Australia plans new law to hold AI companies responsible when their agents cause harm
New criminal and civil penalties could help prevent another incident like the OpenAI agent breach
A startup says its frame generation beats DLSS and runs on GPUs as old as the GeForce GTX 16 series
Apex Neural Rendering claims to cut VRAM use by as much as 62%, super resolution and ray reconstruction are still in development
Without Jensen Huang, is it game over for GeForce?
Nvidia's succession scramble, a widening spy probe, and everyone's pick for CEO
THE AFTERMATH: Jensen Huang's resignation this morning ends Nvidia's 33-year founder era, but it doesn't end the story. There's a search for a successor with no obvious candidate, an espionage case now touching four governments, a congressional hearing, and a growing roster of people offering their own picks for who should run the world's most important AI chipmaker.
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 is now available for just $29. All the essentials you need for work or personal projects at 85% off the regular price.
AMD fixes Radeon driver bug that was hammering SSDs
AMD's latest Adrenalin 26.11.1 driver fixes a bug that caused excessive SSD writes on systems with Radeon RX 7000 series and newer GPUs, even when idle. Available as an optional update, the release also resolves excessive disk activity when moving or resizing application windows, addressing concerns over unnecessary SSD wear.
Before Nvidia, founder and ex-CEO Jensen Huang designed processors for...
On his 30th birthday in 1993, Jensen Huang co-founded Nvidia.
Synology patches a critical NAS flaw that could let attackers in without logging in
No password, no problem: attackers could read files, write files, and crash a NAS remotely
A hot potato: Despite recent controversies over its corporate policies, Synology still holds a large slice of the increasingly popular NAS market. When its devices are hit by dangerous security flaws, customers should take note. Hackers and cyber-criminals certainly will.
Apple's HomeView nails the hardware, but the software needs work
Apple's first smart display earns praise for its elegant design, vibrant display, impressive sound, and intuitive smart home controls. However, its $299 price, inconsistent Siri, and limited apps hold it back. Perhaps most intriguing is Apple's attempt at facial recognition without Face ID, which has raised privacy concerns after reviewers found family members could access each other's personal messages.
Logitech offers 7,000 employees a paid day off to play GTA 6
The day can be used on any game and taken anytime between now and November 2027, so it doesn't have to line up with the GTA 6 launch
Telegram now lets developers turn chats into interactive mini apps
Telegram is expanding its Mini Apps platform with interactive widgets that run directly inside chats. Developers can use HTML, CSS, and JS to create widgets that can display dynamic content, respond to users, and support cryptocurrency payments.
Jensen Huang resigns as Nvidia CEO following reports of two extramarital affairs
CFO Colette Kress takes over as interim CEO after Huang's 33-year reign comes to an end
Ripple effect: In what was looking like an increasingly inevitable outcome, Jensen Huang has resigned as CEO of Nvidia. It comes after reports that Huang had an extramarital affair with a woman suspected of being a Chinese spy, followed by a more recent revelation of a second affair with Nvidia's VP of health care, Kimberly Powell. Colette Kress, the company's current executive vice president and chief financial officer, will take over as interim CEO.
Chicago schools tell Google they'd rather lose Search than be forced to accept AI
Threatening to take away Search might not be the persuasive tactic Google hoped
New York forces T-Mobile to remove 50GB cap that throttled low-income home internet users to 600Kbps
New York says customers could hit the limit in just four days of typical use
EU's proposed Digital Fairness Act takes aim at Duolingo streaks, autoplay, and manipulative apps
It's going after "dark patterns"
Anthropic's Dario Amodei uses IPO pitch to promise AI will eliminate cancer and Alzheimer's within a decade
Who wouldn't want to invest in a company promising to cure cancer?
Nvidia board reportedly preparing to oust Jensen Huang after second affair report
Jensen Huang owns 3.6% of Nvidia and has no super-voting shares
A hot potato: On Sunday, Nvidia's board said it still had confidence in Jensen Huang. That confidence lasted all of three days. The board is now reportedly preparing to push him out, with directors set to meet as soon as Wednesday to decide the future of the man who co-founded the chipmaker in 1993 and remains the only CEO it has ever had. The turn came after a second extramarital affair surfaced, this time with an Nvidia executive who reports directly to him.
Seagate is bringing back the hybrid drive, but you have to supply the SSD
Seagate FireCuda Forge is an external HDD with a slot for a user-supplied M.2 SSD cache, starting at $700
Firefox removes data limits from its free VPN through January 2027
Firefox is temporarily removing the 50GB monthly cap on its free built-in VPN, offering unlimited browsing through January 31, 2027. The feature hides your IP address, helps prevent tracking, and adds privacy on public Wi-Fi. Available on desktop and Android in supported regions, it only requires a free Mozilla account.
Toyota is reviving Scion with a tiny Kei pickup built in Indiana
The US version is a right-hand-drive low-speed vehicle capped at 25mph, and it will be sold to fleets first
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BLOCKBUSTER
GTA VI is ready to pre-load,
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WORLD OF WARCRAFT
WoW: Forever launched on 70,480 CPU cores and 251,136 GB RAM
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TRANSPORTATION
School buses are becoming AI-powered ticket machines
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THE SPY WHO...
The US says a businesswoman close to Nvidia's Huang was a China spy
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OPEN FORUM
How much is too much to spend on a GPU?
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DEAD PIXELS
Older WOLED TVs suffer from "edge rot" test finds
DroidDeck brings Steam and PC gaming to Android without streaming
DroidDeck is a free app that lets users run Steam and compatible Windows games on Android devices. It leverages Proton and x86 translation to bring PC gaming to supported handhelds. Recent updates expand GPU compatibility, improve controller support, and introduce additional features for dual-screen devices.
Reddit "Reviews" will use AI to turn subreddit posts into product recommendations
The "front page of the internet" is becoming a shopping guide
Steam Deck now shows average frame rates for thousands of games
The feature might soon leave Steam Deck's cage to join desktop PC hardware as well
Asrock releases new Radeon GPU firmware after previous update bricked cards, offers no explanation
A new BIOS is available, but questions remain over bricked cards and warranty coverage
Caltech robot makes history by assembling first structure in orbit without astronauts
It's a first step toward much bigger builds in orbit
Flock is asking lawmakers to regulate its cameras, as long as police don't need a warrant
Flock agrees with independent audits and shorter data retention periods, but opposes warrant requirements
A radio-wave trick from the 1980s could keep fusion reactors running continuously
It finally works after four decades on the shelf
Why it matters: A fusion power plant only makes sense if it can run for days on end, much like the coal and gas plants it would replace. Most tokamaks, however, still work in bursts, because the giant magnet coil driving their plasma current eventually has to stop and reset. Physicists in San Diego have now shown that radio waves can carry some of that load instead, using a trick that every experiment in the 1980s failed to pull off.
Don't talk about Call of Duty on a plane: a FaceTime chat triggered an airport evacuation
Passenger overheard "bomb" and "explosion" from FaceTime chat while someone played on a flight
PlayStation 5 passes 100 million sales as GTA VI prepares to give it another boost
Six years after launch, Sony's console is closing in on the original PlayStation and Nintendo Wii
In a nutshell: Sony just revealed that the PlayStation 5 has officially sold more than 100 million units since its launch almost exactly six years ago. The PS5 is now just a few million units behind the seventh-place Wii and sixth-place PlayStation on the list of best-selling consoles ever, but it will likely soon outsell those machines as GTA VI's upcoming release boosts sales.
Ring unveils AI security drone that patrols your home and a robot that guards businesses
Both use AI to map a space and patrol it on their own
Uber, DoorDash, and Airbnb say almost nobody is using AI agents
Uber recorded just four AI-booked rides and 500 food orders in a week that saw 320 million transactions
AMD launches Zen 6 Epyc 9006 series with up to 256 cores, 512 threads, and TSMC N2
Pricing starts at $700 for an eight-core part, while the top chip reportedly costs $14,904
Highly anticipated: AMD has fully pulled back the curtain on its first Zen 6 CPU lineup. Debuting with Epyc server chips, the new architecture offers up to 256 cores and 512 threads at the top end, and AMD has promised substantial upgrades in AI, GPU hosting, and per-watt performance.
Ex-PlayStation boss says the next big innovation is a $300 PS5, not a $1,200 PS6
Shawn Layden says the PS6's rumored upgrades come down to more ray tracing and teraflops, gains most players won't notice
A vibe-coded GTA VI PC port is coming, whether Rockstar likes it or not
Ex-Rockstar director says GenAI is an existential threat to game developers and expects the next two years to be an inflection point for the industry
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