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This Early Access pirate game was quietly killing your SSD without you knowing
Posted on Saturday May 02, 2026
Developer Kraken Express introduced Windrose as a survival adventure set in the age of piracy, featuring a procedurally generated world where players can gather, build, and craft alongside the usual piracy activities such as fighting and looting. Released in Early Access in April, the game has since made headlines for...Read Entire Article Continue Reading »
The Pentagon just signed AI deals with OpenAI, Google, Microsoft, and Nvidia - and cut Anthropic out entirely
Posted on Saturday May 02, 2026
Defense officials have framed the effort as a necessary step to keep pace with both technological change and geopolitical competition. "We are equipping the warfighter with a suite of AI tools to maintain an unfair advantage and achieve absolute decision superiority," Emil Michael, the undersecretary of defense for research and...Read Entire Article Continue Reading »
A $7 Raspberry Pi can do something Sony refuses to: give the DualSense wireless haptics on PC
Posted on Saturday May 02, 2026
Modder "awalol" has spent the past several weeks developing firmware that, when installed on a 2-inch-long Raspberry Pi device, allows PCs to use adaptive triggers and haptic feedback on Sony's DualSense controllers without a wired connection. Living room PC gamers will likely appreciate the cheap custom add-on.Read Entire Article Continue Reading »
GameStop wants to buy eBay in an aggressive pivot to e-commerce
Posted on Saturday May 02, 2026
The size mismatch is hard to overlook. GameStop carries a market value of around $12 billion; eBay sits closer to $46 billion. Despite that gap, GameStop has already been quietly building a stake in eBay ahead of a potential bid – a signal that Cohen is willing to swing big...Read Entire Article Continue Reading »
This is Why You Won't Buy a Steam Machine in 2026
Posted on Saturday May 02, 2026
Valve's Steam Machine was supposed to be an affordable gaming PC for the living room. Rising memory and storage prices have turned that dream into a pricing nightmare.Read Entire Article Continue Reading »
Apple's success is running into a familiar problem: not enough chips
Posted on Friday May 01, 2026
The quarter showed how dependent Apple has become on its silicon strategy. The iPhone 17 lineup, built on advanced processors made by TSMC using a variant of the manufacturing technology behind leading AI chips, continues to drive the bulk of revenue. iPhone sales reached $56.99 billion, slightly missing estimates, but...Read Entire Article Continue Reading »
"Copy Fail" is a rare Linux bug that can turn an unprivileged user into a root admin in seconds
Posted on Friday May 01, 2026
Tracked as CVE-2026-31431, Copy Fail could represent a significant security risk in the making. The vulnerability was discovered by researchers at Theori, who investigated the Linux kernel's authencesn cryptographic template using an AI-assisted scanning process. The team also developed a 732-byte Python script capable of escalating privileges and granting an...Read Entire Article Continue Reading »
The Mac Mini is sold out for "several months" as AI developers snap them up for local agent workloads
Posted on Friday May 01, 2026
"On the Mac Mini and Mac Studio, both of these are amazing platforms for AI and agentic tools," Cook said. "And customer adoption of that is happening faster than we expected."Read Entire Article Continue Reading »
Epic Games Store launches on iPhone in Japan, but not one developer has signed on
Posted on Friday May 01, 2026
The launch of the Epic Games Store follows the full implementation of the Mobile Software Competition Act, which was passed by lawmakers in Japan in December 2025. The new law is similar to the Digital Markets Act, requiring support for alternative app distribution and payment systems across digital platforms.Read Entire Article Continue Reading »
Samsung's chip profit jumped nearly 50-fold in a single year, execs warn the shortage will get worse
Posted on Friday May 01, 2026
Operating profit in semiconductors climbed to 53.7 trillion won ($36.15 billion) for the January – March period, up sharply from 1.1 trillion won a year earlier. The figure accounted for roughly 94% of Samsung's total operating profit of 57.2 trillion won. Revenue rose 69% year over year to 133.9 trillion won.Read Entire Article Continue Reading »