4 place 0 fresh
Microsoft has announced Xbox Backward Compatibility for PC, a new preservation program that will let players run select classic Xbox games on Windows PCs and handhelds like the ROG Xbox Ally. Tom's Hardware reports: "This marks the beginning of a broader effort to preserve XBOX games from the past and bring them to PC over time," the company said in a blog post authored by Xbox "VP next generation" Jason Ronald. Alongside backward compatibility, the company says games will also include new features. The fou
A newsletter a day!
You may get 10 most important news around midday in daily newsletter. Press the button and we will send you the most important news only, no spam attached.
LIKE us on Facebook so you won't miss the most important news of the day!
Slashdot
An East Bay apartment complex has been bought at a price that's well below its prior value. Read more ›
0
A PG&E Corp. unit has bought a San Jose building in a move to bolster the utility's South Bay operations. Read more ›
0
A number of Apple products got more expensive last month, so we’re happy to find deals wherever and whenever we can. If you’re searching for a high-end iPad, one of the more notable deals currently happening is on the 13-inch iPad Pro M5 with 512GB of storage. Normally $1,699, it’s $150 off at Amazon, costing […] Read more ›
0 newcommer
Code found in an iOS 27 beta would allow Apple to put a financed iPhone in "Restricted Mode" if it detects any missed payments, 9to5Mac reports. The finding follows a story from Bloomberg earlier this week claiming Apple is preparing to launch a new "Apple Upgrade" financing program for leasing new devices. iPhones in "Restricted […] Read more ›
0 newcommer
Elon Musk has promised to make an AI version of The Odyssey. It's going to be a disaster. Read more ›
0 newcommer
Commentary: Samsung is laying down the blueprint to give Apple the fight of its life. Read more ›
0 newcommer
As access to Anthropic’s and OpenAI’s frontier models becomes more restricted, Chinese labs are pitching their open-source alternatives as stable, accessible, and increasingly capable. Read more ›
0 newcommer
An anonymous reader quotes a report from Wired: A little over a month after the Department of Defense (DOD) bragged that nearly half of its 3.5 million employees were using AI at work, members of the Army's Combat Capabilities Development Command (DEVCOM) received an email informing them that they were burning through tokens, and needed to limit use. "Although the Army CIO announced in May 2026 that they were offering... Read more ›
0 fresh
Ошибка Cannot assign requested address, внезапные обрывы соединений и растущее число сокетов в TIME_WAIT часто выглядят как странности Linux, пока сервис не начинает терять доступность под нагрузкой. В статье разберём, почему заканчиваются локальные порты, какие параметры ядра действительно влияют на ситуацию и где проблема решается настройкой, а где — только изменением архитектуры соединений. Читать далее Read more ›
0 fresh
Во вторник министр финансов США Скотт Бессент заявил в эфире Fox Business, что администрация изучает китайские ИИ-модели на предмет украденной интеллектуальной собственности и рассматривает санкции: по его словам, внутри китайских моделей находят "водяные знаки" американских. А через несколько часов глава Nvidia Дженсен Хуанг в интервью Axios заявил, что Америке нечего бояться китайского ИИ — бояться стоит кампании по его запрету. Читать далее Read more ›
0 fresh
Emirates has rebuilt faster than initially forecast, and faster than the war itself has resolved. Sir Tim Clark's well-worn crisis-management playbook is being tested in real time — and it's holding so far. Read more ›
0 fresh
In the world of pre-order deals, Samsung’s are typically pretty tough to beat, mostly because they give you instant discounts when you trade-in a phone. That instant savings is important, especially when it runs las high as $1,200. But what if you’d rather order from Best Buy or Amazon for various reasons? Both have solid... Read the original post: Galaxy Z Fold 8 Pre-Order Specials: $1,200 Off and $200 or... Read more ›
0 fresh
Have a mower with a dull blade? You can turn to Ace Hardware to get it back into shape, although there is one potential downside to be aware of. Read more ›
0 fresh
OpenAI's latest data center proposal, "Project Camellia," included pledges regarding electricity bills, water use, and Codex credits for students. Read more ›
0 fresh
Meal kit startup reported net losses of more than $9 million this fiscal year, with debts coming due in early 2027. Read more ›
0 fresh
ChatGPT allegedly offered "extremely dangerous medical recommendations" regarding a pulmonary embolism. Read more ›
0 fresh
Apple is already preparing updates to the MacBook Neo, iMac, MacBook Air and more. Read more ›
0 fresh
A lone female maintains her status in the colony by hoarding her ability to reproduce. Read more ›
0 fresh
End-of-life disposal of EV batteries is a growing problem. This state is trying something new. Read more ›
0 fresh
Some Android users find the security feature to be too restrictive. Here's how to disable it and what you risk by doing so. Read more ›
0 fresh
Slashdot
An anonymous reader quotes a report from Ars Technica: Big changes are coming to Android apps, but they're not the changes Google wanted. The settlement between Google and Epic that aimed to put to rest the companies' long-running antitrust battle is being withdrawn, and that means third-party app stores are coming to the Play Store. Google has confirmed that it will begin distributing rival app stores next week, setting the... Read more ›
0
The FCC plans to vote on repealing local TV ownership limits, including the 39% national audience cap that currently restricts how much of the U.S. market a single broadcast group can reach. Engadget reports: On August 6, commissioners will hold a ballot to repeal Section 303 of the Communications Act, and with it the 39 percent rule. In essence, the rule limits the reach of a local TV network to... Read more ›
0
A hacker who breached Suno reportedly revealed source code and training-library details showing the AI music generator scraped millions of songs and lyrics from sources including YouTube Music, Deezer, Genius, Pond5, Jamendo, Freesound, and podcast RSS feeds. "The hacked data is a rare look at exactly how AI models and tools are built," reports 404 Media. "Suno is one of the largest AI music generation tools on the internet, and... Read more ›
0
Spotify is testing a new "Talk to Spotify" AI feature for Premium subscribers that will let them chat with an AI assistant to explore music, podcasts, and audiobooks. The feature can answer questions about what users are listening to, adjust playback through follow-up prompts, and offer more personalized recommendations. The Verge reports: Amazon Music introduced a similar feature last year when it integrated Alexa Plus into the service. Spotify's chatbot... Read more ›
0
Major publishers Hachette, Cengage, Elsevier, and author Scott Turow have sued Google, accusing it of using millions of copyrighted books to train Gemini without permission or payment, in "one of the most prolific infringements of copyrighted materials in history." The Guardian reports: The publishers argue that Google repurposed books that had been supplied for limited services such as Google Books, Google Play Books and Google Scholar. Those services allowed Google... Read more ›
0
An anonymous reader quotes a report from Electrek: A Reddit post making the rounds this week claims the U.S. has experienced at least one major power outage every month of 2026 -- but is it true? I dug into several outages, the extreme weather behind them, and what we can do to help keep the lights on. [...] The claim that hundreds of thousands of Americans were without power over... Read more ›
0
alternative_right shares a report from Phys.org: In a study published in Nature, LSU physicists have developed the first room-temperature quantum material capable of distinguishing and transporting different quantum states of light, overcoming one of the biggest challenges in quantum materials research. Led by Associate Professor of Physics Omar S. Magana-Loaiza, the work establishes a general design principle for engineering an entirely new class of quantum materials, opening new possibilities for... Read more ›
0
fjo3 quotes a report from Agence France-Presse: Chinese users of AI-powered companion bots have bid heart-rending farewells to their virtual buddies as national regulations took effect Wednesday aimed at curbing the risk of emotional dependency. The phenomenon of artificial intelligence boyfriends and girlfriends is growing worldwide, along with the prevalence of human-like avatars that sell products or stand in for loved ones who have died. But these interactive tools must... Read more ›
0
An anonymous reader quotes a report from The Register: South Korea's government has posted a tender seeking suppliers to build a universal basic AI chatbot, and an AI agent for government services. The "AI for everyone" plan calls for private entities to create and operate the AI systems under contracts that expire in the year 2031. Bid documents reveal that Seoul will provide up to 256 Nvidia B200 GPUs to... Read more ›
0
The European Commission has exempted wearables from upcoming EU rules requiring portable-device batteries to be removable and user-replaceable. The broader Batteries Regulation still takes effect in February 2027 for many consumer products, but the exemption means companies like Apple, Google, Samsung, and Meta won't have to redesign their wearables for the EU. Thurrott reports: Yesterday, the Commission announced that new product categories would be exempted from complying with its Batteries... Read more ›
0
Most popular sources
Droid Life
|
0% |
Tech Wire Asia
|
0% |
Startup News
|
0% |
ArcticStartup
|
0% |
ReadWrite
|
0% |
| View sources » | |
LIKE us on Facebook so you won't miss the most important news of the day!
22.07.2026 15:29
Last update: 15:20 EDT.
News rating updated: 22:20.
What is Times42?
Times42 brings you the most popular news from tech news portals in real-time chart.
Read about us in FAQ section.