Volcanoes that made history
Enormous eruptions altered Earth’s climate and societies all over the globe.
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Bluetooth Shock Collar Keeps Wearer On Task
Like a lot of us [Liam Kloppers] had a problem with doomscrolling. Unwilling to go cold-turkey because he does find some utility in social media. He...
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Lucky shopper finds RTX 5080 for just $702 at Walmart — saves almost $800 compared to current retail prices
Walmart’s clearance aisle delivers another remarkable GPU bargain, with a shopper finding a PNY RTX 5080 for nearly half its current retail price.
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Transistors Changed Everything. Here’s How They Work
How a tiny little electronic switch sparked the computer revolution.
Read moreGCC Patch Adjusting AMD Zen 5 Misprediction Cost Nets 12% Win In Benchmark
An AMD compiler engineer posted a patch on Saturday for the GNU Compiler Collection (GCC). The two-line patch adjusts the misprediction cost for Zen 4 and...
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Arc Raiders' fifth Expedition will be its last until early 2027
Embark Studios has confirmed that Arc Raiders' fifth Expedition, opening next month, will be the last one players see until early 2027. Read more
Read moreLinux 7.3 Introduces New AES Encryption APIs – Will Open Up More Performance
Eric Biggers of Google continues carrying out great work on the Linux kernel crypto code. For Linux 7.3 he's landed work on new library APIs for...
Read moreLinux 7.3 Input Subsystem Updates Merged With Security Fixes, Other Improvements
The big set of input subsystem updates were merged earlier this week for the Linux 7.3 cycle. It's a random assortment of different improvements as well...
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Officials nationwide face death threats and gunfire over AI data center projects — More than 500 towns restrict builds as councils shutter public comment
Recent data published in the Soufan Center's July IntelBrief found hundreds of posts with threat language between July 2025 and July 2026, and a volume surge...
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Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4's first beta patch adds a new map and mode, as Infinity Ward responds to complaints about footstep noise and weapon lethality
Cachette and Inflation join the fray as Infinity Ward adjusts footsteps and gun damage.
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Enthusiast mods GTX 1080 Ti with a dual-tower CPU cooler, sees up to 32°C reduction in temps — Mod yields 30W power savings and 9% higher FPS
What if you could have twice the CPU cooler in your computer? If that's a question that piques your interest, then TrashBench has answered your curiosity...
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Maxell brings back classic 1970s cassette tapes — 1970s ferric formula is custom-made for vintage PC data drives
Maxell and Disk Union collaborate to release special edition UD-60U cassette tapes in Japan.
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