Bad news for Xbox Game Pass subscribers: Microsoft is increasing prices, while some subscription tiers won’t get access to new Xbox titles on launch day. As PC Mag reports, the company announced the changes in a support document after Windows Central broke news about the global price increase. Here’s the gist: Xbox Game Pass Ultimate will cost $19.99 per month, an increase […]
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PC Market Continues to Rebound With Apple, Acer Leading the Way
The PC market continues to rebound with shipments for Apple MacBooks and Acer products driving much of the growth. As PC Mag reports, in the second quarter, PC shipments increased 3% year-over-year, according to new data from research firm IDC. This marks the second quarter of definitive growth for the PC market following nearly two years of […]
10 Billion Passwords were Leaked on a Hacker Site. What You Need to Know.
This Fourth of July brought fireworks in the form of a digital security breach, one that has been recorded as the most significant password leak in history. Dubbed RockYou2024, this colossal data dump was unveiled by a user named “ObamaCare” on a prominent hacking forum, revealing a staggering 9.9 billion unique passwords in plain text. […]
More than a Decade Later, Mt. Gox is Set to Repay Users $9B in Crypto
Remember Mt. Gox? The Japanese Bitcoin exchange online marketplace where people could buy and sell Bitcoin? As PC Mag reports, at one point, it was considered the largest Bitcoin exchange in the world… that is, before it went bankrupt a decade ago in 2014 after it lost 950,000 Bitcoin due to a hack in 2011. That meant […]
Is NASCAR Really Going Electric?
Over the 4th of July weekend, NASCAR showed off a new all-electric race car prototype at the Chicago Street Race. As PC Mag reports, the car is part of a new partnership between NASCAR and ABB, a Swedish-Swiss multinational corporation that calls itself a global leader in electrification and automation. The vehicle is part of the […]
What to expect at Samsung’s Galaxy Unpacked event Tomorrow
Samsung’s next Galaxy Unpacked event is coming up fast at 9AM ET on July 10th in Paris, France. The company isn’t being coy about at least a couple of things it’s talking about — the graphic in its announcement video clearly hints at foldables, and the video’s description reads in part, “Galaxy AI is here.” You can watch the […]
Apple’s Next-Generation Apple Watch May Have a Bigger Screen
This fall will mark the Apple Watch’s 10th anniversary, so maybe that’s why the tech giant is upping the ante. The next version of the Apple Watch is looking to break out and feature a bigger screen. As PC Mag reports, according to Bloomberg’s Apple reporter Mark Gurman, Series 10 of the Apple Watch will have larger screens […]
A new Resident Evil is on the Horizon
Capcom is developing a new Resident Evil game, Resident Evil 7 director Koshi Nakanishi confirmed during a summer “Capcom Next” livestream on Monday. “We’re making a new Resident Evil,” Nakanishi said during the show. “It was really difficult to figure out what to do after 7. But I found it, and to be honest it feels substantial. I can’t share any details […]
TikTok Parent Company ByteDance is Making an AI Chip
TikTok parent company ByteDance is currently developing an advanced 5 nanometer AI chip with US firm Broadcom, Reuters reports, citing two sources familiar with the plans. Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Corp. (TSMC), which makes chips for Apple, Nvidia, Qualcomm, and AMD, is expected to manufacture the upcoming ByteDance-Broadcom chip. According to PC Mag, chip would not violate […]
The Supreme Court NetChoice Ruling means Curating, Compiling, and Moderating a Feed is a First Amendment-Protected Activity
On Monday, the Supreme Court issued its decision in Moody v. NetChoice and NetChoice v. Paxton, two consequential cases about the future of speech on the internet. The court explicitly extended First Amendment protections to how social media platforms organize, curate, and moderate their feeds, drawing a comparison between internet content moderation and “traditional publishers and editors.” As The Verge reports, […]