Amazon reveals a single point of failure brought down AWS taking thousands of services with it
Regulators increasingly view AWS and its peers as critical systems requiring stronger safeguards
Windows 11 wrecks localhost functionality with latest cumulative update
Developers are reporting HTTP errors and connection failures after installing October's KB5066835 patch
Echo Show users say Amazon's smart displays are starting to feel like billboards
Your Echo Show isn't just listening, now it's selling
Hackers say they stole 2.1 million Discord ID photos in latest breach
Discord disputes claim, but is this proof age verification laws put user privacy at risk?
Samsung Galaxy Ring swells and crushes user's finger, causing missed flight and hospital visit
There are some theories as to why it happened
Birmingham faces IT catastrophe as Oracle project costs balloon from £20m to £170m
Birmingham, Europe's largest local authority, has not filed audited accounts since replacing its SAP system in April 2022
European policymakers finally plan to fix the cookie banner headache they created
"Too much consent basically kills consent"
Why it matters: More than a decade ago, Europe rewrote internet rules which effectively forced the entire internet to adopt stricter rules on cookie consent by amending the ePrivacy Directive. Since 2009, from big tech giants, to small personal blogs, and virtually any internet-based organization had to display a "cookie banner" to first-time visitors. Collectively, European users spend an estimated 575 hours every year clicking through those pesky prompts.
Pixel 10 users report failures with Google's $49 Pixelsnap Ring Stand just days after use
Loose screws and overheating are clouding the debut of Pixelsnap accessory
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.
