OpenAI launches faster and free GPT-4o model – new voice assistant speaks so naturally you will think it's hoaxed
The multimodal model sets a new bar for chatbots
Pasting into Microsoft Word no longer ruins your formatting by default
Microsoft changes default paste option to "Merge Formatting"
Fallout 4 surfs tidal wave of renewed interest to the top of UK's best seller list for April
Amazon TV series, Fallout London, next-gen update, and lackluster April lineup helped the climb
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Nintendo 64 modding tool makes it easy to create native PC ports
A new tool to help make N64 games even more accessible
Proton Mail provided user data that led to an arrest in Spain
Facepalm: Proton Mail is facing renewed accusations of handing user data over to law enforcement agencies. The Swiss company provides a secure email service with end-to-end encryption, ostensibly to protect its customers' identities from prying eyes. However, recent events suggest otherwise.
Nuclear fusion edges closer to reality thanks to new tungsten reactor
The quest for clean energy just turned a whole lot hotter, quite literally
Analysts believe SpaceX's Starlink internet service is finally profitable
"Mind-blowing" growth in just five years
Oracle CEO Safra Catz unpacks TikTok data security, generative AI's promise, and tech diversity
On hosting TikTok data for the US, Catz says rigorous vetting keeps things safe
Intel-powered Aurora is now the fastest AI supercomputer in the world
But it still ranks second overall behind the AMD-powered Frontier
God of War Ragnarok could hit PC as soon as this month
It signals Sony's "aggressive" multi-platform push
Strix Point APUs could mark the end of Windows 10 support from AMD as the company focuses on AI
A year before Windows 10 reaches its end of life date
World's "largest" air vacuum fires up in Iceland, will suck CO2 from air and bury it
A critical response to ever-increasing CO2 emissions
Why it matters: A new plant that sucks planet-warming carbon dioxide straight out of the air like a massive vacuum cleaner began operations this week in Hellisheiði, Iceland. And this thing is no joke – it's being billed as the largest direct air capture facility on the planet.
Sam Altman envisions a future where universal basic income is a "slice of GPT"
Altman fears the AI he created will lead to mass job losses
Cyberpunk 2077 pulls off greatest redemption arc in gaming with "Overwhelmingly Positive" Steam reviews
From disaster to triumph, it's come a long way
What Ever Happened to MapQuest?
Today, you can simply type the name of a destination and instantly get a map with turn-by-turn directions to get there. These advancements predated the smartphone, thanks to a service called MapQuest.
From nostalgia to necessity: why floppy disks refuse to fade away
Still spinning in the age of cloud storage
RETRO-TASTIC It's been close to fifteen years since the last new floppy disk was manufactured by Sony. That's a long time by any standard, and it's especially lengthy in the ever-advancing tech world. But despite the finite number of disks decreasing every year, there are those who still hold on to floppies, whether for nostalgia-fuelled pleasure or necessity.
US to impose new tariffs on Chinese clean-energy imports including EVs
The levy on Chinese EV imports will rise from 25 percent to 100 percent
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IN CANADA
Petition urges government to mandate end-of-life protections for video games
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ELECTRONICS
Samsung's 114" Micro LED TV is so expensive, buyers get a free $8,000 8K TV
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GAMING FAIL
EA wants to place ads in full-price games, again
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SCIENCE
Latest CO2 increase marks largest rise ever in world's atmosphere
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GPU
Nvidia's RTX 5080 could launch before the 5090, next-gen AI GPUs arriving in late 2025
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THE WEB
Negating all VPNs may have been possible since 2002
Samsung steps up its timeline to enter the semiconductor glass substrate market
Samsung plans to launch a pilot line in the fourth quarter, three months earlier than expected
Petition urges Canadian government to mandate end-of-life protections for video games
Here's to hoping it works
FDA recalls faulty iOS app that injured hundreds of insulin pump users
A Class 1 recall is the most severe
Groundbreaking 3D brain scan generated 1.4 petabytes of data from millimeter-sized sample
A full brain map would be massive
Classic FPS Marathon is now available for free on Steam, sequels coming soon
An influential 90s shooter with modern enhancements
Intel's answer to PCIe 6 heat concerns is a driver that throttles bus speeds
Higher transfer speeds come at a cost
Asus ROG Ally to receive a revision with more storage and a bigger battery
More RAM, bigger SSDs, replaceable joysticks, and other improvements
Unactivated copies of Windows 11 will soon limit Edge customization, too
A recently spotted change to Edge Canary builds has been confirmed
Neuralink brain chip implant partially failed after surgery
The patient didn't experience any reduced functionality
Google issues emergency security fix for Chrome's zero-day flaw
Google has become aware of an exploit for CVE-2024-4671 that exists in the wild. This "use after free" vulnerability in the Visuals component of the browser has been patched on Mac, Windows, and Linux.
Programmer creates AI-powered image generator for Commodore 64
It works, but is very slow
Nintendo Switch 2 specs could have leaked in shipping data
Quite an improvement over the first Switch
Replaceable and upgradable LPCAMM2 laptop memory is here and it's a big deal
Lenovo is poised to debut the first LPCAMM2 laptop
Latest CO2 increase marks largest rise ever in world's atmosphere
Climate change isn't stabilizing, it's getting worse
Define irony: OpenAI, sued repeatedly for copyright infringement, files claim against subreddit before backing down
Even Musk thought it was hypocritical
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