Trump unveils voluntary AI safety pact, backs more data centers, and officially renames AI "Super Intelligence"
The "morally binding" agreement relies largely on tech companies policing themselves
PlayStation 5 emulation is evolving rapidly, and a native PS5-to-PC compatibility layer is now in development
PS5 emulation has apparently gone from unthinkable to playable in just a few months
Ex-Nvidia advisor says the company owes him $1 billion in stock, but Nvidia disagrees
A reported 1996 paperwork error miscounted his vesting period as four years instead of four quarters
Microsoft Office is down to $32 for a lifetime license
TL;DR: If you're looking for a powerful productivity suite without paying for any monthly subscriptions, Office 2021 is now available for just $32. All the essentials you need for work or personal projects at 85% off the regular price.
Control Resonant is Remedy's most successful Steam launch ever
Even pirates are saying they'll pay for Control Resonant, that's how good it is
ASML says AI's effect on chipmaking will unfold over the next 10 to 15 years, not overnight
ASML is betting bigger EUV mirrors and stacked transistors will keep chips advancing
Crystal ball: ASML is the only company that makes the EUV lithography machines needed to produce the world's most advanced chips. Its CEO, Christophe Fouquet, says the AI boom will play out over 10 to 15 years and that we're only seeing the tip of the iceberg. Meeting that demand will depend on better optics, vertical chip designs and a sprawling supplier network that can't be scaled up quickly. That makes ASML's roadmap a useful gauge of how far AI hardware can go, and how fast.
The Netherlands is building its own Linux OS to break free from Microsoft
The Dutch government wants to replace US software with Linux and open-source alternatives
US drivers are finally getting the adaptive headlights Europe has had for years
Rivian, Tesla, Audi, Volvo, and Mercedes-Benz are bringing smarter lighting to American roads
The Nintendo 64 turns 30 today, and we're feeling old
The N64 was the golden age of 3D gaming
You can now destroy your least favorite website, thanks to this free browser game
The chaotic Destroy Any Website turns text and images into destructible terrain, with more than a little Flash-era nostalgia
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The GPU Madness Has Come to This: 9070 XT vs. 5060 Ti 16GB
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AMD Radeon RX 9050 4GB: It's a Scam
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Meet Jev: A New Kind of AI Model From One of ChatGPT's Co-Creators
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Nokia 3310 & 5110: The Indestructible Phones Before the Internet
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Cost Per Frame: Nvidia Stops Offering Good Value GPUs to Gamers
SpaceX's Starship finally reaches orbit and puts 26 Starlink satellites into space
The milestone gives SpaceX a way to deploy its much larger Starlink V3 satellites
Firefox 157 rolls out Mozilla's biggest visual refresh in years
The latest Firefox release introduces a visual refresh across toolbars, menus, and the sidebar, alongside new themes and a compact mode with tighter tabs and toolbar spacing. The update also adds hardware AV1 decoding for WebRTC video calls.
One of the first Ryzen AI Max+ Pro 495 PCs costs $7,399 and comes with 192GB of unified memory
Minisforum's AI workstation packs AMD's Gorgon Halo processor into a tiny PC
US Army backs humanoid robot with ballistic protection for future battlefield missions
The US joins China in exploring how humanoid robots could be used on future battlefields.
Boox launches the Picco, a tiny $100 e-reader that attaches to the back of your phone
The 3.97-inch device weighs just 58g and includes a MagSafe-style connector
Former EVGA manager reveals how Nvidia's Founders Edition cards helped drive the company out of GPUs
Winners & losers: EVGA's 2022 exit from Nvidia graphics cards remains one of the industry's most striking partner breakups, and this first-hand account shows how the relationship worked day to day. Hedrick describes a company squeezed by Nvidia's Founders Edition cards, pressure to keep a loss-making entry model and tight control over launch information, all in a business that made up 78% of EVGA's sales. It's only one side of the story, though. Nvidia's CEO and outside reports point to EVGA's own strategy and costs.
Report finds that Microsoft Copilot's human reviewers can see users' uploaded photos and sexualized AI edits
At least hundreds of contractors have reviewed Copilot submissions, according to the documents
Anthropic warns IPO investors its AI could end humanity, dedicating 80 pages to the risks
Blackmail, resisting shutdown, and human extinction make for an unusual investment pitch
WTF?! In what sounds like a self-defeating move, but could also be a way to hype its IPO, Anthropic is warning any potential investors that the company's most advanced AI models could pose "catastrophic or existential risks to humanity." How much that will dissuade people from investing in the company remains to be seen.
The Witcher 3 Remastered GPU Benchmark: RTX 5090 to Arc B580
The Witcher 3 Remastered overhauls CDPR's classic with improved visuals, ray tracing, and path tracing. We benchmark 13 modern GPUs to see how this ambitious free update performs.
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OVER WI-FI
This wireless eGPU promises RTX 5090-like performance
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AI AGENTS
OpenAI pauses training after a model escaped containment, and its kill switch failed
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THE AI BUILD-OUT
Developer offered every household in town $10,000 for a data center, many still said no
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ELECTRONICS
High-end audio brands are ditching CDs because nobody makes drives anymore
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THE WEB
This guy has spent two years hunting fake job listings on LinkedIn, and found 60,000 of them
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INDUSTRY
Acer CEO says PC prices could fall by 2027, accuses rivals of milking the RAM shortage for profit
Nothing's new Headphone (1) Pro wants to rival Bose and Sony, not just look cool doing it
The $399 headphones add a three-driver system, 46dB noise cancellation, and Hi-Res audio up to 24-bit/192kHz
Scammers used an AI voice clone and a fake WhatsApp message to move €95 million out of an Italian bank
Fideuram recovered €53 million with help from authorities in Italy, Portugal, and China, but the rest went into crypto
Southwest and United don't want Boeing's newest 737 MAX software on their new planes
A navigation glitch can leave pilots without some autopilot functions until they restore the system
Microsoft says it loves AMD, just not enough to put it in a new Surface device
Latest Surface models are powered by Qualcomm's Snapdragon X2 Plus SoC
The latest Microsoft Office 2024 Professional Plus suite is $39 in this limited-time deal
Skip the Microsoft 365 monthly fees and buy the latest Word, Excel, and Outlook once
Modders are turning Android handhelds into "mini" Steam Decks
SteamOS for Arm used in the Steam Frame is giving devs a head start on Ayn, Ayaneo, and Retroid devices
Connecting the dots: Valve recently released an official port of SteamOS for Arm devices alongside the Steam Frame headset. Now, modders and open-source developers are turning the company's work into a renaissance of "Steam-like" experiences across a growing number of handheld devices.
Bose is bringing back wired earbuds as teens ditch Bluetooth
Bluetooth had its moment, but now teens are wanting wires
A developer offered every household in a Pennsylvania town $10,000 for a data center, and many still said no
The proposed 1,300-acre site could eventually house 15 data center buildings
What was the first computer to win a chess match against a world champion?
Was it IBM's Watson, Deep Blue, Cray Jaguar or Blue Gene?
Fake "locked computer" alerts in Google Ads are tricking users into calling tech-support scammers
The fraudulent pages hid the cursor and address bar, disrupted keyboard shortcuts, and played alarming sounds to make computers look unusable
Kalmuri combines screenshots, screen recording, and OCR in a simple Windows app
Kalmuri is a free tool for screenshots and screen recording, with OCR and full-page web capture. The latest release improves WebP saving and OCR captures, also enhances image upload security.
Your loud exhaust could get you fined as more US cities pair noise detectors with license plate readers
Muffler violations start at $800 in New York City, where 12 cameras recorded almost 16,000 noise events in 2025
Researchers forged RSA signatures without ever cracking the key
Blind-signature systems like Privacy Pass, used by Apple and Cloudflare, could be exposed
Nvidia launches safety platform to stop AI agents going rogue, with over 100 organizations on board
In context: Every day brings another story of an AI agent going rogue, hacking another organization, or generally doing something it's not supposed to do. Nvidia hopes to address this increasingly concerning trend with the launch of the Open Agent Safety Platform. Team Green has a lot of faith in the system: it says the platform could have prevented the infamous hack by OpenAI's agents on Hugging Face.
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