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Decade-long study suggests retrobrighting might do more harm than good
Posted on Monday December 08, 2025
Retro gamers have experimented with various methods over the years to try and reverse the damage with mixed results. One popular process, retrobrighting, was the focus of an informal test carried out by YouTuber Tech Tangents over the past decade.Read Entire Article Continue Reading »
Musk goes full Musk after X gets hit with a €120 million EU fine
Posted on Monday December 08, 2025
The EU penalized X on Friday following a two-year investigation into whether it had violated the DSA, which was introduced in 2022. It marks the first time a company has been fined for violating this law.Read Entire Article Continue Reading »
New Gigabyte motherboard features real wood and leather to bring "warmth" to your PC
Posted on Monday December 08, 2025
Gigabyte Technology recently introduced the X870E Aero X3D Wood motherboard, a peculiar piece of hardware that theoretically aims to blend natural aesthetics with uncompromising hardware features. The Taiwanese manufacturer said that the new motherboard is a statement of sorts, although it doesn't provide any specific info about the product's price....Read Entire Article Continue Reading »
Palmer Luckey says AI should be allowed to decide who lives and dies in war
Posted on Monday December 08, 2025
Speaking to Shannon Bream on Fox News Sunday, Luckey said, "When it comes to life-and-death decision-making, I think that it is too morally fraught an area, it is too critical of an area, to not apply the best technology available to you, regardless of what it is."Read Entire Article Continue Reading »
Move over, computer science: students are flocking to AI majors
Posted on Monday December 08, 2025
Across the US, the rise of dedicated AI-undergraduate degrees – something almost unheard of a decade ago – marks one of the most significant changes in higher education.Read Entire Article Continue Reading »
The Best SSDs and Storage - Late 2025 Update
Posted on Monday December 08, 2025
The storage market is in flux: PCIe 4.0 prices are climbing, PCIe 5.0 and USB4 are getting cheaper, and Crucial is gone. Here are the best picks for speed, capacity, and value.Read Entire Article Continue Reading »
AV1 codec now powers 30% of Netflix streaming as company looks forward to AV2
Posted on Saturday December 06, 2025
Netflix recently confirmed that the AV1 codec is responsible for nearly one-third of its streaming content. In a lengthy Medium post, the company explained how it helped foster the codec's creation and gradually adopted it across various devices.Read Entire Article Continue Reading »
LocalSend is a private and cross-platform alternative to AirDrop
Posted on Saturday December 06, 2025
LocalSend is an open-source app that enables fast, private file transfers between nearby devices without relying on an internet connection. It works across all major operating systems, using a REST API and HTTPS encryption to communicate over your local network.Read Entire Article Continue Reading »
Fallout creator Tim Cain is back at Obsidian full-time, but his new game isn't what fans expect
Posted on Saturday December 06, 2025
Tim Cain said in a recent YouTube update that he is returning to Obsidian Entertainment (above). Although he has spent the last several years contracting for the studio, he will now work there full-time – rejoining a company closely tied to his most famous creation, Fallout.Read Entire Article Continue Reading »
JavaScript turns 30: From 10-day prototype to the backbone of the modern web
Posted on Friday December 05, 2025
Thirty years ago, Netscape and Sun Microsystems introduced JavaScript as a new, cross-platform scripting language for building internet applications. Brendan Eich, the language's original designer, hacked together the technology in a 10-day marathon while working at Netscape. Today, JavaScript is used by an estimated 98.9% of all websites – although...Read Entire Article Continue Reading »