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Behold, Intel plans a 480GB GPU, a video card with more memory than the average laptop SSD has storage — but of course it's for AI, and curiously, it will use LPPDR5X, not even GDDR7
Latest from TechRadar / 11h
Intel's GPU D-series sets a new GPU memory record with 480GB of LPDDR5X Intel chose LPDDR5X instead of GDDR7 for its high-capacity AI accelerator The D-series supports models containing up to 300 billion parameters At the recent Open Compute Project Global Summit, Intel unveiled a graphics processor with up to 480GB of memory, an unusually large capacity designed for demanding AI inference worklo
Night City Doesn’t Burn Quite as Brightly the Second Time in ‘Cyberpunk: Edgerunners 2’
Gizmodo / 16min
Even with upping the ante by trading one doomed hero’s journey for an ensemble, CD Projekt RED and Studio Trigger’s 'Cyberpunk 2077' sequel anime can’t quite outrun the long shadow cast by David Martinez.
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Hands on: Ugreen HomeAgent HA100
Latest from TechRadar / 58min
Rather than a review, this is a ‘hands-on’ since the HomeAgent hardware isn't in retail channels yet. So much has happened since it's difficult to comprehend that Ugreen only sold its first NAS in 2021 exclusively in China, but its global retail products only arrived in 2024. Since the initial five NASync models, we’ve seen the incredible iDX6011, HD products, GT series updates for the DXP machin
Crowdsourced Undercount Logs 502 Tesla Robotaxi and 833 Registered in Texas and Logged in Florida
Next Big Future / 2h
The undercounting crowdsourced robotaxitracker using entries from about 40 people has passed 500. 8,238 trips logged last 90 days out of hundreds of thousands of rides. 803 Texas registered + florida 30 counted.
Anthropic says it will commit 5% of its shares to 'public benefit fund'
BBC News / 4h
The announcement comes as Anthropic lays the ground for a blockbuster stock market listing.
NYT Connections Sports Edition today: Hints and answers for October 19, 2026
Mashable / 5h
Today's Connections: Sports Edition will be easier for people who like golf As we've shared in previous hints stories, this is a version of the popular New York Times word game that seeks to test the knowledge of sports fans. Like the original Connections , the game is all about finding the "common threads between words." And just like Wordle , Connections resets after midnight, and each new set
NYT Pips hints, answers for October 19, 2026
Mashable / 5h
Welcome to your guide to Pips, the latest game in the New York Times catalog. Released in August 2025, Pips puts a unique spin on dominoes, creating a fun single-player experience that could become your next daily gaming habit. Currently, if you're stuck, the game only offers to reveal the entire puzzle, forcing you to move on to the next difficulty level and start over. However, we have you cove
NYT Connections hints today: Meanings for each word for Oct. 19, 2026
Mashable / 5h
Looking for spoiler-free NYT Connections hints or just wondering why Connections is trending today? We've got what you need to understand the clues for today's puzzle without spoiling any of the answers. Of course, Mashable has also provided daily hints and answers for Connections, Wordle , and Strands for years, so we can help you if that's also what you need. While we are focused more on meanin
NYT Connections hints today: Clues, answers for October 19, 2026
Mashable / 5h
The NYT Connections puzzle today is not too difficult if you have a short fuse. Connections is the one of the most popular New York Times word games that's captured the public's attention. The game is all about finding the "common threads between words." And just like Wordle , Connections resets after midnight and each new set of words gets trickier and trickier—so we've served up some hints and
NYT Strands hints, answers for October 19, 2026
Mashable / 5h
Today's NYT Strands hints will be easy if you like make-believe. Strands , the New York Times ' elevated word-search game, requires the player to perform a twist on the classic word search. Words can be made from linked letters — up, down, left, right, or diagonal, but words can also change direction, resulting in quirky shapes and patterns. Every single letter in the grid will be part of an answ
Wordle today: Answer, hints for October 19, 2026
Mashable / 5h
Today's Wordle answer should be easy to solve if you have BO. If you just want to be told today's word, you can jump to the bottom of this article for today's Wordle solution revealed. But if you'd rather solve it yourself, keep reading for some clues, tips, and strategies to assist you. SEE ALSO: Mahjong, Sudoku, free crossword, and more: Play games on Mashable SEE ALSO: NYT Connections hints to
Hurdle hints and answers for October 19, 2026
Mashable / 5h
If you like playing daily word games like Wordle , then Hurdle is a great game to add to your routine. There are five rounds to the game. The first round sees you trying to guess the word, with correct, misplaced, and incorrect letters shown in each guess. If you guess the correct answer, it'll take you to the next hurdle, providing the answer to the last hurdle as your first guess. This can give
China's growth accelerates as AI boom helps boost exports
BBC News / 5h
Exports have helped offset weak spending at home, but trade tensions and AI doubts cloud its outlook.
Arm AGI CPU crushes AMD in new agentic AI benchmark — but what does its 2x rack-level performance advantage mean for the future of x86 data centers?
Latest from TechRadar / 6h
Arm’s AGI CPU nearly doubles AMD’s modelled rack-level performance across seven workloads A 24-kW rack accommodates up to 23 Arm servers under the assessment’s assumptions Arm’s rack-level advantage reaches 3.19x in the strongest individual workload Arm’s AGI CPU has recorded nearly twice the modelled rack-level performance of AMD’s EPYC 9755 across seven workloads designed to evaluate agentic ar
What do all the lights on your Netgear router mean, and which ones actually matter?
Engadget / 6h
Some router symbols are obvious, while others take a bit of work to decipher. Their lights can vary, too.
How to watch Catfish Murders online — stream the true crime series for FREE
Latest from TechRadar / 7h
Watch Catfish Murders live on YouTube TV (free trial) Use NordVPN to watch your YouTube when outside US Airs on Oxygen on Sunday, October 18, 2026 at 10pm ET Catfish Murders is the newest true crime show from the Oxygen network. In today's world, we're more and more likely to meet that special someone online. The trouble is, you can never be sure exactly who that special someone is. Catfish Murde
I stopped manually cleaning up Windows 11 storage after turning on this built-in tool
How-To Geek / 7h
It's been a while since I had to deal with a serious storage-related problem in Windows, which is likely why I didn't pay much attention to Storage Sense. I've stumbled upon it many times in Settings, but I figured I was all good because I use Disk Cleanup and regularly check what's on my computer.
What does the orange dot on your Samsung Galaxy Watch mean?
Engadget / 7h
You might sometimes see an orange dot on the left side of your Galaxy Watch's screen. Here's what is tells you.
Why you should never point a laser pointer at a security camera
Engadget / 7h
Laser pointers are known to damage security cameras, but do they really? Here's what damage can actually be done.
How to use Google's SynthID AI detection website
Engadget / 7h
It's a simple way to check whether an image has been created or manipulated, with a few caveats.
Ukrainian combat FPV drone simulator Remote Reaper hits Steam 1.0 with real-world EW jamming and vehicle weak spots
Latest from TechRadar / 7h
Remote Reaper reaches version 1.0 after its Early Access period Armored vehicles feature vulnerable areas that affect simulated damage outcomes Players can customize drone frames, motors, propellers, cameras, and payloads Remote Reaper: FPV Combat Drone Simulator has reached its first full release on Steam , ending an Early Access period that began during development. Created by Ukrainian develop
Don't fall for this - how to protect yourself from AI scams
BBC News / 7h
Trading standards officers say AI is "super-charging" existing scams through clones and fake websites.
United Airlines Gave Away A Doctor’s Seat And Stranded Him—Then Paid $1,083.80 And Blamed Him
View from the Wing / 8h
United Airlines gave a Seattle doctor’s seat to a standby passenger, stranded him overnight and paid him $1,083.80 for involuntary denied boarding. Then it told the Department of Transportation he’d missed boarding. His photo shows “Boarding Now” at 10:43 p.m.—two minutes before the cutoff. The gate mistake may have left no easy fix, but the airline could still own what happened instead of making
I changed one hidden Windows setting, and my laptop saw 36% less battery drain
How-To Geek / 8h
I don't expect miracles from my ASUS laptop's battery, but I'd like it to last longer when I unplug it. Dimming the screen and closing apps only got me so far, so I went looking for a less obvious Windows tweak. I eventually found a processor setting that made a noticeable difference.
Quordle hints and answers for Monday, October 19 (game #1729)
Latest from TechRadar / 8h
Looking for a different day? A new Quordle puzzle appears at midnight each day for your time zone – which means that some people are always playing 'today's game' while others are playing 'yesterday's'. If you're looking for Sunday's puzzle instead then click here: Quordle hints and answers for Sunday, October 18 (game #1728) . Quordle was one of the original Wordle alternatives and is still goin
NYT Connections hints and answers for Monday, October 19 (game #1226)
Latest from TechRadar / 8h
Looking for a different day? A new NYT Connections puzzle appears at midnight each day for your time zone – which means that some people are always playing 'today's game' while others are playing 'yesterday's'. If you're looking for Sunday's puzzle instead then click here: NYT Connections hints and answers for Sunday, October 18 (game #1225) . Good morning! Let's play Connections, the NYT's cleve
NYT Strands hints and answers for Monday, October 19 (game #960)
Latest from TechRadar / 8h
Looking for a different day? A new NYT Strands puzzle appears at midnight each day for your time zone – which means that some people are always playing 'today's game' while others are playing 'yesterday's'. If you're looking for Sunday's puzzle instead then click here: NYT Strands hints and answers for Sunday, October 18 (game #959) . Strands is the NYT's latest word game after the likes of Wordl
An Xbox Series X can now run PlayStation 5 games, but there's a catch
Engadget / 8h
The idea of PS5 games running on an Xbox Series X -- made possible by how both consoles were built around closely matched hardware -- is certainly exciting.
Starlink has two $55 plans that are wildly different — here's how
Engadget / 8h
It's a trade-off between download speeds and data caps.
Router and modem or gateway: What's actually in your home network?
Engadget / 8h
A gateway pulls double duty, but a modem and router combo can give you a lot more flexibility and power.
3D printing miniatures is harder than it looks: 4 problems that only show up when you go small
How-To Geek / 8h
When I got back into 3D printing a few years ago, I focused on printing large things. That's why my first CoreXY printer was a Creality K1 Max, with a build volume large enough to print a complete cosplay helmet in one go.
Keep your projects organized with Microsoft Project 2024 for $39.97
Mashable / 9h
TL;DR: Get a lifetime license to Microsoft Project Professional 2024 for Windows for $39.97 (reg. $1,129.99), with Gantt charts, scheduling tools, and built-in reports. Opens in a new window Credit: Microsoft Microsoft Project Professional 2024: Lifetime License for Windows $39.97 $1,129.99 Save $1,090.02 Remember group projects where one person did all the work and everyone else showed up for th
Edit, sign, and convert PDFs with this $79.99 lifetime Mac app
Mashable / 9h
TL;DR: Get lifetime access to PDF Expert for Mac for $79.99 (reg. $139.99), with tools for editing text, rearranging pages, signing forms, and working with scanned PDFs. Opens in a new window Credit: Readdle PDF Expert Premium Plan: Lifetime Subscription (Mac) $79.99 $139.99 Save $60.00 Your Mac can handle some pretty impressive things, so it’s a little annoying when editing a PDF becomes the tas
Save 15% on this Orico Obook Ryzen 7 6800H laptop, down to $587 — but you have to pre-order it before 10/23 to get the discount
Latest from TechRadar / 9h
ORICO enters the laptop market with the OBook15 after 17 years of making storage accessories The Ryzen 7 6800H processor delivers eight cores and sixteen threads An empty M.2 slot supports additional PCIe 4.0 storage up to 4TB Accessories maker ORICO has entered the laptop market with the Obook15, which is now available for preorder in the US and the Philippines. The company spent 17 years sellin
Daily and Weekly Construction 500MW Power and 220K GPU Data Center
Next Big Future / 9h
SpaceX went from slab to steel in four days on a 444-acre site in Brownsville, Texas, and about 500 MW of gas turbines are already parked beside the building. I think this site has room for up to 20 minihard AI data centers, with a payback of about six months per building. SuperVC Ben Horowitz ... Read more
3 exciting Netflix thrillers to watch this week (October 19-25)
How-To Geek / 9h
We're moving further into the Halloween season, and Netflix continues to turn up the thrills . Not everything has to be scary this month to qualify as a thriller. In fact, our first movie on this list is not a horror, though if your family had to deal with a kidnapping like the one in the movie, it might be scary to you.
I’ve played the first 45 minutes Final Fantasy VII Revelation
Latest from TechRadar / 9h
Following its expansive Gamescom 2026 demo, I just got to experience a much more linear segment from Final Fantasy VII Revelation set right at the start of the new game — it sets Cloud and the gang up to finally face the biggest twist from the original, albeit a lot earlier than they did in 1997. The demo itself was pretty short — I blasted through in around 30 to 45 minutes — but I got to play a
How to watch Snapped: Killer Moms online — stream the true crime series for FREE
Latest from TechRadar / 9h
Watch Snapped: Killer Moms live on YouTube TV (free trial) Use NordVPN to watch your YouTube when outside US Airs on Oxygen on Sunday, October 18, 2026 If you've ever watched any of the other Snapped true crime TV shows, you'll know exactly what you're letting yourself in for here. The latest spin-off, Snapped: Killer Moms , details the experiences and shocking true stories of a range of differen
What is Apple's Image Playground app for and how do you use it?
Engadget / 9h
Apple's image generation tool got some noteworthy updates this fall.
Your USB-C cables might need a firmware update. I'm serious
How-To Geek / 9h
USB-C cables , while super confusing, are also utterly forgettable. I really don't think you spend hours pondering the fate of your USB-C cables, and neither do I.
'The GPU never reads the same text twice': Belgian startup Corbenic wants to turn your server's SSD into AI memory, but its 14x speedup owes more to reading less
Latest from TechRadar / 9h
Corbenic AI's Galahad beta saves a model's KV cache to encrypted local NVMe so servers can skip rereading text after GPU memory is cleared or after a restart Founder Sietse Schelpe tells TechRadar Pro no special hardware is needed, but the paper credits most of the 14x speedup to Blaise, a retrieval component, not SSD loading LMCache, Nvidia Dynamo and CMX, WEKA and Phison already persist KV cach
United CEO Wants A Wealth Tax And Near-100% Inheritance Taxes—You Don’t Have To Be Rich To Lose
View from the Wing / 10h
United Airlines CEO Scott Kirby wants a national wealth tax and inheritance tax rates approaching 100%. He told the New York Times that inequality is a danger to society. But you don’t have to be rich to lose: discouraging saving and investment means slower wage growth and fewer opportunities. His proposal also rewards spending wealth on luxuries—including the premium cabins and caviar United sell
Learn to install and use Linux apps on Googlebook OS
How-To Geek / 10h
Googlebooks are officially here , and one of their most important features is the new Terminal app for installing and using native Linux applications. The feature is targeted at agentic AI usage, developers, and other hardcore users who value working with a command line, and it might be an entry point for Linux newcomers. In this guide, I'll go over the basics of getting the Googlebook Terminal u
No agenda, no rush, no leaving San Francisco: Benchmark’s partners on investing in a frenzied market
TechCrunch / 10h
Benchmark may have grown its funds and swapped out some partners, but onstage the five who are left sounded like friends who just happen to be running one of the Valley’s most storied firms
Anthropic says it’s committing 5% of its shares to a ‘public benefit fund’
TechCrunch / 10h
Anthropic said that it will commit 5% of its shares to the fund.
After five years, Inscryption is finally coming to mobile
Engadget / 10h
The studio celebrated Inscryption's five-year anniversary with a Twitch stream.
PC emulation on Android is incredible, but there's a catch
How-To Geek / 10h
For years, I've asked myself why I keep buying flagship phones. Sure, the cameras are awesome, and I enjoy the high-end OLED screens for streaming, but there's so much horsepower that it's genuinely hard to use it all.
PhoneBot uses an old $50 Android smartphone brain with its cameras as eyes — tech Frankenstein is an open source humanoid robot platform for makers
Latest from TechRadar / 11h
PhoneBot uses cheap Android smartphones for vision, sensing, and walking control UCLA researchers built a humanoid robot with approximately $400 in hardware Four Android phones handled PhoneBot’s core sensing and computing tasks Researchers at the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA), have developed PhoneBot, a compact humanoid robot that reuses cheap smartphones for sensing and computing
Chase Sapphire Reserve Authorized User Cost & Benefits: Worth It?
One Mile at a Time / 11h
The Chase Sapphire Reserve® Card ( learn more ) has a $795 annual fee, and it’s possible to add authorized users for a $195 fee. There are often questions about whether adding authorized users is worth it , and that largely comes down to how much you value airport lounge access, as is the case with several premium credit cards . Let’s discuss that in a bit more detail, as the Chase Sapphire Reser
Clive Barker’s Ready to Bring ‘Hellraiser’ Back to Movies
Gizmodo / 11h
The rights are his, and the game's helped renew interest in 'Hellraiser.' Now, Barker wants to do something with the ideas in his head.
Linux terminal commands don't have to be complicated, here are 3 modern replacements I use instead
How-To Geek / 11h
Some Linux commands have been around since time immemorial and are still widely used today. These commands work. They're both reliable and powerful. The problem is, if you're someone like me who isn't in the terminal all the time, they're not particularly intuitive. Most of the time, I use Linux through its graphical interface . I was never really interested in memorizing a bunch of complicated c
Anthropic is pitching Congress its own AI safety bill, report says
Mashable / 11h
Anthropic has been privately pitching lawmakers on a draft bill to regulate frontier AI safety and security, POLITICO reported Friday . The outlet cited three people familiar with the effort and obtained a copy of the confidential draft. An Anthropic spokesperson told POLITICO the bill reflects the company’s Advanced AI Framework, which it has promoted to lawmakers since June. The spokesperson ca
6 inexpensive ways a 3D printer can help upgrade your bathroom
How-To Geek / 11h
Though a bathroom can be elegant and relaxing, it also has to be functional. With the help of your 3D printer, you can create both elegant and functional objects.
Make an old phone feel like new using these open-source Android apps
How-To Geek / 12h
I carry one of the newest and most expensive phones, but my job is to cover Android. In this economy, it’s hard to justify spending this kind of money this often. Before, I spent years making a midrange smartphone last as long as possible while remaining pleasant to use, and the job has only gotten easier.
Everyone’s watching the Elizabeth Holmes documentary ‘You Can See Everything’
TechCrunch / 12h
"You Can See Everything" is having the second biggest opening weekend ever for a documentary film.
James McAvoy Almost Played Picard In a ‘Star Trek’ TV Prequel
Gizmodo / 12h
Before Patrick Stewart returned to 'Star Trek' with 'Picard,' McAvoy hoped to play another of the actor's iconic roles.
How To Reinstate Expired American AAdvantage Miles Without Paying A Fortune
One Mile at a Time / 12h
I was super bummed yesterday when I realized that I let my dad down, and that he had a substantial sum of AAdvantage miles expire. I just couldn’t accept that mistake, though in the process, I made a positive discovery that might come in handy for some other people… Grrrr, my dad’s American AAdvantage miles expired! I’m sure I’m not the only one in the OMAAT community who is responsible for keepi
What is the star button for on your Roku remote?
Engadget / 12h
While the Roku remote doesn't have confusing colors or weird symbols, the star button can confuse some folks at first.
Here's how the Slate truck gets software updates without built-in infotainment
Engadget / 12h
Basically, it's on you.
Watch Japan launch the first ever Mars-bound mission designed to come back
Mashable / 12h
Japan will launch the first spacecraft designed to travel to Mars and return to Earth on Monday, bringing back soil from one of the planet's potato-shaped moons . The Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency , known as JAXA, leads the Martian Moons Exploration mission, or MMX, with NASA as a partner. The rocket lifts off from Tanegashima Space Center at 3:41 p.m. ET on Oct. 19, or 4:41 a.m. Tuesday in
American Airlines Passenger Says Her Free Hotel Had Roaches—Never Let Them Pick Where You Sleep
View from the Wing / 12h
An American Airlines passenger says her flight was delayed because there wasn’t a cabin crew, and the motel she was sent to had roaches. She says she’d confirmed there’d be a shuttle, too, but there wasn’t one.
I sold all my PC monitors, replaced them with TVs, and I'm not going back
How-To Geek / 12h
Throughout my life as a PC user, I've always used a dedicated PC monitor. When CRT monitors were current, a TV didn't have anywhere near the resolution needed for anything beyond watching standard-definition videos, which I did!
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Music, Arts & Literature / 12h
