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Updated Inclusive Language Guide Calls Out "Sanity Check", "Hung", "Native Support"
The Linux Foundation's Alliance for OpenUSD "AOUSD" and the Academy Software Foundation "ASWF" announced today an updated Inclusive Language Guide...
2025-08-11 15:38
Wikipedia's UK legal challenge fails, leaving volunteers exposed to danger
The Wikimedia Foundation has lost its legal challenge against the Online Safety Act's categorization regulations, depriving it of immediate legal protections it wanted. Read more...
2025-08-11 15:28
iOS 26’s new battery features seem perfect for iPhone 17’s launch
iOS 26 will be here soon, packing a new Liquid Glass design, big updates to CarPlay, Wallet, and more. iOS 26 also adds a variety of new battery-related features, and with the iPhone 17 launch hitting at the same time, they seem a perfect match for wha...
2025-08-11 15:18
WhatsApp adds a crucial feature to help stop impersonation
Meta is working on a new feature for WhatsApp that helps your contacts safely find your Instagram profile. Read more...
2025-08-11 15:12
DisplayPort is better than HDMI, and I will die on this hill
Over the years, we’ve seen a good number of interfaces used for computer monitors, TVs, LCD panels and other all-things-display purposes. We’ve lived through VGA and the large variety of analog interfaces that preceded it, then DVI, HDMI, and at so...
2025-08-11 15:01
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Nvidia introduces compact Blackwell professional graphics cards — RTX Pro 4000 SFF and Pro 2000 GPUs arrive at SIGGRAPH 2025
Nvidia just released more affordable variants of Blackwell AI GPUs.
2025-08-11 15:00
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Nvidia unveils 2U RTX Pro 6000 servers at SIGGRAPH — double shot of Blackwell power comes to smaller rackmount form factors
Nvidia has announced 2U server form factor compatibility with its latest RTX 6000 Pro Server Edition GPU, providing enterprise customers with the most compact method of deploying Blackwell AI GPUs yet.
2025-08-11 15:00
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Auf Wiedersehen, GitHub ♥️
tl;dr: I am stepping down as GitHub CEO to build my next adventure. GitHub is thriving and has a bright future ahead. The following is the internal post I sent to GitHub employees (Hubbers) this morning announcing my departure. The post Auf Wiedersehen...
2025-08-11 14:56
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Download Age of Invisible Machines: 2nd Edition ($26 Value) for free
The book that saw 2027--In 2022. Now sharpened for the road ahead in this free to download Second Edition. Read more...
2025-08-11 14:56
Zig’s lovely syntax
It’s a bit of a silly post, because syntax is the least interesting d detail about the language, but, still, I can’t stop thinking how Zig gets this detail just right for the class of curly-braced languages, and, well, now you’ll have to think ab...
2025-08-11 14:50
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Google's AI could be tricked into enabling spam, revealing a user's location, and leaking private correspondence with a calendar invite — 'promptware' targets LLM interface to trigger malicious activity
Google's AI could be tricked into enabling spam, revealing a user's location, and leaking private correspondence, among other things, with just a calendar invite.
2025-08-11 14:40
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Intel Posts Latest Patches For DRM Sharpness Property To Enjoy With Lunar Lake & Beyond
For over a year now Intel has been working on a new DRM sharpness property for making use of Lunar Lake's new adaptive sharpening filter capabilities built into its display engine. This new sharpening filter with Lunar Lake and future SoCs can hep with...
2025-08-11 14:38
End of an era: AOL is discontinuing dial-up internet
34 years after inception, AOL has finally decided to discontinue dial-up internet services next month. Goodbye, 56Kbps internet. Read more...
2025-08-11 14:22
Apple’s ‘HomeKit’ brand could disappear in big new smart home push
Apple is gearing up for a new investment in the smart home that’s coming soon, and according to changes in the latest tvOS 26 beta, it seems part of that may be the replacing of the HomeKit brand with a fresh, unified name. more…
2025-08-11 14:08
The Acer Aspire 14 Copilot+ PC is a performance and price win 
If you're looking for a Copilot+ PC for a more affordable price, then check out the Acer Aspire 14 which can be had at its lowest price. Read more...
2025-08-11 14:06
Nvidia and AMD reportedly sharing 15% of their China GPU revenue in exchange for export licenses — 'unprecedented' export revenue sharing deal may have been struck
Nvidia and AMD have reportedly agreed to pay the U.S. government 15% of China-sourced revenues to unlock export licenses for previously restricted chips.
2025-08-11 13:58
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“It Makes Me Uneasy” — OpenAI’s Sam Altman Responds to Backlash After GPT-5 Wipes Out Virtual Companions
OpenAI introduced its latest GPT-5 model last week, and the reception to the new AI has been largely negative, especially from those who lost GPT-4o companions. Sam Altman has now responded to the backlash.
2025-08-11 13:39
iPhone 17 Pro knockoff running iOS 18 lookalike arrives a month early
It’s not hard to find knockoff hardware imitating name-brand electronics. Still, this one takes the cake. more…
2025-08-11 13:28
Intel CEO Lip-Bu Tan expected to visit Trump to address China links — duo tipped to have 'wide-ranging' conversation to address national security concerns
Intel CEO Lip-Bu Tan, facing pressure from Trump over China ties, will reportedly meet the president to clarify his background and stress Intel’s national security role. Tan, who led Cadence Design, aims to secure support for Intel’s U.S. manufactu...
2025-08-11 13:22
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Rumor points to iPhone 17 Pro adopting Apple Watch Ultra-style antennas
We’re one day closer to Apple officially announcing the iPhone 17 Pro, and Majin Bu has one more rumor about something that could happen. This time it’s over a change to the iPhone 17 Pro antenna system… more…
2025-08-11 13:16