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ASML says that's impossible. technology, computing, personal technology, electronics, china, united states, semiconductor, politics, asml, exports https://www.techspot.com/news/112831-microsoft-confirms-weird-recycle-bin-bug-windows-11.html TechSpot en 2026-06-19T11:34:00-05:00 This month's Windows 11 update broke the Recycle Bin, OneDrive, and possibly your PC's stability software, computer software, computing, microsoft, windows, patch tuesday, windows update, bugs, windows 11 https://www.techspot.com/news/112824-meta-wants-child-safety-bill-rewritten-shield-lawsuits.html TechSpot en 2026-06-19T10:51:00-05:00 Meta wants a child safety bill rewritten to shield it from lawsuits over harm to kids internet, technology, culture, tech culture, government, congress, social, kids, law, meta https://www.techspot.com/news/112819-msi-new-claw-8-ex-ai-handheld-costs.html TechSpot en 2026-06-19T10:07:00-05:00 MSI Claw 8 EX AI+ with Intel Arc G3 launches at $1,800 personal technology, computing, hardware, video games, gaming, pc gaming, msi, supply chain, handheld, portable gaming, price hike, msi claw https://www.techspot.com/news/112829-gta-6-hype-has-business-planning-shutdown-preorder.html TechSpot en 2026-06-19T09:22:00-05:00 A company just publicly admitted it expects to lose a day of productivity to GTA 6 video games, gaming, pc gaming, technology, culture, tech culture, with video, rockstar, take two interactive, trailers, gta vi https://www.techspot.com/news/112826-waymo-recalls-3871-robotaxis-after-cars-drove-active.html TechSpot en 2026-06-19T08:48:00-05:00 Waymo is recalling almost 3,900 robotaxis for driving into freeway construction zones automotive, car technology, recall, waymo, robotaxi https://www.techspot.com/news/112822-kalshi-calls-itself-hedging-platform-now-but-critics.html TechSpot en 2026-06-19T08:16:00-05:00 Kalshi calls itself a hedging platform now, but critics say it's still just sports betting in disguise internet, technology, culture, tech culture, wall street, gambling, predictions, kalshi https://www.techspot.com/news/112827-court-ohio-can-require-parental-consent-children-using.html TechSpot en 2026-06-19T07:42:00-05:00 Court says Ohio can require parental consent for children using social media internet, technology, culture, tech culture, social, kids, ohio, court rulings https://www.techspot.com/news/112821-midjourney-wants-scan-body-half-million-ultrasonic-sensors.html TechSpot en 2026-06-19T06:58:00-05:00 Midjourney wants to scan your body with half a million ultrasonic sensors, at a spa science, sensors, healthcare, scanner, body hacking, mri, midjourney https://www.techspot.com/article/3139-the-reason-nvidia-abandoned-gamers/ TechSpot en 2026-06-19T06:00:00-05:00 The Real Reason Nvidia Has Abandoned PC Gamers technology, techspot, exclusive, longform, technology, culture, tech culture, geforce, gpu, gaming, performance, benchmark, hardware, semiconductor, pc gaming, history, industry, enthusiast, opinion, build a pc, graphics card https://www.techspot.com/news/112825-old-school-crime-man-gets-suspended-jail-sentence.html TechSpot en 2026-06-19T05:15:00-05:00 Old-school crime: man gets suspended jail sentence for burning and selling pirated CDs technology, culture, tech culture, crime, copyright, united kingdom, cd, old school, cd burner