Crimson Desert hits 4 million sales despite rocky launch
Mixed reviews and launch controversies failed to slow Pearl Abyss' latest hit
Oracle layoffs could reach 30,000 as company doubles down on AI
Job cuts follow massive investment in AI data centers and automation initiatives
Tesla admits that remote humans can sometimes take control of its robotaxis
Tesla says remote control is only used as a last-resort measure
Microsoft Office is down to $35 for a lifetime license
TL;DR: If you're looking for a powerful productivity suite without paying any subscriptions, Office 2021 is now available for just $35. All the essential tools you need for work or personal projects at over 80% off the regular price.
You can finally change your Gmail address without losing everything
Changes are limited to once per year, with a lifetime cap of four usernames
What just happened? Many Gmail users stuck with outdated or embarrassing usernames have spent years or decades hoping Google would add the ability to change them without losing past emails or other data. The company quietly teased the functionality late last year and has now enabled it for all US users.
Hypervisor-based cracks are breaking Denuvo protections in hours
The PC game piracy world will never be the same...
Iran threatens attacks on Nvidia, Microsoft, Intel, and other US tech firms in the Middle East
Iran warns workers to evacuate sites tied to named US firms
AI can clone open-source software in minutes, and that's a problem
By simulating "independent" code creation, AI may commercialize community projects without giving back
What Ever Happened to Napster? From MP3 Rebellion to Streaming Blueprint
Napster made digital music feel limitless for the first time, then vanished in lawsuits, rebrands, and sales. Its name faded, but its ideas still shape how the world listens.
AMD says it will buy Intel, completing the strangest reversal in chip history
The one-time challenger is now worth more than its old rival, but swallowing Intel would take the industry's power shift to absurd new heights
The Windows Command Prompt is getting faster, smarter, and a lot more modern
Insider preview brings Terminal features, inline graphics, 10x faster scrolling, and improved clipboard reliability
Disney's gaming push could one day include buying Epic Games
Some executives are waiting for the right moment, but others think it's a bad idea
RTX 60 series leaks are everywhere, but Nvidia hasn't finalized the GPUs yet
Don't buy into RTX 6090 rumors just yet
Nvidia App beta enables DLSS 4.5 with dynamic frame-gen, automatic shader compilation
Nvidia DLSS 4.5 with dynamic frame generation is now available for RTX 50 GPUs using the Nvidia App (enable beta updates). The feature adjusts frame-gen in real time to balance performance and image quality. The update also adds MFG modes of up to 6x, along with beta automatic shader compilation to reduce in-game stutter.
Microsoft halts Windows 11 update after users report installation errors
The number of issues with Windows 11 keeps growing despite Redmond's early promises
Delta is bringing free Wi-Fi to flights using Amazon's satellites
Amazon is taking on Starlink with Delta's Wi-Fi deal, but it won't arrive until 2028
GitHub pulls Copilot "feature" after it added advertising to more than 11,000 pull requests
Controversy highlights the risks of AI altering user content
PDFsam 6.0 adds compression tools and PDF 2.0 support
PDFsam Basic is a free, open-source tool for splitting, merging, and organizing PDFs. Version 6.0 adds three compression modes, better support for PDF 2.0 and UTF-8 text, stronger handling for malformed files, and more quality-of-life improvements.
A Supermicro co-founder is accused of smuggling $2.5B in AI servers to China
The AI chip trade is proving harder to police than policymakers expected
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SYSTEM ON A CHIP
Apple M5 MacBooks are getting surprisingly close to real gaming PCs
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HUMAN LEARNING MACHINES
AI has mastered chess, so humans are changing the rules
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WINDOWS VS MAC
Windows PCs crash three times as often as Macs, report says
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GAME DEVS
"Why make game art at all?" Publisher fears DLSS 5 is replacing artistry with AI
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SCIENCE
CERN scientists successfully turn an antiproton trap into a moving appliance
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INDUSTRY
It's not just memory anymore: AI data centers are taking all the CPUs, too
Instagram is testing a new paid tier that allows users to watch Stories anonymously
Pay up, and your Story views will stay hidden
Students in China are renting smart glasses to cheat on exams
The newest academic shortcut involves using real-time AI answers during exams
Samsung wants $400 for a tablet keyboard, even more than Apple
The Galaxy Tab S11 Ultra Pro Keyboard aims for a laptop-like feel, but that price
New RCS standard could enable cross-platform video calls, if Apple and Google play along
Turning texts into a full-fledged video platform
Apple M5 Max MacBooks are getting surprisingly close to real gaming PCs
Baldur's Gate 3 maxed out in 4K, while Resident Evil 9 and Kingdom Come II also achieve high performance
Americans are using AI more, but fear of job losses is growing
70% of Americans fear AI will cut job opportunities, while 30% say it could make their jobs obsolete
"Tech neck" is becoming a new concern as phone use reshapes how we age
All that scrolling may be showing up on your neck
Doom now runs over DNS, loading from nearly 2,000 text records
1,966 lines of TXT code, no installer, no files written to the disk
Kingdom Come: Deliverance II studio axes human translator in favor of AI
"I won't keep quiet about my experience."
Price spike hits Intel Core Ultra 7 270K Plus a week after launch, but value proposition remains
You can no longer buy the new Arrow Lake Refresh chips at MSRP
Hackers are using fake coding jobs to spread malware through GitHub
Malware campaign uses GitHub job scams and blockchains to steal credentials at scale
Robots just installed 100 MW of solar panels in the desert
Robots are helping humans install solar panels at previously impossible rates
TSMC's 3nm capacity is now reserved for its biggest customers only
Capacity crunch leaves much of the chip industry waiting in line
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