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Get a Microsoft Office lifetime license for $19, no subscription required

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"He crushed the interview": Silicon Valley duped by software engineer secretly working four jobs

By Skye Jacobs, July 5, 2025, 1:08 PM 18 comments 79k

Apple iOS 26 will freeze iPhone FaceTime video if it detects nudity

By Rob Thubron, July 4, 2025, 5:18 AM 22 comments 77k

For a limited time, grab a full Windows 11 Pro license for just $10

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Windows loses 400 million users as mobile, Linux, and Mac use grows (or not?)

In brief: Just over one billion active devices use Windows for their operating system, according to Microsoft. That sounds like an impressive statistic, but the company isn't as quick to point out that three years ago, the figure stood at 1.4 billion, meaning 400 million devices are no longer running the OS.

Full story By Rob Thubron, June 30, 2025, 6:15 AM 33 comments 47k

Microsoft Office is down to $39 for a lifetime license

TL;DR: If you're looking for a powerful productivity suite without recurring subscription fees, Microsoft Office 2021 is available for just $39, the lowest price so far this year, for a limited time – an incredible deal. This offer provides all the essential tools you need for work or personal projects at over 80% off the regular price.

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Call center workers say their AI assistants create more problems than they solve

By Rob Thubron, July 3, 2025, 7:46 AM 15 comments 26k

Agentic AI is all hype for now, says Gartner

By Alfonso Maruccia, June 30, 2025, 11:14 AM 25k

Xbox exec suggests people use AI to lessen the pain of being laid off

Facepalm: Never underestimate an executive's ability to say something that shows a breathtaking lack of awareness. Take a look at Matt Turnbull, Executive Producer at Xbox Games Studio Publishing, for example, who suggested that anyone who has been laid off should reduce "the emotional and cognitive load" that comes with such an awful event by using AI tools. It's an especially jarring comment considering the number of people who are losing their jobs at Microsoft as the company pours billions into AI.

Full story By Rob Thubron, July 4, 2025, 8:02 AM 19 comments 22k

Raspberry Pi $4 Radio Module 2 adds affordable wireless to microcontroller projects

By Alfonso Maruccia, July 1, 2025, 12:45 PM 21k

At $30 billion per year, Oracle secures one of the largest cloud deals in history

By Skye Jacobs, July 1, 2025, 12:02 PM 21k

Switch 2 owners report overheating and crashes, even in less demanding games

By Daniel Sims, July 3, 2025, 8:17 AM 8 comments 21k

Hundreds of SD cards tested reveal surprising performance and reliability gaps

By Daniel Sims, July 2, 2025, 7:03 AM 8 comments 19k

Brain implant at UC Davis translates thoughts into spoken words with emotion

Forward-looking: A new technology developed at the University of California, Davis, is offering hope to people who have lost their ability to speak due to neurological conditions. In a recent clinical trial, a man with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis was able to communicate with his family in real time using a brain-computer interface (BCI) that translates his neural activity into spoken words, complete with intonation and even simple melodies.

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Samsung delays $37B Texas chip plant with no customers in sight

By Alfonso Maruccia, July 5, 2025, 11:32 AM 18 comments 15k

Amazon hits 1 million warehouse robots, nearly matching its human workforce

By Rob Thubron, July 1, 2025, 8:41 AM 10 comments 15k

Nvidia's RTX 50 Super GPUs leak with more VRAM but modest performance gains

By Daniel Sims, June 30, 2025, 4:48 PM 10 comments 15k

Synology is selling outdated "proprietary" NAS SSDs at unrealistically high prices

By Alfonso Maruccia, July 3, 2025, 2:05 PM 19 comments 14k

Facebook wants to access your camera roll for Meta AI photo suggestions

A hot potato: The issue of user content being used to train AI is a controversial one. Meta has been doing it with publicly available data for a while now, but its latest move is causing even more outcry: Facebook is asking for access to users' camera rolls so Meta AI can offer suggested edits to photos that haven't been uploaded.

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New Maxell portable cassette player blends nostalgia with Bluetooth

By Shawn Knight, June 30, 2025, 12:18 PM 12k

EA sets ambitious 100 million player goal for Battlefield 6 as development costs reach $400 million

By Kishalaya Kundu, July 4, 2025, 2:50 PM 26 comments 12k