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Today β€” 15 April 2026TechSpot

DaVinci Resolve 21 beta adds photo editing and deeper AI integration

15 April 2026 at 07:48

DaVinci Resolve 21 beta pushes further into all-in-one territory, adding a dedicated Photo section that allows edition of still images using the same color pipeline that made Resolve a favorite for video. The update leans heavily on AI to speed up everyday work. Early impressions highlight how seamlessly the new tools fit into existing workflows.



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Yesterday β€” 14 April 2026TechSpot

Apple is testing four smart glasses designs as it prepares to challenge Meta Ray-Bans

14 April 2026 at 23:17

While Meta partnered with Ray-Ban to position its smart glasses as more lifestyle-oriented than experimental, Apple's design philosophy remains distinctly in-house. In his Power On newsletter, Gurman notes that Apple is taking an independent approach, choosing to develop the product internally rather than collaborate with an established eyewear brand. Each...

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Amazon purchases Globalstar for $11.6B to expand its low Earth orbit satellite network

14 April 2026 at 22:40

Per the agreement, Amazon will take ownership of Globalstar's existing operations including its low Earth orbit satellite network and supporting infrastructure, as well as related assets like mobile satellite service spectrum licenses. Amazon is paying $90 per Globalstar share – available either as cash or in Amazon stock – which...

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New terahertz technique lets engineers see inside running processors in real time

14 April 2026 at 16:33

The work, reported by IEEE Spectrum, revolves around modifying a standard laboratory instrument, the vector network analyzer (VNA), to operate far beyond its usual range. A VNA typically generates a microwave signal with "a known frequency and phase," but the Adelaide researchers extended its reach into the terahertz domain. The...

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Study finds even the best AI models lose money betting on soccer

13 April 2026 at 17:41

London-based AI start-up General Reasoning found that cutting-edge systems from Google, OpenAI, Anthropic, and Elon Musk's xAI consistently lost money when tasked with forecasting Premier League match outcomes over the 2023-24 season. The findings reveal how even top-tier frontier models still falter in dynamic environments, despite achieving rapid progress in...

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Rockstar Games hit with ransom demand after third-party data breach

12 April 2026 at 20:36

The group responsible, ShinyHunters, says it didn't breach Rockstar or its data-warehouse provider, Snowflake. Instead, it exploited access from Anodot, a SaaS analytics tool Rockstar uses to track cloud costs and performance. The attackers allegedly stole authentication tokens from Anodot's systems and used them to gain unauthorized access to Rockstar's...

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Blu-ray lives on as Verbatim and I-O Data pledge support with new drives and discs

12 April 2026 at 19:11

In an official announcement translated by Automaton West, the two firms recently confirmed plans to strengthen their partnership to maintain the supply of Blu-ray discs and players in Japan. Verbatim and I-O Data acknowledged that, despite the rise of digital distribution, individuals and businesses still use optical discs for recording,...

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South Korea moves to curb the meteoritic rise of DRAM and PC hardware prices

10 April 2026 at 23:12

Conditions in the hardware market remain strained, with prices for nearly all components rising sharply as AI companies place unprecedented pressure on supply chains for future demand. In this environment, stricter market regulation may be warranted, but there appears to be little appetite in Washington for increased government intervention.

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PC market posts modest growth in early 2026 despite memory shortages and economic strain

10 April 2026 at 17:11

The growth came despite a convergence of headwinds, including weakening economic indicators and a persistent memory shortage that has reverberated across the tech supply chain. IDC's latest analysis attributes the uptick partly to pre-emptive purchasing by vendors and customers ahead of expected memory price hikes, as well as continued upgrades...

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VeraCrypt, WireGuard among projects disrupted by Microsoft account suspensions

10 April 2026 at 16:23

VeraCrypt developer Mounir Idrassi recently shared an alarming message about the state of the project. The programmer said that he was going through a few challenges, starting with Microsoft's decision to terminate his developer account. Idrassi said that without a fully working account, the open-source encryption tool would receive no...

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A version of Windows 10 released a decade ago is now eligible for additional security patches

10 April 2026 at 00:42

Did Microsoft really retire Windows 10 in October 2025? The company is now offering additional options to further extend the lifespan of an operating system first released in 2015. Redmond's updated plans include several more years of security patches for Windows 10 Enterprise LTSB 2016 through the same Extended Security...

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