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Modern Blu-ray drives can now rip GameCube, Wii, and Xbox 360 games to PC — third-party OmniDrive firmware unlocks game rips from physical media on select players

Modern Blu-ray drives can now rip GameCube, Wii, a...

2 weeks ago 37

AI shrinks zero-day exploit time from a year to a single day, heading toward one minute — Zero-Day Clock warns security window has collapsed

AI shrinks zero-day exploit time from a year to a ...

2 weeks ago 34

Survey reveals that 99% of CEOs now expect AI-driven layoffs — companies are racing to replace junior workers with AI, even as many executives remain uncertain about the returns on AI investments

Survey reveals that 99% of CEOs now expect AI-driv...

2 weeks ago 37

I gamed with MSI's new 4K QD-OLED monitor and it was the eye-popping HDR experience I've been waiting for

I gamed with MSI's new 4K QD-OLED monitor and it w...

2 weeks ago 42

Sihoo Doro C300 Pro V2 review: A robust ergonomic office chair with more features than you probably know what to do with

Sihoo Doro C300 Pro V2 review: A robust ergonomic ...

2 weeks ago 46

Chinese GPU maker sells out over 30,000 gaming GPUs within 48 hours despite lukewarm benchmarks — LX 7G100 proves hype trumps performance

Chinese GPU maker sells out over 30,000 gaming GPU...

3 weeks ago 38

‘It succeeds in painting an idyllic picture of vanlife’ — I loved my time in Outbound’s wilderness, but a few bumps in the road made me want to cut my trip short

‘It succeeds in painting an idyllic picture of van...

3 weeks ago 45

Imec builds world's first High-NA EUV-fabricated quantum dot qubit device — breakthrough could pull quantum computing onto the same manufacturing roadmap as next-gen AI processors, compressing timelines

Imec builds world's first High-NA EUV-fabricated q...

3 weeks ago 29

Testing GPU Safeguard+ on the MSI MPG Ai1600TS PSU – solution aims to tame melting 16-pin connectors

Testing GPU Safeguard+ on the MSI MPG Ai1600TS PSU...

3 weeks ago 33

Save up to $200 on a 13-inch or 15-inch MacBook Air with M5 chip and 16GB of RAM — Memorial Day discounts get you Apple's latest and best consumer laptop for as low as $899

Save up to $200 on a 13-inch or 15-inch MacBook Ai...

3 weeks ago 42

California moves to exempt Linux from its upcoming age-verification law after backlash over forcing operating systems to collect users’ ages — amendment proposed by the same lawmaker who wrote the original law

California moves to exempt Linux from its upcoming...

3 weeks ago 36

Star Citizen reaches $1 billion in lifetime funding, 14 years after the project was first announced — game still in early access with no release window, including 'Squadron 42' campaign

Star Citizen reaches $1 billion in lifetime fundin...

3 weeks ago 28

Huawei claims sanctions-busting breakthrough with 1.4nm-class chips by 2031, claims 55% higher transistor density — firm claims new LogicFolding chip architecture can bypass EUV restrictions, introduces 'Tau Scaling Law' to replace Moore's Law

Huawei claims sanctions-busting breakthrough with ...

3 weeks ago 33

‘An impressive phone that punches above its price’ — I tested the Honor 600 and was blown away by its blazing display, epic battery life, and occasionally uncanny AI

‘An impressive phone that punches above its price’...

3 weeks ago 55

Was Ray Tracing a Scam?

Was Ray Tracing a Scam?

3 weeks ago 31

Super Flower Leadex 2800W ATX 3.1 power supply review: Top-notch build quality, exceptional efficiency

Super Flower Leadex 2800W ATX 3.1 power supply rev...

3 weeks ago 34

Researchers identify people through ordinary Wi-Fi routers with 99.5% accuracy — technique works with standard Wi-Fi routers

Researchers identify people through ordinary Wi-Fi...

3 weeks ago 38

Save $170 on this lightning-fast, premium 3D printer combo featuring CoreXZ kinematics — Creality's Ender-3 V3 is on sale for just $419 right now with a multicolor upgrade kit

Save $170 on this lightning-fast, premium 3D print...

3 weeks ago 28

Drone breaks world speed record with 453 mph in test run — exotic sawtooth carbon fiber propeller blades one of the key advances in the Blackbird design

Drone breaks world speed record with 453 mph in te...

3 weeks ago 49

After $2.5 billion Supermicro smuggling bust, Nvidia CEO urges company to fix export control compliance — Taiwan also begins to crack down on AI GPU chip smuggling to China

After $2.5 billion Supermicro smuggling bust, Nvid...

3 weeks ago 43

First ever Cray T3D Supercomputer goes up for auction with $81,000 reserve — Europe’s fastest supercomputer in June 1996 goes on the block

First ever Cray T3D Supercomputer goes up for auct...

3 weeks ago 38

Steam Machine appears in Vulkan’s conformant product database — upcoming Valve console is certified compliant with the graphics API

Steam Machine appears in Vulkan’s conformant produ...

3 weeks ago 35

We tested Advanced Shader Delivery on the RX 9070 XT in six games — up to 95% improvement in load times and 33 percent faster 1% Low FPS

We tested Advanced Shader Delivery on the RX 9070 ...

3 weeks ago 35

Ubisoft reportedly testing generative AI in Far Cry 7, insider says it 'looks like sh*t' — company recently posted a record €1.3 billion loss

Ubisoft reportedly testing generative AI in Far Cr...

3 weeks ago 34

Researcher develops 'spray-on' stealth coating for drones — volcanic rock formulation claims to reduce radar return signals by up to 43dB, compared to 20 to 30dB for typical radar absorbent material

Researcher develops 'spray-on' stealth coating for...

3 weeks ago 31

Autonomous ErgoChair Pro Review: Comfortable, but that's it

Autonomous ErgoChair Pro Review: Comfortable, but ...

3 weeks ago 29

Electronics buff hand-draws and etches custom PCBs at home — functional home-etched PCB runs a 3D-printed fume extractor fan

Electronics buff hand-draws and etches custom PCBs...

3 weeks ago 39

New video of melted Bambu Lab A1 sparks debate about whether the 3D printer is still a fire hazard — critics push for recall while redditors suspect external factors

New video of melted Bambu Lab A1 sparks debate abo...

3 weeks ago 36

Cyberpunk 2077 cosplay jacket features a $1,200 flexible OLED collar that you can game on with a Steam Controller — dual Raspberry Pi 4s power the wearable tech

Cyberpunk 2077 cosplay jacket features a $1,200 fl...

3 weeks ago 32

Commercial satellite supplying intel to Ukraine is cornered by four Russian spacecraft — US Space Force can only watch as Russia threatens 'quasi-civilian' targets

Commercial satellite supplying intel to Ukraine is...

3 weeks ago 37

With 4G connectivity in addition to the usual Wi-Fi, the IMOU AOV PT is the ideal security camera for large properties

With 4G connectivity in addition to the usual Wi-F...

3 weeks ago 42

The Shark Powerdetect Speed delivers superb cleaning in short bursts, and with a mess-reducing auto-empty dock, it's superb value

The Shark Powerdetect Speed delivers superb cleani...

3 weeks ago 55

‘Pure, beautiful minimalism’: the reMarkable Paper Pure delivers a flawless pad-and-pen experience — but I still can't believe there's no frontlight

‘Pure, beautiful minimalism’: the reMarkable Paper...

3 weeks ago 84

Save almost $200 on a flagship AMD 9850X3D CPU and 9070 XT GPU with this Newegg combo bundle — AMD's Ryzen 9 9850X3D and Radeon RX 9070 XT can be yours at a great price

Save almost $200 on a flagship AMD 9850X3D CPU and...

3 weeks ago 66

007: First Light drops last-minute Denuvo DRM bombshell, leaving pre-order customers and fans furious — Bond title risks FPS drops and strict online check-ins, Pirates eagerly await repack as day-one cracks become the norm

007: First Light drops last-minute Denuvo DRM bomb...

3 weeks ago 54

Samsung's $400,000 payout for memory workers sparks revolt as other divisions get only $4,000, fueling intentional production slowdowns — internal resentment disrupts packaging operations, major AI chip project decisions to a complete halt

Samsung's $400,000 payout for memory workers spark...

3 weeks ago 47

AI cost crisis hits tech giants as employee 'tokenmaxxing' backfires, sparking corporate pullback at Microsoft, Meta, and Amazon — agentic AI eats up to 1000x more tokens than standard AI

AI cost crisis hits tech giants as employee 'token...

3 weeks ago 46

Micron's Virginia fab begins producing America's most advanced DRAM memory — fab expansion to quadruple output, easing DDR4 shortage for automotive and defense sectors

Micron's Virginia fab begins producing America's m...

3 weeks ago 26

$100 CPU Shootout: Comparing the Ryzen 5 5500, Core i3-14100F, and Core i3-12100F to find the top DDR4 CPU

$100 CPU Shootout: Comparing the Ryzen 5 5500, Cor...

3 weeks ago 30

Huawei develops 122TB SSD with new packaging tech to sidestep US sanctions on 3D NAND chips — Chinese firm develops proprietary tech to cram more NAND dies in a smaller footprint

Huawei develops 122TB SSD with new packaging tech ...

3 weeks ago 46

768GB of cheap Intel Optane DIMM memory sticks used to run 1-trillion-parameter LLM on a system with a single GPU — local Kimi K2.5 install achieved roughly 4 tokens per second

768GB of cheap Intel Optane DIMM memory sticks use...

3 weeks ago 18

Google’s new anything-to-anything AI model is wild

Google’s new anything-to-anything AI model is wild...

3 weeks ago 17

Wi-Fi controlled hacking USB cable stealthily packs in a microcontroller, microSD storage, and more — cable executes remote payload execution, keystroke injection, and more, but is 'built for makers, developers, enthusiasts, and cybersecurity learners'

Wi-Fi controlled hacking USB cable stealthily pack...

3 weeks ago 34

Valorant anti-cheat update soft-bricks $6,000 chea...

3 weeks ago 34

Elegoo’s Centauri Carbon 2 Combo 3D printer gets a $50 discount — brings beginner friendly 3D printing at $399

Elegoo’s Centauri Carbon 2 Combo 3D printer gets a...

3 weeks ago 35

Steam Controller puck charger nearly catches fire after contact with Pixel Watch 3 — sparks fly after the metal wristband magnetizes to the puck's pogo pins

Steam Controller puck charger nearly catches fire ...

3 weeks ago 37

Retro enthusiast injects Snake game into vintage S3 graphics card VBIOS — enjoy some serpentum fun while your old PC boots

Retro enthusiast injects Snake game into vintage S...

3 weeks ago 51

Maximum Pleasure Guaranteed review: Apple TV's new thriller features Tatiana Maslany's best role since Orphan Black

Maximum Pleasure Guaranteed review: Apple TV's new...

3 weeks ago 49

Save on your favorite tech over the 2026 Memorial Day weekend — grab deals on GPUs, gaming laptops, OLED monitors, and more

Save on your favorite tech over the 2026 Memorial ...

3 weeks ago 54

Class-action price-fixing lawsuit targets hard drive component makers as costs skyrocket — 13-year scheme allegedly drove up prices for major HDD brands

Class-action price-fixing lawsuit targets hard dri...

3 weeks ago 49