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California county wants businesses replacing workers with robots to offer equal-pay jobs, severance, or retraining fees
Posted on Friday September 18, 2026
The San Mateo County Board of Supervisors this week voted 4-0 to establish what is being called a first-of-its-kind permitting system for businesses using autonomous, AI-controlled robots.Read Entire Article Continue Reading »
Razer's new $100 Kraken headset adds physical haptic feedback to over 100 supported games
Posted on Thursday September 17, 2026
Razer has a new headset for players interested in feeling some "real" haptic feedback during their gaming sessions. The Kraken V4 X Sensa HD Haptics Edition employs the same Sensa HD Haptics technology used by Razer in previous products, vowing to provide deeper integration across the wide range of games...Read Entire Article Continue Reading »
Apple Watch Series 12 reviews: two-day battery life and better health tracking
Posted on Thursday September 17, 2026
The latest Apple Watch brings meaningful upgrades to battery life, health tracking, and everyday performance while keeping the same starting price. Reviewers praise the new health sensors, improved Siri, and battery life that can now stretch to two days.Read Entire Article Continue Reading »
MPC-HC 2.8.2 adds ReplayGain support and playback improvements
Posted on Thursday September 17, 2026
MPC-HC is a lightweight and highly customizable Windows media player, with strong codec support through its bundled LAV Filters and excellent compatibility with advanced renderers. Version 2.8.2 adds ReplayGain volume normalization, smoother seeking and file launching. For more recommended playback and streaming apps, check out our Essentials Software guide.Read Entire Article Continue Reading »
US-Iran war permanently damaged Amazon's AWS infrastructure in the Middle East
Posted on Thursday September 17, 2026
Amazon recently confirmed that Iran's threats against US tech corporations were all but real. The company provided a few updates on the health of its AWS services in the Middle East, stating that some of its facilities have been damaged to the point of becoming completely inoperable for the foreseeable...Read Entire Article Continue Reading »
A judge ruled Google broke antitrust law, then let it keep its entire ad-tech business
Posted on Thursday September 17, 2026
US District Judge Leonie M. Brinkema concluded that divestiture was "neither realistic nor needed," even after finding last year that Google had violated antitrust law in its handling of the ad-tech market. Instead, the ruling calls for changes to how Google's advertising tools operate. Google must make its products interoperable...Read Entire Article Continue Reading »
Microsoft will reveal what's next for Windows and Surface next month, Nvidia RTX Spark included
Posted on Thursday September 17, 2026
The event is expected to cover Windows, Surface, Nvidia RTX Spark, and the broader PC market. It kicks off at 10am Pacific time, 1pm Eastern.Read Entire Article Continue Reading »
Someone finally cracked the PlayStation 2's security chip, 26 years later
Posted on Thursday September 17, 2026
Reverse-engineering enthusiast "DiscoStarslayer" recently announced that the MechaCon security chip used in PlayStation 2 consoles has finally been dumped. The "secret" chip is now being fully documented, which should help developers with modding projects designed for original hardware.Read Entire Article Continue Reading »
Fusion startups keep promising power plants, the physics still says otherwise
Posted on Thursday September 17, 2026
Pacific Fusion recently broke ground on a test facility in Albuquerque, New Mexico. Helion Energy says it plans to provide electricity to Microsoft by 2028. Other companies are aiming to build commercial plants in the 2030s.Read Entire Article Continue Reading »
AMD's next GPUs could bring neural rendering to the PS6 and next Xbox
Posted on Thursday September 17, 2026
In a recent post on the AnandTech forums, trusted leaker Kepler_L2 claimed that AMD's next-generation graphics hardware will support its take on neural lighting, which Nvidia recently introduced with DLSS 5. The move could significantly expand the technology's reach beyond PCs using Nvidia's high-end graphics cards.Read Entire Article Continue Reading »