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Updated 2026-10-06 14:30
GTA V playable in browser immediately nuked
It's unclear who took down PlayGTA5.com but Take-Two would likely have taken quick action if it saw the website.
CD players are back, and offering up modern, interesting features
CD sales were up nearly 60% in the past year, outpacing vinyl and ushering in plenty of new and interesting hardware. If you're looking to snag a new drive to play your old discs, there are quite a few intriguing options.
Gigaphoton debuts neon recycling system with claimed 50% recovery rate
New neon gas recycling systems promise to reduce the demand for the noble gas at major chip manufacturers using DUV lithography. But as that technology is supplanted, this much-needed fix may only be needed temporarily.
EV charging company plans to deploy 100,000 Nvidia GPUs in pods at its roadside sites across the US
EV charging firm Xeal plans to use its existing U.S. network to deploy the 'world's first edge inference compute network using idle EV charging capacity.'
Trettire's Retro Ambient Audio System offers a full hi-fi system with no wires
Trettire's Retro Ambient Audio System offers a full hi-fi system with no wires - wall-mountable vinyl, CD, and cassette players serve as functional decor
Hackers suspected of using AI agents for cyberattacks on South Korean banks, exposing data from about 25,000 customers
South Korean president Lee Jae Myung told his cabinet that there were signs that hackers used AI to execute the attacks on the banks.
Data center construction spending hits record $85 billion annual pace
Census Bureau data shows U.S. data center construction spending hit a record $85 billion annual rate in August, up 73% in a year.
Two of Alienware's best QD-OLED gaming monitors plummet to record-low prices
Ultrawide 280 Hz, or 16:9 at 360 Hz. Both won our Editors' Choice for their excellent performance.
Prime Day gaming monitor deals live 2026
The best Amazon Prime Day 2026 monitor sales, live round-the-clock coverage of all the best deals.
Qualcomm will pay Huawei to license its patents for the first time in historic turnaround
Huawei and Qualcomm sign a multi-year patent cross-license covering 5G and AI, with Qualcomm buying some Huawei US patents.
Madlad applies DLSS 5 to the original Duke Nukem and Pong
Madlad applies DLSS 5 to the original Duke Nukem and Pong - 50 games tested with outcomes ranging from trippy to genuinely interesting
OpenAI and Synopsys partner to build "GPT-Synopsys" for autonomous chip design
OpenAI and Synopsys are developing GPT-Synopsys, a specialized semiconductor-design model that will directly operate Synopsys EDA tools
Used PS5 Pros now cost $1,399 at GameStop, 50% more than new ones
The price increase on refurbished PS5 Pros comes as the console remains out of stock at MSRP on various retailers, including directly from Sony. Best Buy and Walmart have new units in stock, but at around $1,500 each.
Elon Musk pledges SpaceXSI rebrand after Trump's executive order to use 'Super Intelligence' moniker
Elon Musk says he plans to rename SpaceXAI as SpaceXSI to reflect the new "Super Intelligence" moniker adopted in President Trump's executive order
Doom and Super Mario Bros converted into a VHS tape FMV game
A TechTuber disappointed with a 1980s VHS tape-based gaming video console decided to port Doom to video cassette, augmented by an FPGA board and Raspberry Pi RP2350 MCU.
Corsair's tiny PC touchscreen discounted in all five colors, now $50 off
Get 20% off the Corsair Xeneon Edge 14.5-inch LCD Touchscreen.
Best Amazon Prime Day tech deals live
Get all the best deals in the October 2026 Amazon Prime Big Deal Days tech event.
Samsung 9100 Pro SSDs slashed up to 41% while supplies last — huge price cuts hit all capacities from 1TB to 8TB
Amazon slashes the prices of Samsung's entire 9100 Pro lineup of PCIe 5.0 SSDs during the Big Deals sale.
Get a rare deal on a shuckable 16TB Seagate Expansion Desktop drive at $0.02 per GB
The Seagate Expansion Desktop 16TB is a surprisingly decent value at $449.99, at least given where high-capacity HDD prices sit broadly right now.
Get into a 32GB DDR5 memory kit for less this Big Deals Day with these picks
DDR5 RAM is still expensive, but some sizeable discounts on 32GB kits this Prime Big Deals Day week make getting 32GB into your build easier than it has been. Check out our picks.
It's finally a good time to buy a Raptor Lake CPU during Prime Big Deals Day
Intel's 14th Gen Raptor Lake Refresh CPUs are finally getting some good discounts after a year of inconsistent pricing, and some of these chips are even dropping to all-time lows.
Nvidia RTX 5060 Ti gaming PC hits $999 with 8-core Ryzen CPU, 16GB RAM, and 1TB PCIe 4.0 SSD — $600 instant savings on a complete 1080p powerhouse
MSI's Codex Z2C is on sale for $999 and comes with a Ryzen 7 8700F and a GeForce RTX 5060 Ti 8GB.
Nintendo Switch 2 drops to £354.99 all-time low to defy the AI tax — pocket £65 in savings across these retailers
The Nintendo Switch 2, typically priced at 419.99, is now available for just 354.99, giving you a great 15% savings!
Snag an Apple MacBook or Mac Mini with these Amazon Prime Big Deal Days deals that can save you up to $600
Amazon's Prime Big Deal Days sales event is a great opportunity to pick up a new Apple MacBook or Mac Mini at a discount.
Grab this $79.98 TP-Link wireless router with Wi-Fi 7 support at its lowest ever price
This TP-Link Archer BE3600 wireless router is down to a record-low price, now just $79.98 on Amazon ahead of its big sale event.
Intel's Googlebooks might not run some Android apps as well as Qualcomm's
Some Android apps not optimized for x86-64 may have trouble running on Intel Googlebooks.
AMD attempts to get ahead of expected RTX Spark launch with Gorgon Halo benchmarks
AMD is getting ahead of an expected RTX Spark launch later this week with a few benchmarks for its flagship Gorgon Halo chip, the Ryzen AI Max+ Pro 495.
Take $40 off the blistering Ryzen 7 9800X3D and get two freebies
Get some solid deals on X3D chips from Newegg. Buy a Ryzen 7 9800X3D for only $429 and Newegg throws in a free 240mm AIO and AMD Onimusha game
Tencent scores 100,000 offshore AI chip deal with Oracle for $7 billion despite climbing prices
Tencent is reportedly renting 100,000 AI chips from Oracle data centers in Southeast Asia for about $7 billion over five years.
32GB dethrones 16GB as top RAM capacity in gaming rigs despite memory shortage
The September 2026 Steam Survey showed a surprising result despite extreme RAM pricing.
Modder brings original Xbox emulation to jailbroken PS5
The original Xbox can now be emulated on the PS5 thanks to a solo developer's port of Xemu, a popular Xbox emulator.
Amazon ends secret data center pacts and pledges $1 billion to host towns
AWS' Data Center Commitment program aims to sweeten the pill for those who live near AI data centers.
Google AI data center project investigated after 420 football fields of Finnish forest demolished
Google's latest data center construction project in Finland is being investigated after the company representing the search giant reportedly cleared over 300 hectares of forest before obtaining a mandatory environmental impact assessment.
Former OpenAI safety employee says company’s safety culture is broken
David Robinson argues that Silicon Valley lacks the wisdom on how to handle AI safely and urges the industry to seek outside experts to help build a culture that prioritizes it.
Wolverine PS5 exclusive ported to PC in buggy solo project using AI
Solo developer gets Wolverine "working" on PC thanks to the 2023 source code leak.
China stockpiled 343 immersion DUV tools for advanced chipmaking
Centre for Technology & Statecraft (CTS) calls for banning exports of all immersion DUV tools to China, echoes the MATCH Act by U.S. legislators.
Amazon warns $68 billion in blocked data centers threatens US AI lead
AWS CEO warns that growing opposition to data centers could undermine U.S. AI leadership, while defending buildouts against concerns over water consumption, electricity costs, pollution, and community impact.
Russian firm completes country's first 130nm-capable chipmaking tool, trails modern equipment by 25 years
ZNTC completes development of Russia's first 130nm-capable lithography stepper, which could be used to produce chips sometimes late this decade, or rather early next.
US Senate kills bill that could potentially shield Americans from skyrocketing power bills due to AI data centers
The U.S. Senate has blocked the Ratepayer Protection Act in a 57-43 vote, killing legislation that would have pushed regulators to consider making data centers pay the incremental grid costs created by their massive electricity demand.
Customer sends two-stick $16,000 DDR5 memory kit to repair shop
A YouTube channel best known for its skillful graphics card fixes has published its first DDR5 module repair video after the economics of RAM repair change.
Windows 11 was released five years ago today
Windows 11 was released five years ago, on October 5, 2021. But it feels like it's been around longer as Microsoft's latest OS has put users through so much pain.
Anthropic reports Florida woman’s Claude ‘diary’ threat to shoot up sheriff’s office, felony charge follows
Anthropic reviewers reported a Florida woman's Claude threat against the Lee County Sheriff's Office, leading to a felony charge.
Russia's uncrewed robot tank fails during debut military display in front of President Putin
Russia's new Shturm uncrewed assault tank reportedly suffered repeated command-link failures during its Tsentr-2026 debut, forcing organizers to use a human driver before the vehicle eventually got stuck in mud
Best Amazon Prime Day tech deals live
Get all the best deals in the October 2026 Amazon Prime Big Deal Days tech event.
Modder 'fixes' melting RTX 5090 power connectors with custom distributor
Reddit user u/DallasGrave shared a fix for his RTX 5090, one of the best graphics cards, whose 12VHPWR connector was overheating, along with an image of a module screwed onto the back of his GPU.
Robotics startup has real human vs. robot cage match, California responds with cease-and-desist order
The California State Athletic Commission intervened when it saw a human facing off with a humanoid robot inside the fighting ring.
Modder brings Nvidia Pascal GPU support to Windows XP 32-bit
Retro techie retrofits Nvidia Windows XP 32-bit drivers with Pascal card support and improved DisplayPort and HDMI support for contemporary displays
Database expert runs Doom in SQL with just 5,900 lines of code
Database expert runs Doom in SQL again - full-featured SQLDoom is the sequel to embryonic DoomQL
US Army unit deploys drone assembled completely in-house, uses 3D-printed 'Dragoon Bombs' with ball bearing shrapnel
U.S. Army soldiers are training to assemble drones and 3D-print bomb casings for field use.
AI robot company decommissioned its robots ‘Terminator-style’ in a 75-ton vat of molten steel
AI Robotics company Figure found a creative way of decommissioning its old F.02 fleet without having to allocate resources for difficult and time-consuming disassembly.
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