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Google has updated Google Meet to support Apple CarPlay, allowing iPhone users to join work meetings directly from their vehicle while not extending Android Auto users the same kind of love. Rather like a chef serving his finest... Read more...
More details are emerging about TSMC's massive investment in chip manufacturing on U.S. soil, which now reportedly includes a dozen fabs and four advanced chip packaging plants in Arizona, according to Digitimes. Previously, TSMC had... Read more...
The Artemis II mission has successfully proven that while humanity can conquer the vacuum of space, it can be utterly defeated by a stuck toilet and Microsoft Outlook. Hours into flight, Orion spacecraft Commander Reid Wiseman delivered a... Read more...
The rumor mill just churned out a couple of interesting details regarding Apple's future handsets: the iPhone Fold will have a 3D-printed hinge, while the next iPhone 18 lineup's biggest design change is said to be—bracde yourself—color... Read more...
In a move that would surely run afoul of food safety protocols and get a restaurant in hot water, a user on Reddit claims to have revived a broken Radeon graphics card by baking in the oven. The recipe for the unusual but apparently... Read more...
Canonical has posted a new set of system requirements for the release of Ubuntu 26.04 LTS, otherwise known as Resolute Raccoon, and they are now higher than what Microsoft recommends for Windows 11. Notably, the new requirements arrive... Read more...
A new, particularly malicious Android rootkit has been identified by the team of cybersecurity researchers at McAfee, and as the above image indicates, it has a particularly high rate of infection across the Midwestern United States... Read more...
Many believe that Apple makes the most efficient laptop chips and that MacBooks have the best battery life because the Arm ISA supposedly offers superior performance and efficiency over the crufty x86 ISA. But that is not the case. Apple's... Read more...
A new poll from Quinnipiac University suggests a growing unease around artificial intelligence even as usage continues to climb. Surveying 1,397 adults, the poll finds that 55% of respondents believe AI will do more harm than good in their... Read more...
8BitDo is launching another retro keyboard, but instead of an NES theme, this time it's inspired by the iconic Apple II computer that was a staple of classrooms back in the late 1970s and early 1980s. In celebration of Apple's 50th... Read more...
Researchers at the University of Southern California have developed a memory chip that remains fully functional at 700° Celsius (1,300° Fahrenheit), which is at the lower threshold of molten lava. Published in the Science journal, this... Read more...
The crew of Artemis II is currently navigating the ultimate test of human endurance, proving that even a quarter-million-mile journey to the moon cannot escape the frustrations of a broken bathroom. While the mission marks humankind's... Read more...
The gaming industry continues to face headwinds, as even seemingly money printing enterprises like Epic Games haven’t been immune from massive layoffs. Nintendo, though, has found itself on better footing thanks to its recent efforts to... Read more...
IBM and Arm are teaming up to develop new dual-architecture hardware for next-generation AI and data intensive workloads, the companies jointly announced today. It comes on the heels of Arm entering the merchant silicon market with an AI... Read more...
FAR Labs has opened node registrations for its decentralized inference network, FAR AI, a program that intends on tapping into an estimated 3 billion idle GPUs worldwide and perhaps take some of the load off centralized data centers. By... Read more...
Intel is making another major chip manufacturing investment, this time by buying back the 49% equity stake in its Fab 34 site in Ireland that it sold to Apollo in 2024. The $14.2 billion repurchase agreement will give Intel full control of... Read more...
Most days around here at HotHardware are frantic, but everyone needs a good work-life balance. As a team populated by mostly PC gamers, we have varying opinions on the best gaming mice currently available. Below are 11 of the top gaming mice to help you dominate the competition, which includes... Read more...
If you've ever desperately wanted to know exactly what your golden retriever is yelling at the mailman, a newly emerged tech startup claims to have the answer. Enter Pettichat, an AI-powered smart collar currently courting early adopters... Read more...
Google has finally rolled out a feature that gives users the ability to easily change usernames. This feature initially became available to a subset of users last year, but it’s now available to most users with a Google account. Making... Read more...
Prominent hardware leaker KeplerL2 made some interesting statements on the NeoGAF forums recently, claiming that the PlayStation 6 Portable is not only faster than the Xbox Series S in raster performance, but "massively ahead" in ray... Read more...
It would be easy to assume from the name that Wildcat Lake is the successor to Intel's recently launched Panther Lake CPUs, but wildcats aren't as big as panthers, and there's your clue as to what these CPUs actually are: the successors to... Read more...
The tech world is currently fixated on the face it seems. As Meta and Apple race to claim the smart glasses crown, London-based Nothing, typically known for phones with transparent aesthetics and glyph-lighting, is evidently preparing its... Read more...
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