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 https://www.techspot.com/news/113191-one-six-windows-pcs-runs-windows-10-vulnerabilities.html TechSpot en 2026-07-21T18:36:00-05:00 One in six Windows PCs still runs Windows 10, and the vulnerabilities are piling up software, computer software, computing, microsoft, windows, security, vulnerability, windows 10, windows 11 https://www.techspot.com/news/113188-der8auer-converts-7000-rtx-5090-lightning-z-custom.html TechSpot en 2026-07-21T17:43:24-05:00 Der8auer converts $7,000 RTX 5090 Lightning Z to custom water cooling, drops temps by 11oC personal technology, computing, hardware, video games, gaming, pc gaming, msi, geforce, gpu, with video, cooling, modding, graphics card, der8auer https://www.techspot.com/news/113182-openai-ambitious-ad-revenue-goals-look-like-ai.html TechSpot en 2026-07-21T12:22:00-05:00 OpenAI's ambitious ad revenue goals look like AI-generated money, analysis says internet, advertising, openai, chatgpt, sam altman, chatbots https://www.techspot.com/news/113189-fiat-new-15000-mini-ev-now-sale-us.html TechSpot en 2026-07-21T11:40:00-05:00 Fiat's new $15,000 mini EV is now on sale in the US, but it's not yet legal to drive automotive, car technology, technology, culture, tech culture, united states, italy, electric cars, fiat https://www.techspot.com/news/113190-microsoft-open-sourced-app-made-comic-sans-famous.html TechSpot en 2026-07-21T11:31:09-05:00 Microsoft just open-sourced the app that made Comic Sans famous computing, software, downloads, software, computer software, computing, microsoft, retro, comic chat https://www.techspot.com/news/113186-nand-shortages-could-finally-ease-2027-but-adata.html TechSpot en 2026-07-21T10:41:00-05:00 NAND shortages could finally ease in 2027, but ADATA warns the DRAM crisis may last another 10 years technology, computing, personal technology, computing, hardware, flash, nand, adata, memory, trendforce https://www.techspot.com/news/113187-samsung-unveils-galaxy-card-take-apple-credit-card.html TechSpot en 2026-07-21T09:47:00-05:00 Samsung finally has its own credit card, seven years after Apple technology, culture, tech culture, technology, computing, samsung, credit card, financials https://www.techspot.com/news/113180-us-fire-departments-test-autonomous-drones-fight-wildfires.html TechSpot en 2026-07-21T09:01:00-05:00 Fire departments are testing autonomous drones that fight wildfires before crews even arrive personal technology, electronics, technology, culture, tech culture, with video, fire, firefighters, drones, autonomous https://www.techspot.com/news/113185-amid-dlss-5-backlash-nvidia-shows-off-controls.html TechSpot en 2026-07-21T08:16:00-05:00 Nvidia is giving developers more control over DLSS 5, after accusations it turns games into "AI slop" software, computer software, computing, video games, gaming, pc gaming, nvidia, with video, ai, rendering, upscaling, siggraph, nvidia dlss https://www.techspot.com/news/113181-sony-digital-only-future-angers-fans-but-physical.html TechSpot en 2026-07-21T07:23:00-05:00 Sony's digital-only future angers fans, but physical PlayStation games are barely selling video games, gaming, pc gaming, software, computer software, computing, sony, playstation, sales, analytics, digital content, financials, physical games https://www.techspot.com/news/113183-anthropic-landmark-15-billion-copyright-settlement-authors-wins.html TechSpot en 2026-07-21T06:34:00-05:00 Anthropic's landmark $1.5 billion copyright settlement with authors wins final court approval , internet, lawsuit, settlement, copyright, anthropic https://www.techspot.com/news/113184-refuse-sell-access-land-ai-data-center-transmission.html TechSpot en 2026-07-21T05:18:00-05:00 Refuse a data center transmission line on your property, and power companies may force it through anyway , technology, computing, government, power, data center https://www.techspot.com/news/113173-researchers-create-drone-becomes-almost-invisible-spinning-25.html TechSpot en 2026-07-20T15:18:00-05:00 Researchers create a drone that becomes almost invisible by spinning 25 times per second personal technology, electronics, science, with video, research, university, drones, motion blur https://www.techspot.com/news/113175-7-zip-patches-flaw-could-run-malware-opening.html TechSpot en 2026-07-20T14:02:00-05:00 7-Zip patches a flaw that could run malware just from opening a bad file software, computer software, computing, technology, security, privacy, vulnerability, compression, winrar, 7zip, buffer overflow https://www.techspot.com/news/113178-fluentcleaner-ditches-bloat-new-35-mb-classic-edition.html TechSpot en 2026-07-20T13:54:00-05:00 FluentCleaner ditches the bloat with a new 3.5 MB Classic edition computing, software, downloads, software, computer software, computing, windows, utilities, fluentcleaner https://www.techspot.com/news/113177-windows-11-bloat-proves-much-microsoft-new-8gb.html TechSpot en 2026-07-20T12:46:00-05:00 Windows 11 bloat proves too much for Microsoft's new 8GB Surface Laptop personal technology, computing, hardware, microsoft, windows, laptop, memory, microsoft surface, lag, windows 11 https://www.techspot.com/news/112933-vmware-workstation-pro-26h1-brings-architectural-upgrades-expanded.html TechSpot en 2026-07-20T12:35:00-05:00 VMware Workstation Pro 26H1 brings architectural upgrades and expanded OS support computing, software, downloads, software, computer software, computing, windows, linux, virtualization, operating system, vmware https://www.techspot.com/news/113176-marvel-drops-first-avengers-doomsday-trailer-set-open.html TechSpot en 2026-07-20T11:27:00-05:00 Marvel drops the first Avengers: Doomsday trailer, set to open against Dune: Part Three this December technology, culture, tech culture, internet, marvel, movies, with video, superheroes, entertainment, trailers, marvel avengers https://www.techspot.com/news/113172-new-coding-contest-challenges-developers-fit-entire-game.html TechSpot en 2026-07-20T11:04:52-05:00 A new coding contest challenges developers to fit an entire game onto a 1.44MB floppy disk video games, gaming, pc gaming, technology, culture, tech culture, programming, contests, optimization, demos, floppy disk https://www.techspot.com/news/112970-rufus-improves-windows-installs-adds-risc-v-uefintfs.html TechSpot en 2026-07-20T10:48:01-05:00 Rufus improves Windows installs, adds RISC-V and UEFI:NTFS fixes computing, software, downloads, software, computer software, computing, windows, linux, boot, rufus https://www.techspot.com/news/113174-cds-keep-selling-us-even-though-many-fans.html TechSpot en 2026-07-20T10:17:19-05:00 CD sales are up 16%, but half the buyers don't even own a CD player technology, culture, tech culture, personal technology, electronics, music, media, cd, nostalgia, old school https://www.techspot.com/news/113170-aws-billing-goes-haywire-hits-customers-bills-high.html TechSpot en 2026-07-20T08:43:00-05:00 AWS billing goes haywire, hits customers with bills as high as $7.8 trillion internet, amazon, bill, bugs, amazon aws https://www.techspot.com/news/113171-samsung-cuts-hundreds-us-jobs-while-ai-boom.html TechSpot en 2026-07-20T07:13:00-05:00 Samsung cuts hundreds of US jobs while AI boom sends chip profits soaring technology, computing, samsung, with video, layoffs, work https://www.techspot.com/news/113169-valve-steam-machine-may-selling-between-12000-15000.html TechSpot en 2026-07-20T06:15:00-05:00 Valve's Steam Machine may be selling between 12,000 and 15,000 units per week despite its high price personal technology, computing, hardware, video games, gaming, pc gaming, valve, sales, steam machines https://www.techspot.com/article/3148-indie-gaming-worldwide/ TechSpot en 2026-07-20T05:22:00-05:00 Indie Gaming's Next Big Wave Is Coming From Outside the West technology, techspot, exclusive, longform, video games, gaming, pc gaming, china, india, europe, australia, asia, new zealand, culture, gaming culture, game development https://www.techspot.com/news/113163-fbi-arrests-21-year-old-accused-infecting-8000.html TechSpot en 2026-07-19T09:41:08-05:00 FBI arrests 21-year-old accused of infecting 8,000 PCs with malware through fake Steam games video games, gaming, pc gaming, technology, security, privacy, fbi, steam, malware, police, cryptocurrency https://www.techspot.com/news/113167-nvidia-may-have-rtx-5000-super-cards-ready.html TechSpot en 2026-07-19T08:33:00-05:00 Nvidia may have RTX 5000 Super GPUs ready, but costly 3GB GDDR7 is holding them back personal technology, computing, hardware, video games, gaming, pc gaming, nvidia, geforce, gpu, graphics card https://www.techspot.com/news/113162-bethesda-confirms-fallout-5-fallout-3-new-vegas.html TechSpot en 2026-07-18T11:33:00-05:00 Bethesda confirms Fallout 5, Fallout 3 and New Vegas remasters, and new Obsidian Fallout game video games, gaming, pc gaming, microsoft, xbox, bethesda, obsidian, fallout https://www.techspot.com/news/113158-india-fined-hp-144-million-rigging-government-bids.html TechSpot en 2026-07-18T10:24:00-05:00 India fined HP $14.4 million for rigging government bids and fixing ink and toner prices personal technology, computing, hardware, technology, computing, india, hp, collusion, pricing https://www.techspot.com/news/113161-gamestop-now-makes-more-money-pokemon-cards-than.html TechSpot en 2026-07-18T08:57:19-05:00 GameStop now makes more money from Pokemon cards than video games video games, gaming, pc gaming, technology, culture, tech culture, gamestop, with video, interview, retail, physical games, ryan cohen https://www.techspot.com/news/113166-san-francisco-warns-apple-google-stop-profiting-ai.html TechSpot en 2026-07-18T07:51:00-05:00 San Francisco warns Apple and Google to stop profiting from AI nudify apps google, apple, san francisco, crime, nudity, deepfake, image generation https://www.techspot.com/news/113164-iphone-owners-hit-87-loyalty-rate-year-android.html TechSpot en 2026-07-18T01:26:00-05:00 iPhone owners hit 87% loyalty rate this year, Android-to-iPhone switching drops to 12% apple, google, iphone, android, mobile, survey, phones, cirp