At the Grainger College of Engineering, materials science and engineering professor Qing Cao and his team have built working silicon circuits by stacking active layers directly on top of each other. Instead of adding more devices side by side, they are moving into the third dimension and building stacked layers...

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Foundation Future Industries, a startup founded in 2024 in San Francisco, has a goal shared by many similar robotics firms: to create machines that can take on those challenging, dangerous roles performed by humans.

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For now, lithium-ion batteries continue to dominate for a simple reason – scale. The global lithium supply chain is already well-developed and highly efficient, making it difficult for alternatives to compete on cost.

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The bill would require consumer 3D printers sold in California to include "firearm blocking technology" that checks design files before a print job can begin.

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The Windows Defender security team is alerting users with dedicated GPUs about scammers manipulating search engine results to distribute remote monitoring and cryptomining payloads. The hackers are manipulating not only search engine results but also AI chatbot responses.

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Update (Jun 1): Nvidia RTX Spark CPU is now official: "superchip" will power Windows laptops and desktops. Read the full story here or watch the keynote above (RTX Spark and PC section starts at around 1 hour 20mins in).

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The latest flare-up in the debate over AI-assisted coding did not come from a new model release or a benchmark result. It came from a single line of text buried inside a software update.

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Spotted by hardware leaker momomo_us on Amazon UK, both drives use the familiar 2.5-inch, 7mm-thick format, making them suitable for a wider range of PCs and laptops. The Sandisk 320 is the mainstream model, with capacities from 250GB to 2TB and sequential speeds of up to 545 MB/s read and...

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Redditor MatiHalek posted the results of the experiment to r/Windows, showing 26 years of Microsoft's operating systems running on the same bare-metal laptop. The gallery includes screenshots of the classic System Properties/About screens, taking viewers from the old NT era through to one of the final Windows 10 releases.

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AI is everywhere now, or at least that is what the industry keeps telling us. It is in browsers, search engines, image editors, office suites, developer tools, Windows, phones, and soon enough, probably your toaster. But there is a difference between AI being available and AI becoming part of your...

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The European Commission has announced its second fine ever against an international company for violating the Digital Services Act. Temu, the controversial Chinese online marketplace for low-cost products, was found to have played a role in the sale of illegal goods that could have harmed consumers in the European Union.

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MasterDimm AC features what Cooler Master describes as "noise-optimized" blower fans that operate relatively quietly, with a maximum noise level of 35 dB at full speed. The companies claim that the patent-pending design can reduce operating memory temperatures by up to 15°C, helping ensure sustained performance, improved signal integrity, and...

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The Sound Blaster AE-X uses the same PCIe x1 interface as the previous model, though the underlying hardware appears to be on a different level. The new card leverages an ESS Sabre DAC (ES9039Q2M), which Creative says is engineered to deliver clearer sound, low harmonic distortion, and high dynamic range....

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In a recently disclosed letter, Centcom said it had received "multiple threat reports concerning adversary exploitation of commercial location data to target or surveil US personnel in theater." It is also the first time the military has formally acknowledged that data broker feeds are being used against US forces in...

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A recently disclosed security flaw could turn 7-Zip into a powerful tool for cybercriminals seeking to spread malware online and compromise large numbers of PCs. The free file archiver, which has repeatedly been affected by critical vulnerabilities, contains a bug in the way it handles NTFS-based volume image files. Victims...

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The issue centers on a zero-day exploit called "YellowKey," published earlier this month by a security researcher known as Chaotic Eclipse, also known online as Nightmare-Eclipse. The proof of concept demonstrates a method for accessing BitLocker-encrypted drives on Windows 11 using a USB device.

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Pre-orders are now open for Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4, not to be confused with the seminal 2007 title, Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare. The next entry in the best-selling first-person shooter franchise will be available on PlayStation 5, Xbox Series consoles, Battle.net, Steam, and Nintendo Switch 2 on October 23.

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Spagnuolo, an Italian citizen who lives in Switzerland, was arrested on Wednesday and hauled before a federal judge in New York. Prosecutors say he made roughly $1.2 million by betting on outcomes he already knew.

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TP-Link has been laying the groundwork for this announcement since last year, when it said it had completed successful Wi-Fi 8 trials using a prototype device. That test, conducted with an unnamed partner, validated both the Wi-Fi 8 beacon and data throughput, which the company described at the time as...

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