Matthew Humphries
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Sony Is Launching a PS5 Slim in 2023, According to Microsoft
Microsoft made the claim in documents filed as part of its case against the FTC over the Activision Blizzard acquisition. → Read More
Meta's Twitter Rival 'Threads' Launches July 6
Threads has over 2 billion potential launch-day users thanks to Instagram. → Read More
Twitter Decides TweetDeck Is Only for Paying Users
A new and improved TweetDeck will require a Twitter Blue subscription. → Read More
China Restricts Exports of 2 Vital Chip-Making Metals
Hardware manufacturing costs are expected to rise once export controls start in August. → Read More
Apple Scales Back Vision Pro Headset Production Amid Design Problems
The most problematic components to produce are also the most expensive—two micro-OLED displays and a curved 'lenticular' lens. → Read More
Cheating Call of Duty Players Will Soon Encounter 'Hallucinations'
Decoy characters are being added to the game that can only cheating players can see. → Read More
China's Spy Balloon Was Full of US Tech, Chinese Sensors
This isn't a weather research balloon that flew off course. → Read More
Japan Hopes 30,000 Teenagers Want to Learn to Make Electric Batteries
Japan is facing a huge shortfall in workers trained to manufacture electric batteries by 2030. → Read More
Publishers Don't Like Xbox Game Pass According to Sony's Jim Ryan
Ryan describes it as 'value destructive' and claims Microsoft is losing lots of money on the service. → Read More
Deepfake Software Fools Voice Authentication With 99% Success Rate
Creating a fake voice to trick authentication systems has never been so easy or effective. → Read More
Google Kills 'Project Iris' Augmented Reality Glasses Project
Google's focus has turned to creating the equivalent of Android for augmented reality headsets developed by other companies. → Read More
Physical Copies of Starfield for PC Don't Include a Disc
The best you'll get is a game code laser-etched on a stick. → Read More
Prototype Drone Can Fly Into Burning Buildings, Forest Fires
Aerogel insulation and an internal cooling system allow this prototype drone to withstand temperatures of up to 200°C. → Read More
Baidu Claims Ernie Bot Outperforms OpenAI's ChatGPT
Ernie has surpassed ChatGPT 3.5 in general abilities and beats GPT-4 in several areas. → Read More
Did You Receive a Free Smartwatch in the Mail? Don't Turn It On!
These unsolicited devices may be free, but they are packed full of malware. → Read More
YouTube Brings Back Its Oldest Video-Sorting Option
My scrolling finger thanks you, YouTube. → Read More
Quake 2 Remastered Rated for Release Ahead of QuakeCon 2023
Bethesda hasn't announced this remaster yet, but QuakeCon 2023 is only a few weeks away. → Read More
DuckDuckGo's Privacy-Focused Web Browser Now Available for Windows
DuckDuckGo promises a privacy-respecting web experience without all the complicated settings. → Read More
Mastercard Is Encouraging Us to Shred Our Credit and Debit Cards
Collection boxes at banks will shred expired debit and credit cards ready for recycling. → Read More
Domino's Pinpoint Pizza Deliveries Don't Require an Address
Simply open the Domino's app, drop a pin on the map, and wait for your pizza to arrive. → Read More