Happy Birthday, Intel 8086: World's first x86 processor debuted exactly 48 years ago today
The humble chip went on to define five decades of personal computing
Thief: The Dark Project remaster brings 1998 stealth classic to modern hardware
Before Splinter Cell and Hitman, there was Thief
EV drivers are showing up to public chargers and finding locked gates and surprise fees
Chargers listed in popular apps are often inaccessible, overpriced, or reserved for other uses
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.
US microreactor achieves first self-sustaining nuclear chain reaction, targets 2028 deployment
A microreactor in Idaho just cleared a key nuclear test. Critics say it's a "rudimentary stunt." The Energy Secretary called it historic.
The quiet reinvention of search in the age of AI
How APIs and developer tools are quietly reshaping the way search works
NASA's Roman Space Telescope is launching August 30, eight months ahead of schedule
Its 300.8-megapixel camera covers 100 times more sky than Hubble in a single shot
US government could take a stake in OpenAI as Trump explores AI equity plan
OpenAI's Public Wealth Fund proposal could give Americans a stake in AI-driven growth
elementary OS 8.1 focuses on polish, security, and a smoother Linux desktop
elementary OS is a polished Linux distribution built on Ubuntu LTS that emphasizes thoughtful design, simplicity, and a distraction-free desktop experience. Version 8.1 makes the Wayland-based Secure Session the default, improving security, touchpad gestures, and display handling. The update also introduces multitasking enhancements, refinements to the software store, improved hardware compatibility, and more.
AMD RDNA 5 and Nvidia Rubin GPUs could both slip to late 2027 or 2028, board partners suggest
RDNA 5 is shaping up as a bigger architectural step than RDNA 4, while Nvidia's main focus is on the data center
Rumor mill: The timeline for the next generation of gaming GPUs is starting to look less predictable – and possibly longer – than PC enthusiasts have grown used to over the past several cycles. Conversations at Computex 2026 suggest AMD's upcoming RDNA 5 architecture is still some distance away from the market.
Gears of War: E-Day PC requirements are surprisingly forgiving, apart from the 130GB SSD demand
The new trailer confirms Marcus and Dom return on October 6, with day-one Game Pass support
Microsoft's 25th-anniversary Xbox Series X is translucent green and full of nostalgia
The limited-edition Xbox revives the original Xbox look with a matching retro-inspired controller
Birds in Ukraine are building nests from discarded drone fiber-optic cables
The Donbas discovery shows wildlife adapting to the waste of drone warfare
In Hindsight: Tech Quotes That Got the Future Right and Wrong
Tech leaders love predicting the future. Sometimes they nail it, sometimes they miss spectacularly, and sometimes they leave behind quotes that only get better with age.
AMD welcomes Nvidia to the local AI PC race, points to Gorgon Halo's 192GB memory advantage
AMD says the CUDA advantage is shrinking
Signal, DuckDuckGo, and NordVPN threaten to exit Canada if metadata surveillance law passes
Canada's metadata retention bill is the latest government attempt to build surveillance into the internet's infrastructure
Anthropic is blacklisted by the Pentagon and being used by the NSA at the same time
NSA reportedly using Anthropic's Claude Mythos for offensive cyber operations despite Pentagon supply chain blacklist
TeamGroup built an external SSD that destroys itself when you send it a text message
This external SSD can wipe itself remotely over 4G – no Wi-Fi required
Summer Game Fest 2026: Virtua Fighter is back, Guild Wars 3 is real, and Final Fantasy VII's trilogy is ending
The biggest PC game trailers from Summer Game Fest 2026
Google tests making AI Mode the default in Search, then says it was an error
Google's "accidental" AI Mode test gives users a glimpse of a possible Search future most don't want
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LASER BEAM
Engineer builds AI laser defense system that wiped out every mosquito in his home
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THE TOKEN BILL
GitHub switched Copilot to metered billing, and devs are watching months of credits vanish in a single day
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NEXT-GEN
Nvidia RTX Spark CPU "superchip" will power Windows PCs
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THE WEB
Spammers are flooding Reddit with fake posts to trick AI models
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STREAMING
YouTube Premium just got more expensive again
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GAMING
StarCraft II major patch in 6 years is "essentially a new game"
YouTube Premium just got more expensive again: now $16 a month, or $27 for families
YouTube has raised prices four times in three years
Brave is charging $60 for a version of its browser that removes the features you probably never wanted
Brave Origin strips out AI, crypto, and ads
Browser makers are calling out Microsoft for using Windows to push Edge on users
A coalition of browser developers just sent Microsoft's CEO a letter demanding it stop burying rival browsers
Thermaltake built a PSU that splits in two, so you never have to redo cable management again
Launching in Q3 in 750W, 850W, 1000W, and 1200W capacities
Starlink hits 12 million subscribers, plans 100x bandwidth boost with V3 satellites
Starlink accounts for 60% of SpaceX's revenue
TSMC CEO says it will be "a long time" before they can meet AI chip demand, with price hikes likely
The chip crunch could run for years, unless the boom becomes a bubble
Apple is doubling MacBook Neo production target, but keeping it at $599 may be the hard part
The memory crisis and TSMC's capacity may have other ideas
Valve confirms Steam Machine and Steam Frame are still shipping this summer
Pricing remains the biggest unanswered question
The RAM crisis is resurrecting DDR4 memory and motherboard production as hardware cycle reverses
CPU, GPU, and RAM production are going back in time, for consumers anyway
Nvidia RTX 5000 Super series tipped for 2026 launch despite memory crunch
Nvidia's Super refresh may not be dead after all
ESA report finds 212 million Americans now play video games weekly
Gaming has gone full mainstream, and everyone is joining the fun
Game on: People might get the feeling that gaming is more popular than ever – and according to a new report from ESA, that instinct is backed by hard numbers. In the US at least, a large majority of citizens across nearly every age group now qualifies as a gamer.
Spammers are flooding Reddit with fake posts designed to show up in AI search results
The spam campaign that doesn't want to sell you anything – it wants to train AI to recommend it
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?
SpaceX IPO could be the largest in history at a $1.76 trillion valuation
With shares fixed at $135, Wall Street thinks that's roughly twice what the company is worth
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