Japanese tech company Kyocera has developed underwater optical communications (UWOC) technology that enables short-distance, high-speed wireless communication. According to its press release , this allows data transmission speeds of up to 5.2 Gbps in freshwater laboratory settings, which is much faster than the few Mbps that typical underwater acoustic communications systems achieve.

The company achieved this by developing a laser specifically tailored for underwater communications using its own protocols and physical layers. Aside from that, it has an optical front

The China National Computer Virus Emergency Response Center (CVERC), Beijing’s primary cybersecurity agency, has accused Washington of stealing 127,272 Bitcoin — worth more than US$13 billion at today’s exchange rate — in a December 2020 hack. According to Nikkei Asia , the CVERC outlined the details of the cyberattack on its WeChat account, saying that the stolen amount from five years ago came from LuBian, one of the

Meta's chief AI scientist, Yann LeCun, is leaving to found his own startup in the coming months, according to a new report. This is a huge blow for Meta, which went on an aggressive , expensive hiring spree in 2025 to build out its AI development divisions with key talent, often attempting to poach them from competitors. A 12-year veteran of the company, LeCun has been instrumental in Meta's AI research throughout many

As the Xbox 360 turns 20, the first images showing an exclusive edition of the console, which some claim kicked off the HD gaming era, have been shared on social media. Larry Hryb, Xbox GamerTag Major Nelson, and long-time Xbox community figurehead at Microsoft , posted a quartet of photos showing his prized ‘Launch Team 05’ console. However, perhaps sacrilegiously, Hryb admits this custom personalized machine has never ever been powered on. We hope it

Believe it or not, AMD processors based on Bulldozer and Piledriver are receiving firmware updates in 2025 through third-party open-source firmware developers. Providing these updates is an independent software project called 15h.org, which supports a handful of server and desktop boards.

One of the developers, Mike Rothfuss, wrote to Phoronix about several major updates the project has already published. These included bug fixes and performance updates such as bug free RAM initialization, an increase in

Black Friday hits Secretlab as it kicks off its biggest sales event of the year. Running from November 12 to December 5, 2025, Secretlab's Black Friday and Cyber Monday sales are now in effect. Now's the chance for you to pick up one of Secretlab's highly popular gaming chairs , such as the very latest Secretlab

An investment in a new gaming chair or desk is one of the biggest improvements you can make to your setup, and thanks to Secretlab's Black Friday and Cyber Monday deals, you don't have to break the bank to do so. Secretlab has kicked off its holiday savings with huge price cuts on its chairs, desks, recliners, and chair accessories that

AMD has just revealed an updated Zen roadmap for its CPUs at Financial Analyst Day, labeled "Leadership CPU Core Roadmap." While it doesn't delve into details — or even show any new ones — we do get explicit confirmations for a bunch of previously-rumored (albeit obvious) tech. AMD also made Zen 7 official for the first time in a roadmap, teasing a release date beyond 2026. Let's break it all down.

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Finding methods to increase storage capacity, without going to the cloud, is becoming increasingly difficult as device manufacturers remove SD card readers from their devices and replace M.2 or SATA storage with embedded solutions that can't be upgraded. SanDisk has developed a new USB flash drive that is designed to permanently stay in your device. The new drive is available in 128GB, 256GB, 512GB, and 1TB options starting at $2