Valve's Steam Controller Puck sparks safety concerns after a near-fire incident
… In the meantime, Valve's hardware team has been in touch with the affected user, who will be sending the items in for investigation. …
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Intel's new iBOT utility triggers benchmark validity warnings for Core Ultra 200S Plus and 300 series CPUs in Geekbench
… The move comes amid growing concerns that the utility modifies instruction sequences in ways that are currently undocumented, preventing a fair apples-to-apples comparison between hardware manufacturers. Most software is compiled to run on a variety of hardware. …
Google Chrome silently downloads a 4GB AI model on your PC without asking
… He found that Chrome evaluated the system's hardware, marked it as eligible, and downloaded the full 4GB payload in just over 14 minutes, all without any user interaction. …
Crimson Desert has made $20 million from pre-orders, estimates analyst firm
… Notably, 10% of those sales occurred in just a 24 hour window, which is quite impressive when considering Crimson Desert was experiencing performance concerns from gamers on how it would perform on lower-end PC hardware, and base versions of the current-generation consoles. …
Microsoft is automatically updating Windows 11 24H2 to 25H2 using machine learning
… Users can temporarily delay the update, but concerns about forced updates and user control remain. …
After years of complaints, Microsoft is finally working to improve Windows 11 Search
… These rankers use multiple signals, such as user behavior, the importance of the file to the system, web results, etc. …
YouTube is making its AI Deepfake detection tool available to all creators over the age of 18
… This tool, previously limited to select users, aims to enhance security and privacy amid rising AI-generated content threats. 0:00 / 3:18 Use left and right arrow keys to seek audio. As AI continues its meteoric growth, security and privacy concerns are rising along with it. …
NVIDIA wants AI to act on its own with new OpenClaw agents
… Companies are increasingly looking for solutions that do not just assist users but actively complete tasks, reducing manual effort. NVIDIA's involvement suggests this shift could accelerate quickly, especially given its strong position in AI hardware and infrastructure. …
Xbox isn't going anywhere, insider claims Microsoft is not going to stop making consoles, even after Project Helix
… Despite how promising it looked on paper, many called it Microsoft's exit plan and its last hardware endeavor. …
ASUS's ROG Equalizer Cable is now available for $50, and it could save your RTX 50 series GPU
… Users with ATX 3.1 and PCIe 5.1-compliant PSUs from major manufacturers can use the cable without any compatibility concerns. …