Nearly all Nintendo 64 games can now be recompiled into native PC ports to add proper ray tracing, ultrawide, high FPS, and more ( www.tomshardware.com )
Stack Overflow bans users en masse for rebelling against OpenAI partnership — users banned for deleting answers to prevent them being used to train ChatGPT ( www.tomshardware.com )
Stack Overflow bans users en masse for rebelling against OpenAI partnership — users banned for deleting answers to prevent them being used to train ChatGPT ( www.tomshardware.com )
Windows 11 24H2 will enable BitLocker encryption for everyone — happens on both clean installs and reinstalls ( www.tomshardware.com )
Intel continues search for source of Core i9 chip crashes — issues statement about recommended BIOS settings to board partners ( www.tomshardware.com )
Multi-million dollar Cheyenne supercomputer auction ends with $480,085 bid — buyer walked away with 8,064 Intel Xeon Broadwell CPUs, 313TB DDR4-2400 ECC RAM, and some water leaks ( www.tomshardware.com )
Nvidia tries to kill CUDA translation layers | Tom's Hardware ( www.tomshardware.com )
Chinese startup launching RISC-V laptop for devs and engineers priced at around $300 ( www.tomshardware.com )
New PCB design is repeatably recyclable — vitrimer PCBs could save millions of tons in eWaste, say UW researchers ( www.tomshardware.com )
Drone maker DJI facing U.S. FCC ban — the national security risk and part China-state ownership are key issues ( www.tomshardware.com )
Windows 11 will reportedly display a watermark if your PC does not support AI requirements. ( www.tomshardware.com )
Microsoft releases MS-DOS 4 source code on GitHub — 45 year old code now open-source ( www.tomshardware.com )
Nintendo forces Garry's Mod to delete 20 years of content — Garry confirms Nintendo is behind Steam Workshop purge | Tom's Hardware ( www.tomshardware.com )
Nintendo is literally a depressing company right now....
Windows 11 will reportedly display a watermark if your PC does not support AI requirements ( www.tomshardware.com )
Determined enthusiasts are building a custom 3dfx graphics card — VoodooX has 32MB RAM and DVI output ( www.tomshardware.com )
Commodore 64 claimed to outperform IBM's quantum system — sarcastic researchers say 1 MHz computer is faster, more efficient, and decently accurate ( www.tomshardware.com )
China filed 25% more patents than the U.S. in 2023 — heavily sanctioned Huawei led all companies worldwide despite bans ( www.tomshardware.com )
Nvidia bans using translation layers for CUDA software ( www.tomshardware.com )
Nvidia's AI customers are scared to be seen courting other AI chipmakers for fear of retaliatory shipment delays, says rival firm ( www.tomshardware.com )
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Maker uses Raspberry Pi and AI to block noisy neighbor's music by hacking nearby Bluetooth speakers ( www.tomshardware.com )
Maker uses Raspberry Pi and AI to block noisy neighbor's music by hacking nearby Bluetooth speakers::Roni Bandini is using a Raspberry Pi to power his AI-driven assault against his neighbor's regular 9am reggaeton music.
Wi-Fi jamming to knock out cameras suspected in nine Minnesota burglaries -- smart security systems vulnerable as tech becomes cheaper and easier to acquire ( www.tomshardware.com )
Wi-Fi jamming to knock out cameras suspected in nine Minnesota burglaries -- smart security systems vulnerable as tech becomes cheaper and easier to acquire::A serial burglar in Edina, Minnesota is suspected of using a Wi-Fi jammer to knock out connected security cameras before stealing and making off with lots of loot. Such...
Wi-Fi jamming to knock out cameras suspected in nine Minnesota burglaries -- smart security systems vulnerable as tech becomes cheaper and easier to acquire ( www.tomshardware.com )
Just 137 crypto miners use 2.3% of total U.S. power — government now requiring commercial miners to report energy consumption ( www.tomshardware.com )
Just 137 crypto miners use 2.3% of total U.S. power — government now requiring commercial miners to report energy consumption::The U.S Energy Information Administration is now requiring large-scale cryptomining operations to report their energy consumption. Inevitably this will bring about new regulations that will restrict...
Three million malware-infected smart toothbrushes used in Swiss DDoS attacks ( www.tomshardware.com )
Three million malware-infected smart toothbrushes used in Swiss DDoS attacks::Around three million smart toothbrushes have been infected by hackers and enslaved into botnets. They caused millions of Euros in damages for a Swiss company, according to a newspaper report.
The floppy disk refused to die in Japan - laws that forced the continued use of floppies have finally hit the chopping block ( www.tomshardware.com )
The floppy disk refused to die in Japan - laws that forced the continued use of floppies have finally hit the chopping block::Floppy disks can finally make their way to the land of eternal slumber. Japan’s Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry has abolished any requirement for applicants to use this ancient magnetic media...