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Re-experience '90s internet with this new 56K dial-up modem
Now if only you could find an analog public line in 2024
Animal tracking made affordable with $7 Bluetooth beacons, thanks to Apple's Find My network
A more efficient alternative to the GPS trackers generally used by conservationists
US Copyright Office denies DMCA exemption, deals blow to video game preservation efforts
Preservationists can try again in 2027 when the DMCA is up for review
Nvidia briefly overtakes Apple as world's most valuable company amid soaring AI demand
AI is single-handedly reshaping the tech industry's balance of power
Musk's conversations with Putin raise concerns over tech, diplomacy, and national security
A hot potato: Recently revealed conversations between Elon Musk and Vladimir Putin raise complex questions about the intersection of business, technology, and international relations. As one of the most influential figures in the tech industry and a key player in US space efforts, Musk's actions and associations worry some observers.
Scientists unlock a faster, cheaper way to store data on DNA
There's the potential to store 215 petabytes per gram of DNA, but obstructively slow speeds are a big hurdle
Former Intel CEO tried to buy Nvidia back in 2005 for $20 billion
But the board of directors wasn't interested in GPUs
Arm vs Qualcomm: mutually assured destruction
A high-stakes gamble or calculated legal move?
Terminally ill fan hopes to play Borderlands 4 early, Gearbox CEO vows to "make something happen"
Gearbox is no stranger to such gestures
Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella's compensation rises 63% to $79 million despite his request for a pay cut
When your pay simultaneously goes up and down
What just happened? In a scenario that the vast majority of us will never experience, Microsoft boss Satya Nadella has seen his take-home pay increase 63% compared to last year despite the CEO requesting the amount he receives be reduced. While Nadella's salary was cut by 50%, other forms of his compensation increased significantly, bringing his total to $79.11 million in fiscal 2024, up from $48.51 million a year earlier.
Goodbye, floppies - San Francisco pays Hitachi $212 million to remove 5.25-inch disks from its light rail service
Part of a $700 million systems overhaul
Russia, China, and Iran are escalating online influence efforts ahead of US election, says Microsoft
Both major US parties are being targeted
A hot potato: Microsoft is warning that Russia, China, and Iran are carrying out online cyber and influence efforts ahead of the US election, and there are signs that these campaigns will escalate as November 5 draws closer. While Russia is smearing VP Kamala Harris, China is targeting Republicans critical of the country.
Does walking faster in the rain keep you drier? A physicist breaks it down
Who needs an umbrella when you've got science?
Alleged Bitcoin creator goes into hiding after a documentary claims he is Satoshi Nakamoto
"This was clearly going to be a circus"
Mother sues Google and Character.ai over son's death tied to chatbot obsession
It's claimed he was targeted with "anthropomorphic, hypersexualized, and frighteningly realistic experiences"
What Ever Happened to Netscape?
It was a magical time, PC sales were just booming and if you were lucky, yours would come with a modem for dial-up Internet access. You would hear the scrambling sound of your phone line connecting you to the world. Launching Netscape and staring at the throbber animation while a single web page loaded.
Nintendo Wii U consoles are dying due to memory-related issues, but there's a fix
Inexpensive memory chips seemingly sentenced the Wii U to an early death
Former Nvidia engineer discovers largest known prime number, spanning 41 million digits
The calculations were performed by a "cloud supercomputer"
Feature phones' popularity continues to rise as parents seek to protect children from online dangers
Buying a dumb phone might be a smart move
The Army wants Microsoft to "substantially" lower the price of its $80,000 HoloLens-based goggles
Only half of that cost comes from the unit itself
MIT engineers create solar-powered desalination system producing 5,000 liters of water daily
This could be a game-changer for inland communities where resources are scarce
China's new resistive magnet is 800,000 times stronger than Earth's field
It could help engineer and manipulate entirely new phases of matter
Intel could have beaten AMD to 64-bit transition but wrongly chose not to, engineers reveal
The company was too focused on Itanium business prospects back in the day
The $120,000 Titan A900 crams 6TB of RAM into what's quite possibly the world's most powerful desktop PC
The top-tier model includes a 256-core server processor