-core 285K flagship, 20-core 265K
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• Only the 1TB and 2TB iPad Pros feature the full M4 core count and 16GB of RAM
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• A new PlayStation 5 Pro spec leak clarifies performance improvements
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• Customs stop two Tesla Cybertrucks being smuggled into Russia
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• Minisforum crams Windows 11, an Alder Lake CPU, and DDR5 RAM into an iPhone-sized PC
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• Opinion: Could Broadcom buy Intel?
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• AMD's consumer and server CPU sales surge, driven by latest Ryzen and Epyc chips
  By Rob Thubron, May 09, 2024
• Renewable energy sources are now used for a third of the world's electricity needs
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• Corsair's latest pre-built gaming PC offers high-end hardware and a sleek design
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• Homemade mini supercluster combines 256 RISC-V microcontrollers
  By Shawn Knight, May 08, 2024
• Bluetooth snooping tech lets Texas cops monitor devices at borders
  By Zo Ahmed, May 08, 2024
• Even big tech is fighting for AI talent, here's what it means for job seekers
  By Julio Franco, May 08, 2024
• AMD to introduce new naming scheme for AI-enhanced Zen 5 mobile CPUs
  By Kishalaya Kundu, May 08, 2024
• A decade later: How Microsoft flushed $7.6 billion down the drain when it bought Nokia
  By Zo Ahmed, May 08, 2024
• Daimler sets 2027 target for self-driving truck launch in the US
  By Rob Thubron, May 08, 2024
• Windows 11 to receive default BitLocker encryption, new RAM speed metrics in Task Manager
  By Alfonso Maruccia, May 08, 2024
• Motherboard makers must implement new Intel power spec defaults by May 31
  By Zo Ahmed, May 08, 2024
• Microsoft is shuttering four Bethesda studios, including Arkane Austin and Tango Gameworks, ending all development on Redfall
  By Rob Thubron, May 08, 2024
• Apple's redesigned 11-inch and 13-inch iPad Air models receive M2 chip as tablet sales see recovery
  By Daniel Sims, May 08, 2024
• Samsung launches a 114-inch Micro LED TV so expensive, buyers receive a free $8,000 8K TV
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• TikTok and ByteDance sue US government over forced sale, claim free-speech violations
  By Rob Thubron, May 08, 2024
• Apple M4 arrives less than a year after M3 as the AI PC battle looms
  By Daniel Sims, May 07, 2024
• Surprisingly, Google Pixel 8a launches at $499 with seven years of updates
  By Ivan Franco, May 07, 2024
• Here is what it would look like if you traveled into the event horizon of a black hole
  By Cal Jeffrey, May 07, 2024
• Cheyenne supercomputer sold to the highest bidder for $480,000
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• Ransomware criminals use children's phone numbers to coerce payments from parents
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• Visa: Not all stablecoin transactions are "real"
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• Apple's impossibly thin iPad Pro packs an M4 chip and tandem OLED technology
  By Shawn Knight, May 07, 2024
• Robert Dennard, inventor of DRAM and pioneer of semiconductor scaling, dies at 91
  By Zo Ahmed, May 07, 2024
• PC market recovery leads to increased client CPU shipments, but server sales lag
  By Kishalaya Kundu, May 07, 2024
• Rare Super Famicom prototype zooms to $40k bid at auction
  By Shawn Knight, May 07, 2024
• Leak casts doubt on Intel's Battlemage, Celestial GPU plans for 2024
  By Zo Ahmed, May 07, 2024
• FurMark adds Raspberry Pi support, GPU fan monitoring
  By Erik Orejuela, May 07, 2024
• DDR5 memory prices could rise 20% due to increasing demand for AI chips
  By Kishalaya Kundu, May 07, 2024
• Samsung's Odyssey OLED G9 49" ultrawide is currently down to $999
  By Ivan Franco, May 07, 2024
• Gamers hack classic Tetris on NES to run custom code without altering cartridges
  By Zo Ahmed, May 07, 2024
• Economic desperation drives 500,000 Argentinians to Sam Altman's Worldcoin crypto project
  By Rob Thubron, May 07, 2024
• Leaked Asus Computex lineup teases ROG Ally upgrade, Snapdragon X notebooks, and gaming peripherals
  By Zo Ahmed, May 07, 2024
• Negating all VPNs may have been possible since 2002
  By Daniel Sims, May 07, 2024
• Nintendo confirms it will announce a Switch successor by April 2025
  By Rob Thubron, May 07, 2024
• "CPUs Don't Matter For 4K Gaming"... Wrong!
  By Steven Walton, May 07, 2024
• Let Loose: Watch Apple unveil the new M4-powered OLED iPad Pro
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• League of Legends receives controversial Vanguard anti-cheat, Windows 11 now requires TPM 2.0
  By Daniel Sims, May 06, 2024
• FBI and NCA spoofed Lockbit's seized site for some reason
  By Cal Jeffrey, May 06, 2024
• Microsoft's 'Zero Trust DNS' could finally rid Windows of widespread DNS vulnerabilities
  By Zo Ahmed, May 06, 2024
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• The UK could become the best place to create games (with more government money)
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• This third-party app blocks integrated Windows 11 advertising
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• Apple iPhone and Samsung Galaxy dominate phone sales, take over the entire top 10 list
  By Shawn Knight, May 06, 2024
• As Amazon's robot ranks swell, workers worry about their future
  By Rob Thubron, May 06, 2024
• Computer science coding classes deemphasize syntax as professors teach higher-level skills in AI era
  By Zo Ahmed, May 06, 2024
• Apple's first hybrid iPad could launch in 2025, foldable iPhone in 2026
  By Kishalaya Kundu, May 06, 2024
• The big three cloud providers, Amazon, Microsoft and Google currently make up 67% of the market
  By Alfonso Maruccia, May 06, 2024
• 40,000 AI-narrated audiobooks flood Audible, dividing authors and listeners
  By Zo Ahmed, May 06, 2024
• Warren Buffett compares AI dangers to nuclear weapons, again, says tech will be great for scammers
  By Rob Thubron, May 06, 2024
• German police hail takedown of Europe's "largest" call center scam network in operation Pandora
  By Zo Ahmed, May 06, 2024
• SSD Pricing Update, Q2 2024: A Rising Trend for Storage
  By Amir Shoam, May 06, 2024
• Sony cancels PSN account linking requirement for Helldivers 2 PC players following backlash
  By Rob Thubron, May 06, 2024
• DOJ alleges Google destroyed hundreds of thousands of chats as antitrust case winds down
  By Zo Ahmed, May 05, 2024
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• Ferrodiode memory tested in 600 degree Celsius environment for 60 hours
  By Shawn Knight, May 05, 2024
• For Microsoft, it's now security first and everything else second – just ask Satya
  By Zo Ahmed, May 05, 2024
• All vehicles will be required to have enhanced automated emergency braking by 2029
  By Erika Morphy, May 05, 2024
• Google cracks down on nude deepfakes, no more ads for AI porn generators
  By Zo Ahmed, May 05, 2024
• NASA is placing bets on a lunar rail system and cargo transit to Mars
  By Erika Morphy, May 04, 2024
• OpenAI's Sora AI shapes Washed Out's newest music video
  By Jimmy Pezzone, May 04, 2024
• Valve's Proton 9.0 update makes more Windows games playable on Linux, including The Finals
  By Daniel Sims, May 04, 2024
• Samsung taps AI to design first 3nm mobile processor with Synopsys
  By Zo Ahmed, May 04, 2024
• A humble Bluetooth device has successfully connected to a satellite in orbit
  By Erika Morphy, May 04, 2024
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• Google says passkeys are now used by over 400 million accounts, and over a billion sign-ins
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• Courts sentence scammer to 6 years for operating a billion-dollar Cisco counterfeiting ring
  By Cal Jeffrey, May 03, 2024
• DARPA's Manta Ray drone for underwater military operations aces initial tests
  By Alfonso Maruccia, May 03, 2024
• Google's Wear OS predicted to nibble away at Apple's smartwatch dominance
  By Zo Ahmed, May 03, 2024
• ESRB listing points to Switch version of Nintendo World Championships
  By Shawn Knight, May 03, 2024
• Apple hints at major AI reveal, softens stance on EU dev fee after $23.6 billion quarterly profit
  By Zo Ahmed, May 03, 2024
• AMD writes blog on 55 years of innovation at the company, mentions "AI" 23 times
  By Rob Thubron, May 03, 2024
• Microsoft Edge gets a built-in internet speed test tool, here's how to use it
  By Kishalaya Kundu, May 03, 2024
• TikTok faces a potential ban in Europe, too
  By Alfonso Maruccia, May 03, 2024
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  By Zo Ahmed, May 03, 2024
• Samsung mocks Apple after iPhone alarm failures causes disruption
  By Rob Thubron, May 03, 2024
• Tekken 8 bot demolishes competition by spamming one button
  By Daniel Sims, May 03, 2024
• Blacklisted Huawei secretly funds million-dollar college research competition
  By Rob Thubron, May 03, 2024
• No reprieve for PC builders as skyrocketing metal prices set to impact component costs
  By Zo Ahmed, May 03, 2024
• Cybercrime doesn't pay: REvil hacker receives 13-year prison sentence and $16 million fine
  By Rob Thubron, May 03, 2024
• AMD's next-gen Radeon GPUs might feature completely new ray tracing hardware
  By Daniel Sims, May 02, 2024
• Microsoft's multibillion dollar investment in OpenAI came from fear of falling behind Google's tech
  By Cal Jeffrey, May 02, 2024
• Google just removed RISC-V support from the Android kernel
  By Alfonso Maruccia, May 02, 2024
• Hasbro is investing $1 billion to make video games in house
  By Alfonso Maruccia, May 02, 2024
• Google is rolling out "audio emoji" for voice calls, and they're really dumb
  By Shawn Knight, May 02, 2024
• New CopprLink standard extends PCIe reach over wire for 64GT/s connections
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• Fallout: London was ready for launch until Bethesda's buggy next-gen update broke it
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  By Zo Ahmed, May 02, 2024
• Nvidia ChatRTX gets more LLM support, AI voice recognition
  By Ivan Franco, May 02, 2024
• Winamp's new music platform is coming this summer
  By Alfonso Maruccia, May 02, 2024
• Satellite giants SES and Intelsat to merge in $3.1 billion deal
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• Nvidia RTX 4090 can crack complex 8-character passwords in minutes
  By Kishalaya Kundu, May 02, 2024
• Intel's 18A Panther Lake CPUs on track to launch in mid-2025, promising significant AI boost
  By Zo Ahmed, May 02, 2024
• Amazon S3 bucket with placeholder-like name leads to $1,300 in charges
  By Alfonso Maruccia, May 02, 2024
• Microsoft Edge continues upward trend on PC, even as it remains 9th on mobile
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• Windows 10 returns to 70% market share as Windows 11 continues to sink
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  By Rob Thubron, May 02, 2024
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