FTC delays click-to-cancel rule enforcement, giving companies more time to simplify cancellations

it was back in march 2023 when the ftc proposed a click to cancel provision that would require companies to make the process of canceling recurring subscriptions as simple as signing up for them...

Mexico sues Google for renaming Gulf of Mexico to Gulf of America

trump signed the executive order changing the name of the body of water on his first day in office in january read entire article

Wandering supermassive black hole spotted devouring star

astronomers have identified a supermassive black hole located on the outskirts of a galaxy 600 million light years from earth where it was observed consuming a nearby star read entire article

Need a little more volume? Try Sound Booster

sound booster amplifies all audio before it reaches your sound card allowing you to set a volume level beyond maximum hard to hear dialogue try sound booster it works seamlessly with media players...

"Prompt engineering" is no longer a job, but a skill

just two years ago prompt engineering was the talk of the tech world a seemingly essential new job born from the rapid rise of artificial intelligence companies were eager to hire specialists who...

Apple pushes ahead with M6, M7, smart glasses, and AI chips in sweeping silicon roadmap

apple will continue to invest heavily in custom silicon as it strives to lead not only in device performance but also in ai and wearable technology two areas where it has attempted to make advances...

Apple users can now claim their share of $95 million Siri spying settlement

while apple claims they settled the case to avoid further litigation the agreement marks a significant moment in the ongoing debate over digital privacy and the responsibilities of technology...

Rare 1998 Nvidia Riva TNT prototype and signed lunchbox go up for auction

a seldom seen artifact from the early days of graphics technology is currently attracting significant interest an original nvidia riva tnt engineering prototype kit packaged with a special edition...

GeForce RTX 5090 cracks passwords up to twice as fast as the RTX 4090

security company hive systems has been pushing the boundaries of password cracking using the latest gpu hardware since 2020 its most recent hive systems password table update employs the geforce...

Breakthrough hairlike electrode promises discreet, high-quality brain monitoring

researchers at penn state have developed a hairlike electrode that could reshape brain monitoring by offering a discreet non invasive alternative to traditional electroencephalography the device...

Google adds on-device AI to Chrome to catch scams in real time

google now deploys its latest artificial intelligence advancements to detect and combat online scams more effectively by integrating large language models into platforms like search chrome and...

Doom: The Dark Ages launches to positive reviews

doom the dark ages is a visually stunning action packed shooter with addictive gameplay while it may not reach the intensity of doom eternal reviewers praise its satisfying combat and rich content...

Razer unveils $230 head-cushion speaker, a 60% portable keyboard, and a new Basilisk Mobile mouse

the razer clio is probably the most interesting of the new trio it offers an alternative to headphones or speakers landing somewhere between read entire article

Factory video shows Unitree robot going berserk, nearly injuring workers

a chilling video that recently began circulating on social media allegedly shows a unitree robot going berserk in a factory nearly injuring two nearby workers the cause of the incident remains...

Broadcom pressures VMware customers with cease-and-desist letters over perpetual licenses

broadcom wants to push every single vmware customer owning a perpetual license to a new subscription based contract and is willing to antagonize the entire vmware userbase to reach this goal...

US Intelligence Director Tulsi Gabbard reused the same weak password across Gmail, Dropbox, and LinkedIn

leaked passwords from past security breaches reveal that tulsi gabbard who recently became the us director of national intelligence reused a weak password on multiple accounts for email and other...

Intel issues new microcode to fix rare Vmin Shift crashes on 13th- and 14th-gen CPUs

several months after intel seemingly solved a controversial bug affecting 13th and 14th generation raptor lake desktop processors the company has released a new microcode patch related to the issue...

You can finally buy ebooks through Amazon Kindle apps on your iPhone and iPad

until recently apple required third party iphone and ipad developers to conduct in app transactions through its internal payment system however litigation has changed this landscape and now the...

Dopamine audio player debuts new v3 preview version

dopamine is an elegant audio player designed to make organizing and listening to music as simple as possible the team has just released a new preview of version 3 for windows macos and linux new...

Amazon unveils warehouse robot with sense of touch, raising more concerns about job losses

the vulcan robot represents a fundamental leap forward in robotics according to amazon it uses a sensor powered by ai to essentially feel items it picks up determining the exact amount of pressure...

"App Store Freedom Act" would force Apple and Google to allow third-party app stores

a new bill introduced in the us house of representatives could change how americans use and access mobile apps the app store freedom act spearheaded by representative kat cammack of florida...

Android 16 beta reveals new desktop mode to turn your phone into a PC

google appears poised to bring a full fledged desktop experience to android users the search giant recently enabled the new functionality on a pixel 8 pro running the android 16 beta offering a...

GTA VI trailer 2 arrives: Vice City looks amazing, new gameplay revealed

the new footage which was captured on a playstation 5 looks into the lives of jason duval and lucia caminos a duo that have always known the deck is stacked against them when an easy score goes...

A Soviet probe launched decades ago toward Venus may soon crash back into Earth

the cosmos 482 lander also known as kosmos 482 has been in a decaying orbit since the soviet union launched the spacecraft in a failed 1972 mission to venus depending on numerous factors like space...

Original Fallout source code survived thanks to "rogue" Interplay co-founder

rebecca heineman a veteran programmer and co founder of interplay told videogamer that she made personal backups of fallout and fallout 2 while working on mac ports of the games her habit of...

Opinion: Are we nearing the peak of custom ASIC adoption?

we think it is important to remember that the case for custom silicon is an economic choice not a technical one read entire article

Hacker breaches TeleMessage system used by US officials, raising security concerns

an investigation by 404 media has uncovered a major security breach at telemessage an israeli company that provides modified versions of encrypted messaging apps most notably signal to us...

Nintendo sues Genki for showing Switch 2 mockups before official reveal

accessory and peripheral maker genki made a lot of headlines in january when it showed off an exact replica of the nintendo switch 2 to the press at ces the company also published a video showing a...

Apple iPhone: The Gadget That Rewired Modern Life

the iphone redefined technology and culture more than a phone it merged music communication and the web transforming not just gadgets but how we connect and create read entire article

The future of data storage might be ceramic glass that can last thousands of years

cerabyte recently conducted an experiment that seemed more like a culinary exercise than a technology showcase the german storage startup plunged a sliver of its archival glass storage into a...

UK could require solar panels on most new homes by 2027

the times has seen plans indicating that the british government will soon announce a roadmap for installing solar panels on virtually all newly built houses if the legislation passes this year the...

Kuwait declares cryptocurrency mining illegal amid power crisis crackdown

kuwait has launched a sweeping crackdown on cryptocurrency mining blaming the activity for worsening a power crisis that has led to rolling blackouts across the country as temperatures soar and air...

The Asus TUF Gaming T500 is a mobile CPU-powered desktop for better thermals

at the heart of the tuf gaming t500 is up to an intel core i7 13620h processor this is a 6 4 core cpu with 16 threads and boosted clock speeds reaching 4 9ghz which should provide plenty of muscle...

Cyberduck is a free SFTP client to manage cloud and server files

cyberduck is a free file transfer client for windows and mac it supports a wide range of services including sftp webdav amazon s3 backblaze azure openstack onedrive google drive and dropbox read...

Google Play shrinks by 47 percent following policy overhaul

the google play store the largest marketplace for android apps has shrunk dramatically over the past year since early 2024 its app count has dropped from 3 4 million to 1 8 million a 47 percent...

Reboot-free hot patching coming to non-cloud instances of Windows Server

microsoft says hot patching works by modifying the code of active processes in memory avoiding the need to restart them the service which entered preview in 2024 will become generally available for...

Fiber optic sensors could revolutionize early detection of volcanic eruptions

researchers at the california institute of technology in collaboration with icelandic scientists have developed a new method for using fiber optics as sensors to detect volcanic eruptions the...

New York wants to use AI and cameras to detect subway crime before it happens

mta chief security officer michael kemper said via the gothamist that the agency is working with ai companies to develop the software that can analyze real time subway platform feeds read entire...

Evertop DIY PC will give you hundreds of hours of DOS fun on a single charge

custom built devices for running vintage pc software are trending with new models embracing different approaches to retro emulation unlike the book 8088 which featured a genuine 8088 cpu for...

Russian authorities threaten World of Tanks developer for its alleged "extremist activities"

russian authorities have branded world of tanks related operations extremist and are threatening to confiscate property held by wargaming executives the case involves lesta games a moscow based...

Programmer develops method to run Llama 2 locally on DOS in a weekend

yeo kheng meng a programmer previously known for creating a dos client for chatgpt has recently embarked on a new ai related project focused on the prompt based computing environment of the past...

AI is reshaping chip design tools, and the results are impossible to ignore

silicon designers quickly discovered that many of the complex yet often tedious tasks involved in their process particularly the grunt work could be automated or dramatically simplified by...

New Windows 11 beta brings more changes to Control Panel settings

microsoft recently released new dev and beta builds of windows 11 to insider testers according to prolific build explorer phantomofearth the updates introduce another change to how users manage...

Slate Auto reveals a no-frills electric truck for under $20,000, made in the US

the slate truck stands out for its simplicity and affordability aiming to deliver a no frills driving experience at a price point well below the market average for electric vehicles with a target...

Microsoft relaunches Recall on Copilot+ Windows PCs after privacy overhaul

microsoft has officially launched its controversial recall feature but only for users of new copilot pcs the ai powered tool which captures screenshots every few seconds to build a searchable...

Netflix introduces cleaner subtitles focused only on spoken dialogue

the new option which will first appear on new titles coming to netflix such as season five of you shows only spoken dialogue no audio cues or speaker names supported titles will feature two...

Texas highways welcome first wave of self-driving freight trucks

according to axios the company plans to start with a single autonomous truck and gradually expand its operations the rollout marks one of the first real world deployments of driverless freight...

US researchers flee overseas as funding cuts bite and politics intrudes

the exodus is largely driven by abrupt federal funding withdrawals and project cancellations last month over 200 grants supporting hiv and aids research were terminated the national institutes of...

Discord appoints new CEO as IPO preparations ramp up

discord was conceived by citron and stanislav vishnevskiy who wanted to create something akin to a virtual living room where friends could chat with each other about games they like in fact final...