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Windows 11 Canary build adds much needed new Power Mode options to Settings
In the current version of Windows 11, users must open the Control Panel and navigate through several windows to set a specific power mode, depending on whether the PC is plugged in or running on...
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A frontrunner in Europe’s private launch industry just lost its first rocket
Enlarge / RFA’s first stage during a four-engine test-firing in May. (credit: Rocket Factory Augsburg) The first stage of Rocket Factory Augsburg’s first orbital launcher was destroyed in a fireball...
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AMD’s Ryzen 9000 series are slightly faster on Windows admin accounts – and...
The quirky discovery was made by our own Steve Walton at Hardware Unboxed while benchmarking the Ryzen 7 9700X. After putting over a dozen games to the test, he found the 9700X was averaging around...
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xMEMS introduces solid-state “fan on a chip” to cool smartphones and beyond
The xMEMS XMC-2400 µCooling chip measures just 9.26 x 7.6 x 1.08 millimeters and tips the scales at less than 150 milligrams. According to xMEMS, it’s 96 percent smaller and lighter than...
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Boeing’s Starliner problems have become fodder for Putin’s propaganda squads
Enlarge / Screenshot from Putin’s squad video on bringing Starliner’s astronauts home. (credit: Putin’s Squads Z Soc Sprav) One of the odder propaganda phenomenon in Russia, of late, is seemingly...
View ArticleWD Ultrastar DC HC690 32TB HDD and 128TB NVMe SSD Shown
We saw a 32TB WD Ultrastar DC HC690 hard drive and a 128TB or 122.88TB NVMe SSD running recently at FMS 2024 The post WD Ultrastar DC HC690 32TB HDD and 128TB NVMe SSD Shown appeared first on...
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GitHub Copilot Autofix claims to identify and resolve security issues in your...
GitHub aims to assist with its newly available Copilot Autofix tool. Now integrated into GitHub Advanced Security, this AI-powered feature is designed to help developers address code bugs more quickly....
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Against all odds, an asteroid mining company appears to be making headway
Enlarge / The Odin spacecraft passed vibration testing. (credit: Astro Forge) When I first spoke with space entrepreneurs Jose Acain and Matt Gialich a little more than two years ago, I wondered...
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Procreate defies AI trend, pledges “no generative AI” in its illustration app
Enlarge / Still of Procreate CEO James Cuda from a video posted to X. (credit: Procreate) On Sunday, Procreate announced that it will not incorporate generative AI into its popular iPad illustration...
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AMD reverses course, releases microcode update to fix Sinkclose flaw in Ryzen...
Sinkclose is a potentially serious security vulnerability discovered by IOActive analysts in AMD’s x86 CPU technology. This low-level bug affects all processors released by the Santa Clara-based...
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ChatGPT cheating is endemic in schools, and no one knows what to do
Half of teachers report that generative AI has made them more distrustful of students’ original work. And they have reason to be suspicious if anecdotal evidence is to be believed. Reports of cheating...
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Authors sue Anthropic for allegedly using pirated copyrighted work to train...
Writers and journalists Andrea Bartz, Charles Graeber, and Kirk Wallace Johnson brought the lawsuit, which seeks class action status. Read Entire Article
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Intel Core Ultra 9 285K “Arrow Lake” CPU surfaces with 5.7GHz clock speed
According to the listing, the Intel Core Ultra 9 285K CPU will offer a boost speed of up to 5.7GHz, which is about 500MHz lower than the 6.2GHz Max Turbo Frequency of the Raptor Lake flagship, the Core...
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CrowdStrike unhappy with “shady commentary” from competitors after outage
Enlarge / Shares in SentinelOne and Palo Alto Networks have risen since July’s IT outage, while CrowdStrike has shed almost a quarter of its market value. (credit: Getty Images) CrowdStrike’s...
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The Atari 7800+ is a modernized version of the 1986 console with HDMI and...
For the unfamiliar, the original Atari 7800 landed just a few years after the video game crash of 1983. Atari mandated that developers submit games for approval to avoid another deluge of crummy...
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AMD just spent $4.9 billion to buy hyperscale server maker ZT Systems
AMD has agreed to acquire ZT Systems, an AI infrastructure company, for $4.9 billion in a cash and stock transaction. This acquisition is a strategic move by AMD to bolster its capabilities in the AI...
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“Disappointing”: Sonos CEO says old, user-preferred app can’t be re-released
Enlarge / Sonos’ updated app was reportedly rushed out before the release of Sonos’ Ace headphones (pictured). (credit: Sonos) Sonos’ new app was launched and reviewed so poorly that the company is...
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Samsung’s 4K Odyssey monitor that can switch from 2D to glasses-free 3D...
Samsung first showed off the Odyssey 3D at CES in January this year. We’ve seen several glasses-free 3D TVs over the years, but consumers generally seem uninterested in the technology. Read Entire...
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Federal judge in Texas strikes down FTC’s ban on noncompete agreements
Enlarge / Federal Trade Commission Chair Lina Khan arrives to testify before the House Appropriations Subcommittee at the Rayburn House Office Building on May 15, 2024 in Washington, DC. (credit:...
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Ford rethinks EV strategy again—ditching 3-row SUVs, adding vans
Enlarge / Ford hoped to build 600,000 EVs a year by now, a mix of Mustang Mach-E crossovers, E-Transit vans, and F-150 Lightning pickups. This year, sales are up 71 percent so far; by the end of June,...
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