https://www.techspot.com/news/113337-valve-publicly-releases-lepton-fex-compatibility-tools-power.html TechSpot en 2026-08-03T15:09:00-05:00 Valve publicly releases Lepton and FEX compatibility tools to power Steam Frame gaming video games, gaming, pc gaming, software, computer software, computing, android, valve, linux, steam, arm, x86, emulation, wine, compatibility, proton, steam frame, lepton https://www.techspot.com/news/113335-tencent-pulls-plug-gta-rival-last-sentinel-after.html TechSpot en 2026-08-03T14:23:00-05:00 Tencent pulls the plug on GTA rival Last Sentinel after spending $300 million over six years video games, gaming, pc gaming, software, computer software, computing, with video, gta, layoffs, shut down, tencent, last sentinel, lightspeed la https://www.techspot.com/news/113338-virtualdj-combines-powerful-mixing-tools-real-time-stems.html TechSpot en 2026-08-03T14:10:00-05:00 VirtualDJ combines powerful mixing tools and real-time stems without the cost computing, 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en 2026-08-03T05:18:00-05:00 Doom now "runs" in Microsoft Paint thanks to a wildly inventive clipboard trick video games, gaming, pc gaming, software, computer software, computing, doom, with video, paint https://www.techspot.com/news/113323-der8auer-tests-pc-chimney-effect-dropping-cpu-temps.html TechSpot en 2026-08-02T22:21:48-05:00 der8auer tests PC chimney effect, dropping CPU temps by 19oC with a 110cm 3D-printed tower personal technology, computing, hardware, technology, culture, tech culture, amd, cpu, with video, cooling, modding, amd ryzen, der8auer https://www.techspot.com/news/113322-coldcard-firmware-flaw-hackers-drain-70-million-bitcoin.html TechSpot en 2026-08-02T11:54:33-05:00 A Coldcard firmware flaw let hackers drain $70 million in Bitcoin in 41 minutes, with losses now topping $88 million technology, security, privacy, internet, hacking, firmware, bitcoin, theft, cryptocurrency, bitcoin wallet https://www.techspot.com/news/113321-amd-new-zen-6-chips-have-low-power.html TechSpot en 2026-08-02T09:12:00-05:00 AMD's new Zen 6 chips will have a low-power core built from five different generations of Zen personal technology, computing, hardware, amd, cpu, leak, low power, amd zen, amd ryzen https://www.techspot.com/news/113317-meta-developer-linux-patch-could-boost-steam-deck.html TechSpot en 2026-08-02T07:29:00-05:00 A Meta developer's Linux patch could boost Steam Deck frame rates by up to 32% video games, gaming, pc gaming, software, computer software, computing, amd, valve, linux, performance, open source, apu, framerate, steam deck https://www.techspot.com/news/113319-bundle-support-laid-off-game-devs-offers-over.html TechSpot en 2026-08-01T13:14:00-05:00 This $10 bundle of 100+ DRM-free games means to support laid-off game developers video games, gaming, pc gaming, technology, deals, tech deals, software, bundle, with video, layoffs, union, indie gaming, itch.io https://www.techspot.com/news/113314-scientists-built-night-vision-shows-full-color-instead.html TechSpot en 2026-08-01T11:32:00-05:00 Scientists built night vision that shows full color instead of just green personal technology, electronics, science, research, glasses, night vision https://www.techspot.com/news/113318-new-york-suing-prediction-market-kalshi-calling-illegal.html TechSpot en 2026-08-01T10:42:29-05:00 New York is suing prediction market Kalshi, calling it an illegal gambling operation internet, technology, culture, tech culture, lawsuit, government, new york, gambling, illegal, kalshi https://www.techspot.com/news/113320-one-california-town-found-flock-license-plate-cameras.html TechSpot en 2026-08-01T06:45:00-05:00 One California town found Flock's license plate cameras were wrong 71% of the time technology, security, privacy, automotive, car technology, flock, california, camera, privacy, consumer electronics, ai, surveillance, license plate https://www.techspot.com/news/113316-shieldfont-tricks-web-scrapers-swallowing-gibberish-instead-content.html TechSpot en 2026-07-31T14:36:00-05:00 This free font can trick AI scrapers into swallowing gibberish instead of your content internet, with video, bot, fonts, scraping https://www.techspot.com/news/113302-intel-giving-new-start-up-keys-x86-atom.html TechSpot en 2026-07-31T13:53:00-05:00 Intel is giving a startup the keys to its x86 (Atom) CPU kingdom technology, computing, personal technology, computing, hardware, intel, atom, cpu, intel atom, x86, lip-bu tan https://www.techspot.com/news/113312-x-settles-advertising-group-after-accusing-coordinating-boycott.html TechSpot en 2026-07-31T13:15:00-05:00 X settles with advertising group after accusing it of coordinating a boycott technology, computing, internet, twitter, social, advertising, law, elon musk, boycott https://www.techspot.com/news/113315-third-physical-ps5-games-half-xbox-series-x.html TechSpot en 2026-07-31T11:26:00-05:00 A third of physical PS5 games and half of Xbox Series discs need downloads to work properly, report shows video games, gaming, pc gaming, internet, xbox, software, playstation, optical media, consoles, physical games https://www.techspot.com/news/113310-amazon-spent-18-million-failed-ai-project-didnt.html TechSpot en 2026-07-31T10:39:00-05:00 Amazon spent $1.8 million on a failed AI project, and didn't notice the overrun for five months , technology, computing, amazon, budget, financials, claude ai, cost https://www.techspot.com/news/113303-pwc-got-caught-trying-pass-ai-slop-authentic.html TechSpot en 2026-07-31T10:14:00-05:00 PwC just got caught trying to pass AI slop as authentic research , technology, computing, middle east, plagiarism, chatgpt, pwc, ai hallucination https://www.techspot.com/news/113308-ai-finding-many-chrome-security-flaws-google-may.html TechSpot en 2026-07-31T09:33:00-05:00 AI is finding so many Chrome security flaws that Google may 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