Hardware Intel Nova Lake-S midrange CPUs could be bringing AMD's X3D cache trick to more affordable chips Leaked Core Ultra 5 400S specs reveal 22-core Nova Lake-S chips with up to 144MB of cache July 5, 2026, 12:06 PM
The Web Industry Bending Spoons bought Vimeo, Evernote, and AOL instead of chasing AI, it just had a $25.7 billion IPO Can old Internet brands still make billions? July 5, 2026, 10:39 AM
Google Security Google is testing a webcam CAPTCHA that scans your hand, but it's already been bypassed using a photo The feature, called "hand gesture verification," requires webcam access just to prove you're not a bot July 5, 2026, 8:37 AM
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Industry Microsoft Microsoft's new EU disclosure shows exactly how tech giants separate profits from where the work happens Microsoft booked 40% of its profits in Ireland, where only 3% of its employees work July 5, 2026, 7:46 AM 9 comments
Hardware Industry Lenovo laptops are now shipping with YMTC SSDs, a sign of Chinese NAND entering the mainstream Chinese-made SSDs are starting to appear in ordinary laptops July 5, 2026, 5:53 AM 15 comments
Science Industry The US now has three microreactors running – and data centers are watching closely DOE-backed microreactors from Deployable, Antares, and Valar Atomics have now all reached criticality July 4, 2026, 12:18 PM 15 comments
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Mobile AI SpaceX is reportedly showing investors a phone prototype, months after Musk said "we are not developing a phone" AI device resembles a slim smartphone powered by a Snapdragon processor July 4, 2026, 10:35 AM 11 comments
Software AI Meta's Pocket app lets you vibe-code games with zero coding knowledge A TikTok-style app for AI-generated mini games July 4, 2026, 9:08 AM
Industry Space Amazon's satellite internet service is finally ready for real users – sort of Amazon Leo begins commercial rollout with 396 satellites, targeting Starlink's early 2020 beta performance July 4, 2026, 7:49 AM
The Web Microsoft Microsoft reverses stance and adds Google account sign-in to Edge browser The feature enables faster sign-ins and data syncing across devices for users of Google's ecosystem July 3, 2026, 8:44 PM
Tech Culture Industry Jensen Huang's signed leather jacket could sell for up to $60,000 at charity auction The auction estimate puts Huang's jacket in the same ballpark as some Nvidia AI hardware July 3, 2026, 11:37 AM 11 comments
Hardware Industry US homeowners installed a record amount of battery storage this year, and it's reshaping the grid Home batteries are becoming a serious power source for utilities and AI data centers July 3, 2026, 10:41 AM 17 comments
Car Tech Tesla driver charged with manslaughter after car in FSD mode crashes into Texas home Investigators say the Model 3 reached 73 mph in a residential neighborhood July 3, 2026, 9:20 AM 21 comments
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Electronics Industry iFixit is creating a repairability scoring standard for US electronics A voluntary standard could give shoppers and lawmakers a clearer way to judge how fixable a device really is July 3, 2026, 8:14 AM
Gaming Software Video Game History Foundation founder says piracy remains the only viable game preservation method The organization representing game publishers helped kill a preservation bill. Now it's being blamed for pushing archivists toward piracy July 3, 2026, 7:46 AM 8 comments
Hardware Industry Singapore charges two people over a scheme to smuggle Nvidia chips to China through a $42 million property deal Singapore accounts for 28% of Nvidia's revenue but only 1% of its GPU shipments July 3, 2026, 6:18 AM
Tech Culture Science Concorde-style supersonic flights could return to the US, as long as they're quiet enough FAA proposal would replace the decades-old ban with a noise-based standard July 3, 2026, 5:15 AM
Software AI A leaked Microsoft experiment reveals a new OS built entirely around Copilot and AI agents Project Aion imagines a lightweight, web-based Windows shell where Copilot replaces the Start Menu and Taskbar July 2, 2026, 8:17 PM 14 comments
Tech Culture Gaming Someone finally built a working Game Boy emulator for E-ink screens This modder proves an old dev board can run 30-year-old games at full speed July 2, 2026, 7:20 PM
Hardware Industry Meta is using old DDR4 memory in DDR5-only AI servers to save on hardware costs Each 'MemServer' integrates 1TB of total memory, pairing 768 GB of DDR5-6400 RAM with 256 GB of DDR4-2400 July 2, 2026, 5:46 PM 7 comments
Security AI A new attack uses a BioShock-style puzzle to convince AI browsers they're not in the real world Researchers found a way to trick AI browsers into "forgetting" safety rules July 2, 2026, 2:02 PM
AI Industry OpenAI may give the US government a 5% stake, following Trump's Intel playbook Altman frames it as a national investment in AI, not just a regulatory truce July 2, 2026, 1:28 PM 13 comments
Hardware Industry Dell just overtook HP as the top PC maker in the US as the entire market shrinks US PC shipments just had their worst quarter since 2023, and AI-driven memory prices are to blame July 2, 2026, 11:36 AM
Google Industry Google just lost its final appeal over Android, $4.7 billion EU fine stands The EU's top court found Google forced phone makers to bundle Search and Chrome to access the Play Store July 2, 2026, 10:52 AM 34 comments
Download of the Week Software Rufus improves Windows installs, adds RISC-V and UEFI:NTFS fixes July 2, 2026, 10:43 AM
Hardware Industry Intel raises prices on the Core Ultra 200S Plus CPUs people actually liked Intel's most recommendable recent CPUs have become less recommendable July 2, 2026, 9:51 AM 9 comments
Software AI Former Microsoft dev built a 2.5KB Notepad clone with zero AI features TinyRetroPad is a super-lean version of Notepad July 2, 2026, 9:23 AM
Apple Mobile Apple expects its $2,500 foldable iPhone Ultra to sell 10 million units this year Cupertino's first foldable is tipped to take 29% of 2026 display orders July 2, 2026, 8:58 AM 7 comments
Gaming Microsoft As Sony exits physical media, Microsoft is testing a way to link your Xbox discs to digital licenses Microsoft's leaked "Positron" feature could let your old Xbox discs unlock digital versions of the same games July 2, 2026, 8:31 AM 7 comments
Hardware Gaming Former PlayStation boss calls Valve's Steam Machine "meh," asks if he's "going back to PS4 days" A lot of people feel the same way July 2, 2026, 7:47 AM 18 comments
Security Software A Microsoft Defender flaw is now being linked to ransomware attacks A researcher published 'BlueHammer' exploit details before Microsoft had a patch ready July 2, 2026, 7:03 AM