What happens when you try to power a desktop PC with 56 AA batteries?
An experiment pushes consumer alkaline batteries to their limits in the name of science and stubborn curiosity
Windows 11 hits 72% share as Windows 10 fades, but not everyone is happy
End-of-support deadlines and aggressive requirements are pushing some reluctant users forward
Connecting the dots: Windows 11 finally takes over the desktop, but maybe not on Microsoft's preferred terms. StatCounter's latest numbers show Microsoft's latest OS running on nearly three-quarters of Windows desktops worldwide, with Windows 11 at 72.78% and Windows 10 down to 26.27%. It is a sharp swing from only late 2025, when Windows 11 hovered above the 50% mark and Windows 10 still powered nearly half of all machines.
Google is rolling out quantum-resistant HTTPS certificates in Chrome to future-proof the web
Why it matters: One of the greatest risks of quantum computing is its potential to break many of the cryptographic protocols that keeps the internet safe today. Thankfully, quantum is still fairly distant from being that great a risk – at this stage, it can't break internet encryption. But Google isn't exactly waiting around for that to happen. On Friday, the company announced that Chrome is rolling out a new type of web certificate that's essentially designed to be quantum-proof from the ground up.
Microsoft Office is down to $35 for a lifetime license
TL;DR: If you're looking for a powerful productivity suite without paying any subscriptions, Office 2021 is now available for just $35. All the essential tools you need for work or personal projects at over 80% off the regular price.
OpenAI lands record $110 billion investment backed by Nvidia, Amazon, and SoftBank
Sovereign funds and tech giants anchor historic AI capital raise
Google is building a Minnesota data center powered by wind, solar, and rust
The 1.9 GW facility will rely on iron-air batteries instead of lithium-ion cells
This $35,000 computer made of living human neurons can run Doom
Biotech startup is now selling rack-mounted computers powered by brain cells
These ultra-budget laptops "include" 1.2TB storage, but most of it is OneDrive trial space
Watch out for borderline fraudulent deals on Amazon
Cutting corners: As the ongoing AI-fueled memory shortages raise hardware prices, options for ultra-budget laptops are becoming limited. Some manufacturers and resellers appear to be taking advantage of the desperation in the sub-$500 segment with deceptive advertising, often including OneDrive trials in their storage specifications. Many also skimp on processors, screen resolution, and RAM when better deals show that this is unnecessary.
Nvidia pulls Resident Evil Requiem Game Ready driver over fan control issues
Users point fingers at Nvidia's AI coding push
Microsoft expands Windows 365 Cloud PC thin clients to Asus and Dell hardware
Streaming Windows from the cloud... on a monthly subscription?
Smart TV apps are quietly scraping web data for AI training
Companies are desperate for AI training data
Perplexity launches Computer, wants AI to run tasks for months, not minutes
A multi-model AI orchestrator that coordinates Claude, Gemini, ChatGPT, and Grok
Smartphone sales are expected to drop 13% worldwide amid memory crunch
Entry-level smartphones could be wiped out permanently, warns IDC
Broadcom bets on 2nm stacked silicon to rival Nvidia in AI
The chipmaker expects to ship a million 3D stacked chips by 2027
US arrests OnlyFake operator accused of selling over 10,000 AI-generated digital fake IDs
The Ukrainian national could face up to 15 years behind bars
Modder builds a CPU cooler powered by "infinite" ice from a hacked ice maker
The DIY rig holds near 40°C under load, but it's loud and power-hungr
Jack Dorsey says AI is driving Block's massive layoffs as 4,000+ roles are cut
Dorsey said he preferred ripping off the bandage -- one big cut instead of years of smaller layoffs
Apple's iPhone and iPad become first consumer devices to receive NATO security clearance
Apple's security architecture passes government-grade testing with no special software required
Hackers can now track your car's location through tire pressure sensors
$100 DIY device can intercept TPMS data from 50 meters away
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WEARABLES
New Android app alerts you when someone nearby is wearing smart glasses
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AI GPUS
AMD is selling $60 billion worth of GPUs (and a piece of itself) to Meta
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WHAT GUARDRAILS?
Simulated war scenarios reveal AI's tendency to push toward nuclear strikes
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INDUSTRY
HP warns RAM now makes up 35% of the cost of building a PC
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SCHOOL TECH
After $30 billion, the laptop classroom experiment may have backfired
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CONTROVERSY
Microsoft replaces head of Xbox with AI exec, zero gaming background
Viral ad shows aged Musk, Altman, and Bezos using jobless humans to power AI
Humans powering the technology that took their jobs
Google upgrades Gemini image generation to Nano Banana 2 with 4K support
4K rendering, multimodal workflows, and C2PA-compatible SynthID watermarking built in
Were We Wrong About Ryzen's Best Feature All Along?
Platform longevity helped define Ryzen's rise, but was it really the secret sauce? As Nova Lake and Zen 6 approach, we revisit AM4 to see how much socket support truly shaped the CPU market.
AMD FSR 4.1 update leaks with big image quality gains for Radeon GPUs
Could land with AMD's next major Adrenalin release
Trump calls on Big Tech to supply their own electricity for AI data centers
Amazon, Google, Microsoft and others are expected to participate
The big picture: With electricity bills rising due to surging demand from AI data centers, President Trump has called for technology companies to either build their own power plants or help finance new power generation facilities. The directive comes amid growing protests from rural communities over energy-intensive AI data centers that have been rapidly expanding across the country.
Amazon's wishlist update could expose users' home addresses
Amazon might want to reconsider
Genshin Impact quietly removes voice data clause after fan scrutiny
The change follows questions over how player audio might have been processed
Simple blood test could dramatically boost Alzheimer's diagnosis accuracy
A potentially massive win for the treatment of neurodegenerative disease
The humble PDF is becoming a problem for AI
PDFs are structurally hostile to large language models
Looking ahead: Three decades after Adobe introduced the Portable Document Format – a design intended to preserve the appearance of printed pages across devices – PDFs are facing pressure from a completely different kind of reader: artificial intelligence. The same fixed layouts that made PDFs indispensable to human users now make them difficult for large language models to interpret. Unlike web pages or plain-text files, columns, embedded graphics, and hidden metadata in PDFs often confuse machine parsing systems trained to process linear text.
Pentagon threatens to cut Anthropic off unless it drops AI guardrails (updated)
Ditch safety or face sanctions
What just happened? Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth met with Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei in Washington this week in an effort to break an impasse over military use of AI models developed by Anthropic. The Pentagon is seeking broad operational access to the company's Claude model for classified applications, but Anthropic has resisted approving certain use cases.
Google prepares search overhaul in Europe, will boost rival services to satisfy EU rules
EU scrutiny forces Google to rethink how its engine ranks rivals in travel and hospitality
HP warns RAM now makes up 35% of the cost of building a PC
HP expects a double-digit drop in PC shipments
New York sues Valve, arguing loot boxes cross the line into gambling
Counter-Strike, Dota 2, and the business of chance
PC builder orders one DDR5 kit, receives 10 worth $3,000 by mistake
He plans to sell the extra kits below today's sky-high DDR5 prices
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