NordVPN says a sophisticated adware campaign has been hiding across roughly 50,000 piracy-related websites, potentially putting large numbers of users at risk. For Lon, this could be a worthwhile security awareness segment tied to practical browsing safety advice.

Valve appears to be introducing a new Steam Frame compatibility rating system, starting with Portal 2. For Lon, this could be an interesting PC gaming and handheld ecosystem story if it signals new standards for performance or compatibility labeling across Steam hardware.

Walmart has significantly increased the price of its budget-friendly Onn Streaming Stick, effectively doubling its original launch price. The hike is attributed to rising costs in storage and memory components, largely driven by the current AI hardware boom.

Comcast, just months after the Versant spinoff, is cleaving itself into two separate companies: one housing its namesake cable and tech operations, and the other comprising NBCUniversal media biz.

A proposed Florida data center project is facing resistance over land use, power generation, and water consumption, underscoring the real-world costs of AI infrastructure expansion. This could make a thoughtful trend piece if Lon wants to cover the less-visible hardware and utility footprint behind consumer AI services.

A new Supreme Court decision grants the President more power to fire commissioners of independent agencies like the FTC and potentially the FCC. This could lead to more frequent policy shifts regarding net neutrality and media consolidation whenever a new administration takes office.

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If you were in the market for a games console in 1990, the chances are that the object of your desire was either a Super Nintendo with its 16-bit 6502 derivative, or the Sega Megadrive, sold as the…

NVIDIA's Jetson AI platform was reportedly operated in lunar orbit aboard a Firefly Aerospace mission, marking an unusual real-world deployment for edge AI hardware. While not a consumer product review, it's a compelling example of where embedded AI computing is going and could make for an interesting explainer or broader trend video.

A new California law is set to reduce loud ads on streaming platforms like Disney+ and Netflix, extending a long-running consumer complaint from linear TV into the streaming era. This is highly relevant to cord cutters because it affects the everyday viewing experience and could pressure services nationwide to normalize ad volume handling.

A class action lawsuit has been filed against the three largest RAM and storage manufacturing companies in the world.