Alphabet spins out GFiber as it merges with Astound in major broadband deal

Microsoft is backing away from putting Copilot everywhere in Windows 11

Doom: The Dark Ages is the first Denuvo DRM game of 2025 to be cracked

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.

Apple launches AirPods Max 2 with stronger ANC, lossless audio, and live translation

GIMP 3.2 arrives with performance improvements and workflow refinements

Meta is pulling the plug on Instagram's encrypted messages

Digg relaunch fails after two months as bots and AI agents flood the site

For a limited time, grab a Windows 11 Pro license for $12

Microsoft says Samsung Galaxy app bug, not Windows update, locked some users out of C: drive

Samsung wins in court after German judge says some TCL "QLED" TVs aren't really QLED

Google quietly pulls AI "health tool" that summarized Reddit advice

Hacker unveils exploit that cracks the "unbreakable" Xbox One at the silicon level

A hot potato: For more than a decade, the Xbox One stood as a remarkable exception in console security – a machine long considered impervious to hacking attempts. That reputation is now over. At the RE//verse 2026 conference, security researcher Markus "Doom" Gaasedelen unveiled what he calls the "Bliss" double glitch, a voltage-based exploit that entirely undermines Microsoft's most fortified console platform.

Grandmother spent six months in jail after AI facial recognition misidentified her

Nvidia's next AI chip may move beyond the all-purpose GPU

Pokémon Go's AR data has been turned into centimeter-accurate navigation for delivery robots

Connecting the dots: Pokémon Go's global AR craze is now steering something far more prosaic than virtual Pikachu: real delivery robots trying to find the right doorway on a crowded city block. The same location data and street-level imagery that once anchored monsters to sidewalks and plazas have been repurposed by Niantic. Coco Robotics is now using that technology to guide its sidewalk bots through dense urban areas where GPS alone is too unreliable to keep them on course.

Gig workers are getting paid to film their daily chores to train robots

GPS is getting jammed in the Strait of Hormuz, and ships are appearing in circles

HandBrake remains the go-to free encoder for compressing and converting video

This $155 ESP32-powered DIY drone can hit 67 mph

AMD unveils OpenClaw to run AI agents locally on Ryzen and Radeon hardware

Survey finds Americans worry about AI data centers, but still want the jobs

Drone strikes halt a third of the world's helium supply, threatening chip production

Pagers and paper maps make a comeback in Moscow as the internet goes dark

Nvidia, AMD, and Intel back Microsoft's plan to fix shader compilation stutter

New "Zombie ZIP" attack can evade most antivirus scanners

iPhone Fold leaks reveal key specs and a surprisingly competitive price tag

Google's Genie 3 AI can generate playable worlds, but they still fall apart after a minute

Gaming Slop: Google recently showcased updates to its Genie 3 platform, offering another glimpse at how AI might one day generate interactive worlds on the fly. The technology is advancing, but a key challenge remains: maintaining world consistency. For now, the model can only sustain coherent environments for short bursts before scenes begin to unravel, keeping the technology far from reliable enough for use in a professional game development workflow.

Meta's massive undersea cable project delayed in Persian Gulf as Iran conflict escalates

Adobe CEO to step down after 18 years as investors question the company's next act

HP's ink-blocking firmware may violate new global sustainability rules

Europe's PEGI will raise age ratings for games with loot boxes and microtransactions

In context: Regulators and lawmakers have scrutinized loot boxes in popular video games for years, most recently accusing Valve of illegal gambling in Counter-Strike 2, Dota 2, and Team Fortress 2. The latest move by European age rating boards has been to assign higher, more informative ratings for games that feature loot boxes and other controversial live-service gameplay elements.

MacBook Neo teardown reveals Apple's most repair-friendly laptop in years