Education report promoting AI ethics under fire for fake sources, possible AI misuse
After 18 months of work, Canadian report questioned over fabricated references
Human expertise in demand to fix flaws in AI-generated work
AI drives surge in freelancers jobs for repair, refinement, and emotional nuance
Windows 11 update blamed for SSD failures, but Phison can't reproduce issue
Company claims an online document describing controller issues is a hoax
Windows 11 patch linked to SSD data loss, reports remain under investigation
File transfers over 50GB may break drives
Antivirus bloatware may be killing your (not so old) Windows PC
Plus, a list of tools to fully uninstall AV software
Facepalm: Security software is supposed to be the good guy. But when it's outdated, bloated, or running in duplicate, it can cripple performance as effectively as the threats it's meant to stop. On a machine that's only a few years old, a bad slowdown might look like a hardware problem, but knowing your software can mean the difference between a system you can patch and one you abandon entirely.
Fired by video: Atlassian terminates 150 workers using pre-recorded video, sparking criticism
A horrible (and perhaps illegal) new trend?
Microsoft suddenly bans LibreOffice developer's email account, blocks appeal
A customer service slip-up or part of a productivity suite rivalry?
Wuchang patch "optimization" may be forcing lower-res upscaling even at native resolution
A quick and deceitful way to "optimize" a game?
Facepalm: 505 Games, publisher of Wuchang: Fallen Feathers, has managed to pour oil on the fire of controversy surrounding the game by releasing a patch that apparently forces upscaling even when native resolution is selected. The game has been slammed on Steam for its poor optimization and forcing a lower rendering resolution even when scaling is set to 100%.
RTX 5090 cable melts while playing Wuchang: Fallen Feathers, despite proper seating claims
User error or Nvidia's fault?
What just happened? We've seen plenty of melted GPU and cable connectors involving Nvidia graphics cards, but some have question marks over their legitimacy. However, the latest incident, involving an RTX 5090 and Wuchang: Fallen Feathers, happened to the editor-in-chief of a gaming publication, and he recorded everything in great detail.
Smart home, dumb problems: The enshittification of Google Home is real
Users are getting fed up with Google Home's growing list of glitches
Vibe coding dream turns to nightmare as Replit deletes developer's database
Beware of putting too much faith into AI coding
Keeping Score: Has AMD Stopped Screwing Up?
A year after calling out AMD's product launch failures, we're revisiting the same 12 mistakes to see if 2025 AMD has finally learned how to get pricing, performance, and features right.
Android is letting Google's AI access WhatsApp, texts, and calls – unless you change your settings
Opting out requires manually disabling, deactivating, or uninstalling Gemini
MindsEye studio's troubles continue: staff receive layoff emails, founder blames "sabotage," player count at 22
From bad, to worse, to much worse
Anthropic destroyed millions of physical books to train its AI, court documents reveal
Destroying the books is partially why the company won the "fair use" defense
Double-A shooter MindsEye goes from promising GTA killer to triple-A dumpster fire seconds after launch
Somehow the buggiest launch since Cyberpunk 2077 is Rockstar's fault, according to studio head
AMD Radeon RX 9060 XT 8GB Review: Not Good
AMD's Radeon 9060 XT offers solid performance with 16GB of VRAM (but not with half that amount), but a confusing dual-version launch – mirroring Nvidia's past missteps – raises serious concerns for gamers in 2025.
Nvidia accused of delaying RTX 5060 reviews by withholding drivers
After sharp criticism, company is still hiding its 8GB GPUs
Facepalm: Nvidia withheld the RTX 5060 Ti's 8GB variant from reviewers to delay coverage that would expose its significant performance shortcomings compared to the 16GB version. With the launch of the most affordable RTX 50 series product so far, the RTX 5060 is fast approaching, but multiple outlets have accused the company of repeating this tactic by withholding drivers.
Nvidia's RTX 5060 Ti 8GB is Even Slower than the Intel Arc B580
We test Nvidia's RTX 5060 Ti to reveal why the 8GB version struggles badly in modern games – and how it stacks up against Intel's much cheaper Arc B580 in VRAM-limited scenarios.
Nike faces $5M lawsuit after CloneX NFTs go dark due to hosting error
Cloud error or corporate neglect?
Nvidia GeForce RTX 5060 Ti 8GB Review: Instantly Obsolete
Nvidia tried to bury early reviews of the 8GB RTX 5060 Ti, but now the truth is out – and it's not pretty. With outdated specs and poor value, this GPU leaves a lot to be desired in 2025.
Four years in, Meta has burned through $45 billion chasing its metaverse dream
Internal chaos, unqualified leadership, and lack of a clear plan has allegedly contributed to losses
Google AI falls for April Fools' prank story, presents it as real news
According to Google AI, Cwmbran, Wales is the roundabout capital of the world
Some Ryzen 7 9800X3D CPUs are dying unexpectedly, mostly on Asrock motherboards – is user error to blame?
There are over 100 reported incidents
Latest Patch Tuesday accidentally removes Copilot app from Windows, and people want that as a feature
A dreadful change or a very much welcomed improvement?