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In a nutshell: If you’re an Android user, Google wants you to know that it’s got your back when it comes to sketchy apps and shady developers trying to pull a fast one on the Play Store. In its annual transparency report released today, the tech giant laid out all the measures it took last […]

A hot potato: Printed circuit boards are ubiquitous; they are used in nearly all electronic devices and constitute a significant portion of the electronic waste accumulating in landfills. A new polymer-based material could render PCBs much more environmentally friendly and facilitate endless recycling. Researchers at the University of Washington have announced the development of a

Rumor mill: It has long been suspected that the Radeon RX 8000 series – AMD’s next generation of graphics cards – will focus exclusively on affordable mid-range products. However, this wasn’t always the plan. Newly unveiled code suggests that AMD canceled a flagship RDNA 4 model that might have directly competed with upcoming high-end offerings

Rumor mill: Apple has allegedly hired numerous AI experts from Google’s human resources roster and opened a secret artificial intelligence lab in Europe. The research and development facility aims to produce new AI-powered products and machine-learning models. The Financial Times analyzed hundreds of job listings, LinkedIn profiles, and many studies over the last several years

Facepalm: Microsoft deserves kudos for open-sourcing the MS-DOS 4.00 source code, shedding light on an important milestone in computing history. But the tech giant has bungled the release in a way that may cause needless headaches for historians and archivists eager to study the decades-old code. The fumble is dumping the source into a Git

For years now, we have highlighted Intel’s loosely defined power specifications and the problems they pose for Intel customers. We’ve published several articles and videos (on TechSpot and HUB) discussing this issue, yet little has changed. With the release of the 12th-gen series, we did receive some clarification from Intel on how the K-SKU parts

Highly anticipated: Steam’s latest Early Access hit is a medieval-themed simulation game combining city building and battlefield tactics. Launching alongside Steam’s Farming Fest sales event, Manor Lords experienced one of the biggest launches for a strategy game in the platform’s history. Publisher Hooded Horse recently confirmed that Manor Lords sold over 1 million copies and

What just happened? Exactly two weeks after getting the green light to allow drivers to use Ford’s BlueCruise on some stretches of UK highways, the US National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) has opened a safety investigation into the “Level 2” driver assistance system. The probe comes after two fatal accidents allegedly involving the feature.

Space Lasers: NASA’s Psyche mission launched on October 13, 2023, with the goal of exploring the origin of planetary cores and studying the metallic asteroid known as 16 Psyche. The spacecraft is scheduled to reach the namesake asteroid in 2029. During the interim, the US space agency plans to utilize this time by testing novel

In a nutshell: Many WordPress plugins are designed to enhance the content management system’s ability to quickly and easily share content from almost anywhere on the internet. But one popular particular plugin is seemingly making life easier for cyber-criminals, too. The WP Automatic plugin has been compromised by a severe security vulnerability that hackers have