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OnePlus 10 Pro Snaps in Half During Durability Test
OnePlus 10 Pro Snaps in Half During Durability Test

The durability test revealed significant structural problems with the OnePlus 10 Pro.

GPU Scalper Bots Are Still Dominating AMD’s Online Store
GPU Scalper Bots Are Still Dominating AMD’s Online Store

If the screenshot is to be believed, one bot managed to purchase the majority of GPUs offered in AMD's latest European drop.

The FBI is Alarmed by the Spike in Fake QR Code Usage
The FBI is Alarmed by the Spike in Fake QR Code Usage

These boxy little codes have exploded in popularity in recent years, both as marketing tools and as savvy ways to avoid physical contact in public environments. But the FBI is warning people to look twice before scanning.

Report: Roku Considering Building Its Own Smart TVs
Report: Roku Considering Building Its Own Smart TVs

Roku already licenses its operating system to third parties, but it may start producing its own TV hardware as well.

Orangutans Reveal Ability to Use Stone Tools
Orangutans Reveal Ability to Use Stone Tools

Orangutans are potentially closer to a Stone Age of their own than we previously realized.

FCC Bans Deals Blocking ISP Competition in Apartments
FCC Bans Deals Blocking ISP Competition in Apartments

The new rules apply retroactively, which means you have a new bone to pick with your landlord if they restrict your internet options.

Clearview Plans Facial Recognition Database That Knows Every Person on Earth
Clearview Plans Facial Recognition Database That Knows Every Person on Earth

Clearview AI aims to build a facial recognition database that includes you. Yes, you. But not only you. Clearview wants its database to include every human being on Earth, and it thinks it can get there by siphoning up 100 billion photos from the internet.

Analysts: AR/VR Shipments to Increase in 2022, Meta Quest Will Rule Them All
Analysts: AR/VR Shipments to Increase in 2022, Meta Quest Will Rule Them All

2022 is going to be both a year of growth and hardware delays in the VR/AR world, according to analysts.

Intel Roadmap Details Plans for Arc GPUs, New Cloud Gaming Service
Intel Roadmap Details Plans for Arc GPUs, New Cloud Gaming Service

At this week’s 2022 Intel Investor Meeting the company laid out its vision for the future, detailing the roadmap for all of its business divisions and its plans to capitalize on the unprecedented demand for semiconductors. Although the presentation didn’t reveal a lot of new information and was largely a retread of previously discussed technologies,…

AMD’s Ryzen Mobile 6000 Emphasizes Power Efficiency Over Raw Performance
AMD’s Ryzen Mobile 6000 Emphasizes Power Efficiency Over Raw Performance

AMD's new Ryzen 9 6900HS has launched. The CPU isn't quite as fast as Intel's top-end Alder Lake but it wins marks for power efficiency and overall performance.

Scientists Find 93-Million-Year-Old Crocodile That Ate Dinosaurs
Scientists Find 93-Million-Year-Old Crocodile That Ate Dinosaurs

Years of scanning and modeling of the rock-encased specimen confirms there's still a dinosaur in this croc's stomach.

I Will Never Use a Microsoft Account to Log Into My Own PC
I Will Never Use a Microsoft Account to Log Into My Own PC

Windows 11 Home and Pro will now require both internet access and a Microsoft account in order to set up the PC. Nope.