This ransomware negotiator was paid to fight hackers, he was secretly working with them instead
Angelo Martino was sentenced to 70 months after leaking client data to BlackCat, helping squeeze $75 million from his own clients
EA's College Football 27 is getting review-bombed over hidden single-player microtransactions
Players estimate it would cost around $100 to fully level up a coach without grinding for XP
WhatsApp desktop turns your PC into a full messaging hub
WhatsApp's desktop app turns your Windows or Mac into a full messaging hub. You can link up to four devices at once, make voice and video calls straight from your webcam, and type on a real keyboard instead of a phone screen. Your phone only needs to reconnect once every 14 days, so it's an easy way to stay on top of conversations while you actually get work done.
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.
This MIT robot flies through the air then dives underwater using the same wings
The bird-inspired machine transitions from water to air in under a second
Apple is suing OpenAI, alleging former employees stole trade secrets to build AI hardware
Primary defendants include Tang Tan, who led iPhone and Apple Watch design at Apple before co-founding OpenAI's hardware unit
Steam now has 50% more users than PlayStation, and Sony's own decisions might be pushing more players there
Nearly half of surveyed PlayStation users say they're now seriously considering switching to Steam
Federal Reserve taps Xbox CEO Asha Sharma to lead jobs task force days after Microsoft laid off 3,200 people
The task force will examine AI's impact on productivity, employment, and economic growth
Nvidia's rumored GeForce RTX 5090 SE promises flagship power for $500 less, if you can find one
Leaked specs point to 14,080 CUDA cores, 32GB of GDDR7 memory, and a 500W power draw
SK Hynix raises $26.5 billion in massive US share offering
The largest ever listing by a foreign company in the US
Tiny11 trims Windows 11 down to 8GB, no bloat included
Tiny11 is built from Windows 11 25H2, but strips out Copilot, Teams, OneDrive, and Edge, cutting the install down to about 8GB, while still activating with a normal Windows 10 or 11 key. It's ideal for reviving an older laptop, running in a VM, or setting up a lightweight test machine.
Ubisoft defends $85 day-one DLC after AC Black Flag Resynced gets review-bombed
The company insists the standard edition includes the complete experience
What was the first consumer device powered by a Li-ion battery?
Lithium-ion batteries changed tech forever, but the first consumer device to use one may surprise you.
Data shows physical PlayStation games can be up to 90% cheaper than their digital versions
Once Sony ends disc production in 2028, newer games will only be available at full digital price
FCC approves giant mirror satellite designed to beam sunlight to Earth after dark
Astronomers warn the massive reflector could become one of the brightest objects in orbit
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
The EU just revived a law that lets Meta and Google scan your messages – critics call it mass surveillance
Encrypted messaging services are currently exempt, but a proposed stricter version could change that
Redditor finds "16TB SSD" for $30 that was actually a microSD card with weights glued on
This tech vigilante buys suspicious eBay listings just to report the sellers and claim refunds
Assassin's Creed Black Flag Resynced: 50 GPU Benchmark
How demanding is Assassin's Creed Black Flag Resynced? We benchmarked 50 graphics cards across multiple settings, resolutions, ray tracing modes, and upscaling presets.
Space Marine 2 sold million of copies, and now Saber Interactive has to turn down projects
In the grim darkness of the far future, some studios can thrive rather than fire everyone
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(LACK OF) CULTURE
Professor's chart exposes the scale of AI cheating in college exams
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THE CRIME WEB
Interpol arrests 5,811 people, seizes $293 million in global scammer crackdown
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MOBILE
Budget smartphones are the next victim of the memory crisis
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GAME DEVELOPMENT
Indie dev says Steam's policy cost his game 55,000 refunds
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MOBILE
The Supreme Court just ruled that police need a warrant to use phone location data
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OPEN-SOURCE
The DRM-free Open Printer shows off working prototype
Cash App reaches $45 million settlement over alleged failure to protect users from fraud
Every state is involved except for Hawaii, Missouri, South Carolina, and Wyoming
Nvidia launches free GeForce trading card collection featuring 14 designs from NV1 to RTX 2080 Ti
New GPUs are too expensive, but at least the cardboard version is free
Minecraft joins Doom in the "can it run?" hall of fame with Game Boy Color port
The port also runs on the original monochrome Game Boy, albeit at half the speed
DLSS Swapper creator issues malware warning over user-submitted DLLs
This is your daily reminder to avoid downloading random DLLs from untrustworthy websites
New York becomes the first state to ban smart glasses in courtrooms
The blanket ban goes into effect July 20
Interpol arrests 5,811 people, seizes $293 million in global scammer crackdown
Why it matters: Interpol has wrapped up its biggest anti-fraud sweep of the year, reporting 5,811 arrests and the interception of $293 million in illicit assets across 97 countries and territories. The operation, code-named First Light 2026, ran from January 15 to April 30 and targeted social engineering fraud: the umbrella term for scams that manipulate victims into handing over money or sensitive information voluntarily, covering business email compromise, romance scams, impersonation fraud, investment fraud, and sextortion.
After losing about $1 billion in Reaper drones over Iran, the US wants a disposable alternative
The Pentagon wants hunter-killer drones it can afford to lose
Professor's chart exposes the scale of AI cheating in college exams
One student's scores are honest if nothing else
Facepalm: The endemic scale of AI-assisted cheating among students over the past few years is well documented, but few visual representations illustrate the problem as well as a recent chart from a Brown University professor. As concerning as the graph is, the university's muted response to it is potentially even more worrying.
Budget smartphones are the next victim of the memory crisis
First sub-$500 PCs, now sub-$400 smartphones
Microsoft tells Obsidian to pause or cancel Avowed 2 and make a new Fallout game
The New Vegas studio is being pushed back toward Fallout as Xbox refocuses on its biggest franchises
Japanese firm reverses Blu-ray drive exit after securing parts, but prices jump up to 51%
Production will continue only until the current batch of components runs out
Philips Evnia 27M2N5500XD 1000Hz Monitor Review
The Philips Evnia 27M2N5500XD promises 1440p at 540Hz and a 1,000Hz Dual Mode, but slow IPS response times leave this LCD monitor well short of its headline specs.
Meta's new AI tool can generate images of you using your Instagram photos, and you're opted in by default
And here's how to opt out of Meta Muse...
Through the looking glass: Meta launched a new AI image-generation model called Muse Image this week, letting users create, edit, and blend photos using natural language prompts inside Meta AI, with the tool already live on Instagram and WhatsApp and expected on Facebook and Messenger soon. However, the new feature is already raising privacy concerns, as it allows anyone to generate AI images using other people's Instagram photos.
A new satellite wants to prove nuclear power can work in space without solar panels
The cubesat is testing whether tritium decay can power spacecraft in permanently dark regions of space
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