RAM prices expected to rise another 40-50% in Q3 2026, and then 30% more in Q4 as AI demand outpaces supply
Samsung, SK Hynix, and Micron have been sued for price-fixing before. Now it's happening again
Apple pulled VK's apps in Russia without warning, so the Kremlin is telling users to switch to Android
Russia filed more app takedown requests than any other country in 2025. Apple just turned the tables
Microsoft's Windows Secure Boot certificates just expired – here's what you need to do
Asus, Dell, HP, Lenovo, MSI, and Acer have all published guides and are pushing BIOS updates
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 80% off the regular price.
A hollow-core fiber cable just carried 51.3 Tb/s across 200 km
China's YOFC sets a new long-haul fiber record – no signal boosters required
Xbox is pushing back on claims that PS5 is outselling it 8-to-1 in GTA VI pre-orders
Did Rockstar price GTA VI appropriately?
Developer builds "complete" OpenStreetMap client for classic Mac OS 9
Fulfilling a childhood dream in the age of cloud, APIs, and software frameworks
Meta has been secretly relying on Google's AI for customer service, ad tools, and content moderation – then got cut off
Google had to cut Meta off from Gemini because Meta was using too much of it
Before it became Grand Theft Auto, what was GTA originally called?
The original Grand Theft Auto was nearly cancelled, but a gameplay bug ultimately defined it.
VMware Workstation Pro 26H1 brings architectural upgrades and expanded OS support
VMware Workstation Pro 26H1 is the latest version of the go-to desktop hypervisor for developers and power users. Now fully free for commercial and personal use, it runs Windows, Linux, and BSD virtual machines side-by-side on a single PC – no rebooting, no repartitioning.
South Korea is betting $880 billion that the next AI race will be won in hardware, not software
Samsung, SK Hynix, and the government are treating AI infrastructure as a matter of national survival
Prosecutors used a man's ChatGPT logs to try to link him to the Pacific Palisades fire, but it didn't work
A juror said using ChatGPT shouldn't be treated as a character flaw
Meet "loop engineering": The next evolution in AI coding isn't a better prompt, it's a system that prompts itself
"I don't write the prompt anymore – Claude writes the prompt," says Boris Cherny, the creator of Claude Code
Future robotaxis may not need brake pedals under new proposal
The proposed rule targets purpose-built robotaxis, not ordinary cars
You can now buy a pre-built gaming PC that boots into Steam instead of Windows
Meta PCs launches first SteamOS prebuilt with Ryzen 5 9600X and Radeon RX 7600 for $1,299
The latest Microsoft Office 2024 Pro suite is now $55 in this limited-time deal
Unlock your productivity with the latest versions of Word, Excel, and Outlook
Australia raises social media ban penalties to $99 million as children keep accessing platforms
Regulator says tech companies are doing the bare minimum
TechSpot PC Buying Guide: Four Smart Builds for a Difficult PC Market
Building a PC in 2026 means navigating inflated RAM, storage, and GPU prices. We assembled four balanced systems that prioritize performance, value, and sensible upgrade paths.
Netflix now wants every profile to have its own email address, annoying users
The change also means Netflix can share your email address with its marketing and advertising partners
Sony is deleting 551 movies and TV shows you bought on PlayStation, because you don't really own your digital purchases
John Wick, Paddington, and Terminator 2 are among the titles – no refunds offered
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NEXT-GEN
IBM's sub-1nm chip stacks 100 billion transistors onto a fingernail-sized processor
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QUAKE TURNS 30
Game designer recalls how Quake's development "broke" id Software
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BOOM OR BUST?
Big Tech's $8 trillion AI bet is making consoles, cars, and electricity more expensive
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CAR TECH
Ford is learning the hard way that AI can't replace engineers
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PC GAMING
Steam Machine launches, now Valve wants to bring SteamOS to all PCs
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BLOCKBUSTER
GTA VI confirmed at $80 for the standard edition
Riot's always-on anti-cheat is finally getting an off switch
Vanguard will no longer run in the background 24/7, but there's a big catch
Big Tech's $8 trillion AI bet is making consoles, cars, and electricity more expensive for everyone else
The cost of artificial intelligence is now showing up in the inflation data
PlayStation sales just had its worst May in 25 years, and Xbox's was the worst ever
Meanwhile, the Nintendo Switch 2 just became the second-fastest-selling console in US history
OpenAI's GPT-5.6 gets staggered release after Trump administration cites national security concerns
GPT-5.6 Terra promises GPT-5.5 performance at half the cost, but access requires government approval
Trump threatens 100% tariffs on any country imposing digital services taxes on US tech firms
France, which already charges a 3% levy on digital ad revenue, is now proposing to double it
The Steam Machine is sold out, overpriced, can't quite do 4K – and now scalpers are asking $3,000 for it
Meanwhile, modding allows the Steam Controller to crawl to its charger on its own
Which game made you a gamer, and what technology made you a lifelong enthusiast?
Every enthusiast has an origin story
European Commission moves to designate Amazon and Microsoft as cloud gatekeepers
Cloudy Europe: After a relatively brief investigation, the European Commission reached a preliminary conclusion regarding Amazon's and Microsoft's cloud businesses. The executive body believes the two US companies should also be designated as "gatekeepers" for their cloud services, though both will have an opportunity to respond before a final decision is made.
Bungie cuts nearly 300 jobs as Destiny 2 winds down and Marathon takes center stage
The studio is shifting resources toward projects still in early development
HPE is quietly pivoting from servers to networking, and Cisco should be paying attention
HPE focuses on the network side of agentic AI
The third Xbox price hike in 15 months raises all models by at least $100
Xbox Series S rises to $499 and Series X to $799 on August 1
Ford learned the hard way that AI can't replace experienced engineers
Ford's AI rollout backfired, so it hired back 350 engineers to fix it
Polymarket says it will refund users after hackers drained close to $3 million from wallets
A compromised third-party vendor allegedly let attackers inject a malicious frontend script
IBM unveils sub-1-nanometer chip architecture that stacks 100 billion transistors onto a fingernail-sized processor
It's a research milestone for now, but the company expects it to become an industry standard within a decade
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