Sony Interactive Entertainment's Studio Business Group CEO Hermen Hulst says the company is continuing to take a "measured" approach to porting major first-party games to PC. Although Sony has expanded into the PC market in recent years, it has done so far more slowly than competitors like Microsoft, which now......
New Anubis ransomware can encrypt and destroy data, making file recovery impossible
Security researchers have discovered a new Ransomware-as-a-Service campaign with highly destructive potential. Anubis has only been around for a few months and fortunately, hasn't claimed many victims thus far. However, the operation could soon become more widespread, and far more difficult to mitigate in terms of data recovery. Read Entire...
AMD Ryzen 7 9700F could launch under $300 as budget Zen 5 chip without integrated graphics
Replying to tipster @9550pro's X post about the upcoming Ryzen 9000 CPU, leaker @Zed_Wang claimed that it is likely to be the Ryzen 7 9700F. Built for the AM5 platform, it will reportedly pack eight Zen 5 cores and 16 threads. The chip uses the same Granite Ridge silicon as......
Apple iPhone 18 Pro Max and foldable iPhone get first dibs on TSMC’s 2nm process, A20 chip
Sources familiar with the matter tell the Commercial Times that production of the A20 SoC will begin at the Chiayi AP7 plant in Taiwan. The current generation iPhone 16 utilizes the A18 SoC, and the iPhone 17 due out this fall will be powered by the A19. According to the......
Character.AI and Meta “therapy” chatbots spark FTC complaint over unlicensed mental health advice
The complaint, which has also been submitted to Attorneys General and Mental Health Licensing Boards of all 50 states and the District of Columbia, claims the AI companies facilitate and promote "unfair, unlicensed, and deceptive chatbots that pose as mental health professionals." Read Entire Article
A solid free alternative to WinRAR and 7-Zip, PeaZip launches version 10.5.0
PeaZip is a free file archiver for Windows, Linux, and macOS that supports over 200 formats, including ZIP, 7z, RAR, ISO, and TAR. Built on 7-Zip and Zstandard, it features AES encryption, secure deletion, file hashing, and a built-in file manager. Read Entire Article
Quantum upgrade makes random number generation fully traceable
Physicists at the National Institute of Standards and Technology in Boulder, Colorado, have upgraded their previously developed quantum-based method for true random number generation. Thanks to the addition of a blockchain, the process can now be considered fully transparent and traceable. Read Entire Article
What was the storage size of the first USB flash drive?
The subject of who invented the USB flash drive is contested, but we do know how much storage it offered Read Entire Article
From Hello Barbie to ChatGPT: Mattel is bringing OpenAI’s tech to children’s toys
Mattel recently announced a new partnership with OpenAI, anticipating a major infusion of AI and chatbot services into its upcoming products. The world's second-largest toy maker (after Lego) is interested in developing new AI-powered "experiences," though the collaboration is expected to go much deeper than that. Read Entire Article
Flash flooding kills 4 in West Virginia, rescue teams searching for missing people
Flash flooding caused by torrential rains has killed four people in northern West Virginia and rescue crews are out searching for four other people who are missing