The old internet built a museum for dying tech sounds, and it’s somehow still alive

This wonderfully dated online museum preserves dial-up modems, floppy drives, Windows startup chimes, and other sounds that quietly disappeared as our gadgets became smoother, faster, and much less talkative.

This Mac app can turn every window into a CRT fever dream or a nostalgic Game Boy

Glaze 1.9 uses real-time GPU shaders to transform every Mac window, video, and game, with over 50 looks and a one-time $9.99 price.

AliExpress fined almost $630 million over illegal product sales
AliExpress fined almost $630 million over illegal product sales

AliExpress has been hit with a €550 million (about $629 million) fine for violating Europe’s Digital Services Act (DSA) rules by failing to prevent illegal, unsafe, or counterfeit products from being sold on the e-commerce platform. The European Commission ruled that AliExpress didn’t take effective measures to reduce the dissemination of illegal products, noting the […]

Microsoft wants to stop screenshot leaks, one Edge tab at a time

Microsoft is closing a security gap that allowed sensitive PDFs to be captured inside web browsers. Though the protection initially requires Edge and an enterprise account.

A new AI model wants self-driving cars to think before they swerve

A Seoul National University team built an AI that scores self-driving cars’ safety choices in real time, and it just landed a rare CVPR highlight paper nod.

China delivers a one-two punch to America’s AI dominance 
China delivers a one-two punch to America’s AI dominance 

China’s leading AI companies are ramping up the pressure on Silicon Valley, as Moonshot and Alibaba unveiled models they claim can go toe-to-toe with the best from OpenAI and Anthropic at a fraction of the cost. The rapid-fire releases suggest America’s lead at the AI frontier is increasingly tight, just as the technology is becoming […]

Camera anxiety is changing how young adults party

Students say they can’t fully relax on a night out anymore, caught between camera-happy promoters and glasses that look nothing like a recording device.

An AirPods-sized mini lab could help catch disease markers in minutes

The AirPods-case-sized VPodDuo connects to a smartphone and reads molecular tests for viruses, bacteria, and cancer-associated biomarkers in around 10 minutes.

Samsung’s new OLED laptop panels just got a lot brighter, and they’ll last longer too

Samsung Display’s new tandem OLED panel hits 1,600 nits of brightness and lasts twice as long as regular OLED, and it’s already inside a Lenovo laptop.

Galaxy Watch Ultra 2 marketing images leak, backing up battery, display, and chip rumors

Leaked marketing images of the Galaxy Watch Ultra 2 corroborate weeks of rumors about the battery, display, and chip upgrades.