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A London judge says a witness was being coached in real time through smart glasses

17 March 2026 at 16:01

The dispute itself was unremarkable. The Insolvency and Companies Court was hearing a claim brought by Lithuanian firm UAB Business Enterprise and Laimonas JakΕ‘tys over who owned and controlled Oneta Limited. JakΕ‘tys was seeking a declaration that he and UAB Business Enterprise owned Oneta, rectification of the company's register, and...

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Meet the 102-year-old teaching seniors how to use smartphones and Windows

17 March 2026 at 05:07

Simes presides over Computer Pals, a volunteer-run group devoted to helping older adults develop digital literacy. Under his guidance, the club's lessons range from navigating Windowsβ€―11 to distinguishing between legitimate and malicious links online. His authority doesn't stem from age or nostalgia but from curiosity – an instinct that led...

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Creative's Sound Blaster Audigy FX Pro brings discrete audio back from the grave

17 March 2026 at 00:31

While the traditional discrete sound card has largely become a niche product for enthusiasts and hardware obsessives, Creative is attempting to attract new customers with a fresh model. The newly launched Sound Blaster Audigy Fx Pro can significantly upgrade the audio experience, the company says, and includes an additional layer...

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Microsoft is backing away from putting Copilot everywhere in Windows 11

16 March 2026 at 22:57

Microsoft previewed Copilot Suggestions in notifications as far back as 2024, but the feature was never rolled out, even in preview builds for Windows Insiders. According to Windows Central, the company decided to scrap the AI-powered feature following severe backlash over the Windows Recall tool, which many cybersecurity experts viewed...

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Samsung wins in court after German judge says some TCL "QLED" TVs aren't really QLED

16 March 2026 at 17:41

A central question was whether TCL's 'QLED' televisions actually used quantum dots – the nanoscale semiconductor particles that give QLED displays their enhanced color range and brightness. According to the court, TCL's advertised QLED models "do not deliver the color reproduction expected from QLED TVs," effectively misleading consumers about the...

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Hacker unveils exploit that cracks the "unbreakable" Xbox One at the silicon level

16 March 2026 at 16:04

The demonstration marks the first public, reproducible breach of the Xbox One's hardware-level defenses, a milestone in console hacking that recalls the famous Reset Glitch Hack that compromised the Xbox 360 years earlier. But Gaasedelen's technique goes deeper, operating below the software stack, against the boot ROM on the Xbox...

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GPS is getting jammed in the Strait of Hormuz, and ships are appearing in circles

15 March 2026 at 21:07

The interference has scrambled the Automatic Identification Systems (AIS) that ships rely on to share their positions. That means tankers carrying hundreds of thousands of tons of oil may not know exactly where nearby vessels are – a potentially catastrophic problem in narrow waterways, where even a small navigational error...

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This $155 ESP32-powered DIY drone can hit 67 mph

15 March 2026 at 19:38

ESP-Blast centers on an ESP32 board serving as the flight controller, a role usually handled by dedicated flight-control hardware in high-performance drones. The ESP32, which integrates a dual-core processor along with Wi-Fi and Bluetooth, is typically used in connected devices and hobbyist electronics rather than in high-speed aerial platforms.

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AMD unveils OpenClaw to run AI agents locally on Ryzen and Radeon hardware

15 March 2026 at 18:40

The effort is part of AMD's broader Agent Computer initiative, which argues that the future of AI isn't limited to remote infrastructure. Instead, it envisions a world where users control both their data and their computing environment – where AI assistants operate continuously with reduced network dependence, fewer external subscriptions,...

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

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

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

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

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 $982β€―million of the budget so far, largely on severance, leaving about $1.1β€―billion in restructuring...

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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

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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