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California exempts Linux and open-source software from new age verification law
Posted on Tuesday September 01, 2026
For the time being, Linux and other open-source software projects are safe from California's upcoming age-verification law. State lawmakers recently passed Bill 1856, which introduces several significant amendments to the original Digital Age Assurance Act (DAAA) and its age-verification requirements.Read Entire Article Continue Reading »
This tiny space mission wants to reach Alpha Centauri, in about 80,000 years
Posted on Tuesday September 01, 2026
The Fermi Explorer Mission aims to launch in just three years and arrive at Alpha Centauri in roughly 80,000 years at a cost of less than $15 million – an absolute bargain, relatively speaking. The non-profit is co-founded by Philip Johnston, Ezra Feilden, and Adi Oltean, who recently brought startup...Read Entire Article Continue Reading »
What was the first widely used web browser?
Posted on Tuesday September 01, 2026
The Web was young, clunky, and about to explode. Which browser helped make it happen?Read Entire Article Continue Reading »
This Is How DLSS 5 Actually Performs (According to Nvidia)
Posted on Tuesday September 01, 2026
Nvidia's first official DLSS 5 benchmarks promise enormous frame rates, but the underlying render performance tells a very different story, with Neural Rendering looking exceptionally demanding.Read Entire Article Continue Reading »
A standard RTX 5090 now costs $5,090, making Nvidia's flagship price painfully appropriate
Posted on Tuesday September 01, 2026
As we noted in our recent graphics card pricing feature that shows just how quickly prices are rising, the RTX 5090 was around $4,900 in the US recently.Read Entire Article Continue Reading »
This popular open-source split keyboard just got a Hall-effect upgrade
Posted on Tuesday September 01, 2026
Fans of minimalist ergonomic split keyboards and users familiar with the Silakka54 might be interested in a new Hall-effect variant. If it catches on with resellers, it could become one of the more affordable Hall-effect keyboards available, while its open-source hardware and firmware allow for unrestricted modding.Read Entire Article Continue Reading »
John Ternus starts his first day as Apple CEO with a foldable iPhone on deck and a long list of problems to solve
Posted on Tuesday September 01, 2026
Ternus is regarded inside Apple as a leader who can move between broad product planning and the technical details of a device, a skill Tim Cook highlighted when he announced the succession. His test now is whether he can apply that hardware focus to a company facing more than product...Read Entire Article Continue Reading »
Instagram is making it harder for AI-generated personas to pass themselves off as real people
Posted on Tuesday September 01, 2026
It's not just AI-generated slop content sweeping across Instagram these days. There are also countless personas that are entirely AI-generated – many of which appear to be influencer-style accounts – and not all of them make it clear that the person isn't real.Read Entire Article Continue Reading »
Sony just added free, ad-supported live TV to every PS5
Posted on Tuesday September 01, 2026
PlayStation 5 owners in the US can now watch over 100 live TV channels from the PS5's main menu. Available content includes various ad-supported movies, TV shows, sports events, and news broadcasts at no extra cost.Read Entire Article Continue Reading »
Amazon seller sends $1,400 RTX 5080 customer a cheap "gift" and fake instructions claiming the GPU is still coming
Posted on Tuesday September 01, 2026
Reddit user BransonArsen wrote that they bought an MSI Gaming RTX 5080 16G SUPRIM Liquid SOC edition from Amazon for nearly $1,400. They later explained that the seller was a third party with a Chinese name, which even they admit was a warning sign. The lower-case "msi" in the product...Read Entire Article Continue Reading »