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.
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.
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
Grab a full Windows 11 Pro license for just $10
Unbeatable deal, available for a limited time
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
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Intel Arc B580 Gets Faster: Driver Updates Tackle CPU Overhead
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$300 GeForce vs. $300 Radeon GPU: Four Generations, Head to Head
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The Complete List of Alternatives to Every Google Product
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AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D or 9800X3D, Which Should You Buy?
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Asus ROG Zephyrus G16 RTX 5080 Laptop Review
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.
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Microsoft promises smarter Windows driven by NPUs
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Your gaming mouse could eavesdrop on you
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Scientists at Microsoft, IBM, and others are turning to AI to discover the next generation of battery tech
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Incoming Core Ultra 9 X388H packs 16 CPU / 12 GPU cores
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Robots on the sidewalk: automation experiment meets mixed reviews
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Microsoft just reminded everyone that streaming games isn't cheap
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
With ClipClip turn your clipboard into a productivity tool
One of our favorite clipboard managers, ClipClip lets you copy and organize text, images, files, and even screen captures with ease. You can browse or search your clipboard history. It also lets you extract text from images or PDFs.
Deloitte admits AI hallucinated quotes in government report, offers partial refund
Refunding only part of the $440,000 fee
AMD Tried to Hide This: FSR 4 Upscaling Already Works on Older Radeon GPUs
AMD's next big move could bring FSR 4 to older GPUs. We test the leaked INT8 build to see how it performs on RDNA 2 and RDNA 3, and whether it can match the image quality of full FSR 4.
Why Apple's next CEO is likely to be John Ternus
Looking ahead: Analysts have begun speculating about how much longer Apple will remain under CEO Tim Cook, who turns 65 next month. Although several of the company's executives appear qualified to succeed him, Apple's recent actions have increased the likelihood that hardware engineering chief John Ternus will take over within the next few years.
Unity patches 8-year-old security flaw affecting thousands of games
Games have to be "rebuilt" on the patched engine rather than just pushing a fix out to end users
Tiny lab-grown brains could help build the next generation of computers
Biocomputing has left the realm of science fiction and entered the laboratory
Looking ahead: Swiss researchers are exploring the frontier of computing by creating processors from living cells, a field known as biocomputing. Their work, though inspired by concepts often seen in science fiction, relies on precise laboratory techniques and targets practical, real-world applications.
Prime Day is tomorrow, but today the MacBook Air M4 is a bargain at $799
If you're looking for a sleek and powerful laptop, the latest MacBook Air is a steal at just $799. The base 13-inch model features Apple's M4 chip, 16 GB of RAM, a 256 GB SSD, and some AI hardware (software is not there yet). Expect plenty more deals as Prime Day kicks off tomorrow.
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