The European Commission outlined its plans to amend the ePrivacy Directive and make cookie consent less burdensome for the web industry a few months back. These plans are now officially part of the EC's "Digital Package" proposal, designed to simplify the rules governing Europe's digital market and foster innovation. Read...
WhatsApp flaw let researchers scrape 3.5 billion phone numbers, photos, and statuses
WhatsApp's explosive international growth has long relied on its simple sign-up and contact-discovery process. Allowing users to connect by entering a phone number provides instant access to contacts and synchronized messaging across devices – features that have helped the app achieve massive global reach. Read Entire Article
Nvidia’s $57 billion quarter shows the AI boom isn’t slowing down, for now
Nvidia's data center segment accounted for $51.2 billion, an extraordinary 66 percent increase year-over-year and a 25 percent sequential rise. Read Entire Article
X wants to call you out for using a VPN (and maybe catch a few trolls, too)
The situation began in October when Mikita Bier, X's Head of Product, announced that new information would be shown on user profiles, such as the date they joined, number of username changes and the date of the last change, and where the account is based. The aim is to reduce......
White House threatens states with lawsuits over AI regulation
The Trump administration is preparing to challenge state-level laws on artificial intelligence through a new executive order, marking a significant escalation in the ongoing debate over federal versus state authority in tech regulation. Read Entire Article
Qualcomm says Adreno X2 outperforms Intel and AMD iGPUs as Windows game support reaches 90%
At the 2025 Snapdragon Architecture Deep Dive event in San Diego, Qualcomm claimed that the Snapdragon X2 Elite SoC's Adreno X2 GPU runs games at an average of 2.3 times faster than Adreno X1. It also increases performance per watt by 125%, offering 70% more performance than X1 at the...
Microsoft exec lashes out at AI skeptics, calls criticism “mind-blowing”
Suleyman expressed his barely concealed contempt for non-AI-lovers in a post on X. "Jeez there so many cynics! It cracks me up when I hear people call AI underwhelming." Read Entire Article
And so this is how a tiny Cloudflare update broke huge chunks of the internet
Cloudflare CEO Matthew Prince recently published a detailed apology and explanation of the incident, which disrupted many popular online platforms. Uber, ChatGPT, McDonald's, League of Legends, X, the New Jersey Transit system, and even TechSpot experienced service interruptions for hours. Read Entire Article
What was the first RGB-lit PC component that wasn’t a case?
Who flipped the switch on RGB for PC gamers (besides fans and cases... of course) Read Entire Article
Judge dismisses lawsuit twice due to alleged deepfake video testimony
A California housing dispute is getting media attention over allegations that lawyers presented a deepfake video as witness testimony. NBC News reports that Judge Victoria Kolakowski became suspicious after the supposed witness showed signs that something was not right, including a monotone voice, fuzzy facial features, and repeated facial expressions.......