LG ends 8K TV production as content and demand fall short
When LG introduced the 88-inch Z9, it became the face of 8K OLED innovation – a rare product that combined cutting-edge self-emissive technology with a linear resolution twice that of 4K.
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Former Google engineer convicted of AI trade secret theft and China-linked economic espionage
From May 2022 through April 2023, Ding exploited his privileged access as a Google engineer to move more than 2,000 pages of confidential internal documents from Google's secure networks into his personal Google Cloud account.
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The NFL is testing a tactile device that lets blind fans feel the Super Bowl in real time
The technology, developed by Seattle-based startup OneCourt, resembles a thick tablet etched with raised outlines of a football field. Beneath those lines, sensors pulse in patterns that reflect what's unfolding on the gridiron: the snap of the ball, a quarterback's throw, a tackle, a touchdown. In the same moment, synced...
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Latest Steam survey: RDNA 4 enters GPU chart, Intel CPUs make rare gains
AMD hit a record CPU share in the Steam hardware and software survey in December. The 43.53% (a figure that had been higher before Valve corrected it) of participants with Team Red processors in their devices meant AMD was closer than ever to passing the 50% milestone and overtaking Intel.
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Apple's hidden AI partner: the company heavily relies on Anthropic's Claude internally
Speaking on podcast TBPN, Gurman said Apple "runs on Anthropic at this point," describing custom versions of Claude, Anthropic's flagship large language model, running on Apple's own servers.
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Cherry Xtrfy MX 8.2 Pro TMR Keyboard Review
Cherry's MX 8.2 Pro TMR is its first magnetic keyboard using tunnel magnetoresistance tech instead of Hall Effect, promising ultra-fast wireless performance and rare hot-swap support for mechanical switches.
Engineers just found a way to cool quantum systems using microwave noise
In a paper recently published in Nature Communications, the Chalmers team unveiled what they call a minimal quantum refrigerator. The device operates not by shielding qubits from disturbances but by exploiting controlled randomness – precisely tuned microwave noise – to direct heat flow within superconducting circuits.
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Small brains, big compute: Scientists want to build GPS chips that work like a honeybee's brain
GPS is more than just a way for us to get from point A to point B. Our smartphones, vehicles, drones, cameras, wearable devices, and countless other technologies all rely on it, and the complex computation supporting it, to enable the modern conveniences we enjoy everyday.
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Apple redesigns its Mac buying experience with a new build-to-order configurator
It's a notable departure from Apple's long-standing sales formula. Historically, Mac models were divided into several predefined versions, such as base, mid-tier, and maxed-out. Those bundles helped Apple keep inventory predictable while giving customers an easy pricing ladder to climb. The downside was a kind of hidden complexity: specifications could...
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Streamer's RTX 4090 catches fire while live on Twitch, gamer asks viewers "WTF do I do?"
Before we go one step further, let's drop a friendly TechSpot Public Service Announcement: if you're using your PC and your PC catches on fire, you don't need to ask anyone if it's bad. Just shut down your PC. Immediately. Really, nothing is going to get better from that point...
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