https://www.techspot.com/news/112932-microsoft-refutes-claims-gta-vi-ps5-pre-orders.html TechSpot en 2026-06-29T12:43:00-05:00 Xbox is pushing back on claims that PS5 is outselling it 8-to-1 in GTA VI pre-orders video games, gaming, pc gaming, microsoft, xbox, playstation, rockstar, pre-order, pricing, gta vi https://www.techspot.com/news/112928-developer-brings-modern-mapping-mac-os-9-complete.html TechSpot en 2026-06-29T12:01:00-05:00 Developer builds "complete" OpenStreetMap client for classic Mac OS 9 software, computer software, computing, technology, culture, tech culture, apps, retro, maps, macos, openstreetmap https://www.techspot.com/news/112930-meta-told-staff-watch-their-ai-tokens-after.html TechSpot en 2026-06-29T11:24:00-05:00 Meta has been secretly relying on Google's AI for customer service, ad tools, and content moderation then got cut off , google, software, developers, meta, token, google gemini, ai agent, tokenmaxxing https://www.techspot.com/news/112933-vmware-workstation-pro-26h1-brings-architectural-upgrades-expanded.html TechSpot en 2026-06-29T10:38:00-05:00 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/112926-south-korea-betting-880-billion-next-ai-race.html TechSpot en 2026-06-29T09:56:37-05:00 South Korea is betting $880 billion that the next AI race will be won in hardware, not software , personal technology, computing, hardware, samsung, south korea, sk hynix, infrastructure https://www.techspot.com/news/112929-chatgpt-logs-used-evidence-palisades-fire-case-ended.html TechSpot en 2026-06-29T09:09:00-05:00 Prosecutors used a man's ChatGPT logs to try to link him to the Pacific Palisades fire, but it didn't work internet, technology, security, privacy, california, lawsuit, crime, fire, trial, culture, data collection, chatgpt https://www.techspot.com/news/112923-ai-developers-moving-beyond-prompts-loops-take-over.html TechSpot en 2026-06-29T08:33:00-05:00 Meet "loop engineering": The next evolution in AI coding isn't a better prompt, it's a system that prompts itself software, computer software, computing, technology, culture, tech culture, with video, ai, developers, ai agent, loop engineering https://www.techspot.com/news/112925-future-robotaxis-may-not-need-brake-pedals-under.html TechSpot en 2026-06-29T07:47:00-05:00 Future robotaxis may not need brake pedals under new proposal automotive, car technology, nhtsa, self-driving, autonomous https://www.techspot.com/news/112921-steamos-comes-regular-gaming-desktop-meta-pcs-steamroller.html TechSpot en 2026-06-29T07:03:00-05:00 You can now buy a pre-built gaming PC that boots into Steam instead of Windows video games, gaming, pc gaming, personal technology, computing, hardware, windows, valve, software, operating system, pc gaming, desktop pc, build a pc, pre-built, steamos https://www.techspot.com/news/112924-australia-raises-social-media-ban-penalties-99-million.html TechSpot en 2026-06-29T06:15:00-05:00 Australia raises social media ban penalties to $99 million as children keep accessing platforms internet, technology, culture, tech culture, social, australia, ban https://www.techspot.com/article/3136-pc-buying-guide-2026/ TechSpot en 2026-06-29T05:04:00-05:00 TechSpot PC Buying Guide: Four Smart Builds for a Difficult PC Market technology, techspot, exclusive, longform, personal technology, computing, hardware, review, gpu, motherboard, buying guide, cpu, gaming, pc gaming, best of, enthusiast, workstation, desktop pc, build a pc, pc buying guide https://www.techspot.com/news/112920-netflix-now-wants-every-profile-have-own-email.html TechSpot en 2026-06-28T12:13:00-05:00 Netflix now wants every profile to have its own email address, annoying users internet, netflix, email, streaming, subscriptions, data collection, password sharing https://www.techspot.com/news/112919-sony-deleting-551-movies-tv-shows-you-bought.html TechSpot en 2026-06-28T10:57:00-05:00 Sony is deleting 551 movies and TV shows you bought on PlayStation, because you don't really own your digital purchases video games, gaming, pc gaming, technology, culture, tech culture, sony, playstation, playstation store, united kingdom, studio canal https://www.techspot.com/news/112911-riot-always-anti-cheat-finally-getting-off-switch.html TechSpot en 2026-06-28T09:40:00-05:00 Riot's always-on anti-cheat is finally getting an off switch video games, gaming, pc gaming, technology, culture, tech culture, with video, cheating, riot games, vanguard https://www.techspot.com/news/112916-big-tech-8-trillion-ai-bet-making-consoles.html TechSpot en 2026-06-28T06:16:00-05:00 Big Tech's $8 trillion AI bet is making consoles, cars, and electricity more expensive for everyone else , technology, computing, investment, infrastructure, data center, big tech, inflation https://www.techspot.com/news/112915-playstation-sales-had-worst-may-25-years-xbox.html TechSpot en 2026-06-27T12:32:00-05:00 PlayStation sales just had its worst May in 25 years, and Xbox's was the worst ever video games, gaming, pc gaming, technology, computing, xbox, playstation, shipments, financials, nintendo switch 2 https://www.techspot.com/news/112917-openai-gpt-56-gets-staggered-release-after-trump.html TechSpot en 2026-06-27T11:26:00-05:00 OpenAI's GPT-5.6 gets staggered release after Trump administration cites national security concerns , technology, security, privacy, government, politics, openai, chatgpt, large language model https://www.techspot.com/news/112918-trump-threatens-100-tariffs-any-country-imposing-digital.html TechSpot en 2026-06-27T10:03:00-05:00 Trump threatens 100% tariffs on any country imposing digital services taxes on US tech firms internet, technology, computing, europe, european union, politics, tariffs, donald trump, big tech https://www.techspot.com/news/112913-steam-machine-sold-out-overpriced-cant-do-4k.html TechSpot en 2026-06-27T08:46:37-05:00 The Steam Machine is sold out, overpriced, can't quite do 4K and now scalpers are asking $3,000 for it video games, gaming, pc gaming, personal technology, computing, hardware, valve, with video, modding, steam machines, steam controller https://www.techspot.com/news/112914-which-game-made-you-gamer-what-technology-made.html TechSpot en 2026-06-26T16:53:31-05:00 Which game made you a gamer, and what technology made you a lifelong enthusiast? technology, discussion, technology, culture, tech culture, gaming, pc gaming, enthusiast, nostalgia https://www.techspot.com/news/112905-european-commission-moves-designate-amazon-microsoft-cloud-gatekeepers.html TechSpot en 2026-06-26T11:46:55-05:00 European Commission moves to designate Amazon and Microsoft as cloud gatekeepers technology, computing, microsoft, amazon, cloud, europe, european union, regulations, gatekeeper, microsoft azure, amazon aws, dma https://www.techspot.com/news/112909-bungie-cuts-nearly-300-jobs-destiny-2-winds.html TechSpot en 2026-06-26T10:25:00-05:00 Bungie cuts nearly 300 jobs as Destiny 2 winds down and Marathon takes center stage video games, gaming, pc gaming, technology, computing, sony, bungie, layoffs, destiny 2, marathon https://www.techspot.com/news/112900-hpe-quietly-pivoting-servers-networking-cisco-paying-attention.html TechSpot en 2026-06-26T10:02:00-05:00 HPE is quietly pivoting from servers to networking, and Cisco should be paying attention technology, computing, hp, with video, enterprise, networking, opinion, hp enterprise, ai agent https://www.techspot.com/news/112906-third-xbox-price-hike-15-months-raises-all.html TechSpot en 2026-06-26T08:36:00-05:00 The third Xbox price hike in 15 months raises all models by at least $100 video games, gaming, pc gaming, microsoft, xbox, memory, consoles, price hike https://www.techspot.com/news/112908-ford-learned-hard-way-ai-cant-replace-experienced.html TechSpot en 2026-06-26T08:08:00-05:00 Ford learned the hard way that AI can't replace experienced engineers , automotive, car technology, ford, manufacturing, engineering https://www.techspot.com/news/112912-polymarket-hack-may-have-drained-close-3-million.html TechSpot en 2026-06-26T07:24:12-05:00 Polymarket says it will refund users after hackers drained close to $3 million from wallets internet, technology, security, privacy, hacking, gambling, cryptocurrency, betting, polymarket https://www.techspot.com/news/112907-ibm-unveils-sub-1-nanometer-chip-architecture-stacks.html TechSpot en 2026-06-26T06:15:00-05:00 IBM unveils sub-1-nanometer chip architecture that stacks 100 billion transistors onto a fingernail-sized processor personal technology, computing, hardware, technology, computing, ibm, chip, semiconductor, futurology, breakthrough https://www.techspot.com/news/112910-valve-quietly-changes-steam-machine-4k60fps-claim-after.html TechSpot en 2026-06-26T05:19:00-05:00 Valve quietly changes Steam Machine's 4K/60fps claim after performance criticism personal technology, computing, hardware, video games, gaming, pc gaming, valve, performance, with video, 4k resolution, steam machines https://www.techspot.com/news/112904-windows-10-free-security-updates-now-extend-october.html TechSpot en 2026-06-25T19:55:17-05:00 Windows 10's free security updates now extend to October 2027 technology, security, privacy, microsoft, windows, software, patch, operating system, windows update, windows 10, windows 11 https://www.techspot.com/news/112902-game-designer-sandy-petersen-recalls-how-quake-development.html TechSpot en 2026-06-25T13:14:00-05:00 Game designer Sandy Petersen recalls how Quake's development "broke" id Software video games, gaming, pc gaming, technology, culture, tech culture, doom, id software, with video, quake, john carmack, game development https://www.techspot.com/news/112897-anthropic-accuses-china-alibaba-stealing-claude-ai-capabilities.html TechSpot en 2026-06-25T12:31:00-05:00 Anthropic accuses China's Alibaba of stealing Claude's AI capabilities , internet, china, intellectual property, alibaba, ip theft, anthropic, claude ai, distillation attack https://www.techspot.com/news/112894-micron-ceo-expects-memory-shortages-stretch-beyond-2027.html TechSpot en 2026-06-25T11:49:00-05:00 Micron CEO expects memory shortages to stretch beyond 2027 as AI spending surges , technology, computing, nand, micron, memory, shortage https://www.techspot.com/news/112901-qualcomm-unveils-sweeping-ai-infrastructure-strategy-take-nvidia.html TechSpot en 2026-06-25T11:23:00-05:00 Qualcomm unveils sweeping AI infrastructure strategy to take on Nvidia in the data center technology, computing, qualcomm, with video, opinion, data center https://www.techspot.com/news/112889-french-video-game-union-stjv-calls-strike-against.html TechSpot en 2026-06-25T10:42:00-05:00 France's video game union is striking all summer as more than 1,000 workers lose their jobs video games, gaming, pc gaming, technology, computing, france, layoffs, moba, strike, union, quantic dream, game development, stjv https://www.techspot.com/news/112899-apple-sweeping-price-hikes-hit-most-devices-including.html TechSpot en 2026-06-25T10:05:00-05:00 All MacBooks and iPads just got $200 or more expensive iPhones are the last holdout personal technology, computing, hardware, apple, iphone, ipad, macbook, memory, tim cook, price hike