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Something to look forward to: As Apple continues to set the bar for hardware-software harmony, Google is also taking steps to tighten the integration between its Android operating system and the different hardware running on it. The first developer preview for Android 15 landed this week, providing an initial glimpse of the enhancements coming to […]

What just happened? It must be frustrating for the FBI that consumers and small businesses are not securing their routers. As far as we know, twice this year, the agency has taken down botnets on unprotected routers controlled by foreign state governments. This latest incident involved Russia. A court-authorized FBI operation has taken down a

In testing the Ryzen 7 5700, we feel we’ve stumbled upon a product that is borderline scammy, or is at best anti-consumer. But maybe we’re overreacting, so let’s take a look and see what you think. This is one of the “new” AM4 processors AMD has recently released, which of course technically isn’t new at

Rumor mill: Prior information and analysis had agreed on a late 2024 launch window for the successor to the Nintendo Switch, but multiple outlets have recently reported signs of a delay into early next year. Nintendo is expected to reveal the console sometime in the first quarter of this year. Sources from the game development

Why it matters: Built for AI-related tasks, Eos has some noteworthy specs. Nvidia calls it an AI factory, an arguably accurate description. It also showcases what Nvidia’s technologies can do when working at scale. Nvidia has given enthusiasts their first look at Eos, a data-center scale supercomputer designed for AI applications. It first introduced Eos

Forward-looking: Most people dread calling customer service numbers because it usually means navigating a menu of automated options and then waiting on hold while listening to elevator music, sometimes for over an hour, before speaking to a live person. Google is testing a feature that allows technology to take your place for the initial steps

In a nutshell: Several of the biggest tech companies signed an accord to fight AI interference in elections. The pledge aims to root out deepfake and generative AI content designed to influence or interfere with citizens’ democratic right to vote. This year will be a big year for elections worldwide. An estimated 40 countries and

Space flight: Microsoft has released a Dune “expansion” for its popular flight simulation series. Players will now have the opportunity to pilot the vehicles featured in the latest film adaptation of one of the most popular science fiction novels of all time. Microsoft is taking flight simulation enthusiasts to Arrakis, the desert planet where the

Why it matters: Wait times for Nvidia GPUs used in AI applications have narrowed significantly in the past few months, which could be an early sign that growth is peaking. Depending on your view, that can either be good or bad news. In a note to investors, analysts with UBS said lead times – how

Looking back: No Man’s Sky is the longest-running labor of love I can recall in over forty years of gaming. Since its release in August 2016, Hello Games has shoveled countless man-hours into it, producing more than two dozen iterations without asking for a dime over its retail price–no subscriptions, no microtransactions, and completely free