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Well, not your thoughts, probably, but Meta has unveiled a new AI-powered brain scanner that can apparently translate thoughts into text. That's according to the company itself, which posted two research papers and a blog about it. The system, which relies on non-invasive brain recordings, represents a major milestone... Read more...
Artificial Intelligence is everywhere these days, and the level of investment in in the technology means it will only become more prevalent as time goes on. With many people already using tools such as ChatGPT as they go about their daily lives, is it the best path forward, though? A new study by Microsoft that... Read more...
Apple's USB Restricted Mode, a key iOS security feature since 2018 designed to prevent unauthorized USB data access, has been found to have vulnerabilities exploited in sophisticated cyberattacks. Yesterday, the smartphone giant addressed this security flaw with iOS 18.3.1 and iPadOS 18.3.1. The vulnerability allows... Read more...
Chinese hardware manufacturer Colorful is stirring the pot with a bold new teaser for its upcoming "CVN Series" motherboard, which features an unusual PCIe quick-release system. The teaser image highlights a rocker switch labeled "ON" and "OFF," claiming that it enables "one-click safe disassembly and installation of... Read more...
In the slightly-bowdlerized words of GTA San Andreas protagonist Carl Johnson, "Aw, crap. Here we go again." Virtually anyone reading this site will well remember the unfortunate failures of 12VHPWR connectors on GeForce RTX 4090 cards. NVIDIA and many others investigated the melting plugs, and the conclusion was that... Read more...
One of the biggest issues facing any social media platform is that a few toxic users can ruin the experience for many, quickly turning thel space into an environment no one wants to spend time in. In an effort to company situations like this, Discord is adding a new tool for users to better manage bad actors, and... Read more...
China's DeepSeek made quite the splash late last month, both within the tech industry at large and by disrupting the US stock market, at least initially. In particular, DeepSeek's open-source R1 model made waves by challenging far more expensive AI solutions—the R1 model was reportedly built on a comparatively meager... Read more...
AMD's Radeon RX 9070 XT GPU is shaping up to be a very interesting product, and we're especially curious about its pricing. After Frank Azor had corrected some rumors about the price being $899, new pricing rumors have surfaced as to what the MSRP will actually be. It appears that AMD is carefully planning its Radeon... Read more...
PlayStation has long had a problem with poor quality games flooding its digital storefront. These games often used incredibly low pricing or acted as vehicles for players to get easy trophies to generate sales. It’s a problem that gamers, game developers, and gaming journalists were more frequently complaining about... Read more...
How much do we like Google's Pixel 9 series? So much so that in our review roundup of the Pixel 9, Pixel 9 Pro, and Pixel 9 Pro XL we anointed Google's flagship Android phone line with our Editor's Choice award, which is not something we hand out indiscriminately. We felt that way when the phones first launched at... Read more...
Technology enthusiasts are not exactly known for the having the patience of Job, which is partially the reason why leaks and rumors typically fly haphazardly ahead of a new product launch. In this case, Nintendo's Switch 2 console is on the horizon, with a full reveal expected at the next Nintendo Direct event in... Read more...
Meta is involved in a class action lawsuit alleging copyright infringement, a claim the company disputes. Newly unsealed court documents containing private conversations between Meta employees appear to support the plaintiffs' allegations, however. These documents suggest Meta employees were aware of the potential... Read more...
Intel Arrow Lake-H Powered MSI Prestige 16 AI Evo: Starting At $1,299.00 An MSI Prestige 16 AI Evo 16-inch laptop with Intel's Arrow Lake-H Core Ultra 9 285H platform was our test vehicle for this performance review, and we came away impressed by its strong CPU performance, excellent GPU performance and respectable... Read more...
If you've ever had some time to kill and tried to entertain yourself by downloading a few games on your phone, you'll already be familiar with the phenomenon -- every few stages, a full-screen video ad pops up, and you can't skip it for at least 15 seconds. Some of them are even interactive games in their own... Read more...
Apple might be announcing the next iPhone SE much earlier than expected. How does next week sound to you? Will it sell like hot cakes? Can we make a mid-range iPhone relevant again? These could be some of the questions Apple executives and bean counters are asking as they try to snag a larger share of the... Read more...
Look, you can't go wrong with a box of chocolates, bouquet of roses, and/or a sports jersey of your significant other's favorite team (especially if they're an Eagles fan, after last Sunday's dominant Super Bowl performance). And hey, we're not here to offer relationship advice. We do know tech, however, and if you... Read more...
Oppo's upcoming Find N5 foldable phablet is thin enough to make even regular slab phones jealous. More importantly for our U.S. readers, almost every aspect of the Find N5, including its slimness, near-invisible display crease, and of course, potent innards will show up in its corporate cousin, the OnePlus Open 2... Read more...
Sennheiser's consumer audio division has released a wallet-friendly headphone by way of the HD 505. It's a wired, open-back circumaural headphone that sits under the vaunted HD 600 series, something Sennheiser claims to bring the company's signature balanced sound to a wider audience as much as to audiophiles. Judging... Read more...
It's not too often that monitor makers transparently list where they sourced the display panel for any given model, though there are exceptions from time to time. One such exception is GameMax with the introduction of its new Vision GMX32UCDM, a 31.5-inch gaming monitor that's built around a third generation Samsung... Read more...
Some of the most popular and long-running game franchises run quietly in the background with a loyal fan base. A good example of this is The Sims, which has been a staple for gamers for a whopping 25 years. The Sims 25th anniversary is now celebrating this milestone with new content updates and themed... Read more...
In what just might be the most anticipated video game of all time, Grand Theft Auto VI remains on track to release this fall as originally scheduled, confirmation of which came in several mentions of the upcoming title in Take-Two Interactive's latest earnings release. However, there was no update on the status of a... Read more...
After what amounted to a daylong outage across the globe, all PlayStation Network services are now back up and running. Sony confirmed as much in a mea culpa posted to X/Twitter from its official Ask PlayStation (@AskPlayStation) account, but both the explanation for the outage and the compensation offered have left... Read more...
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