Intel Stability Issues - The Story So Far
Intel's CPU stability issues persist, with a microcode update expected in a few weeks. While TechSpot has covered various angles, hands-on testing remains pending, here's our take so far.
Nvidia driver update causes BSOD on older Windows PCs
Windows 10 users need to adjust their settings to avoid this problem
Intel faces possible class action lawsuit over crashing CPUs
This seemed inevitable
Can you manage your passwords? Survey shows many feel overwhelmed yet overconfident about it
Sharing and reusing passwords remain common practices, unfortunately
Retailer says Intel Raptor Lake CPU RMA returns are up to 4x of previous generations
Microcode patch coming in August, users should keep BIOS updated
Microsoft is working on tighter security measures for Windows after the CrowdStrike disaster
A hot potato: While still working with CrowdStrike to bring millions of botched PCs back online, Microsoft is also thinking about the future of Windows. The platform must evolve and innovate, enhancing resilience against the next faulty update coming from a third-party company.
CrowdStrike also broke Debian and Rocky Linux earlier this year – hackers are taking advantage of Friday's chaos
Can you trust CrowdStrike's software update procedures moving forward?
Testing reveals that some Nvidia AIB partners are using cheap thermal paste resulting in high GPU temperatures
Too hot to handle Igor's Lab investigated community feedback that some owners of GeForce RTX 40 series AIB cards are hitting hotspot temperatures of 100° C after a few months of operating within acceptable ranges. GPU hotspot temperature refers to the maximum temperature recorded in a specific area of a GPU, usually either on the GPU die itself or the voltage regulators (VRM).
Billions of URLs using Google's link shortener will stop working in 2025
A troublesome change for both users and developers
Google Gemini is not as good at analysis as its hype says, other AI models also struggle
The big picture: If there's one thing that generative AI is supposed to be good at, it's analyzing the written word. However, two studies suggest that this ability may have been overhyped. One study demonstrates that Gen AI struggles with understanding long-form books, while another shows that these models find answering questions about videos challenging. This is something companies should consider as they augment their workforce with Gen AI.
What to do if the latest Windows update gets you in a reboot loop – here's the temporary fix
Let the loop continue until the tool to roll back the update appears
Game Pass ads infiltrating in the Windows 11 Settings app is just too much
But only real gamers will see them
Microsoft is pushing OneDrive backups and integration in new Windows 11 setup by default
Classic Microsoft: OneDrive is Microsoft's cloud storage and file-syncing solution that's baked directly into Windows. However, over time the tool has become increasingly annoying and troublesome, and now Redmond seems willing to make it more so by making OneDrive an opt-out feature.
It's Unnecessary But, AMD Is Basically Lying About CPU Performance
Did you know that AMD's old Zen 3 CPUs released back in 2019 are actually faster for gaming than Intel's latest Raptor Lake architecture? It's true, and AMD has the graphs to prove it.
Google defends failing AI search, while promising improvements
AI Overviews struggle with satire, lack of information, and confusing queries
Six ways to eliminate the unhelpful "AI Overviews" in Google search results
"Instead of results, give me an AI summary that plagiarizes articles," said nobody ever
Google Search will soon incorporate AI-generated summaries everywhere, but flaws to that plan immediately emerge
"AI Overviews" means to offer detailed search results with context, despite hallucinations and stolen content
Intel CPUs Are Crashing and It's Intel's Fault: Intel Baseline Profile Benchmark
For years, we have highlighted Intel's loosely defined CPU power specs and the problems they pose for customers. The issue now is that some 13th and 14th-gen processors have started crashing.
Microsoft blames a bug for accidentally installing Copilot on Windows 11 devices
Another day, another faulty Windows update
New Affordable AMD B650 Motherboard Roundup
Motherboard makers release revised models of existing boards all the time. But what is unusual here is that all these new additions are entry-level, and released rather quietly. Let's find out why.
Microsoft left a server containing employee credentials exposed to the internet for a month
Admins waited 28 days before securing the server with a password
Wikipedia downgrades CNET's reliability rating due to AI generated content
CNET said the experiment was done "quietly," not "in secret"
Customer service chatbot gets foul-mouthed and calls its own company "useless"
"Their customer service is terrible" -- says customer service bot
Bugs in Fujitsu accounting software that led to false convictions were known "from the start"
A Fujitsu exec called the scandal "Shameful and appalling"
Revisiting the Radeon RX 6500 XT: One of the Worst GPUs We've Ever Tested
The Radeon 6500 XT was a weak product at launch. We predicted it'd become nearly unusable in the near future even at lowest settings. Some 18 months after release, how is it performing in today's games?
