Meta is using its own employees' activity to train AI, and laying off 8,000 of them at the same time
Employees are calling the changes "incredibly demoralizing"
FluentCleaner brings back the classic PC cleaner idea, without the bloat
Inspired by the early days of CCleaner, FluentCleaner is a cleanup utility that focuses on removing temporary files, browser cache, logs, and leftover clutter without aggressive registry cleaning or scareware tactics. The app also supports community-maintained cleaning databases and optional extensions.
Samsung put Dua Lipa's face on TV boxes without asking. Now she's suing for $15 million
Samsung denies "intentional misuse"
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.
Intel CEO promises partnership with Nvidia will produce "exciting new products"
The chipmakers are developing SoCs with x86 CPUs and RTX GPUs
The quiet reinvention of search in the age of AI
How APIs and developer tools are quietly reshaping the way search works
Porsche Taycan reclaims Nürburgring EV record from the world's fastest rivals
A Manthey Racing package helped the Taycan Turbo GT outrun rivals from Rimac, Xiaomi, and BYD-backed Yangwang
Microsoft's $1 billion Kenya AI data center could require switching off "half the country"
Officials say the project's power demands could overwhelm Kenya's national grid
The FCC has banned new foreign-made routers, but existing ones can keep receiving updates until 2029
The agency doesn't want to leave devices vulnerable while its crackdown on foreign-made hardware continues
Amazon blocks sales of e-bikes that exceed legal speed limits
The move follows an investigation into listings for models capable of topping 40 mph
Apple is rolling out end-to-end encryption for iPhone to Android RCS messages
The long, slow death of SMS gets a meaningful milestone
A stainless steel breakthrough could slash the cost of green hydrogen production
Making expensive titanium components obsolete
AMD's 8GB Radeon RX 9050 could arrive soon to challenge Nvidia's RTX 5050
The rumored Navi 44 graphics card reportedly packs 2,048 cores, but lower clocks than the RX 9060 XT
Gamers Are Wrong About 1440p vs 1080p CPU Benchmarking
Here We Go Again, or: Why GPU Bottlenecks Hide True CPU Performance.
Gamers keep demanding 1440p CPU benchmarks, but higher resolutions often hide the very performance differences CPU testing is supposed to reveal. Here's why 1080p still matters most.
The fight to stop publishers from bricking your games and shutting down servers just got a powerful new enemy
Stop Killing Games is winning hearts in Europe – and enemies in Washington
Steam Machine may launch soon as reservation system and four retail packages surface
The reservation system is intended to prevent scalping
UK firefighters respond to a lithium-ion battery fire every five hours, data reveals
Poorly retrofitted ebikes are the worst offenders
NASA's next Mars helicopters tested beyond the speed of sound
Flying in the thin atmosphere of Mars is "just about the hardest thing you can do"
Winhanced aims to make Windows gaming PCs feel more like a console
Winhanced gives Windows gaming PCs a cleaner, more console-like experience by combining launchers, controller navigation, and system tools into one streamlined interface. Originally built for handhelds, it's also gaining traction on desktop and living room setups as an alternative to juggling Steam Big Picture, Xbox, and multiple launchers.
Newly disclosed "Dirty Frag" vulnerability left Linux exposed for nearly a decade
Another massive support headache for the Linux world
Facepalm: The open-source community is once again facing a major security incident tied to an "unprecedented" vulnerability. The new flaw could give attackers a reliable way to escalate user privileges, and no patch is available yet. Fortunately, the mitigation process is relatively straightforward. Still, kernel developers are already growing frustrated with the seemingly endless stream of critical bugs.
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OPEN FORUM
How often do you upgrade your PC?
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NO NEED TO ASK
Chrome has been silently pushing a 4GB AI model to your device
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ZERO TO SIXTY
Windows' latest feature briefly maxes out your CPU to make the OS feel snappier
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AI PLAY
A single Micron SSD can now store 245TB
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NEXT-GEN
PCIe 8.0 is on track to hit 1TB/s: doubling bandwidth every generation for two decades
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TECH CULTURE
Gen Z is turning subscriptions into short-term rentals for shows, movies, and games
Forza Horizon 6 leaks online a week before launch, Microsoft starts banning players
Microsoft's biggest racing game in years has already been cracked and shared online
Oops: The sixth game in the popular Forza Horizon racing series has leaked online more than a week before its official launch date. The racer is due out on May 19 for the general public and May 15 for buyers of the premium edition but according to reports, the game has been cracked and is readily available online for PC if you know where to look.
Fake DDR5 sticks with dummy plastic chips are the latest RAM scam
The fake modules are another symptom of soaring DDR5 prices
Europe is moving to block Microsoft, Amazon, and Google from handling government health, financial, and legal data
The latest move in a widening standoff over who controls Europe's digital infrastructure – but private companies are exempt
Anthropic says Claude learned to blackmail people from "evil" AI stories online
Elon Musk accepts some of the blame
Ukraine is testing an AI-guided laser weapon that can destroy drones in seconds
New footage shows the trailer-mounted Tryzub platform tracking and disabling aerial targets with AI-assisted precision
Say goodbye to burner phones? FCC robocall plan raises privacy fears
Carriers could be forced to collect government ID and other personal data before activating service
A data center used 29 million gallons of water without a bill, while residents complained about low water pressure
The county issued a $147,474 back-bill and waived all penalties
How Apple Pay Works: The Tech Behind
Apple Pay makes contactless payments feel effortless, but behind that two-second tap is a surprisingly sophisticated chain of cryptography, tokenization, and real-time authorization.
Former Epic director and Guerrilla Games co-founder is building a European game engine to rival Unreal and Unity
Arjan Brussee argues a new engine built for AI workflows could let a small team do the work of 15
A cyberattack on Canvas knocked out access for students at Harvard, Columbia, and hundreds of other schools during finals
The breach is a case study in how a single platform compromise can take down an entire sector at once
Intel roadmap leak reveals Nova Lake, Razor Lake, Titan Lake, and Moon Lake through 2028 with Nvidia RTX GPU tile integration
Nova Lake comes first with 52 cores on TSMC's N2 node
Google's Fitbit Air is a Whoop-like screen-less fitness tracker built around AI
The minimalist device tracks sleep, heart rate, and activity while Google Health and Gemini handle the analysis
Your Yarbo lawnmower is a backdoor into your Wi-Fi network
A security researcher found that every Yarbo robot ships with a backdoor that exposes your Wi-Fi password in plain text
Apple and Intel are reportedly working on a chip manufacturing deal
TSMC capacity is tightening under AI demand – and the US government has been quietly pushing Apple toward Intel for months
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