AI Tech Culture The "Godmother of AI" says the biggest AI risk in schools isn't cheating – it's students losing the desire to learn Fei-Fei Li warns overreliance on AI could erode students' motivation, agency, and ability to think for themselves By Rob Thubron, August 12, 2026, 8:58 AM 18 comments
Security Electronics License plate readers can now track your phone too, thanks to new surveillance tech SignalTrace says it doesn't identify people, but experts say that claim doesn't hold up By Nicole M. Bennett, August 11, 2026, 3:20 PM 16 comments
Gaming Industry Take-Two says GTA 6's $80 price is a "bargain" because Rockstar delivers "way more value" than it charges The $100 Ultimate Edition is outselling the standard version, apparently By Rob Thubron, August 11, 2026, 8:36 AM 16 comments
Gaming Software This $60 Aliens Switch game becomes unplayable as servers shut down, with no refunds offered Owners are being offered a discount on the Switch 2 version instead By Rob Thubron, August 11, 2026, 7:33 AM
Car Tech Tech Culture Hydrogen 1,600-hp car takes aim at multiple land-speed records on Bonneville Salt Flats Andy Green is aiming to add another record to a career that includes breaking the sound barrier By Skye Jacobs, August 11, 2026, 5:04 AM
Gaming The Web GeForce Now exploit unlocks full Windows desktop access Nvidia's powerful cloud machines exploited to run custom AI models By Alfonso Maruccia, August 10, 2026, 12:39 PM 7 comments
Gaming Tech Culture Nearly 100 copies of a never-before-seen version of Super Mario Bros. have been found Five of the cartridges received a perfect grade from PSA By Shawn Knight, August 10, 2026, 9:45 AM
The Web MySpace owners confirm they are planning another comeback Analysts say MySpace's best shot is as a small, niche alternative to major platforms By Skye Jacobs, August 10, 2026, 7:56 AM 7 comments
Industry AI SK Hynix is spending $38 billion to build two new chip fabs The Y2 fab will focus on HBM and next-gen DRAM, while the M17 plant will mainly produce NAND flash By Alfonso Maruccia, August 8, 2026, 9:37 AM 16 comments
AI The Web Cloudflare says humans could become a "rounding error" as bots generate 1,000 times more internet traffic AI agents are accelerating the rise of non-human traffic By Rob Thubron, August 8, 2026, 8:04 AM 16 comments
Microsoft Software Windows 11 26H2 is a small update with big quality-of-life improvements, expected around October 2026 Users can finally move the taskbar to any edge of the screen By Skye Jacobs, August 8, 2026, 7:02 AM 29 comments
Gaming Industry Take-Two's CEO predicts streaming will 10x gaming's install base within three years Zelnick isn't worried about next-gen consoles doubling their $500 price tags By Daniel Sims, August 7, 2026, 5:17 PM 25 comments
Software Gaming Quake turns 30, and it just got two surprise expansions in one week "Dawn of the Machine" adds 19 new maps to the original, and a lost Quake 4 expansion from a secondhand PC By Zo Ahmed, August 7, 2026, 11:15 AM 14 comments
Gaming Hardware Corsair acquires Trak Racer, adding premium racing cockpits and flight sim gear to its lineup The brand will work alongside Fanatec to improve Corsair's sim-related offering By Alfonso Maruccia, August 6, 2026, 1:05 PM
AI Google Google's AI told people Flock cameras were full of gold. They weren't. Gemini mistook internet memes for facts about Flock license plate cameras By Skye Jacobs, August 6, 2026, 11:46 AM 24 comments
Industry Tech Culture Apple, Sony, and Nintendo pocketed their tariff refunds, this PC cooling company won't Arctic says it's lowering prices across its entire US catalog By Daniel Sims, August 6, 2026, 11:11 AM 23 comments
Science Space Sharpest-ever images of the sun reveal tiny plasma whirlpools scientists have chased for decades The Inouye Solar Telescope captured miniature magnetic vortices on the solar surface By Skye Jacobs, August 6, 2026, 6:58 AM
Gaming Gears of War: E-Day open beta kicks off today, and PVP made it in after all Minimum specs call for an RTX 5050 or RX 9060, 12GB of RAM, and 80GB of storage By Kishalaya Kundu, August 6, 2026, 6:09 AM
Space AI Greece is using thermal satellites to spot wildfires before people do The system can detect heat signatures through smoke and spot a fire the size of a parking space By Skye Jacobs, August 5, 2026, 3:42 PM
Gaming Software SteamOS runs surprisingly well on AMD Strix Halo laptop in AAA gaming tests The laptop hit more than 60 FPS at 1440p on High settings in most games By Kishalaya Kundu, August 5, 2026, 2:06 PM 8 comments
Space A SpaceX rocket stage just crashed into the Moon after drifting through space for 18 months The collision happened at 5,400 mph, approximately seven times the speed of sound By Kishalaya Kundu, August 5, 2026, 10:04 AM 7 comments
Hardware Mobile The first Googlebook shows us what Google's Android-ChromeOS merger actually looks like Leaked Lenovo Googlebook 15 images reveal dedicated Gemini key, 14 function keys, dual USB-C ports By Alfonso Maruccia, August 4, 2026, 6:02 PM
Industry Hardware High Bandwidth Flash gets first technical specification for AI data centers SanDisk and SK Hynix's new memory spec rethinks how AI chips access data By Alfonso Maruccia, August 4, 2026, 12:24 PM
Space Science NASA puts Crew-13's launch-pad escape in the hands of the 11-times-recalled Cybertruck The controversial electric pickup is replacing armored "bunkers on wheels" for the September mission By Rob Thubron, August 4, 2026, 5:19 AM 46 comments
Gaming Software Tencent pulls the plug on GTA rival Last Sentinel after spending $300 million over six years The LA studio working on the game lays off 80 employees By Kishalaya Kundu, August 3, 2026, 2:23 PM 12 comments