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Valve's Proton 11 beta boosts Linux gaming with better performance and classic game support
Posted on Friday April 17, 2026
Valve has released a new beta version of Proton, the company's official compatibility layer for improving Linux gaming. Proton 11.0-beta1 is a notable update for several reasons, including improved support for running classic games from the 90s. The release also lays the groundwork for further improvements expected in the near...Read Entire Article Continue Reading »
Researchers warn Microsoft Defender vulnerability is already being exploited
Posted on Friday April 17, 2026
A security researcher known as Chaotic Eclipse recently disclosed a vulnerability dubbed "Red Sun" affecting Microsoft Defender Antivirus. While criticizing Microsoft's handling of the issue, Chaotic Eclipse explained that their proof-of-concept code could potentially be used to bypass Defender's protections. The researcher also claimed that malicious actors have already begun...Read Entire Article Continue Reading »
A four-day Steam freebie turned into $250,000 for an indie game
Posted on Friday April 17, 2026
Nichiporchik said the increase came from new players who tried the game for free and then paid for additional content. The strategy relies less on the free offer itself and more on whether the game can retain players long enough for them to make a purchase. In this case, Graveyard...Read Entire Article Continue Reading »
AMD may relaunch Ryzen 7 5800X3D for AM4's 10th anniversary
Posted on Friday April 17, 2026
Prominent leaker HXL recently shared a photo of AMD marketing material advertising a 10th-anniversary edition of the Ryzen 7 5800X3D CPU, planned for the second quarter of this year. While celebrating the 10th anniversary of the company's popular socket platform is a fitting pretext, the well-regarded chip would likely also...Read Entire Article Continue Reading »
This humanoid robot can almost run as fast as a human sprinter
Posted on Friday April 17, 2026
The demonstration centers on a controlled track test in which the robot passes a speed-measurement device at peak velocity. Unitree says the measurement may not be exact, but the result still suggests a sharp increase in how fast humanoid robots can move. The company describes the robot as achieving "world...Read Entire Article Continue Reading »
Two New Jersey men jailed for helping North Korean IT workers infiltrate 100+ companies
Posted on Friday April 17, 2026
According to an official DoJ press release, 42-year-old Kejia "Tony" Wang of Edison, NJ, has been sentenced to nine years in prison, while 39-year-old Zhenxing "Danny" Wang of New Brunswick, NJ, has been sentenced to seven years and nine months in a federal penitentiary for his role in the scheme.Read Entire Article Continue Reading »
A $7,000 DIY radar project is taking on hardware that usually costs over $100,000
Posted on Friday April 17, 2026
Rather than presenting a stripped-down proof of concept, Motii has published a complete, buildable system. The Aeris-10 repository includes schematics, PCB layouts, firmware, and a graphical control interface, effectively exposing the entire stack – from signal processing to user interaction. The project is available on GitHub.Read Entire Article Continue Reading »
Metro 2039 is going darker than ever, launching this winter on PC and consoles
Posted on Friday April 17, 2026
The follow up to 2020's Metro Exodus returns to the subway tunnels beneath post apocalyptic Moscow. Although most of the trailer is pre rendered CGI, a brief segment at the end shows real time gameplay with visuals that appear far more detailed than those in Exodus.Read Entire Article Continue Reading »
Gemini arrives on macOS with a dedicated desktop app
Posted on Friday April 17, 2026
The Gemini app for macOS gives Google's AI a native home on Apple desktops, with quick access via keyboard shortcuts, tight system integration, and the ability to work with on-screen content, local files, and Google services like Drive and Photos.Read Entire Article Continue Reading »
AI infrastructure boom pushes AMD, Intel and Arm to new valuation heights
Posted on Friday April 17, 2026
Those gains point to a broader realignment toward infrastructure built for emerging AI workloads, particularly agentic systems and retrieval augmented generation. Both lean heavily on sustained compute performance and memory throughput, putting renewed weight on CPU design, especially in systems where orchestration, preprocessing, and data movement remain CPU-bound even when...Read Entire Article Continue Reading »