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• Nvidia's latest trick for cooling its data center hardware is... hot water? 'Hot liquid cooling' is warmer than a hot tub, but apparently does the job pretty well [34d]
• NYT Connections hints and answers for Friday, July 24 (game #1139) [34d]
• NYT Strands hints and answers for Friday, July 24 (game #873) [34d]
• Quordle hints and answers for Friday, July 24 (game #1642) [34d]
• My favorite music streaming site just got a big update that makes me even happier I quit Spotify six months ago [34d]
• Quote of the day by former Intel CEO Andy Grove: 'Success breeds complacency' — accidental foreshadowing of his company's own decline [34d]
• Cutting through the noise — researchers may have cracked a key issue with developing next-gen 6G networks [34d]
• Temu Tomahawk shows Ukraine is rapidly turning into China for the US Military, and that's a good thing [34d]
• 'Subprime data center crisis' could threaten the global economy in a way similar to the 2008 subprime mortgage debacle [34d]
• Adata boss says DRAM shortage to last another decade with no AI bubble bursting before 2030 [34d]
• Experts have found a trojan able to rig online live betting platforms [34d]
• I was impressed by the spec of this budget gaming keyboard — but there’s one feature it desperately needs [34d]
• I asked a disaster survival psychologist if AI usage should be the same level of 'emergency' as Pompeii — but instead she's worried about a technology catastrophe that I didn't even consider [34d]
• Amazfit Cheetah 2 Pro data reveals how Josh Kerr just shattered the 27-year-old mile world record —and his split stats explain the historic run [34d]
• Goodbye SMS or phone calls — Microsoft is making passkeys the default authentication process for businesses [34d]
• LG's latest OLED TVs will have a 'Creator Original' mode that works with Prime Video: it seems to take some of Dolby Vision 2's best features, but may arrive sooner — and unlike DV2, will be supported on LG's TVs… [34d]
• Zach Cregger's Resident Evil just got a new trailer and eagle-eyed fans have already spotted some video game easter eggs [34d]
• Duda expands its AI stack to bridge the gap between fast website generation and enterprise-grade security [34d]
• Ring has upgraded two of its cameras and the new peephole model looks like it'll be perfect for apartment-dwellers —its no-drill installation won't damage your door, so it's ideal for renters [34d]
• Samsung just fixed the foldable phone — now Apple can make it cool [34d]
• Amazon Luna boss thinks rising hardware prices could push more hardcore gamers to cloud gaming — 'You're going to see more people that are priced out of the market' [34d]
• ‘Our nation depends on our men and women who fight on the front lines’: Nvidia donates DGX GB300 AI supercomputer to US Naval Postgraduate School to train AI leaders, run high-fidelity simulations, and create naval digital twin environments [34d]
• The RAM crisis just forced Framework into a nasty price hike — and Apple's rumored solution to the memory crunch is renting Macs to cash-strapped consumers [34d]
• Valve launches two big Steam updates, and one of them arrives at a perfect time [34d]
• Flock cameras spotted hiding inside speed signs from a growing backlash — as Wisconsin officials resort to covering ALPRs with trash bags after company refuses to take them down [34d]
• NordVPN starts a network-wide server overhaul — most users won't notice a thing [35d]
• OpenAI is spending $30 billion on a new mega 3.2 GW data center in Georgia — and it's trying really hard to quell local opposition [35d]
• Campaign Evolved proves that the first Halo adventure is still fun to play 25 years later [35d]
• 'I’m more excited about what’s to come than what we have achieved': Samsung executive on why they built the Galaxy Z Fold 8, Apple's iPhone Ultra threat, and what comes next for foldables [35d]
• A new dawn for digital rights? What Burnham’s 'do better' promise could mean for your privacy [35d]
• ‘Imagine an automated torture chamber’: I visited Samsung's South Korea factory to see how its Galaxy foldables are tested — and these robots don't miss a beat [35d]
• Reinventing hiring for the AI-driven labor market [35d]
• 'Apple is entering 'the touchbar phase' again': MacBook OLED could be on track to launch in a few months, but skeptics still hate that rumored touchscreen [35d]
• 'Two lasers, one box, zero compromise for pro-grade engraving': The xTool F2 Ultra is $1,000 off at Amazon with deep engraving and AI-powered precision [35d]
• SpaceXAI has built a Microsoft Excel Grok plug-in, for some reason [35d]
• 'Excellent' and 'exceptionally flexible': Geekom IT13 mini PC for small business users running office applications and video conferencing tools gets a welcome 10% price cut [35d]
• Planning a NAS upgrade? Check out these Seagate IronWolf and BarraCuda hard drive deals at Newegg [35d]
• Lenovo's premium Yoga Slim 7x Copilot+ laptop with a 'phenomenal OLED display' is over $420 off at Best Buy [35d]
• I've picked the 10 best back-to-school laptop deals — how to choose between the Dell XPS 13, MacBook Neo, HP OmniBook, and more to get the best value for money [35d]
• Humans in the loop: how software teams are learning to trust AI [35d]
• Star Wars Zero Company takes 30-40 hours to beat 'depending on your difficulty level and experience with the strategy genre' but won't have a New Game Plus mode [35d]
• This devious malware scans over 300 apps to build an AI profile telling hackers which victims to target [35d]
• Garmin backtracks on Cirqa subscription after outcry from fans and makes a crucial feature available for free [35d]
• Dutton Ranch season 2 has all-but confirmed a release window after Ed Harris revealed filming complaints — and there's a huge change to the Yellowstone spinoff that nobody is talking about [35d]
• 'We carefully verified the silicon-carbon battery so that our users can trust it and use it with competence': Samsung execs on how it tuned the latest battery technology — and why that matters [35d]
• A malicious Chrome extension for Adobe Acrobat could let hackers access private WhatsApp chats [35d]
• Prime Video just got a massive free upgrade that lets you instantly play games like Fallout on your TV — 'Not enough people know about it' says Amazon gaming head [35d]
• 'We have a kill switch that stops AI agents that go rogue': ServiceNow CEO Bill McDermott says his company can help firms go "from AI chaos to AI discipline" [35d]