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Microsoft unveils Surface Laptop Ultra with Nvidia RTX Spark SoC and up to 128GB of RAM

Kishalaya Kundu — Mon, 1 Jun 2026 09:34 -0500

The Surface Laptop Ultra features a standard design, without the more experimental elements seen in earlier Surface devices. That means it does not include a removable display like the Surface Book series, nor an adjustable screen that can be moved forward or backward, as seen in the Surface Laptop Studio.

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Engineer builds AI laser defense system that wiped out every mosquito in his home

Skye Jacobs — Mon, 1 Jun 2026 08:42 -0500

The foundation of the system is its visual model, which Cheng trained on a custom mosquito dataset. To do that, he relied on a DSLR camera with a high-magnification zoom lens, capturing detailed images of mosquitoes for training data. That same camera setup serves as both the training tool and...

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MSI unveils the MEG Vision X2 AI+ gaming PC with LuckyClaw AI agent and holographic Holostage companion

Rob Thubron — Mon, 1 Jun 2026 08:11 -0500

MSI writes that its PC introduces the company's own agentic AI companion, LuckyClaw, which will be available from the machine's initial setup. According to the press release, it responds to natural speech commands, enabling seamless, hands-free control of performance profiles, MSI monitor settings, RGB lighting, and more. There's also the...

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United flight turns around after passenger's Bluetooth speaker name triggers security scare

Skye Jacobs — Mon, 1 Jun 2026 07:39 -0500

Flight 236 left Newark Liberty International Airport on Saturday night en route to Palma de Mallorca but reversed course about an hour after takeoff.

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DLSS 4.5 Ray Reconstruction arrives this August to make ray tracing look cleaner and more stable

Rob Thubron — Mon, 1 Jun 2026 06:51 -0500

Ray Reconstruction is designed to replace the hand-tuned denoisers traditionally used in ray-traced and path-traced games.

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Mathematicians used Minecraft mobs to calculate Pi without writing a single line of code

Skye Jacobs — Mon, 1 Jun 2026 06:01 -0500

Molly Lynch of Hollins University and Michael Weselcouch of Roanoke College approached the problem less like programmers and more like experimentalists. Instead of recreating a traditional algorithm inside Minecraft – a process that typically involves building elaborate in-game logic systems – they leaned on probability and the game's existing mechanics...

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AMD at Computex: Ryzen 7 5800X3D revival, 7700X3D launch, RX 9070 GRE goes global, and AM5 support through 2029

Rob Thubron — Mon, 1 Jun 2026 04:25 -0500

In Taiwan a few hours ago, Team Red revealed the return of the Ryzen 7 5800X3D for AM4 users, a cheaper Ryzen 7 7700X3D for AM5, and the global launch of the Radeon RX 9070 GRE.

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Nvidia RTX Spark CPU is now official: "superchip" will power Windows laptops and desktops

Ryan Shrout — Mon, 1 Jun 2026 00:45 -0500

Ryan Shrout is a longtime technology analyst and industry veteran who has spent over two decades covering PC hardware, graphics, and semiconductors. He previously led technical marketing at Intel and was the founding editor of PC Perspective. He is currently President and GM at Signal65. You can follow him on...

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Moore's law is hitting a wall, so researchers are stacking silicon chip layers instead of shrinking them

Skye Jacobs — Sun, 31 May 2026 12:20 -0500

At the Grainger College of Engineering, materials science and engineering professor Qing Cao and his team have built working silicon circuits by stacking active layers directly on top of each other. Instead of adding more devices side by side, they are moving into the third dimension and building stacked layers...

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A Trump-linked startup is sending humanoid robots to the Ukraine battlefield

Rob Thubron — Sun, 31 May 2026 11:39 -0500

Foundation Future Industries, a startup founded in 2024 in San Francisco, has a goal shared by many similar robotics firms: to create machines that can take on those challenging, dangerous roles performed by humans.

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MIT researchers found a way to get lithium out of hard rock without the massive energy bill

Skye Jacobs — Sun, 31 May 2026 10:16 -0500

For now, lithium-ion batteries continue to dominate for a simple reason – scale. The global lithium supply chain is already well-developed and highly efficient, making it difficult for alternatives to compete on cost.

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California passes bill requiring gun-blocking software in 3D printers

Rob Thubron — Sun, 31 May 2026 07:22 -0500

The bill would require consumer 3D printers sold in California to include "firearm blocking technology" that checks design files before a print job can begin.

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Fake downloads of popular PC utilities are quietly installing crypto miners on enthusiast PCs

Daniel Sims — Sun, 31 May 2026 07:22 -0500

The Windows Defender security team is alerting users with dedicated GPUs about scammers manipulating search engine results to distribute remote monitoring and cryptomining payloads. The hackers are manipulating not only search engine results but also AI chatbot responses.

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Nvidia's first consumer CPU in over a decade is coming – and it has RTX cores built in

Daniel Sims — Sun, 31 May 2026 05:35 -0500

Update (Jun 1): Nvidia RTX Spark CPU is now official: "superchip" will power Windows laptops and desktops. Read the full story here or watch the keynote above.

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A Java library just tried to trick AI coding agents into deleting your tests, and it almost worked

Skye Jacobs — Sat, 30 May 2026 12:18 -0500

The latest flare-up in the debate over AI-assisted coding did not come from a new model release or a benchmark result. It came from a single line of text buried inside a software update.

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Sandisk is launching new SATA SSDs in 2026 because NVMe prices are out of control

Rob Thubron — Sat, 30 May 2026 10:42 -0500

Spotted by hardware leaker momomo_us on Amazon UK, both drives use the familiar 2.5-inch, 7mm-thick format, making them suitable for a wider range of PCs and laptops. The Sandisk 320 is the mainstream model, with capacities from 250GB to 2TB and sequential speeds of up to 545 MB/s read and...

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Someone got 26 years of Windows running on a classic IBM ThinkPad T43 without a virtual machine

Rob Thubron — Sat, 30 May 2026 08:17 -0500

Redditor MatiHalek posted the results of the experiment to r/Windows, showing 26 years of Microsoft's operating systems running on the same bare-metal laptop. The gallery includes screenshots of the classic System Properties/About screens, taking viewers from the old NT era through to one of the final Windows 10 releases.

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Dell Alienware AW2726DM Review: QD-OLED Gaming for $350

Tim Schiesser — Sat, 30 May 2026 07:26 -0500

The Dell Alienware AW2726DM makes OLED gaming more accessible than ever with its aggressive $350 price point, while still delivering excellent motion clarity, deep contrast, and 240Hz refresh rates.

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Are you actually using AI on your PC?

Julio Franco — Fri, 29 May 2026 17:28 -0500

AI is everywhere now, or at least that is what the industry keeps telling us. It is in browsers, search engines, image editors, office suites, developer tools, Windows, phones, and soon enough, probably your toaster. But there is a difference between AI being available and AI becoming part of your...

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Europe fines Temu $232 million over illegal and unsafe product listings

Alfonso Maruccia — Fri, 29 May 2026 14:40 -0500

The European Commission has announced its second fine ever against an international company for violating the Digital Services Act. Temu, the controversial Chinese online marketplace for low-cost products, was found to have played a role in the sale of illegal goods that could have harmed consumers in the European Union.

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DRAM coolers make a comeback: G.Skill and Cooler Master unveil DDR5 kits with built-in fans

Kishalaya Kundu — Fri, 29 May 2026 13:32 -0500

MasterDimm AC features what Cooler Master describes as "noise-optimized" blower fans that operate relatively quietly, with a maximum noise level of 35 dB at full speed. The companies claim that the patent-pending design can reduce operating memory temperatures by up to 15°C, helping ensure sustained performance, improved signal integrity, and...

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Creative launches Sound Blaster AE-X for PC audio enthusiasts

Alfonso Maruccia — Fri, 29 May 2026 12:49 -0500

The Sound Blaster AE-X uses the same PCIe x1 interface as the previous model, though the underlying hardware appears to be on a different level. The new card leverages an ESS Sabre DAC (ES9039Q2M), which Creative says is engineered to deliver clearer sound, low harmonic distortion, and high dynamic range....

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The ad-tracking industry is exposing US soldiers on the battlefield

Skye Jacobs — Fri, 29 May 2026 12:04 -0500

In a recently disclosed letter, Centcom said it had received "multiple threat reports concerning adversary exploitation of commercial location data to target or surveil US personnel in theater." It is also the first time the military has formally acknowledged that data broker feeds are being used against US forces in...

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New 7-Zip security flaw could put hundreds of millions of systems at risk

Alfonso Maruccia — Fri, 29 May 2026 10:28 -0500

A recently disclosed security flaw could turn 7-Zip into a powerful tool for cybercriminals seeking to spread malware online and compromise large numbers of PCs. The free file archiver, which has repeatedly been affected by critical vulnerabilities, contains a bug in the way it handles NTFS-based volume image files. Victims...

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Windows BitLocker exploit sparks messy feud between Microsoft and the researcher who exposed it

Skye Jacobs — Fri, 29 May 2026 09:46 -0500

The issue centers on a zero-day exploit called "YellowKey," published earlier this month by a security researcher known as Chaotic Eclipse, also known online as Nightmare-Eclipse. The proof of concept demonstrates a method for accessing BitLocker-encrypted drives on Windows 11 using a USB device.

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Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4 confirmed for October 23, brings the series to Korea

Daniel Sims — Fri, 29 May 2026 09:03 -0500

Pre-orders are now open for Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4, not to be confused with the seminal 2007 title, Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare. The next entry in the best-selling first-person shooter franchise will be available on PlayStation 5, Xbox Series consoles, Battle.net, Steam, and Nintendo Switch 2 on October 23.

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Google engineer arrested for using internal search data to win $1.2 million on Polymarket

Skye Jacobs — Fri, 29 May 2026 08:37 -0500

Spagnuolo, an Italian citizen who lives in Switzerland, was arrested on Wednesday and hauled before a federal judge in New York. Prosecutors say he made roughly $1.2 million by betting on outcomes he already knew.

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TP-Link's first Wi-Fi 8 router is coming, if the FCC allows it

Rob Thubron — Fri, 29 May 2026 08:08 -0500

TP-Link has been laying the groundwork for this announcement since last year, when it said it had completed successful Wi-Fi 8 trials using a prototype device. That test, conducted with an unnamed partner, validated both the Wi-Fi 8 beacon and data throughput, which the company described at the time as...

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Steam Deck sells out again despite $300 price hike, meanwhile Intel unveils new handheld chip to counter AMD's dominance

Daniel Sims — Fri, 29 May 2026 07:41 -0500

Although the Steam Deck's new price makes the pioneering handheld gaming PC far less appealing, it still managed to sell out less than 24 hours after the hike. Shortly afterward, Intel unveiled its Arc G3 series APUs, which bring its new Panther Lake architecture into the portable gaming arena.

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Wix lays off 1,000 workers as the AI jobs apocalypse keeps looking very real

Rob Thubron — Fri, 29 May 2026 07:01 -0500

CEO Avishai Abrahami wrote on X that reducing the Wix team by 20%, or around 1,000 people, was a "hard decision" (four times).

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