YouTube is launching a wave of visual and interactive tweaks designed to make the platform feel more vibrant, intuitive, and consistent across devices. The redesign began deploying globally on Monday in a staggered rollout. It marks one of the most comprehensive interface refreshes in years. Read Entire Article
The spam text you ignored might be part of a billion-dollar crime wave
Security officials describe sprawling criminal ecosystems behind these fraudulent messages – networks that use industrial-scale text-sending systems, sophisticated phishing websites, and a supply chain of temporary US-based workers to withdraw stolen money and move goods across borders. The Department of Homeland Security estimates that toll payment and postal fee scams......
Commodore offers Windows 10 users an alternative with Linux-based Vision OS
Microsoft ended official support for Windows 10 on October 14, 2025, but the operating system will continue to function. While major software vendors and game studios will eventually leave the platform behind, users who are concerned can begin planning alternatives immediately, and Commodore is now offering an escape route. Read...
Google and Yale’s new AI just made a major cancer discovery
The hypothesis was generated by a 27-billion-parameter foundation model called Cell2Sentence-Scale 27B (C2S-Scale), developed by researchers at Google DeepMind and Yale University. Built on Google's open-source Gemma AI model, C2S-Scale is designed for single-cell analysis, enabling researchers to predict the behavior of cancer cells within living organisms. Read Entire Article
GOG opens up about the uphill battle of fighting DRM and preserving classic PC games
In a recent interview with The Game Business, GOG Managing Director Maciej Gołębiewski shared some behind-the-scenes insights about the store. Being in the game preservation business is hard, Gołębiewski admits during the interview, but it turned out to be even harder than the team originally expected. Read Entire Article
PC gaming boom: Steam sets new record with 41.6 million concurrent players
Steam has reached a new milestone that underscores the accelerating momentum behind global PC gaming. Data from SteamDB shows Valve's digital distribution platform recently surpassed 41.6 million concurrent users – an all-time high that more than doubles its peak from five years ago. Read Entire Article
Samsung drops plans for Galaxy S26 Edge following weak S25 Edge sales
Samsung heavily promoted the S25 Edge, highlighting its incredibly thin and light design. The fact that the Korean giant released the handset before Apple's iPhone Air was also a big bonus in the company's eyes. Read Entire Article
Memory and storage prices will only get worse, Adata CEO says
Adata chairman Simon Chen projects that manufacturing shortages in RAM, flash memory, solid-state drives, and hard drives will continue driving prices upward well into 2026. Speaking at a press conference, Chen said that this is the first time in his three-decade career that all four major manufacturing lines have experienced......
Steve Jobs to appear on new commemorative $1 coin next year
The US Mint recently announced plans to release a special $1 coin featuring Apple co-founder Steve Jobs in 2026. The coin is one of four planned for next year, commemorating technological innovations associated with four states, including Jobs' native California. Read Entire Article
Google is changing how ads appear in Search, slowly and carefully
Google recently updated its sponsored search results – those listings that typically appear above organic results in search engine results pages (SERPs) – with new navigation features. Announced in a brief note on its Ads & Commerce blog, the change groups textual ads under a single "sponsored results" label, giving......