ESA report finds 212 million Americans now play video games weekly
Gaming has gone full mainstream, and everyone is joining the fun
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?
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.
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
The quiet reinvention of search in the age of AI
How APIs and developer tools are quietly reshaping the way search works
Android can now detect when scammers are faking calls from your contacts
Google's answer to AI voice cloning is a silent RCS handshake you'll never see
Bots have officially overtaken humans on the internet
Dead internet theory feels a little less theoretical now as AI agents flood the web
PC shipments could drop 20% by year's end as AI datacenters consume 70% of high-end DRAM
The hidden cost of the AI infrastructure boom: more expensive PCs with less RAM
After 33 years, EA's College Football game is coming to PC for the first time
College Football 27 arrives on PC July 9 with crossplay support
71% of Americans now oppose data centers near their homes, up from 42% just nine months ago
Water shortages, rising power bills, and broken promises from big tech
Microsoft Office 2019 for Mac will no longer edit documents after July 13
Users can only view and print files unless they upgrade or subscribe to Microsoft 365
Intel denies Arc desktop GPUs are going away
The company says gaming GPUs are still "super important"
A truck-mounted nuclear reactor that runs for decades without refueling is being tested in China
The 10-megawatt mobile reactor can go to computing sites, remote regions, and industrial facilities
AMD CPUs hit another Steam survey record as Intel gap shrinks to all-time low
Team Red closes the Steam CPU gap again while Nvidia's RTX 3060 remains the most-used GPU
Your DisplayPort 2.1 Monitor Might Not Be Running DisplayPort 2.1
Your DisplayPort 2.1 monitor and graphics card may support UHBR20, but that doesn't mean you're getting it. Here's how a seemingly harmless cable choice can change everything.
Microsoft built a wearable AI badge with a camera and fingerprint sensor
After HoloLens, Microsoft is taking another shot at wearable computing with AI
FanControl is a powerful Windows utility for advanced cooling management
FanControl lets you create detailed fan curves, monitor temperatures, and fine-tune cooling behavior across a wide range of supported PC hardware. The latest release issues various fixes and limits the app to a single service client connection for improved stability.
Tomb Raider: Legacy of Atlantis devs confirm AI use, but promise final game will be fully human-crafted
AI NOT: Whether you like it or not, generative AI is quickly gaining traction among game developers. Even the upcoming remake of the original Tomb Raider is reportedly using generative AI in some form, although potential issues are expected to be resolved by the end of development.
Microsoft unveils Majorana 2, a lead-based quantum chip designed with AI
Company claims its latest quantum design delivers 1,000-fold improvements in qubit stability
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GAMING BIZ
Gabe Newell says Steam doesn't pressure developers on pricing, emails suggest otherwise
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GAMING CULTURE
Mathematicians used Minecraft mobs to calculate Pi without writing code
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WTF
Economist says there's "zero evidence" AI is killing jobs
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FUTUROLOGY
Chip researchers are stacking silicon layers instead of shrinking them
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FULL SELF-DRIVING
Former Tesla employees say FSD is nowhere near as capable as Elon Musk claims
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3D PRINTING
California bill will require gun-blocking software in 3D printers
Microsoft took OpenClaw, wrapped it in enterprise security, and called it Scout
3,000 Microsoft employees are already using Scout to book travel, schedule meetings, and handle paperwork
Phison's next-gen PCIe 6.0 SSD controller hits 28 GB/s, and it's doing it at just 7 watts
Computex showcase also includes the Gen 5 DRAM-less E37T that hits 14.9 GB/s while sipping as little as 2.3 watts
Microsoft Surface RTX Spark Dev Box packs 128GB unified memory and Nvidia's new Arm chip for local AI
Microsoft's new dev box runs 120-billion-parameter AI models locally
Google is offering Android developers cash in exchange for code to train AI
Going after Claude Code and GitHub Copilot
Cherry XTRFY launches the world's first 8K ultra-wideband gaming keyboard
The K63W Pro promises lower interference and faster wireless response times in crowded gaming setups
Fans say StarCraft II's first major patch in nearly 6 years is "essentially a new game"
Reducing starting workers from 12 to 8 could "change everything"
The world's largest private laser just fired up in race to make fusion power real
Prototype is an early step toward cheaper, laser-driven fusion energy
What just happened? The world's largest privately owned laser has switched on in Denver, though it's not part of a Bond villain's plan to carve their name into the moon, sadly. Fusion startup Xcimer Energy has begun operations at Phoenix, a prototype system designed to test whether laser-driven fusion could one day produce commercial electricity.
GTA V cheating platform Atlas Menu hacked, exposing emails and encrypted passwords
A revenge hack on a GTA cheating service reveals the platform had spyware built in
Google ordered to let publishers in UK opt out of AI search summaries
The UK regulator calls the requirement a world first as pressure grows over AI's impact on web traffic
The MacBook Neo outsold the MacBook Air in its first three weeks
Apple shipped 1.1 million units in three weeks of availability, and couldn't keep up with demand
ILL's full trailer is packed with zombie baby-punching, eye-gouging, and ultra-realistic body horror
The Unreal Engine 5 horror game is aiming for maximum realism, and maximum discomfort
Intel's upcoming LGA 1954 socket reportedly supports Nova Lake, Razor Lake, and possibly beyond
Intel may finally stop forcing you to buy a new motherboard with every CPU upgrade
Windows 11 may soon let you uninstall the AI models Microsoft keeps installing on your PC
An Insider build reveals a new AI settings page with model details and limited uninstall support
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