https://www.techspot.com/news/113227-microsoft-begins-testing-free-xbox-cloud-gaming-ads.html TechSpot en 2026-07-24T08:43:00-05:00 Microsoft is testing free Xbox cloud gaming with ads, no subscription required video games, gaming, pc gaming, microsoft, xbox, advertising, cloud gaming https://www.techspot.com/news/113229-atari-signs-deal-turn-pong-centipede-asteroids-more.html TechSpot en 2026-07-24T07:58:00-05:00 Atari signs deal to turn Pong, Centipede, and Asteroids into movies video games, gaming, pc gaming, technology, culture, tech culture, movies, with video, universal, retro, atari, classic games, video game movies https://www.techspot.com/news/113225-bye-passwords-google-now-you-sign-account-selfie.html TechSpot en 2026-07-24T07:04:00-05:00 Google now lets you sign into your account using a selfie video technology, security, privacy, google, with video, authentication, selfie https://www.techspot.com/news/113228-first-responder-drones-spreading-rapidly-across-us-privacy.html TechSpot en 2026-07-24T06:15:00-05:00 First-responder drones are spreading rapidly across the US, and privacy groups are worried personal technology, electronics, technology, culture, tech culture, police, privacy, surveillance, drones https://www.techspot.com/guides/3144-amd-software/ TechSpot en 2026-07-24T05:07:00-05:00 The AMD Radeon Settings You Should Actually Be Using technology, techspot, exclusive, longform, software, computer software, computing, amd, radeon, gpu, gaming, hardware, pc gaming, optimization, tweak, graphics card, settings https://www.techspot.com/news/113222-299-flip-phone-anti-smartphone-promises-save-you.html TechSpot en 2026-07-23T19:02:00-05:00 This $299 flip phone is the anti-smartphone, promises to save you from doomscrolling hell technology, mobile, mobile computing, technology, culture, tech culture, android, consumer electronics, cell phones, addiction, phones, feature phone, dumb phone, light flip https://www.techspot.com/news/113224-geekbench-7-debuts-smarter-multi-core-benchmark-cuda.html TechSpot en 2026-07-23T18:41:08-05:00 Geekbench 7 debuts with a smarter multi-core benchmark and CUDA support computing, software, downloads, software, computer software, computing, benchmark, geekbench https://www.techspot.com/news/113221-tails-710-improves-shutdown-reliability-upgrades-tor-browser.html TechSpot en 2026-07-23T18:24:47-05:00 Tails 7.10 improves shutdown reliability, upgrades Tor Browser computing, software, downloads, software, computer software, computing, linux, security, operating system, tails https://www.techspot.com/news/113220-valve-steam-deck-price-hike-has-completely-destroyed.html TechSpot en 2026-07-23T13:34:57-05:00 Steam Deck price hike has completely destroyed sales, new data suggests personal technology, computing, hardware, video games, gaming, pc gaming, valve, steam, sales, steam deck, price hike https://www.techspot.com/news/113213-apple-app-store-inundated-low-quality-vibecoded-apps.html TechSpot en 2026-07-23T12:52:00-05:00 Apple's App Store is on pace to add 1 million new apps this year, most are AI slop software, computer software, computing, apple, iphone, app store, mobile, apps, ai, vibe coding https://www.techspot.com/news/113217-eu-fined-google-1-billion-favoring-own-services.html TechSpot en 2026-07-23T12:08:00-05:00 The EU just fined Google $1 billion for favoring its own services in search and Play Store google, internet, europe, search, competition, google play, gatekeeper, dma https://www.techspot.com/news/113219-lego-brings-x-files-life-1478-piece-set.html TechSpot en 2026-07-23T11:27:54-05:00 Lego brings The X-Files to life with a 1,478-piece set including Mulder and Scully minifigs technology, culture, tech culture, with video, lego, toys, ufo, x-files https://www.techspot.com/news/113218-apple-leasing-plan-could-restrict-apps-block-resets.html TechSpot en 2026-07-23T10:48:00-05:00 Apple's rumored leasing program could restrict apps, lock down iPhones if you miss payments apple, technology, mobile, mobile computing, iphone, restrictions, klarna https://www.techspot.com/news/113211-sight-restoring-retinal-implant-approved-launch-30-european.html TechSpot en 2026-07-23T10:08:00-05:00 A new brain-computer implant is helping blind seniors see again, and it just got approved in Europe science, technology, culture, tech culture, europe, brain, healthcare, biotech, implant, science corporation, prima https://www.techspot.com/news/113208-xbox-backwards-compatibility-now-available-pc-starting-four.html TechSpot en 2026-07-23T09:31:00-05:00 Xbox backwards compatibility now available on PC, starting with four original Xbox games video games, gaming, pc gaming, microsoft, xbox, backwards compatibility, retro gaming https://www.techspot.com/news/113216-framework-nearly-doubles-laptop-13-pro-memory-prices.html TechSpot en 2026-07-23T08:37:00-05:00 Framework nearly doubles Laptop 13 Pro memory prices overnight after suppliers demand more than twice as much personal technology, computing, hardware, technology, computing, laptop, memory, framework https://www.techspot.com/news/113212-openai-ai-models-went-rogue-hacked-another-company.html TechSpot en 2026-07-23T07:51:00-05:00 OpenAI says its AI models went rogue and hacked another company , technology, security, privacy, hacking, openai https://www.techspot.com/news/113214-google-records-first-negative-free-cash-flow-since.html TechSpot en 2026-07-23T07:03:00-05:00 Google records its first negative free cash flow since going public as its AI spending explodes google, investment, spending, infrastructure, alphabet https://www.techspot.com/news/113209-nvidia-reveals-vera-cpu-details-claims-custom-olympus.html TechSpot en 2026-07-23T06:15:00-05:00 Nvidia reveals Vera CPU details, claims its custom Olympus cores outperform AMD Epyc Turin personal technology, computing, hardware, nvidia, cpu, vera rubin, vera cpu https://www.techspot.com/news/113215-gig-economy-workers-amazon-staff-increasingly-dependent-food.html TechSpot en 2026-07-23T05:15:00-05:00 Gig economy workers and Amazon staff are increasingly dependent on food stamps and Medicaid, says federal report technology, culture, tech culture, technology, computing, amazon, reports, gig economy, bernie sanders https://www.techspot.com/news/113210-nvidia-jensen-huang-defends-chinese-ai-open-source.html TechSpot en 2026-07-22T18:06:00-05:00 Nvidia's Jensen Huang defends Chinese AI: "Open-source models that are excellent should be used" , technology, culture, tech culture, software, nvidia, china, government, nvidia ceo, united states, interview, wall street, industry, jensen huang, big tech, large language model https://www.techspot.com/news/113206-amazon-meta-microsoft-other-us-tech-giants-hiding.html TechSpot en 2026-07-22T14:51:00-05:00 Amazon, Meta, Microsoft, and other US tech giants are hiding $1.65 trillion in AI debt , technology, computing, amazon, microsoft, oracle, stock market, financials, meta, alphabet, big tech, debt https://www.techspot.com/news/113205-amazon-orders-robocop-tv-series-franchise-heads-prime.html TechSpot en 2026-07-22T14:20:00-05:00 Amazon orders Robocop TV series as franchise heads to Prime Video technology, culture, tech culture, amazon, with video, amazon prime video, robocop, mgm, tv show https://www.techspot.com/news/113200-palworld-10-launch-bringing-back-nearly-million-players.html TechSpot en 2026-07-22T13:02:00-05:00 Palworld's 1.0 launch is bringing back nearly a million players video games, gaming, pc gaming, nintendo, steam, with video, pokemon, palworld, pocketpair https://www.techspot.com/news/113207-firefox-153-esr-arrives-major-productivity-privacy-enterprise.html TechSpot en 2026-07-22T12:37:00-05:00 Firefox 153 ESR arrives with major productivity, privacy, and enterprise upgrades computing, software, downloads, software, computer software, computing, firefox, browser, firefox esr https://www.techspot.com/news/113197-us-marines-new-anti-drone-ai-gun-turret.html TechSpot en 2026-07-22T11:45:00-05:00 The Marines' new AI gun can track and target people, even though it's marketed as anti-drone , technology, computing, with video, military, drones, autonomous weapons https://www.techspot.com/news/113204-samsung-galaxy-z-fold-8-fold-8-ultra.html TechSpot en 2026-07-22T10:59:21-05:00 Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 8 and Fold 8 Ultra debut with Flex Titanium displays and Snapdragon 8 Gen 5 technology, mobile, mobile computing, personal technology, electronics, samsung, samsung galaxy, with video, phones, opinion, samsung unpacked, foldable, galaxy fold https://www.techspot.com/news/113203-nvidia-first-windows-arm-geforce-driver-confirms-rtx.html TechSpot en 2026-07-22T10:47:37-05:00 Nvidia's first Windows on Arm GeForce driver confirms RTX Spark configurations personal technology, computing, hardware, software, computer software, computing, nvidia, nvidia rtx spark https://www.techspot.com/news/113202-data-centers-track-consume-20-us-power-2035.html TechSpot en 2026-07-22T10:18:28-05:00 Data centers on track to consume 20% of US power by 2035 technology, computing, united states, electricity, infrastructure, data center https://www.techspot.com/news/113199-reddit-major-publishers-consider-blocking-google-ai-search.html TechSpot en 2026-07-22T09:01:00-05:00 Reddit and major publishers consider blocking Google as AI search continues destroying web traffic internet, google, reddit, traffic, ai, ai overviews https://www.techspot.com/news/113195-tsmc-plans-up-10-price-increases-advanced-mature.html TechSpot en 2026-07-22T08:03:00-05:00 TSMC plans up to 10% price increases on advanced and mature nodes starting in 2027 personal technology, computing, hardware, technology, computing, tsmc, semiconductor, manufacturing, price hike https://www.techspot.com/news/113196-iran-claims-destroyed-amazon-main-data-hub-bahrain.html TechSpot en 2026-07-22T07:14:00-05:00 Iran claims it destroyed Amazon's main data hub in Bahrain. Nobody has confirmed it internet, technology, roundup, amazon, war, iran, data center https://www.techspot.com/news/113198-watch-samsung-unveil-z-fold-8-z-flip.html TechSpot en 2026-07-22T06:07:00-05:00 Watch Samsung unveil the Z Fold 8 and Z Flip 8 at Galaxy Unpacked technology, mobile, mobile computing, samsung, samsung galaxy, with video, phones, samsung unpacked, foldable https://www.techspot.com/review/3150-amd-ryzen-7700x3d/ TechSpot en 2026-07-22T05:23:00-05:00 AMD Ryzen 7 7700X3D Review: The Budget 3D V-Cache King technology, techspot, exclusive, longform, personal technology, computing, hardware, amd, review, cpu, performance, benchmark, build a pc, amd ryzen https://www.techspot.com/news/113193-france-voted-ban-kids-under-15-social-media.html TechSpot en 2026-07-21T21:16:00-05:00 France just voted to ban kids under 15 from social media, but Australia's ban shows how hard that is to enforce internet, technology, culture, tech culture, france, social, ban, kids, legislation