College students who purchase eligible Windows laptops before July 31 can receive a free year of Microsoft 365 Premium, Xbox Game Pass Ultimate, and a customized Xbox controller. Retailers including Best Buy, Amazon, Walmart, and Dell are leaning into the promotion, surfacing models designed to rival the MacBook Neo on...

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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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Physical books may seem like an odd market for a tech-first company, but it is perhaps not as far-fetched once you dig in a bit. Spotify already offers audiobooks, and has grown its library from 150,000 titles to over 700,000 in just two years. Offering another way into books complements...

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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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Alienware makes some of the best gaming monitors on the market, though they are not necessarily the cheapest. Now, the Dell-owned brand is taking a different approach by introducing a more affordable QD-OLED monitor with some unusual trade-offs in its hardware specifications. Getting a modern OLED panel for under $500...

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Recordly is a desktop app for recording and editing screen captures with motion-driven presentation tools built in. Recordly has emerged as one of the most compelling free alternatives to paid tools like Screen Studio, offering smooth cursor tracking, automatic zoom effects, and clean motion.

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Under the deal, Meta has committed to an initial deployment of 1 gigawatt of MTIA capacity and plans to ramp to multiple gigawatts of Broadcom-based accelerators as its AI footprint grows. Broadcom said that the chips will be the first AI silicon manufactured on a 2-nanometer process.

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Tiny Corp, the same company that built the tinybox AI accelerator, has written its own Nvidia GPU driver completely from scratch. It's called TinyGPU, and it's an open-source macOS kernel extension. Better yet, Apple has signed off on it. That means you don't need workarounds like setting up a virtual...

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According to Microsoft Executive Vice President Rajesh Jha, AI agents may eventually be required to purchase licenses to use specific software products. Jha proposed this idea during a recent conference, describing a not-so-distant future in which AI agents act as company employees with their own corporate identities.

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In April 2025, von Ahn announced plans for Duolingo to become yet another "AI-first" company, meaning more of the technology being integrated into the platform and the eventual elimination of contract workers. This wasn't a first for von Ahn: in January 2024, 10% of Duolingo's contract workers were laid off...

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Charts from Warranty Week indicate that Nvidia paid $894 million in warranty claims in 2025, an 11-fold increase from $84 million the prior year. Although the newsletter does not mention specific products, 2025 saw the release of the company's RTX 5090, which has well-documented power cable issues.

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SemiAccurate, a niche site with a history of semiconductor scoops, reported that Nvidia had been negotiating a deal for more than a year that would "reshape the PC landscape."

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In an April 14 update to the FCC Covered List, the agency said the Department of War had granted conditional approval for Netgear's Nighthawk and Orbi router lines, as well as its CAX cable gateways and CM cable modems, through October 1, 2027. Netgear highlighted the decision in an SEC...

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The security problem starts with how cellular modems are built. A phone's baseband is effectively its own operating system, typically written in C and C++, and it runs tens of megabytes of largely proprietary code that handles everything from signal processing to protocol negotiations.

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California-based auditor webXray reports that tech giants have continued to use cookies to track users across the internet, even when website visitors reject them. Google, Microsoft, and Meta have all disputed the findings.

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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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Malwarebytes recently uncovered a new malicious campaign targeting the Windows Update service. Focused on French-speaking users, the campaign uses layered obfuscation techniques to deliver multiple malicious payloads built with legitimate tools. The malware's primary goal is to steal passwords and other sensitive user data.

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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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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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Pragmata is drawing positive early reviews thanks to its inventive mix of third-person shooting and real-time hacking mechanics alongside striking futuristic visuals. The dynamic between its lead characters and the game's strategic combat depth stand out as key strengths.

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Microsoft recently released a new preview build of Windows 11 for the Windows Insider channels. Users enrolled in the Insider program can now test a somewhat historic change: a new "hard" size limit for disk volumes formatted with the FAT32 file system. This long-anticipated update may improve compatibility and flexibility...

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Festus leaders pitched the project, set to span roughly 360 acres north of Highway 67 and Route CC, as a once-in-a-generation windfall, but many residents saw it as a massive development being pushed through over local objections.

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Developed by PCI-SIG for high-bandwidth enterprise use, CopprLink provides a full PCIe 5.0 x16 interface with throughput of 32 GT/s per lane, or 64 GB/s of total bandwidth. That is four times the throughput of an OCuLink connection using PCIe 4.0 x8, one of the fastest eGPU options currently available alongside Thunderbolt.

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In a post on the Google Developers blog, the company said it is designating back button hijacking as a malicious practice. It added that engaging in any activity that alters the default back button behavior of web browsers will be considered an "explicit violation" of its spam policies, potentially leading...

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Behind the breakthrough is JX Metals Circular Solutions, a subsidiary of one of Japan's largest non-ferrous metal companies. While it was announced back in April 2025, it really started grabbing headlines this month after some Japanese publications revealed the actual process at the company's plant in Tsuruga.

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Twenty-year-old Moreno-Gama threw a bottle containing a flaming rag at the metal gate of 855 Chestnut Street at around 3:40 am on Friday. He was later detained outside of OpenAI's Third Street offices after threatening to burn down the building.

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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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Microsoft has updated the prices for the Surface Pro and Surface Laptop models on its website in response to rising component costs. Each of the 13-inch models has received a $300 hike.

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The shipping manifest, posted on X by industry insider Brad Lynch, details the import of a "Wireless PC Controller" that arrived in the US from Hong Kong on April 4.

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In place of the usual tempered glass, the Superdome forms a bulbous structure that concentrates intake across the entire flank of his Lian Li O11 case, effectively turning the side panel into a dense grid of pressure-optimized fans. The design is a direct response to viewer feedback on his prior...

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An internal memo obtained by The Verge shows Xbox's new CEO, Asha Sharma, acknowledging that Game Pass has grown too expensive. Microsoft is now exploring lower-cost subscription tiers, though no firm timeline has been set.

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Less than a month after removing Denuvo from Doom: The Dark Ages, Voices38 has now achieved the same feat with Resident Evil Requiem. Capcom's survival horror title is the first game released in 2026 to undergo a full "cracking" process, just as TDA marked the first cracked release of a...

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Test your cyber history savvy in this week's trivia.

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Stop Killing Games is backing a new bill from Chris Ward, a member of the California State Assembly since 2020. Introduced earlier this year, the Protect Our Games Act would require gaming companies to make clear commitments to long-term support for "server-connected" video games. The bill has undergone a significant...

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Australia's world-first social media ban on users under the age of 16 isn't keeping kids off the platforms as well as the government hoped.

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One of the most notable features in Linux 7.0 is official support for Rust, after developers agreed to incorporate it as a core language alongside C at the 2025 Linux Maintainer Summit in Tokyo. The Rust for Linux project began in 2020 as part of the so-called "Rust Experiment," and...

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OBS Studio 32.1 introduces a redesigned audio mixer with a new default vertical layout, improved controls, and the ability to pin sources for easier management. The update also adds WebRTC simulcast support, alongside enhancements to Studio Mode, source visibility, and plugin management.

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NZXT introduced its Flex PC rental program in mid-2024, but it didn't take long for the service to catch the attention of Gamers Nexus. The popular YouTube channel claimed NZXT was running a "predatory, evil rental computer scam" that employed "bait and switch" tactics to essentially cheat customers out of...

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After bringing the classic Grand Prix series back to digital stores, MicroProse has now announced its next game, set to be released by the end of the month. Legendary Pilots is a modern indie flight simulator designed to deliver a complete yet accessible management experience. This time, the simulation elements...

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Last month, Epic Games laid off about 1,000 employees as part of a $500 million cost-saving push, following the poor performance of several new games and Fortnite updates. On April 16, Epic will shut down Fortnite's Ballistic mode and Fortnite Festival Battle Stage. Rocket Racing will follow in October.

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Natalie Vock, who works on Valve's Linux graphics stack and the RADV Vulkan driver, has developed a set of kernel patches and user-space tools to address poor VRAM prioritization on Linux. As a result, games get priority for fast local memory, while less important tasks are pushed into slower system...

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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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South Korea's Ministry of Science and ICT said that the country's three major carriers – SK Telecom, KT, and LG Uplus – have agreed to the unlimited free data initiative.

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NetBlocks first tracked the disruption intensifying on February 28, the same day joint US and Israeli military strikes targeted sites in Iran. By April 11, the organization reported that traffic was stuck at about 1% of its pre-blackout levels. "The outage had exceeded 43 days and was still ongoing," the group posted.

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Tools like Claude Cowork, Claude Code, OpenClaw, and NemoClaw are demonstrating capabilities that would have sounded far-fetched even a year ago. They can automate repetitive work, generate polished content, and even enable non-programmers to build functional applications.

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A 20-year-old man was arrested over allegedly throwing the Molotov on Friday. The San Francisco Standard reports that he was booked into San Francisco County Jail on Friday afternoon on suspicion of attempted murder, arson, possession or manufacture of an incendiary device, and other charges.

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Nine X3D CPUs, two platforms, and 14 games tested. We compare every Ryzen 5 and 7 X3D processor to find out how much performance has improved since the 5800X3D and where it actually matters.

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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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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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The repository, posted by NASA's Chris Garry and designated as public domain, contains two distinct programs: Comanche055, used onboard Apollo's Command Module, and Luminary099, used in the Lunar Module.

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Lipovsky and Stein, who helped relaunch the Final Destination franchise with last year's entry that made $317 million worldwide on a $50 million budget, have signed a first-look deal with Sony that goes beyond Metal Gear.

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Residents of Port Washington, Wisconsin, have done something no other community in the country has done with data centers: They've voted to put the brakes on future development in the region by approving a referendum. From now on, city officials require voter approval before handing out tax incentives worth more...

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In a recent statement, Mozilla argued that Microsoft's design choices – particularly those that link the Windows experience tightly to Edge and Copilot – undermine genuine user control. When Microsoft embeds features that favor its own browser and AI tools, it removes opportunities for competing software to be used at...

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A few months after introducing end-to-end encryption (E2EE) to Gmail's web platform, Google is doing the same to mobile apps. The company recently confirmed that Android and iOS users can now safely encrypt their email-based conversations, although they will still need to be part of an organization paying for the...

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Linuxiac reports that France's Inter-ministerial Digital Directorate (DINUM) has revealed a roadmap for shifting the country's government systems away from non-European software. This includes switching from Windows to Linux and adopting various European-developed apps.

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The company frames the dispute not as a question of safety or bias mitigation, but as a First Amendment issue over who controls the information that large-scale AI systems generate.

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In a video posted to X, he said his office is examining whether OpenAI's data and artificial intelligence systems "could fall into the hands of America's enemies, such as the Chinese Communist Party."

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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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Keychron's devices have long supported the open-source QMK and VIA firmware platforms, allowing users to customize firmware behavior. However, the addition of editable hardware files takes that openness a step further.

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The long-rumored Nvidia N1 chip has been circulating in leaks and rumors for what feels like an eternity. But with a fresh leak, we may finally be getting our first proper look at it – and this time, it includes actual, high-quality images. From these, the product appears closer to...

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Three of the sources said the new model would be produced in China, while one added that Tesla also aims to expand production to the United States and Europe. Two sources said the vehicle would measure about 4.28 meters (14.0 feet) in length, making it significantly shorter than the Model...

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