The IEEE P7012 draft introduces a new standard for Machine Readable Personal Privacy Terms, offering a novel way for users to express their privacy preferences to third-party entities such as websites or mobile apps. Nicknamed MyTerms by Doc Searls – who chairs the standard's working group – this approach is......
Denmark issues “landmark” prison sentences to notorious piracy group member and one other
The first conviction involved a "46-year-old man," who shared 74 terabytes of copyrighted movies and TV shows through torrent sites SuperBits and DanishBytes. Torrent Freak reports that a Hillerød court sentenced him to nine months in prison, with at least three months served before parole eligibility. The judge also ordered......
Lisa Su says Radeon RX 9000 series is AMD’s most successful GPU launch ever
In an interview with Asus China's Tony Yu, Lisa Su stated that the Radeon RX 9000 series graphics cards have been a major success, becoming AMD's best-selling GPUs of all time after just one week on the market. According to Su, much of this success can be attributed to the......
Nvidia App adds G-Assist and more advanced DLSS controls
The Nvidia App has been updated to include Project G-Assist, an AI assistant that runs locally on RTX GPUs. The tool aims to helps users manage PC and gaming settings, monitor performance stats, and even control peripheral lighting. The update also adds customizable DLSS Super Resolution scaling (33% to 100%)...
Napster, the original P2P file sharing service, just sold for $207 million
Napster's claim to fame came near the turn of the century. The file sharing service made it trivially easy for the average Joe to share and download copyrighted music with others online, threatening the livelihood of artists and record labels. Legal issues proved to be Napster's undoing, with the service......
Former Intel CEO Pat Gelsinger named executive chairman at faith-based tech firm
Gelsinger rejoined Intel as CEO in February 2021 after previously spending 30 years at the company. He departed on December 1, 2024, and while Gelsinger said he was taking a surprise retirement, it's believed that he was pushed out by a board that had lost faith in its CEO as......
SAP surpasses Novo Nordisk to become Europe’s most valuable company
SAP's journey began in 1972 when five former IBM employees founded the company in Germany. Initially focused on business process management software, SAP has continually evolved to meet changing needs. A key milestone in this evolution was its shift from traditional on-premise software licenses to cloud-based service contracts, a more......
Another blow for gamers as Zotac hikes RTX 5090 prices and removes MSRP models
As highlighted by a Reddit user, the cheapest RTX 5090 Zotac card on the company's store, the Solid OC, is now $2,700, while the RTX 5090 Amp Extreme Infinity is $3,000. That's an increase of $500 on each card compared to their original prices. Read Entire Article
A Cornell student suing the Trump administration is asked to surrender to immigration authorities
A Cornell University student involved in pro-Palestinian campus protests has been asked to surrender to immigration authorities
Feds seek to block release of ex-Minnesota lawmaker accused of soliciting minor for prostitution
Federal prosecutors are trying to block the release of a former Minnesota state senator who resigned after he was charged with soliciting a minor for prostitution