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9to5Mac Daily: February 13, 2025 – Apple TV app comes to Android, more
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2025-02-13 15:58
RX 9070 XT leaked specs point to 4,096 shaders and 16GB VRAM — 3.1 GHz boost clocks and PCIe 5.0 support
Specs of AMD's upcoming RX 9070 XT have allegedly been pictured in GPU-Z, revealing 4,096 shaders, 16GB of 20 Gbps memory, and PCIe 5.0 support.
2025-02-13 15:48
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OpenAI CEO Sam Altman wants to "work with China" but would the US government allow it?
OpenAI wants to work with China, according to CEO Sam Altman. That would mark a massive shift by the company, which does not support access to APIs in China at the moment.
2025-02-13 15:34
Nvidia releases driver 572.42 with Avowed and DLSS 4 support for Indiana Jones
Nvidia has released a new graphics driver with optimizations for Avowed, DLSS 4 support for Indiana Jones and the Great Circle, and more. Read more...
2025-02-13 15:26
First the EU came for the iPhone charging port, now it's coming for unnecessary CPU packaging — stock coolers may be a thing of the past
New EU regulations mean CPU (and all other PC hardware) will need to shrink its packaging and make sure it's sustainable.
2025-02-13 15:23
No RTX 5080? No problem. Alienware’s “incredibly powerful” m18 R2 with RTX 4080 is $500 off.
NVIDIA's RTX 4080 Laptop GPU remains one of the best pieces of hardware for gamers, and laptops housing the card are being cleared out. You can save $500 for a limited time on one of the best 18-inch gaming laptops out there.
2025-02-13 15:15
Palo Alto Networks Patches Authentication Bypass Exploit in PAN-OS Software
Palo Alto Networks has addressed a high-severity security flaw in its PAN-OS software that could result in an authentication bypass. The vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2025-0108, carries a CVSS score of 7.8 out of 10.0. The score, however, drops to 5.1 ...
2025-02-13 15:09
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iPhone 17 Pro Max may have key display advantage after all
Apple’s about to launch its next iPhone SE, but later this year the flagship iPhone 17 lineup will arrive. A new rumor has just indicated the iPhone 17 Pro Max will come with a key display advantage: a Dynamic Island that may be substantially smaller...
2025-02-13 15:03
FINALDRAFT Malware Exploits Microsoft Graph API for Espionage on Windows and Linux
Threat hunters have shed light on a new campaign targeting the foreign ministry of an unnamed South American nation with bespoke malware capable of granting remote access to infected hosts. The activity, detected in November 2024, has been attributed b...
2025-02-13 14:41
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Musk says Grok 3 will be rolled out in a week or two, claims it is 'scary smart'
Addressing the World Governments Summit in Dubai, Elon Musk claimed that Grok 3 is in its final stage of development and will be available very soon. Read more...
2025-02-13 14:38
Data hoarders race to preserve data from rapidly disappearing U.S. federal websites
Data hoarders are working overtime to save federal websites that are in danger of being wiped.
2025-02-13 14:22
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Bcachefs Freezes Its On-Disk Format With Future Updates Optional
The latest round of Bcachefs file-system fixes have been submitted today for the in-development Linux 6.14 kernel. Besides fixes for the current kernel, it was announced today that the on-disk format for the file-system is now considered frozen in its ...
2025-02-13 14:18
Avowed isn't quite Obsidian's take on Skyrim, but it still captures the same magic
Avowed is the latest fantasy RPG from Obsidian Entertainment, and it's a gorgeous adventure through Eora that makes exploration, combat, and more just plain fun.
2025-02-13 14:00
AMD's beastly 'Strix Halo' Ryzen AI Max+ matches the RTX 4060 laptop in leaked 3DMark tests
An early sample of the Ryzen AI Max+ 395 "Strix Halo" reportedly keeps pace with Nvidia's dedicated RTX 4060 laptop in synthetic GPU benchmarks.
2025-02-13 13:50
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iPhone 17 Pro Max tipped to get smaller Dynamic Island, moving closer to punch-hole design
If the latest leak is to be believed, then this could be a sign that we are just a few years away from punch-hole iPhones, or it's just us over-expecting. Read more...
2025-02-13 13:42
Musk claims Grok 3 is 'outperforming' rivals, with full release imminent
Elon Musk said at the World Government Summit in Dubai that xAI's Grok 3 will arrive in two to three weeks and will be more powerful than any other LLM currently out there.
2025-02-13 13:32
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Presidents' Day Sale: Get $60 off Beyerdynamic's DT 1770 Pro MKI audiophile headphones — treat your ears to a new set of cans
Save $60 off its usual list price and make everything sound great with the Beyerdynamic DT 1770 Pro MKI audiophile-grade headphones.
2025-02-13 13:29
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Monster Hunter Wilds' launch trailer reveals its first Title Update and post-launch roadmap before the game is even out
Monster Hunter Wilds' launch trailer has dropped and it reveals a post-launch roadmap that confirms Mizutsune will be the game's first post-launch monster added to the game.
2025-02-13 13:27
AMD gained consumer desktop and laptop CPU market share in 2024, server passes 25 percent
AMD gains substantial chunks of desktop and laptop markets in 2024, according to Mercury Research.
2025-02-13 13:10
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Intel's 18A and TSMC's N2 process nodes compared: Intel is faster, but TSMC is denser
TSMC will continue to have an advantage over rivals with N2, but Intel has secret sauce.
2025-02-13 13:09
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