Calculator UI Is More Complex Than You Might Think
Calculators are so ubiquitous and so familiar that they are easy to take for granted in many different ways. [lcamtuf] points out one that has probably...
Read moreNews
NVK Vulkan Performance Improving With Mesa 26.2 Against NVIDIA Proprietary Driver
The performance of the Nouveau kernel driver with the Mesa NVK Vulkan driver continues to improve each feature release in its quest toward better competing with...
Read more
On The Hunt For Earth’s First Complex Life
Finding microfossils of Earth’s oldest complex life is a bit like chasing an astrobiological rainbow. The eukaryotic pot of gold at rainbow’s end always seems just...
Read moreLinux Adoption by Country Statistics 2026: Demographics And Growth Rate
Linux desktop adoption is surging in India, reaching 16.21%—more than three times the global average of 4.1%. Meanwhile, the United States surpassed a 5% Linux desktop...
Read moreThis Week In Techdirt History: July 12th – 18th
This Week in 2016 This Week in 2011 This Week in 2006
Read more
Google might not kneecap the Pixel 11a with an old processor
Mystic Leaks suggests that the Pixel 11a will return to featuring a flagship-grade processor with the Tensor G6. Rather than the Tensor G5 found in the...
Read more
Valve aren't putting any exclusives on the Steam Machine because they see "the whole PC catalog as our 'launch exclusive'"
The Steam Machine is going to sit in an odd place when it arrives. It's technically a PC, but shaped and presented like a console, which...
Read more
Mauritius becomes 70th nation to sign the Artemis Accords
The island nation of Mauritius signed the Artemis Accords July 17, becoming the 70th nation to do so in less than six years. The post Mauritius...
Read more
GTA 3 and Vice City are now playable inside San Andreas — a mod lets you revisit Liberty City and Vice City without leaving San Andreas
A GTA modder has embedded GTA 3 and Vice City within San Andreas, even nesting Vice City within GTA 3, with all three games continuing to...
Read more
AMD’s new Ryzen 7 7700X3D plummets to $279 days after launch — the X3D chip rules the mid-range at its discounted price
The Ryzen 7 7700X3D has suddenly become a solid value thanks to a $50 promo code, knocking its price down from $329 to just $279 on...
Read more
Space Force triples launch contract ceiling amid rising demand
The maximum value of the National Security Space Launch Phase 3 Lane 1 contract was raised from $5.6 billion to $17 billion The post Space Force...
Read more
Strapping 11 fans and a 360mm AIO to an RTX 3080 sounds crazy until you see the 30°C temp drop — modded GPU delivered less than 5 FPS uplift at turbojet noise levels
TrashBench recently decided to test whether adding more and more fans to a powerful GPU would improve its performance.
Read more