Anduril takes over military headset project from Microsoft, Palmer Luckey envisions "technomancer" soldiers

The defense-tech startup still needs approval from the Department of Defense before the agreement is confirmed. Based on a post on hispersonal blog, Luckey appears confident that the deal will be approved. “For me, this announcement is deeply personal,” Luckey wrote. The IVAS units combine high-resolution night, thermal, and soldier-borne sensors into a heads-up display. They use augmented reality to provide wearers with real-time battlefield information, including being able to identify drones....

February 12, 2025 · 1 min · 109 words · Michelle Perry

Apple now allows purchase transfers between accounts, with limitations

However, Apple’s official support document provides astep-by-step guideto navigating the migration process. The new documentation is intended for users who want to move purchases from one Apple account to another. Before migrating data, users must meet several key requirements. First, they need to be signed into two different accounts on their iPhone or iPad. Once the transfer is complete, the secondary account will no longer be able to make media purchases....

February 12, 2025 · 1 min · 106 words · Lisa Hopkins

Big monitor brands are stockpiling displays as a buffer against Trump's tariffs

In response, major brands are stockpiling inventory in an effort to keep price hikes as low as possible. This situation stems from the Trump administration’s aggressive trade policies, which triggered retaliatory tariffs from China. These tariffs have put additional pressure on monitor manufacturers, whose margins were already razor-thin. However, the industry giants have a contingency plan: stockpiling. Historically, these smaller players have had little negotiating leverage when securing production capacity and maintaining profit margins....

February 12, 2025 · 1 min · 108 words · Jesse Snow

Darktable

Features Modules Darktable contains several image operation modules. UI/UX Improvements Camera support, compared to 4.8

February 12, 2025 · 1 min · 15 words · Dr. Stuart Stanley DVM

Diablo creator says current ARPGs focus too much on quick leveling, cheapening the experience

It nails many aspects, but progression stands out the most. Diablo creator David Brevikshareda similar sentiment in a recent interview with Video Gamer. “The pacing on Diablo 2, I think, is great,” Brevik said. However, reaching levels beyond that requires fighting larger mobs, as Paragon leveling becomes a slog. This design pushes players to purchase the Battle Pass. While not Diablo 4’s only flaw, it ranks high among the complaints from the franchise’s creator....

February 12, 2025 · 1 min · 147 words · Christina Elliott

Ryzen 9800X3D burns itself and motherboard while user was watching TV show

An isolated incident or something else? The victim, a Redditor named “t0pli,” is a PC builder with two decades of experience. It ran smoothly without overclocking or high temperatures. Then, the system shut down out of nowhere while t0pli was watching shows. Upon inspection, the 9800X3D chip and ASRock motherboard showed severe thermal damage (masthead). The crazy part is that t0pli says he didn’t use any overclocking tricks or push the hardware excessively....

February 12, 2025 · 1 min · 196 words · Garrett Roth

Scientists sound alarm on rising odds of space junk striking airplanes

While the chances remain low and no such incident has occurred yet the potential consequences could be catastrophic. Near major airport hubs, they estimate a 0.8 percent annual probability of a re-entry event posing a threat. Scientists have long warned about the risks posed by satellite constellations. While we can sometimes predict re-entry events, the margin for error remains slim. Experts caution that even a 1-gram fragment striking a plane’s windshield or engine could cause severe damage....

February 12, 2025 · 1 min · 101 words · Lisa Taylor

YouTube is the new television: More people now watch on TV than mobile

YouTube’sgrowing presencein the TV market is undeniable. The platform has consistentlytoppedNielsen’s monthly Gauge report, outpacing streaming giant Netflix in total viewership. Initial trials were conducted with the NFL. In addition to video content, YouTube has also emerged as a leading platform for podcasts. Featured on TechSpot

February 12, 2025 · 1 min · 46 words · Kelsey Choi

AMD may price the Radeon RX 9070 series to undercut Nvidia's mid-range GPUs

The standard RX 9070 is also anticipated to include 16GB of VRAM. If these rumors hold, the RX 9070 will likely be slightly cheaper than the $549 RTX 5070. AMD’s claims of dramatic ray tracing performance improvements also remain unverified. Historically, AMD’s GPUs have lagged behind Nvidia’s in hardware-accelerated ray tracing. Additionally, rumors suggest that the RTX 5070, 5060 Ti, and 5060 could follow soon after. Featured on TechSpot

February 11, 2025 · 1 min · 69 words · Kenneth Montgomery

Apple fixes another actively exploited zero-day vulnerability on iPhone and iPad

The patch is also available for Mac, Apple Watch, and Apple Vision Pro. After updating, users should see if Apple Intelligence is enabled. Users who haven’t updated their iPhone or iPad firmware since late January should do so now. The iOS and iPadOS 18.3.1 update fixes an actively exploited zero-day vulnerability. The security update is also available for iPadOS 17.7.5, watchOS, macOS, and visionOS. The company credits Bill Marczak of the University of Toronto’s Munk School’s Citizen Lab for the discovery....

February 11, 2025 · 1 min · 186 words · Miguel Williams

Man who lost $750 million Bitcoin in landfill now wants to buy the site

If at first you don’t succeed… Howells said he wants to appeal the decision. Since then, Newport council has announced plans to close and cap the site in the 2025-26 financial year. The landfill holds more than 1.4 million tons of waste. Howells previously claimed to have narrowed the drive’s location down to a section containing 100,000 tons. He believes the Bitcoin on the drive will be worth 1 billion ($1....

February 11, 2025 · 1 min · 77 words · Robert Rose

Meta unveils AI models that convert brain activity into text with unmatched accuracy

The image encoder builds a rich set of representations of the image independently of the brain. The brain encoder then learns to align MEG signals to these image embeddings. Finally, the image decoder generates a plausible image based on these brain representations. The second study focuses on understanding how the brain transforms thoughts into language. While the technology shows promise, several challenges remain before it can be applied in clinical configs....

February 11, 2025 · 1 min · 74 words · Nathan Gonzalez

Microsoft proposes new Office and Teams pricing to avoid massive EU fine

Three sources familiar with the matterconfirmedMicrosoft’s diplomatic attempt to Reuters. The Europen Commission investigation started five years ago after Slackfiledan antitrust complaint against Microsoft. The complaint claimed that Redmond was reverting to its past monopolistic behavior by boosting Teams adoption through Office integration. Teams and other collaboration or video conferencing services saw a significant surge in demand during the COVID-19 pandemic. Microsoft was allegedly reaping all the benefits thanks to its popular productivity suite....

February 11, 2025 · 1 min · 149 words · Joseph Donaldson