Feel like the battery on your wireless earbuds degrades faster than other tech? You might not be wrong – scientists have dug into how device design may make the difference

When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission.Heres how it works. And were not talking about the bunny-branded AAs you stick in the remotes of one of thebest TVs. All lithium-ion rechargeable batteries will degrade and lose their maximum charge over time. And thats despite the fact internal batteries are normally tested under extreme lab conditions. Working with the likes of Brookhaven National Laboratorys National Light Source II (phew!...

February 11, 2025 · 1 min · 111 words · Sergio Herrera

Firaxis teases Civilization 7 plans as dataminers seemingly uncover a fourth, unannounced Atomic Age: 'we're excited for where this is going to go'

When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission.Heres how it works. “So a person in our country’s community found this file inside theCivilization 7folder called ‘Asset cloud.env’. And there were a lot of interesting data inside,” the Redditor explained. We can just talk about it in generalities. We’re excited for where this is going to go."

February 11, 2025 · 1 min · 62 words · Thomas Anderson

France set to pledge one gigawatt of nuclear power for AI

When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission.Heres how it works. French President Emmanuel Macron has announced 109 billion in private investments to improve French AI infrastructure. Using nuclear energy to power its AI data centers seems like the natural progression. FluidStack, the company behind the project, aims to start work in the third quarter of 2024. Energy demands are only rising, too. SeparateWSJreporting reveals that todays leading AI models used 30 megawatts of energy for training....

February 11, 2025 · 1 min · 95 words · Mary Elliott

Fresh M4 MacBook Air rumors point to an imminent launch, but it could be a modest update

When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission.Heres how it works. These are the codes that Apple uses to classify its devices and components. MacRumors didnt share the source, so were not able to independently verify what theyve said. The M3 MacBook Air (above) landed just under a year ago on March 4, 2024 Apple often releases new products in March or April, which could be when well see theM4 MacBook Air....

February 11, 2025 · 1 min · 144 words · Nicole Day

Google just set the date for I/O 2025, and get ready for the next big version of Gemini

When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission.Heres how it works. Well,Googles continuing its trend of setting event dates months in advance. Well, of course, its in Mountainview, California at the Shoreline Amphitheater. Who knows, we might even see theGoogle Pixel 9adebut before then.

February 11, 2025 · 1 min · 50 words · Kimberly Diaz

Google Maps and Apple Maps rename Gulf of Mexico to Gulf of America, and I am so confused

When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission.Heres how it works. I like to imagine someone swimming in the Gulf of Mexico whenGoogleunceremoniously renamed it to the Gulf of America. The hard truths of cartography have gone wobbly so anything is on the table. A tale of two gulfs: Apple Maps is on the left and Google Maps is on the right. When I asked Google for comment, it pointed me to its original blog post announcing the change....

February 11, 2025 · 2 min · 243 words · Nicole Blackwell

Google One AI Premium now includes one of my favourite AI tools for no extra cost, and it’s 50% off for students

When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission.Heres how it works. As soon as I discoveredNotebookLMit was a complete game changer for me. It creates a podcast based on whatever sources you feed it, like PDFs,YouTubevideos or articles. Google One AI Premium gives you access to the best Gemini features. For students, who have to absorb an incredible amount of information very quickly, they can be invaluable....

February 11, 2025 · 1 min · 107 words · Michael Carlson

Google system abused by hackers to hijack ecommerce stores

When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission.Heres how it works. Sucuri also found a backdoor that granted the attackers persistent access. Using the Google Tag Manager to deliver malware isnt a novelty. Magento, due to its popularity among ecommerce site owners, is a huge target for cybercriminals.

February 11, 2025 · 1 min · 54 words · Alexis Thomas

Google's stronghold on search is loosening ever so lightly, report finds, but don't expect it to crumble down overnight

When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission.Heres how it works. AI integration threat? These numbers suggest AI-driven search platforms are gaining ground, but at nowhere near the scale of Google. Even if AI search adoption accelerates, it would take years before it could significantly challenge the traditional model. Microsoft’s Bing has also integratedAI toolsinto its search experience, hoping to draw users away from Google....

February 11, 2025 · 1 min · 152 words · Kevin Flynn

Grand Theft Auto 6's release could mean an uptick in PS5 and Xbox Series X sales, according to Take Two boss

When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission.Heres how it works. And I think that will happen this year," Zelnick said. So I’m not concerned about that [console sales falling].

February 11, 2025 · 1 min · 36 words · Dennis Anderson

Hackers offer 20 million OpenAI credentials for sale, but it says there's no evidence of a breach

When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission.Heres how it works. OpenAI responded, stating, We take these claims seriously. We have not seen any evidence that this is connected to a compromise of OpenAI systems to date. An unlikely story? The primary danger with this incident issocial engineering attacksandidentity theft. Being vigilant is the most effective way to combat this. Its a similar process when mitigating the risk of identity theft....

February 11, 2025 · 1 min · 77 words · Lori Ortiz

Hands on: Box Business Plus review

This review first appeared in issue 355 ofPC Pro. Theres a lot more to Box than that, however. The new Box Canvas adds an extra sharing dimension that allows you to create secure virtual whiteboard sessions. Box provides free iOS and Android mobile apps User onboarding is swift and theyll find the web portal very easy to use. The left menu bar provides one-click access to all tools including Notes, Relay and Canvas....

February 11, 2025 · 1 min · 127 words · Yvonne Bishop

Hands on: D-Link DSS-200G-28MP review

This review first appeared in issue 355 ofPC Pro. The switch can power any PoE-compliant machine, but D-Link has focused primarily onsurveillanceusage. It incorporates 6kV surge protection circuitry to shield external cameras against lightning strikes. The D-Link DSS-200G-28MP provides a power budget of 370W The second switch enables a PoE extend mode on the first eight ports. The web console is mainly concerned with surveillance functions and offers greatly reduced access to switch parameters....

February 11, 2025 · 1 min · 115 words · Lauren Mcconnell