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Linux 6.17 Performance Looking Even Better After Early Fallout Addressed
Last week I ran some early Linux 6.17 benchmarks showing some improvements and regressions when testing with AMD Ryzen AI Max "Strix Halo". Since then there have been some performance regression fixes along with addressing other early fallout from this...
2025-08-17 12:30
Nvidia's midrange GPUs through the years revisited — pitting the RTX 5070 versus the 4070, 3070 and 2070 in an all-encompassing gaming showdown
From the RTX 2070 to the 5070, Nvidia’s midrange GPUs show impressive leaps: 1080p ray tracing climbs from 56 to 130 FPS, while 4K performance grows from 36 to 107 FPS. The 4070 strikes the best balance of speed and efficiency, while the 5070 deliver...
2025-08-17 12:30
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Is Wi-Fi bad for the environment? Eye-catching London ad suggests our digital habits are ‘damaging the climate’
The University of East London just put out an ad that seemingly says that Wi-Fi is bad for the environment, but it just wants you to look closer.
2025-08-17 12:15
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Is Wi-Fi bad for the environment? Eye-catching London ad suggests Wi-Fi is ‘damaging the climate’
The University of East London just put out an ad that seemingly says that Wi-Fi is bad for the environment, but it just wants you to look closer.
2025-08-17 12:15
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Asus ROG’s lavish RTX 5090 Dhahab Edition surfaces at a UAE retailer which offers worldwide shipping — currently discounted 11%, to $9,205
Asus’ gold-plated ROG Astral RTX 5090 Dhahab Edition has surfaced on UAE retailer Microless for $9,205 with global shipping, alongside the $2,589 RTX 5080 Dhahab Core. Both feature lavish Middle Eastern-themed designs, real 24K gold, and identical sp...
2025-08-17 11:56
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Senua's Saga: Hellblade 2's new "Enhanced" version just launched on more platforms — that includes PS5, believe it or not
Senua's Saga: Hellblade 2 stood tall as one of the best Xbox games of 2024, and now it's on PS5 — with a free upgrade to the "Enhanced" version available on Xbox and PC.
2025-08-17 11:12
Nightdive and id Software are a match made in gaming heaven — As I play Heretic + Hexen, I'm hopeful for more remasters across Activision and Bethesda
Nightdive and id Software's collaborations set an industry standard for remasters, so I'm hopeful regarding what could be next.
2025-08-17 10:02
Hashtag Jakarta EE #294
Hashtag Jakarta EE #294 Welcome to issue number two hundred and ninety-four of Hashtag Jakarta EE! This is another short update due to the vacation period. After JCrete, I had a week of vacation where I was more or less totally off the grid. That also...
2025-08-17 09:59
UK government unveils new AI tools to cut public sector paperwork
The UK government has unveiled a new AI tool that aims to speed up hospital discharges to help clear up the backlog in the NHS. Read more...
2025-08-17 09:46
Microsoft Weekly: PowerToys updates, Microsoft Store updates, Windows updates, and more
This week's Microsoft Weekly news recap is here with new features for File Explorer, useful tweaks, details about the end of Edge support on Windows 10, and more. Read more...
2025-08-17 09:30
Linux 6.17-rc2 To Better Tune Attack Vector Controls For SRSO Mitigation
One of the new exciting security features with Linux 6.17 is Attack Vector Controls as a means of easier managing CPU security mitigations depending upon the system/server use-case. It drastically simplifies CPU security mitigation management for only ...
2025-08-17 09:23
Linux Merges Headset Detection Workaround For Framework 13 Ryzen AI 300 Series
Merged this week as part of the sound fixes for the Linux 6.17 cycle and now to be back-ported to the stable kernel versions is a headset detection fix/workaround for the Framework 13 Laptop powered by the AMD Ryzen AI 300 series...
2025-08-17 08:29
Scientists "break impossible Century-Old Physics Barrier" with this new research
Scientists have managed to "break a theoretically impossible century-old barrier" about a fundamental physics property. Read more...
2025-08-17 08:06
Top Senate Democrats raise alarms about selling AI chips to China 
Donald Trump's reversal on selling AI chips to China has raised national security concerns among top Senate Democrats. Read more...
2025-08-17 06:52
Shotcut 25.08 Brings More Bug Fixes To This Open-Source Video Editor
Released last month was Shotcut 25.07 with many improvements to this popular open-source and cross platform video editor. Released today was Shotcut 25.08 to provide more fixes atop that latest video editor release...
2025-08-17 05:24
iOS 26: Four new Safari features you may have missed
9to5Mac is brought to you by Incogni: Protect your personal info from prying eyes. With Incogni, you can scrub your deeply sensitive information from data brokers across the web, including people search sites. Incogni limits your phone number, addres...
2025-08-17 00:28
Star Citizen Alpha 4.3 lands with 100 mysterious Onyx Facilities for new mission chain
The new Alpha 4.3 update for Star Citizen is carrying over 100 abandoned research facilities for players to explore, solve puzzles at, and more. Read more...
2025-08-17 00:16
Deal alert: 75 years of MagellanTV is now a whopping 84% off
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2025-08-17 00:00
Is now a good time to buy an Apple Watch?
Next month, Apple should be refreshing its entire Apple Watch lineup. It also recently reintroduced the Blood Oxygen feature that was previously missing from the , Series 10, and – so if you were someone who depended on that feature, there’s no lon...
2025-08-16 23:30
Microsoft Store application updates can no longer be disabled
We removed ads from OSNews. Donate to our fundraiser to ensure our future! One of the most hated “features” of Windows is its update system – it’s slow, error-prone, and most annoyingly of all, tends to interrupt users at the worst possible...
2025-08-16 23:24
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