Tencent pulls the plug on GTA rival Last Sentinel after spending $300 million over six years
The LA studio working on the game lays off 80 employees
VirtualDJ combines powerful mixing tools and real-time stems without the cost
VirtualDJ is free for home use, giving aspiring DJs access to pro-grade mixing tools without requiring dedicated hardware. The software supports real-time stem separation, audio, video, and karaoke mixing, effects, loops, and recording.
Linux just cracked 10% desktop usage in North America, but no one's sure why
Bot activity could explain the spike
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.
Windows Task Manager's original creator is bringing a new version to Mac first
The macOS beta is free to download now, with a Windows version and possible paid tier coming later
What was the first consumer gadget to feature a foldable display?
The foldable phone race had a winner nobody saw coming.
Gigabyte's new 27-inch QD-OLED monitor drops to $299
Gigabyte's GO27Q24A is currently available for just $299 at Newegg, down from its $450 MSRP. The 27-inch 1440p monitor uses Samsung's third-gen QD-OLED panel, pairing it with a 240Hz refresh rate, HDMI 2.1, DisplayPort 1.4, and Gigabyte's OLED Care features. While we haven't reviewed it yet, Samsung's proven panel makes it a compelling option at this price.
BMW is putting Spider-Man ads on your dashboard, after promising it never would
In another attempt to monetize cars after purchase, BMW is framing this as a "one-time movie partnership"
Tomb Raider: Legacy of Atlantis is getting a rare full physical release on PC
Lara Croft is getting physical, will players accept the offer?
Dozens of police officers accused of using license plate cameras to track women
Allegations of personal surveillance and stalking have been made against at least 50 officers
OpenAI reaches one billion active users as it cuts GPT-5.6 prices by up to 80%
The billion-user milestone has yet to translate into profitability
Country music stars unite against data centers spreading across rural America
They say massive server farms threaten rural communities, water supplies, and local landscapes
Doom now "runs" in Microsoft Paint thanks to a wildly inventive clipboard trick
Microsoft Azure CTO Mark Russinovich created the unusual DoomPaint project
der8auer tests PC chimney effect, dropping CPU temps by 19°C with a 110cm 3D-printed tower
An old cooling myth actually works, but you'd need a meter-tall tower to notice it
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
A Coldcard firmware flaw let hackers drain $70 million in Bitcoin in 41 minutes, with losses now topping $88 million
Why it matters: A hardware wallet is supposed to solve one problem: keep your Bitcoin keys somewhere no attacker can reach them. This week showed what happens when the flaw sits inside the wallet itself. A firmware bug that's been shipping in Coldcard devices since 2021 let an attacker guess supposedly random seed phrases from the outside, no physical access, no phishing, no malware required, and drain funds from thousands of addresses. The running total is already past $88 million, and it's still climbing.
AMD's new Zen 6 chips will have a low-power core built from five different generations of Zen
Zen 6 low-power cores could reshape battery life on laptops and handhelds, if the software keeps up
A Meta developer's Linux patch could boost Steam Deck frame rates by up to 32%
The gains are concentrated in 1% low frame rates, with overall FPS improving by a smaller 4.1%
This $10 bundle of 100+ DRM-free games means to support laid-off game developers
The collection includes titles like A Short Hike, Eldritch, and Holedown, with more being added through August 13
Why it matters: The video game industry has seen a historic wave of layoffs in recent years, with thousands of workers impacted in the last few weeks alone. To support some of the developers affected, indie game storefront itch.io is collaborating with an industry union to sell a collection of over 100 heavily discounted games.
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SOFTWARE
AI is finding so many Chrome security flaws that updates may start to come twice a week
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ZERO INSTALLATION
You can now play Morrowind directly in your browser
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SECURITY
These fake download sites look real, until they swap the links for malware
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HEALTHTECH
This smart ring can measure your blood sugar using sweat, no needles required
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RETRO
Dust off those Nintendo 64 cartridges: M64 brings classic games back to your TV
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BIG FAIL
A missing underscore in a username sent an innocent man to prison for 18 months
Scientists built night vision that shows full color instead of just green
Quantum dots and a dual-layer OLED translate different infrared wavelengths into distinct colors
New York is suing prediction market Kalshi, calling it an illegal gambling operation
At least 13 other states have filed similar lawsuits against Kalshi and Polymarket
One California town found Flock's license plate cameras were wrong 71% of the time
Flock's AI cameras aren't just a privacy problem, they're often just wrong
This free font can trick AI scrapers into swallowing gibberish instead of your content
Real text to you, poison to them
Intel is giving a startup the keys to its x86 (Atom) CPU kingdom
The famously secretive processor technology goes to RosaicLabs, and nobody knows why
Does It matter?: Intel is providing a startup with significant access to its chip design schematics as part of a rare licensing deal involving the x86 instruction set architecture. RosaicLabs could now theoretically build its own x86 CPU, although speculation points to more cutting-edge applications such as robotics and AI.
X settles with advertising group after accusing it of coordinating a boycott
The agreement ends years of litigation and brings a brand safety program to a permanent close
A third of physical PS5 games and half of Xbox Series discs need downloads to work properly, report shows
Owning the disc no longer guarantees you can play without an internet connection
Amazon spent $1.8 million on a failed AI project, and didn't notice the overrun for five months
An internal Claude-powered project ran 860% over budget before anyone noticed
PwC just got caught trying to pass AI slop as authentic research
EY and KPMG also had to retract papers for publishing AI hallucinations
AI is finding so many Chrome security flaws that Google may start updating it twice a week
Chrome 149 and 150 fixed over 1,000 bugs combined, more than the previous 23 versions
Qualcomm's humanoid robot demo went hilariously wrong when the machine just dropped dead on stage
The 700-TOPS machine folded backwards before being covered and carried away
Meta's Reality Labs division lost $4.6 billion in Q2 2026, pushing total losses toward $88 billion
Horizon Worlds is now in maintenance mode, but the losses haven't stopped
More Americans now support banning phones all day at school, not just in class
Pew survey finds 77% of Americans now support in-classroom phone bans
Google plans to produce up to 15 million AI chips by 2028, rivaling Nvidia's total accelerator volume
Intel Foundry reportedly secures orders to help produce millions of Google chips
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