Researchers found a way to eavesdrop on headphones from 30 meters away, and encryption can't stop it
The InjectEave attack was tested on 11 devices, including headphones from Sony, Apple, HP, and Philips
Valve open-sources Lepton, its Android compatibility layer for the Steam Frame
Developers can port Android games while tapping into SteamOS graphics and performance tools
An AI hallucination nearly started a war between the US and China
The US military nearly attacked a Chinese vessel after a chatbot falsely claimed it carried nuclear weapons materials
The takeaway: Warnings from AI developers have sparked widespread debate over whether, and how, the technology might cause human extinction. While much of that discussion has centered on rogue AI incidents, events in the Middle East suggest that military action driven by hallucinating AI tools may be the more immediate danger.
Microsoft Office is down to $29 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 $29. All the essentials you need for work or personal projects at 85% off the regular price.
Apple's new hardware chief says seeing screen protectors used on iPhones makes his "skin crawl"
Tom Marieb argues Ceramic Shield 2 offers 3x the scratch resistance of previous generations
Big quote: Tom Marieb has a visceral reaction when he sees an iPhone owner put on a screen protector. "Personally, when I see someone put a screen protector on their iPhone, it makes my skin crawl, because we work so hard to make beautiful front screens," he told TechRadar. The remark from Apple's new vice president of hardware engineering reflects the company's confidence in Ceramic Shield 2, its latest display material.
GlobalFoundries and Marvell are scaling up silicon photonics efforts as data centers outgrow copper wiring
AI's data problem isn't compute anymore, it's how fast bits can move between chips
Samsung Galaxy S26 FE reviews: a decent phone, awful price
The Galaxy S26 FE gets plenty right, including a bright AMOLED display, good performance, capable cameras, and seven years of software updates. The problem is value: reviewers find few meaningful upgrades over the S25 FE, while the higher price puts it against stronger alternatives.
EA FC 27 scores solid reviews as gameplay improvements take center stage
EA Sports FC 27 builds on the familiar formula with sharper gameplay, smarter player movement, improved Career and Ultimate Team modes, and the new social The Grounds mode. Reviewers highlight the improvements on the pitch and deeper progression, though there are lingering AI and gameplay issues.
Almost 86% of Japanese game developers are using AI in their workflows, up from 51% in 2025
Benefits include improved efficiency, shorter development cycles, and reduced costs, according to survey
Ghostrunner's studio is pricing its Soulslike "Valor Mortis" at $40, but it's worried you'll think that's too low
The game launches this October alongside Gears of War: E-Day, Ace Combat 8, and Final Fantasy Resonance
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GeForce RTX 5070 vs. Radeon RX 9070 XT: 2026 Update
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Testing DLSS 5's Real Performance (No 6X Frame Gen)
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I Vibecoded to Run Morrowind, Duke Nukem, and Serious Sam in My iPhone
This startup believes smaller, modular data centers can solve AI's infrastructure bottleneck
The company raised $3.9 billion to deploy inference capacity where power is available
Control Resonant reviews praise its spectacular world and bold new direction
Control Resonant takes Remedy's supernatural series into a semi-open-world Manhattan, with Dylan Faden replacing Jesse as protagonist. Reviewers like the reality-bending environments, art direction, story, and exploration, while reactions to the redesigned combat are more mixed.
Microsoft exec says AI training might be the "largest labor theft in human history"
OpenAI executive Greg Brockman admitted ChatGPT can complete sentences from NYT articles verbatim
Senators urge FTC to investigate whether Amazon and Walmart chatbots bury "Made in USA" products
A Columbia University report found both chatbots inconsistently surfaced domestic-origin product information
Gears of War: E-Day's final PC specs target 4K at 60 FPS with an RTX 5070 Ti, but upscaling is required at all levels
The Coalition also cuts the SSD requirement to 115GB and removes Intel Arc cards from the list
Air traffic control assisted by AI could arrive as soon as next week
The FAA's new AI tool won't replace air traffic controllers, but it might fix their data problem
Most of the world thinks AI is going to kill jobs, a new Pew survey finds
South Korea and Australia are even more pessimistic about AI and jobs than the US
Scientists develop a way to restore aging EV batteries without breaking them down into raw materials
Cornell's DEER process removes performance-robbing buildup
A California county wants businesses to pay a fee when robots take someone's job
San Mateo County's proposed robot permits would require equal-pay job offers, severance, or retraining fees
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Roblox's top creators are making millions, will soon offer games on Steam and other storefronts
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A hobbyist built a working computer out of 460 vacuum tubes
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Records show police justified Flock license plate searches with answers like "LMAO" and "idk"
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Sony says you don’t own digital games. Its own words disagree
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Switch emulation now goes both ways: PC games on Switch and Switch games on PC
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Micron offered its Taiwan workers up to 68 months' pay.
They said no.
Razer's new $100 Kraken headset adds physical haptic feedback to over 100 supported games
Two haptics modes let players feel scripted in-game events or background audio cues, depending on the title
Apple Watch Series 12 reviews: two-day battery life and better health tracking
The latest Apple Watch brings meaningful upgrades to battery life, health tracking, and everyday performance while keeping the same starting price. Reviewers praise the new health sensors, improved Siri, and battery life that can now stretch to two days.
MPC-HC 2.8.2 adds ReplayGain support and playback improvements
MPC-HC is a lightweight and highly customizable Windows media player, with strong codec support through its bundled LAV Filters and excellent compatibility with advanced renderers. Version 2.8.2 adds ReplayGain volume normalization, smoother seeking and file launching. For more recommended playback and streaming apps, check out our Essentials Software guide.
US-Iran war permanently damaged Amazon's AWS infrastructure in the Middle East
Cloud access and data services cannot be restored anymore in Bahrain and UAE
A judge ruled Google broke antitrust law, then let it keep its entire ad-tech business
It's Google's second major antitrust case to end without an order to break up its business
Microsoft will reveal what's next for Windows and Surface next month, Nvidia RTX Spark included
The first major Windows event in over two years could center on local AI computing
Forward-looking: Microsoft will use an event in San Francisco next month to lay out its next moves in Windows and Surface, with local AI computing expected to take center stage. The October 7 presentation marks Microsoft's first major Windows-focused event in more than two years – its last one came in May 2024, when the company unveiled Copilot+ PCs and laid out a strategy built around AI-ready hardware.
Someone finally cracked the PlayStation 2's security chip, 26 years later
The MechaCon chip handled encryption for memory cards, discs, and Sony's MagicGate copy protection
Fusion startups keep promising power plants, the physics still says otherwise
Materials, fuel supply, and continuous operation all remain unsolved problems
AMD's next GPUs could bring neural rendering to the PS6 and next Xbox
If AMD follows Nvidia with DLSS 5-like rendering, it could become as standard as upscaling is now
Hackers stole a Flock camera and found 27,321 video clips, 1.6 million images, and an encryption key
The findings appear to contradict Flock's previous claims about stored footage
Apple could return to the server market with M8 Ultra hardware and Nvidia networking
The system could use NVLink Fusion to connect two or four M8 Ultra chips
Grandmother jailed for six months after facial recognition mistake launches $10 million lawsuit against Fargo and detective
She lost her home, car, and dog while jailed for a crime committed more than 1,200 miles away
Valve says Nvidia GeForce support for SteamOS is progressing, but could take years
SteamOS currently only recommends AMD GPUs, despite Nvidia powering 73% of Steam users' systems
Nine-year-old spends $118,000 on dad's corporate credit card promoting his YouTube channel
His dad only discovered the charges after being called into work over the missing company money
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