A recent uptick in battery-related fires has drawn attention to the challenge of identifying defects that can cause these catastrophic malfunctions, but are rarely obvious to the naked eye. In hopes of preventing the dangerous glitches that can cause...

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Last Updated on June 25, 2025 On hackster.io, a trio of coders (Lucretia Field, Auxence Daillen, and ramon prat) have put together an interesting project they’ve called ‘Digital Poison‘, which is an attempt to influence or ‘infect’ the YouTube...

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One of the things I miss about covering smartphones is the designated “rugged” phone models, like Samsung’s Galaxy Active series and whatever weird phone is using the Caterpillar license this year. There’s just something satisfying about a gadget that...

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Last Updated on June 25, 2025 The RTX 50 series was launched this year, but the cards have been pretty difficult to get at their recommended prices. Initially, there were low-stock issues, and later on, there were price hikes,...

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Google has released Chrome 138, the latest edition of the browser that fixes several vulnerabilities, now in versions 138.0.7204.49/50 for Windows and macOS and 138.0.7204.49 for Linux. According to Google, none of the vulnerabilities have been exploited in the...

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Auburn University researchers have replicated a 500-year old prosthetic hand and demonstrate its usability half a millennia later.

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Beginning on June 30 of this year, residents in Georgia are going to lose access to the adult site Pornhub. Earlier this year the Georgia state legislature passed SB 351, which will require all public websites with “a substantial...

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Nvidia's Transformer model for DLSS has exited the beta stage and will replace the CNN-based approach very soon with DLSS 4.

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The CVE-2025-6218 bug allows attackers to manipulate archive paths, potentially writing to protected system folders

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Regular power strips are great and all, but it’s time to upgrade because this Anker model is what every modern home craves. And now that it’s only $50 (down from $66), it’s a good time to snag one. I’m...

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Last Updated on June 25, 2025 It looks like Nintendo might have something big planned for next month. According to some new information, the company could be preparing to host a major Nintendo Direct event in July, where fans...

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Last Updated on June 25, 2025 After months of rumors and leaks, Nvidia finally launched the RTX 5050 yesterday. The company announced it through a post on their website, which gave us a closer look at what this card...

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Introduction Ubiquitous camera networks in smart cities create massive amounts of images and videos at a range of spatial-temporal scales. However, the capabilities of visual processing systems often lag behind the rapid growth of video data and city brain...

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At a glanceExpert's Rating Pros Very fast over USB 3.2×2 Tiny, light, and IP65-rated Good looking Relatively affordable Cons Opts for 20Gbps USB 3.2×2 instead of USB4 Slows dramatically off secondary cache Our Verdict We applaud the tiny form-factor,...

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Ring is bringing generative AI to its family of home security cameras and video doorbells with a new feature called Video Descriptions. Once this feature is enabled, the motion alerts triggered by Ring cameras will be accompanied by an...

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Last Updated on June 25, 2025 It’s a testament to how unenthusiastic many people were about upgrading to Windows 11 that Microsoft has put off ending support for Windows 10 for so long, despite threatening to for years. That...

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Intel has begun laying off employees in California — including design engineers — as part of CEO Lip-Bu Tan's plan to cut 15–20% of the workforce. The company is also to shut down its automotive chip division.

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Amid rising demand for AI hardware in China and U.S. sanctions, China's GPU industry is rapidly expanding, with companies like Biren, Moore Threads, MetaX, and Zhaoxin pursuing IPOs to secure funding and strengthen their position.

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A great USB flash drive should check all the boxes you’re looking for, including capacity, speed, and compatibility with all your devices. These days, with USB-C being the most popular connection type, you’ll want to upgrade to a USB-C...

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Hey, PCWorlders! Here’s a little browser trick I learned from an article we published back in 2014 that can help if you’re just setting up your PC and don’t have a word processor loaded on it yet, or if...

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