Linus Torvalds’ perfect Linux PC includes an Intel Arc 8580 GPU The build features ECC memory to ensure data accuracy for development tasks Threadripper gives Torvalds massive multi-core power for compiling Linux code Linus Torvalds, the creator of the Linux kernel, has finally allowed a new Linux PC to be built on camera, with Linus…
A malicious library slipped into SmartTube updates without users noticing anything unusual Play Protect warnings led the community to investigate the suspicious build The hidden file maintained remote communication channels, alarming users SmartTube, a widely used YouTube client for Android TV, recently faced a serious compromise after an attacker gained access to the developer’s signing…
So it’s official: TechRadar readers are more Android fans than iPhone users. A result that I was mostly expecting, but not with quite as much of a gap. Around the start of November, I posted a poll asking the big question: are TechRadar readers iPhone or Android? After several weeks, the results are in: 62%…
Pluribus‘ debut season is barrelling towards its conclusion. Indeed, with the sci-fi mystery show’s sixth episode out now on Apple TV, we’re just three chapters away from this season’s finale. Right now though, there are more important things to discuss – namely, the new things Carol (and, by proxy, we) learn about The Others in…
What you do get when your son has accidentally gone into business with your enemy, your mother has just died and your ex-boss’ wife as uncovered hidden problems at the corporation you work for? Just another day in Tommy’s (Billy Bob Thornton) life in Landman season 2. The Paramount+ show is onto another year of…
Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang met with Donald Trump and criticized the proposed GAIN AI Act’s chip export restrictions Lawmakers have now dropped the chip export proposal from the annual defense bill Huang also warned that state-level AI laws would harm U.S. innovation and national security Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang isn’t known for wading into the…
Part one of our Keep Calm and Count the Kilowatts series showed how AI prompts are only a small portion of a person’s daily power use. Part two explored how AI’s power, water and carbon footprints stack up on a global scale. But the real environmental impact here isn’t the tiny sip of power your…
Linux 590 driver no longer recognizes several GTX 900 and 10-series GPUs Windows update timeline remains unclear, causing Nvidia graphics card uncertainty Nvidia will only provide quarterly security updates for older architectures Nvidia has released the first driver in the 590 branch for Linux, signaling an important shift in support for older GPUs. Reports from…
Nevada-Oregon caldera hosts lithium clay estimated at 20-40 million tons Lithium discovery could reach $1.5 trillion at current market prices Quadruple-layered sediment and hydrothermal activity enriched clay with lithium elements A research team has identified a large concentration of lithium-rich clay within the McDermitt Caldera, a collapsed supervolcano along the Nevada–Oregon border. Current assessments suggest…
Bending Spoons acquires Eventbrite for $500 million to revive its operations The purchase price reflects a steep drop from Eventbrite’s 2018 IPO Eventbrite stockholders receive $4.50 per share, an 81% premium immediately Bending Spoons has agreed to acquire Eventbrite for approximately $500 million, marking another addition to its portfolio of well-known but stalled software companies….