New Method Fingerprints Counter-Strike Cheaters via Input Patterns
A researcher has shown that mouse and keyboard input patterns can uniquely identify players, allowing bans to follow cheaters across new accounts and devices.
Compute & Hardware
Chips, datacenters, interconnect, and the power they draw.
LG's 45-Inch OLED Gaming Monitor Drops to $884.99, a 48% Discount
The LG UltraGear 45GX900A-B, a curved 45-inch OLED gaming monitor, is now available at its lowest price in 30 days, saving buyers nearly half off its launch price.
Solo developer recreates Adobe Creative Suite in Rust using Claude
A single developer used Claude to build open-source Rust alternatives to Adobe apps, aiming for full parity in a month, but safety and legality questions remain.
Keurig coffee maker reportedly pushed 1TB of Wi-Fi traffic in 10 days
A smart coffee maker saturated a home access point with roughly 1TB of upstream traffic, showing how IoT devices can malfunction on home networks.
Windows Search preview adds command actions and cleaner results
Microsoft's latest Windows Search preview adds a command-execution feature and promises faster, less cluttered results.
NASA and DOE Sign Deal to Build Nuclear Space Reactors
The agreement aims to support NASA's fission-powered spacecraft and lunar reactor plans, but the agency has offered little public evidence of progress.
Gremlin adds AI to chaos engineering for faster fault discovery
Gremlin’s new Foresight AI automates failure injection and root-cause analysis, speeding up resilience testing for distributed systems.
Nvidia DCGM Exporter flaw exposes GPU clusters to remote crashes
A high-severity Nvidia bug in DCGM Exporter could let unauthenticated attackers crash GPU monitoring on internet-exposed servers, disrupting AI workloads.
GlobalFoundries to Make TSMC CoWoS Interposers in $2B US Deal
The agreement gives TSMC a US-based source of silicon interposers for AI chip packaging, with volume production starting in 2028.
Spotifast Rust Client Cuts Spotify RAM Use by Up to 5x
An open-source, native Spotify client written in Rust promises dramatically lower memory and CPU usage than the official Electron-based app.
UK, Germany Sign Cyber Pact to Counter Russian Attacks
The bilateral agreement promises information-sharing and coordinated disruption, though operational details remain thin.
AMD's EPYC Verano AI Host CPU Reportedly Gets Dedicated SB1 Socket
A cooler listing suggests AMD's Zen 6-based Verano AI host processor will use a new, smaller SB1 socket with distinct power and cooling requirements.
Missed Email Led to China Intercepting F-35 Parts, Report Says
A UPS worker's failure to see an ITAR routing warning allowed sensitive F-35 stealth components to transit Hong Kong, where China took possession.
3D Printer Maintenance Tool Deals: Up to 30% Off Essentials
Amazon's Prime Big Deal Days brings discounts on essential 3D printer maintenance and finishing tools, from screwdrivers to nozzle cleaners.
Qualcomm to Pay Huawei for Patents in Historic Cross-Licensing Reversal
The multi-year agreement marks the first time Qualcomm pays Huawei, reversing a 25-year-old relationship and covering 5G, AI, compute, and networking patents.
AWS open-sources Strands Box sandbox for safer AI agents
AWS's Strands Box combines OS-level isolation with policy checks that consider an agent's past actions, aiming to curb autonomous AI mishaps.
Samsung 9100 Pro SSD Prices Cut Up to 41% on Amazon
Amazon discounts Samsung's PCIe 5.0 9100 Pro SSDs across all capacities, offering up to 41% off amid rising SSD prices.
PoeLLM cryptojacking malware hides C2 in poem, hits 3,000+ servers
Researchers say the first real-world 'adversarial poetry' attack abuses open-source AI tools to mine cryptocurrency and grow a botnet.