Apple Silicon

Apple's chief chip architect for the last decade has reportedly talked to CEO Tim Cook about leaving

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Johny Srouji, the man behind development of Apple's processors in the latest iPhones, Macs, and Watches, is pondering leaving the company, Bloomberg reports. A departing executive per se is barely an issue for a multi-trillion behemoth like Apple, but this one may have implications for the whole roadmap driving the company.

One of the sources of Apple's success in the last three decades has been its custom silicon, tailored just for its devices. Over the years, development

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Tiny Core Linux 16.2 still fits a proper Linux desktop into a 23MB download — but it has grown 1MB since the last time we looked at it

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There's no two ways about it: Windows 11 is absurdly heavy. Writing as someone who has been here since the days of DOS 3.3, it is patently ridiculous how pathetic Windows 11 makes multi-gigahertz multicore machines look. If only there was something smaller. Something like... I mean, yeah, Linux, but the download for Bazzite is like eight gigs, and it wants over fifty gigabytes of space once it's installed.

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New computing platform is ‘Made for Making’ — Caligra c100 Developer Terminal targets creators with distraction-free ‘computer for experts’

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London-based Caligra recently showcased its c100 Developer Terminal, touted as a brand-new computer platform. At a San Francisco Bay Area event, interested parties were given a sneak peek of the retro-licious wedge form factor metal bead-blasted computer. “Designed from the ground up for experts,” the c100 targets those wanting a computer that is “made for making,” and is purposed to accelerate your work.

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Asus RTX 5070 gaming laptop hits an all-time low price of $1,099 — this 16-inch model comes with a Core i7 CPU, plus expandable 16GB RAM and 1TB SSD storage

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Considering the position our PC industry is in right now with AI hijacking every production line, gaming laptops have become even more enticing than before. When 64GB of RAM starts to cost more than a PS5 , it doesn't make sense to consider an upgrade on the desktop side. Thankfully, RTX 50-series laptops are still competitive and accessible, and we've spotted a great deal for you: Asus TUF F16 with an RTX 50

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Critical flaws found in AI development tools dubbed an 'IDEsaster' — data theft and remote code execution possible

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A six-month investigation into AI-assisted development tools has uncovered over thirty security vulnerabilities that allow data exfiltration and, in some cases, remote code execution. The findings, described in the IDEsaster research report , show how AI agents embedded in IDEs such as Visual Studio Code, JetBrains products, Zed, and numerous commercial assistants can be manipulated into leaking sensitive information or executing attacker-controlled code.

According to the research, 100% of tested AI IDEs and coding assistants

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Chinese Navy base 3D imaged to 50cm resolution in single satellite pass — US spatial intelligence firm boasts accurate high-res 3D terrain map took just 10 hours to create

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U.S. satellite company Vantor just showed off its satellite imaging capabilities by sharing highly detailed images of the Yulin Naval Base on Hainan Island, the southernmost point of China. The company posted the highly detailed photographs on X , which claims a 50cm (around 20 inches) resolution and a sub-4-meter (less than 14 feet) spatial accuracy. More importantly, this was achieved with only a single satellite pass and was processed in under 1

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Emeet Piko+ Review: A 4K dual-camera, AI-powered webcam for active creators

Tom's Hardware Verdict

The Emeet Piko+ offers pretty impressive 4K quality for less than $100.

Pros

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    Dual cameras

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    Cheap

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    Supports multi-camera setup

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    Definitely going to lose this lens cap

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    Autofocus is finicky if you're not moving, and image quality is lower as a result

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    Low-light and overexposed performance is just okay

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TP-Link Archer GE400 Wi-Fi 7 gaming router review: Excellent gaming features, mixed bag on performance

Tom's Hardware Verdict

While the Archer GE400 has comprehensive gaming features, wireless performance is inconsistent, and it’s hard to justify the price.

Pros

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    Highly configurable app and web GUI

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    Attractive design with customizable RGB light strip

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    Two 2.5 GbE ports and dedicated gaming features

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    Mixed bag with 2.4 GHz and 5 GHz performance

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    Much cheaper TP-Link Archer BE3600 delivers more consistent performance

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Researchers create optotactile surfaces, for 3D displays that can be seen and felt

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Researchers at UC Santa Barbara have demonstrated a display technology that renders dynamic graphics that can be both seen and physically felt, according to a new study published in Science Robotics . The work introduces thin optotactile surfaces populated with millimeter-scale pixels that rise into perceptible bumps when struck by brief pulses of projected light.

The project began with a simple question UCSB Professor Yon Visell posed in 2021: could the same light that draws an image also generate a mechanical response strong enough to

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A 10-year study indicates that treated surfaces turn yellow more severely than untreated plastic parts — retrobrighting does more harm than good to consoles

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Retro and vintage tech YouTuber Tech Tangents, who goes by Shelby Jueden, showed on his channel the effects of retrobrighting after ten years on an old Sega Dreamcast. According to the YouTube video , he applied the classic hydrogen peroxide-and-sunlight method to the top and bottom cases of his old console (excluding the lid) way back in 2015, which had some effect on reducing the existing yellowing on the case at the time. He then left the

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