SSD Prices Have Stabilized, Breaking the Upward Trend
For the first time this year, we can no longer say that SSD prices keep on rising. While some drives are slightly more expensive, others have dropped in price, which is always good news.
Under-siege Intel quietly sells Arm stake as restructuring program continues
Intel still holds shares in other companies
Valve banned The Verge from its secret Deadlock playtest for leaking information on the game
The publication claims it is under no legal obligation to pull its story
AI PCs accounted for 14% of computer shipments in the second quarter
Macs made up 60% of AI PC shipments in Q2
Low-cost innovation regulates building temperatures while slashing energy use
Sweating Planet: Rising temperatures are transforming vast regions of the planet into unbearably hot environments. While air conditioning is effective at cooling indoor spaces, it is also an enormous drain on energy resources. As a result, scientists are seeking innovative solutions that can provide comparable cooling without consuming excessive energy or resources.
White House wants to make canceling subscriptions as easy as signing up
Easing pain points when dealing with businesses
TikTok is pushing fake news alerts about Taylor Swift and Shohei Ohtani as "Breaking"
Social media remains a hub for misinformation
Elon Musk blames DDoS attack for delay in livestreamed Trump interview, but X employees say he's lying
A "99 percent" chance he was lying, apparently
VFusion3D is a new generative AI designed to create 3D models from a single image
Developed to overcome the scarcity of 3D data for training a traditional AI algorithm
Massive data breach compromises billions of personal records around the world
Hacker posts 2.7 billion records from National Public Data
What just happened? A colossal data breach has surfaced, revealing nearly 2.7 billion personal information records purportedly encompassing every individual in Canada, the United Kingdom, and the United States. This breach stands out due to the vast amount of data exposed, potentially marking it as one of the largest in history.
Intel Panther Lake CPUs rumored to be mobile-only; Nova Lake to succeed desktop Arrow Lake
Prior information indicated that Panther Lake would incorporate desktop and laptop CPUs
Two games based on Halloween are in development, one with John Carpenter's involvement
The original Halloween from 1978, thankfully
Will AI pave the way for a more proactive workplace?
Reclaiming time for more meaningful work
Bill Gates, a bug, and a late-night fix: A classic tech support tale
IT support rants can go far if you reach the right person at Microsoft
Scientists uncover large liquid water reservoir deep in Mars' crust
Tapping it, though, is another story
The GPD Pocket 4 is the first handheld PC featuring AMD's Strix Point Ryzen AI 300
Up to 16GB of RAM, 4TB of storage, and a 144hz refresh rate on a laptop just eight inches wide
Rediscovered Andy Warhol Amiga artwork on sale for $26 million
Good news for rich fans of Warhol and Debbie Harry
Ubuntu will use the latest version of the Linux kernel for new releases moving forward
A new kernel adoption policy for one of the most popular Linux OS distros
What was the first computer to win a chess match against a world champion?
Was it IBM's Watson, Deep Blue, Cray Jaguar or Blue Gene?
AT&T ordered to halt misleading ads about satellite-based calling that doesn't exist
The commercial was satirical, but T-Mobile and regulators called it lies, lies, lies
Browsers are finally addressing 0.0.0.0 Day vulnerability
The vulnerability has persisted for nearly two decades
PUBG publisher Krafton acquires Tango Gameworks following Microsoft shutdown plans
Hi-Fi Rush's studio to continue delivering new "experiences" under new owner
"Robot dogs" to join Ukraine's efforts in high-risk military missions
The technology is expected to have a significant impact on operations against Russian invaders
Windows 11 Start menu app categories in the style of iOS take shape
Microsoft keeps tinkering with the Windows UI
Were we wrong about Zen 5?
Misleading comparisons and misconceptions
Recap: We got our first look at AMD's new Ryzen 5 9600X and Ryzen 7 9700X processors last week, and it's fair to say we weren't impressed with what we saw. That said, online reviews were very mixed, despite reporting similar performance data overall. There were minimal gains in games, with mixed productivity performance. But that mixed reception from reviewers left readers confused, with many asking the question: Are these new Zen 5 processors good or bad? It's a fair question, and the answer is, as usual, "it depends."
Slim and light iPhone 17 Air could replace the Plus model in 2025
Will the Plus model be the next casualty after the iPhone mini?
Transformers get real: this origami bot can morph into over 1,000 shapes
They could be used as habitats and deployable, configurable space robots
This cyber sleuth infiltrated the LockBit ransomware gang and unmasked its leader
The notorious LockBit was shrouded in mystery until Jon DiMaggio came along
US police trade gas for electrons as EVs keep smoking Dodge Chargers
As criminals go electric, police struggle to keep pace
In brief: Police are facing a new reality on the roads, one their aging fleets may not be equipped to handle. Long the undisputed kings of pursuit, even the mighty Dodge Charger's 6-second sprint to 60 mph is getting dusted by the latest EVs. Thanks to the success of models like the Tesla Model Y and Hyundai Ioniq 5 N, fleeing suspects now have a wicked new advantage.
Cisco is cutting over 4,000 jobs for the second time this year
Total tech industry layoffs in 2024 so far have reached 130,482
Mysterious 48GB Nvidia RTX 4090D GPU pops up on Chinese cloud service for rent
It's joined by an RTX 4080 Super, again with twice the normal memory capacity
AMD's update strategy for the Sinkclose vulnerability leaves some processors unprotected
Some of the affected processors are relatively recent and still widely used