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The Windows feature takes a slice of VRAM that 6GB and 8GB graphics cards can't easily spare. If you dig through Windows 11's graphics settings, you'll come across a toggle for hardware-accelerated GPU scheduling, or HAGS, that most people never tou...
Valve announced its new Steam Machine last November, bringing a console-style way to play your Steam library on the TV, much like Sony's PlayStation or Microsoft's Xbox. If you've spent years building a massive Steam library and mostly play at a desk...
Windows 10 officially reached end of support in October 2025, and while Extended Security Updates are still available for a fee, the free update cycle is dead. It's time to move to Windows 11. If your PC is officially supported, the upgrade is straig...
I have 2TB of combined SSD storage on my PC, and although it's never felt lacking, my C: drive is frequently running out of free space. I like to reserve most of my storage for my games, so my system partition is just over 200GB. Every few months, I ...
It's true that a lot of modern computers don't have enough ports for all the peripherals you might need, and that's especially true of laptops. Many of us turn to solutions like USB-C hubs and Thunderbolt docks to increase the number of accessible po...
Cybersecurity researchers have disclosed details of what has been described as a "highly sophisticated infection chain" targeting government organizations in Asia. The activity, detailed by Kaspersky this week, targeted a custom Windows 10 build use...
Malicious code on the website of prediction market Polymarket sold some signed-in traders' positions and moved their funds to the hackers on October 29. The code had replaced a page-speed script that the site loaded from an outside company. Polymark...
The U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) has officially attributed the theft of more than $6 billion in virtual assets to TraderTraitor, a North Korea-aligned elite hacking group also tracked as Jade Sleet, Pressure Chollima, PUKCHONG, Slow Pis...
A critical flaw in Canonical's LXD and MicroCloud let an attacker log in as a trusted client without holding that client's private key. To do it, the attacker had to reach their HTTPS API over the network and have the trusted client's public certific...
OpenAI has just confirmed that it's rolling out ChatGPT Work capabilities directly into regular Chat, while also combining usage allowances across ChatGPT and Codex. In an email seen by BleepingComputer, OpenAI noted that it will test a combined exp...
Hackers attempted to exploit a critical GitLab vulnerability in Alpine Linux's development infrastructure on October 20 — 21, prompting the open-source project to rebuild its GitLab server and reset all passwords over concerns of a possible comprom...
Northstar Security, a startup developing AI agents for security teams, has emerged from stealth mode with $7 million in seed funding. Wing Venture Capital led the round. MVP, Outliers, and cybersecurity veterans Gerhard Eschelbeck, Renaud Deraison, ...
The FBI says North Korea was behind the massive $6.3 billion crypto heist that hit Binance on October 29th. The FBI labeled the activity "TraderTraitor" and said that it had observed actors it has connected to hack converting the tokens to Ethereum a...
Bigger isn't always better, but when it comes to space exploration, it just might be. With both stages stacked, the current SpaceX Starship launch vehicle stands at 407 feet. It's taller than the tallest known living tree, Hyperion, and one-third ta...
The AUX jack survives on older Echo speakers. The voice commands that made it convenient don't. Amazon has disabled Alexa voice controls for the AUX input on several older Echo speakers. An Amazon email shared by a customer and reported by Ars Techn...
There is no lack of frustrating and unwanted features on Windows, and Search is perhaps one of the worst offenders. Your experience with Windows Search has probably revolved around irrelevant results, missing files, and painfully slow performance. Wh...
How owning a 3D printer can save you some big cash in your hobbies NASA's 3D printers hosted on the International Space Station (ISS) print tools and replacement parts on demand. Here on Earth, 3D printers can sometimes make expensive components and...
Strava's data serves as the backbone for "personalized" insights for subscribers. ### What you need to know - Strava announced that it's rolling out a Connected Apps experience with Google's Gemini for subscribers. - Once connected, users will rec...
No better way to end the week than this. ### What you need to know - Nothing announced that its OS 5.0 update (Android 17) is rolling out today (Oct. 30) for the Phone 3a and Phone 4a series. - The update brings a hefty changelog of fixes and twea...
The OPPO Find X10 Ultra might be testing MediaTek power, but Qualcomm isn't done yet. OPPO could be planning a big change for its next flagship camera. The upcoming Find X10 Ultra is reportedly being tested with MediaTek's Dimensity 9600 Pro, a mov...
### Summary - Andy's Tech Lab turned an Echo Dot 3 (2018) into a local Home Assistant voice satellite by replacing Amazon firmware. - They soldered a USB to a Dot's board, then rooted it and used Claude to make the Echo Dot Assist software. - This...
I've seen this happen more than once: a laptop with a beefy RTX 40-series GPU chugs through a game or renders video like it's running on a toaster. The culprit is almost always Windows happily defaulting to the integrated graphics. Laptops from best ...
### Summary - Konsole is nearly 30 years old; Kwi is a fresh, experimental terminal for KDE. - Kwi uses Qt Quick GPU rendering and libghostty-vt, claiming 3-35x faster rendering than Konsole. - It's an experiment, easy to embed in Qt Quick apps ...
Broadcasts app developer Steve Troughton-Smith has shared a Halloween treat for us today: a tour of the software on Apple's upcoming HomeView smart home hub. Apple has already demoed the HomeView to selected tech reporters and content creators, but T...
### Summary - Jet Studio delivers a Godot-like editor for building and flashing 2D/3D games to the ESP32-S3. - Demos hit high frame rates: a 2D shooter hit 85 FPS, an Outrun-style racer at 65 FPS, and a 3D physics test at 55 FPS. - The editor has ...
One busy week after another for Apple has left our heads spinning, with this week seeing several Mac updates as well as a revamped iPad mini. All of this week's craziness comes right on the heels of last Friday's iPhone Duo launch, not to mention al...
Apple has published an EU energy label for the iPad mini 8 that reveals the device has a battery capacity of 4,900 mAh, which is slightly lower than the 5,034 mAh capacity of the previous model's battery. Apple's website lists identical battery life...
The Apple Watch Ultra 4 has dropped to $699.99 on Amazon, down from $799.00. This is a match of the all-time low price on the new Ultra 4, which just launched in September. Note: MacRumors is an affiliate partner with some of these vendors. When you...
Until the end of today, Performance Knit and UltraPlush ear cushions with matching headbands for the Beats 360 are available on Apple's online store in the U.S. for $9.99 each, with customers limited to three kits per order. Lower pricing extends to ...
### Tom's Hardware Verdict The ASRock B860 Challenger Wifi is a solid $149 budget motherboard that handles our Intel Core Ultra 270K Plus without issue, but its USB is capped at 5 Gbps, sports weaker power delivery, and its BIOS is behind the times....
Grab a new 3D printer this Halloween weekend, with prices as low as $199 — big discounts from Elegoo, Creality, Prusa and more, with filament and resin printers and consumables on sale Upgrade your hobbyist setup with one of these 3D printer sal...
'Ghost Students' using AI to apply for student loans with stolen identities — DOJ's Operation Ghostbusters busts $200 million ring faking online college attendance, unsuspecting victims saddled with student debt they didn't sign up for The U.S. ...
Just uncalled-for. On October 29, bedrock fanfiction website Archive of Our Own (AO3) was taken down for maintenance that was initially predicted to last 12 hours. Later that day, the estimated downtime was upped to two to four weeks. On October 30,...
The reason and timeline for restoration were not disclosed. As reported by Eurogamer, FromSoftware has shut down multiplayer (invasions, co-op, messages) in Dark Souls 2 and 3 for an indeterminate amount of time due to an undisclosed "server issue."...
Structural perfection. Nine years ago, Matt Filer officially began work on the OpenCAGE mod tools for Alien: Isolation — following two-and-a-half years of work on prototype versions. During that time the tools have been available for anyone to use...
Another nail in Motorsport's coffin. It's hard to overstate Dan's impact over the past 27 years. From shipping Project Gotham Racing on the original XBOX in 2001 to leading the creation of Forza, founding Turn 10 Studios and appearing so many times ...
Ford keeps CarPlay and Android Auto in its affordable EV truck, while Slate expects you to bring the screen yourself. Both Ford and Slate are pursuing the same enticing goal: an electric pickup starting below $30,000. The Blank Slate Truck starts at...
Surely, one of these is the actual, no joke, FINAL fantasy? As reported by MMORPG.com, Square Enix has delayed Final Fantasy 14's Evercold expansion to February 2 from its initial January launch window. Preorders for the add-on will open up on Wedne...
The volunteer team is seeking pro bono legal aid. The case as presented by Rebelzize seems fairly open and shut: A volunteer team being sued by a former volunteer over contributions excised from the project? There are potential material benefits to ...
Director of both games, Maddy Thorson, confirmed the intent on BlueSky. Earlier this month, Big Walk developer House House explained why their co-op puzzle adventure wouldn't be available for sale on Xbox: Microsoft's gaming division is a priority t...
Game-changing tricks to optimize your Netflix streaming. By now, you might think you know all the tricks of the trade for optimizing Netflix, one of the best streaming services. But there are plenty of hidden Easter eggs you might not know when it c...
Those little holes play more of a role in making the plug than they do in your home's wall outlets Of all the things in the world to sit back and contemplate, holes in electrical plug prongs are one of those great mysteries. It's right up there with...
Most connection problems come down to a few settings. Apple AirPods are usually very easy to pair with an iPhone, especially with features like quick pairing and auto-switch. However, it's not uncommon to run into some issues — your AirPods migh...
Binance said Saturday that it has covered up to 90% of the roughly $6.3 billion in token assets stolen from its hot wallets in a record crypto theft announced Thursday. Separately, the FBI said late Saturday that it has determined North Korea was re...
After hackers stole a shocking $6.3 billion from Binance customers in a record-breaking crypto heist, the company's CEO says that 90 percent of the funds have been replaced, and the company plans to cover the remaining 10 percent as well. Binance is ...
Galaxy S27 leak suggests Samsung has no plans to fix slow charging. Samsung's next entry-level flagship is undoubtedly on the horizon, but if you were hoping for a major charging upgrade, you might want to temper your expectations. UL Solutions (De...
Samsung is pulling the plug on Galaxy News after years of rebrands. Samsung is about to kill another built-in Galaxy feature, and this time it's the news feed that many users probably haven't noticed anymore. In a confirmation from the company spot...
There are more people running local large language models now than perhaps ever before, especially now that they're so accessible for a wide range of hardware configurations, and easy to set up thanks to runtimes like Ollama and LM Studio. Cloud-base...
Most stuck screens have a simple fix. There are a number of reasons that can make your phone's screen unresponsive to your touch. Sometimes it's a simple thing, like an app freezing. Other times, it's something more serious, like your phone falling ...
That hunk of plastic collecting dust in the basement might be more useful than you realized. Being around technology or computers for any extended period of time means that you've likely accumulated a decent amount of hardware over the years. With n...
The list of Galaxy Watches not getting One UI 9 Watch is mercifully small. In August, Samsung released the Galaxy Watch 9 and Galaxy Watch Ultra 2, which came with its latest One UI 9 Watch operating system. The company has also been releasing beta ...
Tailscale feels like magic when you first start using it. You install it on your phone and desktop, and connecting the two from anywhere feels almost too easy, but when you try and open a web interface for a service hosted on your NAS, or check a hom...
### Summary - Experimental Switch 2 emulator Eglantine runs Mario Kart World at decent/full speed on powerful PCs. - Eglantine is FOSS and derived from Eden/Yuzu/Sudachi. - Switch 2 emulation is moving extremely fast following the recent release o...
Being able to replace Windows with Linux has been the dream of many, including myself, for a long time. But software compatibility has always been the biggest hurdle. The Wine compatibility layer is great, but it won't make the latest version of Phot...
I've tried plenty of note-taking apps, but managing my notes shouldn't mean jumping between different tools or giving up control over my data. I wanted something flexible enough for everyday use without being tied to a single company's ecosystem. Tha...
Reddit announced in a post by co-founder Steve Huffman that the site will gradually become a "logged-in service," offering limited access to visitors without accounts. For the past 20 years, the discussion platform has let users browse almost all it...
Finding a real security flaw and getting paid for it is an appealing goal when you are learning cyber security. Bug bounties give you a chance to test your skills on real software and help its developers make it safer. Headlines about programs closi...
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A security researcher has released a proof-of-concept exploit for a recently patched Android vulnerability, dubbed "SMS of Death" and tracked as CVE-2026-58882, that lets attackers remotely disrupt cellular service or crash phones by sending a specia...
Cloud application hosting platform Northflank is warning customers to rotate all credentials and secrets stored on its platform after a security breach led to unauthorized use of customers' AI API keys. Northflank is a cloud platform that allows dev...
Blockchain intelligence firm Chainalysis has disclosed a security incident after attackers used what it describes as "offensive agentic techniques" to gain unauthorized access to its internal systems and tools. The company says some customer informa...
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