AI hype meets reality as majority of CEOs report no financial returns
Most businesses are still waiting for AI to boost revenue and cut costs
Researchers build a stretchable OLED that can double in size without dimming
New material pairing doubles elasticity while maintaining record brightness levels in next-gen displays
Microsoft rushes out emergency updates to fix a broken Windows Patch Tuesday
Microsoft breaks Windows again
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.
Data shows half of all crypto tokens have gone dark, and 2025 was the worst year yet
Crypto's biggest problem might be too much crypto
The memory shortage is driving up prices for SSDs, GPUs, and hard drives – even phone makers are cutting projections
Building or upgrading a PC is getting a lot more expensive
A new Wine update could finally bring Adobe Photoshop to Linux
One developer is taking on Linux's most stubborn compatibility problem
Forward-looking: Linux powers the vast majority of the world's computing infrastructure, yet it has long struggled to gain traction with everyday users – and with creative professionals, where macOS often holds an edge over Windows. That could change in the near future if one developer's work is accepted into Wine's codebase.
EPA shuts down xAI's off-grid turbine loophole at Colossus data center in Memphis
EPA says gas turbines must meet federal clean air rules
Elon Musk says OpenAI and Microsoft owe him $134 billion in "wrongful gains"
Musk claims the companies profited from his early contributions
This humanoid robot learned realistic lip movements by watching YouTube
The technology could redefine how machines express emotion and interact with people
Something to look forward to: Inside a Columbia University engineering lab, a humanoid robot has learned to move its lips with previously unseen realism. The project, led by the Creative Machines Lab, represents the first time an autonomous system has acquired natural lip movement for speaking and singing through visual learning alone.
CD Projekt Red says the Witcher games have sold over 85 million copies as Witcher 3 expansion rumors grow
Several signs point to another Witcher 3 expansion this year
Mercedes is hitting pause on Level 3 hands-off driving, for now
The tech worked, but hardly anyone could actually use it
What just happened? Autonomous driving remains a long-term goal for Mercedes-Benz, but regulatory frameworks continue to limit how and where "eyes-off" systems can operate. For now, the company appears focused on refining solutions that can function reliably within those boundaries rather than pushing prematurely toward full automation.
A modder turned the PS5, Xbox Series X, and Switch 2 into one console
The Ningtendo PXBOX 5 shares cooling, power, and a single HDMI output
"Games should never die": Rust dev offers $25M to save Amazon's MMO New World
Amazon's big MMO experiment is coming to an end, unless...
Intel's Tejas CPU aimed for a clock speed so high it was never released. What was the target?
Before multicore took over, around the Pentium 4 era, Intel chased a clock speed so extreme it cancelled the processor outright.
Thousands of players join forces to build New York City in Minecraft at a 1:1 scale
A data-driven effort to map every street, building, and balcony at full scale
Opera browser R3 update expands tab organization and AI integration
Opera One R3 is a major update that adds more customization options to Tab Islands for improved tab management, a faster and more context-aware AI built-in, plus a more versatile sidebar with Google services and expanded split-screen layouts.
Call of Duty's chart-topping run comes to an end
Bottom line: Amid Microsoft's ambition to turn Game Pass into gaming's dominant business model, one of its most valuable assets is showing signs of strain. Call of Duty, a $35 billion global franchise known for annual billion-dollar releases, appears to be in decline less than two years after Microsoft completed its acquisition of Activision Blizzard.
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TRIVIA
Intel's Tejas CPU aimed for a clock speed so high it was never released. What was the target?
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FLUID DYNAMICS
Liquid gears could challenge 5,000 years of mechanical engineering
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AI MONEY
Wikipedia is now getting paid by Meta, Microsoft, Perplexity
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WTF
Jensen Huang says negativity around AI is hurting society and has "done a lot of damage"
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INTEL SAYS...
Laptop makers have about a year of stock to ride out the RAM crunch
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HEALTHCARE
Scientists create a spray-on powder that seals life-threatening wounds in seconds
Hackers can hijack your headphones in seconds using Google Fast Pair
The WhisperPair vulnerability affects headphones and speakers from major brands
Winners & losers: Google's Fast Pair technology was designed for convenience. The protocol turns pairing a new Bluetooth accessory into a tap-and-go experience for Android and Chrome OS users. But new research suggests that the same design choices that make Fast Pair effortless also make it alarmingly easy to abuse.
ChatGPT is getting ads soon, starting with free users
OpenAI needs money, and ads were always the obvious next step
The AI crunch is making high-capacity SSDs worth their weight in gold
The 8TB model of the popular SN8100 blows past its gold value by weight
Liquid gears could challenge 5,000 years of mechanical engineering
Instead of teeth, these gears use swirling fluid to move and adapt
Raspberry Pi AI HAT+ 2 adds 40 TOPS accelerator to the single-board computer
Add-on brings chatbots and LLMs to the edge
Lego's next Zelda set celebrates Ocarina of Time
Available for pre-order now priced at $129.99
Microsoft disrupts cybercrime-as-a-service platform tied to $40M in fraud
Cybercrime went SaaS: the subscription service facilitated phishing, fraud, and other criminal activities
DocuSign debuts contract-trained AI to explain documents before you sign them
Great for those pesky iPhone EULAs, but not a replacement for real lawyers
Wikipedia is now getting paid by Meta, Microsoft, Perplexity, and other AI companies
The internet's largest free encyclopedia is adapting to the AI era
Gigabyte is considering a handheld gaming PC, but only if it can stand out from the crowd
CEO Eddie Lin says differentiation is the deciding factor
Scientists create a spray-on powder that seals life-threatening wounds in seconds
A calcium-reactive hydrogel forms instantly to stop bleeding even in battlefield conditions
AMD is adding a one-click AI tools installer to Radeon GPU drivers
The upcoming Adrenalin update bundles tools for running local image generators and AI models
DDR3 is making an unexpected comeback now that DDR4 is also too expensive
How long before DDR3 prices also start climbing?
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