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Nvidia GeForce RTX 5090 costs as much as a whole gaming PC—but it sure is fast

Even setting aside Frame Generation, this is a fast, power-hungry $2,000 GPU. Credit: Andrew Cunningham Nvidia's GeForce RTX 5090 starts at $1,999 before you factor in upsells from the company's partners...

Cutting-edge Chinese “reasoning” model rivals OpenAI o1—and it’s free to download

DeepSeek R1 is free to run locally and modify, and it matches OpenAI's o1...

Trump issues flurry of orders on TikTok, DOGE, social media, AI, and energy

A roundup of executive orders issued by Trump after his second inauguration. US President Donald...

Report: Apple Mail is getting automatic categories on iPadOS and iPadOS

It's pretty smart, but it doesn't require Apple Intelligence. Credit: Apple A report from Mark Gurman in...

TikTok is mostly restored after Trump pledges an order and half US ownership

Users are in, new downloads are paused, and Trump's order will face scrutiny. Some users,...

Google abruptly shuts down AdSense in Russia as tensions with Kremlin escalate

Russia-based YouTubers, in particular, will likely lose significant revenues. Google announced Monday that it's shutting down all AdSense accounts in Russia due to "ongoing developments in Russia." This...

Microsoft’s Paint 3D was once the future of MS Paint, but now it’s going away

User outcry ushered in a renaissance for classic MS Paint, and Paint 3D faded. In October of 2017, Microsoft released a version of Windows 10...

Push alerts from TikTok include fake news, expired tsunami warning

News-style notifications include false claims about Taylor Swift, other misleading info. TikTok has been sending inaccurate and misleading news-style alerts to users’ phones, including a...

Intel details fixes for crashing 13th- and 14th-gen CPUs as BIOS updates roll out

This microcode fix can't be rolled out in a regular software update. Intel has shared more about the voltage-related issues that affected some 13th- and...

Nova Launcher, savior of cruft-filled Android phones, is on life support

Nova Launcher feels the "massive" layoffs at the firm that acquired it in 2022. Back in July 2022, when mobile app metrics firm Branch acquired...

512-bit RSA key in home energy system gives control of “virtual power plant”

It took $70 and 24 hours for Ryan Castellucci to gain access to 200 MW of capacity. When Ryan Castellucci recently acquired solar panels and...

All the possible ways to destroy Google’s monopoly in search

What the future of search could look like as DOJ seeks to end Google's monopoly. After US District Judge Amit Mehta ruled that Google has a...

Amazon defends $4B Anthropic AI deal from UK monopoly concerns

Amazon risks heavy fines if Anthropic deal violates UK's latest competition law. The United Kingdom's Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has officially launched a probe into Amazon's...

macOS 15 Sequoia makes you jump through more hoops to disable Gatekeeper app checks

But nothing is changing about the kinds of software you can run on your Mac. It has always been easier to run third-party software on...

Report: Apple’s external DVD drive is up burning discs in dongle heaven

Other DVD drives are cheap and plentiful, but Apple's slot-loader was unique. Apple has always been eager to dump technologies when the company feels they...

DOJ sues TikTok, alleging “massive-scale invasions of children’s privacy”

Even TikTok's Kids Mode violates COPPA, DOJ alleged. The US Department of Justice sued TikTok today, accusing the short-video platform of illegally collecting data on millions of...

US probes Nvidia’s acquisition of Israeli AI startup

Justice Department has increased scrutiny of the chipmaker’s power in the emerging sector. The US Department of Justice is investigating Nvidia’s acquisition of Run:ai, an...

Intel is offering extended warranties for crashing 13th- and 14th-gen desktop CPUs

Intel's microcode fix won't help CPUs that are already damaged. Intel will be releasing a microcode update to prevent further damage to crashing 13th- and...

AI’s future in grave danger from Nvidia’s chokehold on chips, groups warn

Anti-monopoly groups want DOJ to probe Nvidia’s AI chip bundling, alleged price-fixing. Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) has joined progressive groups—including Demand Progress, Open Markets Institute,...
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