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QR codes were built to track car parts, written off as a gimmick, then rescued by phone cameras. Now they're everywhere. Here's how they work, what's changed, and what to watch out for.
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We tested 44 GPUs in Gears of War: E-Day at 1080p, 1440p, and 4K to see what it takes to run the game well, how 8GB cards hold up, and whether upscaling makes Ultra settings practical.
You can now play the original Halo in your browser, 128-player multiplayer included
The fan-made port includes the full single-player campaign
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Retailers are pulling back from self-checkout after years of theft, errors, and questionable time savings
Only 36% of surveyed retailers plan to invest in the technology this year
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Sony's new PS5 Pro lottery requires 60 hours of playtime just to apply
Anti-scalper lottery could backfire right as GTA VI drives demand even higher
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A Riot ban followed a used Ryzen CPU to its new owner, but something is not adding up
Riot says the ban is limited to Valorant, lasts up to four months, and shouldn't affect other PC parts
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German utility launches dedicated electricity tariff for gamers with power-hungry PCs
With consumption presets ranging from 2,500 to 5,000 kWh per year, the offer targets everyone from casual players to shared gaming homes.
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A Florida county discovered 14 Flock cameras nobody authorized, and 11 remain unclaimed
No one knows who was watching
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A man could face a decade in prison for a fake crocodile photo he made with Gemini
Crocodile tears
WTF?! Some people love to generate AI slop images that spread false information, especially the kind that make people worry. That's not a good idea if you're in Singapore, where a man who used Gemini to make a fake image of a crocodile in a popular reservoir has been charged over the act and could face up to ten years in prison.
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Utah will become first state to let AI examine patients and prescribe medication without direct human oversight
The pilot could offer an early glimpse of how AI might take over some routine medical care
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Humanoid robots pummel YouTuber in cage matches, California tells startup to stop the fights
It begins
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Google cleared 300 hectares of Finnish forest for a data center, and regulators want answers
Finland's regulator says the environmental review came too late, Google says it followed the law
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A new PS5 jailbreak works on almost every firmware version, and it already runs the latest games
A new wave of piracy is about to hit Sony right in the... discs
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Federal judge calls Flock search unconstitutional, as AOC and Bernie Sanders introduce bill to ban license plate readers
The judge's "indiscriminate mass surveillance" description breaks from how prior rulings have treated Flock's cameras
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New York City's click-to-cancel rule takes effect, making subscription cancellations as easy as sign-ups
The regulation targets gyms, streaming services, subscription boxes, and other recurring payments
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McDonald's has been using AI to decide how much you should pay for a Big Mac
AI pricing tool can make a Big Mac cost $1.20 more just two miles away
Recap: McDonald's has made several attempts to deploy AI across its businesses over the past few years, not all of them successfully. A recent extensive report sheds light on one area where the fast-food giant has had a long and potentially lucrative history with machine learning and algorithms: dynamic pricing.
HP joins the MacBook Neo fight with colorful OmniBook 5 laptops starting at $699
Arriving in time for the holidays
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Judge calls warrantless Flock search unconstitutional mass surveillance, throws out drug evidence
The ruling found police violated the Fourth Amendment by searching a driver's historical location records without a warrant
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Steam's latest survey shows 32GB RAM overtaking 16GB despite the massive price surge
32GB configurations jumped more than 4 points in a single month, reaching 42% of all Steam gaming rigs
What RAMpocalypse? Valve's monthly Hardware and Software Survey offers critical insight into the PC configurations of gamers worldwide. Recent surveys have shown AMD gaining ground on Intel in the CPU space, while Nvidia has kept its lead over AMD as the preferred GPU maker. The latest report now reveals that 32GB of system memory has become the most common configuration for gamers, despite the AI-fueled price hike.
"The Big Short" investor says he's rooting for a crash just to stop OpenAI and Anthropic's IPOs
Crystal ball: Michael Burry rose to prominence as one of America's best-known investors after profiting from the subprime mortgage crisis in 2008. He no longer manages outside funds, but he remains deeply "bearish" on the AI boom, warning that a bubble could do severe damage to the world's financial wealth.
Windows 11 26H2 is rolling out, but it doesn't add anything new, it just turns on what was already there
Windows 11 26H2 extends Home and Pro support to October 2028, two years beyond 24H2
The takeaway: Microsoft has officially released Windows 11 26H2 to the stable channel, rolling it out to all eligible users. The update is described as an "enablement package" that simply switches on dormant features delivered with previous monthly updates. It's a tiny 174 KB download for devices that are already up to date with all cumulative updates.
Apple's long-rumored smart home hub might finally arrive next month with a 6-inch display
Cupertino's answer to the Amazon Echo and Google Nest
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Sony's quiet PS5 Slim revision shows how consoles keep changing long after launch
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