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AMD CPUs surge to 47% user share as Intel continues to slip in Steam survey
Posted on Friday January 02, 2026
Throughout 2025, the only months that AMD's processor share briefly declined were January, February, and August – and it bounced back every time. November's 0.52% increase pushed AMD to a record 45.61%, and December was even better.Read Entire Article Continue Reading »
Asus blames the AI boom for looming PC hardware price hikes
Posted on Friday January 02, 2026
In a letter recently sent to its partners, Asus confirmed that some of its products will soon undergo a significant price increase. The Taiwanese manufacturer stated that the change is essential for facing the challenges of this new era of AI-driven computing, although a significant portion of PC consumers are...Read Entire Article Continue Reading »
Americans lost $330 million to Bitcoin ATM scams last year, FBI says
Posted on Friday January 02, 2026
The US now has more than 45,000 Bitcoin ATMs where people can insert cash (or scan a crypto wallet QR code) to buy Bitcoin and have it sent to a wallet. Some machines also let you sell Bitcoin and receive cash in return.Read Entire Article Continue Reading »
AI hardware demand could push consumer tech prices up 20% in 2026
Posted on Friday January 02, 2026
The supply imbalance is due to the escalating build-out of AI data centers and the mass production needs of consumer electronics. As cloud computing giants such as Amazon and Google lock in long-term contracts with chipmakers to guarantee supply for their AI servers, makers of personal computers and smartphones are...Read Entire Article Continue Reading »
Starlink to lower SpaceX satellites as near-misses pile up in low Earth orbit
Posted on Friday January 02, 2026
Michael Nicolls, SpaceX's vice president of Starlink engineering, said on Thursday that all SpaceX satellites operating at around 550 kilometers (342 miles) will be reconfigured to a new 480 kilometers (298 mile) orbit across the course of the year.Read Entire Article Continue Reading »
Instagram CEO says in the age of AI, you can't assume what you see online is real
Posted on Friday January 02, 2026
Mosseri said the traditional, more intimate feed was "dead" years ago. What replaces it now, he suggested, is a world in which users must adapt to a new default assumption: that not everything they see is real. "For most of my life I could safely assume photographs or videos were...Read Entire Article Continue Reading »
Essential Apps to Install on Windows and macOS
Posted on Friday January 02, 2026
Just unboxed your new computer? Here's our curated list of essential desktop apps for Windows and macOS to kickstart your productivity and set up the perfect workspace.Read Entire Article Continue Reading »
OpenAI's employee compensation dwarfs every major tech IPO of the past 25 years
Posted on Friday January 02, 2026
Internal financial disclosures show that OpenAI is distributing more equity per employee than any major technology startup on record. Its stock-based compensation – averaging roughly $1.5 million per worker across a staff of about 4,000 – far exceeds the benchmarks set by historical peers, according to data the company shared with investors.Read Entire Article Continue Reading »
A microwave-sized factory is now running in space and can hit 1,000°C
Posted on Thursday January 01, 2026
The company's prototype, launched aboard a SpaceX rocket in the summer, is designed to test how the space environment can enhance material performance. In microgravity, semiconductor atoms can form into a near-perfect crystalline structure, while the vacuum above Earth virtually eliminates contamination from airborne particles. The combination promises to yield...Read Entire Article Continue Reading »
Doom can now run as your Windows screen saver
Posted on Wednesday December 31, 2025
Developer Wiaam Suleiman recently released Doom Screen Saver, a lighthearted project that turns Doom into a fully functional Windows screen saver. Everything the tool needs is packed into a single .scr file, a portable format that remains in use for modern versions of Windows, even if it has long since...Read Entire Article Continue Reading »