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Nintendo Confirms Switch Successor Unveils Within Next 10 Months
Nintendo President Shuntaro Furukawa says the company will announce its next gaming console before the end of March next year. Its actual on-sale date could be further out, however.
Police Revive Seized Lockbit Ransomware Gang's Site To Tease More Hacker Details
Europol and the UK's National Crime Agency suggest they'll announce more details about the Lockbit ransomware group on Tuesday, but it could be a scare tactic.
Short on Cash? Cricket Rolls Out $15-Per-Month Mobile Plan
New and existing Cricket Wireless customers can get unlimited talk and text with 1GB of data.
Forget Passwords, Use Passphrases for Extra Security
What we call a password doesn't have to be a word at all. A whole phrase or sentence—a passphrase—offers more security. We explain how and why you should them.
Google Experiments With Using AI to Flag Phishing Threats, Stop Scams
The experiment was able to explain to an email recipient why a message was likely malicious, but the technology takes a lot of computing power to run at scale.
Microsoft Is Building a New Energy-Intensive AI Model
Like many AI models, MAI-1 will consume tons of electricity during its training phase.
Hellblade II System Requirements: Can Your PC Run This Norse Nightmare?
Prep your gaming rig for Senua’s psychotherapy on May 21.
Ransomware Attack Hits City of Wichita
The Kansas city takes some services offline after the ransomware encrypts computer systems.
Timeboxing Works—But Watch Out for These Pitfalls
The time-management technique loved by millionaires has a few hitches in its system. It can still work for you as long as you know where it breaks down.
Startup Touts First Bluetooth Connection to a Satellite in Space
Hubble Network's low-Earth orbiting satellites received signals from Bluetooth devices about 400 miles below on Earth.
Apple's 'Let Loose' iPad Event: What We Want and How to Watch
Apple's May 7 event is upon us, and we expect it to debut new iPads and accessories. With that in mind, here’s what we want to see in this year's iPad lineup.
SpaceX Reveals Spacesuit With Heads-Up Display for Moon Base, Mars Goals
The extravehicular activity (EVA) suit will be used during SpaceX's upcoming Polaris Dawn mission in Earth's orbit. But SpaceX ultimately wants to use the suits for Moon and Mars trips as well.
Sony: PlayStation Accounts Won't Be Required for Helldivers 2 PC Players
Sony won't force Steam players to connect PSN accounts for Helldivers 2 after all. The publisher says it is 'still learning what's best for PC players' after the game was review-bombed.
Rate Your Desktop PCs, Monitors, Graphics Cards, Keyboards, and Mice Right Now to WIN
You could take home $250 for grading the desktop systems (even gaming PCs) and peripherals in your life, at home or work.
Helldivers 2 Gets Pulled From Steam in 170 Countries
The decision is part a of new requirement to connect the game to a PSN account, even in countries where PSN is unavailable.
Jack Dorsey Leaves Board of Twitter Alternative Bluesky
Dorsey deleted his Bluesky account eight months ago.
YouTube Tests Premium Feature That Helps You Skip to the Good Part
The tool uses watch data along with AI to identify the most popular part of a video.
Threads Now Allows You to Limit Who Can Quote Your Posts
The feature takes the platform's current reply controls a step further.
Ukraine's Newest Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Is Generated by AI
She's modeled after a Ukrainian singer and former contestant on The Bachelor.
iOS 18 Will Offer Humane AI-Like Text Message Summaries
The feature will also reportedly be able to summarize web pages on Safari.
