Pioneer of minicomputer revolution Gordon Bell dies at 89

RIP: Gordon Bell, a true visionary of the computer age, has passed away at the age of 89. The computing luminary leaves behind an incredible legacy as one of the key architects who helped usher in the modern era of minicomputers and personal computing.

Humane, maker of the critically savaged Ai Pin, is looking to sell the company for up to $1 billion

HP introduces Omni and Elite PCs, retires Pavilion, Spectre, Envy, and Dragonfly brands

Avast Free Antivirus: Testing its features and learning about the six layers of protection

Windows 11 File Explorer adds version control, 7z, and TAR compression support

China's rail gun fires smart bomb at Mach 5 nine miles into the air, test declared a failure

WTF?! In news that certainly sounds concerning, China's navy has reportedly tested an electromagnetic rail gun by firing a smart bomb nine miles into the stratosphere at a speed exceeding Mach 5 (3,836 mph). However, the test was declared a failure as the bomb did not reach its intended altitude and failed to follow the expected trajectory.

Qualcomm is offering a NUC-like Snapdragon X mini desktop for Windows developers

Microsoft Office is down to $49 for a lifetime license

Snapdragon X Elite-powered Microsoft Surface laptop tests show impressive results, with a caveat

Microsoft Edge will use AI to translate and dub YouTube and other videos in real time

Sonos Ace are the company's first headphones, starting at $449

TSMC's EUV machines have a remote kill switch should China attempt a hostile takeover

Apple's secret meeting with TSMC could be a move to lock down chipmaker's 2nm tech

Prism emulator will make x86 applications run faster on Arm-based Copilot+ PCs

Autonomous trucking gets real with Volvo and Aurora's production-ready driverless big rig

TechSpot is hiring: We're looking for tech enthusiasts with sharp writing skills

Vanishing act: A quarter of all web pages that existed between 2013 and 2023 are gone

CEO pay hits record highs: Meet the top earners

Microsoft Recall AI will log everything you do on Windows

Here are all the new Copilot+ AI laptops powered by Snapdragon X processors

This 8KB USB drive will outlive you and your grandkids

Ghost of Tsushima is PlayStation's most successful single-player release on Steam

OpenAI removes Scarlett Johansson-like voice from ChatGPT after actress hires legal counsel

Microsoft Copilot AI will offer tips in PC and Xbox games like Minecraft

How the Dreamcast almost bankrupted Nvidia before a Sega executive saved the company

HandBrake 1.8.0 adds FFV1 encoder support, TrueHD and FLAC audio

Dune's iconic stillsuit has been recreated, allowing wearers to drink their own sweat

Microsoft's Arm-powered Surface Pro gets an OLED display, serious AI processing power

Hertz gets caught charging multiple Tesla renters for not returning the EVs with a full tank of gas

College students find exploit to run laundromat machines for free or add money to an account without paying

Fake OS update screens let procrastinators buy extra break time

Decades-old programming languages Fortran and Cobol are still thriving

Old Glories: Fortran and Cobol are still among the world's most popular programming languages despite being almost 70 years old. They're certainly overachieving, but for entirely different reasons, and neither seem unwilling to go out of fashion as new technological advancements like AI keep old skills relevant.

AWS plans major European expansion with €7.8 billion investment in sovereign data center

Council of Europe's international AI treaty is the first of its kind