Vintage PC parts are getting hit with huge tariffs, even when they're worth almost nothing
The case illustrates how procedural changes in customs enforcement, combined with misclassification, are creating outsized consequences for a growing segment of technology enthusiasts.
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Microsoft's new gaming anti-cheat could ping your PC to the cloud every time you boot
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In brief: Secure Boot, TPM 2.0, and other forms of kernel-level anti-cheat are already notorious for digging deep into users' systems, locking games to Windows, and increasing the risk of serious accidents. However, Microsoft plans to crack down harder by adding virtualization and remote validation to the mix.
Microsoft has added Remote Attestation to the latest description of its anti-cheat measures included in the
Lawsuit claims Krafton boss asked ChatGPT how to dodge $250 million Subnautica 2 bonus payout
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Facepalm: People turn to ChatGPT for answers to all kinds of problems these days. Krafton CEO Changhan Kim, for example, is alleged to have used the AI to try to avoid paying a massive bonus to Unknown Worlds co-founders if Subnautica 2 reached certain sales figures.
It's claimed that Kim fired the the co-founders to avoid the bonus payout. It was part of Krafton's 202
The world is running out of yttrium: a little-known rare earth is becoming the newest flashpoint in global tech
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What we know so far: Beijing's licensing regime continues to shape global access to one of the least understood yet most strategically important materials in advanced manufacturing. As governments weigh trade policy against industrial resilience, yttrium has become a symbol of technological dependence – and a warning of how fragile the supply chains behind modern innovation can be.
A global scramble for yttrium, a rare earth element used in high-performance alloys and
This AI mimics humans so perfectly it can corrupt public opinion polls and surveys
A Dartmouth University study published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences shows how advanced AI can corrupt polls and surveys at a scale large enough to manipulate results.
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Nvidia's RTX 70 Series, Ranked: From the 2070 to the 5070
We compare six years of Nvidia's RTX 70 series, from the 2070 to the new 5070, to see whether the latest card truly moves forward or simply holds the line in performance and value.
The first microprocessor was not Intel's 4004, it was a secret 8x faster chip inside the F-14 Tomcat
When asked to name the first microprocessor, search engines, and AI models from Google, DuckDuckGo, Bing, and ChatGPT consistently identify Intel's famous 4004, introduced in early 1971. Yet for more than 25 years it has been publicly known that the title should likely go to the MP944, a chip that...
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Intel Granite Rapids-WS coming for Threadripper 9000WX with up to 86 cores and 336 MB L3 cache
According to noted hardware leaker Momomo_us, Granite Rapids-WS will launch with at least 11 SKUs, led by the flagship Xeon 698X with 86 cores and 336 MB of cache. An earlier Open Benchmark listing suggests the chip will support 172 threads and reach clock speeds of up to 4.8 GHz.
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Apple puts Mac Pro "on the back burner" as it focuses on faster, cheaper Mac Studio
Apple's Mac Pro once defined the company's workstation ambitions, but its place in the lineup has been eroding for over a decade. The Mac Pro has received just a handful of updates since 2010, including a minor 2012 refresh that barely differed from its predecessor. Even the transition to Apple...
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A new capture method relies on water and pressure to efficiently trap carbon emissions
Two researchers have developed a novel approach to CO2 capture and storage. Known as Pressure-Induced Carbon Capture, the method doesn't require complex chemical mixtures – just water and pressure. The team is now seeking industrial partners, particularly those responsible for emitting large volumes of exhaust gases.
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