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Windows 11 may soon let you uninstall the AI models Microsoft keeps installing on your PC 2 June 2026 at 20:28

Windows 11 may soon let you uninstall the AI models Microsoft keeps installing on your PC

2 June 2026 at 20:28

Windows 11 Insider Experimental Preview Build 26300.8553 rolled out last week with several new features, improvements, and bug fixes. Notable changes include expanded customization options for the Start menu, improved Search with substring matching, and support for touch swipe gestures to reveal the Taskbar when it is docked in an...

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Intel launches Xeon 6+ Clearwater Forest with 288 E-cores on 18A node, teases Diamond Rapids for 2027 2 June 2026 at 19:40

Intel launches Xeon 6+ Clearwater Forest with 288 E-cores on 18A node, teases Diamond Rapids for 2027

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2 June 2026 at 19:40

In the near term, Xeon 6+ Clearwater Forest is the part that matters. Formerly known simply as Clearwater Forest, the family uses only E-cores and scales up to 288 Darkmont cores per socket, along with 576 MB of L3 cache.

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Proton Mail now lets you send email from your Gmail address 2 June 2026 at 17:57

Proton Mail now lets you send email from your Gmail address

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2 June 2026 at 17:57

Proton Mail has introduced a new way for Gmail users to switch to its hosted email service. The company is making it easier for people to leave Gmail by adding an option to send and receive emails using a Gmail address directly within Proton Mail. Proton argues that users should...

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Asus ROG Ally X20 goes OLED, but the mandatory AR glasses kill the bundle 2 June 2026 at 17:16

Asus ROG Ally X20 goes OLED, but the mandatory AR glasses kill the bundle

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2 June 2026 at 17:16

The most immediate change is the screen. The ROG Xbox Ally X20 replaces the 7-inch LCD found in the current model with a 7.4-inch OLED panel. On paper, this is a modest increase in size, but the technical upgrade is more meaningful. Asus says the display reaches 1,400 nits of...

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Gabe Newell says Steam doesn't pressure developers on pricing, emails suggest otherwise 2 June 2026 at 16:32

Gabe Newell says Steam doesn't pressure developers on pricing, emails suggest otherwise

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2 June 2026 at 16:32

According to transcripts recently obtained by Bloomberg, Valve CEO Gabe Newell told lawyers in 2023 that the company does not pressure developers to synchronize prices on Steam and other storefronts. However, emails revealed as part of a lawsuit suggest that Valve previously exerted exactly that kind of pressure on Warner...

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A startup is using AI to find lithium deposits directly beneath Europe's battery factories 2 June 2026 at 15:51

A startup is using AI to find lithium deposits directly beneath Europe's battery factories

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2 June 2026 at 15:51

Using historical geological data and AI-driven analysis, the company identified prospective lithium-bearing areas spanning roughly 1.5 million acres around Salzgitter and Wroclaw. Both regions are home to major battery manufacturing facilities, including a plant linked to Volkswagen's battery subsidiary and another operated by LG Energy Solution.

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Nvidia brings back the RTX 3060 12GB for $350 as GPU market gets weird again 2 June 2026 at 15:13

Nvidia brings back the RTX 3060 12GB for $350 as GPU market gets weird again

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2 June 2026 at 15:13

Claims that Nvidia could restart production of the incredibly popular RTX 3060 12GB first surfaced in January. The card was originally discontinued in 2024 and it's believed that all warehouse inventory was depleted in December 2025, but RAMageddon has caused huge disruption to graphics card supply, especially those that use...

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Florida sues OpenAI and Sam Altman in test of who is liable for AI harms 2 June 2026 at 14:47

Florida sues OpenAI and Sam Altman in test of who is liable for AI harms

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2 June 2026 at 14:47

"Today, we announced the first-in-the-nation state-led lawsuit against OpenAI and its CEO, Sam Altman," said Uthmeier. "OpenAI and Altman ignored internal and external safety warnings, put children at great risk, and allowed a dangerous product to reach millions of Floridians."

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China's military obtained Nvidia chips despite US export controls, report claims 2 June 2026 at 14:19

China's military obtained Nvidia chips despite US export controls, report claims

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2 June 2026 at 14:19

According to The New York Times, business-intelligence firm Wirescreen reviewed public Chinese procurement documents and found repeated efforts by units tied to the People's Liberation Army to buy Nvidia hardware.

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Hackers tricked Meta's AI chatbot into handing over Instagram accounts, including Obama's 2 June 2026 at 13:51

Hackers tricked Meta's AI chatbot into handing over Instagram accounts, including Obama's

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2 June 2026 at 13:51

According to Telegram chat logs uncovered by 404 Media, hackers had been exploiting Meta's AI support chatbot to hijack Instagram accounts since the company introduced it in March. The records coincide with account takeovers involving high-profile figures, including former President Barack Obama and Space Force chief John Bentivegna.

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Dashlane users locked out after brute-force attacks target password manager accounts 2 June 2026 at 13:22

Dashlane users locked out after brute-force attacks target password manager accounts

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2 June 2026 at 13:22

The trouble began on Sunday, May 31, when Dashlane users started reporting suspension emails and login problems. Some said they were suddenly unable to access their vaults, while others received messages warning that someone had tried to register a new device using their account.

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Former Tesla employees say full self-driving is nowhere near as capable as Elon Musk claims 2 June 2026 at 12:54

Former Tesla employees say full self-driving is nowhere near as capable as Elon Musk claims

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2 June 2026 at 12:54

Inside a data-labeling office in Utah, hundreds of workers review footage captured by Tesla vehicles running FSD. The videos are used to train the company's neural networks, with staff tagging everything from routine driving behavior to critical failures. Former employees said those clips frequently showed the system making mistakes, including...

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AMD Radeon RX 9070 GRE Review: An Awkward Addition to the Lineup 2 June 2026 at 12:06

AMD Radeon RX 9070 GRE Review: An Awkward Addition to the Lineup

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2 June 2026 at 12:06

The Radeon RX 9070 GRE arrives outside China, but a year-old GPU with 12GB of VRAM and a $550 price tag struggles to justify its place in AMD's increasingly crowded lineup.

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Craigslist founder and Sesame Street's Count von Count team up to fight online scams 2 June 2026 at 11:15

Craigslist founder and Sesame Street's Count von Count team up to fight online scams

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2 June 2026 at 11:15

Newmark has founded a public service campaign called Take9, which aims to promote habits that help everyday users stay safe online. The latest push is an expansion of the campaign that Craig Newmark Philanthropies launched in 2024 with the Aspen Institute.

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Anthropic files for IPO, joining OpenAI and SpaceX in the race to go public 1 June 2026 at 23:44

Anthropic files for IPO, joining OpenAI and SpaceX in the race to go public

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1 June 2026 at 23:44

Anthropic has officially started the process of going public, confidentially submitting a draft registration statement to the US Securities and Exchange Commission for a proposed IPO. The company did not disclose how many shares it plans to sell or at what price, and said the offering will depend on market...

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elementary OS 8.1 focuses on polish, security, and a smoother Linux desktop 1 June 2026 at 23:18

elementary OS 8.1 focuses on polish, security, and a smoother Linux desktop

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1 June 2026 at 23:18

elementary OS is a polished Linux distribution built on Ubuntu LTS that emphasizes thoughtful design, simplicity, and a distraction-free desktop experience. Version 8.1 makes the Wayland-based Secure Session the default, improving security, touchpad gestures, and display handling. The update also introduces multitasking enhancements, refinements to the software store, improved hardware compatibility, and more.

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Lenovo's Legion Go S handheld gets a steep discount to $549 1 June 2026 at 22:49

Lenovo's Legion Go S handheld gets a steep discount to $549

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1 June 2026 at 22:49

The Lenovo Legion Go S is currently available for $549, down from its original $729 launch price, making this Windows gaming handheld more competitive against the likes of the Steam Deck and ROG Ally. The Legion Go S combines an 8" 120Hz display with Ryzen Z hardware.

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Asus unveils 3,000W PSU that can power up to four GeForce RTX 5090 GPUs 1 June 2026 at 21:02

Asus unveils 3,000W PSU that can power up to four GeForce RTX 5090 GPUs

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1 June 2026 at 21:02

The ROG Thor 3,000W Titanium III Edition 20 is part of this year's celebration of the Republic of Gamers brand, which Asus has used for gaming-focused peripherals and hardware since 2006. The ROG lineup tends to favor a bombastic, show-off style in its product design and marketing, and the newly...

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Meta's AI training effort is capturing employee emails and browsing history, not just mouse clicks 1 June 2026 at 20:20

Meta's AI training effort is capturing employee emails and browsing history, not just mouse clicks

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1 June 2026 at 20:20

Internal documents reviewed by Reuters show that the company's Model Capability Initiative (MCI) is collecting interaction data across more than 200 apps and websites. The goal is to train AI systems to perform routine digital tasks autonomously. But exactly what the tool is collecting – and how far that collection...

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Intel Crescent Island data center GPU supports up to 480GB LPDDR5X with 350W air-cooled TDP 1 June 2026 at 19:06

Intel Crescent Island data center GPU supports up to 480GB LPDDR5X with 350W air-cooled TDP

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1 June 2026 at 19:06

At Computex 2026, Intel shared more details about its Crescent Island GPU architecture, noting that it is designed specifically for agentic AI workloads. While conventional AI accelerators from Nvidia and AMD rely on expensive high-bandwidth memory, Intel's new chip uses consumer-oriented LPDDR5X DRAM and is designed to run in air-cooled...

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