Despite all this investment and commitment to the technology, about three-quarters of large-company CEOs said generative AI might have been overhyped over the past year, but its true impact over the next five to ten years is likely underappreciated.

Tracked as CVE-2026-21533, the vulnerability leverages improper privilege management to grant attackers full administrative control over compromised machines. The bug is remotely exploitable, enabling attackers to execute code, install programs, steal data, modify system settings, and perform any other actions requiring system-level access.

According to figures compiled by TechEpiphany, Amazon sold about 26,100 CPUs in the US in January 2026. AMD's X3D lineup continues to dominate, pushing the company's market share to an eye-popping 88 percent. But look closer and the story shifts from competitive wins to supply constraints: AI data centers are soaking up DRAM, and consumer hardware is paying the price.

Just one month after it announced a price hike for US subscribers, Spotify has revealed that the best developers at the company have not written a single line of code since December, leaving all the work to AI.

To enter the Steam beta and try the new features, head to Settings > Interface > Client Beta Participation, select Steam Beta Update, and restart the client. When writing a review on a game's store page, check the box labeled "Attach PC specs to this review" on the right, and a prompt will appear asking to add a new PC configuration.

Researchers at the University of California, Irvine, have shown that the sensors in high-resolution optical computer mice can detect tiny desk vibrations and translate them into speech. Their project, called Mic-E-Mouse, demonstrates how an ordinary mouse can become a listening device when paired with the right software.

High-performance optical mice – especially those with resolutions of 20,000 dpi or higher and rapid polling rates – are sensitive enough to capture minute surface vibrations. In gaming and graphic design contexts, this sensitivity enables highly precise control.

More than a decade ago, Europe rewrote internet rules which effectively forced the entire internet to adopt stricter rules on cookie consent by amending the ePrivacy Directive. Since 2009, from big tech giants, to small personal blogs, and virtually any internet-based organization had to display a "cookie banner" to first-time visitors. Collectively, European users spend an estimated 575 hours every year clicking through those pesky prompts.

Cybercriminals are increasingly using portable devices known as SMS blasters to flood phones with fraudulent text messages, marking a shift in how large-scale phishing scams are carried out. Instead of relying on lists of numbers and automated delivery systems routed through mobile networks, criminals have begun installing fake cell towers in cars or backpacks to beam scam texts directly to nearby phones. These devices, often disguised inside vehicles, impersonate cellular base stations and force surrounding phones into insecure connections.

The company is favoring a handful of more "friendly" outlets with early access, under strict conditions. These outlets were given preview drivers – but only under guidelines that make their products shine beyond what's real-world testing would conclude. To cite two examples:

• One of the restrictions is not comparing the new RTX 5060 to the RTX 4060. Don't even need to explain than one.
• Another restriction or heavy-handed suggestion: run the RTX 5060 with 4x multi-frame generation turned on, inflating FPS results, while older GPUs that dont support MFG look considerably worse in charts.

The result: glowing previews published just days before the official launch, creating a first impression based almost entirely on Nvidia's marketing narrative.

Speaking during an interview earlier this month that was aired on CBS Saturday morning, Hinton, who jointly won the Nobel Prize in physics last year, issued a warning about the direction that AI development is heading.

"The best way to understand it emotionally is we are like somebody who has this really cute tiger cub," Hinton said. "Unless you can be very sure that it's not gonna want to kill you when it's grown up, you should worry."

"People haven't got it yet, people haven't understood what's coming," he warned.

It was Hinton's ideas that created the technical foundations that make large-scale models such as ChatGPT possible, including the first practical way to train deep stacks of artificial neurons end-to-end.

There have been several stories over the years about different governments creating crime-predicting algorithms, leading to comparisons to the 2002 movie Minority Report – even though that film involved clairvoyant humans. The UK government is the latest to come under the spotlight for working on this technology, but officials insist it is only a research project – at least for now.

Civil liberties group Statewatch uncovered the project through the Freedom of Information Act. It claimed that the tool was developed using data from between 100,000 and 500,000 people. Statewatch says the group includes not only those with criminal convictions, but also victims of crime, though officials deny this is the case, claiming it only uses existing data from convicted offenders.

Modern PC peripherals are jam-packed with features and customization options, so they usually require bloated software tools to express their full potential. Corsair, one of the worst offenders in the bulky software business, is now offering an alternative – at least when it comes to updating a device's firmware.

Corsair Vice President Tobias Brinkmann said they developed the new tool in response to customer feedback. The web-based installer is lightweight and flexible – though accessing a device's low-level hardware over the internet might sound counterintuitive to many. Corsair already offers its iCUE software suite for customizing keyboards, mice, and other compatible gear, including RGB lighting effects.

While supporters argue that the policy will spur growth, attract investment, and create jobs domestically, critics warn that it will lead to significantly higher prices for shoppers.

The new tariff on imported cars will take effect on April 2, while the import duty on car parts will go into effect on May 3. The components subject to the new policy include engines and engine parts, transmissions and powertrain components, and electrical systems.

Under the plan, imported vehicles will be taxed only on their non-US content.