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Intel says Arc GPUs will live on after Nvidia deal

In the future, Intel will make CPUs with Nvidia graphics inside — among other things , Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang confirmed today that Nvidia will contribute “GPU chiplets” that Intel can place alongside its x86 CPU cores instead of the Arc integrated graphics it develops in-house today. But, at least for now, Intel says that doesn’t mean Intel’s own graphics are going away. “We’re not discussing specific roadmaps at this time, but the collaboration is complementary to Intel’s roadmap and Intel wi

Sam Altman Addresses Wave of ChatGPT Deaths

"This is a mental health war, and I really feel like we are losing." OpenAI is finally putting in parental controls on ChatGPT after parents of teenagers who killed themselves after using AI chatbots testified in front of Congress this week. In a company blog post on Tuesday, OpenAI announced that parents will be able to link their personal account with their kids' account, disable features as needed, get alerts if their children seem to be in distress while chatting with ChatGPT, set black ou

Here’s what Google’s unannounced smart speaker may be called

Google TL;DR Google’s new smart speaker may be called the “Google Home Speaker.” It’s reported that the device may support “360 audio.” The APK teardown also appears to confirm the rebrand of Nest Aware to “Google Home Premium.” During Made by Google in August, you may recall that an unfamiliar piece of hardware made a brief surprise appearance. The device was a smart speaker that looked like a cross between an Amazon Echo Dot and an Apple HomePod Mini. While Google has yet to say anything a

Scammers are faking cell towers now; Americans bad at spotting scams

Mobile carriers are very slowly getting better at detecting and blocking scam texts, but it seems the fraudsters may still be staying ahead of the game. Scammers are now using a technology known as SMS blasters, backpack-sized devices that can trick smartphones into thinking they are cell towers … Scammers faking cell towers Wired says the technology is not new, but there has been a marked increase in its use. Over the last year, there has been a marked uptick in the use of so-called “SMS bl

iPhone Air MagSafe Battery teardown reveals a surprisingly familiar component inside

During the teardown of the iPhone Air MagSafe Battery, iFixIt observed that Apple might have resorted to a clever solution to streamline production. Here are the details. As is tradition, iFixit has kicked off its teardown season for the devices and accessories unveiled during Apple’s “Awe Dropping” event earlier this month. The first of the bunch was the iPhone Air MagSafe Battery, designed to provide up to 65% additional charge for heavy users who may find the iPhone Air’s battery insufficie

iOS 26 is ready to download: Everything to know about the free iPhone software update

If you haven't already, you can now download the new iOS 26 on your iPhone. Once you do, get ready to see a slew of changes, including a new clear design called Liquid Glass. The translucent look can be found within apps as well as your lock and home screens. (If you don't like it, there's a way to reduce the transparency.) The overhaul is one of several big changes that come with iOS, macOS, iPadOS, watchOS and the rest of Apple's software suite — the new operating system updates for those gadg

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KDE is now my favorite desktop

From my last blog post, I am now using KDE as the desktop environment for my gaming rig. The reason is because I want a reasonably easy to use Linux desktop for when my wife needs to use the PC for something other than gaming, and this was the reason why my "traditional" Sway setup was a no-go. But, after using KDE for a while I am starting to really appreciate how good it is. And no, this is not compared to other Linux desktops, but also with both Windows and macOS (that I need to use often, e

Ukraine Destroys Legendary Soviet-Era Telescope Once Used to Phone Aliens

Ukrainian defense forces destroyed a giant radio telescope in Crimea, a powerful planetary transmitter once used to support deep space missions and METI—the attempt to message extraterrestrial civilizations. Ukraine destroyed Yevpatoria RT-70 in a drone attack to prevent Russia from using it for military communication purposes, Space.com reported. Russian defense forces reportedly carried out recent upgrades to the telescope to support attacks on Ukrainian territory, but the 230-foot (70-meter)

Champions League Soccer: Livestream Man City vs. Napoli Live From Anywhere

Serie A champion Napoli will travel to the Etihad Stadium on Thursday for its opening UEFA Champions League clash against Manchester City, bringing several familiar faces for fans of English football. Below, we'll outline the best live TV streaming services for watching Champions League games as they happen, wherever you are in the world, and how to use a VPN if it's not available where you are. Currently top of the Italian top flight with three wins from three, Napoli's line-up for today's ga

Today's Wordle Hints, Answer and Help for Sept. 19, #1553

Gael Cooper CNET editor Gael Fashingbauer Cooper, a journalist and pop-culture junkie, is co-author of "Whatever Happened to Pudding Pops? The Lost Toys, Tastes and Trends of the '70s and '80s," as well as "The Totally Sweet '90s." She's been a journalist since 1989, working at Mpls.St.Paul Magazine, Twin Cities Sidewalk, the Minneapolis Star Tribune, and NBC News Digital. She's Gen X in birthdate, word and deed. If Marathon candy bars ever come back, she'll be first in line.

Today's NYT Strands Hints, Answers and Help for Sept. 19 #565

Looking for the most recent Strands answer? Click here for our daily Strands hints, as well as our daily answers and hints for The New York Times Mini Crossword, Wordle, Connections and Connections: Sports Edition puzzles. Do you drink your coffee black? If so, today's NYT Strands puzzle might be a puzzler. If you need hints and answers, read on. I go into depth about the rules for Strands in this story. If you're looking for today's Wordle, Connections and Mini Crossword answers, you can vis

Today's NYT Connections Hints, Answers and Help for Sept. 19, #831

Looking for the most recent Connections answers? Click here for today's Connections hints, as well as our daily answers and hints for The New York Times Mini Crossword, Wordle, Connections: Sports Edition and Strands puzzles. Today's NYT Connections puzzle might be tough, although I thought the blue and purple group were pretty fun, once I saw the connections. Read on for clues and today's Connections answers. The Times now has a Connections Bot, like the one for Wordle. Go there after you pla

The Autumn Equinox Is on Monday. Here's What It Is and What to Know About It

Are you ready for fall? The official arrival of fall is the autumnal equinox, which occurs in the Northern Hemisphere on Monday. After a hot summer, the September equinox marks a welcome shift in the seasons for many folks. But what exactly is an equinox? It's all about Earth and its relationship with the sun. Here's how to understand, visualize and celebrate the autumnal equinox. Don't miss any of our unbiased tech content and lab-based reviews. Add CNET as a preferred Google source. When is

Nothing’s charging case Super Mic is a small upgrade to earbud audio

The microphones in your earbuds probably suck. You know, I know it, and apparently Nothing knows it too. Its fix? Better microphones — but in the charging case, not the buds. The Ear 3 buds feature what the company calls “Super Mic.” What that really means is a pair of microphones built into the earbuds’ case, with a button to activate those mics instead of the ones built into the buds. Nothing’s pitch is that the beamforming microphones in the case can deliver clearer audio and better noise c

Huawei announces new AI infrastructure as Nvidia gets locked out of China

In Brief Tech giant Huawei unveiled new AI infrastructure meant to help boost compute power and allow the company to better compete with rival chipmaker Nvidia. At a keynote at its Huawei Connect conference on Thursday, Shenzhen, China-based Huawei announced new SuperPoD Interconnect technology that can link up to 15,000 graphics cards, including Huawei’s Ascend AI chips, together to increase compute power. This tech seems to be a competitor for Nvidia’s NVLink infrastructure, which facilitat

Netskope soars 18% on first day of trading, reaches $8.6 billion market cap

In this article NTSK Follow your favorite stocks CREATE FREE ACCOUNT watch now Netskope jumped more than 18% in its Nasdaq debut on Thursday, pushing the cybersecurity firm to $8.6 billion in market value. The stock debuted at $23 under the ticker symbol "NTSK," after Netskope sold shares at $19 on Wednesday at the top end of its recently upped pricing range. The sale raised over $908 million. CEO and co-founder Sanjay Beri said in an interview with CNBC ahead of the first trade that the offer

Anker’s most recent recall ended up affecting almost half a million power banks

Edgar Cervantes / Android Authority TL;DR The US Consumer Product Safety Commission has provided more details on Anker’s last power bank recall from earlier this year. The agency notes that it received 33 reports of fire and explosion incidents. About 481,000 units were part of the recall. Electronics manufacturer Anker isn’t exactly having its best year. In June, the company recalled PowerCore 10000 power banks due to safety risks. The US Consumer Product Safety Commission (USCPSC) revealed

EU seeks developer input on Apple’s proposed changes to App Store rules

After Apple announced a sweeping set of changes to its App Store rules, the European Commission began confidentially gathering feedback from developers and businesses to assess Apple’s compliance with the Digital Markets Act. They have until Monday to respond. A bit of context Last June, Apple announced a comprehensive set of changes to its App Store rules in Europe, in its new bid to appease regulators and avoid daily fines. The new guidelines included policy changes, as well as new business

Anker issued a recall for five popular power banks back in June - here's the latest update

Elyse Betters Picaro / ZDNET Follow ZDNET: Add us as a preferred source on Google. ZDNET's key takeaways Back in June, several Anker power banks were called for safety issues. The list included the popular PowerCore 10000 power bank. We've listed the steps to follow if you own one of the recalled products. Anker has had a rough summer. Between June and July 2025, the company issued two separate recalls for a number of power banks over the past few weeks. This has prompted a question from o

What’s Driving the Turnover at Musk’s AI Startup?

Elon Musk’s xAI has lost a large number of top executives in recent months—so many that onlookers have begun to wonder what’s causing the high turnover rate. Now, new reporting from the Wall Street Journal suggests some of those executives may have left due to internal conflict over the management style at the company and disagreements over its financial projections. The list of executives who have recently departed Musk’s firm includes Mike Liberatore, the company’s former chief financial offi

ExpressVPN Launches EventVPN, a Free VPN Service for Apple Users That Takes Privacy Seriously

A brand-new free VPN service built by the people behind ExpressVPN just dropped. On Thursday, ExpressVPN announced the release of EventVPN, a standalone free VPN for Apple mobile devices and computers built on ExpressVPN’s infrastructure that doesn’t compromise on privacy, impose usage limits or restrict bandwidth. The free version of EventVPN allows you to use one device at a time and includes access to servers in 35-plus locations in countries like the United States, Canada, Italy, Japan, Arg

New Bill Aims to Block Both Online Adult Content and VPNs: How Your VPN Could Be Affected

If you live in Michigan, you might not be able to legally use a VPN soon if a new bill is passed into law. On Sept. 11, Michigan Republican representatives proposed far-reaching legislation banning adult internet content. The bill, called the Anticorruption of Public Morals Act and advanced by six Republican representatives, would ban a wide variety of adult content online, ranging from ASMR and adult manga to AI content and any depiction of transgender people. It also seeks to ban all use of V

“Get off the iPad!” warns air traffic control as Spirit flight nears Air Force One

As Air Force One journeyed from the US to the UK this week, it came within eight lateral miles of a Spirit Airlines flight heading up the East Coast from Fort Lauderdale to Boston. An alert air traffic controller in the New York control center reached out to the Spirit flight, telling it to execute an immediate right turn to avoid any possibility of colliding with Air Force One. But the Spirit pilots did not respond immediately, leading the testy air traffic controller to scold them repeatedly.

You Can Save $200 on Samsung’s Elite Gaming Monitor Today

Looking for an impressive gaming monitor to match your powerful desktop? The 32-inch version of the Samsung Odyssey G8 (8/10, WIRED Recommends) is currently marked down from $1,300 to just $1,100. Only the beefiest gaming rigs can dream of powering its 3,840 x 2,160-pixel resolution at the full 240-Hz refresh rate, but those who can will be hard-pressed to find anything stronger. I got to spend some time with the 27-inch version of this panel and was extremely impressed with its incredible imag

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How AI startups are fueling Google’s booming cloud business

Google Cloud announced Thursday it has added fast-rising AI coding startups Lovable and Windsurf to its roster of customers. Both companies have chosen Google Cloud as their primary cloud computing provider, the latest sign of Google’s rising prominence against larger rivals AWS and Microsoft Azure. The deals also highlight Google’s efforts to make its cloud business more central to the company’s future. Today, Google Cloud is overshadowed by larger competitors like AWS and Microsoft, as well

iPhone 18 Pro might fix iPhone 17 Pro’s most polarizing design choice

iPhone 18 Pro rumors have already started, including one that says Apple may be changing the most polarizing design element of iPhone 17 Pro: the glass cutout on the back of the device. Rear glass cutout design might be changing with iPhone 18 Pro Apple made some bold design changes with this year’s iPhone lineup. The iPhone Air (read our review) offers a futuristic look, while the iPhone 17 Pro (review here) stands out with three main features: The full-width camera plateau Bold new color op

Federico Viticci’s in-depth iOS 26 review: ‘A new era for Apple’s software’

It’s been a busy week in the Apple world, between reviews of new iPhones and the release of iOS 26. One of the highlights of new iOS season every year is Federico Viticci’s in-depth review at MacStories. Given the vast nature of iOS 26 and iPadOS 26 this year, I was even more excited than usual to read his review. Here’s Federico on Liquid Glass: In the past three months, I’ve realized that Liquid Glass – beyond simply looking gorgeous on modern Apple hardware – is more than meets the eye. Su

The FTC sues Ticketmaster for allegedly colluding with resellers

The FTC and seven states sued Ticketmaster owner Live Nation on Wednesday. The lawsuit accused the company of knowingly allowing brokers to buy tickets in bulk. Ticketmaster allegedly then let them resell the tickets at a significant markup on its own second-hand market. The FTC claims Ticketmaster was aware that resellers routinely bypassed its security measures for these purchases. The company profits three times from resales. It collects fees at the initial purchase, followed by both buyer a

Epic will let Fortnite creators sell in-game items in latest attempt to compete with Roblox

Creators building experiences in Fortnite are getting a new way to earn revenue. Epic says developers will soon have the ability to make and sell in-game items in Fortnite, and earn a cut of the V-Bucks users spend to buy them. Previously, developers only earned money through Fortnite based on the amount of time users spent on their "islands," the in-game name for third-party experiences creators can offer through Fortnite. Developers will be able to create their consumable and durable in-game

Meta will let outside developers create AI-powered apps for its smart glasses

Meta's lineup of smart glasses could soon get a lot more capabilities. The company will begin allowing outside developers to bring their apps to its RayBan and Oakley smart glasses, Meta announced on the second day of its Connect event. Up to now, Meta has only had a limited number of third-party integrations for its glasses, with apps like Spotify and Audible. But Meta will now allow developers to start experimenting with apps that can take advantage of the built-in sensors and audio capabilit