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. …
AMD denies rumors of not bringing FSR 4.1 to RDNA 3.5 integrated GPUs, decision still up in the air
… For now, RDNA 3.5 users are in a holding pattern. …
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. …
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. …