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Survey finds Americans worry about AI data centers, but still want the jobs 14 March 2026 at 23:04

Survey finds Americans worry about AI data centers, but still want the jobs

14 March 2026 at 23:04

Out of 8,512 US adults surveyed in late January, more respondents expressed negative views about data centers' effects on the environment and energy costs than positive ones. However, the largest number of respondents expect data centers to have a positive impact on jobs and tax revenue, and many remain unsure...

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Drone strikes halt a third of the world's helium supply, threatening chip production 14 March 2026 at 20:13

Drone strikes halt a third of the world's helium supply, threatening chip production

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14 March 2026 at 20:13

At the center of the issue is the precision gas vital to chip manufacturing and cryogenics. Helium cools silicon wafers during fabrication, maintaining the extremely low temperatures required for etching and lithography. Unlike other industrial gases, there is no effective substitute, and experts warn that even short disruptions can ripple...

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Pagers and paper maps make a comeback in Moscow as the internet goes dark 14 March 2026 at 19:02

Pagers and paper maps make a comeback in Moscow as the internet goes dark

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14 March 2026 at 19:02

For roughly the past week, mobile internet across central Moscow and parts of St. Petersburg has been intermittently failing. People can't load apps, hail cabs, or, in some cases, even make a basic phone call. That last point is particularly concerning. Entire voice networks have gone dark in parts of...

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Nvidia, AMD, and Intel back Microsoft's plan to fix shader compilation stutter 14 March 2026 at 18:16

Nvidia, AMD, and Intel back Microsoft's plan to fix shader compilation stutter

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14 March 2026 at 18:16

Nvidia announced its support for Microsoft's new Advanced Shader Delivery technology during a presentation at the Game Developers Conference this week. The feature, designed to address shader-compilation stutter in PC games, will arrive on RTX graphics cards later this year. AMD has also confirmed support, though it has not provided...

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New "Zombie ZIP" attack can evade most antivirus scanners 14 March 2026 at 01:34

New "Zombie ZIP" attack can evade most antivirus scanners

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14 March 2026 at 01:34

Known as Zombie ZIP, the method hides malware inside a deliberately malformed compressed archive. According to its creators, most antivirus engines currently fail to detect the threat, potentially giving attackers a new delivery mechanism. At the same time, some researchers argue the technique is less a vulnerability and more a...

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iPhone Fold leaks reveal key specs and a surprisingly competitive price tag 13 March 2026 at 22:21

iPhone Fold leaks reveal key specs and a surprisingly competitive price tag

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13 March 2026 at 22:21

In his latest Power On newsletter, Bloomberg's Mark Gurman claimed that Apple will price its first foldable iPhone at "roughly $2,000," much lower than previously rumored. If Gurman's prediction holds, the iPhone Fold would match the pricing of the Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 7, which starts at $1,999 for the...

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Google's Genie 3 AI can generate playable worlds, but they still fall apart after a minute 13 March 2026 at 21:36

Google's Genie 3 AI can generate playable worlds, but they still fall apart after a minute

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13 March 2026 at 21:36

When Google introduced Project Genie a few months ago, many described the AI tool as a potential game-changer for game development and other world-building tasks. According to a recent Google presentation, however, the Genie 3 AI model – the generative engine behind Project Genie – is still far from disrupting,...

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Meta's massive undersea cable project delayed in Persian Gulf as Iran conflict escalates 13 March 2026 at 19:36

Meta's massive undersea cable project delayed in Persian Gulf as Iran conflict escalates

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13 March 2026 at 19:36

Meta's 2Africa undersea cable project has hit another geopolitical snag, this time in the Persian Gulf. According to Bloomberg, Alcatel Submarine Networks (ASN), the company responsible for laying parts of the system, has declared force majeure (a contractual clause that excuses a party from liability if an extraordinary, unforeseeable event...

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Adobe CEO to step down after 18 years as investors question the company's next act 13 March 2026 at 19:06

Adobe CEO to step down after 18 years as investors question the company's next act

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13 March 2026 at 19:06

Adobe shares fell about 7% in extended trading after the announcement, leaving the stock down roughly 23% so far this year and near a three-year low.

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HP's ink-blocking firmware may violate new global sustainability rules 13 March 2026 at 18:22

HP's ink-blocking firmware may violate new global sustainability rules

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13 March 2026 at 18:22

The International Imaging Technology Council (Int'l ITC), a trade group for cartridge remanufacturers, says HP's latest printer firmware rollout conflicts with the requirements of the General Electronics Council's (GEC) updated Electronic Product Environmental Assessment Tool, or EPEAT 2.0.

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Europe's PEGI will raise age ratings for games with loot boxes and microtransactions 13 March 2026 at 17:54

Europe's PEGI will raise age ratings for games with loot boxes and microtransactions

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13 March 2026 at 17:54

Starting in June, the Pan-European Game Information (PEGI) age rating system, Europe's equivalent to the ESRB, will begin assigning PEGI-16 ratings to all games that sell random items. Furthermore, microtransactions will earn an automatic PEGI-12 rating, and NFTs or other blockchain-related items will be rated PEGI-18.

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MacBook Neo teardown reveals Apple's most repair-friendly laptop in years 13 March 2026 at 17:22

MacBook Neo teardown reveals Apple's most repair-friendly laptop in years

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13 March 2026 at 17:22

Unlike recent MacBook Air and Pro models, where Apple's unibody "top case" design turns keyboard problems into major surgery, the Neo's keyboard is treated as its own part rather than being permanently bundled with the upper shell.

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Downloaded a malware-infected Steam game? The FBI wants to hear from you 13 March 2026 at 16:47

Downloaded a malware-infected Steam game? The FBI wants to hear from you

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13 March 2026 at 16:47

According to the FBI's website, the agency's Seattle branch wants to identify potential victims who installed Steam games infected with malware.

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Firefox 115 ESR is keeping Windows 7 support alive a little longer 13 March 2026 at 16:03

Firefox 115 ESR is keeping Windows 7 support alive a little longer

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13 March 2026 at 16:03

Mozilla recently updated its official Firefox support article for Windows 7, 8 and 8.1, giving users of these ancient operating systems six more months of safe, modern browsing. The change was neither broadcast by the company nor widely reported online, and it will likely affect a very tiny minority of...

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Honda scraps three US-built EVs only months ahead of launch, takes $15.7 billion hit 13 March 2026 at 15:15

Honda scraps three US-built EVs only months ahead of launch, takes $15.7 billion hit

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13 March 2026 at 15:15

At CES 2025, Honda said the 0 Saloon and 0 SUV would begin rolling out in 2026, with North America first: the SUV in the first half of the year and the Saloon later in 2026.

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Google Maps gets conversational with Gemini-powered "Ask Maps" 13 March 2026 at 14:18

Google Maps gets conversational with Gemini-powered "Ask Maps"

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13 March 2026 at 14:18

For years, Google Maps has been able to surface nearby coffee shops and provide turn-by-turn navigation. What it couldn't do was answer complex questions that blend location, preferences, and timing. With Gemini built in, it can now.

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DR-DOS is coming back from the dead, rebuilt from scratch in pure assembly 13 March 2026 at 03:46

DR-DOS is coming back from the dead, rebuilt from scratch in pure assembly

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13 March 2026 at 03:46

A one-man company named Whitehorn Ltd. Co. recently announced that DR-DOS is coming back. The "new" text-based operating system has a proper website now, and claims to be carrying forward the legacy of Gary Kildall, whose work helped shape early personal computing. Kildall founded Digital Research in 1974, creating the...

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Oracle prepares new round of layoffs while doubling down on AI infrastructure 13 March 2026 at 01:10

Oracle prepares new round of layoffs while doubling down on AI infrastructure

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13 March 2026 at 01:10

The expanded fund, disclosed in a filing with the US Securities and Exchange Commission following Oracle's quarterly earnings report, has heightened concerns that the company's restructuring will carry a significant human cost. Oracle has spent roughly $982 million of the budget so far, largely on severance, leaving about $1.1 billion in restructuring...

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Game devs cash in: Nearly 6,000 Steam games earned over $100,000 last year 12 March 2026 at 23:53

Game devs cash in: Nearly 6,000 Steam games earned over $100,000 last year

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12 March 2026 at 23:53

Speaking to reporters and developers on the sidelines of GDC, Valve's Tom Giardino noted that only around 3,000 titles earned over $100,000 at the height of the pandemic in 2020, when many people were spending their time indoors playing video games and consuming online content.

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Samsung's glasses-free 3D gaming monitor is getting more games 12 March 2026 at 23:02

Samsung's glasses-free 3D gaming monitor is getting more games

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12 March 2026 at 23:02

Samsung's Odyssey 3D monitor offers enthusiasts a renewed way to enjoy 3D gaming experiences. At the GDC Festival of Gaming 2026, the Korean company announced a major expansion of the gaming content available for the Odyssey 3D ecosystem.

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Valve says its loot boxes are more like trading cards than gambling 12 March 2026 at 21:26

Valve says its loot boxes are more like trading cards than gambling

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12 March 2026 at 21:26

New York Attorney General Letitia James sued Valve in February, arguing that mystery boxes in Counter-Strike 2, Dota 2, and Team Fortress 2 constitute "quintessential gambling" because players pay for a chance to obtain rare cosmetic items that can carry significant monetary value and be traded for real money.

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Need a fresh start? This Windows 11 ISO download makes clean installs easy 12 March 2026 at 21:13

Need a fresh start? This Windows 11 ISO download makes clean installs easy

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12 March 2026 at 21:13

Microsoft's Windows 11 ISO is the most flexible way to install or reinstall the company's latest desktop OS, whether you're setting up a new PC, fixing a broken system, or upgrading without touching the Media Creation Tool. It lets you create a bootable USB, run an in-place upgrade, or install...

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It's come to this: V-Color to launch 1+1 DDR5 value pack with one RAM stick and one filler module 12 March 2026 at 20:32

It's come to this: V-Color to launch 1+1 DDR5 value pack with one RAM stick and one filler module

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12 March 2026 at 20:32

Fake memory kits that are used to fill empty DIMM slots have been around for a long time now, though V-Color's value pack is pretty unusual.

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Valve details performance targets for Steam Machine and Steam Frame 12 March 2026 at 19:57

Valve details performance targets for Steam Machine and Steam Frame

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12 March 2026 at 19:57

Unsurprisingly, Steam Machine verification requirements will be more lenient than those for the Steam Deck, since the Machine is expected to provide roughly six times more performance headroom. Meanwhile, verification requirements for locally installed games on the Steam Frame will be stricter.

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Fortnite "Save the World" mode will return as a free-to-play game in 2026 12 March 2026 at 19:22

Fortnite "Save the World" mode will return as a free-to-play game in 2026

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12 March 2026 at 19:22

Originally unveiled in 2011 and released after years of redesign and delay in 2017, Save the World was Fortnite long before "dropping from the battle bus" entered gaming vocabulary. It was built as a four-player PvE (player-versus-environment) action-building title – a blend of base construction, resource gathering, and combat against AI-controlled enemies.

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Cybertruck owner sues Tesla over FSD crash, claims keeping Elon Musk as CEO was negligent 12 March 2026 at 18:41

Cybertruck owner sues Tesla over FSD crash, claims keeping Elon Musk as CEO was negligent

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12 March 2026 at 18:41

According to a court filing at Harris County District Court, plaintiff Justine Saint Amour bought a Cybertruck with the FSD package from a Florida dealership in February 2025.

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Hisense TVs caught showing non-skippable ads when changing inputs or channels 12 March 2026 at 17:53

Hisense TVs caught showing non-skippable ads when changing inputs or channels

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12 March 2026 at 17:53

The same behavior has been documented on models running Hisense's own VIDAA operating system – now rebranded Home OS – which also powers TVs sold under brands including Akai, Schneider, and Loewe. Initially dismissed as isolated reports, the issue appears to have persisted for at least a few years. One...

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Windows 11 "Xbox Mode" UI coming to all PCs in April 12 March 2026 at 17:24

Windows 11 "Xbox Mode" UI coming to all PCs in April

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12 March 2026 at 17:24

The Windows full-screen experience, now called "Xbox Mode," will exit beta next month in select territories. The new interface, which enables users to launch PC games and other apps using only a controller, debuted last year on the Asus ROG Xbox Ally and will soon be available on all Windows...

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These Wall-E-like robots are making Texas sidewalks safer 12 March 2026 at 16:49

These Wall-E-like robots are making Texas sidewalks safer

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12 March 2026 at 16:49

Residents in the city of Burleson, Texas, are the first to see the Wall-E-like Daxbots trundling around their neighborhoods.

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OS/2 isn't dead: ArcaOS update brings the 1980s-era OS to modern UEFI PCs 12 March 2026 at 16:18

OS/2 isn't dead: ArcaOS update brings the 1980s-era OS to modern UEFI PCs

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12 March 2026 at 16:18

A quarter of a century after IBM released the last official version of OS/2, someone is still keeping the platform alive under the ArcaOS name. Arca Noae is now the only company licensing OS/2 technology from IBM, after Serenity Systems' eComStation project disappeared around 14 years ago.

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YouTube expands unskippable 30-second ads to TVs after $40 billion revenue year 12 March 2026 at 15:51

YouTube expands unskippable 30-second ads to TVs after $40 billion revenue year

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12 March 2026 at 15:51

The next phase of Google's strategy is unskippable, 30-second commercials on YouTube's TV app. The move nods directly to the legacy television experience YouTube has steadily displaced: longer, linear-style spots meant to capture viewers who now stream the platform's content from their couches instead of their phones.

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Google brings new PC-focused features to the Play Store, including "play anywhere" 12 March 2026 at 15:15

Google brings new PC-focused features to the Play Store, including "play anywhere"

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12 March 2026 at 15:15

In a developer post titled "Expanding our stage for PC and paid titles," Google revealed a slew of new features – many of them PC-focused – coming to the Play Store.

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DLSS vs FSR vs XeSS: Game Support Across 650+ Titles 12 March 2026 at 14:08

DLSS vs FSR vs XeSS: Game Support Across 650+ Titles

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12 March 2026 at 14:08

We analyze over 650 PC games to compare DLSS, FSR, and XeSS support to reveal how far Nvidia, AMD, and Intel really are from each other in upscaling and frame generation adoption.

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Intel launches Core Ultra 270K Plus and 250K Plus to revive its desktop gaming push 12 March 2026 at 09:22

Intel launches Core Ultra 270K Plus and 250K Plus to revive its desktop gaming push

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12 March 2026 at 09:22

These chips arrive as Intel navigates a rocky recent history in the high-end desktop space. Past generations faced thermal woes and instability, the latest Arrow Lake entry stumbled on frame rates. With the Core Ultra 7 270K Plus and Core Ultra 5 250K Plus, Intel is now claiming the title...

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Next-gen Xbox sounds a lot like a PC with an Xbox UI and AMD's FSR Diamond 12 March 2026 at 06:24

Next-gen Xbox sounds a lot like a PC with an Xbox UI and AMD's FSR Diamond

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12 March 2026 at 06:24

After sharing the first basic details about its next Xbox console earlier this month, Microsoft has revealed more about the platform's technology this week at the Game Developers Conference. The company confirmed that "Project Helix" will focus on neural rendering, advanced ray tracing, and closer interoperability with Windows PCs.

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A microscope reveals the ghost of analog video hidden inside a LaserDisc 12 March 2026 at 02:20

A microscope reveals the ghost of analog video hidden inside a LaserDisc

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12 March 2026 at 02:20

Jueden's experiment began by accident. While using a low-cost digital microscope to inspect electronics, he turned it toward a LaserDisc out of curiosity. Under magnification, faint but recognizable images began to emerge – proof that LaserDisc's analog encoding could still be decoded visually without a player, just by analyzing the...

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Asus co-CEO calls MacBook Neo a "shock" to the Windows PC industry 12 March 2026 at 01:46

Asus co-CEO calls MacBook Neo a "shock" to the Windows PC industry

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12 March 2026 at 01:46

Apple launched the MacBook Neo last week, positioning it as the most affordable laptop the company has ever built. Starting at $600 (or $500 for students), the device targets users looking for a lightweight, agile computing machine. Its unusually low price, by Apple standards, could quickly become a source of...

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Tech hiring evolves as candidates ask for AI compute alongside pay and perks 11 March 2026 at 23:16

Tech hiring evolves as candidates ask for AI compute alongside pay and perks

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11 March 2026 at 23:16

Inference has quietly become one of the most valuable resources inside software companies. Once just a line buried in cloud bills, it is now treated as a unit of power – one that can determine how fast engineers build products and which experiments actually get off the ground.

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Galaxy S26 Ultra reviewed: Better cameras, Privacy Display, same price 11 March 2026 at 22:55

Galaxy S26 Ultra reviewed: Better cameras, Privacy Display, same price

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11 March 2026 at 22:55

The Galaxy S26 Ultra is Samsung refining rather than reinventing its flagship formula. Reviewers are positive about the excellent cameras, a Snapdragon processor that benchmarks neck-and-neck with Apple's latest, and the standout Privacy Display. Faster charging, improved low-light photography, and Super Steady video round out an update that moves the needle without raising the price.

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Oracle is spending billions on AI data centers as cash flow turns negative 11 March 2026 at 22:06

Oracle is spending billions on AI data centers as cash flow turns negative

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11 March 2026 at 22:06

Despite operating in a different league than traditional Big Tech giants, Oracle has heavily invested in the AI-driven future of computing and cloud services. The Austin-based company has committed billions to build massive data centers, but recent rumors suggest that this ambitious strategy could be at risk, signaling potential trouble...

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A foreign hacker unknowingly breached FBI servers tied to the Epstein investigation 11 March 2026 at 21:03

A foreign hacker unknowingly breached FBI servers tied to the Epstein investigation

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11 March 2026 at 21:03

According to Department of Justice documents reviewed by Reuters, servers at the FBI's New York field office were compromised on February 12, 2023, by a foreign national after they were inadvertently left vulnerable by Special Agent Aaron Spivack, who was navigating the agency's complex procedures for handling digital evidence.

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This gaming mouse splits in two and becomes a Joy-Con-style controller 11 March 2026 at 19:37

This gaming mouse splits in two and becomes a Joy-Con-style controller

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11 March 2026 at 19:37

Called Phase, the device is startup Pixelpaw Labs' first product. It's being advertised as bridging the gap between a mouse, a controller, and a mobile gamepad.

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Inspector general investigates claim DOGE engineer copied Social Security databases to thumb drive 11 March 2026 at 18:55

Inspector general investigates claim DOGE engineer copied Social Security databases to thumb drive

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11 March 2026 at 18:55

The complaint has also been reviewed by The Washington Post, which interviewed the whistleblower, who filed anonymously out of fear of retaliation.

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DIY chip lab turns backyard shed into Class 100 cleanroom with custom lithography system 11 March 2026 at 18:19

DIY chip lab turns backyard shed into Class 100 cleanroom with custom lithography system

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11 March 2026 at 18:19

The YouTube channel, appropriately named Dr. Semiconductor, recently posted a video showing off the DIY lab, which was built to handle at least some of the early processes involved in chipmaking.

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Nexperia China begins making its own chips after split with Dutch parent 11 March 2026 at 17:52

Nexperia China begins making its own chips after split with Dutch parent

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11 March 2026 at 17:52

The chips include bipolar discrete devices, Schottky rectifiers, and electrostatic discharge protection components – relatively simple but essential parts in vehicle electronics and consumer devices.

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Crimson Desert hits 4K 60fps with ultra settings, ray tracing, and no upscaling on a Radeon 9070 XT or GeForce 5070 Ti 11 March 2026 at 17:13

Crimson Desert hits 4K 60fps with ultra settings, ray tracing, and no upscaling on a Radeon 9070 XT or GeForce 5070 Ti

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11 March 2026 at 17:13

Pearl Abyss recently released detailed system requirements and performance spec sheets for Crimson Desert on desktop PCs, handheld PCs, Apple devices, and consoles. The company's internal testing suggests that achieving 60 frames per second with ray tracing enabled will not require the latest high-end graphics cards.

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