Xbox lays off 268 more people as Activision takes over Halo and Bethesda absorbs Obsidian
Microsoft is handing the next Halo game to Activision, a Ninja Theory closure also looks more likely
A KLM flight turned around after a power bank caught fire, and it belonged to the airline's ex-CEO
The fire broke out nearly six hours into the flight
1Retro adds cloud saves to RetroArch, OpenEmu, and other gaming platforms
1Retro automatically backs up and syncs retro game saves across devices and emulators, letting you pick up where you left off without manually moving files. It works across OS with support for RetroArch, MiSTer, OpenEmu, RetroBat, OnionOS, and more.
Microsoft Office is down to $32 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 $32. All the essentials you need for work or personal projects at 85% off the regular price.
China's CXMT just entered mass production of memory chips that can rival Samsung's
CXMT is starting with LPDDR5X chips offering 50% more capacity, targeting phones and laptops
Sega nearly killed Sonic before the movies revived the franchise
Mario almost won the battle once and for all
Joby just flew a plane 3,199 miles across the US with no pilot at the controls
The plane handled taxiing, takeoffs, landings, weather diversions, and route changes
Starcloud wants to mine Bitcoin in space, if it can figure out how to cool the hardware
The Nvidia-backed startup is betting on abundant solar power and dedicated ASIC miners to make it work
Sublime Text stays fast and focused with Python 3.14 upgrade
Sublime Text has upgraded its plugin environment, while adding file icon themes and improving performance when saving many files and checking Git status. While other code editors embrace AI, Sublime Text sticks to what it does best: being a fast, lightweight code editor.
AI data center boom hits growing resistance as $68 billion in US projects are blocked or delayed
More than 800 groups are now opposing data center projects across 49 US states
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Cost Per Frame: Nvidia Stops Offering Good Value GPUs to Gamers
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Lenovo Legion 9i Gen 10 18" Laptop Review: A True Desktop Replacement
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Dell Alienware AW3926QW Review: The 39-Inch OLED to Buy
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GeForce RTX 5070 vs. Radeon RX 9070 XT: 2026 Update
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Testing DLSS 5's Real Performance (No 6X Frame Gen)
Activision says the Call of Duty cheat economy is now a $8.5 billion industry
Software cheats, DMA-based cheating hardware, and stolen accounts are big business
British Columbia says OpenAI could have stopped a school shooting, and is suing over it
The province says OpenAI failed to alert police despite internal safety concerns
Google's Googlebook isn't a better Chromebook, it's an attempt to rebuild the PC around Android
The first Googlebook lineup includes laptops from Acer, Asus, Dell, HP, and Lenovo, starting at $899
A driverless Waymo car wandered into a farmers market, and nobody knew how to stop it
Nobody was hurt, but Denver officials want a clear way to communicate with robotaxis when they take a wrong turn
Airbus is using a Steam Deck to drive a Mars rover prototype
The Valve handheld gives engineers a way to develop autonomous navigation for Mars
Engineer says Claude Code has made his job "soul-sucking" as workers spend 12-hour days pressing enter
"Nobody is thinking anymore"
AMD Radeon RX 9050 4GB: It's a Scam
AMD's Radeon RX 9050 4GB shares a name with the faster 8GB model, but half the VRAM and memory bandwidth make this OEM-only GPU a far worse deal than buyers may realize.
Acer CEO says PC prices could fall by 2027, accuses rivals of milking the RAM shortage for profit
Micron, SK Hynix, and Adata CEOs have predicted shortages lasting into 2030 or beyond
AMD just joined the $1 trillion club, beating Intel to the milestone
AMD's stock has nearly tripled this year
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Internet Explorer is finally, truly dying... in 2029
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Apple's hardware chief says seeing screen protectors used on iPhones makes his "skin crawl"
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Putin's awkward online video shows him running an unactivated copy of Windows on a US-made Dell PC
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Microsoft patent describes
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LOOK MA, NO GPUS
Another GPU leaker says Nvidia's RTX 6000 series won't arrive until 2028
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Scientists found a way to restore aging EV batteries instead of shredding them
Internet Explorer is finally, truly dying, and Microsoft wants you ready by 2029
Microsoft reminds IT admins that IE Mode in Edge is now on a countdown
Silent Hill: Townfall debuts in a haunting return to psychological horror
Silent Hill: Townfall takes the series to a remote Scottish setting, blending first-person gameplay with the psychological horror and storytelling the franchise is known for. Its gripping mystery, sound design, and fresh ideas make it one of the most compelling horror games of the year.
This one-command trick can put your localhost on the internet, no port forwarding required
A free Cloudflare tool that's been around since 2021 just went viral like it's brand new
Comfy Desktop makes running local AI models on your PC much easier
Comfy Desktop lets you generate AI images and video locally using your own GPU, with popular models such as Stable Diffusion, SDXL, Flux, Wan, and others. It wraps the powerful ComfyUI workflow system into a desktop app that handles installation, dependencies, and more, removing much of the hassle from running generative AI on your own hardware.
CD Projekt CEO reveals why the company decided to use Unreal Engine for The Witcher 4
The decision was made in 2022, years before Cyberpunk 2077's troubled launch, the CEO says
Behind the Polish Curtain: CD Projekt Red's move away from its in-house REDengine in favor of Unreal Engine 5 traces back to late 2021, when Epic unveiled its genuinely impressive Matrix Awakens tech demo. In a recent interview, the company's co-CEO, Michał Nowakowski, explained how the Polish studio settled on switching engines for its open-world games – noting that CD Projekt was never founded to chase its own technological breakthroughs in the first place.
Apple Mac mini M6 debuts: more performance at a higher price
The new M6 Mac mini delivers a strong performance boost in the same remarkably compact and quiet design, with reviewers praising its CPU and GPU performance. The catch is price: the new $899 starting point is $300 higher(!) than the previous generation. Despite the price hike, reviewers still consider the M6 Mac mini a compelling desktop.
iPhone 18 Pro teardown highlights mechanical camera aperture and a major thermal redesign
For most, it's best to leave major repair jobs to the experts
Putin's awkward online video shows him running an unactivated copy of Windows on a US-made Dell PC
Putin channels "I have no idea what I'm doing" meme
Facepalm: Russia might have spent more than a decade trying to drop US technology in favor of home-grown alternatives, but it appears that even President Vladimir Putin is happy to use a Dell PC and Windows for a video showing him casting his vote. It also seems that the Kremlin didn't want to pay Microsoft $139 for an activation key (or $10 for that matter): Putin was using an unactivated copy of the OS, and looked about as comfortable using the computer as most 73-year-olds would.
Another major GPU leaker says Nvidia's RTX 6000 series won't arrive until 2028
AI demand for scarce memory is helping push the RTX 6000 series into 2028
Anthropic, OpenAI, Google and SpaceXAI face lawsuit claiming AI slowdown harms subscribers and violates antitrust laws
Paying subscribers say coordinated restraint would leave them getting less for their money
Hackers use fake coding tests to infect 30,000 devices and steal $10 million in crypto
Authorities tie the campaign to North Korean group WaterPlum, part of a wider $500 million-a-year fraud scheme
US and China could start warning each other about dangerous AI incidents under new proposal
The proposed system would focus on AI incidents with potential national security implications
This new ultra-compact FPGA Game Boy clone costs just $90
FunnyPlaying's handheld undercuts the $240 Analogue Pocket while keeping near-perfect Game Boy emulation
Microsoft patent describes in-game advertising triggered by boss fights, loading screens, and cutscenes
Watching an ad would earn players another block of ad-free play time, called a "credit"
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