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Critical Copy Fail Linux Flaw Lets Hackers Gain Root Access Across Major Distros

Chris Harper — Thu, 30 Apr 2026 15:04:00 -0400

It's not often that a major vulnerability is found in the Linux kernel, but when it does happen, it demands attention. Such is the case with "Copy Fail", which has just been found and disclosed by researchers at Xint Code. The good news is that the attack currently a proof of concept that has yet to be seen in the wild, and patches for major

Intel Issues Urgent Windows 11 Fix as Wi-Fi and Bluetooth Clash in 2.4GHz Band

Zak Killian — Thu, 30 Apr 2026 14:30:00 -0400

Have you ever been using a machine with an Intel wireless adapter and had a Bluetooth device simply disappear on you? It's been an issue for a while, particularly when you're using 2.4G Wi-Fi at the same time as Bluetooth. Microsoft issued its own fix back in March, but Intel hadn't formally acknowledged it until now, where it has released

DIY PS5 Controller Dongle Unlocks Wireless Adaptive Triggers and Haptics on PC

Chris Harper — Thu, 30 Apr 2026 14:00:00 -0400

If you're a fan of the PlayStation 5 DualSense controller on PC, you aren't alone. With the help of Steam Input, you can easily utilize the controller's gyro and touchpad functionality to your heart's content, and certain PlayStation Studios games even support the controller's adaptive triggers and haptic feedback functions natively. However,

Nintendo Switch Modder Gets Halo: Combat Evolved to Run Natively

Chris Harper — Thu, 30 Apr 2026 11:47:00 -0400

It's an interesting time for console modding: less than two weeks after Steam was made to run on Nintendo Switch, working ports of Halo: Combat Evolved and the original Xbox dashboard have also made their way to Nintendo's humble NVIDIA Tegra X1-based handheld. This is thanks to advancements made in ARM64 Linux development for Switch, enabling

GTA Online Gets Thrilling New Fan Content Drop Ahead of GTA 6

Alan Velasco — Thu, 30 Apr 2026 11:19:00 -0400

The gaming world might be completely focused on the upcoming Grand Theft Auto VI, but developer Rockstar Games is fully cognizant of its bread and butter by continuing to support GTA Online. To keep the gravy train going, the studio has announced a new tool called Rockstar Mission Creator that will enable its vibrant community to more easily

LG Opens Preorders for UltraGear Evo 5K Gaming Monitor with Hyper Mini LED

Paul Lilly — Thu, 30 Apr 2026 11:11:00 -0400

LG has begun accepting preorders for its new UltraGear Evo AI GM9, a 27-inch gaming monitor with a 5K resolution and "hyper" mini LED technology. Announced at CES earlier this year, it's one of three new 5K displays unveiled at the annual event and priced at $1,199.99. That's a premium price for sure, and if users want to add some value to

Supreme Court Reviews Google Geofence Warrants in Landmark Digital Privacy Case

Aaron Leong — Thu, 30 Apr 2026 10:54:00 -0400

The Supreme Court spent Monday wrestling with a question that sits at the fault line between mod-con and constitutional privacy: when police obtain location data to hunt for suspects, can that data include every person near a crime scene? In a hearing for Chatrie v. United States, the justices sounded divided over whether geofence warrants

Google TV Adds New Gemini‑Powered Tools To Create, Search, and Stream

Tim Sweezy — Thu, 30 Apr 2026 10:47:00 -0400

As AI continues to weave its way into our homes, the technology is getting more personality, and a lot more colorful. Earlier this year, Amazon Alexa made headlines by introducing an "adults-only" mode for users who prefer a virtual assistant with a bit of a potty mouth. Now, Google is following suit by injecting some serious creative energy

ASRock Unveils Stunning All-White X870E Taichi Motherboard for High-End Ryzen PCs

Paul Lilly — Thu, 30 Apr 2026 10:23:00 -0400

Hot on the heels of AMD releasing its Ryzen 9 9950X3D2 Dual Edition processor, its first Ryzen chip with 3D V-Cache on both core complex dies (CCDs), ASRock announced a spiffy high-end motherboard that it says is "designed to pair perfectly" with the flagship chip. ASRock is also billing its new X870E Taichi White as its "first "pure-white

Scientists Pinpoint Milky Way's True Outer Boundary and It's Closer Than Thought

Aaron Leong — Thu, 30 Apr 2026 10:20:00 -0400

Astronomers may have finally put a number on one of our galaxy’s slipperiest questions: where the Milky Way’s physical boundary really ends. New analysis suggests the active star-forming disk stops around 35,000 to 40,000 light-years from the center, even though stars continue to drift farther out. This study, led by Karl Fiteni (and recently

Did Apple Kill the Vision Pro? Don't Write the Obituary Just Yet

Paul Lilly — Thu, 30 Apr 2026 09:37:00 -0400

It's no secret that the Vision Pro hasn't been the smashing success that Apple hoped it would become, but even amid reports of production stalls and soft sales, is Apple really pulling the plug on its AR headset plans? That's the scuttlebutt according to a report by MacRumors, which claims Apple has stopped developing future Vision Pro hardware

Microsoft Previews Shader Model 6.10 with New DirectX GPU Features

Zak Killian — Wed, 29 Apr 2026 14:33:00 -0400

It may be hard to believe, but this August will be eight years since the release of the original GeForce RTX GPUs. Over time, matrix math accelerators have come to consume more and more of our GPU dies, and not just NVIDIA's either; both AMD and Intel have dedicated AI accelerator hardware on their GPUs now. Despite all that, though, there

This New Ransomware Is So Broken It Permanently Destroys Your Files Instead of Encrypting Them

Chris Harper — Wed, 29 Apr 2026 14:30:00 -0400

Ransomware attacks have grown in complexity and frequency over the past decade, but as horrible as an attack can be, malicious actors often honor the ransom and decrypt files after receiving payment. With the rise of VECT 2.0 ransomware, however, engineers at Check Point Research have found that the malware encrypts data improperly, and it

This PS5 Linux Tool Turns Sony's Console Into a Linux-Powered Gaming PC

Chris Harper — Wed, 29 Apr 2026 11:42:00 -0400

Early last month, we showcased modder Andy Nguyen (@theflow0 on X) successfully playing Grand Theft Auto V: Enhanced Edition running under Ubuntu Linux on his own PlayStation 5. At the time, this was a private project, but Andy has since followed it up with the official release of PS5-Linux on GitHub, now making it possible for all owners

Pixel 11 Leak: Tensor G6 Pairs Cutting-Edge Arm Cores with Legacy Graphics

Aaron Leong — Wed, 29 Apr 2026 11:38:00 -0400

Google’s next Pixel chipset appears to be a familiar Tensor story: generational improvements that could leave some fans underwhelmed. How so? The latest leaks suggest that the Pixel 11’s Tensor G6 could, on one hand, finally incorporate ARM’s newest C1 CPU cores while on the other hand, stick with an ancient GPU. As for the good stuff,

Anthropic Expands Claude AI to Adobe, Blender and More Apps in Creative Push

Tim Sweezy — Wed, 29 Apr 2026 11:28:00 -0400

AI powerhouse Anthropic has announced the release of several new "connectors,” which are tools that allow its Claude AI to work directly alongside the software widely used by creative professionals, such as Blender, Affinity, and Adobe. The company stated that while AI cannot replace the creative instincts or imagination of artists, the technology

AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D Hits New All-Time Low with a $125 Discount

Paul Lilly — Wed, 29 Apr 2026 11:11:00 -0400

A flagship desktop processor is not usually considered a deal, as the expectation is that you'll pay a premium to play on the high ground. However, there are situations that can result in a flagship chip (or a former flagship chip) being a good deal. Such is the case right now with Amazon offering a deep discount on AMD's Ryzen 9 9950X3D. AMD

GameStop Reacts to PlayStation's Controversial 30-Day DRM Check-In Rumor

Chris Harper — Wed, 29 Apr 2026 11:08:00 -0400

It's been an interesting week for PlayStation players, but among conflicting reports of a 30-day DRM policy applied for PlayStation 4 and PlayStation 5, GameStop has stepped into the spotlight thanks to a "Play really has no limits at GameStop" advertising campaign touting the benefits of physical game ownership. While it is something of an

DRM War Escalates as Hackers Crack Denuvo in All Single-Player Games

Aaron Leong — Wed, 29 Apr 2026 10:59:00 -0400

Denuvo’s grip on PC game protection appears to have collapsed in public view, with multiple reports now saying every single-player, non-VR title it previously guarded can be cracked or bypassed. Driving this breakthrough are hypervisor-based bypass (HVB) methods that sit underneath Windows and feed the DRM convincing (but false) answers. For

Take-Two CEO Reveals GTA 6 Price Strategy and Hints at Return of L.A. Noire

Alan Velasco — Wed, 29 Apr 2026 10:47:00 -0400

Grand Theft Auto VI is the most anticipated video game release of the year, with many in the gaming industry hoping it will give the business a much-needed boost after a few rough years. While players are mostly hyped for the latest entry in this legendary franchise, the one concern has been what Take-Two decides to price it at, especially

NASA Ignites Prototype Thruster Designed to Put Humans on Mars

Aaron Leong — Wed, 29 Apr 2026 10:26:00 -0400

NASA has tested a lithium-fed thruster that could become a workhorse for future Mars missions, and the key milestone is not just that it fired, but that it did so at power levels no previous electric thruster test in the United States ever reached. The experiment is a small but meaningful step toward nuclear electric propulsion, a system NASA

NVIDIA Adds 12GB RTX 5070 Laptop GPU to Address Memory Supply Constraints

Paul Lilly — Wed, 29 Apr 2026 09:57:00 -0400

NVIDIA is expanding its mobile GeForce RTX 50 series lineup with a new variant of the GeForce RTX 5070 for laptops, but with 12GB of GDDR7 memory, up from 8GB of GDDR7 on the existing model in mobile form. The announcement came without a whole lot of fanfare, with NVIDIA revealing the new SKU in a GeForce article announcing a new Game Ready

ASUS ROG's Wild Dual-Screen Panther Lake Gaming Laptop Preorders Start at $4,500

Paul Lilly — Wed, 29 Apr 2026 09:09:00 -0400

One of the more wild showcases by ASUS at this year's CES event was the latest iteration of the ROG Zephyrus Duo, an unconventional dual-screen laptop concept with a trifold design. Not every concept turns into a shipping product, but this one has and it's now available to preorder. You'll need a big wad of cash to bring one home, though,

Memory Surcharges Hit Tech Buyers as Vendors Pass Rising Chip Costs to Customers

Chris Harper — Tue, 28 Apr 2026 15:32:00 -0400

Our coverage of the ongoing DRAM and NAND shortage has somewhat decreased in frequency, mainly because not much has changed and reversals in the tide seem short-lived. There was a development today that may mark the beginning of a larger trend, however. Per Tom's Hardware, enterprise networking vendor Ubiquiti has began slapping a memory surcharge

ASUS AEMP Can Now Optimize Mixed DDR5 Memory Kits Without XMP

Zak Killian — Tue, 28 Apr 2026 14:33:00 -0400

If you bought some slow RAM to save money during the ongoing RAMageddon, you could manually overclock it to achieve greater memory performance. Alternatively, you could use an automatic overclock tool, like ASUS' AEMP. In a new Reddit post, ASUS community manager MKTLeeM goes over the feature, how it works, and why it might be a good idea