44 Commodore backs down over FPGA firmware lockdown — it won’t now try and block third-party firmware installs but will stand firm against bricked modded units

Newark apartment complex bought for much less than prior value

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George Avalos @ Silicon Valley 1 place · 02/07/2106 01:28 EDT

An East Bay apartment complex has been bought at a price that's well below its prior value. Read more ›

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PG&E buys San Jose building to bolster South Bay operations

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George Avalos @ Silicon Valley 2 place · 02/07/2106 01:28 EDT

A PG&E Corp. unit has bought a San Jose building in a move to bolster the utility's South Bay operations. Read more ›

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Bitcoin whales build long positions as funding stays deeply negative

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Shaurya Malwa @ CoinDesk 1 place · today 10:13 EDT

Long bias from the largest perpetual traders on Hyperliquid has built steadily through February, March and April, with the position now leaning aggressively long as bitcoin tags $80,000 and US-Iran talks resume. Read more ›

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Skylight’s 15-inch smart calendar is down to its lowest price to date

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Sheena Vasani @ The Verge 1 place · today 10:05 EDT

When you’re juggling more than just your own calendar, staying organized can be overwhelming. Fortunately, the Skylight Calendar 2 can help simplify things by syncing multiple calendars in a single spot, and now through May 7th, it’s available directly from Skylight for $259.99 ($40 off), its best price to date. Skylight’s 15-inch smart calendar improves […] Read more ›

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Fans Angry Over Pokemon Go Champion's Disqualification For Allegedly Shaking the Table

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EditorDavid @ Slashdot 1 place · today 10:04 EDT

It's "the curious case of... the Pokémon Go pro who celebrated too hard," reports the gaming news site Aftermath. It all started on the first weekend in April... Firestar73, a competitive Pokémon Go player who placed seventh at last year's world championships, managed to narrowly cinch a game-five finals win at the 2026 Pokémon Orlando Regional Championships after battling his way out of the dreaded losers' bracket. As stress and... Read more ›

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It took me until 44 to realize that the most dangerous comfort is a life that’s bearable — not bad enough to leave, not good enough to feel like living

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Christian Kelly @ Silicon Canals 1 place · today 10:02 EDT

After years of telling myself I should be grateful for my stable marriage and decent job, I discovered the most insidious trap isn't rock bottom or dramatic failure—it's the comfortable numbness of a life that's just bearable enough to endure but never quite worth celebrating. Read more ›

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Freezing 5.6 million dormant bitcoin could trigger ‘worst’ single-day repricing

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Olivier Acuna @ CoinDesk 2 place · today 10:00 EDT

Maximalists warn freezing 5.6M BTC risks instant sell-offs, while others say quantum threats leave no alternative. Read more ›

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Scare Your Neighbors With This Incredible Life-Size ‘Alien’ Halloween Decoration (Exclusive)

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Justin Carter @ Gizmodo 1 place · today 10:00 EDT

In space, no one can hear you scream...but your neighbors might when they see you've got a 6-foot alien in your front yard. Read more ›

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There’s one iOS 27 upgrade I want to see at WWDC 2026 — and it isn't Siri 2.0

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TechRadar 1 place · today 10:00 EDT

With WWDC 2026 just around the corner, I’d love to see Apple revamp the Shortcuts app in iOS 27. Read more ›

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Apple could bring curved displays back in vogue with the 20th anniversary iPhone

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Shikhar Mehrotra @ Digital Trends 1 place · today 09:58 EDT

Apple's 20th anniversary iPhone is shaping up to be a significant design departure, featuring a shallow four-edge micro-curve and a Samsung-made COE OLED panel. Read more ›

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I moved to Portugal by taking a two-week cruise there from the US. Traveling by boat had major benefits.

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Jordan Pandy @ Business Insider 1 place · today 09:55 EDT

Rising living costs in the US drove Zachary Biss to move to Lisbon, Portugal. He took a transatlantic cruise to move there and enjoyed the benefits. Read more ›

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Only 3% of traders drive prediction markets' accuracy, not the crowd, study finds

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Sam Reynolds @ CoinDesk 3 place · today 09:47 EDT

Researchers show market accuracy comes from a tiny group of informed traders, not broad participation. Read more ›

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5 Ryobi Products That Fix Problems You Didn't Realize You Had

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SlashGear 1 place · today 09:45 EDT

These 5 Ryobi tools tackle those problems that you don't think twice about - until you discover there's a much easier way to deal with them. Read more ›

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Chernobyl virus turned 27 today, and it could brick your PC in ways modern malware can't by overwriting BIOS firmware

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Tom's Hardware 1 place · today 09:36 EDT

27 years ago today, on April 26, 1999, a 1 KB virus called CIH detonated its payload on hundreds of thousands of Windows 9x machines worldwide. Read more ›

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Our colleague was in the room when chaos erupted at DC's annual press dinner. Here's what he thought about the security.

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Insider Inc. @ Business Insider 2 place · today 09:36 EDT

Business Insider had a colleague as a guest at the White House Correspondents' Dinner. This is his witness account. Read more ›

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ТТС, или как доставить молекулу до мишени без потерь?

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CatScience @ Habr 1 place · today 09:30 EDT

Как никотиновые пластыри заменяют сигареты? Они доставляют никотин в системный кровоток, взаимодействуя только с кожей. Как обычный пластырь может «закинуть» активное вещество внутрь организма?Во-первых, задача таких пластырей и ряда подобным им систем, называемых: Трансдермальные Терапевтические Системы (ТТС), завязана на попытке обойти главный барьер организма на пути лекарственного средства: печень. Читать далее Read more ›

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New metal 3D printer shrinks industrial tech down to workbench size with laser powder bed fusion system — aims to bring laser metal printing to workshops and labs for $9,600

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Tom's Hardware 2 place · today 09:21 EDT

Scrap Labs has unveiled the Scrap 1, a compact laser powder bed fusion metal 3D printer that fits on a workbench and starts at $9,600 — a fraction of what industrial LPBF systems typically cost Read more ›

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The Bose SoundLink Flex is back to its Black Friday price on Amazon

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TechRadar 2 place · today 09:20 EDT

Save 20% on the Bose SoundLink Flex on Amazon — a fantastic all-round Bluetooth speaker that's back to its Black Friday price. Read more ›

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Кризис «переходного» возраста в управлении проектами: история преодоления

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ayushindin («Лаборатория Касперского») @ Habr 2 place · today 09:16 EDT

Представьте ситуацию: к 30 годам человек добился всего. Желал быть тимлидом и стал им. На работе сплошь успехи. Полностью соответствует всем ожиданиям, которые на него возлагают общество, коллеги, друзья и близкие. Но счастливым себя не чувствует: вместо этого энергии становится меньше, все чаще ощущается апатия, теряется интерес к работе. В общем, тот самый «кризис переходного возраста» во всей красе, только в профессиональном плане. Я провел в этом состоянии больше полутора... Read more ›

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I moved to the US for love. It wasn't easy, but 10 years and a career change helped it feel like home.

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Karol Dugan @ Business Insider 3 place · today 09:13 EDT

After moving from Poland to the US for love, it took some time to adjust to life here. Now, my husband and I are discussing moving to Poland. Read more ›

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Russian-made Shahed drones are ‘disintegrating in the air before reaching their targets’ due to shoddy manufacturing, video shows — commentators call Russian clones of Iran's drones 'flying garbage'

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Tom's Hardware · 04/19/2026 10:34 EDT

Video footage captured by Ukrainian Sting interceptor drones shows that Russia’s endless drone assault is now powered by what some commenters have described as ‘flying garbage.’ Read more ›

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Gaming laptop brought to repair shop for overheating problem, decorative stickers found to be the problem — tech fixes problem in under 10 seconds after removing the stickers covering its fans

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Tom's Hardware · 04/20/2026 05:40 EDT

Someone thought it was a good idea to put a sticker that covered their laptop's vents. Read more ›

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Voyager 1 gets emergency instrument shutdown to solve escalating power crisis and give it ‘about a year of breathing room’ — interstellar spacecraft's nuclear power source is dying, leading to intensifying countermeasures

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Tom's Hardware · 04/20/2026 06:00 EDT

NASA's JPL turned off one instrument aboard the Voyager 1 space probe after it experienced an unexpected drop in power levels. Scientists are working on a fix to swap onboard powered devices with low-power alternatives to make the spacecraft last longer. Read more ›

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Original Task Manager creator explains why it lies to you about CPU usage — former Microsoft engineer shows unique solution to a seemingly simple, but actually complicated, task

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Tom's Hardware · 04/20/2026 06:20 EDT

Dave Plummer pops the hood on Task Manager and explains how it gets your PC's CPU usage (and why it feels off sometimes). Read more ›

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Tokyo court rules movie and anime 'spoiler articles' are copyright infringement in landmark criminal case — detailed, monetized plot summaries land man in Japanese prison

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Tom's Hardware · 04/20/2026 06:40 EDT

The Tokyo District Court has ruled that "spoiler articles" that describe the plot of a movie/show in detail now count as copyright infringement. The prosecution argued that these articles are "adaptations" made without permission, and that they earn ad revenue, further taking away fair compensation for IP holders. Read more ›

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Relive the PC magazine cover disk era with 758-strong archive.org CD-ROM collection — 1.2TB treasure trove also includes Floppy Disks from as early as 1993

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Tom's Hardware · 04/20/2026 06:58 EDT

If you miss the old cover-mounted demo disks of yore, take a look at the Internet Archive's extensive collections. Read more ›

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Apex Gaming PCs recalls nearly 18,000 power supplies over missing safety labels — the fix is a warning sticker sent by mail, units are entirely safe

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Tom's Hardware · 04/20/2026 07:00 EDT

The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission issued a recall on April 16 for approximately 17,730 Manik and Apex-branded ATX power supplies. Read more ›

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This Acer gaming laptop features an RTX 5070 Ti, 64GB of RAM, and a 2TB SSD for under $2,000 — save $650 on the Predator Helios Neo, powered by Intel Core Ultra 9

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Tom's Hardware · 04/20/2026 07:07 EDT

There's a great deal on the Acer Predator Helios Neo at Newegg right now. Read more ›

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US gov't blocks China's largest LED chipmaker's $239 million bid to acquire Dutch lighting firm Lumileds — US blocks acquisition attempt of European firm

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Tom's Hardware · 04/20/2026 07:20 EDT

Sanan Optoelectronics, China's largest LED chipmaker, has abandoned its $239 million bid to acquire Dutch lighting firm Lumileds after CFIUS blocked it. Read more ›

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Latest Intel Core Ultra 7 270K bundle includes a 2TB SSD and 64GB of RAM for just $1,499 — includes Z890 motherboard, case, and AIO cooler, just add a GPU and PSU for a complete PC build

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Tom's Hardware · 04/20/2026 07:28 EDT

This Newegg Intel combo bundle pairs an Intel 270K Plus, Z890 mobo, 64GB of DDR5 RAM, 2TB SSD, PC Case, and AIO cooler altogether for $1499.99. Read more ›

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