Microsoft's "Windows K2" plan promises a faster Start menu, instant search, and fewer botched updates

Denuvo may have reached the end as every protected PC game is now crackable

The takeaway: The PC piracy scene appears to have reached a milestone many once thought unlikely: Denuvo, long regarded as one of the most formidable DRM and anti-tamper systems in gaming, has effectively been defeated. With hypervisor bypasses emerging as the latest breakthrough, there is now no known PC game protected by Denuvo that cannot be obtained for free through either a crack or a functional bypass.

AMD's $900 Ryzen 9 9950X3D2 is selling despite mixed value arguments

Super ZSNES is a GPU-powered SNES emulator that supports per-game enhancements

BleachBit 6.0 updates the free PC cleaner with smarter browser cleanup

Steam Controller reviews are in: $99 price tag and dual trackpad design confirmed

First look: Full reviews for Valve's Steam Controller are now live. Critics broadly praise the hardware, including drift-resistant TMR sticks, rear grip buttons, Steam Input customization, and a more refined take on the dual-trackpad concept that defined the original controller. Several reviewers also point to tight integration with the broader Steam ecosystem as one of the controller's biggest strengths.

Former boss Shuhei Yoshida thinks day-one PlayStation launches on PC would be a mistake

In context: Shuhei Yoshida spent nearly four decades at Sony, from 1986 until his retirement in 2025. The executive was also part of the original PlayStation team since 1993, which means he knows a thing or two about how you run a successful video game business.

Tesla moves Cybercab from concept to factory floor, but lowers expectations for robotaxis

Startup unveils benchtop metal 3D printer that brings industrial tech below $10,000

China blocks Meta's $2 billion Manus deal over national security concerns

The 2026 Polestar 4 has no rear window, and that is the point

First look: The 2026 Polestar 4 removes a feature that has defined automotive design for more than a century: the rear window. In its place, the vehicle uses cameras and sensors to provide rearward visibility, a move that is dividing opinion.

Stolen Apple Mac mini resurfaces on Facebook Marketplace as thief posts serial number and license plate

Apple set to overtake Dell as MacBook shipments rise against market decline

Repair shop discovers near-perfect fake RTX 4090 with laser-etched VRAM and GPU core

ASML plans to build at least 60 EUV machines this year as AI chip demand surges

Microsoft Visual Studio Professional 2026 is down to $35

BMW brings color changing tech closer to production with the iX3 Flow Edition

Windows Insiders can now pause updates indefinitely, in 35-day increments

The next Xbox could be waiting on the memory market

Battlefield movie reportedly in the works with Christopher McQuarrie and Michael B. Jordan

Samsung phone division could post its first ever loss as AI drives memory costs higher

Bottom line: Samsung's mobile division faces an unprecedented financial threat not from competition or weak sales, but from the AI industry's insatiable appetite for memory components. TM Roh, head of Samsung MX, has alerted company leadership that the division could post its first net loss in the division's history. The culprit is LPDDR5X memory and NAND storage, components now commanding premium prices.

Android wants to replace email verification codes with one-tap credentials

Editor's take: Google is once again trying to simplify something that was already fairly easy and convenient. Mountain View's latest target is email-based authentication, which is now dropping the email-checking step altogether thanks to a new Android API update.