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European Court of Justice rules Meta must compensate Italian publishers for content use
Posted on Friday May 15, 2026
In a recent press release, the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU/Curia) explained its decision in a case involving Meta and the Italian regulatory authority (C-797/23). The EU's highest judicial body stated that member states may grant local publishers the right to fair compensation, requiring online service providers...Read Entire Article Continue Reading »
Google trials 5GB storage cap for new Gmail sign-ups without phone numbers
Posted on Friday May 15, 2026
Google has recently begun testing a new policy in which users in certain regions who sign up for Gmail accounts receive only 5GB of free storage. Affected users must provide a phone number to upgrade to the standard 15GB plan at no additional cost.Read Entire Article Continue Reading »
Android Studio Panda 4 adds smarter AI planning and predictive coding tools
Posted on Friday May 15, 2026
Android Studio is Google's official IDE for Android development, designed for creating apps across phones, tablets, TVs, and Wear OS devices. The new Panda 4 release introduces AI upgrades like Planning Mode, which lets Gemini generate and review implementation plans before writing code, alongside a new Gemini API starter template.Read Entire Article Continue Reading »
Doom's original soundtrack is now preserved by the Library of Congress
Posted on Friday May 15, 2026
The Library of Congress has added Bobby Prince's 1993 Doom soundtrack to the National Recording Registry, naming it one of 25 recordings selected this year for their cultural, historical, or aesthetic importance.Read Entire Article Continue Reading »
Dell Alienware's new $1,300 gaming laptop cuts corners by using cheap plastic and older-gen gaming hardware
Posted on Friday May 15, 2026
The Alienware 15 is available in several hardware configurations, with both AMD and Intel CPU options, along with multiple generations of Nvidia GeForce RTX GPUs. A configuration featuring an AMD Ryzen 5 220 processor and a GeForce RTX 4050 graphics card starts at $1,300, while the most expensive Intel-based model...Read Entire Article Continue Reading »
Modder creates a fully working 16GB RTX 3070 using VRAM from a dead AMD GPU
Posted on Friday May 15, 2026
The project comes from ComputerBase forum member AssassinWarlord, who started with a Gigabyte RTX 3070 Gaming OC and an AMD Radeon RX 6900 XT with a dead GPU.Read Entire Article Continue Reading »
This robot changes tires faster than any mechanic, without even removing the wheel
Posted on Friday May 15, 2026
Boston-based robotics startup Automated Tire this week unveiled an AI-powered robotic tire-changing platform called SmartBay that can not only change tires, but also do associated tasks, such as wheel balancing and vehicle inspections. The robot uses computer vision and machine learning to perform the tasks and does not need any...Read Entire Article Continue Reading »
AMD keeps gaining on Intel in servers, but desktop PCs tell a different story
Posted on Friday May 15, 2026
Mercury Research's Q1 2026 numbers show AMD reaching 46.2% of x86 server CPU revenue, a new record for the company. Its server unit share climbed to 33.2%, underlining how Epyc continues to gain traction in cloud, enterprise, and AI infrastructure deployments.Read Entire Article Continue Reading »
FluentCleaner brings back the classic PC cleaner idea, without the bloat
Posted on Friday May 15, 2026
Inspired by the early days of CCleaner, FluentCleaner is a cleanup utility that focuses on removing temporary files, browser cache, logs, and leftover clutter without aggressive registry cleaning or scareware tactics. The app also supports community-maintained cleaning databases and optional extensions.Read Entire Article Continue Reading »
Man who lost Bitcoin wallet password while high recovers $400,000 using Claude AI after 11-year lockout
Posted on Friday May 15, 2026
An X user with the handle cprkrn writes that he was locked out of his wallet over 11 years ago because he got stoned, changed his password, and forgot it.Read Entire Article Continue Reading »