According to Nvidia's press release, the new Sega games will support its latest upscaling and rendering technologies, including ray tracing and DLSS. The company added that its latest AI tools will also be supported by the upcoming titles, hinting at integration with its AI-powered neural rendering technologies, such as Reflex...

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In a recent letter to investors, IBM CEO Arvind Krishna explained that the company experienced some unexpected shortfalls in its latest financial performance. The former pioneer of the personal computer industry now primarily sells software, cloud services, and mainframe systems, but potential customers have recently scaled back major mainframe investments...

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LibreWolf browser removes Mozilla telemetry and enables stricter privacy and security settings by default. It remains compatible with most Firefox extensions and is typically updated shortly after new Firefox releases.

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Samsung said its Flex Titanium tech is the result of seven generations of foldable innovation and accumulated display know-how. It utilizes a titanium-alloy film roughly one-third the thickness of a human hair that sits below the OLED panel to boost mechanical stiffness by 20 times compared to a polymer film....

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A complaint from a Dutch streamer whose hijacked Microsoft account was permanently suspended has gone viral. The user claims to have lost access to his son's baby pictures and digital games that cost thousands of euros.

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Boston Dynamics has posted a video of Spot on a route with a delivery driver. After it hops out of the back of a van, the driver loads parcels onto a conveyor belt attached to the robot's back.

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Valve's new Steam Controller doesn't natively support XInput, even though XInput remains the standard for many PC games and devices. Typically, Steam has to stay open in the background to bridge that gap. With OpenPuck, the microcontroller handles the translation itself, so Steam doesn't have to.

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Ubisoft has a reputation for the amount of paid-for cosmetic and so-called time-saving extra content it adds to its titles, but making the combined cost of the DLC higher than the price of the game itself was a step too far for many Black Flag buyers. It caused the remake...

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The League of Legends Classic game client is now available to download. The new mode, set to open at the end of this month, will focus on characters and gameplay elements from the game's first three seasons.

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The Office of Foreign Assets Control designated First VPN Service, also known as 1VPNS, and its Ukrainian administrator, Dmytro Rashevskyi. Belarusian national Yegeniy Vladimirovich Silayev was sanctioned separately for selling "cryptors," tools designed to disguise ransomware and other malware as harmless software so security systems do not detect it.

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The issue affects 11 shim binaries that were still signed and accepted by systems enforcing Secure Boot. That signature is what allows code to run during the boot process. If a trusted component is compromised, everything that follows can be affected.

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Jamie Farnell, a repair shop owner in the UK town of Wem told the BBC that he has been flooded with devices suffering from internal moisture damage recently.

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AMD's new EXPO Ultra Low Latency memory promises tighter timings without manual tuning. We tested G.Skill's latest DDR5 kits to see how much faster they make Ryzen gaming.

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Masayoshi Son is hell-bent on bringing AI to the masses, and he's ready to spend the enormous sums required to reach this historic goal. Speaking at SoftBank's annual corporate conference in Tokyo, the outspoken founder shared a few numbers about that spending, though he chose not to elaborate on exactly...

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Samsung's new SSD 990 launched today, offering solid PCIe 4.0 performance, improved efficiency over the Evo lineup, and speeds exceeding 7 GB/s. Early reviews agree that the launch price leaves it in an awkward spot however, with the faster 990 Pro and and even some PCIe 5.0 SSDs often costing only slightly more.

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HWMonitor 1.65 can once again report hotspot temperatures on Nvidia RTX 50 series GPUs, giving users access to the hottest point on the GPU die rather than just the average core temperature. The reading is especially useful for diagnosing thermal issues, identifying uneven cooler contact, and spotting thermal throttling.

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Speaking to Eurogamer, Tomaszkiewicz said he believes the reported delays could be a blessing in disguise for small studios like Rebel Wolves, which he co-founded with other industry veterans in 2022. According to him, smaller teams and indie developers have an easier time optimizing their games for existing consoles than...

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The change appears first on the search home screen. Instead of the old layout – with recently used apps on the left and tiles on the right asking "What day is it today?" or offering features such as "Daily quiz," "Word of the day," "Search trends," and "Recommended games" –...

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Days before The Odyssey is set to debut in cinemas worldwide, director Christopher Nolan answered questions about filmmaking, technology, and generative AI.

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Starfire features an eight-core CPU built on the 18A node, with each chip combining four performance cores and four low-power efficiency cores. The two models operate at different clock speeds, with the low-power version prioritizing efficiency and the performance model targeting higher compute capability.

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According to a post by Redditor Slawrfp on the PC master race subreddit, multiple courts in China have recently ruled in favor of the family members of deceased gamers, finding that legal heirs have rights to the game accounts of their relatives or partners because game purchases and in-game microtransactions...

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It was revealed last month that Ubisoft was laying off more than 380 people at offices in Winnipeg, Belgrade, and in the company's global publishing division. It was also reported that 51 people would be let go at Ubisoft Barcelona.

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In its announcement, the law school said the changes are a response to the way AI is disrupting higher education. "With AI disrupting higher education, our commitment to rigorous legal education must also mean being open to rapid adaptation," the school said.

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Security analysts at Microsoft Threat Intelligence recently uncovered GigaWiper, a destructive backdoor assembled by combining several different malware families into one package.

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Virtua Racing was Sega's F1-style racer, and it ran on the company's Model 1 arcade board, the hardware Sega used for its first polygonal games.

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Those speed gains come with a smaller increase in core count, from 192 to 256. The gap between core count and overall speed suggests the gains come from architectural changes as well as more cores.

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Reports in March claimed that OnePlus was preparing to withdraw from several global markets, including large parts of Europe and North America, while continuing to operate in a handful of Asian countries, including China and India. This followed similar rumors in January. However, OnePlus insisted at the time that its...

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According to complaints on Reddit and the Steam forums, the PC version of Assassin's Creed Black Flag Resynced became unplayable over the weekend because Ubisoft Connect's servers experienced an outage. The incident locked players out of a single-player title that is supposed to have an offline mode.

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The event, first announced on the company's Discord server in June, saw Build A Rocket Boy cover selected community members' flights to Scotland, two nights of hotel accommodation, and return journeys. Participants were also given the opportunity to meet members of the development team.

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Alinea Analytics lists Forza Horizon 6 as the top-earning new game on Steam so far this year, with an estimated $197.7 million in revenue since launch. Resident Evil Requiem is close behind at $194.5 million, followed by Crimson Desert at $190.1 million. Those sales numbers highlight how a few big...

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The lawsuit was filed in federal court in Sacramento on Monday, just a month after the Department of Justice cleared the deal without conditions. California is joined by Arizona, Colorado, Connecticut, Massachusetts, Minnesota, Nevada, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, Oregon, and Washington, all states with Democratic attorneys general.

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Dell's Alienware AW3426DW combines a refined 34-inch 280Hz QD-OLED panel with better text clarity, brighter HDR, and a lower price, making it the new ultrawide OLED to beat.

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Users can now preview this year's new Apple features, including AI enhancements for Siri, through the company's beta software program. However, due to RAM requirements, some AI features remain limited to the latest iPhone and iPad models.

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Zimbra owner Synacor has released a new version of its collaboration software, and users should install the update as soon as they can. Zimbra "Daffodil" 10.1.19 includes a fix for a stored cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability that could be exploited to compromise customers' machines through Zimbra's Classic Web Client.

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The employees log in to an app and choose when to work, signing up for four-hour blocks that fit their schedules. In a typical week, roughly half the pool – around 450 workers – pick up shifts, averaging about 24 hours.

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Mozilla Director Sylvestre Ledru confirmed that Firefox will soon adopt a faster release cadence, but said the accelerated release schedule should be considered an "experiment" for now. The final monthly release will be Firefox 154, which is currently scheduled for August 18. After that, Firefox 155 will arrive on September...

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This fall's Macs are still expected to debut with a base M6 chip. Under Apple's traditional release pattern, that chip would be followed by M6 Pro and M6 Max variants for higher-end laptops, along with an M6 Ultra for desktop-class machines.

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Speaking with the publication, Noh-Jung said SK Hynix is doing their best to solve the problem but acknowledged it'll be an uphill battle. "Our customer demand continues to go up, while our capacity has limitations," he said. With no slowdown excepted on the AI front anytime soon, demand for memory...

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Claude now has its own take on SpotifyWrapped, only instead of exposing your questionable music taste, Reflect shows how you use AI. The beta dashboard summarizes up to 12 months of topics, activity patterns, and common tasks. Check out Reflect using the the Claude desktop app for Windows or macOS.

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According to the New York State Nurses Association (NYSNA), the layoffs, made by the Montefiore Medical Center in the Bronx, were a direct result of the AI-powered software provided by Datavant. Montefiore described it as a nonclinical program that helps facilitate the paperwork process.

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PeaZip adds a new F12 function picker, better keyboard shortcuts, smoother drag-and-drop, and improved file manager auto-refresh. The release also expands support to 243 file extensions, including ZIM files used for Wikipedia data dumps.

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TSMC sits at the center of that buildout. The company manufactures many of the world's most advanced chips used in AI data centers, including processors designed by Nvidia and Apple. As tech companies race to expand their data center capacity, demand for those chips has remained robust.

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OpenAI will pull the plug on ChatGPT Atlas next month, less than a year after launch. Curious Mac users can still download it for one last look, but for an AI browser with an actual future, try Perplexity's Comet or Opera, both offer tools for summarizing pages, answering questions, and helping you navigate the web.

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Stockholm-based Nordic Air Defence publicly showed off the K100XR for the first time during a recent Demo Day. Journalists watched the counter-drone system detect, chase, and engage target aircraft in real time.

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What used to be a tightly managed corporate site is now showing up in short clips on TikTok and Instagram, where users post footage of empty offices, scattered furniture, and the campus's distinctive pyramid structures. The site has become a magnet for so-called urban explorers, or "urbex" enthusiasts, and social...

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Michael McGrath, the European Commissioner for Democracy, Justice, the Rule of Law and Consumer Protection, was asked whether the bloc could intervene in Sony's controversial move toward an all-digital future.

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Several of these new approaches are now being tested. Some rely on metals that cool when stretched and released. Others use semiconductors, magnetic fields, or pressure-sensitive materials to move heat without the chemical refrigerants used in conventional air conditioning. Most are still in early stages, but the activity reflects a...

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Mayor Zohran Mamdani and the Department of Consumer and Worker Protection (DCWP) announced that the city's final Click-to-Cancel Rule will take effect on October 1. New York will become the first US city to impose this type of requirement at the municipal level.

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According to multiple Korean outlets, including Chosun, Samsung's LSI division which works on the Exynos mobile chips, is developing a dedicated AI accelerator for PCs codenamed GAIA.

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Redditor "Ordo_Liberal" recently claimed to have won back their compromised Microsoft account by taking the tech giant to court. The episode offers a useful playbook for dealing with the company's customer support, and serves as a warning as gaming companies phase out physical media.

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Spectral Compute was founded in 2018 by four engineers with about 60 years of combined HPC optimization experience. The founders say the effort grew out of frustration: while working at an AI firm, they grew tired of the cost of Nvidia GPUs and the poor performance of alternative compilers, which...

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The feud between "NightmareEclipse" and Microsoft continues to hold unpleasant surprises for the Windows ecosystem. The disgruntled security researcher, who accused Redmond of hiding a pernicious backdoor in BitLocker's volume encryption, recently shared details about RoguePlanet, a new zero-day flaw that could be abused by cybercriminals to gain full administrative...

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Martino worked for DigitalMint, a firm that helps companies navigate ransomware incidents, including negotiating payments with attackers. In that role, he worked on active breach cases and had access to detailed information about victims, including ransom demands, insurance coverage, and internal negotiation strategies. According to prosecutors, he used that access...

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The successor to College Football 26 initially earned high praise from both gamers and reviewers for engaging gameplay and immersive graphics, but it's now facing widespread backlash for introducing what some gamers are describing as "predatory" microtransactions in the offline single-player modes.

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WhatsApp's desktop app turns your Windows or Mac into a full messaging hub. You can link up to four devices at once, make voice and video calls straight from your webcam, and type on a real keyboard instead of a phone screen. Your phone only needs to reconnect once every 14 days, so it's an easy way to stay on top of conversations while you actually get work done.

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Diving seabirds like puffins use their wings to both fly and swim, even though air and water behave very differently. "Thinking of a wing that could operate in both somewhat efficiently seems implausible," Zufferey tells NPR.

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Apple has sued OpenAI for allegedly stealing its trade secrets to develop an AI-focused device and other hardware. Apple alleges that as over 400 former employees left to join the ChatGPT maker, many of them routinely accessed Apple's confidential data related to unreleased products.

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Shawn Layden recently said that bringing PlayStation games to PC was never about money. However, newer estimates of Steam's user base could put the former Sony executive's comments in a different perspective. Companies that do business with PC's most successful digital storefront have access to a massive pool of potential...

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