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24  janvier     20h55
Seagate is now sampling 36TB hard drives based on HAMR technology
Alfonso Maruccia    Seagate started shipping hard drives with HAMR tech in December , turning a long awaited technological advancement into a commercial reality. Now, the storage specialist is announcing that even more advanced HAMR drives, with capacities of up to terabytes, are on the way.Read Entire Article
    20h14
Sony’s next-gen XM6 headphones might drop this summer
Zo Ahmed    Recent FCC filings give us a sneak peek into what could be Sony’s next gen XM headset. Drawings suggest a slightly tweaked physical design from the current XM model.Read Entire Article
    19h40
EA shares take a 20% hit after Dragon Age and FC 25 figures disappoint
Shawn Knight    As of writing, shares of EA are trading for . . Ahead of the announcement, the stock was changing hands at . .Read Entire Article
    18h32
John Carmack developed Doom’s engine during a 28-hour coding marathon
Alfonso Maruccia    Doom was originally released for DOS in December , but work on the project began in November . As with many modern projects, id Software developers faced delays, and the game’s code still wasn’t ready for release.Read Entire Article
    17h57
Asia’s richest man Mukesh Ambani plots world’s largest AI data center in India
Zo Ahmed    The data center is being constructed in Jamnagar and is projected to have a staggering total capacity of three gigawatts upon completion. For perspective, the largest operational data centers today peak at under one gigawatt. This means Ambani’s facility would dwarf anything currently in existence...
    17h46
AMD and Intel new graphics drivers optimize Final Fantasy VII Rebirth
Ivan Franco    Intel has rolled out new beta Arc GPU drivers, introducing Game On optimizations for Final Fantasy VII Rebirth. Similarly, AMD has launched new Adrenalin Radeon beta drivers, providing support for Final Fantasy VII Rebirth and the upcoming PC release of Marvel’s Spider Man .Read Entire Article
    16h09
Many people left Meta after Zuckerberg’s changes, but user numbers have rebounded
Rob Thubron    Earlier this month, Zuckerberg signaled that he wanted Meta to be more like X by removing politically biased third party fact checkers in favor of community notes and focusing on free speech and political discourse. The company is also killing its DEI programs.Read Entire Article
    15h46
New vaccine from MIT and Caltech could prevent future coronavirus outbreaks
Zo Ahmed    Traditional vaccines typically focus on the most accessible parts of viruses, which are often the rapidly mutating receptor binding domains. These RBDs enable the virus to latch onto and infect human cells. However, because these regions mutate frequently with each new replication of the virus,...
    15h05
Tesla Model Y refresh arrives to the US in March, with a massive price hike
Kishalaya Kundu    The long range all wheel drive variant of the new Model Y has a starting price of , , a whopping percent higher than the , asking price of the existing model with equivalent trim. However, for the additional money, the new model will include Tesla’s supervised full self driving...
    14h03
Tech giants urge EU to review Italy’s anti-piracy measures amid overblocking concerns
Skye Jacobs    While Piracy Shield has successfully blocked numerous pirate sources, it has also been plagued by incidents of overblocking. Reports indicate that legitimate services such as Google Drive and Cloudflare have been inadvertently blocked, causing disruptions for Italian internet users. These incidents...
    13h41
Sony to cease Blu-ray production, leaving physical media fans concerned
Daniel Sims    Sony recently announced plans to end Blu ray media production in February, delivering yet another heavy blow to the future of physical media. The company will also cease manufacturing recording MiniDiscs, MD data, and MiniDV cassettes.Read Entire Article
    13h17
Brave Search lets you tweak site rankings with a personalized voting system
Zo Ahmed    The new Rerank tool on Brave download here adds a panel on the right side of the search results page. For each domain listed, you can give it a thumbs up or thumbs down to move it higher or lower in future searches on that term. Brave says this lets...Read Entire Article
    12h49
Phones with TikTok installed are being listed on eBay for thousands of dollars
Rob Thubron    TikTok is still unavailable on Apple’s and Google’s respective app stores after it was removed last weekend. The app briefly went dark on Saturday, and while services returned on Sunday, it still cannot be downloaded from the stores.Read Entire Article
    12h23
Chinese artificial sun shatters world record with 1,066-second plasma confinement
Skye Jacobs    The breakthrough by the Institute of Plasma Physics ASIPP at the Hefei Institute of Physical Science represents a significant step forward in the quest for fusion power generation. The ability to sustain plasma for over, seconds is considered a crucial milestone in fusion research, bringing...
    11h48
Old Gigabyte laser mouse bursts into flames, the company is investigating
Alfonso Maruccia    A Reddit user shared his hot misadventure on the PC Master Race subreddit recently. User Lommelinn reported that his Gigabyte mouse caught fire a small incident that could have escalated into a major disaster because it almost burned down his apartment.Read Entire Article
    11h14
Assassin’s Creed Shadows’ final PC specs suggest ray tracing and upscaling are the new standard
Rob Thubron    Assassin’s Creed Shadows’ PC specifications come in three categories: selective ray tracing, standard ray tracing, and extended ray tracing. Selective ray tracing mode uses raytracing only within the Hideout portion of the game. Standard ray tracing uses real time global illumination, and extended...
    10h13
Doom: The Dark Ages gameplay details, release date, and system requirements revealed
Daniel Sims    Doom: The Dark Ages, the upcoming prequel to id Software’s revival of the classic FPS franchise, is now available for pre order and is set to launch on May on Steam, the Microsoft Store, Game Pass, Xbox series consoles, and PlayStation . Customers who pre purchase the premium edition can.....
23  janvier     22h28
Over 70 million PowerSchool records stolen in massive educational data breach
Cal Jeffrey    Based in Folsom, California, PowerSchool serves , schools globally and manages data for over million students. On January, the company confirmed that attackers had accessed and exfiltrated personal data stored in its Student Information System.Read Entire Article
    22h10
PSA: 7-Zip vulnerability bypasses Windows security - update now
Ivan Franco    A high severity vulnerability in Zip has been discovered, allowing attackers to bypass Windows’ Mark of the Web MotW security feature and execute malicious code during file extraction. Zip lacks an auto update function, requiring users to manually update the software.Read Entire Article
    21h12
First-ever data center on the Moon set to launch next month
Zo Ahmed    Florida based startup Lonestar Data Holdings plans to launch the first Moon based data center dubbed the Freedom Data Center. The compact but fully operational information hub will piggyback on an upcoming lunar lander mission by Intuitive Machines aboard a SpaceX Falcon rocket in February....
    20h33
LinkedIn accused of using personal data without consent, even from paid users
Alfonso Maruccia    Millions of LinkedIn Premium customers intend to fight the social network in court. A lawsuit filed in a San Jose, California federal court states that users are seeking compensation after discovering that LinkedIn used their private personal messages for AI training purposes. The lawsuit states...
    19h48
Canon pushes the limits of 35mm with record 410-megapixel sensor
Shawn Knight    The megapixel , x , pixels sensor boasts a resolution that is times greater than Full HD, and times higher than K. With it, users should be able to crop any part of an image without a significant drop in quality.Read Entire Article
    19h07
Power-Over-Skin technology paves the way for wearables without batteries
Skye Jacobs    The technology addresses a longstanding challenge in the wearable device industry. From continuous glucose monitors for diabetes management to pacemakers and fitness trackers, these devices rely on batteries that require regular charging and maintenance.Read Entire Article
    18h26
Buffalo’s latest USB stick features hardware-level antivirus security
Zo Ahmed    At first glance, the RUF KEV looks like an ordinary USB stick. However, beneath its unassuming exterior lies Buffalo’s proprietary DiXiM Security Endpoint an embedded anti malware system that monitors files for threats in real time. According to PC Watch, any rogue programs or virus signatures...
    17h33
Is MrBeast planning a TikTok takeover? The YouTube star seems ready to make a move
Rob Thubron    Donaldson posted a jokey message on X on January that read, Okay fine, I’ll buy Tik Tok so it doesn’t get banned. A day later, he wrote that Unironically I’ve had so many billionaires reach out to me since I tweeted this, let’s see if we can pull this off. Read Entire Article
    16h54
Serendipitous discovery of dark oxygen sparks controversy and new expeditions
Alfonso Maruccia    Professor Andrew Sweetman and his colleagues set out to measure seafloor respiration but instead stumbled upon a hidden ecosystem capable of producing oxygen. The most crucial element for life on Earth is typically generated through photosynthesis, a process that requires plants and sunlight....
    16h44
Vivaldi 7.1 improves dashboard, adds seamless tab imports
Erik Orejuela    Vivaldi now allows users to import open tabs from other browsers, offers more style options for the dashboard, introduces a new Add Speed Dial dialog, and rolls out its Send Tab to Device feature.Read Entire Article
    16h10
Trump announces 500 billion Stargate initiative that aims to build largest-ever AI infrastructure project
Zo Ahmed    At a White House press conference, Trump was flanked by the companies’ top brass as he hyped up Stargate by proclaiming that it will cement the future of technology in the US while creating over , new jobs.Read Entire Article
    15h39
World’s fastest supercomputer, El Capitan, goes online to safeguard US nuclear weapons
Kishalaya Kundu    El Capitan can reach a peak performance of . exaFLOPS, making it the National Nuclear Security Administration’s first exascale supercomputer. It’s the world’s third exascale machine after the Frontier supercomputer at Oak Ridge National Laboratory in Tennessee and the Aurora supercomputer at...
    15h07
Game devs are flocking to PC, leaving consoles behind, according to GDC survey
Skye Jacobs    This surge in PC game development is particularly noteworthy when compared to other platforms, according to the State of the Game Industry report by the Game Developers Conference. The PlayStation and Xbox Series X S, while still popular, lag behind considerably, with percent and ...