Gears of War: E-Day open beta kicks off today, and PVP made it in after all
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Highly anticipated: Microsoft is generating buzz for its upcoming third-person shooter, Gears of War: E-Day, ahead of the planned October release by launching a limited public beta this week. The company also announced content for the multiplayer beta, as well as the minimum and recommended system requirements for PC.
The beta program includes an early access phase from August 6 to 10 for customers who pre-ordered the
Apple's iCloud Private Relay feature is leaking users' real IP addresses
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Facepalm: Apple's iCloud Private Relay, the company's privacy-protecting service for Safari that comes with any paid iCloud+ plan, doesn't appear to be as private as Cupertino claims. A new report has revealed how attackers can learn a Private Relay user's real IP address, and many websites may already have collected the information. The same issue also affects the Onion Browser iOS app.
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Apple's A20 Pro production is going smoothly, except DRAM supply is bottlenecking iPhone assembly
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Ripple effect: In the run-up to the launch of the foldable iPhone Ultra, iPhone 18, and iPhone 18 Pro, Apple and its assemblers are working to secure enough mobile DRAM. Apple leans heavily on Micron for these chips and also buys from SK Hynix and Samsung. People involved say they still expect to meet initial demand, but they worry online wait times could stretch and store inventory could run out
Microsoft removes support page recommending 32GB RAM for gaming PCs
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Ripple effect: The global memory shortage is battering the entire IT industry, and PC manufacturing is feeling it most acutely. Microsoft is well aware of the problem – so aware, in fact, that it's now scrambling to walk back its own earlier guidance on how much RAM a gaming PC actually needs.
Earlier this year, Microsoft told Windows 11 users that a proper gaming rig needed 32GB of RAM
Greece is using thermal satellites to spot wildfires before people do
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The big picture: Greece is turning to space-based hardware to help firefighters detect wildfires earlier and see them more clearly as blazes burn across Attica and popular island resorts. A new thermal satellite network, called the Hellenic Fire System, is now feeding data to authorities while crews learn how to use it ahead of its planned full deployment in September. Its ultimate impact will depend on how smoothly the technology fits into daily firefighting
SteamOS runs surprisingly well on AMD Strix Halo laptop in AAA gaming tests
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What just happened? With Valve continuing to ignore growing demand for a SteamOS-powered gaming PC, a YouTuber took matters into his own hands by installing SteamOS on an AMD Strix Halo-powered Windows 11 laptop. He also ran several real-world benchmarks that seem to suggest expanding SteamOS to third-party PCs was one of the best decisions Valve has made in recent years.
Popular YouTube channel ETA Prime installed SteamOS
Samsung reveals next-gen memory with stacked HBM and 400-layer NAND
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In brief: Samsung is adding a new set of memory technologies to its AI strategy, using wafer bonding and 3D stacking to push bandwidth, density, and energy efficiency beyond what current high-bandwidth memory and NAND technologies can deliver.
At the Future of Memory and Storage 2026 conference in Santa Clara, California, the company laid out a roadmap built around three main technologies: a new Bonding V-
DuckDuckGo made sunglasses that do absolutely nothing, and they sold out
AI-wear: DuckDuckGo recently introduced a new pair of sunglasses designed to respect privacy in an AI-saturated world. The product is real, not just marketing, although the search engine company is clearly trying to make a point.
DuckDuckGo's latest product is a pair of ordinary sunglasses, with no added features such as video recording or generative AI integration. Part marketing campaign and part wearable
Big Walk turns cooperative exploration into one of 2026's most acclaimed multiplayer experiences
Big Walk is winning over critics with its unique blend of cooperative exploration, proximity voice chat, and emergent gameplay. Reviews praise its focus on communication, teamwork, and memorable unscripted moments, calling it one of the year's standout multiplayer experiences despite minor pacing and movement issues.
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OpenAI to pay $3.2 million over allegations it favored visa holders and discouraged US job applicants
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What just happened? OpenAI may be celebrating its recent milestone of hitting more than one billion weekly active users, but the company has just received some less-welcome news. Both the ChatGPT maker and a subsidiary must pay $3.2 million to settle US Justice Department allegations that they discriminated against US applicants by favoring temporary visa holders for jobs and discouraging US applicants.
The settlement addresses allegations that OpenAI and Statsig, which