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Your Blu-ray drive can now rip GameCube, Wii, and Xbox games – legally
Posted on Friday May 22, 2026
GameCube, Wii, Xbox, and Xbox 360 owners looking to back up their physical game libraries for use with emulators – without crossing into piracy – can now do so with standard PC optical drives. The process is moderately involved and limited to specific hardware, though anyone who has ripped Blu-ray...Read Entire Article Continue Reading »
Trdo is a modern internet radio player for Windows
Posted on Friday May 22, 2026
Trdo is an internet radio player focused on simplicity. Despite its early beta status, Trdo already feels polished, offering a native experience for streaming radio stations from around the world.Read Entire Article Continue Reading »
Hackers breach GitHub and access 3,800 internal repositories now listed for sale
Posted on Friday May 22, 2026
GitHub has said it found about 3,800 internal repositories accessed in the breach and stressed that these contained its own code rather than customer projects. The attackers, a group calling itself TeamPCP, claim the number is closer to 4,000 and are actively attempting to sell the stolen data.Read Entire Article Continue Reading »
A VPN built for criminals just got shut down by Europol and Eurojust
Posted on Friday May 22, 2026
Earlier this week, European authorities carried out a continent-wide operation targeting a crime-focused VPN service known as "First VPN." Europol said the illicit service had been promoted for years on Russian-language underground forums, where it was marketed as a "trusted" platform for cybercriminals seeking a safehaven for their malicious online...Read Entire Article Continue Reading »
SpaceX scrubs Starship V3 test flight after last-minute launch tower issue
Posted on Friday May 22, 2026
Even so, the timing of the delay is notable. SpaceX had scheduled the launch just one day after filing paperwork for what could become the largest IPO in history, reportedly valuing the company at $1.75 trillion. "Tying the launch to their IPO timeline is daring," Greg Autry, associate provost at...Read Entire Article Continue Reading »
Memory prices tipped to fall as China starts flooding the market with DRAM and NAND chips
Posted on Friday May 22, 2026
According to screenshots posted on X by tipster @wxnod, Corsair has integrated memory chips manufactured by Chinese DRAM maker ChangXin Memory Technologies (CXMT) into its next-generation memory modules. While Corsair typically sources memory chips from Micron Technology, elevated market prices have reportedly pushed the company to explore more cost-effective alternatives.Read Entire Article Continue Reading »
The US government is spending $2 billion on quantum computing, while taking stock in the companies it funds
Posted on Friday May 22, 2026
IBM is set to receive the largest share of the funding, with $1 billion allocated to the company. Long seen as a frontrunner in quantum development, IBM has been building out both hardware and software systems designed to handle quantum workloads. As part of the agreement, the company will invest...Read Entire Article Continue Reading »
Flipper One is a next-gen Flipper Zero with a Linux brain and serious hardware upgrades
Posted on Friday May 22, 2026
After turning opsec conventions upside down with the "toy-like" Flipper Zero tool, Flipper Devices is now developing yet another "fun" project that could make a significant impact on security and customized computing projects.Read Entire Article Continue Reading »
Tech layoffs have already passed 100,000 in 2026 as the industry cuts jobs to fund AI
Posted on Friday May 22, 2026
Meta's decision to lay off 8,000 workers to offset AI investments while potentially redirecting another 7,000 toward AI-related roles is the largest in a brutal series of tech company layoffs over the past month. Layoffs have exceeded 20,000 in every month of 2026 so far except April.Read Entire Article Continue Reading »
Meta launches Forum, an app for Facebook Groups offered as a Reddit alternative
Posted on Friday May 22, 2026
The Forum app was spotted in Apple's storefront by Geekout Newsletter's Matt Navarra. According to the official description, it offers a dedicated space built for deeper discussions, real answers, and the communities users care about.Read Entire Article Continue Reading »