Discord is testing a stripped-down mode to reduce system resource usage while gaming, a direct response to complaints about the app's increasing bloat.
Modern vehicles are collecting massive amounts of telemetry, including location history and remote-start data, often with little transparency for the owner.
Flock Safety, known for license plate reading cameras, is facing scrutiny as third-party surveillance firms pitch facial recognition add-ons for their hardware.
Meta and Snap are in the midst of a massive public relations push to normalize smart glasses equipped with cameras and AI.
As Big Tech rushes to build massive AI data centers, local communities are pushing back or demanding compensation. In Pennsylvania, a developer is offering $10,000 to residents, while in Indiana, groups are seeking 1% of total construction costs to mitigate the impact on local infrastructure.
Apple is exploring a redesign for the Vision Pro (codename N224) that would offload processing to an external 'compute puck.' This move is intended to address current issues with headset weight and heat management.
A new report from Proton highlights that many top-rated free mobile games contain trackers that send user data to servers in Russia and China.
The Dutch government is transitioning away from Microsoft software in favor of home-grown solutions based on NixOS.
The IFPI is pushing for the popular open-source tool yt-dlp to be included on the European Union's piracy watch list.
California has moved to ban public officials from creating memecoins.
AMD is acquiring World Labs for over $8 billion, a massive move aimed at securing the talent needed to build a software and model ecosystem that can compete with Nvidia’s proprietary AI stack.
A PC enthusiast received a full replacement for a failing RAM module that originally cost $150 but now retails for over $1,200 due to extreme market scarcity. G.Skill’s decision to honor the original warranty despite the current market value has sparked a discussion on brand loyalty and consumer rights.
Meta's Muse AI agent accidentally shared a user's home address during a Marketplace interaction, highlighting the risks of giving autonomous AI access to personal accounts.
A new proposed law in Pennsylvania would require game publishers to provide an offline mode, an independent server patch, or a minimum 25% refund if they discontinue support for a digital game.
Insurers allege that hospitals are increasingly using AI algorithms to scan patient records for additional billable conditions.
High-value GPU trailers are being targeted by sophisticated thieves, but one group was recently duped when they stole trailers labeled with Nvidia branding only to find they were filled with 40,000 pounds of sand.
Microsoft is fundamentally changing how Excel works by allowing a single cell to contain multiple distinct values. This shift away from the 'one cell, one value' rule is intended to modernize data handling but represents one of the biggest changes to the spreadsheet software in years.
Ubisoft's highly-rated tactical RPG for the Nintendo Switch has seen a massive 90% price drop, falling from its original $60 MSRP to just $6.
After three decades, the unreleased SNES title 'Kid Kirby'—originally developed by DMA Design—has been completed by fans and released as a free download for retro enthusiasts.
A massive counterfeit operation in the UK was recently dismantled, revealing that the demand for physical media is now high enough to sustain professional-grade forgery. Authorities seized 70-year-old presses and thousands of stampers used to produce fake records.