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China's first gaming GPU, the Lisuan G100, performs like a 13-year-old Nvidia GTX 660 Ti
GPU surfaces with 256MB VRAM, 300MHz clock speed
By Kishalaya Kundu,
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MSI's new Toy Story PC features Buzz Lightyear GPU, Woody motherboard, and more
Featuring five themed components
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AMD Radeon RX 9060 XT PCIe Comparison: 8GB vs. 16GB
The 8GB RX 9060 XT looks like a solid budget GPU - until you actually game on it. Limited VRAM turns it into a performance liability, especially for players hoping to future-proof their systems.
The "USB killer" is dead: Apple drops FireWire support in macOS 26
The final nail in the coffin for FireWire
By Alfonso Maruccia,
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Greek man sentenced to prison for running a private torrent site 10 years ago
File sharing crime doesn't pay, and could eventually land you behind bars
By Alfonso Maruccia,
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MIT brain scans suggest that using GenAI tools reduces cognitive activity
AI users displayed shorter memory and significantly fewer connections between regions of the brain
Why it matters: As the use of generative AI becomes increasingly common in education, law, politics, media, and other fields, many worry that reliance on the technology may reduce cognitive independence. A recent study from MIT strongly supports this concern, indicating that the use of digital tools significantly alters brain activity.
A solid-state battery breakthrough may be taking shape in Maryland
Ion Storage Systems appears to be on the cusp of a battery transformation
Forward-looking: In a quiet corner of Beltsville, Maryland, a new chapter in battery technology is unfolding. Ion Storage Systems, a company that began as a university research project, has emerged as a leading contender in the race to commercialize solid-state batteries – a technology long promised but rarely delivered at scale.
Israel urges citizens to turn off home cameras as Iran hacks surveillance systems
Home security cameras with weak passwords are easy targets for hackers
By Skye Jacobs,
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First incredible images from Vera Rubin observatory's car-sized camera reveal distant galaxies and asteroids
Observatory expected to map 20 billion galaxies and track 90,000 new near-Earth asteroids
By Rob Thubron,
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Asus pushes 2,600W into RTX 5090 to prove new cableless GPU power connector works
As high-end GPU cables melt, Asus BTF means to offer a safer way to power GPUs
By Daniel Sims,
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Tesla robotaxis launch in Austin with $4.20 invite-only service and human "safety monitors"
One customer video shows a taxi trying to swerve into the wrong lane
By Rob Thubron,
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Microsoft to lay off thousands in July, but don't worry, AI's getting $80 billion
A different kind of AI/worker displacement
By Cal Jeffrey,
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Intel to outsource marketing to Accenture and AI, cutting in-house staff
Intel embarks on major marketing overhaul under Lip-Bu Tan
By Skye Jacobs,
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Microsoft begins cleanup of legacy drivers from Windows Update
Driver purge could leave old hardware behind
By Alfonso Maruccia,
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Astronomers capture ultra-detailed image of nearby Sculptor galaxy
The Sculptor galaxy is located 11 million light-years from Earth
By Shawn Knight,
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Cloudflare CEO warns AI crawlers and summaries are eroding the internet's business model
Google now sends fewer visitors to websites, Prince pledges to fight the "existential threat" of AI
By Daniel Sims,
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Man falls for AI chatbot he created, proposes while partner looks on in disbelief
Human meets AI and falls for his own creation in a modern love story
By Skye Jacobs,
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Pope Leo XIV warns of AI risks, urges action to protect human dignity
The new pope says tech cannot regulate itself, urges outside oversight of AI
By Skye Jacobs,
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Bill Gates and Linus Torvalds meet for the first time at tech titans' dinner
Dave Cutler, lead architect of the Windows NT kernel, was also there
What just happened? Given that there was a time when Microsoft called Linux a "cancer," it's little surprise that the Redmond firm's co-founder and long-time boss Bill Gates had never met Linus Torvalds, creator of the Linux kernel. But that changed recently when the two attended a dinner, and it appears to have gone well.
Full story
By Rob Thubron,
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Robots are transforming warehouse automation and ending back-breaking truck loading
The last stand of manual warehouse labor is falling to robotics
By Skye Jacobs,
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How teachers are fighting AI cheating with handwritten work, oral tests, and AI
The machines are winning the classroom
By Rob Thubron,
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Arma 3 and War Thunder clips are being passed off as real airstrike footage in the Iran - Israel conflict
Would you be fooled?
Facepalm: It seems that wherever there is war in the world, there will also be clips of video games that people claim are real footage. Once again, this form of propaganda involves old favorites Arma 3 and War Thunder, with the Middle East conflict helping increase the spread.
Low-wage tech support workers become a new gateway for cyberattacks
Outsourced call centers emerge as a new cybercrime battleground
By Skye Jacobs,
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US tech czar warns China is only two years behind in semiconductor and chip design
Huawei's AI chip gains highlight China's growing capabilities
By Skye Jacobs,
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