Microsoft's Weather app can eat up to 1.2GB of RAM just sitting open
The app launches nine Chromium subprocesses, suggesting it's built on WebView2, not native code
Developer ports Word for Windows 1.1a to modern x64 systems using original source code
Developer Justin Marshall used old Word's original source code, released by Microsoft in 2014
Sounding off: Microsoft's push to bake AI into every product and service it sells is understandably facing some backlash. Even Office is turning into a vessel for Redmond's chatbots, which may be why one developer decided to go back in time instead, releasing a wild modern port of an early Word release.
GeForce Now exploit unlocks full Windows desktop access
Nvidia's powerful cloud machines exploited to run custom AI models
Microsoft Office is down to $29 for a lifetime license
TL;DR: If you're looking for a powerful productivity suite without paying for any monthly subscriptions, Office 2021 is now available for just $29. All the essentials you need for work or personal projects at 80% off the regular price.
Microsoft confirms OneDrive Photos app was rolled out to millions of Windows 11 PCs by mistake, fix incoming
Another day, another Microsoft blunder
A cybersecurity researcher covered a Toyota in an AI-generated pattern to confuse Flock cameras
The demonstration tested whether adversarial design can defeat computer-vision algorithms
What just happened? Bill Swearingen's noRecognition project is testing whether computer-generated patterns can interfere with software used to identify people, vehicles, and other objects on surveillance cameras. The project received its first public test Friday at the Def Con cybersecurity conference in Las Vegas. Swearingen worked with Donut Media to cover a 2009 Toyota Yaris with one of his patterns and drive it past a Flock camera. "We proved it was effective," Swearingen, a cybersecurity professional and founder of SIXCYBER, told TechCrunch.
GameStop may drop its $56 billion eBay bid and offer up its 1,600 stores in a partnership
The proposed tie-up would focus on trading cards, collectibles, and live commerce
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
Farmer trusted AI after it gave good advice, then it helped wipe out 25 acres of his crops
The chatbot recommended an herbicide that also kills sesame plants
Facepalm: Most readers of this site know not to blindly trust AI on important matters, even if it got things right before. A farmer in Chuzhou, China, discovered this the hard way when he took weed and pest control advice from a chatbot. The result was the death of 25 acres of crops.
MySpace owners confirm they are planning another comeback
Analysts say MySpace's best shot is as a small, niche alternative to major platforms
A California city just declared an emergency after malware hit its 911 systems
Suisun City joins a growing list of small California cities hit by cyberattacks this year
An AI agent was asked to book a gym class, whe none was available, it decided to hack the system and jump the queue
The agent found a weak API while doing a simple chore, and took actions the user never requested
Noctua tested more than 100 PC cases and found over half had inaccurate CPU cooler clearance specs
Why it matters: Have you ever bought a CPU cooler and found it doesn't fit in your case, despite having first checked to ensure compatibility? Noctua says this can be a problem because many PC cases' actual measurements don't line up with manufacturers' official specs.
A misleading headline made people think AI was replacing 911 dispatchers
New Orleans says the AI tool only screens duplicate calls about known car crashes
This wearable patch could get you into REM sleep 43 minutes faster
The patch combines ultrasound stimulation with real-time brain monitoring, a first for noninvasive devices
The latest Microsoft Office 2024 Pro suite is now $55 in this limited-time deal
Unlock your productivity with the latest versions of Word, Excel, and Outlook
Memory prices have erased 20 years of progress in a single year, researcher says
This chart shows just how badly AI demand has broken memory prices
A jailbreak for iOS 26 is finally here, 326 days after launch
Dopamine 3.0 finally cracks Apple iOS 26 open, if your iPhone is old enough
Meta CTO says employees should use AI productivity gains to do more work, calls request for extra days off "very dumb"
Andrew Bosworth told employees to ask their parents if requesting more days off was a good "career strategy"
I Gamed on a 4GB GPU in 2026: AMD is Repeating its Worst Radeon Mistake
AMD is bringing 4GB graphics cards back in 2026. We tested the Radeon RX 6500 XT across 12 modern games to see what that means for buyers, and the results are every bit as bad as we feared all along.
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WINDOWS UPDATE
Windows 11 26H2 is coming, expected around October 2026
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WTF
Google's AI told people Flock cameras were full of gold. They weren't.
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THE TIMES WE LIVE IN
Nvidia turns GeForce GPUs
at MSRP into one of
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THE WEB
Humans could become a "rounding error" as bots generate 1,000x more internet traffic
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INDUSTRY
SpaceX and Tesla plan their own power plants for massive $16.8 billion Texas chip factory
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MARKETING + TECH
DuckDuckGo made sunglasses that do absolutely nothing, and they sold out
Flock wanted to put license plate cameras on 350,000 Uber and Lyft dashcams
The plan to turn Ubers into surveillance cameras never happened, but it was close
Apple's rumored "Ultra" lineup would include a foldable iPhone, camera AirPods, and a touchscreen MacBook
Apple's next big products all share one name: Ultra
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
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
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
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
Asus' new monitor software lets you control brightness with your voice, or just let AI do it
New OLED Care tools aim to further reduce the risk of image burn-in
Flock's biggest investor also backs a company that can rewrite camera footage
Andreessen Horowitz backs both Flock Safety and camera-hacking firm Toka
Netflix brings 4K streaming to Chrome, but you probably don't qualify
The feature requires Windows 11, a speedy connection, and Netflix's $27-a-month Premium plan
RPCS3 just got a lot faster on Arm, after months of low-level optimization
PlayStation 3 Emulator RPCS3 is rolling out a major Arm64 upgrade, delivering up to 60% faster performance and 25% lower power draw on supported hardware. Demonstrated on an Ayn Odin 2 handheld, the optimizations make previously unplayable titles like Ninja Gaiden 3 run smoothly and extend across Arm64 builds on Linux, macOS, and Windows, from Apple Silicon to Snapdragon X laptops and handhelds.
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
SpaceX and Tesla plan their own natural gas power plants for massive $16.8 billion Texas chip factory
It will generate much of its own electricity with natural gas plants and massive battery arrays
OpenAI's mysterious ChatGPT device is a $300+ doughnut-shaped smart speaker with moving parts
The "physical manifestation" of ChatGPT
Google's AI somehow knew a game secret that existed only in a private Google Doc
Google says it doesn't train AI on private docs, but this developer still can't explain what happened
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