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2023-12-05 13:00:00 www.techspot.com A hot potato: Back in October, genomics specialist 23andMe disclosed a security incident in which hackers had obtained information from some user accounts. The admission seemed to downplay the breach, and only now …
2023-12-05 14:52:00 www.techspot.com The big picture: Pascal is an imperative, procedural programming language developed by Swiss computer scientist Niklaus Wirth. He designed it as a small and efficient language aimed at encouraging good programming practices. Pascal …
2023-12-05 12:12:00 www.techspot.com What just happened? After a series of leaks and rumors in recent weeks, OnePlus has officially launched its next flagship smartphone, the OnePlus 12. It succeeds the OnePlus 11, which was announced in …
2023-12-05 06:59:00 www.techspot.com Facepalm: An executive from HP, a company that has faced enormous criticism over its ink subscription service that has been called ink cartridge DRM, has boasted about how this model is “locking” in …
2023-12-04 08:59:00 www.techspot.com A hot potato: Machine learning algorithms have taken the world by storm, and the world will likely suffer from the increasingly popular generative AI services available through online subscriptions. For the first time, …
2023-12-05 03:25:00 www.techspot.com What just happened? It’s been a long, long time coming, but the wait is finally over: The official Grand Theft Auto VI trailer has arrived. With it comes confirmation of the rumored 2025 …
2023-12-04 14:43:00 www.techspot.com TL;DR: As the AI arms race accelerates, Meta’s chief AI scientist, Yann LeCun, has taken a grounded approach to the future of AI. He challenges the popular opinion that AI will surpass human …
2023-12-04 20:03:00 www.techspot.com A hot potato: The labels on CPUs can be confusing for casual consumers, especially as both major vendors transition to new designation systems. While Intel and AMD are trying to make their processor …
2023-12-04 18:13:00 www.techspot.com In context: Recent comments from Microsoft made it seem to many that it planned to eventually bring Game Pass to numerous devices, including rival consoles from PlayStation and Nintendo. Microsoft later clarified the …
2023-12-04 15:33:00 www.techspot.com A hot potato: Epic Games is challenging what it perceives as the monopolistic control of Google and Apple over their individual mobile app ecosystems. The company is reluctant to incur any extra costs …
2023-12-04 12:14:00 www.techspot.com AIDA64 Extreme has a hardware detection engine unrivaled in its class. It provides detailed information about installed software and offers diagnostic functions and support for overclocking. As it is monitoring sensors in real …
2023-12-04 11:37:00 www.techspot.com Notepad++ is a free text editor that provides additional features not found in the standard Windows text editor. It is specially designed for editing source code. Based on the powerful editing component Scintilla, …
2023-12-04 08:31:00 www.techspot.com What just happened? Microsoft rolled out the Windows 11 23H2 update earlier this year, bringing a myriad of new features and fixes. However, some users who installed the update are now complaining that …
2023-12-03 15:20:00 www.techspot.com Cutting corners: For those who love riding the wave of Microsoft freebies, the Rewards program has been a sweet deal. It’s been Microsoft’s way of giving out brownie points for what you may …
2023-12-02 11:18:00 www.techspot.com The finish line: Cyberpunk 2077’s Phantom Liberty expansion seemed like CDPR’s swan song for the game. It added an entire lengthy story arc and tidied ups a few remaining issues. However, the development …
2023-12-02 12:43:00 www.techspot.com The big picture: In what’s become a cat-and-mouse game between YouTube and ad blocker developers, Google appears to be making its boldest attack yet. A new policy featured in the Manifest V3 extension …
2023-12-01 06:31:00 www.techspot.com Facepalm: Have you found that the HP Smart app has suddenly appeared in Windows 10 or 11 even though you never installed it? This strange discovery has been made by several users who …
2023-12-01 16:26:00 www.techspot.com What just happened? Google’s Threat Analysis Group discovered two actively exploited zero-day vulnerabilities in Apple’s operating systems. Apple quickly released critical security updates for iOS 17, iPadOS 17, macOS Sonoma, and Safari, addressing …
2023-12-01 13:48:00 www.techspot.com In context: Because Taiwan/China relations are shaky, the Biden administration plans to spend billions of dollars to build chip-making facilities in the US to alleviate foreign dependence. The goal is still far off, …
2023-12-01 09:18:00 www.techspot.com Forward-looking: A host of new tech products and PC hardware are expected to be unveiled at the CES 2024 in January. According to a recent leak, Dell will likely announce a slew of …
2023-12-01 07:32:00 www.techspot.com In brief: Zyxel is a Taiwanese manufacturer better known for mobile and broadband network products and some NAS devices for network-based storage access. Two of those NAS products are affected by six dangerous …
2023-11-30 18:46:00 www.techspot.com Something to look forward to: Baldur’s Gate 3 is a big game that has received big patches. The latest, designed to provide a sense of closure, introduces more features than ever, including an …
2023-11-30 08:47:00 www.techspot.com Why it matters: Ikea is a brand universally known for cheap, ready-to-assemble furniture, home appliances, and other home accessories. The company is now trying to put its mark on the smart home business …
2023-11-30 06:55:00 www.techspot.com In a nutshell: The United States says its mission to achieve chip supply chain independence is expected to take ten years. Nvidia boss Jensen Huang believes this is possible, with the caveat that …