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Microsoft’s ReFS file system resurfaces in latest Windows 11 build
At last, Microsoft appears to be taking action with its Resilient File System (ReFS) technology. Despite being 14 years old, the storage format remains largely unfamiliar to most Windows users....
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Google announces Maps screenshot analysis, AI itineraries to help you plan trips
After a long and gloomy winter, many people are looking forward to some summer travel. Google has some new tools to help you plan, but like most of what Google does now, the new features lean heavily...
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Nintendo will soon let you loan your digital games to your friends
For the first time ever, Nintendo is hosting two Nintendo Direct events almost back-to-back. The first was today, featuring everything coming to the Switch (masthead). The second is set for April 2 –...
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Study of Lyft rideshare data confirms minorities get more tickets
It’s no secret that “driving while black” is a real phenomenon. Study after study has shown that minority drivers are ticketed at a higher rate, and data from speed cameras suggests that it’s not...
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Pluripotent stem cells aid partial motor recovery in spinal cord injury patients
Researchers at Keio University have begun using induced pluripotent stem cells (iPS) to treat and maybe even cure severe spinal cord injuries. The iPS technology was first conceived by Shinya Yamanaka...
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Trump can’t fire us, FTC Democrats tell court after being ejected from office
Two Democratic members of the Federal Trade Commission who were fired by President Trump sued him today, saying their removals are “in direct violation of a century of federal law and Supreme Court...
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Windows 11 KB5053656 24H2 adds a gaming feature, direct download .msu
Windows 11 KB5053656 is now available on Windows 11 24H2, and it’s one of the biggest feature drops in 2025. The March 27 update is shipping via Windows Update, but Microsoft has also posted direct...
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The NVIDIA Rubin NVL576 Kyber Midplane is Huge
The NVIDIA Kyber midplane for the Rubin NVL576 generation is huge, requiring system design beyond traditional blade servers The post The NVIDIA Rubin NVL576 Kyber Midplane is Huge appeared first on...
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Jensen Huang anticipates 20% performance boost from gate-all-around transistors
During a Q&A session at the GPU Technology Conference, Huang estimated a roughly 20% performance uplift from transitioning to GAA architecture. His comments offer an early indication of the...
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Ex-FCC chairs from both parties say CBS news distortion investigation is bogus
The Federal Communications Commission’s news distortion investigation into CBS drew a public rebuke from a bipartisan group of five former FCC commissioners, including two former chairmen. The group...
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Google discontinues Nest Protect smoke alarm and Nest x Yale lock
Google acquired Nest in 2014 for a whopping $3.4 billion but seems increasingly uninterested in making smart home hardware. The company has just announced two of its home gadgets will be discontinued,...
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Google’s Colossus internal storage system still relies on HDDs for storing...
In a recent blog post, Google revealed some of the “secrets” hiding behind Colossus, a massive network infrastructure the company describes as its universal storage platform. Colossus is robust,...
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Oracle has reportedly suffered 2 separate breaches exposing thousands of...
Oracle isn’t commenting on recent reports that it has experienced two separate data breaches that have exposed sensitive personal information belonging to thousands of its customers. The most recent...
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Scientists are storing light we cannot see in formats meant for human eyes
Imagine working with special cameras that capture light your eyes can’t even see—ultraviolet rays that cause sunburn, infrared heat signatures that reveal hidden writing, or specific wavelengths that...
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The Key Feature for Server CPUs is Still Two Threads Per Core
We take a look at SMT in 2025 and why the two threads per core regime is still dominant in the enterprise, perhaps becoming moreso The post The Key Feature for Server CPUs is Still Two Threads Per...
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Microsoft finally offers a unified roadmap for tracking upcoming Windows 11...
Microsoft has launched a unified roadmap that charts upcoming Windows 11 features. The page consolidates information from Windows Insider blogs and Microsoft’s support site to help users keep track of...
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Beyond RGB: A new image file format efficiently stores invisible light data
Imagine working with special cameras that capture light your eyes can’t even see—ultraviolet rays that cause sunburn, infrared heat signatures that reveal hidden writing, or specific wavelengths that...
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Elon Musk’s X has a new owner—Elon Musk’s xAI
Elon Musk today said he has merged X and xAI in a deal that values the social network formerly known as Twitter at $33 billion. Musk purchased Twitter for $44 billion in 2022. xAI acquired X “in an...
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New Windows 11 build makes mandatory Microsoft Account sign-in even more...
Microsoft released a new Windows Insider build of Windows 11 to its experimental Dev Channel today, with a fairly extensive batch of new features and tweaks. But the most important one for enthusiasts...
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Windows 11 is not killing off hack that lets you bypass Microsoft account,...
Despite what you might read on the internet today, it’s still possible to install a fresh copy of Windows 11 without a Microsoft account. Microsoft has made the process slightly more complicated, as...
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