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The recovery involved 3.5 trillion password attempts
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A security researcher says Microsoft secretly built a backdoor into BitLocker, releases an exploit to prove it
YellowKey exploit bypasses BitLocker full volume encryption via USB stick and WinRE
By Alfonso Maruccia,
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The Sony Xperia 1 VIII is the anti-flagship flagship: headphone jack, microSD, and thick bezels in 2026
Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 inside, headphone jack outside – and it costs more than Samsung's best phone
By Kishalaya Kundu,
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Forza Horizon 6 Benchmark: 47 GPUs Tested
1080p, 1440p, 4K Tested Forza Horizon 6 is one of the best-looking racing games yet, but max settings and RT can crush modern GPUs. We tested 47 graphics cards to see what it really takes to run well.
Forza Horizon 6 GPU Benchmark: 8GB vs. 16GB VRAM
Forza Horizon 6 looks stunning, but our testing shows modern visuals come at a steep VRAM cost. Here's how 8GB and 16GB GPUs compare across a range of settings and resolutions.
This robot changes tires faster than any mechanic, without even removing the wheel
AI is now coming after blue-collar jobs with robots that can change tires in minutes
By Kishalaya Kundu,
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The Best Mouse: Our Favorite Mice for Work and Play
The best mice for work, gaming, and everything in between – tested and ranked across every category, from budget picks to flagship wireless.
Nearly 50,000 Lake Tahoe residents have one year to find new power as their utility pivots to data centers
California residents must compete with data center builders over Nevada power grid
By Daniel Sims,
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Researchers built a switch 1,000 times faster than today's AI chips, and it barely generates any heat
University of Tokyo's antiferromagnetic spintronic switch operates at picosecond speeds
By Kishalaya Kundu,
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Forget Raspberry Pi: this computer is literally the size of a credit card
A Redditor's 1mm-thick build includes Wi-Fi, NFC, an e-paper display, and its own battery
By Rob Thubron,
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RAM makers are taking on massive debt to keep up with AI's chip appetite
Adata, Apacer, and TeamGroup have collectively raised over $880 million through bonds and loans
By Alfonso Maruccia,
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AI could steal fingerprints from high-resolution selfies, experts warn
Hackers only need photos from within 5 feet
By Daniel Sims,
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Forced to vibe code at work, programmers say their skills are deteriorating
Developers complain about mental atrophy and debugging troubles
By Daniel Sims,
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A Windows 11 speed boost is coming as soon as next month, along with a taskbar you can finally move
The Low Latency Profile feature promises snappier app launches and shell responsiveness
By Alfonso Maruccia,
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Modder creates a fully working 16GB RTX 3070 using VRAM from a dead AMD GPU
The graphics card can switch between 8GB and 16GB modes, and the extra VRAM doubled performance in Spider-Man 2
By Rob Thubron,
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Ex-Google CEO Eric Schmidt's AI-heavy graduation speech goes badly as graduates drown him out with boos
Schmidt's attempt to sell students on AI followed another boo-filled commencement speech days earlier
By Rob Thubron,
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AMD keeps gaining on Intel in servers, but desktop PCs tell a different story
What just happened? AMD has hit another x86 CPU milestone, with Mercury Research figures showing the company now holds 38.1% of overall market revenue. That sounds like another win for Team Red, especially given its huge gains in servers, but there is a surprising caveat: AMD actually lost ground in desktop PCs during the first quarter.
Researchers unveil NAND-DRAM hybrid that could outperform traditional memory
3D CCD recycles decades-old technology to address the AI memory crunch
By Kishalaya Kundu,
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Googlebooks will feature Intel, Qualcomm, and MediaTek chips, and follow Google's strict hardware guidelines
Acer, Asus, HP, and Dell are all making them
By Kishalaya Kundu,
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FSR 4 upscaling is finally coming to older Radeon GPUs, and the image quality gains are real
Radeon RX 7000 gets FSR 4.1 in July, RX 6000 owners not until early 2027
Recap: Modders have known since last year that AMD was developing a version of FSR 4 that supports older Radeon graphics cards. Still, despite growing outcry from RX 7000 and RX 6000 owners, the GPU manufacturer remained silent about its plans to release the AI upscaling model until this week. Early testing indicates that, while performance savings are significantly smaller than on RX 9000 cards, the image quality enhancements remain worthwhile.
Two brothers deleted 96 federal databases after being fired – one googled how to hide the evidence afterward
Government contractor unknowingly hired felons who hacked the government in 2015
By Daniel Sims,
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Android Auto's biggest update in years delivers edge-to-edge Maps, Gemini, and HD video streaming
Most of the new features will roll out later this year
By Kishalaya Kundu,
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Sony Xperia 1 VIII AI Camera Assistant images are so bad people think they were mislabeled
Nothing CEO Carl Pei thinks they're engagement farming
By Rob Thubron,
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UCF graduates boo commencement speaker for calling AI "the next industrial revolution"
The speaker tried to steady the room by comparing AI to the early internet, but the boos returned
By Skye Jacobs,
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Subnautica 2 playable build leaks online days before early access launch
Subnautica 2 is the latest major game to leak early after Forza Horizon 6 and Lego Batman
By Rob Thubron,
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