Researchers build a $7 smartphone clip-on that spots hidden cameras — AI and dynamic LED grid deliver 94% accuracy
Researchers from KAIST, formerly known as the Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology, who collaborated with the National University of Singapore (NUS) and Singapore Management University (SMU), have developed a clip-on LED light that works in tandem with an AI app to detect hidden cameras.…
According to The Chosun Daily, the team, led by Professor Han Jun of K…
There are many ways to detect hidden cameras using your smartphone — t…
However, the first two methods require manual scanning, meaning you’re…
Questionable PC power supply 'explodes,' bursts into flames the moment it's plugged into a socket in viral video — video captures moment repair shop worker avoids disaster
The power supply is the lifeblood of your PC, responsible for regulating power that goes into the entire system and, thus, determining how well it runs.…
Clearly, one PSU in Vietnam did not live up to this expectation, as CC…
Even though it caught on fire, thankfully, no one was injured as the t…
PSU fails dramatically from r/pcmasterraceDetails are scarce, but we k…
Startups want to rent your idle gaming PC for AI tasks — Startups pitch an 'Airbnb for AI inference,' but profitability remains unproven
If, like mine, your gaming rig spends most of its life doing nothing these days, a pair of startups would be willing to pay you something close to minimum wage for its downtime.…
Abu Dhabi-based Far Labs and Austin-based Evolving Edge are building m…
Far Labs plans to launch its Far AI platform in the coming weeks, clai…
"Imagine Uber or Airbnb, but for AI inference computing tasks," Ilman …
Techie creates a database of coil-whining graphics cards, power supplies, and liquid cooler pumps — open-source project wants community reports of affected parts
Most of us who build our own PCs have at some point experienced this: you install a new graphics card, fire up your favorite game that now runs faster, and you're greeted by this weird buzzing noise.…
That's called "coil whine," and while it's most prevalent in graphics …
Buying pricier gear is no guarantee it won't be affected, too, which i…
Wood IV (aka iBlessi) of TechFuelHQ created a community-powered databa…
This 32GB DDR5 RAM kit is now the cheapest on sale, dropping back under $400 — 13% discount on an unflashy PNY memory kit for new gaming PC builds or upgrades
The RAMpocalypse means that, unfortunately, memory has become one of the most expensive parts in a new gaming PC build or upgrade.…
The ongoing global DRAM shortage means that you're going to need to pi…
They're not ground-breaking deals or record lows, but they're the best…
That's where this PNY DDR5 offer comes in, bringing the price of 32GB …
AI data center investment projected to hit $32 trillion by 2050 — infrastructure spending estimated to exceed capital requirements for railways, electrification, or the internet
PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP (PwC) estimates that spending on AI data centers could reach as much as $31.…
6 trillion in the next decade and a half, with optimistic outlooks sug…
Bloomberg reports that this amount exceeds the spending that railways,…
It also pointed out that investments in AI data center infrastructure …
EFF asks California governor to veto bill that would require online age verification — Electronic Frontier Foundation argues bill would result in privacy-invasive checks and step on First Amendment
With social networks tracking every single motion of our scrolling fingers and now the advent of data-hoovering AI models, it's easy to argue that staying anonymous online has never been harder.…
If you're a Californian, though, it will soon become harder still.
1709, effectively requiring age checks on social networks, is set to b…
1709 doesn't explicitly require an actual online physical ID check, bu…
You can now play GTA V natively on a Nintendo Switch thanks to unofficial Homebrew port — game runs at 30 FPS but requires a jailbroken, overclocked Switch
Grand Theft Auto V came out in late 2013 for PS3 and Xbox 360 before it was ported to eighth-gen consoles.…
Despite running on seventh-gen hardware, Rockstar never released it on…
Fast forward 13 years later and modders have done Rockstar's job for t…
An unofficial Homebrew port of GTA V is now available for the Switch, …
Russian Starlink rival flounders after entire batch of satellites fails to reach operational altitude — many of the 16 launched hit less than half their 870km target, and two are already falling back
The entire second batch of Russian Rassvet satellites have failed to reach their target operational altitudes, reports the U.…
-based Institute for the Study of War (ISW), citing data from live sat…
They were supposed to reach an operational altitude of 870 kilometers,…
Moreover, two of the second batch are already on their fiery return jo…
China's EUV technology 'at a similar stage to ASML in 2004,' analyst claims — Beijing's semiconductor industry remains well behind Western rivals
China's ability to produce lithography tools is comparable to that of market leader ASML sometime in 2004, an analyst with UBS wrote in a note to clients.…
The situation may change in the next two or five years when Chinese co…
However, China's semiconductor industry will remain well behind Wester…
"They seem to be at a similar stage to ASML in 2004," wrote Francois-X…
Oklahoma City tries to charge farmer arrested at data center debate $17,000 for body cam footage of the incident — accused faces trespassing charge for going over allotted speaking time by 30 seconds
The Oklahoma Office of the Attorney General commanded the City of Claremore to release body cam footage requested by farmer Darren Blanchard and his legal team without charging them $17,125.…
According to 404 Media, the city is asking for that amount so that it …
This led Kate Griffin, one of the farmer’s lawyers, to complain to the…
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Researchers easily trick Fortune-500 companies' AI agents into running arbitrary code — supply-chain attack via llms.txt guidance file illustrates how data has become code
Researchers have managed to execute code within an "llms.txt" file that many large companies use to instruct AI agents on how to scrape the website correctly.…
Back when the internet exploded and search engines became popular, sit…
txt" file to guide search bots to content.
That's still widely used today, but it's now been supplemented with "l…
Acer's Swift Blade 14 weighs just 1.76 pounds and uses Wildcat Lake — company introduces new sub-brand ahead of IFA tradeshow
Following Acer's release of the budget-oriented Acer Swift Air 14, the company is now releasing more thin systems based on Intel's Wildcat Lake chips to build out its mid-level offerings.…
Ahead of IFA, Acer debuted the Swift Blade 14, weighing in at just 799…
76 pounds), as well as a 16-inch Swift Air.
Swift Blade is a new sub-brand for the Swift line.
Acer’s wild Project DualPlay Mini is a foldable handheld that doubles as a netbook — concept shown alongside Predator Atlas 7 handheld sporting Intel’s Arc G-series chip
Acer debuted the smaller Predator Atlas 7 handheld at IFA 2026, joining the larger Atlas 8 that we saw earlier this year.…
Like its larger sibling, it packs up to an Intel Arc G3 Extreme SoC, n…
Alongside it, Acer teased Project DualPlay Mini, a concept that brings…
Project DualPlay Mini is certainly the more interesting of the two ann…
Developer uses Claude Code to debloat Android smart TV for 'unbelievable' performance upgrade — TV now smoother than it was new as autonomous agent deactivates apps, shortens animations, all without r
A developer has taken to social media to praise his revitalized smart TV, optimized to work better-than-new thanks to Claude Code.…
Mert Cobanov, currently a Senior AI Engineer at Refik Anadol Studio, c…
Moreover, the dev has created a Clean up your Android TV site to help …
Sadly, I understand Cobanov’s inspiration for smart TV debloating.
Cadence’s Udaya Shankar explores the major shifts shaping the transformation of modern semiconductor design, from transistor architecture evolution and manufacturing complexity to chiplet-based design, UCIe standardization, and high-bandwidth memory.…
In a podcast, Siemens’ Tova Levy chats with Sudarshan Deo about what A…
Synopsys’ Sudeep Shivalli highlights stronger government support, expa…
Keysight’s Jessy Cavazos looks ahead as progress continues on shaping …
Extending 18A With Significant Power And Performance Gains
With Intel 18A, Intel Foundry introduced industry-first technologies with RibbonFET Gate-all-around (GAA) transistor architecture and PowerVia backside power delivery in a production-ready process designed for high-volume manufacturing.…
Intel 18A-P, the first performance-enhanced node in the Intel 18A fami…
² In research presented at the 2026 IEEE/JSAP Symposium on VLSI Techno…
At the top end of the portfolio, RibbonFET with Power Boost technology…
Security Sign-Off Is Coming For Chips — But Standards May Not Be Enough
Key Takeaways: AI is emerging as a force multiplier for cryptanalysis, increasing pressure on post-quantum implementations even if lattice-based algorithms remain broadly trusted.…
Security sign-off is becoming inevitable, but experts say it must be p…
The industry’s move toward heterogeneous systems, custom AI hardware, …
Experts At The Table: As AI-driven cryptanalysis, post-quantum migrati…