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Discord is supercharging games with built-in messaging and voice chats
Developers can now add Discord features right into their games, which is going to make it a lot easier for us to chat with friends.
OpenAI teases its ‘breakthrough’ next-generation o3 reasoning model
CEO Sam Altman closed out the 12 Days of OpenAI event Friday with a first look at the company's upcoming o3 reasoning model.
We might get a new Steam Deck next month — and Valve isn’t making it
No, a Steam Deck 2 isn't imminent, but Valve will nonetheless make waves at CES 2025 in January.
Someone just got the Intel B570 GPU a month in advance — and it works
One lucky shopper received their Intel Arc B570 GPU well ahead of time, and somehow still managed to get it to work.
Here’s why some PC gamers shouldn’t install the latest Windows 11 update
Microsoft confirms that Windows 11 24H2 is causing issues with Auto HDR and leading to unresponsive games.
ChatGPT just got a bump to its coding powers
OpenAI announced Thursday that its ChatGPT desktop Mac UI can now collaborate with a wider range of coding and composition apps.
One of the most exciting upcoming CES 2025 launches just got leaked
The crazy rollable concept laptop Lenovo showed off last year will make its debut at CES next month, according to this leak.
Generative-AI-powered video editing is coming to Instagram
Instagram plans to release a generative AI video editor built atop Meta's Movie Gen model some time next year.
Intel’s promised Arrow Lake autopsy details up to 30% loss in performance
Intel's Arrow Lake CPUs were up to 30% slower than expected, and now we finally know the reasons why.
Prepare your wallet — this RTX 5090 PC costs over $6,000
A couple of Acer gaming PCs equipped with the RTX 5090 and the RTX 5080 appeared online for a brief moment, and the pricing was downright scary.
TP-Link routers could get banned from the U.S. as early as next year
This popular and cheap router brand is under fire by the U.S. government due to it possibly being linked to cyberattacks.
Ray-Ban Meta Smart Glasses get real-time visual AI and translation
Two long-awaited AI features are coming to the Ray-Ban Meta Smart Glasses as part of an upcoming update.
Steam Replay 2024 is live — here’s how to see yours
The year's almost over, so it's finally time to look back at your year of PC gaming with the Steam Replay 2024.
Yes, it’s real: ChatGPT has its own 800 number
If you dial 1-800-ChatGPT, you'll be able to speak to the AI over the phone with no login needed.
Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth proves, once again, that 8GB GPUs are on their way out
Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth is headed to PC, but if you're using an 8GB graphics card, you could be in for a rude awakening.
AMD’s most popular CPU is right around the corner
AMD may soon announce one of its most popular processors, and that CPU is said to arrive shortly -- but will it be worth buying?
Apple Maps for web adds Look Around, its Street View-like feature
Five months after launching Apple Maps for the web, the tech company has just added Look Around, its Street View-like feature.
The massive LastPass hack from 2022 is still haunting us
The LastPass data breach happened back in 2022, but the ramifications of it are still playing out today.
OpenAI opens up developer access to the full o1 reasoning model
When OpenAI first introduced its o1 reasoning model, developers could only use the o1-preview model through the API. That's no longer the case.
We might see a new version of DLSS next month
A press release from Nvidia board partner Inno3D suggests we'll see new AI-accelerated capabilities on GPUs next month.
Nvidia’s RTX 5080 may be better than the RTX 5090 in one small way
A new report claims that Nvidia's RTX 5080 may have one leg up over the RTX 5090 -- but there's a lot of conflicting information, too.
Waymo is taking its robotaxis overseas for the first time
Waymo is heading overseas for the first time, with its robotaxis about to hit the streets of one of the world's busiest cities.
I tried out Google’s latest AI tool that generates images in a fun, new way
Google's new AI tool, Whisk, generates images using only other images without requiring text prompts.
