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DIY DDR5 is no longer just a concept, but a reality, as modder VIK-on has built his first 32GB stick from scavenged parts. The memory chips came from laptop SODIMMs, while a new PCB and cooler were acquired from China. After flashing custom firmware enabling 6400 MT/s XMP, the entire build put together cost $218. Read more ›
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"China recently placed a supercritical carbon dioxide power generator into commercial operation," writes CleanTechnica, "and the announcement was widely framed as a technological breakthrough." The system, referred to as Chaotan One, is installed at a steel plant in Guizhou province in mountainous southwest China and is designed to recover industrial waste heat and convert it into electricity. Each unit is reported to be rated at roughly 15 MW, with public... Read more ›
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Microsoft has quietly removed ‘find album information’ and ‘update album info online’ tools from the Media Player apps supplied with Windows 11. Read more ›
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The U.S. Department of Commerce has retracted its proposal to stop the import of DJI drones, but the FCC's ban means that the U.S.'s doors are closed to new DJI models anyway. Read more ›
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Some retired vessels from the U.S. Navy go on to serve as artificial reefs, while others are completely scrapped. But some go on to become floating museums. Read more ›
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If you received a bunch of password reset requests from Instagram recently, you're not alone. Malwarebytes, an antivirus software company, initially reported that there was a data breach revealing the "sensitive information" of 17.5 million Instagram users. Malwarebytes added that the leak included Instagram usernames, physical addresses, phone numbers, email addresses and more. However, Instagram said there was no breach and that user accounts were "secure." We fixed an issue... Read more ›
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Scifi author/tech activist Cory Doctorow has decried the "enshittification" of our technologies to extract more profit. But Saturday he also described what could be "the beginning of the end for enshittification" in a new article for the Guardian — "our chance to make tech good again". There is only one reason the world isn't bursting with wildly profitable products and projects that disenshittify the US's defective products: its (former) trading... Read more ›
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Wing is bringing drone delivery to even more Walmart stores in 2026. The Alphabet-owned company announced today that its drones will be flying above 150 more locations this year, including in four new cities: Los Angeles, St. Louis, Miami, and Cincinnati. In June 2025, the companies said they would expand their delivery partnership to 100 […] Read more ›
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This week, Google announced a new AI Inbox view for Gmail that replaces the traditional list of emails with an AI-generated list of to-dos and topics to track based on what's in your inbox. It's not widely available yet, but I have access, and in the few hours I've spent messing around with it, I […] Read more ›
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GameStop CEO Ryan Cohen is in line to potentially earn $35 billion in stock options, so long as the company hits a $100 billion market cap. One way to hit that target is by cutting costs, and one way of cutting costs is to close down a bunch of stores. The company closed 590 stores […] Read more ›
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Looks like smartphones are back on the menu at CES 2026: from the Galaxy TriFold to a BlackBerry-style throwback. Read more ›
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A fantastic smart rowing machine that'll work for just about anyone, providing they can pay the premium. Read more ›
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I made a new friend, and I'm going to take him home in my suitcase. Read more ›
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From Garmin's AI nutrition tracking to a sunlight attachment for your laptop, here are the wildest CES 2026 health innovations. Read more ›
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Like the look of the Lego Smart Brick? These are the key things you need to know. Read more ›
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Iranians have been offline for over 12 hours, with broadband, mobile and Starlink services affected. Read more ›
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Just because two devices should be compatible in theory, that doesn't necessarily mean they are. Read more ›
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CES has become a reliable venue for new projectors, and these were the six most promising models I saw on the show floor. Read more ›
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