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US bans Chinese software from connected cars, triggering a major industry overhaul
Posted on Friday February 06, 2026
The rule, issued by the Commerce Department's Bureau of Industry and Security, bans code written in China or by Chinese-owned firms from vehicles that connect to the cloud. By 2029, even their connectivity hardware will be covered under the same restrictions.Read Entire Article Continue Reading »
AT&T teams up with Samsung on the amiGO Jr. Phone, a smartphone built for kids
Posted on Friday February 06, 2026
AT&T writes that the amiGO Jr. Phone is the first and only carrier-made smartphone designed specifically for children.Read Entire Article Continue Reading »
Volkswagen overtakes Tesla in European EV sales for the first time
Posted on Friday February 06, 2026
Tesla has dominated the continent's fully electric segment for years, but its momentum faltered sharply in 2025. JATO's figures show Tesla's registrations plunged 27 percent compared to 2024. Volkswagen filled that gap with a 56 percent jump, largely driven by its new ID.7 sedan. The result: VW's European battery-electric sales reached 274,278 units, overtaking Tesla's 236,357.Read Entire Article Continue Reading »
Nvidia 6x DLSS frame generation and dynamic modes launch in April
Posted on Friday February 06, 2026
The GPU manufacturer offered news outlets another opportunity to examine its upcoming motion clarity technologies in Munich this week. It confirmed to Hardwareluxx that owners of RTX 50 series graphics cards can begin using 6x multi-frame generation and dynamic multi-frame generation beginning in April.Read Entire Article Continue Reading »
Asrock responds to reports of Ryzen 9000 CPU failures on its AM5 motherboards
Posted on Friday February 06, 2026
Last year saw more than 100 cases of Ryzen 9000 chips failing in Asrock motherboards. The manufacturer initially blamed the faults on several areas, including memory compatibility conflicts, user error, and even debris in the CPU socket.Read Entire Article Continue Reading »
A "living" artificial pancreas implant could be a breakthrough for people with diabetes
Posted on Friday February 06, 2026
Developed under the direction of Assistant Professor Shady Farah of the Technion's Faculty of Chemical Engineering, and carried out with colleagues from MIT, Harvard University, Johns Hopkins University, and the University of Massachusetts, the work demonstrates a functioning cell-based system that produces and delivers insulin independently.Read Entire Article Continue Reading »
Baldur's Gate is getting an HBO TV series set after Baldur's Gate 3
Posted on Friday February 06, 2026
Mazin, who also wrote the brilliant Chernobyl miniseries, will create, write, executive-produce, and showrun the Baldur's Gate 3 show, writes Deadline. Chris Perkins, the former Head of Story at Wizards of the Coast, will serve as consultant.Read Entire Article Continue Reading »
Windows update woes continue, this time slowing down Nvidia GPUs
Posted on Friday February 06, 2026
Microsoft's January 2026 Patch Tuesday update – already notorious for causing serious issues – is now being blamed for slowing down Nvidia graphics cards. While Nvidia has acknowledged the problem, Microsoft has yet to respond to the latest reports.Read Entire Article Continue Reading »
Enthusiast makes NVMe SSD work on a Pentium III system through a PCI slot
Posted on Thursday February 05, 2026
A Redditor who enjoys experimenting with old hardware and ancient operating systems recently tried a small but clever experiment: installing an NVMe drive in a PCI-based machine. The idea was to force a modern(ish) SSD to operate under the constraints storage devices faced in the 1990s, requiring it to interact...Read Entire Article Continue Reading »
AI may be ready for the mainstream, the economics aren't
Posted on Thursday February 05, 2026
As 2026 gets underway, it's clear that AI's momentum hasn't stalled in the least. If anything, it's picking up speed, especially with the recent surge of interest in AI-powered agents, often referred to as agentic AI, that are beginning to reshape how the technology is used.Read Entire Article Continue Reading »