Game designer Sandy Petersen recalls how Quake's development "broke" id Software
An intense development cycle led to id's dream team disbanding
Anthropic accuses China's Alibaba of stealing Claude's AI capabilities
The Chinese firm reportedly used a "distillation attack" to steal Claude's coding skills via 25,000 fake accounts
Micron CEO expects memory shortages to stretch beyond 2027 as AI spending surges
AI demand is overwhelming DRAM and NAND supply
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
Qualcomm unveils sweeping AI infrastructure strategy to take on Nvidia in the data center
Qualcomm's bold AI gamble goes far beyond phones
France's video game union is striking all summer as more than 1,000 workers lose their jobs
"This crisis was avoidable, but our bosses chose to drive blindly towards disaster"
All MacBooks and iPads just got $200 or more expensive – iPhones are the last holdout
Even the MacBook Neo is now $700, joining industry price hikes blamed on AI memory demand
The creators of Tetris and the Rubik's Cube just unveiled a puzzle that combines both
The two legends met for the first time last year
White House warms to Anthropic after replacing "weirdo" Dario Amodei in talks
The CEO reportedly clashed with officials over his communication style, leaving Anthropic to send different people into the room
OpenAI debuts Jalapeño, its first custom AI chip to cut ChatGPT costs and reduce Nvidia dependency
The Broadcom-built ASIC is optimized for AI inference
REI pulls AI-generated bike ad after Meta turns it into a two-handlebar monstrosity
AI-generated ads are getting harder to spot, unless they add handlebars to both ends of a bike
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.
The Halo remake launches July 28 with new missions, four-player co-op, and Unreal Engine 5 visuals
RTX 2060 Super for 1080p 60fps, while native 4K at high settings demands an RTX 3080 Ti or RX 9070
Nvidia's banned AI servers are selling for $1.1 million on China's black market
Washington's AI chip crackdown is squeezing supply, but demand for Nvidia hardware remains intense
Does the Nvidia App Hurt Performance? We Benchmarked It.
Does the Nvidia App really hurt gaming performance? We benchmarked its background app, overlay, recording, and filters to see what affects frame rates and whether it is worth keeping installed.
The US government wants a working quantum computer by 2028 and quantum-resistant encryption by 2031
Trump just signed two executive orders setting hard deadlines for quantum capabilities
What is the most commonly used password?
It takes less than a second to crack the world's most popular password. Do you know what it is?
Europe's digital euro is one step closer, designed to cut out Visa and Mastercard
The digital euro would enable private offline payments and launch in 2029
Google Home Speaker debuts with Gemini AI and Matter support
The new Google Home Speaker brings Gemini and expanded smart home capabilities, and Matter hub support. Reviews highlight its more natural voice experience, though some note that audio quality doesn't clearly surpass the older Nest Audio.
China just built the world's most powerful supercomputer – using Huawei chips and no GPUs
LineShine dethrones El Capitan with 2.198 exaflops, debuting at number one in TOP500 with an all-CPU Arm design
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BAN EXPLAINED
Anthropic's Mythos AI reportedly cracked NSA classified systems in hours
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CAR TECH
Scientists created a paint so black it makes cars look like silhouettes
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PC GAMING
The Steam Machine is here: starts at $1,049 for 512GB
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HARDWARE
Intel and AMD team up to make CPUs better at AI
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DISPLAY TECH
HDMI 2.2 doubles bandwidth to 96Gbps
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DATA CENTER
Google is spending billions to turn TPUs into a real challenge to Nvidia
Silicon Valley's longevity drug obsession is facing its first real reality check
From Rapamycin to ketone supplements, scientists say the evidence was never there
Tech deals on Prime Day 2026: Our picks for PC hardware, laptops, gadgets, and more
Good deals are harder to find, but these are worth a look
SteamOS 3.8.10 is Valve's biggest step yet toward taking on Windows
SteamOS 3.8.10 is one of Valve's most significant OS updates yet, squarely aimed at hardware beyond the Steam Deck. The update adds support for the Steam Machine and third-party handhelds including the Asus ROG Ally, Lenovo Legion Go, and MSI Claw. Radeon gaming desktops can already run SteamOS via the recovery image – Nvidia support is still in the works.
LastPass customer names, emails, and support records stolen in third-party breach, vaults unaffected
Another security headache for the password manager
James Webb Telescope uncovers salt clouds on a strange pink planet 57 light-years away
James Webb reveals why one of the galaxy's strangest planets looks pink
A legal tech startup is suing the US government for cutting off access to Claude Fable 5
Three days of Fable 5 was apparently not enough
Sony's best-selling PlayStation games this year are mostly ones it never brought to PC
The numbers behind Sony's decision to keep more games off PC are starting to make sense
GTA 6 confirmed at $80 for the standard edition and $100 for the Ultimate Edition
Rockstar avoided the rumored $100 base price, but the industry's $70 era still looks doomed
Virtuix's full-body VR treadmill just got official Meta Quest support
Omni One $2,600 VR treadmill pairs with Meta Quest headsets for full-body VR movement
Meta is building a prediction market app, but it will launch without real-money bets
Another Zuck carbon copy could be on the way
Ripple effect: Never one to miss an opportunity to jump on a bandwagon (or steal someone else's idea), Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg has directed a small team to create a prediction market app. The big difference is that it won't use actual money for trades – though that could change at some point.
Meta just launched its own-branded smart glasses for $299
Three form factors available in 26 size and color combinations
Valve is working with Intel, AMD, and Nvidia to make SteamOS run on any PC hardware
Don't like the overpriced Steam Machine? Just build your own and put SteamOS in it
Forward-looking: Valve's Steam Machine signals the company's willingness to push Steam beyond software and into a proper hardware platform. But hardware is only half the story. Alongside gaming devices, Valve has been quietly laying the groundwork for something potentially more significant: a version of SteamOS that runs on just about any PC you care to throw at it.
Microsoft is selling new 8GB Surface laptops that don't qualify as Copilot+ PCs
At $849, the budget Surface Pro undercuts the flagship by $650
MSI Claw 8 EX AI+ sets a new performance bar with a very expensive handheld
Early reviews praise the MSI Claw 8 EX AI+ for pushing handheld performance, with Intel's Arc G3 Extreme outperforming current AMD rivals in many tests. However, at $1,800 and lack no OLED display, it's a very tough sell.
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