The NASA Artemis II launch punched two 5,000 km holes in the ionosphere that disrupted GPS signals, study finds
The disturbance was ten times stronger than anything seen during Starship tests
Microsoft patent filing describes AI that rewrites what people say in livestreams in real time
The system could swap words based on the viewer's age, and language, and alter lip sync to hide the edits
How much is too much to spend on a graphics card?
At what price do you simply refuse to upgrade?
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 is now available for just $29. All the essentials you need for work or personal projects at 85% off the regular price.
Razer's new USB-C earbuds bring back wired audio, complete with RGB lighting
Wired earbuds are taking over 2026
The wave of European fridge hacks has reached France's blood supply
Hackers have moved on from supermarket freezers to France's blood service
The Raspberry Pi 5 16GB now costs $385, more than triple its launch price
The $35 computer dream is long gone
Tesla is winding down Cybertruck production, but Elon Musk insists poor sales aren't the reason
Musk once envisioned producing 250,000 Cybertrucks annually
Zelda: Ocarina of Time remake launches to day-one PC emulation and strong reviews
Switch 2 emulation is evolving quickly, but remains experimental
After AMD's gaming revenue crashes 40%, CEO Lisa Su declares "We are a data center-first company"
It's getting harder to remember when AMD and Nvidia were primarily graphics card companies
A hot potato: Rest in peace, dedicated consumer GPU makers. With Nvidia having long been an AI firm with a passing interest in making prohibitively expensive consumer graphics cards, AMD's boss has confirmed that Team Red now considers itself a "data center-first" company. With the data center segment making up about 63% of AMD's record third-quarter 2026 revenue, it's easy to see why CEOs are moving away from PC gaming to follow the money.
3M to pay up to $7.35 billion after lawsuits link its forever chemicals to contaminated water
Forever chemicals are linked to cancer, liver disease, kidney damage, and other ailments
EA brings Wing Commander and Ultima to Steam, with cutscenes restored from the original master tapes
Fans helped rebuild some of them for modern PCs
Google, Meta, and TikTok sue California over law banning addictive social media features for children
Apparently, endless scrolling and addictive feeds are a matter of free speech
Paraguay president steps down after digital bank Ueno collapses with 3 million customers inside
A cash-back banking app took over a country, then it all went dark
It's almost 2027, and the FAA is finally replacing the floppy disks used by US air traffic control
Bringing aviation technology into the 21st century
The Best GPU for Budget PCs: CPU/GPU Scaling Tested
A faster GPU isn't always a better upgrade for an older PC. We test the RTX 5060, RTX 5070, and RX 9060 XT across four CPUs to see how processor limitations can turn GPU rankings upside down.
Sony resurrects the 1979 Walkman headphones, now with USB-C
Inline playback remote and microphone included
Discord is rebuilding its desktop app in Rust to fix its memory problem
A screenshot of an early build shows the new client using about 290MB of RAM, versus gigabytes for the current Electron app
Bazzite 45 brings better drivers, faster updates, and more handheld support
Bazzite means to bring a SteamOS-like gaming experience to desktop PCs. Version 45 upgrades to Fedora 45 with newer graphics drivers, KDE Plasma 6.8, and GNOME 51. It also expands handheld compatibility, adds network optimizations, and introduces an anti-cheat compatibility checker.
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SMARTPHONES
Motorola's new Signature 27 aims to set a higher flagship standard
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MOBILE
The $499 Enough Phone is a small screen Android with a removable battery
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HUMANOIDS
Six robots worked a 24-hour shift, but two weren't good enough to keep their jobs
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SECURITY
These cheap Android TV boxes came with malware pre-installed
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MICROSOFT SAYS...
Windows is now 40% faster at multitasking on 8GB PCs
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GAMING CULTURE
One third of acquired game studios have closed since 2000
Instagram Edits arrives on desktop with multi-track editing, AI tools, 4K exports
Meta has brought its free Instagram Edits video editor to desktop, starting with macOS. The app features multi-track editing, color grading, customizable keyboard shortcuts, and AI-assisted workflows. Users can export videos in up to 4K without watermarks.
Bluetooth's new HDT technology delivers nearly four times the data transfer speed
More speed, more reliability, more everything
Motorola's new Signature 27 smartphone aims to set a higher flagship standard
Starting at $1,600, and it's not a foldable
Nintendo Switch 2 sales are down 41%, and the $500 price tag isn't going to help
The Ocarina of Time remake may be Nintendo's best shot at a holiday boost
Nvidia's RTX Spark GPU priority control is quietly showing up on regular GeForce PCs
It lets you choose which app gets more of the GPU
Apple's new MacBook Pro proves OLED matters more than touch
Apple's first touchscreen MacBook Pro is earning widespread praise, with reviewers calling its tandem OLED display among the best ever seen on a laptop. The thinner, lighter design, excellent performance, and long battery life also impress. Most agree, however, that the touchscreen adds little to the experience, while the steep price makes upgrading difficult to justify.
The first humanoid robot company is going public with $1.8 million in revenue and a $138.1 million loss
Agility's Digit works in Amazon and GXO warehouses, but one investor accounted for most of the sales
The Enough Phone is a $499 Android with a small screen, a removable battery, and fewer distractions
The small phone isn't dead, it's just crowdfunding
Valve support wins praise after restoring games a Steam user deleted during depressive episodes
It took Valve less than a day to bring them back
OpenAI president says AI could make death a choice, predicts major medical breakthroughs within 18 months
But don't hold your breath
The AI boom is coming for Switch cartridges, as a key chip supplier quits making ROM
Macronix makes more money on flash memory for data centers
The big picture: Memory makers have spent most of this year steering their factories toward AI data centers, a shift that is reportedly impacting the chips inside Nintendo Switch game cartridges. Taiwanese chipmaker Macronix is one of the main suppliers of the ROM in those cards. It's now winding down that business to make more flash memory instead. That said, Nintendo likely won't run short of cartridges anytime soon.
Google's Quick Share can now back up your Android photos to a Windows PC automatically
No cloud storage, no manual transfers, and no need to worry about Google's 15GB limit
A third of acquired game studios have closed since 2000, and Arkane Lyon could be next
French game developer union accuses Microsoft of sabotaging Arkane
Cheap Android TV boxes came with malware, and Google says the manufacturer was behind it
What we know so far: Google has severed ties with Android TV box manufacturer Videostrong over allegations that it pre-loaded a backdoor on more than 1.3 million set-top boxes. Dubbed XCPE, the backdoor used "obfuscation techniques" to evade Google's screening process and enrolled infected devices in a massive botnet that has since been shut down by the search giant.
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