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TechSpot Sep 1, 6:46 PM

California exempts Linux and open-source software from new age verification law

For the time being, Linux and other open-source software projects are safe from California's upcoming age-verification law. State lawmakers recently passed B...

TechSpot Sep 1, 6:02 PM

This tiny space mission wants to reach Alpha Centauri, in about 80,000 years

The Fermi Explorer Mission aims to launch in just three years and arrive at Alpha Centauri in roughly 80,000 years at a cost of less than $15 million – an ab...

TechSpot Sep 1, 5:34 PM

What was the first widely used web browser?

The Web was young, clunky, and about to explode. Which browser helped make it happen?Read Entire Article

TechSpot Sep 1, 5:15 PM

This Is How DLSS 5 Actually Performs (According to Nvidia)

Nvidia's first official DLSS 5 benchmarks promise enormous frame rates, but the underlying render performance tells a very different story, with Neural Rende...

TechSpot Sep 1, 3:37 PM

A standard RTX 5090 now costs $5,090, making Nvidia's flagship price painfully appropriate

As we noted in our recent graphics card pricing feature that shows just how quickly prices are rising, the RTX 5090 was around $4,900 in the US recently.Read...

TechSpot Sep 1, 3:02 PM

This popular open-source split keyboard just got a Hall-effect upgrade

Fans of minimalist ergonomic split keyboards and users familiar with the Silakka54 might be interested in a new Hall-effect variant. If it catches on with re...

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TechSpot Sep 1, 2:01 PM

John Ternus starts his first day as Apple CEO with a foldable iPhone on deck and a long list of problems to solve

Ternus is regarded inside Apple as a leader who can move between broad product planning and the technical details of a device, a skill Tim Cook highlighted w...

TechSpot Sep 1, 1:34 PM

Instagram is making it harder for AI-generated personas to pass themselves off as real people

It's not just AI-generated slop content sweeping across Instagram these days. There are also countless personas that are entirely AI-generated – many of whic...

TechSpot Sep 1, 12:47 PM

Sony just added free, ad-supported live TV to every PS5

PlayStation 5 owners in the US can now watch over 100 live TV channels from the PS5's main menu. Available content includes various ad-supported movies, TV s...

TechSpot Sep 1, 12:03 PM

Amazon seller sends $1,400 RTX 5080 customer a cheap "gift" and fake instructions claiming the GPU is still coming

Reddit user BransonArsen wrote that they bought an MSI Gaming RTX 5080 16G SUPRIM Liquid SOC edition from Amazon for nearly $1,400. They later explained that...

TechSpot Sep 1, 11:15 AM

Insurance companies keep pushing AI, but 98% of their adjusters' reviews on it are negative

A Glassdoor analysis found that 98% of claims-adjuster reviews mentioning AI were negative – the highest rate of criticism among the occupations reviewed. Wo...

TechSpot Sep 1, 10:16 AM

TP-Link's first Wi-Fi 8 router opens for pre-orders September 30, US launch remains uncertain

Unveiled at IFA 2026, the Archer 8 Ultra BN19000 is a tri-band router rated for aggregate wireless speeds of 19Gbps. It packs 18 internal antennas, 10Gbps wi...