858TB gone forever: South Korea's data center fire shows the cost of no backups
Amid outrage over lost data, tragedy strikes one of the recovery team members
Hackers say they stole 2.1 million Discord ID photos in latest breach
Discord disputes claim, but is this proof age verification laws put user privacy at risk?
Parents in the US brace as China's AI toy trend goes global
Are AI toys replacing parents?
Microsoft Office is down to $39 for a lifetime license
TL;DR: If you're looking for a powerful productivity suite without any subscription fees, Office 2021 is now available for just $39 for a limited time, an incredible deal. All the essential tools you need for work or personal projects at over 80% off the regular price.
OpenAI and Nvidia's mega-deals fuel an AI arms race – and fears of a circular bubble
Analysts see echoes of the late '90s, when startups inflated growth through circular deals
How JPEG Works: The Art and Science of Imperfection
At its core, JPEG is a lossy image compression technique. What you may not realize is that achieving this required a fascinating blend of human perception, elegant signal processing, and clever engineering prowess.
Let's begin with a visual challenge: Can you believe the colors of the tiles marked A and B are exactly the same?
Nvidia CEO surprised by AMD's deal giving OpenAI a 10% stake
Huang: "It's clever, I guess."
PhotoDemon offers full-featured image editing in a 20 MB download
PhotoDemon is a free and capable photo editor packed into a lightweight, portable package. It's designed to run without installation, making it ideal to use from USB sticks, SD cards, or portable drives. Features include layers, adjustments, filters, effects, and canvas tools.
Grab a full Windows 11 Pro license for just $10
Unbeatable deal, available for a limited time
Tesla temporarily halts mass production of Optimus robots citing design challenges
Yet another Tesla product failing to meet production deadline
Synology reverses course on non-certified HDDs in NAS systems
Facepalm: Synology attempted to require customers to use only "certified" drives when expanding local storage capacities in its NAS devices, but users made their dissatisfaction clear. The company is now abandoning the new policy, although the certification program itself appears to remain in place for the time being.
Google Pixel Watch 4 may be the best Wear OS device yet
The first reviews of the Google Pixel Watch 4 are in, praising its expanded health and fitness tracking features, bright display, and two-day battery life. It's also more repairable than before, allowing users to swap the battery and display, all while keeping the same price.
Samsung introduces Isocell HP5, its smallest 200MP image sensor to date
Samsung's latest image sensor is already being mass produced
North Korean hackers stole $2 billion in crypto, and the year's not over
Rising social engineering attacks are behind the surge in these crypto hauls
Battlefield 6 physical edition contains the complete game, no downloads required
"Plug and play" has become a rarity in the gaming industry
Tesla targets budget EV buyers with pared-down Model 3 and Model Y
New models are among the least expensive all-electric vehicles in the US
Explore the world in detail with Google Earth Pro, a free download
If you love exploring geography, Google Earth Pro is your go-to – and best of all, it's free to download. It gives you high-resolution satellite imagery, 3D terrain, Street View integration, and tools for measuring, mapping, and planning. Check out more essential apps here.
This $150 homemade VR headset shows how far open-source hardware has come
DIYers developers can adapt the design with different sensors, optics, or displays to create custom VR hardware
Three US physicists win 2025 Nobel Prize for pioneering quantum circuits
"These discoveries showed that the bizarre properties of the quantum world can be made concrete in systems we can hold in our hands"
It's Prime Day in October: Our picks of the best tech deals are here
Power up with deals on SSDs, laptops, monitors, CPUs, tablets, headphones, and more
Upcoming UFS 5.0 standard will more than double smartphone storage speeds
High-speed 10.8 GB/s mobile storage poised to rival PC performance
Google Japan adapts rotary phone design for quirky new keyboard
Nostalgia meets modern tech in Google's Gboard experiment
Satya Nadella, Jensen Huang, and Michael Dell all urged Trump to keep Intel's Lip-Bu Tan
Tech leaders rallied to defend Intel CEO resulting in surprise White House turnaround
Apple's latest ad pokes fun at the Windows CrowdStrike BSOD disaster
The return of "Get a Mac"
Winners & losers: Apple's new eight-minute ad takes a thinly veiled jab at last year's CrowdStrike meltdown – the software update that crashed Windows systems running critical infrastructure around the world. Beyond the humor, the short film highlights the differences between how Windows and macOS secure their kernels, which was the root cause behind last year's incident.
UK police use Find My to catch thieves who smuggled 40,000 phones to China over the last year
Busted gang responsible for nearly half of all mobile phone thefts in London
Streamer completes record-breaking Minecraft walk after 14.5 years
The decade-and-a-half trek raised over half a million dollars for charity
Qualcomm just bought Arduino, the open-source hardware and software maker
What just happened? Qualcomm is buying Arduino – the Italian open-source darling of tinkerers, educators, and inventors – in a deal that underscores how the battle for the edge starts with the makers. Financial terms weren't disclosed, but Arduino will continue to operate independently once the acquisition closes.
Microsoft is removing the ability to easily install Windows 11 with a local account
Alas, the company underestimates how much people hate being forced into a Microsoft account
MrBeast joins growing list of celebrities warning AI could upend creative work
Some experts believe AI could lead to widespread job losses
ChatGPT now lets you use apps like Expedia, Spotify, and Zillow directly in chat
Is ChatGPT becoming the new browser or the next operating system?
Discord says some user data exposed in third-party vendor breach
Compromised information includes names, Discord usernames, and email addresses
Which one of these features was available on the 1982 Epson HX-20 notebook computer?
The world's first handheld computer had a feature you'd never expect – can you guess it?
Nintendo seeks $4.5 million in damages from Reddit moderator accused of running Switch piracy network
He allegedly guided people in the subreddit to outside piracy sites
Fans are remastering the original Unreal because Epic won't
Modders revive 1998's Unreal with a fan-made remaster