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The big picture: Upon release, Nvidia’s RTX Remix brought fans and independent developers unprecedented modding opportunities. The software can add realistic effects to older games. However, it requires powerful GPU hardware to render all this next-gen graphics goodness. Modders have been using the RTX Remix platform to improve the visual appearance of seasoned PC games […]

In brief: Amazon’s recent decision to add commercials to Prime Video TV shows and movies is no doubt going to rub some the wrong way. Threats to cancel Prime memberships are reportedly growing on social media, but will folks actually follow through? Humans are interesting creatures. By nature, we value exclusivity. We want to be

What just happened? PayPal has become the latest in a long line of tech companies to announce massive job cuts. The payments giant is reducing its global workforce by 9%, which equates to around 2,500 jobs. The news comes almost exactly a year after PayPal laid off 2,000 people, or about 7% of its total

In context: Microsoft Edge is accused of stealing data from rival browser Chrome without users’ consent. This raises privacy and security concerns, as well as some questions about Microsoft’s tactics to gain market share. Is it just a bug or is there something more sinister at play? Microsoft Edge is back in the spotlight –

Rumor mill: Apple has remained on the sidelines so far as AI-driven features gain weight in the premium phone market, with other tech giants unveiling at least some form of GenAI services. While the Cupertino giant plans to cautiously embrace AI, it risks falling behind throughout 2024 with no major design changes on its upcoming

Orwellian Britain: UK authorities are discussing proposed amendments to the Investigatory Powers Act (IPA), a law enacted in 2016 to significantly enhance the electronic surveillance capabilities of British intelligence agencies and police. Apple is actively opposing the suggested changes to the IPA, citing concerns that these alterations could adversely impact the company’s global business. Apple

70 The Vision Pro is an astounding product. It’s the sort of first-generation device only Apple can really make, from the incredible display and passthrough engineering, to the use of the whole ecosystem to make it so seamlessly useful, to even getting everyone to pretty much ignore the whole external battery situation. By The Verge

WTF?! “God told me to do it,” is a line espoused by some criminals as an excuse for their crimes, but Colorado pastor Eli Regalado is probably the first person to use it as a reason for pocketing money he made in a crypto scam. Online pastor Regalado and his wife, Kaitlyn, are accused of

With SSDs reaching a new level of affordability, we no longer recommend using mechanical hard drives as primary system storage. However, for a secondary drive with substantial storage capacity, Seagate IronWolf NAS drives remain unbeatable. Being NAS-optimized, the IronWolf series is not inexpensive for a disk drive, as it is designed for intensive workloads involving

Rumor mill: Microsoft, Google, among others have introduced numerous products and services leveraging generative AI since OpenAI’s breakthroughs popularized the technology in 2022. However, chief rival Apple, taking a cautious approach, has yet to unveil anything incorporating generative AI. That could change starting this year, as reports indicate iOS 18 could be one of the