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Apple is doubling MacBook Neo production target, but keeping it at $599 may be the hard part

Daniel Sims — Fri, 5 Jun 2026 07:47 -0500

Sources have informed prominent Apple analyst Ming-Chi Kuo that Cupertino has internally revised its shipment projections for the MacBook Neo this year from 5 million to 10 million, suggesting the company will double its production targets. This comes despite supply chain challenges Apple is expected to face.

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Valve confirms Steam Machine and Steam Frame are still shipping this summer

Rob Thubron — Fri, 5 Jun 2026 07:03 -0500

Valve has just announced that the Verified program – originally introduced alongside the Steam Deck to let users know how well a game will run on the handheld – is being expanded to include the Steam Machine and Steam Frame, "both of which are shipping this summer."

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The RAM crisis is resurrecting DDR4 memory and motherboard production as hardware cycle reverses

Daniel Sims — Fri, 5 Jun 2026 06:15 -0500

Several manufacturers at Computex 2026 informed Tom's Hardware that they are preparing to increase production of DDR4 memory and older motherboards that support it. Demand has increased significantly since DRAM and NAND shortages have made DDR5 RAM prohibitively expensive.

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Nvidia RTX 5000 Super series tipped for 2026 launch despite memory crisis

Rob Thubron — Fri, 5 Jun 2026 05:15 -0500

The prediction comes from MEGAsizeGPU, who has a good track record when it comes to Nvidia rumors.

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ESA report finds 212 million Americans now play video games weekly

Alfonso Maruccia — Thu, 4 Jun 2026 17:12 -0500

The Entertainment Software Association's latest annual study confirms that video games have long shed their "nerdy" reputation. Released in partnership with market research firm YouGov, the 2026 Essential Facts About the US Video Game Industry report draws on survey data from more than 13,500 respondents to paint a detailed portrait...

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Spammers are flooding Reddit with fake posts designed to show up in AI search results

Skye Jacobs — Thu, 4 Jun 2026 15:19 -0500

According to the moderators, companies that sell peptides and hormone replacement therapy (HRT) have been posting strategically in the forum to shape content that AI models later incorporate into their answers. The tactic hinges on Reddit's growing role as a source for AI tools.

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What is the most commonly used password?

TechSpot Trivia — Thu, 4 Jun 2026 14:15 -0500

It takes less than a second to crack the world's most popular password. Do you know what it is?

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SpaceX IPO could be the largest in history at a $1.76 trillion valuation

Kishalaya Kundu — Thu, 4 Jun 2026 12:03 -0500

In a regulatory filing on Wednesday, SpaceX said it will offer 555.6 million shares at $135 each, valuing the company at $1.76 trillion. If the IPO is successful, SpaceX would raise $75 billion, potentially shattering the current fundraising record held by Saudi Aramco – the Saudi Arabian state-owned oil company...

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Android can now detect when scammers are faking calls from your contacts

Alfonso Maruccia — Thu, 4 Jun 2026 11:26 -0500

Google recently introduced a new feature designed to improve Android safety against scammers. The "industry-first" Fake Call Detection feature is compatible with most Android phones and works in the background to identify potential fake calls from criminals attempting to impersonate friends or close relatives.

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Bots have officially overtaken humans on the internet

Rob Thubron — Thu, 4 Jun 2026 10:44 -0500

Prince said that while he had predicted bot traffic would surpass humans, he believed it would happen toward the end of 2027. Cloudflare Radar shows bots currently make up around 56% of all traffic, though that figure has been as high as 62% over the last week. The CEO said...

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PC shipments could drop 20% by year's end as AI datacenters consume 70% of high-end DRAM

Skye Jacobs — Thu, 4 Jun 2026 10:19 -0500

The main issue is supply, especially a shortage of high-end DRAM, much of which is now being diverted to AI data centers.

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After 33 years, EA's College Football game is coming to PC for the first time

Daniel Sims — Thu, 4 Jun 2026 09:41 -0500

Sources have told Insider Gaming that EA will confirm PC support for EA Sports College Football when it formally unveils the game on Thursday evening. However, a recent press release from the company appears to have already revealed details that all but confirm the existence of a PC version.

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71% of Americans now oppose data centers near their homes, up from 42% just nine months ago

Rob Thubron — Thu, 4 Jun 2026 08:31 -0500

A survey by Heatmap Pro found that 71% of Americans would oppose a data center being built near where they live, with 55% "strongly" opposing such a project.

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Microsoft Office 2019 for Mac will no longer edit documents after July 13

Daniel Sims — Thu, 4 Jun 2026 07:54 -0500

Microsoft recently warned Office users on Apple devices that older versions of the company's productivity apps running on outdated operating systems will lose the ability to edit files next month. Mobile users and Microsoft 365 subscribers can resolve the issue by simply updating their OS and Office, but users with...

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Intel denies Arc desktop GPUs are going away

Rob Thubron — Thu, 4 Jun 2026 07:22 -0500

During a Q&A at Computex, Intel Client Computing Group general manager Alex Katouzian was asked by Tweakers about the future of Arc desktop graphics cards. He said that GPUs remain a "super important" part of Team Blue's PC lineup.

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A truck-mounted nuclear reactor that runs for decades without refueling is being tested in China

Skye Jacobs — Thu, 4 Jun 2026 06:51 -0500

The project is led by Wu Yican at the Institute of Nuclear Energy Safety Technology, who has described the system as a first-of-its-kind mobile nuclear unit. "Our team has built the world's first 10-megawatt vehicle-mounted nuclear power bank engineering integrated simulation test prototype," Wu told Science and Technology Daily. "The...

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AMD CPUs hit another Steam survey record as Intel gap shrinks to all-time low

Rob Thubron — Thu, 4 Jun 2026 06:04 -0500

Thanks to a 0.79% increase last month, almost 45% of Steam survey participants now use AMD processors. With Intel's share falling by the same amount, the gap between to the two rivals is just under 10%.

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Your DisplayPort 2.1 Monitor Might Not Be Running DisplayPort 2.1

Tim Schiesser — Thu, 4 Jun 2026 05:05 -0500

Your DisplayPort 2.1 monitor and graphics card may support UHBR20, but that doesn't mean you're getting it. Here's how a seemingly harmless cable choice can change everything.

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Microsoft built a wearable AI badge with a camera and fingerprint sensor

Skye Jacobs — Wed, 3 Jun 2026 15:28 -0500

At its annual developer conference, the company introduced two early-stage hardware concepts designed to make AI agents easier to access throughout the workday. Instead of pulling up a laptop or opening an app, the idea is to let users interact with AI more fluidly using devices that sit on a...

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FanControl is a powerful Windows utility for advanced cooling management

Ivan Franco — Wed, 3 Jun 2026 15:17 -0500

FanControl lets you create detailed fan curves, monitor temperatures, and fine-tune cooling behavior across a wide range of supported PC hardware. The latest release issues various fixes and limits the app to a single service client connection for improved stability.

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Tomb Raider: Legacy of Atlantis devs confirm AI use, but promise final game will be fully human-crafted

Alfonso Maruccia — Wed, 3 Jun 2026 13:57 -0500

During its latest State of Play showcase for upcoming PlayStation games, Sony shared a new trailer for Tomb Raider: Legacy of Atlantis. The second remake of Tomb Raider will bring back Lara Croft's classic attire on modern platforms, alongside reimagined puzzles and visually upgraded locations.

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Microsoft unveils Majorana 2, a lead-based quantum chip designed with AI

Skye Jacobs — Wed, 3 Jun 2026 13:19 -0500

This week, the company introduced Majorana 2, a redesigned quantum chip that reflects a shift in both its engineering approach and underlying physics. Instead of the superconducting aluminum-based designs used by most rivals, Microsoft has built its latest system around lead. That choice forced the company to overcome manufacturing challenges...

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Microsoft took OpenClaw, wrapped it in enterprise security, and called it Scout

Alfonso Maruccia — Wed, 3 Jun 2026 12:45 -0500

A few days after Google introduced its OpenClaw-based AI agent with Spark, Microsoft is now doing the same with Scout. The new AI tool is the first personal agent designed for the Microsoft 365 ecosystem, the Redmond-based company said. Scout is part of a new category of agents called Autopilots...

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Phison's next-gen PCIe 6.0 SSD controller hits 28 GB/s, and it's doing it at just 7 watts

Skye Jacobs — Wed, 3 Jun 2026 12:10 -0500

That balancing act is most visible in its upcoming PCIe 6.0 controller, the X3, which is edging closer to market readiness. The controller uses a PCIe 6.0 x4 interface and supports NVMe 2.3, targeting roughly twice the throughput of today's high-end PCIe 5.0 SSDs. Phison is aiming for sequential speeds...

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Microsoft Surface RTX Spark Dev Box packs 128GB unified memory and Nvidia's new Arm chip for local AI

Skye Jacobs — Wed, 3 Jun 2026 10:50 -0500

At first glance, the device is understated, with a design that loosely resembles the top of an Xbox Series X. The aluminum casing isn't just aesthetic; it also doubles as a heatsink, helping the system manage a 100-watt thermal envelope. That's slightly above the 45- to 80-watt thermal envelopes typical...

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Google is offering Android developers cash in exchange for code to train AI

Kishalaya Kundu — Wed, 3 Jun 2026 10:07 -0500

According to a report from 404 Media, Google has emailed some Android app developers with a "confidential content offer pilot," inviting them to share their codebases with the company to help train its AI coding tools.

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GitHub just switched Copilot to metered billing, and developers are watching months of credits vanish in a single day

Skye Jacobs — Wed, 3 Jun 2026 09:18 -0500

Back in April, the company said it would move all Copilot plans to a usage-based system that bills users based on actual AI consumption, measured in tokens, starting June 1. Under the old setup, subscribers worked from a pool of "requests" and "premium requests," whether they were asking a quick...

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Cherry XTRFY launches the world's first 8K ultra-wideband gaming keyboard

Rob Thubron — Wed, 3 Jun 2026 08:33 -0500

The K63W Pro is another keyboard offering an 8,000Hz polling rate in both wired and wireless modes, meaning it reports to the computer up to eight times every millisecond for lower input latency. It's something we saw in this year's Cherry Xtrfy MX 8.2 Pro TMR – my current favorite...

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Fans say StarCraft II's first major patch in nearly 6 years is "essentially a new game"

Daniel Sims — Wed, 3 Jun 2026 08:09 -0500

StarCraft II version 5.0.15, which recently entered the game's beta channel, contains the most significant balance changes since primary development ceased in late 2020. All three playable races have received notable changes to the costs and abilities of certain units.

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The world's largest private laser just fired up in race to make fusion power real

Rob Thubron — Wed, 3 Jun 2026 07:47 -0500

Housed inside Xcimer's 74,000-square-foot laser facility, Phoenix uses a krypton fluoride excimer laser, a gas-laser design related to technology used in semiconductor manufacturing, albeit at a much larger scale.

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