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Slack chats and internal data from failed startups are finding a second life in AI training

19 April 2026 at 20:19

What was once considered operational residue is now being packaged, scrubbed, and sold to AI developers seeking richer training environments. The shift reflects a broader evolution in how advanced AI models are built. Early large language models drew heavily from news archives, Wikipedia, and forums. Now, newer systems, particularly agentic...

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Leakers claim PlayStation 6 could offer at least 3x the performance of the PS5

19 April 2026 at 17:15

YouTube channel Moore's Law Is Dead recently made new claims about the performance of upcoming next-generation consoles based on supposedly leaked internal documents from AMD. Although most analysts expect the PlayStation 6 to improve ray tracing performance over the PlayStation 5 significantly, its overall impact on game performance remains a...

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Valve's Proton 11 beta boosts Linux gaming with better performance and classic game support

17 April 2026 at 22:17

Valve has released a new beta version of Proton, the company's official compatibility layer for improving Linux gaming. Proton 11.0-beta1 is a notable update for several reasons, including improved support for running classic games from the 90s. The release also lays the groundwork for further improvements expected in the near...

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Researchers warn Microsoft Defender vulnerability is already being exploited

17 April 2026 at 21:34

A security researcher known as Chaotic Eclipse recently disclosed a vulnerability dubbed "Red Sun" affecting Microsoft Defender Antivirus. While criticizing Microsoft's handling of the issue, Chaotic Eclipse explained that their proof-of-concept code could potentially be used to bypass Defender's protections. The researcher also claimed that malicious actors have already begun...

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A $7,000 DIY radar project is taking on hardware that usually costs over $100,000

17 April 2026 at 16:36

Rather than presenting a stripped-down proof of concept, Motii has published a complete, buildable system. The Aeris-10 repository includes schematics, PCB layouts, firmware, and a graphical control interface, effectively exposing the entire stack – from signal processing to user interaction. The project is available on GitHub.

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AI infrastructure boom pushes AMD, Intel and Arm to new valuation heights

17 April 2026 at 14:10

Those gains point to a broader realignment toward infrastructure built for emerging AI workloads, particularly agentic systems and retrieval augmented generation. Both lean heavily on sustained compute performance and memory throughput, putting renewed weight on CPU design, especially in systems where orchestration, preprocessing, and data movement remain CPU-bound even when...

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Japan's bullet train to debut high-tech private cabins, for an added fee

16 April 2026 at 23:22

A recently introduced Shinkansen high-speed train is set to add several exclusive private cabins over the next few months. According to a local report, these "private rooms" will include high-tech services designed to improve remote working conditions and internet performance. Travelers visiting Japan may also find the option appealing, although...

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Open-source tool decrypts all private data collected by Windows Recall on Copilot PCs

16 April 2026 at 21:32

Alexander Hagenah previously exposed issues affecting Windows Recall with his TotalRecall tool, prompting Microsoft to redesign the feature around stronger architectural principles. Now, the security researcher is once again highlighting Recall's weaknesses with TotalRecall Reloaded. The updated tool can reportedly bypass protections in Recall and access private user data stored...

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Popular WordPress plugins backdoored after ownership change, putting thousands of websites at risk

16 April 2026 at 00:18

A popular brand of WordPress plugins was recently weaponized to download and spread malicious code. The new, potentially massive supply chain attack was unveiled by Austin Ginder, a WordPress developer and founder of the WP hosting service Anchor. The entrepreneur found that the threat was already affecting some Anchor customers,...

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Intel Nova Lake-S is coming after Ryzen APUs with a 16-core iGPU for gamers on a budget

15 April 2026 at 21:47

According to well-known tipster Jaykihn, Intel's upcoming Nova Lake-S desktop CPU lineup will include at least one SKU featuring an integrated graphics chip with 12 Xe3P cores. Preliminary information from the tipster suggests the chip will feature 16 CPU cores, including four Coyote Cove performance cores, eight Arctic Wolf efficiency...

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