Bing now has an "-ai" operator for search results without the AI
Even Microsoft is admitting some people want search without the AI
Intel stages surprise desktop CPU comeback as AMD's market share falls below 30%
Meanwhile, AMD is focused on the high-margin data center market
Nintendo takes down 144 GitHub repositories hosting Switch modchip firmware
Modchips are still sold, so Nintendo is now going after the firmware
Microsoft Office is down to $25 for a lifetime license
TL;DR: If you're looking for a powerful productivity suite without paying for any monthly subscriptions, Office is now available for just $25. All the essentials you need for work or personal projects at 85% off the regular price.
The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time remake sells 5 million copies in just four days
Nintendo has another hit on their hands
Free Download Manager accelerates downloads and supports torrents
FDM accelerates downloads by splitting files into multiple segments. It integrates with popular browsers, resumes transfers, and supports torrent downloads and magnet links. Available for Windows, macOS, Linux, and Android, the app can also do scheduling and manage bandwidth.
8BitDo's new Forest Wonder keyboard and mouse bring a touch of the outdoors to your gaming setup
Do nerdy gamers love cozy forests enough to spend around $200 on the combo?
AMD rebrands Medusa Halo as Siren Halo, leak points to Xbox-inspired hardware
Siren Halo will feature up to 24 Zen 6 CPU cores and RDNA 5 integrated graphics
LibreOffice is a free, offline alternative to Microsoft Office
LibreOffice is a fully featured open-source office suite that works entirely offline. Its Writer, Calc, and Impress applications cover word processing, spreadsheets, and presentations, with support for Microsoft Office formats, and it's available for Windows, Mac, and Linux.
EU cybersecurity vendors are gaining ground on US rivals, but Americans still hold 62% of sales
Tariffs, strained relations, and data sovereignty are helping European suppliers gain ground
Steam's review queue is delaying indie launches, and developers blame a wave of AI-made games
Some have been waiting on Valve for weeks with no answer
Google's new smart glasses take on Meta with Gemini and promises of better privacy
The $400–$500 glasses feature 3K video recording, nine-hour battery life, and built-in Gemini assistance
AMD wants gamers to remember Radeon loyalty, days after declaring itself a data center-first company
Radeon might always be there for gamers, but will AMD?
Anduril's first satellite has night vision for catching rivals sneaking around in orbit
It spots their heat even in Earth's shadow
AI companies' own doomsday warnings come back to haunt them in lawsuit demanding development freeze
Repeatedly warning that your technology could end humanity has consequences
Modder tricks Switch 2 into thinking a $45 laptop hub is an official Nintendo dock
All it took was about 540 bytes of code
Microsoft struggles to restore Outlook, Teams, and other services as global outage enters second day
Microsoft says there's no indication of a cyber-attack
Australia plans new law to hold AI companies responsible when their agents cause harm
New criminal and civil penalties could help prevent another incident like the OpenAI agent breach
A startup says its frame generation beats DLSS and runs on GPUs as old as the GeForce GTX 16 series
Apex Neural Rendering claims to cut VRAM use by as much as 62%, super resolution and ray reconstruction are still in development
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HARDWARE
AMD launches Zen 6 Epyc with up to 256 cores, 512 threads
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THE WEB
Uber, DoorDash, and Airbnb say almost nobody is using AI agents
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GAME OVER
Jensen Huang resigns as Nvidia CEO following reports of two extramarital affairs
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THE WEB
NY forces T-Mobile to remove 50GB throttling cap on low-cost plans
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BLOCKBUSTER
GTA VI is ready to pre-load,
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WORLD OF WARCRAFT
WoW: Forever launched on 70,480 CPU cores and 251,136 GB RAM
Without Jensen Huang, is it game over for GeForce?
Nvidia's succession scramble, a widening spy probe, and everyone's pick for CEO
THE AFTERMATH: Jensen Huang's resignation this morning ends Nvidia's 33-year founder era, but it doesn't end the story. There's a search for a successor with no obvious candidate, an espionage case now touching four governments, a congressional hearing, and a growing roster of people offering their own picks for who should run the world's most important AI chipmaker.
AMD fixes Radeon driver bug that was hammering SSDs
AMD's latest Adrenalin 26.11.1 driver fixes a bug that caused excessive SSD writes on systems with Radeon RX 7000 series and newer GPUs, even when idle. Available as an optional update, the release also resolves excessive disk activity when moving or resizing application windows, addressing concerns over unnecessary SSD wear.
Before Nvidia, founder and ex-CEO Jensen Huang designed processors for...
On his 30th birthday in 1993, Jensen Huang co-founded Nvidia.
Synology patches a critical NAS flaw that could let attackers in without logging in
No password, no problem: attackers could read files, write files, and crash a NAS remotely
A hot potato: Despite recent controversies over its corporate policies, Synology still holds a large slice of the increasingly popular NAS market. When its devices are hit by dangerous security flaws, customers should take note. Hackers and cyber-criminals certainly will.
Apple's HomeView nails the hardware, but the software needs work
Apple's first smart display earns praise for its elegant design, vibrant display, impressive sound, and intuitive smart home controls. However, its $299 price, inconsistent Siri, and limited apps hold it back. Perhaps most intriguing is Apple's attempt at facial recognition without Face ID, which has raised privacy concerns after reviewers found family members could access each other's personal messages.
Logitech offers 7,000 employees a paid day off to play GTA 6
The day can be used on any game and taken anytime between now and November 2027, so it doesn't have to line up with the GTA 6 launch
Telegram now lets developers turn chats into interactive mini apps
Telegram is expanding its Mini Apps platform with interactive widgets that run directly inside chats. Developers can use HTML, CSS, and JS to create widgets that can display dynamic content, respond to users, and support cryptocurrency payments.
Jensen Huang resigns as Nvidia CEO following reports of two extramarital affairs
CFO Colette Kress takes over as interim CEO after Huang's 33-year reign comes to an end
Ripple effect: In what was looking like an increasingly inevitable outcome, Jensen Huang has resigned as CEO of Nvidia. It comes after reports that Huang had an extramarital affair with a woman suspected of being a Chinese spy, followed by a more recent revelation of a second affair with Nvidia's VP of health care, Kimberly Powell. Colette Kress, the company's current executive vice president and chief financial officer, will take over as interim CEO.
Chicago schools tell Google they'd rather lose Search than be forced to accept AI
Threatening to take away Search might not be the persuasive tactic Google hoped
New York forces T-Mobile to remove 50GB cap that throttled low-income home internet users to 600Kbps
New York says customers could hit the limit in just four days of typical use
EU's proposed Digital Fairness Act takes aim at Duolingo streaks, autoplay, and manipulative apps
It's going after "dark patterns"
Anthropic's Dario Amodei uses IPO pitch to promise AI will eliminate cancer and Alzheimer's within a decade
Who wouldn't want to invest in a company promising to cure cancer?
Nvidia board reportedly preparing to oust Jensen Huang after second affair report
Jensen Huang owns 3.6% of Nvidia and has no super-voting shares
A hot potato: On Sunday, Nvidia's board said it still had confidence in Jensen Huang. That confidence lasted all of three days. The board is now reportedly preparing to push him out, with directors set to meet as soon as Wednesday to decide the future of the man who co-founded the chipmaker in 1993 and remains the only CEO it has ever had. The turn came after a second extramarital affair surfaced, this time with an Nvidia executive who reports directly to him.
Seagate is bringing back the hybrid drive, but you have to supply the SSD
Seagate FireCuda Forge is an external HDD with a slot for a user-supplied M.2 SSD cache, starting at $700
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