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HP strikes deal with blacklisted Huawei to license essential Wi-Fi patents
Posted on Friday August 28, 2026
HP Inc. recently announced a new patent deal with Huawei, a company that is unable to sell or import products in the US after being banned by the FCC. The agreement is essential for keeping the US company in the technology business, but HP felt compelled to provide an official...Read Entire Article Continue Reading »
Star Citizen spinoff Squadron 42 delayed to Q2 2027 to avoid GTA 6
Posted on Friday August 28, 2026
In a message posted on the official Roberts Space Industries website, game director Chris Roberts said the decision is intended to avoid competing with GTA 6, which is scheduled to launch this November on PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X|S after an extended development cycle and multiple delays over the...Read Entire Article Continue Reading »
Samsung's new portable SSDs are blazing fast over USB4, but will torch your wallet
Posted on Friday August 28, 2026
Samsung unveiled the company's new offering for portable storage enthusiasts at Gamescom 2026 in Germany. The "P" Series of external SSDs uses USB4 connectivity to raise the performance bar considerably while offering some truly spacious units for both professional and consumer use.Read Entire Article Continue Reading »
Data center backlash isn't about AI, it's about who pays the bills (and the noise)
Posted on Friday August 28, 2026
Researcher Andy Masley reviewed polling data on the backlash and concluded that its main drivers are not simply distrust of Big Tech, skepticism about AI, or concerns about China. Instead, he found that people are responding to "object-level local environmental and economic harms" associated with proposed projects.Read Entire Article Continue Reading »
Affinity is a free creative suite for photo editing, vector design, and page layout
Posted on Friday August 28, 2026
Affinity combines professional photo editing, vector graphics, and publishing tools in one free app for Windows and macOS. Owned by Canva, it supports formats such as PSD, AI, PDF, SVG, and IDML, and is also featured in our Essential Apps selection.Read Entire Article Continue Reading »
Judge strikes down Anthropic blacklist, says government retaliated over Pentagon criticism
Posted on Friday August 28, 2026
US District Judge Rita F. Lin ruled late Thursday that the government failed to show Anthropic posed a national-security threat. Instead, she found that officials acted against the company after it publicly challenged the Pentagon's plans for using AI.Read Entire Article Continue Reading »
Developer auctions off sticker space on a MacBook he hasn't even bought yet, and it worked
Posted on Friday August 28, 2026
The developer here is Vincent, who posts on X as @VynseDev and works out of Bordeaux.Read Entire Article Continue Reading »
The $700 Galaxy S26 FE brings Samsung's latest AI features to a cheaper phone with few hardware upgrades
Posted on Friday August 28, 2026
The price is $50 higher than the Galaxy S25 FE's starting price. Samsung has pointed to ongoing pressure on RAM supply, which has also contributed to price increases across other recent Galaxy devices.Read Entire Article Continue Reading »
X says China used hundreds of bot accounts to amplify fears about AI data centers that many Americans already share
Posted on Friday August 28, 2026
X's Global Government Affairs writes that the 200 accounts were posting "in a manner that could manipulate a legitimate debate about American AI and energy policy."Read Entire Article Continue Reading »
New US tariffs threaten to make PCs, game consoles, and data centers more expensive, again
Posted on Friday August 28, 2026
Sources told Politico that the US is considering a fresh round of tariffs on semiconductors, representing another attempt to boost domestic chip manufacturing. The tariffs threaten to raise the prices of numerous electronics, many of which are already impacted by memory shortages.Read Entire Article Continue Reading »