The developers behind the Tor network have announced a major upcoming change. The free overlay network, which enables anonymous communication on the web, will soon adopt a new encryption algorithm, boosting security for an already powerful privacy tool. Read Entire Article
Spotify plans US subscription price hike for early 2026
Spotify launched in the US in July 2011 at a cost of $9.99 per month for the premium, all-you-can-eat plan. Today, a premium individual plan will set you back $11.99 after a free four-month trial period. Sources haven't said how much Spotify will cost after the Q1 price hike but......
Qualcomm rewrote Arduino’s TOS, and the community is not taking it well
Qualcomm recently acquired Arduino for an undisclosed sum, sparking immediate fears that the "death of Arduino" was imminent. According to New York-based electronics vendor Adafruit Industries (AI), the Qualcomm-owned Arduino has quietly rewritten its Terms of Service and Privacy Policy. The new documents are drastically different, with AI criticizing the......
OpenAI just confirmed its first hardware prototype, built with Jony Ive
The screenless device is built around the concept of ambient intelligence, designed to filter out digital noise rather than amplify it. Rather than bombarding users with notifications and alerts, the hardware operates quietly in the background, learning from its environment and responding contextually. Read Entire Article
A retailer sold iPad Airs for $17, now it wants them back
On November 8, loyalty card holders were likely delighted to see a deal appear on the website of Italian retailer MediaWorld: a 13-inch iPad Air for 15 euros (about $17) instead of the usual €879 (about $1,012). Read Entire Article
Japan wants back into the chip race, is betting big on a 2nm comeback
The political and financial stakes are unusually high. Tokyo has committed roughly $12 billion to Rapidus so far, on top of tens of billions of dollars in broader semiconductor subsidies, with additional support from domestic heavyweights including Toyota, SoftBank, and Sony. Read Entire Article
A cable-cutting device engineered for 13,000 feet? China’s got one.
Recent analysis by the US-China Economic and Security Review Commission reveals that Chinese research institutions, many of them closely connected to the People's Liberation Army, have patented a variety of mechanisms for cutting submarine cables. Read Entire Article
Meta shut down an internal study that linked Facebook use to worse mental health
Instead of publishing the findings or commissioning further research, Meta's leadership shut the project down. Internal correspondence, cited in a lawsuit brought by US school districts, reveals that the company questioned the study's validity, attributing its results to prevailing negative press about social media. Read Entire Article
New PUBG spin-off game is a tactical extraction shooter, and you can try it next month
While the original PUBG helped ignite the battle royale craze nearly a decade ago, Black Budget is charting a different path. This time, Krafton is building a tactical extraction shooter centered on "exploration and discovery" instead of pure survival and combat. The game takes place on the mysterious island of......
Microsoft finally admits File Explorer is slow, now it’s testing a preload fix
Microsoft has finally acknowledged it has a major performance problem with one of the core components of the Windows 11 GUI. File Explorer is now a shell of its former self, with users lamenting its poor performance, frequent bugs, and inconsistent interface decisions imposed by the AI-and-cloud-obsessed corporation over the......